In Our Town Public Hearing On City Budget 1964 65
The city will hold a public hearing in August for the 1964 65 budget of 13 565 508 dollars. The plan includes a 25 month rise for some police and fire personnel and creation of a city hall legal department. Dr William J Campbell Amarillo ophthalmologist is named chair of the re established Potter Randall Citizens Health Council. Bureaus work on Meredith Lake recreation areas and two concepts for Fritch Fortress appear as options.
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Potter - Randall
Two-Term County Judge Sworn In As Chief Judge
The top of the day reports the two term county judge in Dallam County has been sworn in as chief judge of the US Court of Claims. Page 3. Lee Roy Kinney of Turpin Oklahoma bound over to district court in Liberal on a charge of first degree manslaughter in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s ex husband. Page 10. A life size statue costing between 10 000 and 25 000 is planned. Page 6. Quanah water mains receive an extra 280 000 gallons daily as the town faces a water shortage. Page 22. Lige adds a home economics department for fall term led by Connie Clifford formerly of Houston. Page 37. Tournament at Buffalo Lake this weekend. Page 3.
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Dallam
U.S. Court of Claims
Lee Roy Kinney
Turpin
Okla
Liberal
Quanah
LEGE
Connie Clifford
Houston
Convention pours millions into San Francisco economy
The Republican National Convention ended on Thursday and officials report more than six million dollars added to San Francisco's economy per Chamber of Commerce official William Dauer.
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San Francisco
William Dauer
Chamber of Commerce
Leftist protest at Cow Palace eclipses right wing warnings
In San Francisco, three days of CORE demonstrations at the Cow Palace clash with charges of electoral subterfuge. The scene includes protests during coverage by television crews and a badge of high-profile attendees like Sally Harrington Goldwater. Delegates from Texas and Georgia react as Goldwater leads South Carolina past six-fifty in roll call.
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Cow Palace
Sally Harrington Goldwater
Bob
Don Harringtons
Amarillo
South Carolina
Goldwater
Texas
Georgia
Huntley-Brinkley
Major Discovery Skeleton Precedes Coronado Visit
A Plains Indian skeleton found in a Timber Canyon cliffside cave near Palo Duro Canyon is described by Panhandle Plains Museum authorities as an important pre historic find. Jack Hughes of Canyon calls the skeleton near perfect in preservation and possibly a young Plains tribe chieftain. Fellow archaeologists Jim Ward, Erestine Green, and Dick Carter corroborate the discovery and its significance for the Great Plains era.
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Ton
Timber Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon
Panhandle Plains
Canyon
Great Plains
Jack Hughes
Panhandle
Palo Dure Canyon
Cibola
Jim Ward
Floydada
The
Texas Archeological Society
Erestine Green
Amarillo
University of
Dr Sheppard Sill restrained in Ohio hotel scene
Dr Samuel Sheppard walked free and then was ordered back behind bars after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order. He and his fiance Ariene Tebbenjohanns planned to marry Thursday night but faced arrest and possible extradition as authorities waited. Chip Sheppard, his 17 year old son, acted as best man.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Lester Cecil
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ariene Tebbenjohanns
Chip
Sam Jr
Tebbenjohanns
Dusseldorf
Amarillo
Ariene
Home Ballots Via Electronics
RCA chairman David Sarnoff predicts future elections may allow home voting through television and computerized networks. He envisions rapid result tallying within an hour after polls close as regional and national computers process data and report outcomes.
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New York
David Sarnoff
Radio Corp. of America
American Bankers Conference
Sarnoff
Spacemen Grounded By Pitfalls
Astronaut Scott Carpenter lost control of a motor bike and sustained a compound fracture in Bermuda. He is hospitalized and out of a Navy test involving a diving chamber to 192 feet. The accident delays the test to Saturday. Carpenter, the second U.S. astronaut to orbit, rose from backup to a Mercury flight in 1962.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Scott Carpenter
U.S. Naval Station
Carpenter
Navy
Navy Station
U.S
Donald K. Slayton
Slayton
Alan, B. Shepard Jr
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Glenn
Columbus, Ohio
Goldwater Accepts Republican Nomination at Convention
Barry Goldwater accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the Cow Palace San Francisco urging against unthinking labels and pledging to restore freedom. He blasted the Johnson administration for central planning and make work while rallying GOP to beat Democrats. The convention adjourned at 9 05 p m Texas time as red white and blue balloons drifted through the hall.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Rep
Bill Miller
Miller
Cow Palace
San Francico
Texas
GOP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Goldwater
San Francisco
China
Peggy
City Budget Proposes 1964 Demand for Amarillo Police and Fire
The Amarillo budget for 1964 65 includes salary increases of 25 per month for 176 police and 179 firemen and creates a legal department after a 3 2 commission vote The plan bases taxes at 1 30 per 100 with revenues of 16 558 211 and expenditures of 13 565 508 A 2 992 703 balance funds reserves for bond retirement water and sewer and other contingencies plus 522 554 operating funds and 1 283 506 committed to capital improvements (See Budget on Page 2)
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Amarillo
Fair Pavilion Files Bankruptcy Petition in New York
The Wynne-Compass Fair Inc operators of the Texas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court on Thursday seeking to stay in business while outlining assets of 4,887,515 and liabilities of 8,170,179.
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New York
Opera
Texas Pavilion
Wynne-Compass Fair, Inc
Corp
Music Hall
William Baker
Actor's Equity Association
Baker
Rights Challenge to Court Tests Civil Rights Act in Atlanta
The Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp. sues the U S government seeking an injunction and 11 million dollars in damages, arguing the Civil Rights Act is unconstitutional. Kennedy supports the suit, while a countersuit seeks enforcement. A separate suit targets a segregated restaurant led by Lester Maddox with Kennedy joining the plaintiffs.
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America
Atlanta, Ga
Elbert P. Tuttle
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank A. Hooper
Lewis R. Morgan
The
Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Moreton Rolleston
Lester Maddox
Kennedy
Maddox
Congress
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E. H. Foster
Johnson Administration
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Astro Guide
Roger W. Babson
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Sylvie Porter
Ato Izzard
John Birch
CORE
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Pomeroy
San Mateo County
Stanford
Scranton
Lady In the Box
Bob Goldwater
Constance Ferguson
Sid Finklea
Cyd Charisse
Harringtons
Europe
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Barry
Palo Duro
Coronado
Dr. Sheppard Sill
DR. Sam
Sam Sheppard
Grass Roots
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