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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1964

Page

2

Amarillo region briefs warm but cloudy through tonight

Amarillo and vicinity forecast partly cloudy with a little warmer tonight and Wednesday. Northwest Texas to Panhandle shows variable clouds with isolated thundershowers possible, highs around 70s, temperatures slowly rising. Northern New Mexico expected partly cloudy with a chance of a thundershower this afternoon and evening, little overall temperature change.

Amarillo Cicor Northwest Texas Fairles Panhandle New Mexico Wien

Ll Paso Man Dies of Crush Injuries

HOBBS New Mexico AP Billy Douglas Parker aged 34 died at Sea General Hospital from chest and internal injuries after his pickup collided with a car driven by a man from Kermit Texas ten miles west of Hobbs last Thursday. Horace Doyle Bryant, 58, of Kermit, also died in the wreck.

Corrections to Hooper story clarify personal details

The Monday Daily News corrects errors about Donald Hooper noting he is married with two children and has had no income due to illness. It also clarifies his Tulsa body shop was closed by family for bedside care in Amarillo, not shuttered. A separate April 24, 1964 item wrongly claimed Lubbock ordered Navajo willow trees from the Bolack farm.

Donald Hooper Monday Daily News Hooper Tulsa Amarillo The Daily News Lubbock Tom Bolack Farmington N.M Bolack

Principal Norman Led Sandi Golf Rise And Civic Work

Dr. Norman, former AHS principal and Sandies mentor, guided state football titles and helped make golf an official sport. A nationally known educator, he held multiple leadership roles, coached without pay, and earned honors from Hardin-Simmons. Funeral services are planned in Rule, Texas.

Sandies Norman Texas High School Principals’ Association Nationale School Principals’ Association Dr. Norman Texas Interscholastic League Sandie AHS Pecos High School Eddy Waco Rule Hardin-Simmons Texas Christian University Florida Panhandle School Administrations Association Texas State Teachers Association Texas Principals Association National Honor Society National Association of Secondary School Principals National Commission On Safety Education National Education Association Texas Interscholastic League Advisory Council Tex

REA Loan Granted for Clayton Area

The Rural Electrification Administration loaned $130,000 to Southwestern Electric Co op Inc in Clayton to build 54 miles of distribution line for 51 new consumers a Clayton substation and nine miles of 69 kilovolt transmission line for the Clayton area in Washington AP.

Washington Rural Electrification Administration Southwestern Electric Co-op, Inc Clayton

Estate value shocks Thai premier in Sarit will suit

In Bangkok Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn questioned a court claim that Sarit Thanarat estate is worth 151 million dollars. He called the sum astonishing noting it would consume nearly a third of the annual national budget. A suit seeks nullification of Sarit Thanarat’s will. the former prime minister died last December.

Bangkok Thailand Reuters Thanom Kittikachorn Sarit Thanarat

Obituary notices for Louis H Blumer Jr and E M Jolly

Louis Henry Blumer Jr aged 71 of Youngstown Ohio dies after a family life with wife Hilda and children Dr Louis A Blumer Dorothy Blumer. Funeral mass 10 pm Wednesday at St Josephs Church burial Stone Cemetery. Jolly E M of 715 North Hayes husband of Ruby father of Arnold Aston Debra Kay Jolly plus many relatives. Services 2 pm Wednesday at Schooler Gordon Colonial Chapel burial Liano Cemetery.

Randall Gets New Petition On Airport

Randall County commissioners received 330 additional signatures from Wayne Kelso of Amarillo to push a vote on bonds for a county airport. Kelso noted they were short by 220 names before. many prior signers did not qualify. He also provided a land drawing showing a single concrete runway and two hangars. The request remains for placing the airport election on a general ballot to fund the project.

Canyon Bureau Canyon Wayne Kelso Amarillo Randall County Kelso

Judy Garland Feeling Fine After Pleurisy

HONG KONG UP I Judy Garland, suffering from pleurisy, is reported feeling fine and expected to leave the hospital in a few days. Her personal physician Dr Lee Siegel and attending Dr Harry Colfer visited her. she earlier slipped into a coma last Thursday and was briefly in critical condition.

Hong Kong UPI Judy Garland Lee Siegel Los Angeles Harry Colfer Miss Garland Miss

Western Union Strike Averted

Washington AP report says a contract settlement reached with about 24 000 telegraphers averts a nationwide strike set to begin when the old contract expired. President E L Hageman notes the agreement, not yet in writing, will raise pay by six cents an hour now and seven cents next June. pensions rise and four weeks vacation after 20 years.

Washington Western Union E. L. Hageman Ap-Cio Commercial Telegraphers Union Hageman

Cuban Exiles Form Central Body To Coordinate Activity

Delegates from 55 Cuban exile organizations in Miami vote to form the Cuban Assembly a central coordinating body for anti Castro actions. Nine officers will be chosen next week with new officers selected every two weeks by lottery. The meeting was called by Brazilian congressman Everardo Magalhaes who will tour Latin America to drum up support.

Miami Fla Everardo Magalhaes Magalhaes Latin America

CORE Marchers Activated in Dallas

Racial demonstrators plus 10 people staged a noon outside Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street for two hours. Led by Rev Earl E Allen the group sang civil rights songs and aimed to press for cafeteria integration. Police kept a doorway clear as about 200 bystanders watched.

Dallas UPI Earl E. Allen Highland Hills Commerce America Allen Congress of Racial Equality

Spelling bee contenders tour Capitol sites and labs

Amarillo detective McWright testified in the Arredondo murder trial in Lubbock and noted evidence in the crime lab. Special agent Buresh demonstrated a 58 caliber revolver and a 45 caliber submachine gun as spellers and reporters observed. Bill’s group missed a Smithsonian tour due to delays but planned to study fewer sites more deeply on a busy schedule. The 37th National Spelling Bee finals open after a Mayflower Hotel party with 70 spellers from 69 newspapers.

C. G. McWright Lubbock Joe Amerson Amarillo McWright Amerson Jerry Cawthon Bill Smithsonian Institution FBE Congress Mayflower Hotel New York World-Telegram

Supreme Court actions span Alabama ouster case to school prayers

The court held Alabama lacks basis to oust NAACP, would send case to state court. It reversed a Florida ruling on Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer, barring devotional exercises. It struck down two Washington state employee oaths as vague, and reviewed Ohio fair trade law, noting Congress must decide policy.

Alabama Harlan Supreme Court NAACP Florida Seattle Ohio Arthur J. Goldberg Congress

Barroom murder convict faces decade term in Houston

Rufus Harvey Seay was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for the 1962 barroom murder of Harry Wayecasy after a 27 hour jury deliberation in Houston. The appellate court left unresolved questions on damages while Columbus was noted for discovering America with a $520 payment.

Houston UPI Rufus Harvey Seay Harry Wayecasy

Legal Setback for Gen Walker in libel suit

Judge Charles J. Murray dismissed Star Telegram WKGAP radio and television and Carter Publication Inc as defendants in a 7 million libel suit by former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker. Walker had named the newspaper its broadcasting arm the publishing firm Amon Carter Jr and The Associated Press. Carter Jr was dismissed earlier. The suit related to accounts of Walker during rioting tied to James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi.

Fort Worth Charles J. Murray 17Th District Court Star- Telegram Wkgap Radio and Television Carter Publication, Inc Edwin A. Walker Walker Amon Carter Jr Associated Press James Meredith University of Mississippi

Three honoraries named for NMSU June 6

New Mexico State University will award honorary doctoral degrees at the June 6 commencement. The honorees are E. B. Marsh president of the Santa Fe Railway Maj. Gen. J. Frederick Thorlin commanding general of White Sands Missile Range and Dr. George E. Muller director of the Office of Manned Space Flight.

Congo Seeks UN Aid as Rebels Threaten Bukavu

In Congo’s Kivu Province rebels blamed on Communist-backed Gaston Soumialot ambushed and routed government troops. 180 Nigerian UN troops standby for possible airlift as UN civilian experts prepare to exit. Bukavu town reports tension and panic among about 500 white residents amid rebel advance and heavy weaponry.

Leopoldville the Congo U. N Congo Bukave United Nations Gaston Soumialot Bukavu Lake Kivu

Goldwater Sees Tight GOP Race in California Primary

Goldwater supporters say the race is tight as Eisenhower comments are read as shifting influence away from Rockefeller and liberal newspapers. Goldwater argues defense contracts favor New York and Texas, citing the TFX bid as proof of regional bias. About 70 percent of California Republicans are expected to vote, selecting 86 delegates for the Republican National Convention starting July 13.

Goldwater New York Eisenhower Rockefeller Sen. Goldwater William F. Knowland California Grumman Massachusetts New Jersey

Spontaneous Violence Linked to Poverty in Crown Heights

Officials called subway violence spontaneous reflections of urban malaise driven by poverty unemployment poor housing and schooling. In Crown Heights Brooklyn the conservative Jewish community organized night patrols with hundreds of private citizens in radio cars to escort workers home and deter crime. The article also notes wood colors and historical tidbits about Heartwood walnut and the Royal Danish Ballet.

Madison S. Jones Commission Crown Heights Brooklyn

Policy options debated for Southeast Asia crisis

The article discusses U S strategy toward North Vietnam Laos and South Vietnam with possible actions ranging from military displays to covert actions and cross border operations. It weighs demonstrations air power mines naval measures and potential guerrilla incursions against Hanoi while considering Chinese and Soviet reactions and Sino Soviet schisms.

South Viet Nam Laos Southeast Asia Honolulu United States North Viet Nam U.S U.S. Navy Thailand North Vietnamese Hanoi Red China China Soviet Union

Castro alleges U S germ warfare attack against Cuba

Fidel Castro said Cuba is probing a possible United States initiated germ warfare attack last Friday. A communique describes shining objects falling near Sancti Spiritus in Las Villas Province, dissolving into a gelatin like substance, with a heavy rain hindering sample collection. The accusation echoes Cold War charges the United States denies, recalling past claims of chemical and germ warfare.

Havana Fidel Castro Las Villas Havena United States

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