Rice President Speaks on Space Age at Tech Commencement
Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer of Rice University urged Texas Tech graduates to pursue space exploration as vital to national safety and U.S. leadership. He noted space knowledge spreads across all knowledge and warned that leadership in space requires imagination, manpower, and funding, urging lifelong learning and open discussion.
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Rice University
Texas Tech
U.S
Pitzer
Atomic Energy Commission
Columbus
Pitzger
African Antelope Due in New Mexico
The New Mexico State Game Department reports eight gemsbok oryx from Southwest Africa will ship June 6. Two males and six females will reach New York June 25, enter 30 days quarantine in Clifton New Jersey, then go to Albuquerque Zoo around August 1. Officials aim to establish a herd from offspring and expect kudus to arrive this fall.
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N.M
State Game Department
New Mexico
Africa
New York
Clifton
N.J
Albuquerque Zoo
Game Department
Levon Lee
Central
Pampa Man Charged In Theft of Car
Ernest Huff 28 of Pampa was charged in district court with car theft after admitting stealing a vehicle from a Tom Rose used car lot. The car was recovered three miles south of Pampa on Highway 70 after stalling, according to Sheriff Rufe Jordan.
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Pampa
Ernest ‘Rusty’ Huff
Gray County
Campbell Endorses New Head of NMMI
Gov. Campbell endorsed Maj. Gen. Sam W. Agee as superintendent of the New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell. Agee, a 1937 graduate of NMMI and West Point, is a Silver City native and recent appointee.
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N. M
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Roswell
Jack M. Campbell
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Silver City
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Colonaip Promises Quick Relief for Constipation
Classified ad touts Colonaip a nerve stimulant and bulking agent to restore bowel regularity. Claims gentle overnight relief and improved wellbeing with introductory price 43 cents. Includes promotional language and doctor recommendations.
NM State Councils Feud Over Hiring of Director
The Legislative Finance Committee debated hiring a director and then took no formal action after the Legislative Council asserted no statutory authority to hire. Key figures include LFC members Sen Gordon Melody and Rep Ray Davenport and LCS officials Inez Gill and John Mershon. The dispute centered on authority and potential bureaucratic expansion.
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D-San Miguel
Melody
Inez Gill
Harold Runnels
D-La
Ray Davenport
D-Dona Ann
Atempt
Davenport
Leroy Harlow
Gill
Legislative Council Service
Brothers Sweep 4-H Rodeo Honors in Quay County
Two Clovis brothers win top all around titles at the Quay County 4-H Rodeo in Tucumcari. David Lewis, 19, takes senior cowboy. Donald Lewis, 12, wins junior cowboy. Debra Shaw, 16, earns senior cow girl. Susan Templeton, 14, wins junior cowgirl. Kathy Hall, 15, named the state 4-H queen.
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Clovis
Quay County
David Lewis
Donald
Debra Shaw
Santa Rosa
Susan Templeton
Las Cruces
Kathy Hall
Los Lunas
Envoy in Capital For Discussions
Ambassador Robert M. McKinney was in Washington briefly for consultations and will have another round of talks late this week before returning to Switzerland. The Santa Fe publisher, ambassador at Bern since 1961, had returned home on private business, and officials used the opportunity to have him stop in Washington.
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Robert M. McKinney
Switzerland
Santa Fe. N. M
Bern
Strike Averted in New Mexico Horse Racing Dispute
The New Mexico Racing Commission and the New Mexico Racing Horsemen's Association averted a strike at Ruidoso Downs and La Mesa Park. An agreement allows spot inspections of stables to prevent home testing while ensuring compliance with a rule banning medication within 48 hours of races. Officials and horsemen reached a satisfactory compromise.
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New Mexico Racing Commission
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H. J. Lee
Charles Loughridge
C. D. Wooten
W. A. Thompson
Dub Phillips
Mop Up Begins in Forest Fire Areas
In New Mexico on June 3 mop up by state forest service and national forest service crews started at two forest fire sites that burned about 300 acres. Rain on Saturday and Sunday provided moisture and helped, with reseeding planned immediately to prevent erosion.
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Discussion of Juvenile Plan Planned for 69th District
County judges mayors and school superintendents attend a special meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday in Channing to discuss hiring a juvenile officer and which counties in the 69th district would participate Judge Harry Schultz of Dalhart announced the plan The officer’s salary would not exceed 8000 with participating counties contributing by population and reimbursing general expenses for county work.
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Channing
Harry Schultz
Dalhart
Semlz
Two Men Killed in Car Truck Crash Near George West
In George West Texas AP reports Lucio Rodriguez 39 and Ignacio Reyes 38 laborers were killed when Rodriguezs car crossed the center line and collided with an oil truck. Truck driver Phillip Huntley 39 of Corpus Christi was injured. Patrolman S C Clayton Jr cited driver fatigue. Near Houston Texas AP notes Leonard Schulmack 44 of Genoa died when his tractor trailer overturned and burned east of Houston.
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Tex
Here
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Ignacio Reyes
Phillip Huntley
Corpus Christi
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Rodriguez
Houston, Tex
Leonard Schulmack
Genoa
Houston
Freedom Marchers Convicted in Alabama Breach of Peace
Ten freedom marchers were fined 200 each in Dekalb County for breach of the peace after attempting a pilgrimage across Alabama from Chattanooga to Jackson. Two companions were acquitted. appeals filed with a 2500 bond. The group included whites and Negroes led by Madeleine Sherwood, aiming to trace a route connected to a slain integrationist.
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Attalla
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Mobile
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Cincinati
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Montgomery
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New York
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Minnesota
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Richard Haley
Winston Lockett
New Haven
Conn
Jesse Harris
Miss
Carter Neblett
Carbondale
Madeleine Sherwood
Beckman recalls jury wheel used in Randall Canyon
June 3 Amarillo report notes Randall County may reintroduce a jury wheel between August 1 and 15 for selecting district and county court juries. Commissioner Clarence Beckman recalls a turn of the century wheel drawing up to 50 eligible jurors. Court also postponed a June 20 tax equalization hearing and granted a 3000 extension for road topping to Lake Stockton.
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Randall County
Clarence Beckman
Randall County Commissioners Court
Austin
Commissioners Court
Amarillo
J. Lee Milligan
Lake Stockton
Pampa Roadeo Set for Weekend Teen Drivers
The annual teenage roadeo is scheduled in Pampa with the written test at 1 20 p m Saturday at the Pampa Youth Center and driving on Sunday at 1 p m in the Pampa High School lot. The Jaycees sponsor the event for ages 14 to 18 with prize winners announced at a June 11 Jaycee luncheon. Highway patrolmen judge the driving contests.
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Pampa High School
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Chamber of Commerce Office
Jaycee
Houston Mayor seeks federal and shell aid to end six month strike
Houston Mayor Lewis Cutter asked Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz and Shell Petroleum Co. to help end a nine month strike affecting two Shell plants in the city. The request aims to secure mediation and a quick settlement to restore production and avert further disruption.
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Lewis Cutter
Willard Wirtz
Shell Petroleum Co
Shell
Senator Cancels JFK Trip Over Illness
Senator Clinton Anderson of New Mexico, treated for pleurisy at Naval Medical Center Bethesda, cancels plans to accompany President Kennedy on his New Mexico visit. He hopes for discharge Wednesday or Thursday and will rest at home to be fit for Space Committee hearings next week.
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Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
Kennedy
New Mexico
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Anderson
Senate Space Committee
Police Sgt Bussey Killed in San Antonio Crash
San Antonio authorities report Sgt. Joe Bussey, 36, died in a morning collision between his vehicle and a second car. The driver of the other car was injured in the crash.
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Joe Bussey
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