Tower victory stuns Washington and reshapes party loyalty
Human Events calls John Tower the Giant Killer after his 5 foot 5 inch Texas win in Wichita Falls. Analysts say the Texas victory unsettles Southern legislators and raises fears of voter revenge against incumbents who ignore constituents. W B Hicks Jr notes Congresses’ shock and recalls a $100 plate Republican rally where Tower stole the show.
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Washington
Human Events
Wichita Falls
Jack the
Texas
W. B. Hicks Jr
Tower
Congress
Armory
Verse Found In Old Book Sparks Moral Lesson
A flyleaf verse in a Barnes history read aloud by Mrs. John Gaetz of Hereford cautions against stealing. The poem asks where a thief will end and ends with the warning that the Lord will demand accountability. The note appears in a Wisconsin school book.
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John Gaetz
Hereford
Wisconsin
This and That and a Milk Bottle Note
A reader notes a boy named Mike Webb tossed a milk bottle apology with coins to Mrs. J H Pipkin at 2202 Sanborn. The column then parodies various names and opinions from Lewis Mumford to Castro, ending with a quip about living a good life and fog.
Arlington man freed in Plainview armed robbery case
J C Gamble was released from county jail after an Arlington man was indicted for an armed robbery at a Petersburg area farm on May 9. Hospital records support Gamble's alibi claiming admission to Parkland Hospital Dallas on that morning. The Elliott couple identified Gamble in a Fort Worth police lineup.
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J. C. Gamble
Tom Elliott
Petersburg
Hare County
Gamble
J. R. Fanning
Paul Tomlin
Fort Worth
Fanning
Tomlin
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
What’s the Difference on Marriage and Life
Ann Landers presents witty, practical counsel on marriage and life in the Amarillo Daily News. Her column explains how to keep romance alive, avoid dullness, and handle common relationship problems. Page 20 offers her views on readers’ issues today.
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Ann Landers
Amarillo
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms across Amarillo, Northwest Texas, and New Mexico. Temperatures hover around highs near 90 in Amarillo and 88 to 98 in Northwest Texas, with cooler mornings and a 0.18 inch 24 hour precipitation.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Famer
States' Duty Brief Urges Public Schools Must Be Desegregated
The Justice Department says states have a constitutional duty to operate public schools and cannot abandon it to avoid racial desegregation. In a Louisiana filing, the department links education access to future voting rights and argues literacy tests burden citizenship. The brief responds to a district court challenge over a Louisiana law on school integration votes.
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Justice Department
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Kennedy Reports On Talks With Khrushchev From Vienna
President Kennedy returns from the Paris Vienna London summits and prepares to address the nation on his private talks with Premier Khrushchev. He met with Prime Minister Macmillan for 3 hours 20 minutes and issued a communique praising agreement on Laos. He will broadcast at 7 30 a.m. on Channel 4 and a 5 p.m. Europe visit report followed.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Andrews Air Force Base
Channel 4
Europe
Harold Macmillan
Vienna
Austria
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Laos
Amurillo Dawn Weather Forecast And Diplomatic Dispatch
Fragmentary text reports sunny days at Amarillo with 148 of 156 sunshine. A separate diplomatic note mentions Prime Minister Macmillan, Lord Home, U S Ambassador Bruce and David Ormsby Gore visiting Washington alongside President and Mrs. Kennedy in an East-West relations context.
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Dallas
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U.S
David Bruce
Britain
Washington
David Ormsby-Gore
Kenne
Inside the News and Page Teasers on High Plains
A plug for multiple page features: Surveyor on Page 32, SVENGALIS of Sport on Page 5 about a man who influenced and produced a champion, Plains Party Line on a lakehouse near Austin, Amarillo wedding in South America, and a girl who came to America from a sunny Italian village before 1900.
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Austin
South America
America
Giants Move to Victoria under Texas League plan
Harlingen Texas June 5 Jimmie Humphries owner of the Rio Grande Valley Giants said the team would move to Victoria effective June 10 after a chamber group failed to raise required funds. The Giants will play their last Harlingen game June 9 and depart for Victoria.
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Huge tornado cluster devastates Floyd County cotton crop
A large funnel cloud storm struck Floyd County causing five inches of rain and widespread crop ruin in southeastern and southwestern areas. The system spawned multiple ground funnels from New Mexico through Texas, damaging structures near Floydada and Dalhart while knocking out sheriff radio service in Porter County.
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Cone Community
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Amarillo
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de Moines
Union County
N.M
Oklahoma Panhandle
Color money reforms raise color blind concerns
In a letter from Wellington reader D. F. Scott, concerns are raised about treasury plans to print currency in color to aid the color blind. The writer questions durability and tax resistance and warns inflation might make color money merely decorative.
Baseball scores from Texas and major leagues
Texas League Amarillo 8 San Antonio 4 Tulsa 12 Rio Grande Valley 0 3 Austin 4 Ardmore 3 American League Chicago 8 Detroit 0 Cleveland 7 Washington New York 646 Minnesota 2 1 Boston 4 6 Kansas City 2 10 Los Angeles 3 Baltimore 0 National League Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 2 Cincinnati 5 Milwaukee 3 St Louis 10 Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 2
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Label It Laos F and F File and Forget It
Associated Press analysis notes President Kennedy faced limits in Western appeasement with the Soviet Union over Laos and broader expansion. Khrushchev reportedly listened but did not retreat on Berlin or disarmament aims, signaling more talks before any major moves. The piece credits Kennedy with firm containment and solidifying Britain’s view.
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Soviet Union
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Berlin
Britain
Man describes Fort Worth bank robbery as just one of those things
A 55 year old ex convict Alton H Dunn stole 6722 from the downtown Fort Worth National Bank at noon. He was captured by bank guard Robert Page and Officer P H Bewley and arraigned before U S Commissioner Pete Van Orden with bond set at 10000. Dunn said he drank wine to excess after release from Seagoville and planned the crime to fund more wine.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Dunn
Seagoville
Estelle Hardin
Page
Bewley
Fire Budget Plans New Pleas ant Valley Station
Chief Roy Hill told the city commission the fire department budget will propose a new Pleas ant Valley station and relocating No 4 to 311 NE 5th. The requests include a snorkel aerial and two new pumpers costing about 92000.
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5Th
Roy Hill
City Commission
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Mob Kidnaps Case Worker in Trinity Unrest
In Trinity North Carolina about 40 Black residents confronted roughly a dozen white youths at a grill that refused Black service earlier. A 20 year old Black youth Robert Parrish was kidnapped and later location unknown until a car was found abandoned near a Black cemetery. One white youth Bobby Joe Chapman suffered cuts and was hospitalized. Authorities from several counties aided Randolph County deputies to prevent further violence.
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Randolph County
Robert Parrish
Sheriff's Department
Parrish
High Point
Bobby Joe Chapman
High Point Memorial Hospital
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