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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
2
The Texas Research League urges reorganization of the State Railroad Commission to streamline oversight of oil gas trucking and rail industries. The move aims to centralize supervision and reduce regulatory overlap across major Texas industries.
Washington weighs a U S built SST capable of 2250 mph amid high costs and uncertain agency control. Kennedy announced plans following Pan American ordering six Concorde SSTs with a 1968 delivery.
A U S official denounces Red China while accusing United States actions of outraging humanity and calls for international scrutiny of affairs. The remarks frame a clash over human rights and global leadership.
The United States blocks approval of Hungarian credentials as Greece flips support. A U N assembly action foresees potential debate next fall, while Paul G Hoffman announces approval of 41 development projects costing 32.7 million dollars with most funded by the U N.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin upheld Jesse Trevino's 90-year prison term for illegal possession of narcotics. Trevino was arrested November 10, 1962, at his home on 1208 EF 11th, where a jar of marijuana seeds and a partially smoked joint were found, making it the harshest non death penalty sentence in 64th District Court.
Atty Gen Waggoner Carr vetoes the criminal law bill, stating the veto renders moot his department’s study and remarks on the circumstances surrounding the legislative mixup. The action centers on Conally’s veto and its impact on related departmental review.
Leon Jaworski of Houston president of the State Bar of Texas says a draft of a different bill was sent to the governor, forcing a veto. He notes five years of work by judges and lawyers to improve Texas justice and hopes for action in a special session.
Experts say viruses once limited to early spring arrivals in Alaska now persist year round due to ongoing contact with outside areas. The change reflects a broader pattern of endemic viral exposure across communities.
Funeral services are set for Thursday with a 1am service for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Charles Earle, and a 10am service for C. J. Wooten aged 48. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery follows at Boxwell’s Ivy Chapel. The Wooten and Earle families are listed with surviving relatives including Mrs. Evie Wooten and Mrs. Margaret Lantrip.
President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson greeted a 5000 strong El Paso crowd at the airport. Kennedy praised the Democratic party’s forward push while noting past campaigns with Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver, and stressed Texas and Boston as leaders in moving forward.
In Halifax Nova Scotia the Nova Scotian bobcats or lynx weigh up to 50 pounds about twice the size of their U S counterparts. They occasionally stalk but rarely attack people.
Thousands of rioters linked to Shiite leader Rouhollah Khomeini surged through Tehran in an anti government bid. Martial law was imposed at 8 pm as loyal troops used tanks and machine guns to quell the daylong fighting leaving the bazaar district in ruins and several dozen casualties reported.
Republican senators approved a nonbinding consensus statement on civil rights after five hours of closed talks. The voice vote showed division, with no stance taken on specific legislation or efforts to invoke Senate cloture to end Southern filibusters.
The first load of wheat in the Amarillo area arrived at Masterson Elevator on Wednesday morning. Beaumont Smith earns a premium for bringing in the 60 pound test weight wheat with 14.5 percent moisture. Jack Babcock, elevator manager, reported the delivery around 11 30 a.m. The article also notes Washington spending on spare parts for the year totaling about 2.6 billion dollars.
Jack Couvie Jack 19 of Florida husband of Shirley son of Andrew Jack brother of Bobbie Thomas Leo Dwaine and Ricky. Services tentatively 2 p m Friday Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Burial Memorial Park. Orville Clarence Thomas 66 Liberal Kansas husband of Helen father of Melvin Ernest William Buddy J Mrs Lucille Norris and Mrs Carolyn Wolf. Taken to Liberal for services and trial.
Delegates at the Central Texas Methodist Conference lauded support for Methodist higher education in Texas. Texas Wesleyan College president Law Some praised conference leadership and predicted TWC would become a top four-year college. Fort Worth trustees were elected for Southwestern University. McMurry and Dal las church leaders spoke briefly. Mrs. William C. Martin was presented. 40 Cuban refugee families were recognized. The Board of Christian Social Concerns organized assisting 31 families to move into the Fort Worth Dallas area from several counties.
The Golden Spread had an all-clear radar signal Wednesday night ending a nine day spell of rough weather. An unsettled afternoon and evening with scattered thunderstorms is forecast with temperatures from 8 to 93 degrees and clear to partly cloudy skies.
U S Weather Bureau observations report precipitation and the minimum and maximum temperatures for the 24 hours ending at 6 a m yesterday. The data provide daily temperature range and rainfall amounts for the region.
Australian researchers report a large termite species that attacks stainless steel and plastics, expanding the known damage range beyond traditional wood targets. The insects, part of a roughly 200 million year lineage, incur substantial damage in multiple materials worldwide.
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