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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1961
Page
10
The Advertising Club of Amarillo and a Chamber of Commerce committee urge a reassessment of Amarillo’s weather image. They note 1960 had 339 sunny days and 277 golf days, arguing national weather reports exaggerate conditions and hurt business.
The passage lauds summer gardening and the rise of power driven mowers as symbols of American prosperity. It links lawn care to citizenship, social stability, and personal virtue, while noting the suburban growth of garden gadgetry and the pride of backyard 'green thumbs.'
Had Too Little Turner Catledge, the New York Times editor, spoke in New Orleans and argued the President's call for self censorship stemmed from coverage of the Cuban invasion fiasco. He said the complaint was not overprinting but underprinting.
Ochiltree County commissioners in Perryton dismissed a Fort Worth architectural firm after a survey of an $800000 hospital plan. A Kansas City firm was hired to handle the project with a July 1 preliminary report deadline. Officials want private rooms and a project total near $1500000 including equipment.
Senate passage votes showed 49 for and 34 against a school aid bill with Yarborough Texas and Monroney Oklahoma voting for while Chavez and Anderson New Mexico Kerr Oklahoma did not vote. A 256 to 71 passage on a $751 million appropriations bill for state and justice departments and related agencies had Burleson Casey Dowdy Fisher Rogers Alger and Young voting against or not voting while most Texas members supported it along with Wickersham Oklahoma Montoya and Morris New Mexico.
A group of 95 classroom teachers rebuts a critic from Just A Teacher about morale in Amarillo schools. They praise Dr. Neville H. Bremer and the administration for practical, on the job support and deny declining morale, noting active collaboration with central office and supervisors.
Reader letters discuss voting rights records and preservation under federal law, Electoral College timing and constitutional rules, plus criticisms of Kennedy era foreign policy and a tribute to teachers in Amarillo schools. The mix includes advocacy, institutional loyalty, and opinion on national issues.
A quoted message from Junien C. Hyer emphasizes hearing both sides before deciding. It warns against arrogance and insists courts and associates should listen fairly. The aphorism modernizes Proverbs guidance about thoughtful deliberation and open discourse.
A Times-Mirror Syndicate piece argues bombs and missiles cannot defeat communism. It frames the long Russian strategy to dominate the world, emphasizes ideas over force, and warns of World War IV implications for freedom.
Former President Eisenhower used a pointed, implicit critique of the succeeding administration at a testimonial dinner for Republican members of Congress. He warned against centralizing power, warned of federal excess, and urged fiscally responsible, locally grounded policies while urging party unity ahead of 1964.
The Amarillo Daily News lists home and mail subscription rates for various delivery options within 200 and 300 mile radii. Pricing covers Morning only, Morning and Sunday, and extended periods with monthly and yearly figures. The notice attributes copyright to Globe-News Publishing Company, Inc. and credits key editorial staff.
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