Tucumcari Panel Discusses Proposed Highway Routes
A Tucumcari town meeting debated Interstate 40 routes with officials favoring a bypass around the city over a through-town plan. Engineer Ralph Shubert urged viewing I-40 as a throughway, while a Raton bypass pilot project will inform traffic studies before Tucumcari’s bypass construction.
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Tucumcari
N.M
Ralph Shubert
State Highway Department
New Mexico
Raton
Shubert
WWI Veterans Elect Officers for District 18
WWI veterans and auxiliary in District 18 elected new officers at a Pampa meeting. Named were commander J. E. Beard of Pampa and senior vice commander G. O Spear of Childress, with junior vice commander H. E. Hudspeth Jr. of Childress, advocate G. S. Benham of Pampa, B. B. Robbins of Amarillo, and chaplain W. Williams of Amarillo. Auxiliary leaders include Mrs. Lois Beard of Pampa and Julia Waechter of Amarillo, with other officers from Pampa and Amarillo. District 18 covers WWI veteran units across the northern Panhandle.
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Pampa
J. E. Beard
G. O Spear
Childress
H. E. Hudspeth Jr
G. §. S. Benham
B. B. Robbins
Amarillo
W. Williams
Lois Beard
Julia Waechter
Thelma Batson
Lola Bruce
Lillie McGinnis
Panhandle
Korean Military Rule Replaces Constitution
Seoul reports a 21 article extraordinary law that grants the supreme military council near total power to govern until the May 16 revolution goals are met. Lt Gen Chang Do Young keeps two top posts while civilian rule is delayed, as junta suppresses calls for a return to civilian government.
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Seoul
Korea
South Korea
National Reconstruction
Supreme Military Council
John M. Chang
Chang Do Young
Supreme Council
Defense
Donga Iibe
Yun Posim
United Nations
Guidance Program Discussed by Texas Education Board
Herbert O. Willborn of Amarillo presented an overview of counseling and guidance program standards in Texas public schools. He stressed local control and cautioned attendees about imposing opinions, while noting the Slack Bill's aim to limit the program and detailing accreditation principles during a Panhandle Texans for Constitutional Government meeting.
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Texas Public Schools
Herbert O. Willborn
Amarillo
State Board of Education
Panhandle Texans For Constitutional Government
Robert Carr Vincent
Panhandle
Willborn
Parent- Teacher Association
Texas
Stops Constipation By Aging Colon In Old Ads
An advertisement explains aging colon weakens bowel movement causing dry hard waste. It touts a new laxative trio Cotonar, Cortonarp and CoLonarp with three actions to moisturize, rebulk and stimulate lower colon nerves. It claims overnight relief and safety for expectant mothers with no nutrient interference. Introductory size 43 cents.
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Cortonarp
CoLonarp
Jackie Queen Meet In American Style Greeting
London AP reports Mrs. John F. Kennedy used an American style handshake with Elizabeth I, sidestepping the queen's customary curtsy. Pamela Turnure, Mrs. Kennedy’s press secretary, says protocol does not require a curtsy from a wife of a chief of state.
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London
John F. Kennedy
Elizabeth I
Pamela Turnure
Six Indicted On Charge of Price Fixing
Six leading hardware manufacturers facing price fixing charges for electrical transmission equipment east of the Rockies were indicted by a federal grand jury in Milwaukee. The firms include Oliver Electrical Manufacturing Co and McGraw-Edison Co with combined annual hardware sales over 39 million dollars. The indictment claims conspiracy with undisclosed firms to fix prices affecting inter states trade. Maximum penalty listed is 50 thousand dollars fine.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Rocky Mountains
U.S. Dist
Robert E. Tehban
Antitrust
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Oliver Electrical Manufacturing Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Utilities Service Co
Allentown
Hubbard & Co
Chicago
McGraw-Edison Co
Elgin
Josign Manufacturing & Supply Co
A.B. Chance Co
Centralia
Tliois
Joseph Dean
McGraw-Edison
Marshall S. Delavan
Hubbard and Co
Robert Dolan
Joslyn Manufacturing
Friona Considers Postmaster Amid Shifting Preferences
Friona Democrats split over the acting postmaster as a civil service exam is planned. Republican interim postmaster Leo McLellan has waited since 1953 for a permanent successor, with two prior choices recalled.
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Friona
J. P. Simms
American Legion
Walter Rogers
Leo McLellan
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
McLellan
Texas Tech President to Address Ex-Students Association
Dr. Robert C. Goodwin, Texas Tech president and longtime faculty member, will speak to the ex-student association at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Wyatt's Cafeteria in Sunset Center on Texas Tech Past Present and Future. A business meeting will elect new officers and discuss future appearances by Tech coaching staff. The dinner meeting is open to students former students and friends of Tech.
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Robert C. Goodwin
Texas Tech
Goodwin
Tech
Wyatt
Sunset Center
Peace Corps Group to Train at Texas Western College
The president of Texas Western College announced the institution will train the first group of Peace Corps candidates for overseas service. About 55 to 60 trainees begin July 26, studying surveying civil engineering geology government and international affairs, with Swahili basics. They will later train in Puerto Rico before deployment to Tanganyika.
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Peace Corps Group
Texas Western
EL Paso
Texas Western College
Joseph M. Ray
Tangayika
Ray
Tanganyika
Peace Corps
Tanganyia
Africa
Clyde E. Kelsey
Puerto Rico
Dr. Kelsey
Phillips Chem Unveils Resin for Extrusion Coating Market
Phillips Chemical Co. announced the development of a new resin tailored for extrusion coating. The firm said the high density polyethylene resin will position HDPE as a major factor in the fast growing extrusion coating field.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Chemical Co
Fidel Castro Accepts Tractor Exchange for Prisoners
Fidel Castro accepted plans to swap 500 tractors for prisoners from the April 17 invasion. Havana radio reported after a Cuban Council of Ministers meeting. The United States should send a delegation from the tractor fund committee to Cuba to discuss final details. The Cuban government thanked the committee for its humanitarian act.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana Radio
Cuban Council of Ministers
United States
Rayburn Says His Health Is Excellent
Washington UPI report states Speaker Sam Rayburn, after a health check, was told by his doctor he would live to be 196.
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Rayburn
Washington
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Corvair Monza Debut Hint Sparks Car Era Nod
A brief note from auto history hints at the Corvair Monza introduction signaling a shift in design and performance in American compact cars. The line suggests early reactions and the car's place in automotive development without detailing specifications.
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Jim Fieming
Police Department
City Commissioners’ Chamber
Fleming
Bob Fields
Cumcari Industrial Enterprises
H. BH. Bryant
Conchas Park
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Marvin Doughty
Chamber
Ray McCausland
Floyd V. Studer
American United Service
Junta
U. S
Jackie Queen
Touris
Mobil Travel Guide
Southwest
South Central States
Mobil
Ariz
Ark
Colo
Kans. la
N. Mex
Tex
Mobil 2K
Mobil Oil Company
42Nd St
New York, N.Y
Roy V. Miller
Miller
Richard Nixon
Roy Clements
Simms
O. J. Beene
Beene
Wright Williams
Exes
Dmg
Fidel
Tom Kirkpatrick
Bradshaw
Nebraska
Yellowstone
Kevorcky
Yellowstone Distillery CO
Louitville
Owensborg
Ree
Corvair
Monza
U.S
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