Utah tower blasts tied to sabotage school theory is aired
The article reports a Senate committee hearing on the destruction of Utah microwave towers blamed on possible saboteur training at a German run school. Brig. Gen. John H. Bestic cites a suspected East German "Karinhall" sabotage program with dry runs to stress reestablishment of circuits and anticipates further attacks on critical utilities.
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East Germany
ISI
Free World
Utah
New Frontier program outlined by Amicable Life leader
Franklin Smith, president of Amicable Life Insurance Co., told Amarillo Life Underwriters last Monday that the New Frontier could be scaled to five points: raise wages, raise pensions, raise selling prices, cut purchase prices, and raise funds. Louise Carson recalls a book verse about lending. The Slide Fastener Assoc notes zipper travel totals about 125,000 miles daily. A Chicago columnist asks if space visitors chose A Shepherd as their first astro leader. Shelf control urged in supermarkets. WES IZZARD.
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Franklin Smith
Amicable Life Insurance Co
Amarillo Association of Life Underwriiers
New Frontier
Weather Snapshot Aims for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Weather chart shows Amarillo with 150 days of sun out of 188 in 1961. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. Wednesday list conditions for Amarillo Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with wind speeds visibility and sky conditions, ranging from partly cloudy to clear.
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Swift and Co to Build $2 Million Meat Plant in Clovis
Swift and Co plans a $2 million meat packing plant in Clovis with a summer 1962 opening. The site will employ at least 50 local workers plus about 12 administrators, process 1200 cattle weekly on one shift, and include its own stockyards. If cattle supply increases, operations may expand to two shifts.
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Swift and Co
Tom Glaze
Swift
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Portales
Albuquerque
Wise Guy Message Follows Shepard Space Flight
In Elizabeth City North Carolina on June 7 AP reports congratulatory notes to astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr from the "man will never fly Memorial Society" reading Wise Guy. The society, which meets on the eve of the Wright brothers first flight, received a reply Stand by more wise guys to follow. Dr Ed North a founder says a membership card was sent but not returned suggesting belief.
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
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Baseball scores from Texas and national leagues
In the Texas League Tulsa Amarillo Pod rain Austin 10 San Antonio 3 Rio Grande Valley 10 Ardmore 4. In the National League San Francisco 4 Philadelphia 2 in 1 inning, St. Louis 8 Chicago 6 Milwaukee 3 Cincinnati. American League New York 5 Minnesota Boston 6 Kansas City 2 Los Angeles 4 Baltimore 9 Cleveland 11 Washington 0. Only games scheduled.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
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St. Louis
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Cleveland
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Hail Damage Hits Canyon Wheat as Storms Move East
A line of thunderstorms and golf ball size hail swept the western Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico, damaging wheat near Canyon with some plots more than half wiped out. Farmers Glen Costley and Neil Downing described hail depths to 3 inches and rain driven by strong winds. Tornado sightings occurred near Hooker Oklahoma Lovington New Mexico and Dalhart Hartley area with no damage reported.
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Downing
Svengalis of Sport: Kearns and Dempsey Tale
A dramatic profile on Jack Kearns and Jack Dempsey to reveal the driving influence behind boxing’s figures. The piece points to an outside power shaping their rise and the sport’s drama on page 36.
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Sport Today
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Weather Bureau meteorologist under name dispute
Samarion Sumner questions the name and address claimed for a U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist here. L Lawson Harmon discusses his weather reporting and work with Southwestern Public Service Co in a page 3 interview. Gov. Edmondson and a DOJ position are cited in Oklahoma political circles.
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Samarion Sumner
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Southwestern Public Service Co
Department OF Justice
J. Howard Edmondson
Oklahoma
Phil Dessauer
Weather In Amarillo And Northwest Texas
Partly cloudy through Friday with scattered late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. No significant temperature change. Low tonight 60. Northwest Texas sees partly cloudy conditions through Friday with isolated storms and similar temps. New Mexico has partly cloudy conditions through Thursday night with scattered storms mainly east of the Rio Grande, highs 80 to 90.
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Texas
Riday
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Rio Grande Valley
New ENMU Graduate Program Gets Conditional OK
Santa Fe AP The New Mexico Board of Educational Finance approved a new graduate program for Eastern New Mexico University Portales on probation. It also directed review of future program approvals at regular meetings and asked ENMU to pursue full accreditation quickly with the NCATE.
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New Mexico Board of Educational Finance
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
ENMU
Donald Moyer
BEF
Meyer
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Western College
Canada to import grain unloading gear to dodge US ban
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker said Canada will supply its own suction unloading machinery to handle 217 million bushels of wheat and 58 million bushels of barley for Red China, avoiding a ban on Illinois made gear. He cited U.S. rights to regulate its products while stressing Canada will fulfill the deal.
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Lil
Khrushchev Delivers Berlin and Test Ban Memoranda to U.S.
Washington reports Nikita Khrushchev handed memoranda on Berlin and nuclear test bans to American officials. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said the documents summarize positions and contain no new ideas. Kennedy and Khrushchev had discussed the memo matter in Vienna and allied talks will follow before a U.S. reply.
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Crossroads Report on Fallout Shelters Near Federal Buildings
A reader condemns a plan to build fallout shelters near federal buildings, calling it immature CIA style planning. The letter mocks bureaucrats as spenders, arguing a remnant without tax support would be wasteful and aimless.
Red Rebels Blamed As Padong Captured Threatening Laos Talks
Geneva conference on Laos faces disruption after communist led rebels seize Padong, a Laotian village. The fate of the talks may hinge on Soviet reaction to Kennedy Khrushchev summit comments. The U S delegation will not return until a ceasefire is in place and Wednesday’s session was canceled with Thursday likely to follow.
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Soviet Union
Red China
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International Watchdog Commission
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Arms Bill Approved by Conferees in Washington
Senate and House conferees agreed on a 12.54 billion arms bill for the fiscal year starting July 1. The package adds 525 million for long range bombers and 337 million for B52 or B37s, plus 21.2 million for turbofan engines on KC135s. Washington awaits final action as Khrushchev and Gromyko delay Laos talks.
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House
Kennedy
Strategic Air Command
Lacy resigns as Amarillo chamber head for NM post
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager Jack Lacy resigns after over four years to become chief of the industrial division and deputy director of the New Mexico Department of Development in Santa Fe. Announcement ties to Gov Mechem and notes Lacy’s 16 years in chamber work and prior Pueblo tenure.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Edwin Mechem
Lacy
Chamber of Commerce
Pueblo
Colo
Lawmakers clash with Daniel over tax plan on TV
Sen Wardrow Lane and House members denounce Gov Price Daniel revenue proposals as an upside down tax. They say the state needs 350 million in new money and rely mainly on sales taxes. The telecast from KWTX-TV framed a growing tax battle with legislators insisting on constitutional funding duties.
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