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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1961

Page

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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.

John H. Bestic Air Force 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.

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.

Amarillo Houston Cidy Dallas Okla City

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.

Clovis 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.

Elizabeth City U. S Alan B. Shepard Jr Space Kitty Hawk

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.

Tulsa Amarillo Austin San Antonio Rio Grande Valley Ardmore San Francisco Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Los Angeles Pittsburgh New York Minnesota Boston Kansas City Baltimore Cleveland Washington

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.

Ers Hooker Okla Lovington N.M Dalhart-Hartley Canyon Glen Costley 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.

Svengalis of 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.

Cap Amos McCurley Bistol Road Samarion Sumner U.S Weather Bureau L. Lawson Harmon 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.

Amarillo Ign Touy Northwests Texas Riday Alowny New Mexico 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.

Santa FE 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.

Ottawa Canada U.S John Diefenbaker Parliament United States Peiping Batavia 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.

Washington Nikita Khrushchev Berlin White House Pierre Salinger Salinger Kennedy Vienna United States Geneva Russia

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.

Geneva Padong Laos U.S Cochairman Andrei Gromyko Vienna Kennedy Khrushchev Gromyko Kremlin U. S W. Averell Harriman State Department Harriman Georgi Pushkin United States Soviet Union Red China Pushkin International Watchdog Commission Red China

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.

Senate 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.

Amarillo 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.

WACO Sen Wardrow Lane Center Tonight Price Daniel Lane House Ernor Senate Daniel Kwtx-Tv

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Izzard Karinhall Germany International Services of Information Foundation, Inc Fondation Inform Atlantic Louise Carson A. Shepherd Wes Izzard Bobbie Lutz Jubilant Falcons Air Force Academy Colorado Springs Oklahoma Panhandies Neil Downing Ondon Xpress Eatures Inside the News Paul Timmons High Plains Evern Sylvis Porter Runes Bavenses Ann Landers U. S. Weather Bureau ENIL Moyer National Council For Accreditation of Teacher Education U. S. Treasury Department U U. S Diefenbaker Ontario Pneuveyor Systems Ltd Woodstock Diefenbake Nik Aide Memoire Crossroads P. E. Scott Wellington Jack Lacy By Dave Cheavens Reed Quilliam Lubbock Quilliam
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