From A to Izzard on Waterville Urban Renewal
Capt Cratty a legal officer at Amarillo Air Force Base argues urban renewal harms private property rights. He cautions the federal program threatens home ownership and outlines how the authority uses eminent domain to buy, demolish, and resequence downtown Waterville while serving broader town building aims.
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Bernard Cratty
Waterville
Cratty
Amarillo Air Force Base
Capt. Cratty
Colby College
Boston University
Air Force
U.S
Kiwanians
Amarillo
John Donne
Europe
Washington
Capt
Crafty
Connally vetoes $12.4 million budget, cuts Panhandle Plains Museum
Gov. John Connally trims $12.4 million from the Texas two year budget and vetoes $25 000 for the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum at Canyon saying no formal request was made for the funds He notes higher education funds were redirected and that one more Panhandle item a $10 000 water gauge project at Prairie Dog Fork bridge was also cut. He adds the Water Commission could fund it as a routine project without a new agency.
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Austin
John Connally
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
Canyon
Gov. Connally
Panhandle
Prairie Dog Fork Bridge
Hall County
Upper
Req River Flood Control and Irrigation
Legislative Budget Board
House
Senate
Texas Water Commission
Grady Hazlewood
Ama
Umbrella Trigger Panic at Concorde Station
A young woman dropped an umbrella on the Concorde Station platform in Paris causing a fire on two live rails. A packed train entered the station, passengers fled, and about a dozen people were treated at hospitals. Current was cut for ninety minutes.
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Paris
Concorde
Centralization of Power Debate Between Kennedy and Wallace
The text presents a clash over federal state power with quotes from President Kennedy and Governor Wallace. It cites Kennedy asserting the need to stop unlawful obstructions and central government authority and Wallace claiming states' reserved powers. The fragment references constitutional principles and intergovernmental dispute without a complete narrative.
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John F. Kennedy
United States of America
United States
Alabama
Wallace's Defiance Ends as Federal Troops Enter Campus
Federal troops escorted two black students into the University of Alabama campus under President Kennedy's order. Governor Wallace stood at the door as 100 federalized guards arrived to ensure registration and calm.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
UPI
Wallace
Gro
Alabama
George C. Wallace
South
Peabama National Guard
Kennedy
Graham
White House
Vivian Malone
Mobile
Weather snapshot for Amarillo 1963 season to date
Report shows Amarillo at 152 days of sun in 162 this year with 1 PM readings across cities. Wind speeds range 13 to 16 MPH from SSW SSE and ESE with partly cloudy conditions and visibility around 15 miles.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Five-Day Delay Grants Time in Rail Negotiations
Negotiators in the railroad work rules dispute resume talks after a five day strike deadline extension. Sessions narrow to railroads and two fireman unions as Wirtz plans to join later. unions agree to delay to midnight Monday.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Kennedy outlines civil rights plan after Alabama crisis
President Kennedy proposed a broad civil rights program including anti discrimination laws for stores hotels and theaters expanding federal role in school desegregation suits and voting rights enforcement. He tied the plan to the Alabama crisis as Gov. Wallace defied federal pressure and troops moved into Tuscaloosa.
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Washington
June
Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Alabam
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Congress
Gov. Wallace
White House
United Nations literacy project in Haiti questioned
Dear editor notes the U N education bureau spent about 300000 on a Haiti literacy project to teach 30 people to read. The writer compares the cost to the high price of educating commentators on the U S Constitution, questioning value and impact.
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Lnited Nations Educational Bureau
Haiti
Construction Funds Sliced
United Press International reports a funding reduction affecting ongoing projects. Officials cite budget cuts and shifting priorities, outlining which programs face reduced allocations and expected delays in completion timelines.
Governor Connally Withholds Budget Funds for Higher Education
California governor John Connally vetoed 12.4 million from the 3.14 billion budget for the next biennium to prioritize teaching salaries and libraries. He warned a special session may be needed if higher education remains underfunded, while stressing ongoing contact with educators to assess needs. He contrasted funds for brains versus bricks and noted potential surpluses if no session is held.
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Austin
John Connally
Connally
Joint Conference Committee
Texas
House
Senate
Five plead guilty to driving while intoxicated in Potter County
Five persons pleaded guilty toDWI charges in Potter County Court at Law. Two others pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. Page 6. The report notes the cases were unresolved at press time.
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Potter County
Citizens for Goldwater hold organizational meeting
An organizational meeting for a Citizens for Goldwater Committee will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday at Panhandle Bank and Trust Co Borger officials including Wooldridge of Claude president of First National Bank noted a stronger West Texas economy at a Fort Worth meeting.
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Citizens For Goldwater Committee
Panhandle Bank & Trust Co
Borger
Helpful Society Aids Integration Efforts For Officials
Walter Trohan discusses a group that aids white liberals and Washington bureaucrats in paying homage to integration in his editorial column on page 10. The piece notes cooperation and policy gestures amid social change.
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Washington
Walter Trohan
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Northwest Texas
Cloudy conditions prevail with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 90 to 97 in Texas and 70s to 80s in northern New Mexico with partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow.
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Amarillo
Odey
Texas
Warner South
New Mexico
Walid
Jorma
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Iegro
James Hood
Foster Auditorium
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Miss Malone
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al Lingo
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By Kyle Thompson
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Midwest City
Lee OO. Teague
FBI
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Nancy Jane Nickles
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Wiley Alexander
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