Texas Delegates To National Conventions To Be Announced
Texas will learn by month end how many delegates its state conventions will send to the 1964 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The Republican apportionment starts with 12 at large delegates and two from each of 22 districts, totaling 56 votes, with a statewide increase due to census gains. Democratic delegates will be set at a later June 24 meeting led by Col. Jacob Arvey. Texas held 62 delegates in 1960 and will gain seats in 1964.
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Denver
Jacob Arvey
Illinois
Washington
Los Angeles
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Florida
Indiana
Virginia
Wisconsin
Arvey Committee
White House
Kennedy Ties Shape Texas Delegates For 1964 Conventions
Dennis the Menace era notes that Kennedy backed platform will suit his desires with civil rights plank disputed if any. Texas GOP delegates align with Goldwater. Tower Alger Foreman named as possible Republican delegates. Democrats expect Connally to lead Texas at the national convention. Cities considered Chicago Atlantic City and San Francisco amid funding and scheduling talks.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Goldwater
John G. Tower Ang
Bruce Alger
Edgar F. Foreman
Profumo Scandal Deepens UK Security Crisis and Resignation
In early June John Profumo resigned as British Secretary of War admitting no truth to security rumors while lying to the House of Commons on March 22 about propriety with Christine Keeler. Harold Wilson warns parliament to press national security, as Ward and others face charges and Britain’s secrecy safeguards face scrutiny amidMacmillan’s fading popularity.
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John Dennis Profumo
Profumo
House of Commons
Christine Keeler
The
Economist of London
John Profumo
the Times
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Wilson
London Daily Mail
Earl of Home
Earl of Arran
Stephen Ward
London
Radcliffe
George Blake
Russia
Gordon Lonsdale
Britain
Macmillan
Word To The Wise In A Modern World
A Baltimore Sun excerpt notes a New York psychiatrist’s survey of 175000 East Siders finding that moodiness born from modern tensions helps future success. The piece mocks neurotics as advantageous and urges the normally quiet to cultivate a couple traits to get ahead.
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East
Stars and Stripes Enshrine Years of Liberty
Essay notes the American flag as a symbol of liberty tracing 5 000 years of upward struggle. It honors figures from Plymouth to Valley Forge and cites Washington Jefferson Franklin Marshall Lincoln and pioneers. The pamphlet praises personal initiative and the American system valuing individual freedom and faith.
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Lloyd Whitney
Omaha
Plymouth
Minute Man
Concord
Lexington
Washington
Valley Forge
Jefferson
Franklin
Philadelphia
John Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
New England
Alleghenies
Appalachians
Great Plain
Rockies
Bobby Squirrel moral twist in school readers prompts critique
The Chattanooga News Free Press questions a 1956 reader Our New Friends describing Bobby Squirrel who avoids work and relies on asking for food. The piece argues the book teaches handout philosophy, contrasting with Horatio Alger values of virtue and effort.
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Bobby Squirrel
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Father’s Day Dilemma and a Resting Pillow Joke
Suzy worries over gifts for a frugal father as Poke’s hobby center is a purple chair. He has no vices, quit smoking after teeth straightening, and suzy laments dating dry spell while jokes about a built in pillow and long rides.
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Suzy
Poke
Flag meanings and moral strength in steady community voices
A collection of letters and notes from readers urging national decency and resilience. Sherman Jordan from Emerson Elementary reflects on the flag’s colors as symbols of freedom, purity, and sacrifice, while Jack R. W. Wilson of Stockton warns against moral appeasement and warns of a godless future. The page also comments on cinema nostalgia and public decorum.
Make Your Mark Without Tarnishing Others
An exhortation to pursue personal achievement honestly. It urges clear conduct, avoiding harm to others, and not exploiting or humiliating rivals. The piece frames success as a spiritual and moral prize aligned with virtuous action.
Urgent Issues at Home Demand Kennedy Stay Home
The author argues Kennedy should cancel a planned Europe trip amid US racial tensions. A Biden era style critique notes Europe cannot match the domestic urgency, urging Kennedy to focus on civil rights and moral persuasion at home rather than abroad. The piece cites Vatican, Adenauer, and Profumo as context while stressing leadership at home.
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Vatican
West Germany
Adenauer
Ludwig Erhardt
Britain
John Profumo
South
Europe
Congress
Senate
House
Rhodes Questions New Frontier Foreign Policy On WWII
Rep John J Rhodes Arizona Republican uses a provocative House speech on the Normandy anniversary to imagine an alternate WWII course under Rostow Bundy and Schlesinger. He argues such officials would push accommodation with the Axis, mislead the public, and risk alliance disarray while Cuba and communism linger.
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Washington
Normandy
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Republi
Can
Rhodes
Harvard
Kennedy
Rostows
Bundys
McGeorge Bundy
White House
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
United States
Europe
de Gaulle
France
Winston Churchill
Cuba
Amarillo Daily News masthead and listing of staff and rates
The Amarillo Daily News publisher and staff details page lists Wesley Lizzard as publisher and editor along with Paul Timmons, Don Boyett, Louise Evans and Shel. Krizer as editors and managers. Advertising and circulation staff are named. Subscription rates show various daily, morning, evening, and Sunday options for local and out of town readers with monthly, six month, and yearly terms. Copyright 1963 by Globe-News Publishing Company Inc. All rights reserved.
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The
Daily News
Globe News Publishing Company, Inc
Ninth
Harrison Amarillo
DORG
Amarillo
Texas
Wesley Lizzard
Paul Timmons
Don Boyett
Louise Evans
SHEL
Kritser
Grady Camp
Lowell Brown
Trenton T Davis
Harry Sartlett
Globe-New Publishing Company Inc
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the Golden Spread Forum
Amarillo Daily News
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America
Right
Wong
God
Jack R. W. Wilson
Stockton
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