Legal Tangle Over Racial Rights Sparks Constitutional Debate
A seasoned lawyer explains that seven governors claim the Supreme Court is not the supreme law of the land while many constitutional experts argue the Court’s interpretations are binding until reversed. He lists objections to Fourteenth Ninth and Tenth Amendment applications and US Supreme Court overreach in Mississippi and Alabama.
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Executive Department
Federal
Law of the Land
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme
United States
Supreme Law of the Land
United States Supreme Court
It’s a Nutshell: Wit on Rights and Workaday Tricks
A collection of brief observations and quips on civil rights, labor, and space era culture. The pieces reference a National Observer essay by Wesley Pruden Jr. and local pranks like Wynne Veale’s money making card. Humor contrasts with authority and social issues.
Kennedy tax plan guides mineral oil profits
Washington June 17 The House Ways and Means Committee approved a version of the Kennedy administration bill on capital gains tax for mineral interests. It would raise about 50 million annually and applies ordinary income treatment to gains from mineral sales with a pro rata deduction rule. The panel also adopted a plan to prevent aggregating oil and gas properties for tax purposes after earlier opposition.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Federal
Treasury
New Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Faces Packed House
London June 17 Harold Macmillan spoke to a packed House of Commons amid a tense session. He defended his honor and leadership after statements by colleagues that the government had been deceived.
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Harold Macmillan
Great Britain
House of Commons
Macmillan
Harold Wilson
Socialist Party
Nigel Birch
Jo Grimmond
Wilson
Profumo
Britain
Weather and political scandal mix in era briefings
Weather sections from Amarillo and Northwest Texas show clearing to partly cloudy skies with isolated storms and warm temperatures, while Northern New Mexico forecasts mostly cloudy periods with scattered thundershowers and higher afternoon temperatures. In politics, debate over a prime minister’s fate unfolds as a parliament vote signals possible resignation amid the Profumo affair and security concerns.
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Amarillo
Amparillo
Texas
New Mexico
After the Rain Floods Central High Plains and Amarillo
Soaking rains swept the central High Plains over the weekend leaving evidence at the Morris Cobb home in the Palisades where water reached a foot and a half. In Canyon and Amarillo regions up to 3 inches fell, Dawn in Deaf Smith County saw as much as 6 inches, and a youth drowned in Palo Duro Creek below Lake Stockton dam Monday afternoon.
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High Plains
Morris Cobb
Palisades
Canyon
Amarillo
Deaf Smith County
Palo Duro Creek
Lake Stockton
Senators push Rusk on foreign aid reform at Capitol Hill
Senators call for ending outright grants to able payers and tightening loan terms to 40 years at three quarters of one percent with a 10 year grace period. They urge State Department negotiations with NATO members to ensure fair defense and aid costs and to lower tariff barriers on American goods. John Church notes 107 countries receive aid while eight outside bloc do not. Fulbright Morse back the approach and criticize reliance on the old Marshall Plan.
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Senate
State Department
United States
Church
Florida Supreme Court Tobacco Damage Rule Sparks Market Drop
Dear Editor notes the Florida Supreme Court ruling that cigarette makers are liable for harm caused by their products, a decision seen as opening new avenues for damage suits against major tobacco firms and contributing to a fall in tobacco stock prices.
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Florida Supreme Court
Drowned Boy Richard Lott 16 in Palo Duro Creek flood
Reported drowning of 16 year old Richard Lott son of Mr and Mrs Wilford Lott at Palo Duro Creek below Lake Stockton dam. Also notes 1964 budget includes district attorney salaries and a purchase offer for Wilson school property by the Texas Highway Department.
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Richard Lott
Wilford Lott
Torre Drive
Palo Duro Creek
Lake Stockton
Sayy
Dist
Frank Baughman
Page
Wilson
Texas Highway Department
Amarillo
Reemphasis on religion in schools sparks church views
A mix of reactions followed the Supreme Court school ruling on religious activity in public schools. Some church leaders welcomed any emphasis on faith while others warned of erosion of constitutional safeguards. Noted voices include Rev Dr Franklin Clary Fry and Msgr John Voight, who called the decision a watershed separating Christianity from state funding and control.
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Supreme Court
Acton
Franklin Clary Fry
Lutheran Church In America
Central Committee
World Council of Churches
Amarillo Weather and School Secularization Debate
The record notes Amarillo had 158 sunny days in 168 in 1963 and cites a court decision on secularization of public education. A critic argues the ruling removes parental rights and forces secular instruction in public schools despite American religious heritage.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
America
City definers delay jury wheel plan decision
Randall County commissioners heard that securing the jury wheel method of selecting jurors requires a tighter city definition. The item appeared on the Monday agenda as part of general news coverage.
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Randall County
Tragedy at Palo Duro Creek Claims 16 Year Old Richard Lott
The 16 year old Richard LeRoy Lott of Amarillo drowned after wading into Palo Duro Creek near Lake Stockton. Rescue efforts failed to reach him as currents swept him away. His body was recovered later by Randall County authorities two miles from the last sighting. Funeral services will be announced by Blackburn Shaw.
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John Hare
Profumo
Secret Services
Palo Duro Creek
Richard Lott
Young Lott
Wilford Lott
Torre Drive
Currie Ranch
Lake Stockton
Tully Currie
Doug Hyde
Amarillo
John Currie
Youne Lott
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Currie
Lott
Randall County
Johnston
Nard Cazell
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National Observer
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Arthur Veysey
Chicago Tribune Press Service
London
John Profumo
George Wigg
Macrmillan
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Val
Eugene
Vanov
Stephen Ward
Christine Kee
Ward
Miss Keeler
Protumo
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Nations
Frank Church
Idaho
Crossroads
Db B. Scott
Wellington
Bob Ashworth
Amarilo School Board
High Court
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Associated Press
Msgr
John Voight
Archdiocese of New York
Guymon
Oklo
Andrew Joseph Maghe
Dumas
Dalhart
Carla Jean Maghe
Hartley
W. Neil Record
First Baptist Church
Tulsa
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Garretsson Senior Citizen Center
Panhandle
Doyle Morse
Herschel Kearney
Page Oil
Santa Fe
Sylvia Porter
Justice of the Peace
Woow Hancock
Phillips Petroleum Co
Richard LeRoy Lott
Pittsburg
Kan
Tascosa High School
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Mark Dan
Jett
Susan
K. V. Dixon
Bar
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Central Panhandle
Palo Duro Canyon
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