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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1964
Page
6
A Tennessee mountain boy wins a Better Homes in America prize for a school essay defining a better home. The piece highlights home meaning and family pride, with mentions of the 1923 contest and a future World's Fair Braille guide for the blind.
An advertisement for ODRINEX claims rapid fat loss without exercise or dieting by suppressing appetite. It promises full refunds if not satisfied and lists Skaggs Drug Center in a city location for purchases and mail orders.
Washington report shows Texas ranks 15th to 36th among 50 states in 1962 64 education measures. The 1964 National Association Rankings compare Texas on factors from school age population per 100 adults to per pupil expenditures and teacher salaries with Texas positions ranging across multiple metrics.
A boy who received baseball books from his father becomes an authority on the sport’s history. The piece notes New York City’s early national role from 1789 to 1790 when it served as capital, with figures like George Washington and Henry Knox present during the oath of office on Wall Street.
The Navy will name the new Forrestal class carrier USS John F. Kennedy after the assassinated president. President Johnson approved the designation, following a contract to Newport News Shipbuilding for an 80,700 ton conventional carrier. A destroyer already honors Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. with Navy service.
Washington report from the Chicago Tribune notes Alfred Cantwell of the Red Cross outlines 10 water safety rules as the nation heads into summer. He cites a half century of safety education and warns that 6 400 of 100 million water users may drown this year despite progress.
A Texas Manufacturers Association study says workmen's compensation premiums in Texas rose about 40 percent over ten years, with an estimated $135 million in premiums this year. The AFL-CIO committee reviewed the report to consider act changes for the next legislature. The study notes Texas rates exceed New York slightly, but Texas max weekly benefits are $35 versus New York’s $55. death benefit caps are $12,600 in Texas, while New York has no cap.
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