Russia and US Civil Defense Plans Face Off
A not-for-attribution note from an Amarillo businessman cites a Russian book urging civilian defense to deter aggression. It recalls US gaps, urges early warning, quick shelter within ten minutes, and private enterprise funding via tax write-offs. Kennedy and McNamara push shelters costing about 200 per person in existing buildings.
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Russia
U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory
San Francisco
Kennedy
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
Nuclear Testing Debate Reflects Cold War Tensions
A radio remarks recounts fears of atmospheric nuclear tests and claims that progress hinges on developing defense tech. It warns Moscow could imitate Munich style appeasement, cites secrecy, and notes Harriman’s July Moscow meeting as a possible repeat of Munich.
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Moscow
Harriman
United States
Munich
Fijians Say No Need for Aid or Independence
Two Fiji chiefs on a U S tour state there is no current desire for independence or foreign aid as Fiji prepares to assume local administration. they praise British rule while noting the informal U S visit and friendly reception in Washington.
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Chicago
Fiji
South Pacific
England
Ratu
Penaia Ganlau
George Cakobau
United States
State Department
Ratu Penaia
Congress Moves to Overturn Supreme Court Bible Ruling
Both houses push amendments and resolutions to restore prayer and Bible readings in public schools after the Court banned them. Senators Williams Johnston Carlson Bennett Goldwater Allott Beall join in proposing constitutional overturn and urging teachers to defy the ruling.
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Supreme Court
Congress
House
Frank Beck
N.Y
New York
Berker
Senate
John Williams
Del
Democrats
Olin Johnston
S.C
Aquanauts Splash Through Annual Memorial Park Meet
Twenty young aquanauts enjoyed a frothy hurricane of splashes at the annual wading pool meet in Memorial Park. The event showcased local youth activity and community recreation.
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Memorial Park
Collision near Tulsa Kills Man Injures Wife and Hurts Nine
A crash near Tulsa results in the death of one man his wife injured and nine children lightly injured. Other items note highway bid tabulations across Wheeler Lamb Hansford and Wilbarger counties and legal actions in Beaver County Oklahoma and Ochiltree County Texas. The Vernon Santa Rosa Roundup and Quarter Horse Show opens this week.
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Hansford
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Weather Snapshot Across Amarillo and Surrounding Cities
Amarillo reports sun on 160 of 170 days in 1963. Comparative readings at 3 pm show varying wind directions and visibility across Amarillo Houston Dallas Oklahoma City with cloud cover and moderate visibility.
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Dallas
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Russians thinning out forces in Cuba, says State Dept
The State Department reported Russia is withdrawing military personnel from Cuba and no longer has a large enough force to control the island. Officials acknowledge thinning but refuse to provide numbers, citing an imprecise process, while critics challenge the estimate as unreliable.
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State Department
Russia
Cuba
Department
Richard I. Phillips
Phillips
New York
Kenneth B Keating
R-N.y
U.S. Cuba
Keating
Daniel James
Citizens Committee For A Free Cuba
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity and Surrounding Areas
Clear to portly cloudy through Friday with a chance of late afternoon and night time thunderstorms today. High near 90. Northwest Texas mostly clear with a few late thunderstorms in the extreme west. Warmer today with highs 48 to 94. Northern New Mexico generally fair tonight with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms in the east this afternoon. Highs 80 to 95.
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Ando
Northwest
Texas
New Mexico
Debris Located as Navy Thresher Search Narrowed
Significant debris including an air bottle and broken pipe was photographed on the seabed by the Conrad during the Thresher search. Navy officials say the images are highly significant and justify closer examination of the area as the Trieste prepares to move to the site. The Thresher sank in 8,400 feet of water about 220 miles east of Cape Cod, with 129 men lost.
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Amarillo
Navy
Boston
Thresher
Conrad, Lamont Laboratory
Washington
Conrad
Fred Korth
Cape Cod
Mass
Kort
San Diego
Cal
Boston Navy Yard
Earth
Old West in action at Cimarron Hotel remembered
Surveyor swivels his transit on the High Plains scene as Cimarron NM recalls the old west. The note invites reading Morris Ryskind's report on page 3 comparing eras from Cimarron to the 1960s.
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High Plains
Lal al the Old West
Cimarron Hotel
Cimarron, NM
Morris Ryskind
Wallet Found After Spark Plug Save Sparks Kindness
Norbert Homer, a Groom service station attendant, had his wallet cling to a spark plug wire after it fell from his shirt pocket while serving Mrs. Gladys M. Weingart of California. She discovered it on her return in Elkhart Indiana and mailed it back. The wallet held valuable papers and $19.
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West Coast
Indiana
Norbert Homer
Gladys M. Weingart
California
Homer
Soviets Approve Moscow Washington Hot Line
Geneva June 19 Soviet Union formally agreed to establish a hot line teletype between Moscow and Washington to keep Khrushchev and Kennedy in constant contact. The aim is to prevent accidental war with U S approval following a June 4 draft. Western observers welcomed the move amid disarmament conference tensions.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Washington
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Kremlin
Khrushchevy
Crossroads Report on Equal Employment Argument
Neighbor argues that Equal Employment Opportunity for Negro citizens is a deceitful scheme to force more labor from colored workers. He claims the program offers no real job gains and serves to shift the unemployed onto subsidized lists, noting timing after welfare expansion. Db. B Scott Wellington.
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