Travel guide Reg Butler tours America as first time visitor
English courier Reg Butler who guided 150 Panhandle travelers on a Jet Holiday Tour two years ago is now a tourist on a 99 day bus pass in the United States. He recounts American food oddities and his first iced tea and English muffins during visits to Amarillo idlewild and New York style sights.
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Numbers Man Shares His Personal Data Parade
A man describes how his paper lists many numbers that identify him including his Social Security, tax, bank, driver’s license, library card, travel and gas cards, with plans to alter some digits to hinder tracing. He notes other IDs like birth certificate and fishing license exist but are not with him.
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New Mexico
Editorial calls concentrating troops at state boundaries
Transport Workers Union president Mike Quill urges focusing armed forces at state lines within the fifty states to avoid global overextension. A private note questions city population figures on a highway sign. Forecaster Lawson Harman predicts July in Amarillo will be unusually wet with 4.45 inches of rain. An Amarillo company uses an electronic computer that humorously asks for a raise.
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TWU Express
Don Hileman
Amarillo
Lawson Harman
Wes Izzard
Cotton Bill Threatened by Civil Rights Rider in House
The House debates killing the cotton bill by attaching a civil rights rider. Northern lawmakers prepare to oppose the bill in retaliation against Southern votes, while Chairman Howard Smith doubts passage in its present form. Rep. Findley suggests tying a rights amendment, noting textile workers are rarely Negro and subsidies should not support discrimination.
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Virginia
House Rules Committee
W. R. Poage
Texas
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Ofllinois
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Iowa
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Ray Madden
Indiana
U.S. Skeptical of Report on Cuban Infiltration
U.S. officials expressed skepticism at Cuban exiles claiming a large-scale infiltration of anti Castro commandos into Cuba. State and Defense spokesmen said they have no information to confirm the Havana landings, while Rep. Rogers cited unnamed sources claiming over 3,000 infiltrators landed at three Cuban coast points.
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Door deficit sparks $200000 bid in House Office Building
A letter notes Congress plans another funding push for more doors in the House Office Building amid criticism of contracting choices. It references Cuba crises from 1961 Bay of Pigs to Khrushchev era missiles and ongoing exile raids, framing US policy debates and security concerns.
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Narcotics Flow Across Border Warns Stanford Expert
Dr. Bernard W. Casselman of Los Angeles told AP at Stanford that narcotics flow from Mexico into California like the Rio Grande. He cited 1962 arrests totaling over 18,000 and estimated 10,000 in state prisons plus 10,000 to 15,000 in city jails or on the streets.
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Do Not Disturb Couple Vanish From Roswell Motel
A young couple checked into the Barmada Inn in Roswell and kept a Do Not Disturb sign on their door for days. Police and motel staff forced entry at 3:30 pm and found the room stripped of furniture, with the couple gone, along with items they had taken through a rear window. The television was found secured in the wall.
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Evers Family Visits JFK at White House
The family of slain integration leader Medgar Evers met President Kennedy at the White House. Secretary Udall gave an official limousine for a sightseeing tour as the family, including Mrs Evers and her two children Darryl and Reena, visited Washington.
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Weather summary for Amarillo and Northwest Texas
Weather bureau bulletin reports cloudy conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. North and west regions show cooler trends with high temperatures around 4 to 9 degrees, and a warmer east in New Mexico with highs near 80. Hourly readings from dawn show temperatures ranging from 64 to 87 degrees with sunrise at 7:52 and sunset later in the day.
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Bride-to-Be Taken for Bogey Ride Disaster Injures Couple in Chicago Court Case
Robert G De Bartolo and his fiancée Jeanette De Bartolo sued after a high school prom night horse carriage ride ended in a runaway, overturn, and injuries. The defendant drivers and stable owners faced a negligence claim as the horse pulled the carriage one block before a curb turn, causing cuts and bruises but no broken bones.
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Amarillo Sees Sun 16 of 17 Days in 1963 Report
Weather summary notes Amarillo had clear skies for most of 16 days in a 17 day period in 1963. Data from Thursday readings show wind and visibility details across cities including Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with varying conditions.
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Labor Peace Top 65 Ends Steel Contract Standstill
Negotiators from United Steelworkers and industry announce a 21 month steel labor agreement affecting about 400 000 workers. The pact avoids a strike during the next presidential campaign and features an extended vacation plan to ease unemployment.
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Memorial fund aids Beckner survivors in Amarillo
Three Baptist churches sponsor a memorial fund for the George A. Beckner family. The mother and two children died in an accident. The piece notes regional relief efforts and a community response in Amarillo.
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High Plains Capsules and Local Crime Items
High Plains Capsules notes a Binford Quarter Horse mare being cared for by the Oldham County 4-H Club awaiting foal birth in spring. A New Mexico girls state group is named in Albuquerque. In Roswell a rifle accident kills Steve Mayfield and wounds another boy. An autopsy is ordered in the Hartley traffic crash death of Carle Jean Marie. the father is charged with murder without malice. A Liberal man refuses extradition to Oklahoma over condensate thefts. bond posted in a related case.
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