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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1963
Page
2
Navy officials said a pipe failure flooded the Thresher engine room causing the nuclear submarine to sink. The report cites a catastrophic inflow of water as the cause of the disaster.
Republican leaders gathered in Denver as a site selection committee debated the 1964 convention venue. Key figures including Nelson Rockefeller supporters and Senator John Tower discussed bids and future plans amid preconvention polling and committee meetings.
The agreement, effective Aug 1 and lasting to May 4, 1965, broadens vacations and insurance benefits for about 400,000 USW workers across 11 leading steel companies. It introduces an experimental pact on outside contractors and supervisor roles, aims to raise job security, and adds a one year hospitalization period. Cooper and McDonald hail the Human Relations Committee for delivering the first big industry-wide deal without a strike since 1954.
Navy report cites a pipe failure that allowed seawater to flood the Thresher engine room leading to its loss in April 1963. The court of inquiry reviewed 120 witnesses and 1,700 pages, noting automatic reactor shutdown and later significant flooding as the sub sank 220 miles east of Cape Cod with 129 lives.
Twenty one Mexican tanker crewmen were released after 52 days at San Pedro California. They had been confined aboard the disabled vessel since April 28 due to owners failing to fund repairs. Immigrant authorities described it as freedom of the port as the men left the shipyard with little money and few options.
The Amarillo weather report lists a 24 hour precipitation total of 8.75 inches for the period ending yesterday with a year-to-date total and an all-time average cited.
An underground letter released by exile leaders alleges Fidel Castro has executed more than 30,000 Cubans since 1959. The document describes mass killings without trials and hints at remaining nuclear arms in Cuba, with figures attributed to the Democratic Liberation Command.
The speaker warns that the cotton bill would hurt civil rights efforts and notes automation hurting Southern workers while Northern industries also face job losses. He questions voting for a cotton bill to aid the South when broader labor pain exists.
Chairman Smith warned the bill may not pass in its current form and plans to hold it to seek amendments. He said he wants to help the bill by encouraging sponsors to make it more appealing rather than defeat it, noting southern opposition.
In Lufkin Texas Mrs W W Talbert 43 died after her car touched downed power lines during a storm Her daughter Ann 18 escaped unhurt as Mrs Talbert overreacted to the live lines and was struck by about 12500 volts while lying in water for several minutes before dying six hours later at a hospital
Nixon admits affection for flamenco but jokes he is no guitar accompanist. He attended three performances in four nights in Madrid, posing with a dancer and a guitar. He later traveled to Rome and Cairo after a delayed takeoff, and met Franco while touring Barcelona Toledo and El Escorial.
Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Friday at Schooler Gordon Colonial Chapel for Mrs. Cuttle Anno Bol 60, mother of Alton, sister of Mrs. Kate Knowlin and Mrs. Frank Beavers, grandmother of Mrs. Barbara Furbach, Mrs. Dorothy Bruce, and others. Interment will follow at Alanreed.
Pom Lady a 7 year old registered Quarter Horse mare donated by Binford Quarter Horse Ranch to the Oldham County 4 H Horse Club will be raffled Sunday. The winner gains the mare plus care until foaling next spring with ownership transferring to the child, then repeated for later foals.
In New Mexico the Game and Fish Department permits use of gigs nets and arrows to reach fish stranded in a 100 acre pool at Elephant Butte Lake head, where receding water left the fish to die. The area is dangerous with silt and quicksand. only flat bottom boats may enter.
A long range development plan aims to tap about 15 million kilowatts from six Brazilian rivers including the San Francisco Grande and Paranaiba. Current output from these rivers is about 2.5 million kilowatts.
A white soldier Pvt. Edward J. Betcher 19 of Brooklyn was killed in a confrontation with five Negro males and two Negro females after a traffic stop near Ft. Belvoir Virginia. Two fellow soldiers Philip J. Cheng 27 and James D. Spencer 22 were beaten but not seriously injured.
In SALT LICK Kentucky Trooper Doyle Elliott stopped a tractor-trailer after spotting a dirty license tag. He found a 1,500 gallon tank containing 4,200 cans of beer and 25 cases of whisky gin and vodka. The driver jailed for transporting alcohol in dry territory.
A number of American businessmen plan to halt operations in the Philippines amid shifts in market conditions and regulatory concerns. No further details on firms or timing are provided.
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