Two Assassinations Spotlighted in Civil Rights Era
Medgar Evers was shot dead in Jackson on June 11, buried at Arlington with Kennedy aides visiting his family. In Hoboken, Walter Glockner, 27, a Teamsters Local 560 member, was killed by speeding assassins near his home, with Provenzano on trial for extortion.
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Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
Arlington National Cemetery
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Kennedys
White House
Walter Glockner
Hoboken, N.J
Glockner
Teamsters
Union City
Anthony Provenzano
Teamster
Provenzano
Hoboken
Kennedy
Pope Paul VI Chosen Leader of Roman Catholics
Vatican City announces Giovanni Battista Montini named Pope Paul VI, a liberal prognosticated reformer guiding over 500 million Catholics. His path from Milan archbishop to pontiff includes diplomacy, modernization efforts, and a notable 1950s career amid global church affairs.
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Paul VI
Vatican City
Giovanni Battista Montini
Pau VI
Paul
John XXII
Milan
Italy
Vatican
Cardinal Pacelli
Pope Pius XII
Defense Budget Slash Prompts McNamara Protest
The House Appropriations Committee voted a $2 billion cut in the defense bill, prompting Secretary McNamara to warn the move would reduce armed forces by about 60,000 personnel and curb tactical air support. The panel set a $47.092 billion defense budget for the year starting July 1, claiming most cuts were bookkeeping.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
United States
Kennedy
Defense Department
REAC
Air Force
Navy
Downtown Amarillo still lacks a major hotel and convention center
The paper notes new apartment houses and motels plus proposals for a civic center, arguing a downtown hotel with full convention facilities would spark business. Summer catalogs for the Tri-State Fair go out, while a Free Cuba News report claims a guerilla group led by a 20 year old, “Chungo” Ramirez, is forming in Escambra Mountains. The piece also cites W R Arnold and Henry Van Dyke on varied topics about attention and individuality.
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Amarillo
Free Cuba News
Citizens Committee For A Free Cuba, Inc
Escambra
Castro
Naturalization Day in U S District Court
Judge Joseph B. Dooley presided as 20 people received naturalization papers while Mayor F W Wallace welcomed the new citizens. Page 1 reports by Hugh Park note a summer camp event and a Will Rogers Range Riders activity set for Sunday at 3 p m near Amarillo. Page 11 references a traditional bake sale and an open house for Amarillo Flying Service.
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Joseph B. Dooley
U.S. District Court
F. W. Wallace
Hugh Park
Atlanta Journal
Amarillo
Tradewind Airport
Pilot survives 5000-foot plunge after F8 Crusader engine fire
Marine Lt. Cliff J. Judkins of Fighter Squadron 323 bailed out 5,000 feet above the sea when his F8 Crusader failed. He hit water feet first and floated three hours in a Mae West life vest before rescue. He sustained multiple fractures but is expected to recover to fly again. He is married to Harriet Judkins and has relatives in Alabama and Georgia.
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Long Beach
Calif
Cliff J. Judkins
Judkins
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Japan
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles
Open house for Safeway milk plant in Clovis today
Safeway held an open house for its new Lucerne milk plant in Clovis with local residents joining the event. The page notes other local items including a car fire near Dumas and a drowning in Childress.
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Safeway
Clovis
Elect elite government debate stirs local views
A reader letter from Scott Wellington of Db. Fk SC discussing U.S. Senators arguing for elite rule and the public’s response. The writer notes neighbors favor elite officials but questions authenticity of candidates claiming elite status.
First KC 135 Tanker Joins Amarillo AFB Wing Monday
The 99th Air Refueling Squadron will join the 461st Bombardment Wing at Amarillo Air Force Base. The first KC 135 tanker arrives Monday afternoon with Lt. Col. Carlton E Justis flying in from Ellsworth AFB. Local officials and civic leaders plan a formal welcome led by Gen Monteith and Mayor Wallace.
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Strategic Air Command
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
Panhandle
Carlton E. Justis
909Th Air Refueling Squadron
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Mil
Ton ©. Green
SAC
Dwight O. Monteith
Amarillo Air Technical Training Center
F. W Wallace
Monteith
Wallace
Jack W. Hayes Jr
22Nd Aerospace Division
Walker Air Force Base
N.M
Citizenship Awards Given At Amarillo Naturalization
Mayor FF. W. Wallace welcomed twenty new citizens Friday afternoon after the formal naturalization ceremony in U.S. District Court Amarillo presided by Judge Joseph B. Dooley. The mayor said voting rights form the core of American freedom.
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FF. W. Wallace
United States
Elec
Joseph B. Dooley
U.S. District Court
Amarillo
Portage to name park after youngster who critiqued board
Portage Indiana June 21 Sam Perry then 14 wrote the Portage Town Board criticizing its failure to develop a park system. The board allocated 2000 dollars for preliminary planning for a three acre park the city’s first.
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Portage
Ind
Sam Perry
Portage Town Board
See Picture on Page 9 Freedom for Citizens Highlighted
Mayor Wallace notes the United States offers more freedom than any nation and urges readers to compare for themselves. The remark appears in a broader discussion about civic liberty with a cross-page reference to page 2 and page 9.
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United State
Wallace
Weather notes show clear to partly cloudy patterns ahead
Weather brief reports clear to partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change through Sunday. Scattered thunderstorms expected Sunday and tonight in the north. Highs 88 to 95 for the day, with winds strong and gusty along the eastern border.
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New Mexico
Javits Says Goldwater Showed Civil Rights Openness
Sen. Javits says Sen. Goldwater may back parts of Kennedy civil rights bill and possibly support cloture to end a southern filibuster. He notes Goldwater warned by California speech, opposes public accommodations section, and stresses two thirds vote needed for cloture.
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Jacob K. Javits
N.Y
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Javits
Goldwater
Kennedy
California
Guy Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Sen. Goldwater
Los Angeles
Arizona
Senate
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