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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1963

Page

4

First Peace Corpsmen Are Set for Surfeit of Opportunities at Home

Fifty seven Peace Corps volunteers stationed in Colombia will be mustered out today after two years of service. The departing group signals a rising pace of separations as more veterans return home to opportunities in teaching, foreign service, or civilian jobs. Ford Foundation funds and other groups offer fellowships and scholarships. governments and schools plan placement and credential accommodations including DC and New York arrangements.

Peace Peace Corps Colombia Sargent Shriver Shriver Congress Ford Foundation District of Columbia New York State Interior Department U.S. Pacific Trust Territories Boy Scouts Wayne L. Hays Ohio Charles Mathias Maryland Katherine St. George New York Hays Mrs. St. George Lady Astor Sir Winston Church Ultimas Noticias Guerrero Acapulco Cuba Hugo Barrientos Campos Orlando Ramo Contreras Leonel Diaz Roberto Abarca Abel Martinez Ignacio Canedo Francisco Bernal Ignacio de la Hoya U. S Alliance For Progress United States Castro Jimmq Morton Kgnctv Shamrock-McKee Shamrock Oil and Gas Company Dumas Sunray A. Schoetl San Diego Cal Eisenhower JFK Bolivar U.S Batista

Lincoln Honest but Slow Pay Ledger Entry From 1861

Washington notes recount an old Willard Hotel ledger dated 1861 showing Abraham Lincoln and family ran a $773.75 bill in nine days with meals, champagne, whiskey, brandy and private dinners listed before he paid with his first presidential pay six weeks after taking office.

Abe Lincoln Louviere Hon. A Lincoln Willard

Citizens urge action to liberate Cuba and confront communism

A long letter to President Kennedy denounces Washington double talk and calls for decisive steps to free Cuba and curb Soviet influence. It argues against troop deployments in the South, critiques U S socialist reform ideas, and urges a return to forefathers’ ideals while warning of Communist gains since 1920. It cites student indoctrination, media manipulation, and the need for strong U S action.

Kennedy Washington Hitler Munich Cuba United States Soviet Union Mississippi Alabama

Constitutional amendment methods and proclamation history

The quiz notes two routes for proposing amendments the two thirds vote in Congress and a constitutional convention called by Congress after state resolutions. It explains ratifications proclaimed by the Secretary of State and, since 1951, by the Administrator of General Services.

House and Senate U. S Congress Supreme Court of the General Services Secretary of State Serv Icus

Family Wedding and Slapshots in a Busy Household

Mrs Poke Bennett Sis and John attend a formal wedding as Nip and Tuck chase a warm day. Suzy brings out a shoe box of Slapshots while relatives recall past mumps and tonsillectomies. Sis guides the boys to view family photos at the end.

Sis John Tuck Suzy

Bible Verses Bridge Language Gap on Train

Two men in Europe share no common speech until one reads a Bible verse from John 3 16. They match verses all day and gain new light on each other as they compare sacred text despite the language barrier.

Europe

Reservists in Congress Question Sparks Senate Inquiry

A Senate inquiry is sought on whether reserve officers may simultaneously serve in Congress. Senator Goldwater cites constitutional text and 1950s law while noting a 1916 House inquiry that barred Guard commissions from U.S. House seats. He argues reservists can serve, pending official findings.

Washington Congress of the United States United States House Air Force Reserve United States Senate Senate Sen Strom Thurmond South Carolina U. S. Army Reserve Committee On the Judiciary Congress House Judiciary Committee National Guard House of Representatives Act of Congress Armed Forces

Do Readers Hold View On Moon Landing Debate And Peace Offer

A columnist gathers reader letters debating the value of moon landings for national defense versus science and includes opinions on communism pacifism and a proposed Khrushchev nuclear test ban. The weekly question asks readers to approve or disapprove of a White House offer to seek a Cold War truce with a nuclear test ban.

Washington Albert French New York City Khrushchev

Amarillo Daily News Published Rates and Staff

The Daily News in Amarillo lists its publication policy and staff including Wesley Izard Paul Timmons Don Boyett Louise Evans Shelby Kritser Grady Camp Lowel Brown Trenton Davis and Harry Bartlett. Subscription and mail rates across regions are detailed with monthly and yearly prices and taxes.

The Daily News Globe News Publishing Company, Inc Harrion Amarillo Amarillo Texas Wesley S$ Izzard Paul Timmons Don Boyett Louise Evans Shelby Kritser Grady Camp Lowel BROWN Globe-News Publishing Company, Inc

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