City May Open 105 Acres For Botanical Garden Project
City commissioners approve a resolution to make 105 acres of municipal land available for a proposed botanical garden. A 10 story office building at 22nd and Civic Circle, to be built by the Bank of the Southwest, is planned as a $1.5 million project. A Kids Inc. fireworks ceremony on the Fourth of July will feature 4500 children aged 6 to 14. Three paving payment plans for older residential streets are now approved for property owners participating in paving. A five year old girl is noted in an unfinished item.
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Wheat harvest on High Plains reported by 14 county agents
Wheat on the High Plains has been harvested with yields averaging 5 to 15 bushels, better than expected, according to 14 county agricultural agents. A new Bliss Street fire truck, a 5,000 gallon tanker, goes on display at the Dumas station at 8 a.m. today. Academy visits Cannon AFB in Clovis, N.M., this week on a summer field trip. A former CIA chief is helping Mississippi in the civil rights worker case, whose car was found gutted by flames. A bill to expand ROTC passed in the House after a long fight with McNamara. McMurdo station winter project proceeds. Alabama Gov. George Wallace criticized the Supreme Court prayer in school and the civil rights bill, receiving a five-minute ovation. Brenda Jo Coleman of 205 N Monroe is mentioned in a social note. John R. Collard to oversee cornerstone ceremony for the Lockney grade school. An unprecedented 10,000 mile Antarctic flight is underway to aid an injured sailor.
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George Wallace
Supreme Court
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
From A toizzard Souttntceueeteuwe- Cabot Lodge in Name Only
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr will return from the war front this weekend singing The Battle Hymn of the Republicans and join William Scranton in opposing Barry Goldwater. The piece jokes about Lodge's grandfather's grave and recalls the elder Lodge's role in blocking Versailles and League of Nations ratification.
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William Scranton
Goldwater
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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League of Nations
Meat labeling movement spreads through towns
The article notes towns in the Golden Spread passing ordinances to label imported meat sold locally. Amarillo may adopt such a measure soon. Proponents argue labeling helps consumers distinguish domestic from foreign products. laws would not ban imports but empower choice. The topic is also to be discussed at a New Mexico Livestock Raisers Association convention in Clayton.
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Amarillo
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Mexico
New Mexico Livestock Raisers Association
Clayton
New Mexico
July forecast mixed with city notes from this page
Lawson Harman predicts July in the Golden Spread will be normal for moisture and temperature with 2.22 inches of rainfall, 77.5 degrees typical heat, 77 percent sunshine, 12 mph winds, and 11 thunder days in the Panhandle-South Plains-Pecos Valley.
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South Plains
Pecos Valley
Bank of the Southwest to announce 10 story Wolflin tower plan
Officers and directors of Bank of the Southwest will unveil a 1.5 million dollar plan for a 10 story office building at 22nd and Civic Circle in southwest Amarillo. About 50 civic leaders and chamber officials attend a 5:30 p.m. press conference at the Amarillo Club, invited by bank president Mark Woodall. The project marks Amarillo's first major office building outside downtown. Nearby, the First Christian Church at Wolflin Avenue and Duniven Circle progresses on a 1.5 million dollar construction, with completion expected in early November.
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Chamber of Commerce
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First Christian Church
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NYC Blasts Kill Two In Armory and Barge
Two explosions rocked Manhattan Tuesday night killing two aboard a fireworks barge off the 96th Street Hudson piers and injuring four other crewmen. A separate blast at the 33rd Street Armory wounded 14 reservists, two critically, as tear gas grenades smoke filled the area.
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FOR SALE BUY OWNER OFFERS ON WASHINGTON STREET
A handwritten sign south of Amarillo on Washington Street reads FOR SALE BUY OWNER. The notice implies the owner is for sale as a pet, without indicating whether the entity is new or used. The fragment offers no further details on origin or terms.
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Johnson reshuffles Saigon team to aid Scranton bid
President Johnson named Gen. Maxwell Taylor to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge as ambassador in Saigon and tapped Deputy Undersecretary U. Alexis Johnson for a post as deputy ambassador. Ambassador-at-Large Llewellyn Thompson was drafted temporarily to assist. The moves aim to curb Communist gains in Southeast Asia and bolster Gov. Scranton’s Republican presidential push.
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Speeding Saves Motorist Money in Albany
Albany driver Harlan Weaver, stuck at 80 on a faulty speedometer, faced a $29 repair bill but was fined $10 after radar caught him. Investigators say the radar corrected the electrical fault, and Weaver claims he saved $10 by the incident. Kent Johnson, the president, said he would do everything he could.
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Harlan Weaver
Weaver
Washington
Kent Johnson
Johnson presses for civil rights bill ahead of convention
LBJ urged Congress to work six days a week to pass civil rights legislation before the July Republican convention in San Francisco. He indicated doubt about Democratic leaders convincing the White House and said Republicans must aid for an early vote, with about 30 bills on the docket and 36 Republicans expected.
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Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Attack Repulsed as Race Clash Hits St Augustine Beach
In St Augustine Florida a civil rights march of about 200 integrationists clashed with some 100 white counter demonstrators and police. Officers used night sticks to push back attackers as an earlier beach swim-in attempt led to arrests and heightened the day’s violence.
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FBI Finds Charred Car Clue
President Johnson ordered CIA chief Allen Dulles to Mississippi as FBI agents found a charred station wagon linked to three missing civil rights workers in Neshoba County. The wagon was found 12 miles northeast of Philadelphia, with victims Andy Goodman Mickey Schwerner and James Cheney missing after a speeding fine incident. The White House noted no definite information yet, while state and federal search efforts intensified and Dulles prepared to confer with Mississippi officials.
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Andy Goodman
Mickey Scherner
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Congress of Racial Equality
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Navy Mercy Flight From Antarctica Aims for McMurdo
The Navy launches two large aircraft with medical teams on a 10,000 mile rescue mission to reach Bethel L. McMullen a builder first class stranded at McMurdo Station in the Antarctic a wintering research base. The flight aims to perform major surgery despite extreme conditions in the polar wilderness. A rear admiral ordered the mission after a station doctor warned surgery was necessary.
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