Letters from Gattis students praise daily news delivery
About 50 letters in identical envelopes arrived from Clovis thanking the Amarillo Daily News for classroom use. Eighth graders at Gattis Junior High wrote with appreciation and some frank notes, praising access to news and editorial pages while discussing stock markets and current events.
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Clovis
Gattis Junior High School
Oscar P. Cantwell
the &Th
Gattis
Amarillo
Canyon reader praises Columbus over Vespucci in ad miration note
Mrs G R Green of Canyon extols Christopher Columbus as an explorer and cites Santayana lines about faith and a round world. The piece also links H B Zachary to Nike Zeus tests on Kwajalein, mentions Harold Lewis from Honolulu, and notes a Mule Memorial Association pledge and a church bulletin quip.
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John Glenn
Charles Lindbergh
G. R. Green
Canyon
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
H. B. Zachary
Canadian River
Kwajalein Island
Harold Lewis
Honolulu
Alice Timmons
Amarillo
Muleshoe
Mule Memorial Association
Gil Lamb
Amarillo Sees Sunny Run Across 62 of 66 Days in 1962
Comparative readings at 3 p.m. Monday show Amarillo reporting 62 days of sun in 66 days of 1962 with clear skies. Wind speeds around 18 mph were noted in Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City, while visibility remained high.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla. City
Pampa Petition Returns Stir Recall Drive In City
Early petitions cited by both sides in Pampa’s political uproar show the Pampa Junior Chamber circulating recall petitions against Mayor E C Sidwell and four city commissioners. Jaycees report strong signatures in Ward 3 and 4 while 381 support signatures were filed by Mrs. Glenda Dunn for the mayor and 108 for other supporters totaling 489. The drive follows a unanimous city commission vote demanding City Manager John Koontz resign.
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Pampa
City Commission
Glenda Dunn
John Koontz
Sonic Booms Set Transcontinental Speed Records
A three man B58 supersonic bomber flew from Los Angeles to New York and back in 4 hours 42 minutes 32 seconds setting three speed records. West to east 2 hours 1 minute 39 seconds east to west 2 hours 15 minutes 12 seconds. The craft caused a miles wide sonic boom and damage. The crew earned the Bendix Trophy and Distinguished Flying Crosses.
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Los Angeles
New York
Robert M. Sweet
Navy
Richard F. Gordon
Sweet
International Airport
Thomas
Power
Russia Needs More Meat Says Khrushchev
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told a Moscow radio audience that the USSR of 200 million people needs more meat and butter. He cited city shortages and vowed measures to boost meat production quickly, as Western reporters were blocked and received accounts via Moscow radio and Tass.
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Khrushchev
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Communist Party Central Committee
Tass
Two Are Killed Secret Army Burns Prison
In Oran terrorists set fire to a crowded Moslem prison housing 1,850 inmates, killed two and wounded 50. They set off an explosion, released gasoline and butane to trap prisoners, while police blamed the European secret army. A separate attack in Algiers found a 12 pound explosive aboard a Royal Moroccan air liner, with a slow fuse and a hidden sack under a seat. A foreign journalist was slashed in the face, not seriously injured. The day left 35 dead and 130 wounded in Algeria.
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Oran
Algeria
Secret Army
Casablanca
European Secret Army Organization
Judo and Karate Reach 250000 Learners in U S
A Crossroads Report notes about 250000 Americans study judo or karate and frames these arts as effective negotiation tools. The piece quips that a neighbor says he has never met a practitioner but jokes they are wrestling in pajamas.
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U.S
Ridgecrest School Addition Approved
Amarillo school board approved a six room addition to Ridgecrest Elementary at 5307 W 37th. The project aims to raise capacity to 24 classrooms by September 1962 funded by 1959 voter approved bonds. Enrollment growth in Ridgecrest districts prompts the expansion as Carver High may need an eight room addition in 1963.
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Ridgeecrest
W. 37Th
Amarillo School Board
Bob Ashworth
Ridgecrest
Carver High School
Ashworth
Carver
Thomas M. Boren
Three Die in Crash of B58 at Carswell Air Force Base
A B58 supersonic bomber from Carswell Air Force Base crashed on takeoff during a night training mission. All three crewmen died as explosions shook Fort Worth. The aircraft, part of the 48th Bomb Wing, veered, struck a fence, and crashed into an ammunition bunker. an investigation board led by Col. A. A. Lathan was formed.
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Fort Worth
Carswell Air Force Base
Carswell
A. H. Parker
48Rd
Col
A. A. Lathan
France Boycotts Geneva Disarmament Meeting
Paris reports the De Gaulle government will boycott the Geneva disarmament conference opening March 14. With France out, the Western bloc comprises the United States, Britain, Canada, and Italy, while the Communist bloc includes Russia, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Romania.
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de Gaulle
Geneva
United States
Britain
Canada
Italy
Russia
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
Weather overview for Amarillo and region forecast
Partly cloudy and warmer today and Wednesday. Amarillo and vicinity low 26 high 65. Northwest Texas partly cloudy warming 58 to 48. New Mexico light clouds with scattered showers extreme northwest high 35 to 70. Sunrise 7 10 a m sunset 6 47 p m. Precip none in last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
Werner
Texas
New Mexico
Dumas Triumphs in Texas Class AAA Basketball Title
Thousands of Dumas students celebrate a 58-38 win over Waxahachie Indians to claim the Texas Class AAA championship. The victory follows Dumas football title in December, making the school the first in Texas to win both football and basketball in the same school year. A pep rally and parade marked the day, led by Superintendent Joe Scrivener as students cheered the eight-star cagers.
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AAA Phillips
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