11 Mar 1964
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1964
Page
1
The queen announced Tuesday night the birth of a boy, the fourth child, advancing to third in line after Charles and Andrew, with Anne remaining the queen’s other child. The news comes amid global tension as the RB 66B shootdown escalates East Germany conflict claims.
John Cartwright of Lehigh University proposes creating a federal Department of Education with a cabinet secretary and increased funding. He calls for unified federal education policy, broader authority, and relocating the Education Office from HEW to coordinate programs.
The U S Sixth Fleet entered the Mediterranean near Cyprus with a task force moving into the Aegean to drill with Turkey in a display of force analysts say steadies talks. Diplomats credit the show of strength with easing the Cyprus dispute and enabling discussions.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip welcomed a new prince at 8 20 p m in Buckingham Palace Belgium suite. The infant is third in line to the throne behind Charles and Andrew, ahead of Princess Anne. The bulletin said mother and baby are doing well and world leaders sent congratulations.
Absentee Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge won a stunning upset in New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary with about 32 percent of write in votes. Goldwater and Rockefeller battled for second while Nixon finished fourth. in the Democratic race Johnson led Kennedy for vice president votes.
The United States demanded Soviet cooperation in returning three crewmen and wreckage after an unarmed Air Force reconnaissance plane was shot down. William Tyler called Minister Counselor Georgi Kornienko to deliver a strong oral protest and noted the three crewmen parachuted. their fate remained unknown.
The committee approved a wheat section added by the Senate to the cotton bill on a 20 to 13 party line vote. Republicans called the move railroading and faulted four GOP amendments as defeated along party lines. Ranking Republican Rep. Charles B Hoeven criticized strong arm tactics as a quick procedural push to blunt GOP criticism of the full committee’s prior inaction.
Paul Harvey delivers his first Amarillo Daily News column from the Municipal Auditorium where he argues equal pay for equal work is ambitious and unlikely to come out evenly. He notes the topic will provoke strong discussion.
Mayor BF W Wallace announced the Amarillo City Commission’s unanimous support for a 13.3 million capital improvements program. A Citizens Forum will study seven proposals totaling 15.6 million and present them to voters in the spring after eight months of city financial review.
Boxing columnist praises Clovis New Mexico program as possibly the best of its kind in the United States. tribute highlights coach Bob Stephens and wrestler Earl Large the 94 pounder who boxed at 112 and reached the semi finals with seven entries as New Mexico champions in Louisville Kentucky National tournament.
A nine woman and three man jury deliberated over about an hour Tuesday afternoon before finding Scotty Ernee not guilty on one embezzlement charge. Prosecutors planned to proceed with seven more counts in Irving. Further trial dates follow next week as the state targets eight total charges.
The Middle East area endures floods and storms causing at least 13 deaths across the Midwest and East. Ohio Indiana and Kentucky evacuations surge as the Ohio River flood looms as a historic threat. Businesses shut down in Cincinnati and Louisville while many towns face halted operations.
West Texas State University hosts liberal Christian theologian Dr. Nels Ferre as Religious Emphasis Week speaker amid controversy. Ferre faced scrutiny over virgin birth beliefs and past links to amnesty talks for Communist Party leaders, with explanations cited about misinterpretation by the press.
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