Crop Future Brightens Up in Texas Panhandle
Farmers across the Golden Spread welcomed up to seven inches of wet snow and rain boosting soil moisture. The Weather Bureau forecast continued light precipitation with warmer temperatures, while cattle markets faced slower sales as stock moved off wheat fields. Perryton and Ochiltree County recorded notable moisture aiding the wheat crop.
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Amarillo
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Ochiltree County
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Perryton
Allen Lease
Perry
Blakley Critiques Foreign Aid and Warns of Looming Change
Sen. Bill Blakley warns against continued subsidies to foreign nations, saying dollar loans backed by gold could trigger a gold outflow. He calls for tightening credit and cutting federal aid, while advocating tax relief for education and students. He also voices concern over Communist influence at home and abroad.
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Weather Bureau reports cloudy to partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and Northwest Texas with showers late today and Sunday. New Mexico forecast includes snow above 7,000 feet and blowing dust in the west with light rain or snow in the east. Temperatures ranged from 23 to 56 for today with highs around 45 in the north, and precipitation of .87 inches in the past 24 hours.
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Amarillo
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Aexico
Canadian River Engineer Named for Borger Dam Project
Bill Kensley of Clinton Oklahoma, a bureau engineer for 25 years, will have immediate charge of work at the Canadian River Dam site and supervise contractors if approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Leon Hill, regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation, announced the appointment to the Borger Chamber of Commerce.
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Borger Chamber of Commerce
Bill Kensley
Clinton
Okla
Kensley
Secretary of Interior
Snowy season brings cheer and humor to Amarillo gossip
The column notes Sen Blakley as breath-buster after a July 1958 flood and jokes about the season's snow. G L Thacker of 1812 Austin mocks spring promises as a mockingbird survives winter on Hillcrest. The writer compares golf and tax time, closing with Wes Izzard’s lighthearted signoff.
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G. L. Thacker
Austin
Hillcrest
Amarillo
Legislature Declared Void In Indiana Reapportionment Ruling
Marion County judge ruled the Indiana General Assembly illegal and powerless for not reapportioning since 1921. Judge John F. Linder said the failure violates Indiana and U.S. constitutions. State Sen. Nelson G. Grills filed the suit challenging 23 Senate elections from 1958. State Atty. Gen. Edwin K. Steers advised awaiting further court decisions on future laws.
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Marion
Indiana General Assembly
Edwin K. Steers
John F. Linder
Superior Court 5
Nelson G. Grills
Linder
Indiana
U.S
Senate
House of Representatives
U S Boosts Aid to Laos in Military Increase
An informed source says the United States has doubled its military mission in Laos and stepped up shipments of guns and ammunition to aid the pro Western government against Soviet backed rebels. The exact rate of increase is not disclosed. US personnel continue training the Lao army.
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Wet St Patrick Day Parade Drenched but Spirits Rise
In Shamrock a 2 inch rain delayed a 4 unit parade but crowds stayed as events moved indoors. Miss Irish Rose 1961 was crowned Miss Lynn Ficke 17 Amarillo, also Miss Amarillo High School, with runners up Miss Sheri Gibbs and Miss Ora Lee Mann.
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Amarillo
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Monroe
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Wellington
Ora Lee Mann
Erick Okla
Erick
F. L. Beasley
First KGNC TV airs as community greets new station
On March 18 1953 KGNC TV began broadcasting eight years ago. Kelly Maddor the first production manager recalls the community’s warm welcome and eagerness for television with few complaints. The piece notes the grateful reception from local residents.
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Daily News
Kelly Maddor
Kgnc-Tv
Maddox admits many mistakes in early TV staff
The excerpt recalls Maddox noting that staff, largely inexperienced with the new technology, faced serious challenges while trying to present television as a realistic experience. The piece contrasts this with the notion of seeing the real thing and hints at broader lessons from early TV efforts.
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Cheating Diets and Tax Fliers from a Letter
Dear Editor D. E. Scott critiques dieting trends as a fad and jokes that shrinking dimensions could delay crowding while hinting that smaller waistlines might help some evade income tax scrutiny. Wellington.
Goldwater Proposal Rejected by GOP Leaders
GOP leaders rejected Barry Goldwater's call to stop courting Negro and other minority voters. New York chairman L Judson Morhouse urged more outreach, while Thruston Morton and Ray Bliss defended broad city-focused efforts and warned against writing off minority blocs. Morton noted Kennedy won big-city support and cautioned against a repeat.
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Barry Goldwater
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Goldwater
New York
L. Judson Morhouse
Arizona
Morhouse
Thruston B. Morton
Ray C. Bliss
Ohio
Morton
Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Two College Players Charged in Bribery Case in New York
Two men described as syndicate representatives were arrested in a college basketball bribery case. Aaron Wagman and Joseph Hacken face charges of bribery and conspiracy. University of Connecticut, Seton Hall players Henry Gunter and Arthur Hicks were named as involved, with Gunter and Hicks both 21. Authorities said 15 to 25 colleges may be drawn into the probe.
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New York City
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Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Aaron Wagman
al Wagner
al Williams
Joseph Hacken
University of Connecticut
Colgate
Hamilton
N.Y
Peter D. Andreoli
Seton Hall
Dayton
Madison Square Garden
Henry Gunter
Arthur Hicks
Chicago
Andreoli
Thug Nabbed After Fatal Gun Battle Near Poplar Bluff
Douglas Wayne Thompson, sought for killing a policeman, was captured today. A man who gave him a ride was fatally wounded when Thompson exchanged fire with state trooper Glen E. Davis. Raymond Samuel Glover, a 43 year old saw mill worker from Clubb, died at Poplar Bluff Hospital. Davis was wounded as Thompson fled in the trooper’s patrol car to a nearby farmhouse. Thompson’s capture ends a dramatic pursuit that began a week earlier.
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Douglas Wayne Thompson
Thompson
Raymond Samuel Glover
Clubb
Poplar Bluff Hospital
Glen E. Davis
Desperado
Davis
Legislature Sets Funds For Committee Use In New Mexico
Today's Santa Fe essay by Will Harrison, Daily News special correspondent, criticizes the New Mexico Legislature action to set up more than a quarter of a million dollars for committee use. The piece signals a dim view of such goings on and invites readers to page 3.
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Santa Fe
Will Harrison
The
Daily News
Blakley outlines education aid plans for Texas
Sen William Blakley proposed two federal education aid bills at Amarillo Country Club. One boosts parent tax exemptions for college and high school students. the other would remit five percent of state federal income tax receipts for education. He argued plans avoid admin burdens and keep schools locally administered. A six inch snow disrupted some events.
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Potomac
William Blakley
Texas
Opportunity Plan, Inc
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Amarillo Country Club
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