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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1961
Page
1
Hundreds of Daily News copies reach Gattis Junior High School in Clovis for civics and social studies. Ninety two letters from the entire ninth grade thank the paper, noting favorite features and regional news.
A radio boss discusses the term businessman's bounce as upbeat standard tunes with a beat, citing Sing Along With Mitch as a prime example. The piece also notes a Panhandle piano shipment in 1888 and mentions Newsweek's acquisition by Phil Graham amid liberal editorial shifts.
Oklahoma Panhandle and South Plains farmers show cautious support for the Kennedy era emergency feed grains plan. Most favor controls to raise prices and reduce surpluses, with aid tied to acreage cuts and optional retirement. Reactions vary. two declined to comment.
Six sisters once from Iowa reunite in Amarillo when one breaks a hip. The family brings knitting and quilts to the hospital while visitors from Wellington Wil dorado Vega and Adrian join, noted in the Plains Party Line on page 9.
Medea the Robinson Jeffers adaptation of Euripides opens today at Amarillo Little Theatre for four performances at 8 15 p m. Directed by Margaret Echols Moore the cast includes Marilyn Pool Jerry Ballew Marti Hinson Camille Hess Star Pork Ardis Martin William Angus Moore and Dr C E Colgate.
Weather summary notes comparative readings at 3 am on Tuesday with wind speeds up to 15 mph and clear skies reported in Amarillo Dallas Houston and Oklahoma City. Observations show Amarillo with high visibility and clear conditions across the listed cities.
Washington March 21 The new helium conservation program begins with contract negotiations to start immediately with four firms. Interior Secretary Udall named Cities Service Helium New York City Helium Conservation Corp Midland Northern Natural Gas Kan sas City as the initial participants from 14 proposals. Further negotiations may follow as the program scope nears congressional funding and the act.
Police constable Peter Stubbinton reads in the Amarillo Daily News that 175 Americans from the Golden Spread will enter London on April 22. The final information meeting for the European Jet Holiday Tour was held at the Amarillo YMCA, with Joseph Letzkus and Mike Alford among attendees. takeoff is set for April 21.
About 750 farmers in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains formed the Plains Irrigation Gas Users Association after Pioneer Natural Gas Co raised irrigation fuel rates by about 10 percent. David Burgess of Tulsa, the new president, says the group aims to secure the lowest possible price for irrigation motors and plans to expand to 20 to 30 more counties with gas powered wells. The association’s legal adviser is John Aikin of Hereford.
The Kremlin is described as the soul of Russia in stone and metal, shaping centuries of history as rulers alternated between new capitals and Moscow. The feature promises the first chapter in The Daily News Friday.
President Kennedy told Democratic leaders he would propose a defense spending increase that would turn the government red for fiscal year starting July 1. He plans to send revisions to Eisenhower era budgets and push centralization of the foreign aid program, while negotiations continue on raising the federal minimum wage.
The White House announced that President Kennedy’s news conference scheduled for tomorrow is postponed until 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday.
The text notes Kennedy proposing a defense increase to $42.9 billion, a $1.9 billion rise, with deficits possibly around $1 billion depending on postal rate hikes and new levies. Rayburn and Mansfield discuss deficit implications and aid focus, while Kennedy’s foreign aid plan awaits congressional action.
Weather outlook shows fair conditions today with a mild drop to partly cloudy skies Thursday. Morning low 28 and high 58 in Amarillo. Northwest Texas similar with highs 58 to 65. New Mexico fair through tonight with no significant temperature change, highs 55 to 65.
The Texas Legislature cleared a path for a floor vote on a two fiscal year state services budget totaling 2.5 billion dollars. House action killed Rep Red Berry’s horse betting proposal 143 to 5, while the Senate faced a setback for SB2 to fund full four year support for the University of Houston amid a claimed 5 million dollar annual shortfall.
A reader letter from Dp BE Scott of Wellington critiques small conservative groups like Citizens for Constitutional Government as pockets of stubborn ideology. The writer warns activism for constitutional government could be labeled treason and met with violence in a hostile political climate.
Austin report shows State Insurance Board chairman Thomas Ferguson warning lawmakers that automobile insurance premiums will rise in June. He projected a 13 to 14 percent average increase based on 1960 experience and said a 20 percent no-violation discount might drop to about 15 percent. Legislation could alter merit ratings and penalties under the safe driving plan, with two bills moving to subcommittee for study.
The House passed a bill 283 to 129 to retain the Cuban sugar quota at zero and reduce the Dominican Republic quota. The measure would extend the 1960 act granting presidential power to limit Cuban sugar until December 31, 1962, and remove a 1960 provision mandating quota diversion to the Dominican Republic while redirecting more Cuban sugar to Western Hemisphere markets.
Opponents of Rep Berry’s proposed constitutional amendment on pari mutuel betting forced a floor showdown to kill it for the session. Berry, a self described retired gambler from San Antonio, vows to pursue modifications in measures still in committee. Sen Ray Roberts of McKinney, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, plans to press for action Wednesday on the appropriations bill which seeks 154 million dollars in new general revenue funding.
Eleven oil prospectors including three Americans were released after 10 days in captivity by tribesmen in the Spanish Sahara south of Morocco. King Hassan II announced the release, praising the tribesmen as patriots and citing Morocco’s claims to the Spanish Sahara.
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