Probers Turn On the Light and Public Hearings
Legislative investigating committees are here to stay and serve a unique function by gathering evidence, holding public hearings, and informing policy. The Texas House General Investigating Committee, led by H. J. Blanchard with vice chair Carl Conley, Tom James, John Allen, and chief counsel David Witts, is examining gambling shares and possible police links, with investigators from the Department of Public Safety.
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FBI
Texas
Department of Public Safety
OGO
Congress
Texas House General Investigating Committee
Congressional Investigating Committees
H. J
Doe) Blanchard
Lubbock
South Plains
Carl Conley
Raymondville
Tom James
Dallas
John Allen
Longview
Coo
David Witts
Kefauver
McClellan
Chicago Crime Commission
House General Investigations Committee
Rep
Joe Burkett
Kerrville
James
Law probes ties between officers and criminals in Texas
Texas House investigators open a three day hearing in Lubbock to probe alleged ties among law enforcement, prosecutors and organized crime in Potter and Randall counties. Thirty one subpoenas have been served including officials and candidates. Chief counsel David Witts says testimony does not imply guilt and names may show useful information.
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Potter
Randall Counties
Texas House
Stanley Blackburn
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Gaither
Wayne Bagley
David Witts
Dallas
FBI
KGNC Stations Schedule Live Hearing Telecast All Week
KGNC-TV and KGNC-FM will broadcast a state committee hearing on crime from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. daily through Friday, with radio tape recordings from 6 p.m. to midnight. The regular schedule is canceled during these hours underlining the event's community importance.
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Kgnc-Tv
Bob Izzard
Kgnc News
Ray Cullin
Bob Watson
KGNC
Kgnc-Fm
Khrushchev Arrives in Paris for Pre Summit Visit
Premier Nikita Khrushchev lands in Paris for a 12 day tour protected by police and soldiers. President De Gaulle will greet the Soviet leader, the first since 1896, with 200000 French residents noted in dispatches. Talks planned cover disarmament nuclear standstill Berlin and German reunification.
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Paris
Nikita S. Khrushchev
France
Charles de Gaulle
Czar Nicholas I
Czarina Alexandra
Khrushchev
Moscow
Berlin
Air Force to Eliminate KP for Servicemen
Rep Frank Kowalski announces the Air Force will replace kitchen police duties with civilian food service attendants at all bases worldwide by July 1. He urges the Army and Navy to follow suit, calling the move a step in the right direction.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Frank Kowalski
D-Conn
Kowalski
Army
Navy
E Way Links in 61 Plans in Amarillo Expressway
The Texas highway department includes two links in downtown Amarillo in its 1961 62 construction program. Advance planning was authorized for sections including a railroad overpass on Taylor Street. Construction financing depends on congressional action.
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Austin
Amarillo
State Highway Department
Taylor Street
Crossroads Report on Welfare, IQ Fears and Highway Plans
A letter cites New Jersey child welfare concerns over fostering a child and warns of potential IQ based adoption moves. The piece outlines Texas reformish highway spending: Taylor Street overpass $525,000, north dispersal system $974,000, and right of way purchase on US 287 totaling $30,000 with county match. Additional state planning covers four lane US 287, State 273 improvements 7.3 miles, and widening State 15.
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Taylor Street
S. 2Nd
N. 3Rd
N. 8Th
N. 22Nd
State Highway Commission
Potter County
Pullman
Carson County
Armstrong County
Claude
Gray
Pampa
Lefors
House OKs Voting Referee Section in Civil Rights Bill
The House approved the administration’s voting referee section by a 199 to 104 vote and moved toward passage of the full civil rights bill. Referees would be federal agents appointed by judges to oversee registration and voting in areas with documented discrimination, affecting both state and local elections.
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Washington
House
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Clears Then Warms
Weather bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau notes clear to partly cloudy skies in Amarillo and vicinity today and Thursday. Cooler mid today and Thursday with morning lows around 32 and highs near 65. Northwest Texas remains clear to partly cloudy with a slight warmup today and cooler conditions Thursday.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
US condemns violence in South Africa and missile plans
The United States condemned police violence against black demonstrators in South Africa and said it could affect plans to launch an intercontinental missile from Cape Canaveral toward the Indian Ocean. State Department officials stated they deplore the violence and urge peaceful redress, noting the incident could strain relations and complicate the missile project.
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Washington
United States
South Africa
White
Tle
State Department
Am a rillo approves annexation costs drop in budget
Amarillo City Commission amends 1959-60 budget noting annexing 2 square miles will cost about 145000 before Sept 30. Added service costs are more than 90000 less than expected, with 61486 for police to support patrols in annexed areas.
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Amarillo
Police Department
Strikes Called in Aftermath of Riots
Thousands of nonwhites refused to work amid two days of rioting against pass laws. Police fired as unrest spread from Sharpeville to Langa near Cape Town. Deaths reported, with 67 killed, 182 wounded officially. opposition calls for inquiry.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape Town
Smithsonian scientist forecasts weather through 1967
Smithsonian astronomer Dr. Charles G. Abbot, 87, predicts 1961 to 1966 weather trends for 32 cities. He expects a wet year, followed by normal rainfall then a dry spell in 1962, with a long stretch of normal rainfall into 1964 and a very wet winter in 1965, detailed in projections dating to 1959.
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Washington
Smithsonian
Charles G. Abbot
Forecasts for rainfall eight years ahead stir debate
A scrambled report discusses attempts to forecast monthly rainfall for cities eight years in advance. It cites Amarillo and Houston amid unclear data and inconsistent results, noting partial cloud cover and varying visibility in the sample.
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Amarilla
Amarillo
Houston
Abbot
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