Helicopter crash kills five at Ft Sill after demo team flight
Five airmen died when an H-37 helicopter returning to Ft Sill from Oklahoma City crashed on the Ft Sill firing range. The crew included pilot CWO Dewey L. Seigler and co-pilot CWO Carl V. Ayers. Demolition experts from Ft Sill had been taken to Oklahoma City to aid in investigating three blasts that damaged homes and cars owned by Oklahoma Publishing Co. employees.
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Alvin L. Winn
Oklahoma City
The
Oklahoma Publishing Co
Daily
Oklahoman
Lawton
Okla
Ft. Sill
Roy Bergman
Army
Ft Sill
J. C. Bailey
61St Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Johnson camp predicts 500 convention votes for Lyndon Johnson
Strategists for Senator Lyndon B. Johnson project about 500 convention votes if Southern states back him, with Kennedy supporters noting Johnson may secure more early votes but Kennedy’s eventual tally could rise. Civil rights push seen as a concern yet not alarming Johnson’s backers.
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Johnson
Senate
Texas
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Civil Rights Fuse Lit for Demo Convention Showdown
Midwest Democrats led by National Chairman Paul M. Butler push civil rights hard at a regional conference. They urge rival Southern delegations to challenge Dixie renegades at the Los Angeles national convention. Humphrey Kennedy and Symington seek foreign and minority support while Butler backs a strong civil rights plank.
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Detroit
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Los Angeles
Midwest
Symington
Kennedy
Humphrey
Nationalities Division
Democratic National Committee
Kazoo Debut With New York Philharmonic At Carnegie Hall
Anita Darian performed a kazoo solo in the final movement of Mark Buecci’s Concerto for Singing Instrument at Carnegie Hall, joined by the New York Philharmonic. The program also featured Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky’s Concerted Piece for Tape Recorder and Orchestra, an avant garde pairing with conductor Leonard Bernstein.
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Anita Darian
Carnegie Hall
New York Philharmonic Orches
Otto Luening
Vladimir Ussachevsky
Leonard Bernstein
Rally at State Fair Coliseum backed aged health care bill
The UAW rally at the State Fair Coliseum urged federal action to provide medical insurance for the elderly. Symington voiced in principle support for Rep. Forand's Social Security based health plan, while Kennedy and Humphrey endorsed similar legislation without caveat.
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State Fair Coliseum
UAW
Symington
Aime Forand
D-Ri
Kennedy
Humphrey
Senior Poverty Stresses U S Health Costs Rise
The piece highlights 16 million Americans over 65 and 12 million living on under $2,000 annually as medical and hospital costs climb, underscoring growing financial strain in aging care.
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding areas in 1960
The report notes Amarillo recorded sun on 74 of 87 days in 1960 with comparative readings taken at 3 p.m. Sunday. Wind speed values include 13 mph for Amarillo and 15 mph for another location, with partly cloudy conditions in Houston and Dallas readings. Oklahoma City shows clear sky conditions.
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Amarillo
Cidy
Houston
Clay Dollas Ee
Okla
Khrushchev Arrives Under Tight Security in Marseilles
In Marseilles Khrushchev arrived amid heavy protection as Russian and French security forces shielded him from anti communist elements. A pre dawn street clash left one Red dead while a vast pro Soviet crowd gathered despite rain. Police and riot squads enforced stringent security along the motorcade route.
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Marseilles
France
UPS
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Red Belt
Khrushchev
Race May Allow Late Filing For Randall County Judge
Randall County Democratic leaders consider extending filing to accommodate a county judge vacancy created by Roy Joe Stevens resignation. A meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee is planned to decide whether to delay the filing deadline and allow late candidates to enter the race for the unexpired term. Absentee voting begins April 17, and committees weigh legal options and ballot printing timelines.
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Randall County
Roy Joe Stevens
Stevens
Jane
Texas
David Matthis
Canyon
Democratic
County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
Matthis
Attorney-General
Atttorney-General’s Office
Day of Dead Looms for South Africa
Johannesburg and other cities faced unease as South Africa prepared for a Monday day of mourning for 72 Black deaths at Sharpeville and Langa. Albert Luthuli urged stay-at-home observance while authorities warned for possible unrest and tightened measures.
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Johannesburg
Sharpeville
Langa
Albert Luthuli
The
African National Congress
Union
Camp David Talks With Eisenhower and Macmillan
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan confers with aides at the British Embassy and plans to press President Eisenhower for a joint approach to Moscow. They will join a private Camp David summit that may run to Wednesday to discuss the Paris talks and a nuclear test ban with Khrushchev.
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Washington
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
Macmillan
London
Camp David
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Soviet Union
Geneva
United States
Student Killed in Mining Shaft Fall
A New Mexico State University student, Paul Roach of El Paso, died after falling from a rope while climbing from the Fred Hamer Manassa Mine near Las Cruces. Two companions, David Morris of Albuquerque and Roy Hansman of New Braunfels, Texas, survived after a 14 hour rescue that used 750 feet of rope in a 520 foot vertical shaft. Authorities planned an inspection of the idle mine to assess reopening potential with assistance from Dona Ana County and Civil Defense.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico State University
Paul Roach
el Paso
Fred Hamer
Archie Archuleta
Dona Ana County
Civil Defense Organization
Fred Hess
Amarillo Area Weather With Mild Temperatures Today
Weather brief for Amarillo and vicinity shows clear to cloudy skies, mild conditions, and winds from the southwest shifting to northerly tonight. Lows near 45, highs around 80. Northwest Texas partly cloudy and mild, New Mexico reports a few showers in the west and north with cooler northwest today. Highs range 60 to 85, lows 30 to 50.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Vest
Eisenhower Opens 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth
President Eisenhower told 7000 delegates at the University of Maryland that American youth are fine and high spirited and smarter than their parents were at the same age. He expressed unshakable faith in the rising generation and opened a week long conference on youth needs and problems.
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Washington
UPT
Eisenhower
America
White House
University of Maryland
College Park
Conference aims to tackle rising juvenile delinquency
He warned that juvenile delinquency has increased each year for the past decade and urged delegates to examine multiple causes and measures. He expressed hope the conference will analyze the issue and highlight needed actions. See Ike on page 2.
Dear Editor Letter on Taxation and Religious Conviction
A Wellington reader, D. E. Scott, argues about a New York preacher clashing with government over income taxes. He claims religious scruples prevent payment and notes the conflict between church allegiance and civic duty.
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