From A to Izzard Keeping Up With The Record
Howard Payne of Dumas reads The Congressional Record daily and shares a Farm and Ranch excerpt from Tom Anderson printed in the Pageland Journal. The piece notes the Appendix hosts extended remarks and clipped items, with sharp critiques of appeasers and coexistence with Communists.
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Congressional Record
Howard Payne
Dumas
Payne
Tom Anderson
Farm and Ranch
Pageland Journal
Pageland
S.C
Robert W. Hemphill
Palo Duro star leads choir and French number
Steve Carter, Palo Duro High basketball star and choir member, performed with Darrrell Johnson's Palo Duro choir at the Downtown Kiwanis Club. The group sang a number from Oklahoma and a long French piece, praised by Turkish guest Capt. Seyesettin Fe sen. The column also notes The Super American State serialization and local Amarillo schoolyard reforms adding grass and nearby parks, with an odd quip about abnormal children and manners.
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Steve Carter
Palo Duro High
Darrell Johnson
Palo Duro
Kiwanis
Steve
Capt. Seyesettin Fesen
Turkey
James A. Johnson
Seven Americans missing after Laos plane shot down
The State Department said a U S transport aircraft from the American Embassy in Laos was shot down over rebel territory near Vientiane en route to Saigon. One possible survivor, identified as Maj Lawrence R Bailey of Laurel Maryland, was reportedly in the hands of Pathet Lao rebels, with checks ongoing to confirm his status and pursue a possible release. The other seven men aboard were also U S military personnel.
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Washington
State Department Today
Laos
U.S
Vientiane
Saigon
Viet Nam
State Department
Lincoln White
Pathet Lao
U.S. Army
Lawrence R. Bailey
Laurel
White
Bailey
Unity Poll Finds High Support for Higher Wages
Crossroads Report notes a Unity poll showing about 75 percent of U S citizens favor a higher wage floor. The writer mocks the idea of consensus and suggests polls could be tuned to reveal near universal agreement on other items. D E Scott Weilington.
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U.S
Weather notes from Amarillo 1961 report card
The 1961 Amarillo weather record shows sun on 82 of 85 days with readings at 3 PM. Data lists cities including Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with wind speeds varying and visibility steady, noting calm conditions in parts of the report.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Udall Seeks $2.75 Million Boost for Canadian River Dam
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall asks Congress to add 2.75 million to the 1.45 million already requested to begin the Canadian River dam near Sanford. President Kennedy sent the request. supporters say it accelerates construction and will fund the 9 million dam and aqueduct project for 11 cities by 1968. If approved, a December contract let could replace March, with three extra flood-free months and more work.
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Interior
Stewart Udall
Congress
Sanford
Kennedy
Ralph Yarborough
Walter Rogers
Canadian River
Doctor and mistress found guilty of wife murder in West Covina
Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff were convicted by a 12-member jury after a third trial of first and second degree murder and conspiracy in the July 1959 death of Barbara Jean Finch. The prosecution seeks the death penalty for both. sentencing set for April 3.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Clifford Crail
Carole
David Coleman
California
Finch
Barbara Jean
West Covina
Rogers Charges Farmers Lenored On Sugar Quotas
Rep Walter Rogers of Pampa accused the State Department of ignoring farmers needs as he testified before the Senate Finance Committee against a 21 month extension of the Sugar Act. He argued rural communities could gain from a reasonable portion of the diverted sugar quota from Cuba. The House passed extension would limit sugar beet producers in Texas and other states from expanding production. The Rogers critique followed remarks by Edwin M Martin assistant secretary of state for economic affairs urging approval. Area farmers were represented by the West Texas Sugar Beet Growers Assn which seeks to raise acreage.
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Washington, D.C
Walter Rogers
Pampa Today
State Department
Rogers
Senate Finance Committee
Cuba
House
Texas
Edwin M. Martin
Martin
West Texas Sugar Beet Growers Assn
20000 Riot Against U S In Portugal
In Lisbon about 20,000 protested the United States stance on Angola. Police used tear gas to break up the crowd that stoned the U S embassy. Mounted Republican Guards dispersed rioters as the crowd shouted Down with America and Down with the United Nations. An eye witness described stones striking glass while clergy sought calm.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.S
United States
United Nations
Angola
America
Joe Morris
Miami
Fla
Tornado Kills Tie Tornado Kills
A tornado ripped through East Texas hamlet Apple by killing two people and injuring four. Elderly couple Wesley Brookshire died near their demolished home. Four hospitalizations were minor. Five houses and several structures were leveled. power and phone lines down. Additional storms earlier Sunday injured 25. hail the size of golf balls fell 40 miles northeast of Austin. At Haltom City, lightning struck a church. no injuries reported.
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Dallas
East Texas
Appleby
Wesley Brookshire
Nacogdoches
Austin
Haltom City
Fort Worth
Birdville Baptist Church
Ivan the Terrible as Villain in Kremlin Story Chapter Two
The London Express feature previews the second chapter of The Kremlin Story with Ivan the Terrible cast as the villain. The feature appears on page 17, offering readers a glimpse of the narrative direction.
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Ivan the Terrible
Villian
Kremlin
London Express
Students im Chasm We Want the Guard
Thousands of chanting college students moved into downtown Fort Lauderdale and blocked a major intersection on Easter break. Police reported 100 plus arrests for disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct as Mayor Johns warned of action.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
North
Midwest
National Guard
Las Olas Boulevard
Jade Beach
Texas House Nears Vote On First Tax Bill
The Texas House gave preliminary approval to a 32.6 million tax measure to cut the state deficit in half with an 83-61 en grossment vote. Final passage awaits a two thirds vote, while the bill raises taxes on jukeboxes air conditioners and automobile registrations and tightens school fund procedures.
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Austin
Texas House
House
Keep -em Near: Teen Pleads Guilty to Carrying Razor
Willian R. Taylor aged 19 pleaded guilty in municipal court to carrying a straight razor. He said he carried it to cut his fingernails.
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Washington
Willian R. Taylor
West Still Waits on K s Reply
Nations await Nikita Khrushchev response to Kennedy call for a cease fire in Laos as SEATO ministers vow to endure sacrifices, possibly war, to stop Communist takeovers while Gromyko voices cautious optimism at a White House conference. Moscow hosts a broad gathering on international problems as the Laos issue lingers.
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Southeast Asia
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Laos
Washington
Andrei Gromyko
White House
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Foreign Beet Imports Threaten U.S. Cattlemen in NM Meeting
At the New Mexico Growers Association 47th annual convention in Albuquerque, John Stark of Deming warned that rising foreign meat imports threaten U.S. cattlemen’s viability. He urged tariffs and a flexible quota as 1,500 attendees heard updates from speakers including Frederick Champ and C. W. McMillan. The session continued with the convention concluding Tuesday night.
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Albuquerque
The
New Mexico Growers Association
U.S
John Stark
Deming
Association
United States
Stark
Frederick P. Champ
Logan
Utah
C. W. McMillan
Denver
American National Cattlemen’s Assn
Weather outlook for Amarillo and Southwest Texas
Weather U S Weather Bureau reports increasing cloudiness across Amarillo and vicinity with afternoon and evening thunder showers and cooler temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Northwest Texas expects more cloudiness and thundershowers with cooler temperatures. New Mexico notes partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and possible high mountain snow plus windy conditions this afternoon. Sunrise 6 40 a m Sunset 7 05 p m Showers.
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Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
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