Psychometrics craze highlights American reliance on tests
More than 60 million tests are administered yearly in schools clinics and workplaces. Dr Julius Segal in Woman's Day warns Americans have become test happy and increasingly rely on experts to judge ability and life choices, signaling a shift toward welfare state style security.
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Julius Segal
Woman's Day Magazine
Emmett Schockley
Gattis Junior High School
Clovis
Tyr. Segal
Tom James Seen as Future Texas Governor Candidate
Tom James, a Dallas lawyer and former Amarillo schoolboy, told Kiwanis he could become Texas governor. He urged citizens to form crime control committees, raise top county official salaries, and hire a special prosecutor to work with grand juries on gambling reform.
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Texas
Tom James
Amarillo
Dallas
Texas Legislative Committee
Citizens Crime Control Committee
Grand Jury
Crime Board Urged Crime Board Urged
Rep. Tom James of Dallas urged higher pay for law officers and a combined office of county and district attorney as crime prevention in Amarillo. He cited a three day Potter County hearing and noted resignations and disbarment linked to county crime issues. He visited Potter County jail with state agent Brannan and discussed Miller's jail injuries.
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Amarillo Crime Commission
Tom James
Dallas
James
Texas House
Potter County
Amarillo
Kiwanis Club
Tascosa
Hotel Herring
House
Roy Joe Stevens
Randall County
Stevens
Sheriff's Department
Amarillo High School
Edgar Brannan
Lubbock
William Gerald Miller
Brannan
Miller
Pampa Inn Promoter Talks Large Convention Bookings
Stuart Kines, manager of the Coronado Inn in Pampa, says 1L major conventions are booked for the year and reservations extend to 1962. He previously opened the Hotel Borger and brings New York experience to the Plains.
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Pampa
Coronado Inn
Stuart Kines
Mr. Kines
New York
Plains
Borger
Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced for 1960 Arts and Letters
Allen Drury wins fiction prize for Advise and Consent in a politics centered novel. Foreman? Forello is awarded drama for the first musical since South Pacific in 1950. Jerome Weidman George Abbott with Beck and Har n ick collaborate on a musical. Los Angeles Times earns Meritorious Public Service medal for anti narcotics campaign. Jack Nelson cited from Atlanta Constitution.
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New York
Allen Drury
Washington
Jerome Weidman
George Abbott
Jerry Beck
Sheldon Harnick
Tom Bosley
Patricia Wilson
Los Angeles Times
Mexico
Jack Nelson
The
Atlanta Constitution
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby cities
Amarillo reported 109 sunny days in 123 for 1960. Comparative readings at 3 PM Monday show Houston 18 mph wind and 15 miles visibility in fair to cloudy conditions. Dallas 14 mph wind 12 miles visibility with cloudy sky. Oka City 11 mph wind 15 miles visibility clear.
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Amarillo
Fair Houston
Dallas
Oka
City
Grain Dealer Convention Attracts Five Hundred Attendees
Plains grain and feed dealers fill the Herring Hotel for the Panhandle Grain and Feed Dealers Association 44th annual convention. About 500 attendees and their wives gather for two days as officers are elected and sessions address crop status and export trade.
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Ray Bowden
Texas Grain and Feed Dealers Association
Commodity Credit Corporation
C. J. Moseley
Dallas Commodity Stabilization Service Office
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Summary
Partly cloudy and warm with wind in Amarillo and vicinity through Wednesday. Lows around 45 and highs near 79. Northwest Texas mostly sunny with rising temperatures today and Wednesday highs 75 to 85. New Mexico partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms over mountains and west, winds increasing, highs 65 to 75 northwest to 70 to 85 south and east. Hourly readings show mid 60s to low 70s across the day. Sunrise 5 54 am Sunset 7 34 pm.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Senate OKs Four Billion Dollar Foreign Aid Program
Senate approves a 4.125 billion dollar foreign aid program after a day of clashes over strict spending limits. Vote 60 to 25 with attempts to curb Arab-Israeli shipping tensions debated, and a 20 million dollar cut to the contingency fund narrowly rejected. The bill’s final levels narrow gaps with the House and await conference committee.
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Washington
Senate
Middle East
United Arab Republic
UAR
Israel
Suez Canal
State Department
C. Douglas Dillon
Fulbright
Eisenhower
House
Amarillo OKs 200 Dollar Teacher Pay Rise to Attract Staff
Amarillo School Board voted a $200 across the board annual salary increase for public school teachers raising minimums to 4000 dollars with bachelor degrees and 4200 for masters. The hike costs about 227000 dollars yearly, funded by a six to seven cent increase in the school tax. Board cites need to retain and attract top teachers as district enrollment grows and notes 1060 current teachers with 75 more needed next year.
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Amarillo
Robert A. Selby
Bob Ashworth
Ashworth
Helium conservation bill passes House with plants plan
The House approved Rep. Walter Rogers's helium bill backed by the Eisenhower administration. It authorizes up to 12 private helium plants and government construction if private industry lags. Estimated cost reaches 500 million dollars amid concerns of back door spending. Rep. John P. Saylor praised Rogers while some members question funding.
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Washington
House
Walter Rogers
Eisenhower
Rogers
Eisenhower Warns Against Deep Foreign Aid Cuts
President Eisenhower warned that deep cuts in foreign aid would mean a crushing defeat in the struggle against Communism and spark new international tensions. He spoke at a private dinner backing aid programs, defending a $4.175 billion request and urging public support amid partisan opposition in Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Free World
Committee For International Economic Growth
Europeans Recoil At Chessman Execution
London reactions to the California gas chamber death of Daryl Chessman were swift and varied. Headlines and editorials across Europe condemned the execution as an appalling penalty and monstrous deed, warning it could hurt U S prestige abroad.
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London
Europe
Daryl Chessman
California
United States
Chessman
London Daily Herald
Britain
States
the Express
Profitable deal on anti bible book sales teased by neighbor
Dear Editor cites a low-tempered neighbor claiming a sucker list sold to a publisher offers half-price debunking books about the Bible. He notes many preachers provide the same service and it is free if the collection plate is ignored. He jokes about a cut rate trip to Hell and profiting if he stops trying to avoid it.
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Hell
Texas and National League Scores From The Day
Victoria edged Austin 3 to 1 and Tulsa defeated San Antonio 10 to 6 in Texas League play. In the National League Chicago beat Philadelphia 8 to 5 while St Louis topped Pittsburgh 3 to 4 and San Francisco shut out Milwaukee 5 to 0. In another NL game Cincinnati defeated Los Angeles 4 to 5. In the American League Baltimore won 11 to 6 over Chicago and Cleveland beat Washington 3 to 2. Only games scheduled remained on the schedule.
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Victoria
Austin
Tulsa
San Antonio
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
CONELRAD Civil Defense Test Hits Amarillo
Amarillo radio and TV stations except KGNC AM will be off air from noon to 12 30 p m for a nationwide CONELRAD drill. KGNC will broadcast a civil defense message from President Eisenhower on 640 kilocycles. The test trains the public for nuclear attack procedures with most stations returning to normal after the period.
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Amarillo
Kgnc-Am
Eisenhower
Civil Defense Organization
Air Force to test ICBM rail shuttle system nationwide
The Air Force will test moving Minuteman ICBMs on railroad cars to keep missiles ready and reduce vulnerability. Tests begin June 20 from Hill AFB Utah with a 14-car train in Ogden for seven days, then similar runs planned in the western northwestern and midwest regions before fall.
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Air Force
Los Angeles
Air Force Today
Minuteman
Hill Air Force Base
Ogden
Utah
United States
Midwest
Des Moines
Iowa
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