Shepard Waits in Quiet Standby for Space Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP astronaut Alan B Shepard Jr waited in his space suit for weather to clear for the first American space flight. Forecasters warned of trouble approaching the Atlantic landing area about 290 miles out. The scrubbed mission paused Shepard and fellow astronauts Glenn and Grissom prepared in their quarters and suits.
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Wheat Growers Back Farm Bill Amid Poultry Clash
The National Association of Wheat Growers endorsed the administration farm bill enabling growers to help shape production and marketing programs. Poultry groups divided on marketing orders and government controls, while Secretary Freeman opposes excluding commodities. Wheat supporters favor a bushel marketing control system over acreage limits.
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National Association of Wheat Growers Today
Bruns
House Agriculture Committee
Harold Ford
Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association
Secretary of Agriculture
John Haid
Arkansas Poultry Federation
New Jersey
United States Poultry and Egg Producers Association
Wheat Growers
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
Harold D. Cooley
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National Association of Wheat Growers
Texas House debates gas levy to fund 1969 tax package
The Texas House Tax Committee backs Rep. Bob Eckhardt’s 7 percent severance levy on the gap between gas well price and 15 cents per 1000 cubic feet. It aims to raise about 30 million for the biennium and press for higher gas prices to satisfy Gov. Daniel’s tax requests. The vote signals contrast with the governor’s broader 10 percent production tax proposal and faces possible court challenge.
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Eckhardt
Gov. Daniel
Louisiana
House
George Hinson
Mineola
Texas League Scores From Victoria to Amarillo and Rio Grande Valley
Baseball scores across Texas and national leagues include Victoria 93 over Amarillo 219 in a lopsided Texas League game. Rio Grande Valley 16, San Antonio 09. Tulsa 2, Austin 0. National League games: Chicago 4, San Francisco 11. Los Angeles 6, Milwaukee 0. Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 2. Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 0. American League results feature Detroit 6, Washington 3. Cleveland 3, Chicago 2 in 11 innings. New York 6, Minnesota 4 in 10 innings. Baltimore 7, Los Angeles 6. Kansas City 7, Boston 4.
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Castro regime dubbed dictatorship model in Cuba critique
The State Department on Tuesday charged Fidel Castro has aligned Cuba with the Communist bloc and adopted tactics from Hitler and Mussolini. It compared Castro's mass meetings to elections with Hitler and Mussolini rallies, urging Cubans to say Si. The remarks accompanied Senate briefings on the failed Cuban invasion, with lawmakers questioning military planning and CIA involvement.
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Cuba
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
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Mussolini
Central Intelligence
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
CIA
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Dean Rusk
Latin America
George Aiken
R-Vt
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GOP Congressional
Murder at Sea tragedy unfolds on page 18
David Ettrick dramatizes the sea’s power in a four part report about 172 Indian convicts from Calcutta seizing the ship Clarissa. The dramatic series continues today as the narrative reaches its peak with a historic maritime incident at sea.
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Calcutta
Clarissa
Group of Amarillo Women to Stay at Enid Lodge Again
Eighteen women from Amarillo and the High Plains will lodge at the privately owned Grien dyie Lodge near Enid Oklahoma for the fourth and fifth consecutive year. Samarion Sumner, ore page editor, outlines their plans in Plains Party Line.
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High Plains
Griendyie
Enid
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Samarion Sumner
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Plains Party Line
Woman's drive wins prune juice tax break in city sales tax
Mrs. Robert C Healing campaigned to change local tax policy and secure a city sales tax on prune juice. She pursued action in Washington at the Department of Agriculture and with the state tax commission and city tax collector. Her family lived in Poughkeepsie, a town without a sales tax.
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Robert C. Healing
Healing
Washington
Department of Agriculture
State Tax Commission
Laos Fighting Sull Delays U S Action
The United States delayed new military or diplomatic moves against Russian backed rebels in Laos as a cease fire offer hope for settlement. Officials noted a partial truce remained fragile and urged caution while planning for possible UN or SEATO steps and a proposed 14 nation Laos conference in Geneva May 12.
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SEATO
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JFK Seeks Pension Hike for Veterans and Dependents
President Kennedy asked Congress to raise veterans disability compensation by 58.23 million dollars yearly and provide a 5 percent boost for dependents of disabled veterans amounting to 6.194 million. The increases target rising living costs since 1957 with specific annual increments from six to 180 dollars for wartime disabilities and six to 144 dollars for peacetime disabilities, affecting about 1.9 million veterans.
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Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Sam Rayburn
Fine Old Art in Letter to the Editor
A reader applauds President Kennedy for taking blame over the Cuban misfire urging against a trend of publicly shifting fault. The letter_mockingly warns this may erode the American habit of Passing the Buck and alter the national character.
Democrats seek tax cut to spur economy and jobs
On Tuesday the House Senate Economic Committee urged a tax cut to relieve unemployment and boost demand for goods and services. They urged the Federal Reserve Board to work with the administration to lower interest rates and questioned administration plans for business investment tax credits.
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UPI
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Amarillo Weather Forecast and Economic Report Overview
Partly cloudy skies through Thursday in Amarillo and vicinity with warmer today and a high near 80. Texas and New Mexico forecasts show varying cloudiness and scattered evening thundershowers, temps 73 to 84 in Texas, cooler east today and tonight in New Mexico. Democracy signals mixed economic outlook with reports of continued unemployment and bipartisan debate on policies as Republicans flag signs of recovery and a possible tax cut discussion.
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Curtis Lee Jones Walked 300 Miles While Free
Curtis Lee Jones a Texas jail escapee convicted of murder says he walked 300 miles living off the land after fleeing Weatherford jail in mid April He told KFJZ Fort Worth he traveled 10 nights westward hiding in farm buildings and avoiding highways He says he reached Gainesville while avoiding police and tried to board a train before walking away after spotting patrols
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Blackmail Charges Target Kennedy Aide Says Print Attacks
Herbert G. Klein former press secretary to Vice President Nixon was quoted challenging Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Klein warned of a looming major attack on newspapers and cited threats to use antitrust laws against papers owning TV outlets and those with multiple newspaper holdings.
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Newspaper Laws Antitrust Panel Discusses Radio Ownership
At a Lion’s Club luncheon Edwin Guthman, aide to Attorney General Kennedy, argued antitrust laws should curb newspaper ownership of radio and TV as a trial balloon topic. The note hints at press club remarks and potential policy shifts.
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Edwin Guthman
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