Moses and the push for rural power reform in Washington
The Rural Areas Development Conference in Washington features Clyde T. Ellis urging a new type of rural development cooperative with broad borrowing power and tax exemption to expand government led power projects. He argues for a Moses to guide America to giant power grids and hydro capacity, countering Soviet activity while critics warn of unnecessary government expansion.
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O.O
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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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Moses
America
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Russia
Editorial Snippet Skeptically Scorns Global Quarrels
Daily News copy editor Bill Cherry submits cynical lines on patriotism and world troubles noting leftists in Cuba rightists in Algeria and neutrals in Laos. He also jokes about time zones after Hawaii’s statehood and the fish stories from New Mexico and Colorado trout streams.
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Cuba
Algeria
Laos
New Mexico
Colorado
Please Pass the Sugar Beet Growers Plead
Sugar beet growers urged the House Agriculture Committee to raise domestic sugar quotas and expand production. Delegations from Texas Kansas New Mexico and other areas pressed for longer acting sugar acts higher cane and beet production and a larger domestic share amid Cuba quota cuts and global demand.
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House Agriculture Committee
U.S
United States
Cuba
Brazil
France
India
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Texas
Kansas
New Mexico
Farm Bureau Federation
Hoyt Pattison
Curry County
N.M
Sugar Beet Association
Canada
Mexico
Hawaii
Mississippi River
Florida
Disposal Dear Editor And Taxpayer Burden Comment
In a Crossroads report letter D E Scott Wellington argues that government taxation absorbs half by inflation and half of the remainder by force, contrasting with earlier days when some dollars remained unused before new tax policy. He criticizes high taxes and spending.
Amarillo Weather Summary 1961 Reported Days Shining
The Sun shone over Amarillo for 131 of 139 days in 1961. A 3 p.m. Friday comparative reading shows winds around 10 to 12 MPH, visibility 8 to 15 miles, and mostly cloudy conditions with periods of partly cloudy skies.
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Amarillo
Summit meeting with Khrushchev eyed in Vienna
Congress members welcomed the Kennedy Khrushchev summit set for June 3-4 in Vienna with cautious expectations. Leaders Mansfield and Dirksen voiced guarded optimism that the talks could narrow disputes without delivering dramatic breakthroughs.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Vienna
Ridicule May Be Solution In Cuba Crisis In Miami
Harold K. Milks reports from Miami that fleeing Americans believe Castro's regime threatens all Latin America and may trigger a Soviet bloc spread. The invasion fiasco has left Castro unchallenged, with his followers predicting a communist wave across the region. Diplomats say outside forces influence remains a factor.
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Harold K. Milks
Associated Press Caribbean Services
Miami
Cuba
Milks
Havana
Fla
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Gore Calls for Replacing Five Top Military Leaders
Senator Al Gore urged replacing the five top military leaders with new, wiser and abler men after hearing General Lyman Lemnitz er discuss the Cuban invasion failure before the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee. Lemnitzer declined further comment as he left the session.
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UPI
Albert Gore
Tennessee Democrat
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
Latin America
Lemnitzer
Gore
Baseball Scores Texas and American Leagues Flash
Victoria beat Amarillo 8 to 7 in Texas League action. Austin 2, Rio Grande Valley San Antonio 6, Tulsa 5 in another Texas League result. In American League Cleveland 9 New York 7 and Baltimore 4 Washington 2. Minnesota 11 Kansas City. Los Angeles 4-5. National League Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3. Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 2. Chicago 33 Detroit at Boston. Los Angeles and San Francisco 7.
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White House denies Kennedy idea of a press advisory czar
Editors dispute the claim that Kennedy proposed a national security news adviser. The White House says the president suggested a voluntary check with trusted officials, not a binding system. Press secretary Salinger notes the term czar was too strong and no formal machinery would be created.
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Benjamin M. McKelway
The
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President Quits as Korea Faces Military Takeover
Seoul reports the resignation of President Yun Po Sun and the rapid detention of at least eight ex cabinet ministers and 6 to 16 military leaders who resisted the coup. The new regime rounds up 2500 alleged hoodlums and 930 suspected leftists while ex premier John M Chang refuses arrest without a warrant.
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South Korea
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Weather brief for Amarillo and nearby regions
U S Weather Bureau forecast partly cloudy conditions through today and Sunday with late day and night thunderstorms. Warm trend continues with a high near 90 in Amarillo and upper 80s to mid 90s in Northwest Texas and New Mexico, plus scattered showers in parts of New Mexico. Sunrise 5 39 AM Sunset 7 47 PM.
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Texas
New Mexico
Memorial Coon Memorial Nursing Home Opens in Dalhart
The 860000 dollar facility can host 88 guests in 37000 square feet and opens at 2 pm on May 2. Financed by trusts from R. S. Uncle Dick Coon, it aims to provide nursing care for cattle country folk in the High Plains. Read more in the Sunday News Globe.
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Coon Memorial
R. S
Dick” Coon
High Plains
Sunday News Globe
Pollution of Creek Studied by Canyon Council
Palo Duro Club members near Canyon urged city officials to analyze sewage effluent entering Tierro Blanca Creek from a local treatment plant. Dead fish and foam were reported as officials and the Bi City County Health Unit continue sampling the creek five miles downstream, with no fault yet found at Canyon’s plant.
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William C. Boyce
Amarillo
Palo Duro Club
Canyon
Club
Veto Looms On Tax Bill
Gov. Price Daniel signals a stern veto as the Texas House nears a decision on the $329 million Senate tax package. The measure relies on a 2 percent retail sales tax and faces a Saturday House vote on concurring with Senate revisions of the so called loophole bill.
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Senate
Miller Moth Study Expands Range in Palo Duro Canyon
In Palo Duro Canyon Lloyd Martin and a team from the Los Angeles County Museum gathered 1,370 specimens of Lacrnvolia puski during two weeks of field work. They use ultraviolet light and a new preservative method to study moth development stages and shifts in food sources. The group, camped with assistants from California, plans to return thousands of moths to Los Angeles for laboratory analysis.
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Palo Duro
Avery Freeman
Garland
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