Centralization in Girl Scout area coverage debate stirs readers
Wes Izzard presents a cautioned view on area Councils replacing local Girl Scout units by end of 1963. He cites Bergen County resistance, Clovis and Amarillo concerns, and fears professional planners will centralize funding and control, shrinking grassroots involvement.
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New York
Bergen County
N.J
Bergenfield
National Council of the
Girl Scouts USA
Leonia
Dumont
Oradel
Veronica Brady
America
Wes Izzard
Stocks Comeback Dwarfs 1929 Crash in Perspective
Business coverage argues the 1962 market decline appears small beside the 1929 crash. It notes the present slump is tempered by stabilizing forces not present in 1929 and cites statistical comparisons from a New York based writer.
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Sooner Council
Oklahoma
Conifer Council
Arkansas
Foothill Council
New York
Stock market crash era echoes in 1962 trading pace
Analysis notes tighter curbs on investor borrowing and large fund stock holdings. It compares 1962 declines to 1929, cites Dow Jones fall of about 22 percent this year, and shows trading volume and shareholder counts versus 1929. Estimated 15 million individual shareholders today.
Amarillo Area Weather Summary Thru Thursday
Weather outlook shows clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Thursday. Expected highs range from 88 to 95 degrees in Amarillo and Northwest Texas. New Mexico region reports cloudy to fair conditions with general warmth and hourly temps around 58 at 7 pm to 73 by 11 am. Sunrise 5 34 am, sunset 7 55 pm. No precipitation reported in the last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
New Mexico
Pari
Soviet Reneges on Anti Propaganda Pact at Geneva Conference
At the 17 nation disarmament talks in Geneva the Soviet Union reversed a drafted East West anti propaganda pact. Ambassador Arthur H. Dean condemned the move as a breach of word and said it wrecks one of the conference's two concrete agreements. Zorin cited events and demanded changes as Western delegates faced the unexpected reversal.
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Geneva
UPS
Soviet Union
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Valerian A. Zorin
United Nations Disarmament Commission
New York
Zorin
Memorial Day Observance Led by Amarillo Veterans Groups
Amarillo marks Memorial Day with a public ceremony at Poppy Field near Liano Mausoleum at 11 a.m. Veterans groups host, with commander Charles W. Mason of World War I Veterans Barracks 21 as MC. The 589th Air Force Band, March Taps, wreath ritual, and a mayoral welcome plus rabbi invocation feature among the day’s events.
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Amarillo
Poppy Field
Liano Mausoleum
Charles W. Mason
Disabled American Veterans, American Legion Auxiliary
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Gold Star Mothers
Legion Auxiliary
589Th Air Force Band
Amarilis Air Force Base
CWO
Ross Whitehead
Jack Seale
Arthur Bluhm
Youth group seeks noncensorious four point pledge in Amarillo
A Amarillo youth delegation asked the city commission for a four point endorsement aimed at screening vulgar and obscene movies without municipal censorship. They rejected any censor board role, with Tascosa High School president Jack Dison calling for student-led protest on movie quality and obscenity. A petition with 733 signatures from Tascosa High School students was presented.
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Commission
Censor Board
Tascosa High School Student Council
Jack Dison
108 Wayside Drive
Dison
Tascosa High School
Amarillo High School
Estes storage plan questioned by Congress over grain spill idea
Billie Sol Estes proposed an unusual grain storage scheme involving a hole in a storage elevator to spill grain onto the ground and receive payment for what accumulated outside the facility. The plan drew sharp scrutiny during House hearings as officials testified about Estes methods.
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Billie Sol Estes
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Estes
Department
House Intergovernmental Relations
Carl Miller
Weather Notes From Amarillo Transit Readings 1962
The record shows Amarillo with sun on 142 of 149 days in 1962. Early afternoon readings report visibility and sky conditions across cities including Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with scattered data and unclear figures.
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Amarilo
Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
City
Wall Street Recovers Large Loss in Dramatic Rally
New York May 29 a sharp market rally recouped most of yesterday’s slide the Dow Jones average rose 27.03 to 603.96 while the AP 60 stock average gained 8.90 to 220.10. About $12.9 billion was recovered from $19.5 billion erased. Volume reached 14.75 million shares near 1929 highs.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Wheat ripening fastest in history in northern Texas Panhandle
Wheat in the northern Texas Panhandle is ripening earlier than ever, prompting Texas Employment Commission officials to plan temporary harvest labor offices in Perryton Stratford Spearman and Claude. Officials warn of potential machine shortages as harvest starts next week and report some wheat abandonment in Dallam and Hartley counties.
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Texas Panhandle
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Perryton
Stratford
Spearman
Claude
Charles J. Warner
Bor
Ser Tec
Pampa Tec
Areds
Gray
Wheeler
Roberts, Hemphill and Lipscomb
OL Umster. Warner
Dallam
Hartley
Wheat shipment arrives at Inter State Grain Co Amarillo
Potter County receives its first 1962 wheat load at Inter State Grain Co. Roy Johnson reports a 56 pound test weight and 9.53 percent moisture content from the Herman Reitman farm north of Amarillo. The delivery occurred at 4 45 p m Tuesday at 2201 East Third.
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Potter County
Interstate Grain Co
Herman Reitman
Amarillo
Roy Johnson
Why Not Victory series opens on Daily News page
Sen Barry Goldwater begins a new series drawn from his book Why Not Victory as featured on the Daily News editorial page. The piece notes Sherman County abandonment surveys and reports a Sunday storm causing about 15 percent wheat loss in Hansford County and storm damage in Ochiltree County.
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Barry Goldwater
Daily News
Hansford County
Warner
Ochiltree
Dark Alley Hint At Fight May Crown New Hero
A reader suggests a Patterson Liston title bout could boost a hero if staged in a dark alley, noting Sonny Liston's past setbacks including felony convictions as part of his boxing rise. The letter from D. Fe. Scott of Wellington questions the spectacle and ethics of such a venue.
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Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Liston
Judge Gets Complete Estes Report In Death Probe
Franklin Texas May 29 AP U S Dist Atty Bare foot Sanders turned over the entire Billie Sel Estes report to Judge John M Barron for possible grand jury use in the Henry W Marshall case The judge may review and consult with justice officials before releasing any portion The grand jury earlier sought contempt against USDA official William G Elliott for not turning in all Estes files The medical examiner said Marshall was murdered in his opinion with no ruling yet on self destruction The legal dispute drew federal officials from Dallas and Washington and sparked debate over grand jury secrecy
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Franklin
Tex
U.S
Barefoot Sanders
Billie Sel Estes
John M. Barron
Robertson County
Sanders
Barron
Department of Justice
Grand Jury
William G. Elliott
U.S.D.A
Estes
Marshall
Czyk
Harris County
Texas Atty
Will Wilson
Elliott
Dallas
Rosthal
Washington
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Propaganda Pact
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L. T. Matthiesen
LeRoy Henry
Amarillo Air Force Base
Emma Muncy
Air Police Division
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Conservative Club No. 1
Colonial
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Pasadena
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Steff Writer
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Daily News Index
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Astro-Guide
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Tes
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Billie Sol
By Jack Lefler
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Panhandle
William Ragsdale
Crossroads Report
D. FE. Scott Wellington
Henry W. Marshall
J. A. Jachim
Robert J. Rosthal
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