Atheist goals listed in Congressional Record report
The Congressional Record reprints an American Association for the Advancement of Atheism annual report. Rep Frank J Becker of New York notes eight goals aimed at creating a godless society including taxing church property banning chaplains repealing anti-evolution laws banning Bible in schools and removing In God We Trust from coins. He cites elimination of prayer and Bible reading in public schools as a first step.
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American Association For the Advancement of Atheism
New York
Frank J. Becker
Madame Nhu tours US farm to UT appearance noted
The piece traces Madame Nhu’s nationwide tour including a University of Texas stop on Oct 24. It contrasts her as a strong-willed international figure with the view that many such leaders exist, and notes other social and political observations from Amarillo and Texas communities.
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Madame Nhu
University of Texas
New York Times
Three-vehicle Amarillo crash leaves one dead
A two car collision near NE 8th and Osage killed 59 year old Amarillo man Paul Gilmore and injured six others. Involved were Paul Gilmore and five relatives in the back seat plus Claude Doty driver of the other car. Police said Gilmore’s east bound car struck Doty’s turning vehicle.
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Paul Allen
Amarillo
NE 8Th and
Osage
Northwest Texas Hospital
Paul Gilmore
Gilmore
Paul Ray Gilmore
Claude Gilmore
Joyce
Tammy
Claude Doty
Cleveland
Allen
NE 8Th
Doty
Resignation Ties Baker Probe to Influence for Profit
Washington Oct 7 Robert G. Baker resigns as Senate majority secretary amid bipartisan inquiry into alleged influence for profit. He and his wife sold a luxury seaside motel stake for about one million dollars and held promissory notes totaling 290000. Baker's ties to Serv-U and a civil suit over a government contract spurred the departure as Williams and Mansfield weighed next steps.
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Senate
Baker
Ocean
City, Md
Bakers
Serv-A Corporation
Williams
Mansfield
Madame Nhu Visits U S Amid Visa Clash
Mme Nhu, wife of South Viet Nam leader Ngo Dinh Nhu, arrived in New York from Paris. Senator Stephen Young urged cancelling her visa as he accused her of spending taxpayers money on a world tour. She defended herself regarding press coverage and denied calling American officers in Viet Nam soldiers of fortune.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh le Thuy
New York
Idlewild
Paris
U.S. Senate
Washington
State Department
Sephen Young
Ohio
Democrat
Young
Mme, Nhu
United States
Senate
Amarillo proposes $81 million school bond issue
The Amarillo School Board boosted the tentative bond total to about 81 million for new construction and site purchases. A bond election is set for Saturday April 4, 1964, same day two school board vacancies will be filled. Planned projects include a Crockett Junior High auditorium, a new junior high facility near Carver High, additions to five existing schools, five new elementary schools, five new sites, and a Caprock High School expansion with specific room counts and costs.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Independent School
Crockett Junior High
Carver High School
Crockett
Sinatra pulls out of Nevada gambling interests
Singer Frank Sinatra announces he will divest completely from Nevada gaming, saying his time and energy will focus on entertainment and joint investments with a major company. He notes the Nevada Gaming Control Board sought license revocation over Cal Neva and his Sands stake as part of the action.
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Las Vegas
Frank Sinatra
Nevada
Sinatra
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Gaming Control Board
Chicago
Sam Giancana
Cal-Neva
Alt Lake Tahoe
State Gaming Commission
Tahoe Lodge
Singer
Sands Hotel
Harry Claiborne
Control Board
New York City
Claiborne
Los Angeles
Cal-Neva Lodge
Warner Brothers Movie Studio
Hollywood
Nevada Gaming Board
Nevada Gaming Commission
Legion Meeting and Circus Campus The Town News
A local zone meeting of the American Legion is set for the Legion Hall at 615 W. 7th today. The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus arrives this morning with shows at 4 15 and 8 15 p m today through Thursday. In Amarillo today George H W Bush campaigns for U S Senate. Bond issue for new school construction totaling 814 million dollars will be voted April 4 1964 in Amarillo. Weather calls for clear skies with warm highs in the 80s. Texas New Mexico farm club members head to the 36th National FFA Convention in Kansas City. The Potter County Court orders a hearing on a bidder’s business reputation for a highway area. The Fall Conference of the American Camping Assn opens Oct 13 at the Episcopal Church Conference Center north of Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Potter County Commissioners Court
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas City
The
American Camping Assn
Episcopal Church Conference Center
Har grove faces hearings on federal flight to avoid prosecution
Jackie Ray Har grove remained jailed in Tulsa awaiting a October 21 hearing on a federal warrant charging flight to avoid prosecution. He is slated for Wyoming trial on October 15 for robbery beating related charges. Dr. Raymond R. White warns against conformity and public criticism in education during a five county clinic in Dumas. Mayfield Harris charged with assault with intent to murder after a shotgun blast near Wallace Hollie's turkey pens.
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Elk City
Okla
Tulsa
Jackie Ray Hargrove
Wyoming
Raymond R. White
University of Oklahoma
North Plains
Dumas
Childress
Mayfield Harris
Wallace Hollie
Harris
Provocation Letter on Wheat Sales and Gold Balance
Dear Editor, a Wellington reader argues selling wheat to Russia reflects cash and goods imbalance. He likens it to moonshine crimes, suggesting moving "Red gold" to back the dollar and foreign aid may be shrewd but dirty. D. E. Scott.
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Houston
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Greene
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Bellaire
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