Rural Development Committee Created by Presidential Order
The Rural Development Committee is established by Executive Order 11122 to coordinate rural aid. Members include the Secretaries of Agriculture Commerce Health Education and Welfare Interior Labor Treasury the Housing and Home Finance Administrator and the Small Business Administrator. The goal is to guide federal rural programs and boost local private participation in meeting rural needs.
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Rural Development Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce
Area Redevelopment Agency
Connally pledges fight against federal court ruling at dinner
Gov. John Connally speaking to 825 residents in the Tri State fairgrounds Commercial Exhibits building vowed to oppose federal authority he said threatened Texas heritage. He urged locals to keep problems close to the people and defend state power.
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Houston
Gov. Connally
Texas
Panhandle
Carson County
Tri-State Fairgrounds
High Plains
John Connally
Alamo
18Th Congressional District
Amarillo
Potter
Honesty Fund Aims to Reward Youth in Clayton Thompson Case
About one third of a $500 goal for the Clayton Thompson Fund has been raised by late Wednesday per Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. Globe News Publishing Company started the fund with $100 and eight donors added about $75, totaling $175. The fund honors Adrian, 16, who returned a purse with $5,800 found at a roadside park near Endee New Mexico. Funds help cover the mother’s medical debts from the past year, including about $200 paid by the Amarillo Hospital District Clinic. Contributions may be mailed to Clayton Thompson Fund. checks payable to Clayton Thompson Fund.
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Clayton Thompson
Amarillo
Globe News Publishing Company
Chamber
Adrian
Endee
N.M
Thompson
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Tristaners Quit Twisting Life and Return Home
Elders on Tristan Island decide to head back to the South Atlantic after volcanic eruptions drove them from Britain. The youth resist and plan to stay, led by 17 year old Rosemary Green who vows to return at 21 with independence, taking radios and record players to blast rock and roll against the winds.
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Britain
South Atlantic
Rosemary Green
Rosemary
Tristan
Export License Issued for Hungary Corn Shipment
U S officials approve a 1 2 million bushels corn export license valued at 1 929 384 to Hungary marking a test shipment to Soviet bloc nations. The initial deal under President Kennedy’s order comes to light as trade talks begin with Soviet officials and Cargill Inc confirms it received the license. The corn likely departs from an East Coast port in the near term.
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Washington
U.S
Iron Curtain
Orville L. Freeman
Commerce Department
Kennedy
Cargill, Inc
Big Minneapolis Grain Processing and Shipping
Bear interrupts touchdown as 350 pound bear roams field
In Rew Pennsylvania a pickup football game was interrupted when Ken Woods 16 dodged defenders to score as a large 350 pound bear appeared on the field. The bear had become a frequent visitor to Rew over several weeks and caused a startling moment for the teens.
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McKean County
Ken Woods
Woods
Rew
Pie in the face ends chase at Table Talk Pastry
Worcester police report night watchman Dennis Tsourides stopped a boy about 18 who tried to flee with a lemon pie. Tsourides caught the pie in the face as the youth fled from the shipping room at Table Talk Pastry Co.
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Worcester
Mass
Dennis Tsourides
Table Talk Pastry Co
Tsourides
Status of Women study points to ongoing gender gap
A note from Wellington recalls a commission studying the status of women and its finding that men and women remain unequal. The author suggests the path to equality will be long and difficult.
Hair debate sparks bold revolt during barber shop talk
A fragment notes a provocative remark about women seeking equality by challenging beauty norms. Mentions a barber shop setting and a stray reference to a 3 p.m. reading, with weather-like weather terms mixed in, creating a chaotic, partial record of a public discourse.
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Tom
Dallas
Oklahorne City
First State Bank names new president and chairman
Mark Woodall becomes bank president and W. M. Decker chairs the board after a special meeting. Decker, a major stockholder, moves to Amarillo as principal banker with 17 years in banking and past roles at Hereford and Portales institutions. Douglas resignations prompted the changes.
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First State Bank of
Amarillo
Mark Woodall
First National Bank
First National Bank of
Hereford
First State
W. M. Decker
Townsend Douglas
Jack C. Vaughn
Glenn W. Askew
M. W. Hamilton
Herb C. Pestor Jr
Ivan Dement
Joe
Decker
First State Bank
Woodall
Douglas
Clovis
N. M
1St Cavalry Division
Army
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales National Bank
Portales
Lovington, M. M
National Bank
Weather High Plains Capsules and regional notices
Weather summaries note no charges in a King's City death from a vehicle strike near Childress. Regional historical society meeting attended by High Plains dignitaries is reported. Forecasts call for partly cloudy skies with minimal temperature changes in Amarillo and Northwest Texas through Friday and a chance of scattered showers in some areas.
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King City
Calif
Childress
High Plains
Historical Society
Panhandle
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Dorr & Me
Estelline
Town announces new bank and railway leadership
Mark Woodall is named president of the First State Bank while W M Decker becomes chairman of the board. R L Broomfield is named acting signal engineer for the Santa Fe Railway succeeding Harry A Appleby. The West Texas Sales Congress for the underwriters is set for Saturday at the Holiday Inn West.
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Mark Woodall
First State Bank
W. M. Decker
R. L. Broomfield
Santa Fe Railway
Harry A. Appleby
West Texas
Holiday Inn West
Month-Old Murder Mystifies Sayre Police
Sayre Oklahoma police and the Oklahoma Crime Bureau investigate the September 17 1963 drowning of John Frederick Kappell 42 found in a stock pond east of Sayre. His hands were bound with rope and Venetian blind cord tied to his car. No motive or suspects are identified.
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Sayre Police
Sayre
Okla
John Frederick Kappell
Pell
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Kappell
R. V. Carmichael
Beckham County
Elk City
Oklahoma
State Highway 15
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Federal Register
Gene Klein
Netherlands
United States
Tom Hohstadt
Air Force
2Nd Armored
Germany
Hemphill County
Lake Marvin
Canadian
Joey Bishop
Department of Labor
Wes Izzard
Connally
By Louise Evans
of Our St
Texas’ Authority
Tristaners
Bear(ly
Rew, Pa
Crossroads
Scott
Wellington
BANK
Moore County
Thomas Cree
Ann Landers
Santa Fe Spotlight
Sylvia Porter
Mrs. Kap
Cery
U.S. 66
Union
Wom
Kappell’s
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