National Amateur Golf Tournament leads McAlearster ace
Bob Dickson of McAlester Oklahoma shot a 71 to hold a three stroke lead after the second round of the National Amateur Golf Tournament in Colorado Springs Colorado despite rain and thick fog and an injury plagued Buc season. Oscar Lee Parker of Friona dies from injuries after his leg tangled in an insilage cutter on a Wesley Barnett farm ten miles east of Friona. Paul I. Davis named city manager at Canyon replacing Gary Gwyne who resigned last month.
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Bob Dickson
McAlester
Okla
Colorado Springs
Colo
Friona
Oscar Lee Parker
Wesley Barnett
Paul I. Davis
Canyon
Gary Gwyne
Davis
Why the Panhandle Texas Is Conservative Explored
University of Texas at Arlington professor Dr. Frank Baird investigates why the Panhandle region votes conservative. He interviewed scores of residents, sent 4000 questionnaires, and spent August in Amarillo gathering data and visiting neighborhoods. He plans to continue interviews into the new year and may publish a book on regional political thinking.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Enna
Frank Baird
University of Texas At Arlington
Panhandle of Texas
High Plains
Dr. Baird
Texas
Sgt. Friday
Baird
Aspen color show signals early freeze in wet August
Francher Upshaw reports a lush wet August in northern New Mexico aspen groves prime for color with signs of an early freeze. Hudson Moyer crosses Slumgullion Pass noting color hints at high elevations. The piece blends quirky notes and local observations in a light mood.
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Aspen
Francher Upshaw
New Mexico
Hudson Moyer
Colorado
The Revised Sunday blue laws take effect this weekend
A look at city and county stores plans to observe the revised blue laws this weekend with enforcement awaiting impartial action and universal observance by major discount houses and supermarket chains.
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Amatrillo
K-Mart
Gibson’s
Skaggs
Audition of the Felines at Broadway Cat Cast Tryout
Twenty cats lined up on a Broadway stage to audition for a role in a new play. Cats ranged from Siamese to Persians to alley cats as owners coaxed, petted, and watched with mixed hopes and nerves.
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Paris
Louise Shaffer
New York
Sday
Lorraine Wenger
Beau Brummell
U S protests Soviet blocking of Arctic expedition
The United States accuses the Soviet Union of denying two icebreakers passage through the Vilkitsky Strait near Russia, blocking a North Pole scientific expedition. State Department officials cite the right of innocent passage through international straits, while Moscow claims control of the channel within territorial waters.
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Washington
Severnaya Venlya
United States
Union
U.S
Arctic
Russia
North Pole
Vilkitsky Straits
State Department
Carl Barthh
High Seas
Moscow
Egypt
Aqaba Gulf
Middle East
Corfu
Vilkitsky Strait
Strike deadline passes in Miami networks dispute
The 12:01 a.m. Friday deadline expired with no strike as ABC CBS NBC technicians and NABET failed to reach a new contract. NABET seeks higher wages 72 hour scheduling notices and a paid lunch hour for over 3000 members while CBS employees are not involved. The talks began August 7 with little progress reported.
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Miami Beach
Fla
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
Aflcio
Tim O'Sullivan
NABET
O'Sullivan
ABC
CBS
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
NBC
Ameri
Mystery deepens in Silk King's sister slaying
Westchester Pennsylvania reports the murder of Katherine Thompson Wood 74 a society matron in a rural estate. Police consider possible international intrigue tied to her younger brother James Thompson 61 who vanished March 26 in Malaysia. Autopsy cites blunt force trauma with crow bar or tire iron.
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Westchester
Pennsylvania
Malaysia
Katherine Thompson Wood
James Thompson
Thompson
Asia
Alfred Delduce
Chester County
Wood
Delduce
Regents rebuff Reagan plan to tax University of California students
Regents from the University of California rejected Governor Reagan's proposal to levy tuition on resident students. They will consider alternative funding, likely via incidental fees, to raise student contributions across the nine campuses. Reagan said the rebuff is not a national prestige issue but a California will issue for tuition to be decided by voters. He suggested a $250 tuition figure earlier.
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Los Angeles
University of California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Smog and Heat Grip Los Angeles as Temperatures Soar
A severe heat wave and heavy smog blanket Los Angeles and suburbs. Temperatures reached 105 to 113 in various areas while residents rely on air conditioning and water use. storms and lightning caused outages and fires in Pomona and San Diego.
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Los Angeles
Burbank
San Fernando Valley
Pomona
San Diego
Azusa
Air Pollution Control District
Blue Law Changes Prompt Stores to Plan Sunday Observance
Amarillo and area retailers weigh enforcement and rival actions as the 1961 revised blue law takes effect this weekend. K Mart Gibson’s and Skaggs plan compliance. Gyro Sales TG&Y close Sundays. Safeway Piggly Wiggly McCartt’s may keep Sunday groceries with signs. groceries drugs and tools now legal on both weekend days.
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Gyro Sales Co
Tg&y
Amarillo
Farr’s
Safeway
Piggly-Wiggly
McCartt’s
K-Mart
Gibson’s
Skagg’s
R. C. Buckmiller
Weavers Beaver Plan Costly Lawsuit Filed
Three Illinois men filed a federal suit alleging deception by four related Weavers and the Weavers Beaver Association and American Canadian Beaver Co. Inc. They claim to have invested 74253 dollars in a beaver farming venture in Salt Lake City and seek return of their funds. Named plaintiffs are Robert Albrecht, Harold Kimmerer, and Gordon A Gregory.
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Chicago Tribune Press Service
Chicago
Illinois
Weavers’ Beaver Association
American Canadian Beaver Co., Inc
Salt Lake City
Robert Albrecht
Harvey
Harold Kimmerer
Plainview
Gordon A. Gregory
Angora
Mark
Sally
Ted
Van
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