20 Sep 1962
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1962
Page
1
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At the Fort Worth convention the Republicans raise money to run campaigns yet observers note money may not win November votes. Enthusiasm from young volunteers and a desire for change, plus disaffection with the national administration, could tilt results despite big spending. The scene in the Texas Hotel ballroom captures a convic tion that enthusiasm matters as much as cash.
Kenneth Kohler, Potter County's state representative, drew up five planks for the Texas GOP platform adopted in Fort Worth on Tuesday. The platform calls for action on Cuba, opposes small arms registration, favors speed limit reform, supports Texas redistricting, and pushes fiscal responsibility. the medicare plank was by Dr. Tom Duke of Amarillo. The Fort Worth convention drew between 3,000 and 4,000 attendees, with a long session from 9 am to 7 pm and crowds filling the hall and mezzanine.
The Tri-State Fair opens with judging of Appaloosa horses, dairy cattle, and swine at 8 a.m. Expected events include Appaloosa horse classes, stake race, and reining. Swine shows feature Hamp shire and other breeds. Dairy cows span Shorthorn, Holstein, and Brown Swiss with times 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 3 p.m. respectively.
The schedule lists 8:00 a.m. judging for Hampshire Poland China Spotted Poland China Shorthorn Dairy Appaloosa events, 11:00 a.m. Holstein Dairy, 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. rounds for Appaloosa reinings and cutting, 3:00 p.m. Brown Swiss, 8:00 p.m. Swine sale, 6:00 p.m. Ice Capades. Almost 100 horses from several southwestern states compete today. Wednesday crowds reach about 30,000 with 40 Jersey cows shown. grand champions named for Jersey and Quarter Horse shows, with top Jersey animals from Davis Brothers Dairy and Knolle Jersey Farms.
Senate approves Kennedy crafted trade bill with 78 vote margin. The measure grants the president powers to lower tariff barriers and provide relief to industries harmed by foreign competition. Supporters push it as a major shift toward freer trade with the European Common Market.
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees unanimously approve a joint resolution urging action on Cuba to counter the Russian threat. It is expected to win quick approval in both houses.
The 21 nation steering committee urged the General Assembly to again hold full scale debate on admitting Communist China and expelling the Chinese Nationalists. The session featured repeated interruptions by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister V A Semenov as Chieh Liu of Nationalist China spoke. There was no formal vote.
The Senate approved President Kennedy's authority to buy up to 100 million in United Nations bonds, with options to lend or purchase half of a 200 million issue. House restrictions require matching purchases of 2 percent bonds repayable over 25 years.
Shirley Dickson of Amarillo Texas representing the Lone Star State in the Miss USA contest this week was asked how she liked West Virginia. She replied, I think it's so cute, I'd like to take it home and put it in my back yard.
The report notes West Virginia has 79 moonshine stills found recently while Arkansas uncovered 4,769 during the same period. The writer uses the figures to mock depressions in both states and poke fun at economic growth measures.
A brief item notes a figure leveling transit efforts across the Golden Spread with references to Page 31 content and sections such as Ann Landers Astro Guide Classifieds Comics editorials Markets and Movies.
Walter McEndree aged 41 died after being struck on U S Highway 82 east of Dickens. Ralph Wayne Shipman 41 from Childress remained in serious condition at Spur Memorial Hospital with injuries from the same center striping project. Driver Julia Williams 72 of Hale Center identified by highway patrol. The crash occurred about 10 15 a m with McEndree dying at 2 p m.
Baytown financier E. J. Gray submitted a plan to purchase the assets of Billie Sol Estes with a pledge that creditors would be paid in full. The Estes estate trustee Harry Moore announced the offer at a hearing on sale to Morris Jaffe, with Gray and his son among early bidders. The hearing recessed to review the new proposal and resumes Thursday morning.
Cloudy cool conditions with light rain and fog this morning, then partly cloudy and cooler tonight. Friday looks fair with a slight warming trend. highs 70 to 74 in Amarillo area. Northwest Texas skies partly cloudy today into tonight with scattered showers. highs 70 to 86. New Mexico cloudy and much cooler east. west. partial clearing later with widely scattered storms. highs 65 to 90.
U S Navy photos released show a Russian submarine of an older type with its missile-launching hatch open or exposed. The pictures suggest at least one Soviet officer, likely a squadron commander, faces professional embarrassment as the craft is displayed in a ready state. The subs were photographed in the North Atlantic or North Pacific as part of the public release.
Photographs show two Soviet submarines, Nos. 783 and 788, operating together in the Atlantic and Pacific. The shots reveal a two star pennant indicating a squadron commander on 783, while hatches on 783 remain closed as 788 may have learned of the sighting first.
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