Nuclear Space Spectacular Opens Monday
The Golden Spread Nuclear Space Seminar opens Monday with free exhibits and talks by Dr. Edward Teller, Dr. Ralph Overman, and Dr. Zdenek Kopal. The event spans today through Tuesday at the Space Age Exhibit, Herring Hotel, and Municipal Auditorium with free sessions and required registration for certain events.
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Golden Spread
Edward L. Teller
Ralph Overman
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Zdenek Kopal
University of Manchester
England
Air Force School of Fercial
Old Hotel
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Tascosa
Municipal Auditorium
Municipal
Nollante Uead
Will
Paul Campbell
Four Continent Link Seminar On Titan II Missile
The event at the Tri State Fairgrounds features a Martin Marietta demonstration of the Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. A safety official will lead a fuel demonstration at 5 p.m. and the program is free to the public.
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Prises Mee
Maris
Tin Marietta Corporation
Air Force
Midway
Martin Marietta
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Nuclear Seminar Held in Amarillo With Notable Speakers
Seminar program featured officials from Texas and Dallas including Mayor Jack Seale and Gov. Price Daniel’s representative. Topics covered isotopes civilian power space science and space technology with speakers from Oak Ridge Texas A&M and Manchester England.
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Jack Seale
Amarillo
Frank Norton
Dallas
Texas
Southern Nuclear Energy Compact Commission
Texas Committee On
Clark Goodman
Techno-Science, Inc
Houston, Texas
Fidel Castro Blames U S After Havana Raid by Cuban Students
Sea raiders attacked Miramar in Havana hitting a hotel used by Soviet bloc technicians aiding Castro. The assault drew US denial of involvement but authorities say Miami-backed students staged the raid with two motor launches. Damage was minor though panic spread and several buildings were damaged.
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Havana
Miramar
Fidel Castro
United States
Florida
Miami
U.S
U.S. Coast Guard
Justice Department
Washington
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Castro
NM Police Stall Seeking Last of 3 Prison Escapees
Two escaped convicts were in segregation after capture south of Santa Fe. a third remained at large in the Galisteo area. Convicted murderer Marvin Vaughn, 37, was captured near St. Michael's College after a guard fired shots over his head. Roy Ledoux, 26, was taken earlier, saying Vaughn harmed no one. John Edward Bostrom, 44, remained free. Charles Willmer, 26, from Michigan, was critically injured after a guard shot him during the escape. Police cordoned off the southern city area as search teams and movie spotlights joined the manhunt. Ledoux described Vaughn as dangerous. authorities expect further arrests as Galisteo area searches continue.
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Santa FE
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Galisteo
Marvin Vaughn
St. Michael's College
Vaughn
Pantalion Lucero
SEA Raiders
Roy E. Ledoux
John Edward Bostrom
Ledoux
Chales Willmer
Big Rapids
Mich
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Harold Cox
Willmer
Bruns Hospital
Screen Gems Television Company
Venus Mariner 2 launch delayed by 24 hours
Cape Canaveral reports a 24 hour postponement of the Mariner 2 launch to Venus due to technical problems. NASA said the issue is not serious and the Atlas Agena B rocket will be ready for a new countdown early Monday.
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Venus
Charles Willmer
Big Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mariner 2
Earth
Space Age Education Conference Agenda At Tri State Fairgrounds
Tuesday events include a luncheon at Crystal Ballroom Amarillo with Paul Mullins and Paul Calhoun, followed by a 2:00 P.M. panel on Space Age demands in education with Martin Byrnes and H. H. Ransom. A Titan I propellant demonstration closes the day at 5:00 P.M. Titan II ICBM details by Martin Marietta.
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Crystal Ballroom
Herring
A. B. Martin
Amarillo College
Air Force
Denver
Martin Marietta Cor
Texan charged in year-old Carlsbad girls slayings
Franklin D Parsons, 21, of San Antonio, charged with two counts of murder in the Aug 11 1961 killings of Patty Sue Pritz 14 and Mattie Catherine Restine 13 near Carlsbad New Mexico. He confessed after arrest in Monahans Texas and was arraigned before Peace Justice Richard Floyd.
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Carlsbad
N.M
UPI
Eddy County
Carl Hawkins
Franklin D Parsons
San Antonio
Patty Sue Pritz
Mattie Catherine Restine
Southwest
New Mexico
Hawkins
Parsons
Richard I. Floyd
Weather Report for Amarillo Area and Northwest Texas
Weather Bureau bulletin notes continued fair conditions through Monday with warming today. Amarillo and nearby expect highs around 90, while the Northwest Texas region ranges 85 to 95. Northern New Mexico remains fair with warming trend, alongside variable solar data and times for sunrise and sunset.
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Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
South Portion
New Mexico
Caecos
Guerrilla coup ousts Ben Bella in Algiers crisis
A guerrilla colonel junta forced Ahmed Ben Bella’s political bureau from power in Algiers. Ben Bella and a small group planned to flee the capital, with Oran or Tlemcen mentioned as possible destinations. The Sept. 2 elections were postponed and candidate lists withdrawn amid the upheaval.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Oran
Tlemcen
Algeria
Weather Record Notes for Amarillo 1942
A fragmented 1942 weather log mentions Amarillo with partial readings at 1 PM. It references wind visibility sky conditions and comparisons to Houston, but many details are unreadable.
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Amarillo
Houston
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Newton Robison
First Christian Church
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State of
James P. Cornette
West Texas State College
Canyon
Tex
the Wonderful World of Isotopes
Oak Ridge Institute
of Nuclear Studies
Howard R. Drew
Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation
A D. Suttle
Zdenek Koval
University of Man
Chester
Marvin J. Hurley
Houston Chamber of
Benauet
Crystal Ballrom
Bob Mills
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Space Technology
Lloyd V. Berkner
Graduate Research Center of the Southwest
Shell Fidel
Cuba
Directorio Revolucion Estudiantil
Hoy
Chaplin Theater
Cox
K. Wk. Miller
Bostrom
Earl Rugder
Texas A. & M. College Helium
Paul Mullins
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Paul E. Poser
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space
Aerospace Medicine
Brooks Air Force Base
John Calhoun
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Amarillo Public
Paul E. Purser
Evans Moreland
St. Andrews Episcopal
Tri State Fairgrounds
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Ben Khedda
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