23 Jul 1962
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1962
Page
1
A travel anecdote details a US couple touring the USSR where strangers watch every move. The husband jokes about selling tickets to spectators while his wife enjoys the gaze and wonders how life differs from home. The piece captures tourist reactions and social scenes.
Editor Don Eddera describes three weeks in Russia meeting Intourist guides in Leningrad. Nina, 36, red hair, Western clothes, explains state media limits and formal elections while noting restrictions on petitions, strikes, and opposition parties.
KGNC TV will carry three special programs linked to Telstar and International Television. The President's news conference airs 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Europe will receive it via Telstar between 12:45 and 1:30 p.m. European relays to America occur 3:00 to 3:45 p.m. A NBC summary of the day runs 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. with U.S. newsmen commenting on European reception.
Forrest R. Anderson, 55, was shot twice in the head and died at a neighbor’s home just before 7 p.m. Sunday. Alex Frank Phillips, 48, owner of the Bonham Street residence, told officers there was a shot and later refused further statements. Police seek Lois Nance, an employee of Phillips, who was at the scene and reportedly saw the men waving pistols. Mrs. Anderson said $11,000 in cash was in an envelope in Phillips’s home, allegedly intended to buy the Flamingo Lounge.
Rioting teens and hundreds of youths disrupted Coeur D Alene Idaho and Aurora Denver suburbs during two day hydroplane events drawing about 75 000 visitors. Police deployed tear gas and fire hoses in Coeur D Alene and Aurora with about 80 rioters arrested in each location.
Algerian leftist rebels led by Ahmed Ben Bella claim control of the FLN and vow to shape Algeria's fate. They form a seven member political bureau and say they will act within legality until a national congress. The group accuses the Ben Khedda government of a police state and calls for democracy.
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and nighttime thunder showers through Tuesday. Northwest Texas sees clear to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered storms and highs from 92 to 102. New Mexico mostly fair with afternoon cloudiness and scattered thundershowers. western areas warmer with highs 85 to 95. Yesterday’s temperatures peaked at 81 and dropped to 62 with sunrise at 249 a.m. and sunset at 7 57 p.m.
Mrs. Audry B. Smith of the United States Mint notes coin circulation quirks across American cities. Louisville favors nickels, New York City avoids half dollars, and Baltimore uses many nickels while Washington imports millions in quarters annually. Montana largely uses only dollar bills and silver dollars.
Alex Phillips aged 48 of 1001 Bonham faced murder charges for shooting Glenn Cotton William Wilson at the Sportsman Club poker game on September 19 1947. A 41st District Court jury acquitted Phillips in 18 minutes on December 7 1947 claiming self defense after Wilson was shot four times with a .38 pistol.
Readings show clear skies and light winds in Amarillo and nearby cities at 3 PM Sunday. Wind speeds range around 2 to 18 MPH with generally clear visibility reported in Dallas Houston and Oklahoma City areas.
In a crossroads column D. EB. Scott criticizes the administrations foreign trade proposal. He argues it would rob savers who buy cheap foreign goods and suggests freer trade could attract foreign statesmen who mooch money from taxpayers in other countries. Wellington
FBI probes into Billie Sol Estes surplus housing expand from agriculture to housing deals in New Mexico and Texas. Records show mortgages, purchases of temporary wartime buildings, and firms tied to Estes and associates, with locations around Albuquerque and Grants.
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