Death Toll Mounts in Skopje Quake as Rescue Probes Ruins
Rescue work paused twice amid tremors as Skopje faced a quake that destroyed about a third of the city. More than 1,000 bodies were recovered, with 2,500 injured and 150,000 homeless. Staff Sergeant Harold Stacey is among the missing. many foreigners were unharmed and sheltered at a Lake Prespa rest house. Troops, ambulances, and Tito inspected the disaster zone as Hotel Macedonia collapsed into a brick mountain.
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Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Skopje
Lake Prespa
Taniug
Harold Stacey
United States
West Germany
Skonje
Belgrade
Cty
Josip Tito
Brioni Island
Defense disputes DWI prosecution rates in Amarillo 1962
Potter County Attorney Harney disputed NSC director Don Hill figures showing low prosecution and conviction rates for Amarillo DWI arrests in 1962. She said 76 percent of APD DWI cases were tried and 72 percent convicted, with 225 APD cases in 1962 and 205 disposed by her office after reductions and dismissals.
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Potter County
Naomi Harney
Amarillo
National Safety Council
Miss Harney
City Commission
Don Hill
Dallas
NSC
Hill
Potter
Randall
District Court
APD
Miss Haines
Amarillo golf course open to public play after court order
A federal judge barred exclusive white use of the city course for the Am avillo Municipal Golfers Association tournament. Negroes may be allowed to play in general on the Hoss Rogers Municipal course with a later hearing set to decide broader access.
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Necro
Amavillo Partnership
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Dooles
Cootes
Hoss Rogers Municipal Golf Course
Vern Farquar
Fishing for Fun And to Wash Your Soul
The Daily News begins exclusive serialization of Herbert Hoover's Fishing for Fun And to Wash Your Soul. The 31st President reflects on fishing as a soulful sport, sharing childhood memories, nature’s peace, and lessons in humility. He notes licenses sold, the calm of brook and blue water, and the virtue of patience toward tackle and fish.
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Herbert Hoover
Daily News Today
The Reasons Why They Get That Way
The article argues that fishing restores the soul and offers regeneration from modern life. It cites outdoor origins of humanity and the urge to escape routine, urban noise, chores, and office demands, with fishing as the universally accepted explanation.
Amarillo Weather Notes Secret April Readings
Fragmentary weather bulletin from Amarillo lists scattered data with wind, visibility and sky conditions. Readings appear garbled but suggest ongoing reporting at a local station with numerical values and directions.
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Amarillo
Houston
Oria City
Trailblazer Col Britten Named President of National Auctioneers
Col Walter Britten of Groom has been elected president of the National Association of Auctioneers at the national convention in Cincinnati. A longtime Panhandle auctioneer and 4-H supporter, Britten began his career in Amarillo 32 years ago and earned the Texas 4H Alumni Recognition Award in 1994.
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Cincinnat
Col Britten
Mike Britten
Carson
Amarillo
Wilbur Hawks
Tejas A&m College
Texas 4H
Panhandle
Molion Tap
Sie Farm Lad
Mason King
Globe News Publishing Co
Walter Britten
America
Fred Reppert
Earl Gartin
Art Thompson Co
Brookings predicts improved US balance of payments by 1968
A Brookings Institution study directed by Walter Salant argues the United States balance of payments will improve by 1968 as costs and prices rise faster abroad. The report warns reduced external payments could trigger foreign financial problems for the free world and forecasts diminished net outflows of new term U.S. capital alongside higher dividends and interest on U.S. investments overseas.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
United States
Walter S. Salant
Brooking, Staf
Weather update for Northern New Mexico Valley area
Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms likely with a few heavy downpours in the eastern portion. Highs today range from 80 to 95 degrees with overnight temperatures in the 50s to 60s. Yesterday’s hourly readings show 74 at noon and 91 later. sunset around 9 pm with limited precipitation in the last four hours.
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New Mexico
General Favor Seen for Nuclear Test Ban Pact
The Sunday News-Giot reports Russians cheer the initialing of a treaty to limit nuclear testing and U S diplo mats report broad support in the non communist world. Some allies doubt side effects while NATO holdouts Red China and France resist without eroding stockpiles and delivery systems. De Gaulle plans a press conference to reject ties to a ban until disarmament moves. Kennedy, Harriman, and Rusk discuss the pact and future talks.
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U.S
Britain
U S
China
France
Charles de Gaulle
Inside Information
NATO
Warsaw Pact Alliance
United States
de Gaulle
Germany
Kennedy
Wolvert
el Harriman
Nikita Khrushchev
Negotiations Press Rail Dispute Settlement Likely
Negotiations over controversial railroad work rule changes continue in Washington with hopes for a settlement within a week without new congressional action. Labor leaders and government officials urged continued talks as senators heard mixed testimony about the Kennedy plan and ICC mediation.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Committee
Labor Department
Senate
H. E Gilbert
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Pastore
Secretary of Labor
Willard Wirtz
J Glenn Beall
Philip A) Hart
Mich
Roo
Gilbert
Roy E. Davidson
Alson Davidson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wirtg
ICC
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Marlon Brando
Torrance
Calif
Congress of Racial Equatuts
Reuters
General Headquarters of Rescue Operations
Aldo Sandberg
Lily
Denmark
Sandberg
Susan
Sylvia Haberlein
Emil
Anna
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Radio Society
By John Holt
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Court House
Federal
Joseph Dooley
Chapter
Col Fred Reppert
Young Britten
Col Reppert
Carson County
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Harrimnan
Dean Rusk
Moscow
Harriman
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