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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1963
Page
1
A convicted robber shot deputy C. D. Jackson outside the McLennan County jail and escaped in a new method with a pistol smuggled by his wife. Sheriff C C Maxey identified the fugitive as Ernest Rose Jr., 39.
London reports say a Soviet naval attache warned during the Cuban crisis of atomic attacks near New York and hints of a royal family link to a red haired call girl. Prime Minister Macmillan backs his cabinet as Parliament prepares Monday debate on handling the affair.
Partly cloudy through Monday with widely scattered afternoon and night thunder showers. Cooler Sunday night through Monday with highs near 90 in Amarillo area. Northeast Texas: partly cloudy today and Monday with scattered storms mainly in north. cooler Monday. New Mexico: partly cloudy on eastern border with isolated showers or storms. little temperature change. Sunrise 5:32 a.m. Sunset 8:03 p.m. Precip yesterday 0.5 inch.
Weather glimpse notes Amarillo tallied 156 clear or sunny days out of 166 while March readings show wind speeds from 10 to 20 mph. Comparisons cite Dallas Houston and Oklahoma City alongside sky conditions varying from clear to partly cloudy.
A peaceful funeral for slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson ends in a savage riot as a mob of about 500 confronts police. Bricks and bottles fly while officers with riot gear and dogs try to halt the mob. 27 demonstrators are later held on charges.
John B. Wilder, author of The Young Minister and Stories for Pulpit and Platform, will have new feature articles each Sunday on the editorial page. In Mississippi unrest, police clashed with rioters as crowds faced patrolmen, rocks, and bottles.
Washington reports a nationwide rail strike was averted until July 10 as Kennedy, union and company negotiators pressed for a settlement of work rule disputes. The issue centers on 40,000 firemen positions on freight and yard diesels and the push to replace workers with technology.
Washington June 15 AP Defense Department scientists discuss a new small arms concept under censorship by a House subcommittee. Rep Flood notes the model uses rocket technology to a wholly new approach, potentially mass produced at about one dollar each, with little additional detail revealed.
In Caracas on June 15, pro communist terrorists raided the home of Edward P. Long, the US Embassy political officer, spray painting FALN slogans, tying up Long's wife and the maid, and ransacking for weapons. They left empty handed, taking no one hostage beyond the two women and leaving after a brief search. They described the act as a weapon hunt amid a national leftist manhunt tied to an assassination plot against President Betancourt.
Soviet cosmonaut Bykovsky neared 72 hours in orbit with 6 orbits covered and 416000 miles logged. He reported feeling fine and performed duties aboard the Vostok capsule including orientation checks and earth surface observations. He sent best wishes to Americans as the twin cosmonaut effort continued, with meals and daily tasks on schedule.
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