Southern Delegates Uninstructed at Democratic Meeting
Five Deep South states Georgia Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and South Carolina agreed to send uninstructed uncommitted delegates to the national Democratic convention. The decision was announced aboard a yacht off St Simons Island Georgia.
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ST. Simons Island
Democratic Party
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
South Georgia
Peter Zack Geer
Ernest Vandiver
National Democratic Con
Barnett
James Davis
Fritz Hollings
South
Bolivia Regiments Revolt Quelled in La Paz Clash
In La Paz a Bolivian army regiment rose up and fought government forces with mortars machineguns and warplanes. At least seven people were killed and 27 wounded as officials blamed intoxicated Col Rios Ledezma. The government mobilized militiamen and declared mop up operations as Siles prepared to seek a state of siege.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Hernan Siles Zauzo
Las
la ‘Paz
Santa Ana
Plaza Murillo
Avelino Aliaga
Rios Ledezma
Ledezma
Col
Victor Valdez
Radio Illimani
Siles
Bolivar
Cliffside wreck leaves one dead two injured
A 30-foot plunge on Cliffside Road near Veterans Administration Hospital killed Kay Gulley, 25, and seriously injured Robert Gleaton, 19, and Johnny Carrington, 29. Witnesses said the car was northbound at high speed before skidding into a rocky gorge. Carrington suspected as driver.
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Kay Theodore Gulley
Amarillo
Veterans Hospital
John Dee Carrington
Robert J. Gleaton
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cliffside Road
W. Studebaker
NE 8Th
Robert L. Gleaton
Amarillo Air Force Base
Johnny Dee Carrington
E. 11Th
Northwest Texas
Gleaton
Carrington
Painter
John Lowrie
Pantex Displays Corporal Missile at Army Plant
Pantex Army Ordnance Plant erects a Corporal Type I liquid propelled surface to surface missile for permanent display in administrative areas. The 45 foot long device, 30 inch diameter, supports ground warfare with ranges up to 75 miles and can carry conventional or atomic warheads. Initially a training aid, it will showcase new U S Army weapons and boost plant safety program interest.
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Pantex Army Ordnance Plant
U. S. Army
Plant Safety Department
Air Crash In Colombia Kills 37
A Colombian Airlines C46 with 44 aboard crashed near Planetarica and San Marcos in Cordoba. Thirty seven people were killed, including the pilot and copilot. The plane reported engine trouble while en route from Medellin to Cartagena, at 3500 feet and losing altitude.
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Colombia
Colombian Airlines
Planetarica
San Marcos
Cordoba
Iis
Plantarica
Destroyer Darby Collides With Swedish Merchant Vessel
NORFOLK VA March 19 The Destroyer Escort Darby collided with the Swedish merchant Soya Atlantic near Cape Henry at 7 59 p m three aboard the Darby were killed and several injured. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. Prominent travelers aboard included Richard Jackson Rear Adm Keith and Rep Van Zandt initially listed but later corrected. The Coast Guard reported clear weather.
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Norfolk
Darby
Navy
Cape Henry
Coast Guard
Richard Jackson
Robert T. S. Keith
Naval Operations
Naval Reserve
van Zandt
Jackson
Keith
Education official pushes Texas colleges to spend 31 million more
Dr. Ralph Green told House investigators that state colleges must increase spending by at least 31 million dollars over the next two years and urged creation of a watchdog agency to oversee building programs. He warned athletic and agricultural programs at teacher colleges should be self-supporting and noted enrollments may rise but Texas may not double nationally.
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Austin
House
Ralph Green
Texas Commission On Higher Education
House Committee On Saving Taxes
Texas
Texas Research League
Green
Huntsville Leaders Clash With Sears Over College Leader Home
Huntsville leaders incensed at J. H. Sears of Hereford for saying Huntsville college is the town’s main business. Sears testified in Austin before a legislative panel on a 113000 home for Sam Houston State College president. Local officials defend the college’s role and question West Texas language remarks. Local publisher labels Sears statements slanderous and unfair to Huntsville residents.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Ste
Huntsville
Board of Regents
State Teachers Colleges
J. H. Sears
Hereford
Sears
Austin
Sam Houston State College
United States
Ross Woodall
Huntsville Stem
Tural
Woodall
Harvard of Texas
Laverne Smither
West
Amearillo Sees 67 Sunlit Days in 79 of 1960
Weather notes report Amearillo enjoying sun for 67 of 79 days in 1960 with comparative readings recorded at 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Amearillo
Spring Arrives Today
The article notes spring begins at 8 43 a m with 70 degree highs and sunny content. Residents enjoy gardening and outdoor plans as warm weather returns and frost-free season begins mid April, while horticulturists advise planting trees and shrubs now.
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Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
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