Shriners End Friendly Invasion in Amarillo
A three day friendly invasion of Amarillo by Shriners ends as the Texas All State Shrine ceremonial and Shrine association meeting concludes with the annual dance. Carl T. Denson Jr. becomes association president at the Herring Hotel dinner. Moslah Temples band wins with Arabia Temple second and Karem third. The 1963 convention will be hosted by Arabia Temple, with Fort Worth hosting 1964. About 6500 Shriners and wives attended from 11 temples, plus a downtown parade and public entertainments.
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Amarillo
Association
Herring Hotel
Carl T. Denson Jr
Houston
Arabia Temple
Texas Shrine Association
John R. Collard Jr
Stratford
Shrine Temple of
Arabia Lodge
Earnest F. Sanders
Fort Worth
Mossah Temple
Moslah
Waco
Karem Temple
Dick Bivins Stadium
Shrine
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Cities
Morning sun over Amarillo for 125 of 132 days in 1962. Competitive readings show 3 p.m. Saturday with wind and visibility notes. Cloudy conditions recorded for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City with various mile-per-hour readings and unclear data.
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Amarillo
Iamarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Taxi in Ragland Receives Aerial Direction Help From Pilot
In Ragland New Mexico on May 2 a plane landed on a dirt road near a service station. Pilot Bruce Bauer of Plainview Texas asked for Idaho directions after his compass failed. Travis Haynes sold fuel and guided him to the paved U S 54 66 corridor toward the pass.
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Ragland, N. M
Travis Haynes
Ragland
Idaho
Haynes
U. S. 54
Tucumcari
Bruce Bauer
Wright Spraying Service
Plainview
Tex
Bauer
Pass
Area Reports Light Rain Fails to Materialize Across Panhandle
Residents across the Panhandle saw brilliant lightning and little rainfall. Strong winds toppled trees and poles near Panhandle and Lefors. gusts reached 50 knots. A tornado was reported near Littlefield but not confirmed. Caprock Fertilizer facilities suffered minor damage. Tulsa logged near 0.5 inch of rain with pea sized hail. sprinkles fell at Stratford, Claude, Dumas, Groom, Hereford, Perryton, Panhandle, Pampa, and Amarillo. The Weather Bureau forecast good chances of showers as a Pacific front moves across the area.
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Panhandle
Lefors
U.S
Littlefield
Tulsa
Stratford
Claude
Dumas
Groom
Hereford
Perryton
Pampa
Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Kennedy Warns of Possible U S Move in Laos Crisis
President Kennedy ordered land sea and air units placed on alert for possible movement into Southeast Asia if Laos crisis worsens. A 7th Fleet carrier task force with about 2,000 Marines was deployed into Southeast Asian waters, with potential landings in Thailand. A separate U S battle group of about 1,000 soldiers already in Thailand could join. Pro Communist gains continued in Laos as officials weigh decisions.
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Washington
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Laos
U.S
United States
7Th Fleet
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Arrow
Philippines
Potter Randall Demos Differ On Kennedy In County Conventions
Democrats in the county conventions clashed over Kennedy policy. Potter praised the Kennedy Administration while Randall opposed. Randall re adopted a resolutions from the 1960 State Convention that stirred controversy. The South Amarila precincts backed the issues, while a vocal minority spoke against.
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Potter
Randall
Kennedy
Ing
Big South
Amarila
Weather outlook for Amarillo and Northwest Texas
Partly cloudy through Monday with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs 73 to 100. Northwest Texas shows similar conditions with isolated late afternoon storms and a high around 97. New Mexico partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers and storms in the afternoon and evening, cooler later.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Area Demos Retain The Old Party Line
Area Democrats show independence at 18th District county conventions in Hutchinson Swisher and Cottle counties adopting unit rules opposing liberal groups and backing party platform, with votes to abolish county superintendent post and require compulsory auto liability insurance. District Democrats plan to carry 284 votes to El Paso GOP convention.
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Swisher County
Demos
John Birch Society
Cottle County
Hutchinson County
The
Americans For Democratic Action
Senate Moves Big Guns Into Estes Fray
The Senate permanent investigating subcommittee readies a full scale probe into the Estes scandal. Chairman John L. McClellan says sufficient facts exist to launch public hearings and has dispatched top investigators to Texas to expose the Estes matter to the public.
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Senate
Estes Fray
Senate Permanent Investigating
Bille Sol Estes
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Texas
Estes
McClellan
Will Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Department
Jerry O. Holleman
Donald O'Donnell
Paul Kamerick
Back seat driver Arthur Ringer jailed in Guildford
Arthur Ringer, 34, began an 18 month sentence in Guildford England for being a back seat driver. Police testified he is a compulsive hitch hiker who punched motorists when they refused his direction, prompting the court to convict him yesterday.
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Guildford
England
Arthur Ringer
Ringer
Sky Thrills Childress Hosts Today Air Show
Childress hosts an air show today with details to be found on Page 9-B in Hangar Gas.
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Childress
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Shrise
Tobey
Don Hayes
Don Brown
Shriners
Shrine Temple
Bobbie Lutz
N.M. Bureau
By Tom Johnson
Potter and
Randall County
Democratic Executive Committee
John Connally
Don Yarborough
el Paso
Potter, Randall
Tered
Weether Bureau
Hutchinson County Demos
GOP
By Vernon Louviere
News-Globe Washington Staff
Wilson
Virginia
Holleman
AFCIO
West Texas
Wonder Boy
Texas Labor
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
E Labor Department
Goldberg
White House
Hotleman
Billte Sol
Associated Press Wirephoto
Sierry Holleman
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