14 May 1961
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1961
Page
1
Mrs. E M Lores of Silverhill plans to attend Auburn University to study agriculture. With 11 children ages 5 to 13, the family divides duties: older boys stay home to help on the farm while four visit Mississippi relatives. the younger children accompany Mrs. Lores to Auburn. Beef cattle profits fund the children's education and farm operation.
Skeets and Jenny return from school to tend cattle plow fields and manage chores. Beth and Jimmy, oldest twins, do family ironing and sewing while Jimmy assists older brothers. Vicki Micky Tim clean dishes and tend yards and house. David Dwight help in the garden. Elisa and Denise, 5, empty trash sweep floors and avoid messes. The farm provides 60 percent of food and income with pecans and soybeans as crops. Mrs Lores plans Auburn summer then University of Alabama Mobile for more courses toward a degree.
In Ban Namone Laos a formal cease fire was signed by government and pro Communists. Delegations from Vientiane Pathet Lao and neutralist groups will join talks in Ban Namone to forge a coalition government and possibly send a unified delegation to Geneva. Neutralist Prince Suvanna Phouma, Prince Souvanouvong and Gen Phoumi Nosavan are named as key figures. International Control Commission military reps attended in a calm, cooperative atmosphere.
Partly cloudy and cooler today with a high near 62 degrees in Northwest Texas. Monday will be generally fair and a bit warmer. Occasional cloudiness east portion of New Mexico with Sunday cloudiness and lighter winds. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 65 to 72 with highs around 72 and a low near 66. Sunrise 5:44 am, sunset about 7:45 pm.
Gary Cooper, the tall silent screen star at 60, died at 12:27 p.m. after a long cancer struggle. He had lingered as doctors medicated him to ease pain, while family, including wife Rocky and daughter Maria, kept vigil. A nearby friend, Rt. Rev. Daniel Sullivan, said Cooper had been unconscious much of the day and died peacefully in his sleep.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision holds that a company involved in a labor dispute may hire other workers as long as it is not found guilty of unfair labor practices under the National Labor Relations Act.
The 14 nation Laos talks in Geneva clash over seating Laotian reps. Dean Rusk accuses the communists of false charges of U S sabatoge. Lord Home presses for session start amid sharp exchanges with Soviet and Chinese officials.
Phillips Chemical Co. has issued an ultimatum to 440 striking Copolymer Plant workers to return by Monday or face replacement. The strike followed a union vote 271 to 67 rejecting the company’s proposal. A special union meeting is set for Sunday at the union hall on Cedar Street.
Page 12 presents new album pages from a High Plains group on a Jet Holiday Tour of Europe with an A to Izzard report of tour notes. About half of the tour membership will arrive in Amarillo tonight.
Amid 40 to 55 mph winds hundreds of Amarillo residents visited Amarillo Air Force Base for Armed Forces Day open house. Parachute jumps and major activities were canceled by gusts, but interest remained high as Brig. Gen. Harvey Tshirgi urged peace and vigilance, stressing defense as national duty.
Borger Texas May 13 special a precedent setting civil suit heads the docket for the summer session of the 84th district court opening Monday in Stinnett with Judge Max Boyer presiding. Twenty seven former Phillips Petroleum Co employees file suit against the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 351 and union officers. Jury selection from a venue of 100 will begin at 10 am Tuesday. The suit began seeking over 84 million in damages but the amount was reduced in amended petitions as the case progressed. The second amended petition was not available here late today. The 27 men allege they lost their jobs because of union action.
Tulsa defeated Amarillo 6 to 2 while San Antonio beat Austin 5 to 3. Rio Grande Valley tied Victoria 3 to 2. In the American League Washington beat Boston 4 to 0, Baltimore 4 Cleveland 1 Detroit 8, New York 3, Chicago 10 Kansas City 1 Minnesota 13 Los Angeles 4. In the National League Pittsburgh 13 Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 1 Los Angeles 7 Chicago 3.
SAIGON AP United States and South Viet Nam unveil an eight point plan to halt the Communist takeover. An immediate 20000 man increase in Viet Nams armed forces, now 150000, with more if needed. No cost estimates given. Military and economic support branded a stiffening of resolve. See VIET NAM on Page 2.
Readable fragments show Amarillo weather readings with wind and sky conditions at 3 p.m. Saturday. Mentions days of sun, visibility, and unclear station codes. The text lists multiple city data lines including Houston and Okie, with unclear values and partial meteorological terms.
Fire destroyed the Silver Grill Restaurant and damaged six nearby shops at the Village Shopping Center in Clovis New Mexico causing over 1 million dollars in losses. No injuries were reported as staff and patrons escaped safely with firefighter backup and Air Force assistance.
Washington reports say Congress believes a major CIA shakeup is forming with Allen Dulles nearing exit. A Taylor task force, aided by Robert F. Kennedy, may outline changes, possibly naming Taylor to head a revamped agency. Details likely kept secret.
Editorial explains the reasoning behind liberal opposition to a presumptive Democratic nominee and why they are supporting the Republican in the upcoming U S Senate special election, reflecting near term political strategy and regional dynamics.
Two men identified as J. R. Fannin and Paul Tomlin were charged in Hale County Justice Court with armed robbery and as an accomplice to armed robbery for the May 3 attack on Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elliott of a farm seven miles northwest of Petersburg. The suspects, whose ages and addresses are unknown, were being returned to Plainview by Hale County Deputy Sheriff C. L. Dyer and Texas Ranger Captain Raymond Waters. The robbery car, used in the alleged assault, was traced to Tomlin.
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