26 May 1963
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1963
Page
1
Soaring sugar prices squeeze consumers but benefit Golden Spread sugar beet farmers as retailers raise sugar costs. Form Editor Orville Howard notes the impact on budgets and the profit potential for growers in the sugar market.
A US Air Force C-100 flown from Amarillo AFB delivered 10 000 pounds of grain and clothing to Da Nang Airfield as the second Tulia driven Mercy Mission donation to Lifeline. The drive began last May to aid Vietnamese orphans, after Lt Teddy Lowe spearheaded the appeal to Tulia residents.
Over two weeks sugar rose about 33 percent from 10.60 to 15.50 per hundredweight at leading Amarillo supermarkets. Bakers warn profits shrink as a 5 percent pie price rise and a $2.50 wedding cake boost loom if wholesale costs keep climbing. Bread largely steadier, sugar use small, but stores report pricing near cost.
At Addis Ababa 30 heads of state sign a charter for a united Africa, call for severing relations with South Africa and Portugal, condemn racial discrimination in the United States, and plan an annual common assembly with a permanent secretariat. Leaders pledge mediation and aid for liberation movements.
Republican leaders move toward awarding the 1964 presidential nominating convention to San Francisco likely in July. The National Committee will ratify the site at a June meeting in Denver, despite California party tensions and opposition considerations.
The report notes Amarillo had sun on 135 of 145 days in 1963 with winds at 3 p.m. Saturday at 9 MPH. Houston and Dallas readings show variable conditions including cloudy intervals and light winds around 12 MPH in Orla.
Legislature adjourned Friday as Governor Connally weighs a veto of the 1964 65 spending bill. Speculation centers on a June special session, with the governor having until June 17 to sign or veto. Readers recall his Jan. 16 address proposing 37 recommendations for a new destiny of greatness. The section notes water conservation progress and major laws in law enforcement loan regulation welfare, amid session scorekeeping.
At Canyon Texas in 1953 Milton Buff Morris created Opportunity Plan Inc a distinctive student loan and job program aimed at keeping federal loan programs off West Texas State College. Frances McMahon a 27 year old mother of five found a future here as a junior student with funded tuition room and board. The plan collects detailed budgets from students and relies on private funds and gifts to support learners while expanding access to higher education in the region.
Partly cloudy conditions prevail through Monday with little temperature change and scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Northwest Texas sees minimal temperature shifts with a chance of widely scattered thundershowers, while Northern New Mexico offers fair to partly cloudy skies with gusty winds in the afternoon.
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