Tower widens lead in Panhandle run off for U S senator
In the Panhandle run off John Tower consolidated gains with 19 155 votes in the 18th congressional district while Democrat William A Blakley earned 14 236. Tower gained 5 919 votes from his primary total 16 417 as Democrats mostly stayed home or shifted to the Republican contender.
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Dallas
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Hale
Lyndon B. Johnson
Scientists establish Arctic research camp on new ice island
Anchorage reports a floating Arctic ice island 130 miles north of Barrow. Max Brewer and five staff found it during a flight and aim for a permanent camp under University of Alaska Arctic Research Laboratory contract with the Office of Naval Research. Russia already hosts Arctic ice camps.
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Prisoners Return to Cuba After Tractor Swap Offer
Ten prisoners representing about 1200 captured in the April 17 invasion returned to Havana after a week in the United States. They praised negotiations linked to Fidel Castro’s offer to free them for 500 tractors and thanked the Roosevelt committee for assistance. They expect Castro to accept the deal and report back on the tractor plan.
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U S Laos Rebels Break Cease Fire 33 Times since May
The United States accuses Pathet Lao rebels in Laos of 33 cease-fire violations between May 13 and May 26 after a truce signed by three factions. The Geneva conference stalled over opening speeches and ICC verification, with Britain appealing to Moscow and the U S insisting on ICC verification before participation.
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Frank Robert
Talks Stir Scant Hope
Washington officials say the Kennedy Khrushchev meeting in Vienna will yield limited time for actual talks about major issues. The gathering is described as a visit rather than a summit, aimed at discussion with no anticipated agreement or instant world change.
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UPI
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Shock Kills Amarillo Man Near Vernon
An Amarillo man, Harold Dayton Jones, was electrocuted on a Vernon area farm while attempting to lift a wire over a combine beneath electrical lines. He died on arrival at Vernon Hospital. Survived by wife Cathy and infant son James, plus his mother Elsie Jones, brother Glendale Ray Jones, and sister Verna McSmith. funeral arrangements by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
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Lincoln
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Amarillo
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Elsie Jones
Glendale Ray Jones
Panhandle
Verna McSmith
Union Trial Date Is Still Uncertain
Efforts of a dissenting group in Teamsters Local 577 to gain new leadership may succeed. A suit contesting a December officers election was filed in Fort Worth by Arthur Goldberg, U S secretary of labor, charging violations of the Landrum Griffin Act. The case will be heard in Amarillo by U S District Judge Joe B Dooley with no exact trial date set yet.
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Kennedy Signs Latin Aid Bill for Hemisphere Development
President Kennedy signed a $500 million Latin American aid fund and a $100 million Chile reconstruction reserve. The ceremony, attended by congressional leaders and international bankers, highlighted the Alliance for Progress as a major effort to speed social development in Latin America.
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Potter Randall runoffs leave Tower ahead as Blakley weak in two counties
In Potter and Randall counties, Republican John Tower led Sen. William Blakley in the May runoff after many Democrats stayed home. Tower totals reached 7,160 across both counties, while Blakley had 4,238. Only 11,400 of about 30,000 potential voters registered opinions.
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Pearls and Rings Linked to Vehicle Stop at Truck Stop
A California couple's stop at Jim's Truck Stop triggered a jewelry theft claim when Mrs. Reid left a purse containing a pearl necklace two rings and cash. While police arrested suspects, a 21 year old Houston man was rushed to hospital for a rattlesnake bite amid the chaotic scene.
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Baseball Scores and Traffic Incident Report
Baseball scores from the Texas, National and American Leagues are listed with results for Amarillo Ardmore San Antonio Rio Grande Valley Austin Tulsa Milwaukee Los Angeles Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Pittsburgh San Francisco Chicago Washington Minnesota Kansas City Cleveland Baltimore Boston Detroit and other games. A separate note mentions two women and three children in a second car and a station visit connected to a tire check, with a follow up referenced on Page 3.
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Well Worker Free After Narrow 16 Hour Ordeal
Ralph W. Burgess, 19, trapped waist deep in a 30 foot well for 16 hours, was rescued in Fredericksburg area. Rescue teams bored a parallel shaft and a tunnel to reach him, he spoke of the ordeal from a hospital bed and vowed he would not return to wells. His father had promised to help clean the mud from his well before the rescue.
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Robert M. Burgess
Fredericksburg
Burgess
Tower Leads Texas Senate Contest as Early Votes Show Edge
Associated Press report shows Republican John G. Tower leading Democratic incumbent Blakley by 8 167 votes with 444 286 to 436 219 as of early Sunday. Bureau estimates around 10 000 votes unreported. Tower would be first GOP Texas senator this century if final results favor him.
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Compromise Committee Deadlocks In Texas Tax Standoff
In Austin the revenue compromise committee deadlocked amid heated charges of bad faith as lawmakers race toward Monday midnight to resolve the $2.5 billion budget gap. Senate conferees and House members vowed further talks while Gov. Price Daniel faces a veto threat over a sales tax heavy measure.
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George Hinson
Mineola
Hinson
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Center
Riders Aim New Attacks in Deep South
A new freedom ride coordinating committee announced fresher assaults on Mississippi and Alabama segregation laws to occur as thousands of Negro college students head home. Edward B. King said biracial freedom riders left Atlanta New Orleans and Nashville for Jackson and Montgomery but no immediate integration plans would be attempted on arrival.
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Amarillo Weather Snapshot 1961 Traffic and Sky Conditions
Amarillo reports sun on 139 of 147 days in 1961 with readings at 3 pm Saturday. Wind and visibility data show clear skies and calm conditions in Houston and nearby areas, while city notes reference a legislature item on Page 3.
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