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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1963
Page
6
Barry Olowat argues the 1963 wheat referendum rejected U S government price supports and acreage quotas, marking a decisive step toward free markets. He asserts the Agriculture Department aimed to control production via subsidies and policing, while farmers favored supply and demand forces and risked economic loss.
Gov. Connally vetoed $300,000 from the game and fish fund for screwworm eradication, citing it diverts funds from the Parks and Wildlife Commission. He warned he does not know how the gap will be filled, while the eradication program remains crucial to cattle and wildlife. The move alarms the Texas eradication committee, which says restoration is essential to avoid jeopardizing a $12 million federal state plan. Livestock groups have contributed over $3 million to the effort, now in its 1.5 year run.
President Kennedy urged peaceful pursuit of constitutional rights amid desegregation at Alabama while a sniper killed Medgar Evers in Jackson Mississippi. Federalized Alabama National Guard to allow two Negro students into the university. nationwide clashes flare, with Cambridge Maryland hit by riots. Wallace faces federal action. Kennedy discusses civil rights with Eisenhower Truman and labor leaders as Congress fights the reform bill. In foreign affairs he pledges no new US atmospheric tests if the Soviet Union follows. A Moscow summit on a test ban treaty is planned.
The Soviet fifth manned spaceflight leads US Gemini plans with Bykovsky aboard. NASA chief Holmes resigns amid budget and pay concerns. President Kennedy pushes elder care, equal pay law, and tax policy while Titan II missiles become operational. Rail unions threaten strike as wage rules face court review.
Caution against soaking knives in hot water as prolonged moisture can warp wood handles. Wash knives quickly in hot soapy suds, rinse, then wipe and dry immediately to prevent damage.
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