Ground broken for Canadian River dam project
Federal and state officials witnessed Secretary of the Interior trigger a 2,500 pound blast to start construction of a $96 million Canadian River dam. The ceremony drew about 2,000 people at the site 35 miles northeast of Amarillo, as the project aims to provide water for 11 Panhandle and South Plains cities across three states. The completion is targeted for late 1967 and promises long term regional benefits.
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Kennedy and Lopez Mateos vow unity against communism
President Kennedy and Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos met in Mexico to affirm cooperation in the Western Hemisphere and warn against Communist meddling. Mrs Kennedy spoke in Spanish praising reforms and stressing democracy, while both leaders issued a joint communique after discussions.
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Lopez Mateos
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Eisenhower Leads GOP Attack on Kennedy Policies
About 100 Republican leaders met in Gettysburg to denounce Kennedy era policy toward business. Eisenhower urged businessmen to act while Democrats claimed the GOP is split with no unified program. Rockefeller and Goldwater were noted absentees amid intra party divisions.
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Nited Press International
Bettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
GOP
Party of Business
Eisenhower
al Hershey
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Washington
John M. Bailey
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Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Gerd
Ugeye
Automobile
Manhen ‘Demos
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Prayer Note From The Day
A brief daily message thanks the Heavenly Father for blessings, reflecting a moment of gratitude and reverence. The text reads as a devotional pause acknowledging divine provision and seeking continued guidance.
Fresno businessmen killed in Lake Tahoe crash
Four Fresno businessmen died when their light airplane crashed and burned after takeoff from Lake Tahoe airport. Victims identified as Edgar R. Madewell 34 Gene Jones 31 James Manely and pilot Richard Roth. El Dorado County sheriffs deputies released the names.
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el. Dorado County
Sheriffs “Deputies
Edgar R. Madewell
Gene. Jones
James Manely
Richard Roth
Cosmos satellite Cosmos VI signals for data gathering and spaceflight prep
Tass announced the Cosmos VI satellite as part of the Cosmos series. Earlier Cosmos satellites carried experimental gear and trajectory measurement devices with a 90.0233 megacycle transmitter. The purpose is to collect data in preparation for a new Soviet space flight.
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Cosmos
Ates
Sputnik
Udall Heads West to View Texas Dam Progress
High noon gathering as Udall and the eight member delegation joined about 5300 people at Fritch to see the Vista Point dam construction. Udall praised the country while Rogers Mahon Yarborough Aspinall Saylor and others attended the event near Adobe Walls country along the Canadian River.
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Fritch
Vista Point
Hutchinson County
Adobe Walls
Ate
Southwest
Rogers
Amarillo Air Force Base
Washington
George Mahon
Lubbock
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Wayne Aspinall
Colorado
House
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
John Saylor
Pennsylvania
Work Hums On At Site As Damsite Progress Reported
Workers press on at the dam site with 156 men on two shifts amid a ceremony. The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority backs a $96 million project to supply water to 11 regional cities within two years. Meredith leads the effort, insisting progress hinges on steady labor and infrastructure to deliver lake water through a network reaching Lat 210 miles south.
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Canadian River Municipal Water
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