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Newspaper
Pampa Daily News
Location
Pampa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
1
Widow urged continued fight for equality as Mississippi case drew national focus. Police offered rewards climbing past $22,000 for information about the sniper who killed Medgar Evers. In Jackson unprecedented protests and vigil fires sparked across the city as NAACP leaders warned of sustained action.
The head of NASA's Apollo program, Do Brainerd Holmes, resigns after steering the Office of Manned Space Flight. He plans to depart once NASA manages the transition from Mercury to the Apollo era, citing government politics and budget pressures. Holmes, earning around 105,000 annually, eyes private industry for better pay and fame.
The Pampa School District board held a lengthy debate on a proposed licensed vocational nurse program. A motion urged Superintendent Jack Edmondson to confer with officials to obtain exact cost figures and plan implementation. The plan would place parts of the work in hospitals while schools administer the program and seek state reimbursement for equipment and instructors.
Friday marks Flag Day with Pampa Key Club placing flags at local businesses and selling flags to homes. Volunteers will deliver and install flags upon request. call MQ 42975 or MO 35-2821 for service.
In Lyon France social worker Jacques Farin, who four months earlier earned a municipal citation for adapting to juvenile delinquents, was sentenced to three years in jail Wednesday as the leader of a teenage burglary gang.
Washington reports indicate steel firms and labor leaders are close to a new contract. A tentative accord aims to avert a nationwide strike by addressing plant operations, wages, and job security, signaling a potential end to years of industry strain.
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan facing a major defeat as unemployment aid proposals falter. Cabinet tensions rise over possible resignations while rival ministers push for political repair amid party strains and a public ethics controversy involving a party girl and a Soviet attaché.
Paris reports the National Assembly cleared a historically significant pact pledging political, economic, and cultural cooperation between France and West Germany. The agreement, signed by French President Charles de Gaulle and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, aims for near term ratification and broader European unity with the Netherlands and Luxembourg noted as fellow market partners seeking closer ties.
The Pampa Chamber of Commerce plans an open house Friday to mark the dedication of new offices at 205 S Sanmerville. The ceremony will feature a display of business desks, maps, and information resources for visitors from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with staff and local leaders including chamber manager, Georgia Mack, and secretary Pats Moore on hand to guide guests.
Clarendon jail inmate James Ladin escaped Wednesday after being escorted from Larned Kansas. Sheriff Behrens said Ladin climbed to a second floor window and dropped to the ground, with authorities seeking to recover him.
A Washington report describes Democratic lawmakers defecting from their party to join Republicans on a key measure. The House debate centered on a program linked to expansion and funding. Kennedy comments noted while Republicans framed the opposition as political, several southern and upstate legislators expressed caution about the bill’s consequences and voter impact.
Fragmented reads suggest Afro Asian bloc leverages stance amid UN crisis talks. Reported chatter notes delays, stalled consensus, and pressures from Weston powers. Source text shows garbled lines but implies a stalling tactic, with calls for peace and debate over a broader solution.
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