Citizens Organize to Fight Charter Change
A meeting at City Hall formed an advisory committee to oppose changes to Pampa's city charter in a July special election. Ex Mayor Gene Sidwell urged against centralized government calling the proposed ward electors change a move toward socialistic thinking. Bill Watson led the group aiming to preserve political freedom and ward representation as the best local governance.
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Pampa
Dorothy Holmes
Commission
Gene Sidwell
Sidwell
Bill Watson
North
South
Macmillan Refuses to Resign Amid Profumo Scandal
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan stated he will not resign under pressure amid the Profumo sex and security affair rumors. He spoke at a Bromley rally where hecklers were removed as supporters kept him calm, urging that resigning now would dishonor four decades of public service.
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Luawwuw
Harold Macmillan
Macmillanh
Bromley
Macmillan
Beckwith Arrested in Medgar Evers Slaying in Mississippi
The FBI announced the arrest in Greenwood, Mississippi, of Byron de la Beckwith, a white man charged with the June 12 slaying of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Beckwith was captured early Sunday and is to be arraigned in Jackson as soon as possible.
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UPI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Greenwood
Miss
Medgar Evers
Jackson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Byron de la Beckwith
Ife
Beckwith
Greenswood
Civil rights leaders pledge support to Kennedy
White House talks with racial spokesmen yield full backing for civil rights legislation but stop short of ending demonstrations. Kennedy issues order to cut funds from federally assisted projects with racial discrimination and asks Defense Secretary McNamara to review military installations near cities with discrimination within 30 days. Senate leaders debate the southern filibuster as the package moves forward.
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UPE
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Armed Services
Loyalites
McNamara
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Tension rises after Buddhist discrimination clash in Saigon
In Saigon, the Catholic government of President Diem announced arrests last Sunday in connection with a riot, raising tensions with Buddhist leaders who demand release as part of a faith-based pact. A police communique cited the start of trials for assaulting officers, amid a six week politico religious crisis.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Monga Pinh Diem
Pat Oon Tal
Carial
Radin
Celanese Plans Texas Plant Expansion Boosts Output
Celanese Chemical Company announced expansion plans for its three Texas facilities to raise acet one chemical production by 200 million pounds per year. President James H. Worth cited half the gain from acetyl facilities upgrades in Pampa Bishop and Bay City, with the rest from process improvements and computer control across the plants.
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Celanese Chemical Company Today
Texas
James H. Worth
Pampa
Bishop
Bay City
Pope Paul VI vows to continue Ecumenical Council drive
In Latin in the Sistine Chapel Pope Paul VI pledged to carry on Pope John XXII’s Ecumenical Council effort for Christian unity and world peace. He said the main task of his pontificate is to persist with the council, aiming to unite Christian faiths and promote peace, while noting no interruption in John XXII’s work.
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Vatican City
Pontiff
Paul
Vatican
Pcamenical Council
St. Peter's
First day of summer 1963 marks longest night
Summer began at 9 04 p m Friday and the night of the summer solstice was the shortest of the year. The article notes 1445 hours of daylight yesterday and 944 hours of darkness last night, with days shortening thereafter toward winter, which starts on December 2.
U S Launches Four Nuclear Subs at Once
U S naval history was made as four submarines launched in simultaneous ceremonies at Groton and Mare Island and Newport News. The four ships include the Tecumseth and Flasher as attack submarines and the Daniel Boone and John D Calhoun as Super Polaris boats. Thresher linked disaster looms in the background of the era’s undersea power.
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U.S
Groton, Conn
UPS
United States
Daniel Boone
Mare Island
Calif
John D. Calhoun
Newport News, Va
Reports and Speeches Set for CoC Luncheon Dam Tour
Chamber of Commerce members will meet at noon tomorrow in the Starlight Room of the Commodore Inn for the June luncheon. A one minute progress report on the Canadian River Dam will be followed by talks by Britt Swain and Oud Vehle on recreation and economic benefits. Denison executives Swain and Vehle will offer planning tips for Pampa. Denison is 10 miles from the dam site. Borger nine miles away. Sherman is 88 miles from the Lake Texoma site and Pampa is 25 miles from the Canadian Dam. Very Grantham will report 48 percent completion. About 130 attendees expected.
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Tomoorrow
Caromado Inn
Canadian River
Britt Swain
Oud Vehle
Swain
Denison
Lake Texama Association
Vehle Af Sherman
Pampa
Borger
Lake Texanta
Sherwan
Fexamy
Very Grantham
Race Talk Collapses in Cambridge Maryland
Maryland National Guard moves a second battalion into Cambridge as talks to settle a racial dispute collapse. Negro leaders call a mass meeting while an aide to Governor Tawes withdraws, saying progress is blocked and the next move rests with Black leaders.
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Cambridge, Md
UPI
Maryland National Guard
Edmund Mester
Tawes
Pampa Boy Scouts Planning Trip to World Jamboree
Pampa Boy Scouts plan to join the Fifth World Jamboree in Marathon Greece in August. Delegation from Pampa includes Jim Shethamer, Elder, Williams, Ragsdale, Curry and others, led by Bill Gething and assisted by Mhanter. A West Range Troop contingent and a gateway sculpture shipped from Cabul Corp marks entrance to the Jamboree camps in Greece.
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Pampa
Boy Scouts
Vive
Robert Curry
Adobe Walls
Bill Gething
Wallestan
Geth Tig
Seay Mhanter
Mateal
Greece
West Range
Cabul Corporation
Celanese Corp
Murder for Hire St. Paul Attorney Arrested in Slaying Case
A rising St. Paul attorney,Tilmer Eugene Thompson, was arrested fourteen weeks after a high profile murder for hire slaying. He is charged with masterminding the attack that killed his wife and left her injured. The case has drawn national attention as investigators probe motive and whether the prosecution can prevail in Ramsey County Court. Thompson faced a $100,000 bond and a potentially landmark trial that could rival famous killings.
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St. Paul
Minn
Richard McFarland
Robert Doctor
Joe Franey
David Smothers
UPI
ST. Paul, Minn
UPU
Tilmer Eugene Thompson
Minnesota
Phompson
Ramsey County
Bucks
Ohio
Shephard
California
Why Thompson Case Raises More Questions Inquiries
Unclear police motives loom as St Paul investigators probe a midwestern slaying tied to a web of suspects. Norman Masthan and Dick W L C Anderson stand charged or confessing in a case with links to prior unsolved killings. Ramsey County Attorney William Randall signals forthcoming answers possibly by September.
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St Pail
Mornedoolea
Mashtan
Nan
Thompson
Atsu
Dick WL. C. Anderson
Marine Corps
Anderson
St. Paul
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Silica
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Chesapeake Bay
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Norman Mastrian
St. Pauls Mac
Alester College
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William Randall
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Bagene
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