Air Force plans October monkey orbit and recovery
Air Force research chief Lt Gen Bernard A Schriever said October would see a space monkey flight and safe return. He questioned Soviet Tass claims of a dog mission’s successful completion but did not fix a date for the U S monkey flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Washington
Air Force Research Chief
Earth
Bernard A. Schriever
Schriever
Tass
Army
Atlantic
Andrews Air Force Base
and Space Administration
Space and Missile
Mercury
Civilian
National Aeronautics
OAS Considers Censure Resolution on Latin American Communism
A committee of Western Hemisphere ministers in San Jose drafts a resolution condemning communist influence in the region without naming Cuba as a base. Debate centers on whether to include Cuba and how strong the condemnation should be while affirming hemispheric solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Latin America
Cuba
Christian A. Herter
Fidel Castro
Columbia
Panama
Honduras
Mexico
Brazil
Venezuela
Uruguay
el Salvador
Argentina
U S Aide Expelled Over Spy Ring Claim in Moscow
The Soviet Union ordered economic attaché George Payne Winters Jr. to leave the country amid charges he was entangled in a spy ring. A former U S Army intelligence member in West Germany accused Col. Theodore F Hoffman of similar espionage activity during a Moscow TV program.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
George Payne Winters Jr
Theodore F. Hoffman
Hoffman
U.S. Army
West Germany
Vladimir Sloboda
Frankfurt
Germany
Hoffman Sloboda
Lumumba calls for UN troop withdrawal as Belgian exit looms
Premier Patrice Lumumba announced he wants the United Nations to remove its 17,000 troops from the Congo once Belgium forces depart, challenging a recent U.N. stance. He said order would be kept by Congo’s police and army, and accused Belgium and France of stirring trouble to split provinces. The UN had planned Belgium troop withdrawal by Monday, and Lumumba warned against panic among white settlers if the force leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
Lumumba
U.N
Qteeter
Dag Hammarskjold
Belgium
France
U. N
Sudan
Ghana
Kasai
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and West Texas with no major temperature changes through Saturday and Sunday. Isolated afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms possible in all regions, with highs between 85 and 95 degrees across the Northwest Texas area. Northern New Mexico will see partly cloudy skies today with isolated thundershowers tonight and temperatures around 80 to 95.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
AFL-CIO Board Backs Kennedy Johnson Ticket Endorsement
The AFL-CIO general board endorsed the Democratic ticket of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, deeming it in the nation's and labor movement's best interests and attacking Nixon's candidacy. The 14 million union members are urged to vote for Kennedy Johnson in November and to boost voter registration and fundraising for labor campaigns. George Meany praised the ticket while James P. Mitchell questioned its representativeness.
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Washington
Afl-Cio General Board
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Sens
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Federation
Kennedy-Johnson
Labor
James P
Mitchell
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Kohler Co Guilty Of Prolonged Strike In NLRB Ruling
The NLRB ruled Kohler Co guilty of prolonging a six year strike at its plumbing fixtures plant through unfair labor practices and ordered up to 1,700 strikers reinstated. The firm plans an appeal while Walter Reuther urged resumed bargaining and the union also appealing for reinstatement. The decision also found illegal mass picketing and violence after the April 5, 1954 walkout.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Bord
Kohler Co
Wisconsin
Walter Reuther
UAW
Kohler
NLRB
Amarillo Sees 215 Sunny Days in 1960
The record shows Amarillo enjoying sun on 215 of 239 days in 1960. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. Friday list wind and visibility: Amarillo 13 MPH 154 miles fair. Houston 6 8 cloudy. Dallas 9 5 cloudy. Oklahoma City 12 15 clear.
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Amarillo
Fair
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Oklahoma emergency fund under legislative scrutiny
The Daily News reports a legislative group is scrutinizing the Governor's Emergency Fund in Oklahoma. Corresponder Phil Dessauer notes the probe. readers are told the piece appears on page 18.
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Oklahoma
Phil Dessauer
The
Daily News
State official storms federal court over Orleans school case
A three judge federal court in New Orleans heard motions to halt Gov. Davis from blocking New Orleans school board compliance with federal integration orders. Attorney General Gremillion denounced the court as a den of iniquity and claimed Negroes are running the country. The panel included Judges J Shelly Wright Richard T Rives and Herbert W Christenberry with a ruling anticipated.
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Jack Gremillion
Louisiana
New Orleans
Atty Gen
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Gremillion
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Jimmie Davis
U.S
J. Shelly Wright
Orleans Parish
Davis
Richard T. Rives
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District
Herbert W. Christenberry
Wright
Rives
Montgomery
Ala
Christenberry
Texas League scores for Austin and Amarillo in extras
Baseball results show Austin 10, Amarillo 10 innings 4. San Antonio 4, Rio Grande Valley 1. Tulsa 4, Victoria 0. National League games include St Louis 3, Pittsburgh 1. Los Angeles 10, Cincinnati 1 0. Milwaukee 3, San Francisco 2. Philadelphia 4, Chicago unknown. American League results list New York 7, Cleveland 65. Chicago 9, Boston 2. Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1 1. Washington 5, Detroit 4.
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Austin
Amarillo
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Tulsa
Victoria
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Detroit
Jump Star John Thomas Pins 7 Feet At Olympics
At Rome Olympics in a joint U.S.-Soviet session John Thomas clears seven feet in the high jump as Russians watch. Coach Bud Winter notes the move as a psychological ploy while Valeriy Brunel studies the attempt, leaving both sides wary of the other.
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Rome
UPI
U.S
John Thomas
Boston
Bud Winter
Thomas
Winter
John
Russia
Valeriy Brunel
House Okays Cash for Dam
The House passed a supplemental appropriation of 300000 for advance planning on the Canadian River Dam at Sanford. Bureau of Reclamation engineers will complete plans and specifications, then invite contractor bids. Senate approval anticipated. Leon W. Hill of Amarillo leads Region 5 Bureau.
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House of Representatives
Canadian River
Bureau of Reclamation Engineers
Sanford
Leon W. Hill
Amarillo
Bureau of Reclamation
Region 5
AF Drops Planes at Roswell
The Air Force announced October inactivation of the 8th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Walker AFB Roswell New Mexico with 460 personnel and 25 F89 aircraft to be moved. It plans June 1961 inactivation of 63 unmanned gap filler radar stations and the creation of one additional manned radar station for joint use with the FAA. Walker AFB Roswell is the base location involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Walker Air Force Base
N. M
Federal Aviation Agency
S8th
Walker Afb
Albuquerque Air Defense Sector
Kirtland Afb
Lake Charles
Roswell
Shadeless fashions spark debate on men's hats
In Crossroads Report D. E. Scott notes fashion trends push slim-brim hats on men while concerns rise about safety and fatherly example as TV influences boys to favor shaded ears. Wellington.
Congress Rejects Eisenhower Foreign Aid Restatement Plea
Congress adjournment chances rise as both House and Senate rebuff the president’s plea to restore cuts in foreign aid. The two chambers approve a compromise of eight point seven eight billion dollars, about five hundred million less than requested, with Johnson and Kennedy urging inclusion of further funds in a later appropriations bill.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate House
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
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Helicopte
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Ling
Pacific
Col
Alvan Moore
Discoverer
Operatio
OAS
Red Link
Chile
inter-Amer
Heidelberg
Sloboda
Winters
Denver
Colo
Associated Press
Brazzaville
Congo River
French Congo
Afl-Cio Board
Kennedy
Bock
Will Harrison
Santa Fe
Peete Ashfoguig
John Crosby
Federal
Orleans
Washington, D. C
Crossroads Report
D. E. Scott
Wellington
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