Mutineers Fire On Search Planes In Congo Chaos
In Lukula and surrounding areas mutineers shot at two aircraft searching for white refugees. A helicopter with a Belgian official and a Belgian air force plane were downed as U.N. forces moved in to take strategic positions. Belgian, U.N., and American aircraft and troops were involved in rescue and security efforts amid Katanga secession attempts and ongoing violence in Leopoldville and Elizabethville.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
Lukula
U. S. Air Force
United Nations
Inkisi
Here
U.N
Morocco
Lower Congo
Matadi
Belgium
Squall Line Dumps Rain Across Texas Panhandle
A fast moving line of thundershowers dumped over an inch of rain in parts of the Golden Spread and caused damage to trees and fences from New Mexico to the Panhandle. Temperatures remain hot with highs in the 90s, and more thundershowers are forecast for today.
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New Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Panhandles
Clarendon
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy afternoons and fair warm conditions persist through Tuesday across Amarillo and Northwest Texas and New Mexico. Highs reach 88 to 95 in the north and 80 to 98 in the southern portions with scattered thunderstorms possible. Overnight lows nearby range from the upper 60s to mid 70s with no precipitation reported for the last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
New Mexico
Eisenhower offers secret data briefings to candidates
President Eisenhower plans to provide secret data on international affairs to both party tickets via the CIA. Kennedy indicated he would accept data in person, while Pierre Salinger spoke for the campaign. Hagerty announced the policy at Hyannisport and in Los Angeles Kennedy pressed for clarity.
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White House
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Pierre Salinger
Hyannisport
Mass
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Salinger
Hagerty
Central Intelligence Agency
Los Angeles
Baseball Scores From Texas and National Leagues
Texas League games include Amarillo at Austin Copd rain with Rio Grande Valley 4 San Antonio 2. Tulsa 6 Victoria 2. In the National League Cincinnati 6-0 Pittsburgh 5-5 St Louis 6-8 Chicago 0-1 Milwaukee 7 Philadelphia. San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 4. American League Washington 3-5 Cleveland 2-3 Chicago 2-14 Baltimore 1-2 Detroit 12-3 New York 2-2 Boston 4 Kansas City 2.
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Austin
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio
Tulsa
Victoria
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Boston
Kansas City
Rockefeller declines to second Nixon at GOP convention
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller said he would not support or second Richard Nixon's presidential nomination at the Chicago Republican convention. He called the request unofficial and reiterated he will not participate in formal convention activities. He stressed he would accept a genuine party draft but not the vice presidency. Rockefeller noted Nixon has the nomination for practical purposes and warned of a tough campaign against Kennedy and Johnson.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Chicago
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Weather observations shift across Amarillo in 1960 data
Sun shines in Amarillo for 180 of 199 days in 1960 with 3 pm comparative readings. Sunday wind visibility and sky conditions noted. Data lists city readings for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and other locales with unspecified figures.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Hereford Aged Home Plans Unveiled At Forum
Hereford residents heard details of a proposed aged home at a public session in the Hereford Community Center. Rev. Don R. Davidson of Lubbock, executive director of Homes for Older Adults in the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church, said Hereford plans aim to announce to the world on September 15.
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Hereford
Don R. Davidson
Lubbock
Northwest Texas
The
Methodist Church
Davidson
Woman Dies In Accident Near White Deer
Patricia Jo Lowe 26 died when her car driven by Edward Stevenson overturned on US Highway 60 three miles west of White Deer around 12:30 a.m. two others were injured, Don Chapin of Pampa and Stevenson treated at Highland General Hospital.
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Rock Island
Newton
Iowa
Kennedy returns to Hyannisport for two week vacation
Sen John F Kennedy arrives at Barnstable Municipal Airport for a two week rest at his Cape Cod summer home in Hyannisport. Jacqueline Kennedy greets him, with about 3000 in attendance. He heads by motorcade after a Los Angeles campaign swing and Boston stop.
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Mass
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Barnstable
Jacqueline
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Los Angeles
Boston
Leopoldville
Ralph J. Bunche
U. N
U. S
Clare Timberlake
Congo Seethes Over Belgian Pullout Threats in Stanleyville
Congo government threatens to invite Russian troops if Belgian forces are not withdrawn within three days. UN and Belgian officials urged to meet as General Alexander reports Congo situation worsened. panic across Stanleyville with Belgian residents fleeing. Lumumba and Kasavubu discuss with UN chief and Belgian commander amid mounting tensions.
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Stanleyville
Congo
United Nations
Jacques Lumbala
Nina Cantatanina
Henry T. Alexander
U. N
Ghana
Alexander
Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
Polish Arms Ship Headed for Congo Estuary
Brussels reports a Polish freighter with 300 tons of arms bound for the Congo mouth. Lumumba demands Belgian troops leave. UN viewed as best authority to handle the crisis. Belgian navy eyes possible seizure, but that could trigger war per UN sources.
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Brussels
Belgium
Poland
Congo River
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Kitona
Soviet Union
British papers press for tighter control of US base flights
British editors call for stronger British oversight of American air operations from UK bases after Khrushchev threats and the RB47 incident. Sun Dispatch warns over unwritten agreements while Reynolds News demands limits on staging posts and spy flights. The News of the World criticizes ambiguity and calls for equal ally status ahead of US elections.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Barents Sea
Britain
Reynolds News
Independent News of the World
Sunday Dispatch
Kids Just as Honest as Ever
Washington July 17 AP public school administrators surveyed in The Nation's Schools say children are as honest as ever and do not cheat more than their parents. About two thirds report no rise in cheating inside schools. outside, 56 percent say no. They blame parental pressure for some cheating and note strict classroom standards curb dishonesty.
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Ilinois
Democratic candidates brag about health before convention
A Wellington reader riffs on the Democratic convention, mocking candidates for health claims and suggesting Kennedy lacks robustness. The comment warns a president should avoid overexposure and jokes about risks of overexertion or humorous mishaps.
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