Public works bill faces GOP attack in budget clash
House Democrats push a billion dollar local projects program with low interest loans for water and sewer systems. Rep Brent Spence argues it aids health and jobs. Republicans deride it as reckless spending and high risk to Treasury amid broader budget fights.
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House
Brent Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Spence
Treasury
Clarence E. Kilburn
New York
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Selection of Spacemen for Mercury Astronaut Team
NASA plans to announce the 12 men chosen for the Mercury astronaut group at a news conference early next month. The selected crew will undergo a rigorous training course to prepare for first spaceflights once capsules and rockets are ready, as stated by NASA Administrator T. Keith Glennan.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mercury
T. Keith Glennan
NASA
Weather Summary from Amarillo Area 1959 Report
The report notes Amarillo had sunshine on 71 of 81 days in 1959 with comparative readings at 3 p.m. Sunday. Wind speeds reached 15 MPH with fair visibility. Nearby cities Houston and Oklahoma City showed 3 and 7 or 17 and 15 for conditions, all listed as fair or clear.
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Amarillo
Fair
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Winds Rise For Warmer Day
Us Weather Bureau reports fair skies with high cloudiness in Amarillo and vicin ity as winds increase and temperatures rise to the 70s. Cooler tonight with a low around 38 and a high near 73 tomorrow. Panhandle and South Plains expect increasing cloudiness and a cooler Tuesday. New Mexico forecast shows a cooler afternoon with 60 to 70 degrees in the northwest sector.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Wile Spaees
Pete
Daniel Attacks Sales Tax Lobby In Texas Fight
Gov Price Daniel targets bankers oil and gas interests in a Sunday call to join his anti sales tax campaign. He pledges pay raises for teachers and warns against using them as pawns while aiming to retire the deficit and finance plans. He accuses dormancy funds misuse by banks and urges support for the Hale Aikin program.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Texas
Daniel
Texas Bankers Assn
Howard F. Hambleton
Waco
Hambleton
Associated Press
House
Fear Mideast Flareup Near Threatens World Crisis
Soviet Middle East policy backs Iraq’s regime amid Arab quarrel with Nasser and Kassem. Analysts warn a spark could trigger a costly regional war as Moscow pressures Baghdad and Cairo seeks to influence oil routes.
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William L. Ryan
Associated Press
Middle East
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Arab East
Tibetan Rebels Intensify Fight Against Reds
Buddhist monks join Tibetan tribesmen in revolt against Chinese Communist rule. Reports say Lhasa was bombed while Khamba tribesmen controlled Gyantse and other towns. roads to Lhasa disrupted. India, while concerned, indicated it would not intervene unless borders are affected. Rebel leaders fled to Kalimpong to rally supporters.
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India
UPI
Lhasa
Kham
Gyantse
Tibet
Red Armed
Peiping
War Council
Dalai Lama
Potala Palace
Darjeeling
Gyrating Gals on Britannia Stir Crew Protest
London reports say two secretaries aboard the royal yacht Britannia amused crew 250 miles from home by hula hoop exercises. Anna Stevenson and Julie Vaughan-Hudson performed on the officers deck prompting a protest about distraction and lack of shore leave. Both women accompany Prince Philip to the Solomon Islands on his world tour.
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Britannia
Anna Stevenson
Julie Vaughan-Hudson
Prince Phillip
Solomon Islands
Anne
Julie
Miss Stevenson
Harrow School
Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip
James Orr
Miss Vaughan-Hudson
Ruper Vaughan-Hudson
Middlesex Hospital
Television Schedule Listings for KGNC-TV Day
KGNC-TV presents colorcast lineup with Haggis Baggis at 1:00 p.m. Green Pastures airs at 8:30 p.m. and a colorcast Truth or Consequences is listed for 1:00 p.m. on the channel.
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Kgnc-Tv
Green Pastures
Two Nebraska Teens Captured After Salina Kidnapping Ordeal
Peggy Ann Moore and Janet Lou Spegel, both 16, escaped from Geneva girls training school and abducted farmer Jess Richards at his home. They forced him to drive for nearly three hours, brandishing a 22 caliber pistol and butcher knives. FBI will file federal kidnapping charges in Lincoln, with capture at a Salina roadblock.
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Kan
Peggy Ann Moore
Omaha
Neb
Janet Lou Spegel
Lexington
FBI
Lincoln
Nebraska
U.S
Geneva
Jess Richards
Richards
Gladys Hart
Concordia
Kansas
Skipper Foils Salvage Bid In Moroccan Wine Rescue
In Casablanca a ship captain refused to abandon his 660 ton wine tanker Lisa after it ran aground near Mazagan harbor. He and his crew pumped out a large cargo of wine and used a heavy anchor to free the vessel, which sank in shallow harbor water but is repairable. Salvage crews watched as the skipper salvaged the cargo and beat the would-be bidders.
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Manlio Petris
Mazagan Harbor
Petris
U.S. Air Force
Mazagan
Eisenhower and Macmillan End Camp David Talks Optimistically
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan wrapped three days of talks at Camp David signaling a planned summer summit with Russia. They backed a Geneva meeting in May to frame rules and promised intensified efforts to counter the world Communist trade offensive while pursuing trade talks and potential future sessions.
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UPI
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Camp David
Russia
Berlin
United States
Britain
Macmillan
Geneva
Charles de Gaulle
Crossroads Report on Women in Local Government
Dear Editor letter from D E Scott of Wellington praising a New Hampshire town for electing a woman to its city council while noting resignations by male city officials. The writer contrasts male governance with feminine influence and laments perceived male overindulgence in new cars over time.
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New Hampshire
D, E
Scott Wellington
Presidents Eisenhower and Macmillan Attend Thurmont Church Service
In Thurmont Maryland the President and Prime Minister visited a red brick country church after a mountain summit meeting. They sat with the Rev Samuel A Moyer and joined in prayers for peace and the healing of John Foster Dulles. The outing surprised local worshipers.
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United States
Great Britain
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Samuel A. Moyer
Pensylvania
Mr. Moyer
John Foster Dulles
Macmillan
Trinity United Church of Christ
Thurmont
Girl Scout Troop 153 Near Cap to Washington Trip
Scout Troop 153 girls aim to raise 2349 dollars for a Washington trip by June 6. They have collected four tons of newspapers, held rummage and candy sales, and will stage a style show on April 25 at Stephen F. Austin school auditorium.
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Daily News
Washington, D. C
Troop 153
FE. L. Donelson
Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Mickey McDonald
The
Powers School of Modeling
Lynn Dupree
Left
Man
Glynda Gragg
Elnora Bahn
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