Tour Notes from The Buses Roll Across Europe
A feature on Golden Spread tourism in Europe details four groups led by couriers from Unitours Inc. in Los Angeles. The Blue Group is guided by Italian Laurence Majffioli in England and Leicester, the Red Group by Belgian Armand Colsoulle, the Orange Group by Austrian Hans Szabo, and the Green Group by English Reginald Butler. In Lucerne, a fondue party and various national tour groups mix, with locals sharing impressions.
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Space Pilots Day at Kennedy Space Center
May 5 at Cape Canaveral details Alan B. Shepard daylong routine before launch. The report traces wake times meals tests and preparations from 1:05 a.m. through 5:15 a.m. as he prepares for a space mission and ends at the Bahamas island setting.
Nixon faces JEK on Cuba
Richard M. Nixon, addressing the Executives Club in Chicago, harshly criticized how President Kennedy handled the Cuban crisis. He urged readiness to commit sufficient power to achieve objectives and finish actions, warning against paralysis from past failures and urging decisive future steps.
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Crossroads Report on Spending Proposals and Backward Glance
Dear editor comments on public skepticism toward new spending programs. A neighbor jokes about returning to a cashless era and a horse and buggy economy, proposing a pause to catch up on installments while credit grows. D. E. Scott Wellington.
Space Box Score From The Space Race Report
United Press International provides a space box score with U S leads Russia in several categories. In earth orbit the U S has 21 to Russia 1 while overall space activities show U S totals at 40 to Russia 1.
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Man Held for 2b btobberies
Aubrey Allen, 22, awaiting arraignment on two more armed robbery charges after already facing one. Alleged robberies include Levi’s Farm Store December 25, 1960 and Owens Grocery March 3 this year. Allen reportedly signed statements for all three cases and one attempted robbery.
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Fight Looms On Sales Tax Fight Looms On Sales Tax
Senator Henry Gonzalez of San Antonio vow s to filibuster the House passed 2 per cent sales tax when it reaches the Senate floor. He says action will dominate the final three weeks of the legislative session with extensive filibustering and objections to exemptions favoring strong lobby voices.
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Houston
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Talks on Laos Bog Ends in Frayed Nerves
A one hour meeting at Ban Hin Heap Laos between government and pro Communist Pathet Lao rebels ended Friday with little progress. The negotiators clashed over procedure made unexpected demands and refused to discuss a cease fire. The Pathet Lao leaders berated government delegates and demanded a higher ranking delegation by Sunday.
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U S Troop Aid to Viet Nam Studied
President Kennedy said he may use U S troops if needed to save South Viet Nam from Communist conquest but no decision was made. He planned Johnson’s Far East mission to discuss steps with the South Viet Nam government and NSC.
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Baseball Scores Across Leagues in Texas and American Circuits
In Texas League action Austin edged Amarillo 7 to 9 with Victoria beating Tulsa 2 to 0 and Rio Grande Valley routing San Antonio 8 to 2. American League results include Detroit defeating Chicago 8 to 4, Washington 5 over Cleveland 2, and Minnesota 5. National League notes San Francisco 4 Philadelphia 2, Los Angeles 10 Pittsburgh 0, plus rain postponed Cincinnati Milwaukee in 12 innings.
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Spaceman in Rest Hospital After Historic Space Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA May 5 AP Pioneer astronaut Alan B Shepard rests in a hospital after a 115 mile high space flight. He will undergo two days of tests and then be welcomed at the White House by President Kennedy with a ticker tape parade possible in New York. He slept at the Project Mercury facility on Grand Bahama Island after being retrieved from the sea. He described the ride as a rough yet beautiful sight. He manually controlled the craft briefly during reentry but could not alter its trajectory. The mission marked a major US lead in the space race with Russia.
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Free World Beams Over U S Success
Western Europe and the non communist world hailed Alan B Shepard s space flight as a boost to U S prestige. British Interplanetary Society official Leonard J Carter praised the public’s participation while Prague Radio mocked the feat as scientifically primitive and Moscow Radio relayed events after they occurred.
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Weather U S Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast
Amarillo and vicinity fair with little temperature change. Partly cloudy and cooler Sunday. Low Friday night around 48, high today near 81. Northwest Texas partly cloudy today with little change. high around 80 to 92. New Mexico scattered afternoon showers, windy, high today about 60 to 75. Hourly temperatures listed with sunrise at 5:58 a.m. and sunset at 7:10 p.m.
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Red Farming Behind U S Agriculture Slower
Dr Floyd D Golden opened the Panhandle Grain and Feed Dealers Association convention with a talk on Agriculture Behind the Iron Curtain. He contrasted Russia with the United States noting Russian farming uses outdated equipment and is inefficient under state ownership. He described a five week stay in Russia detailing labor largely as women and a lack of personal property.
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Tornado Kills 14 in Oklahoma near Howe Reichert
Storm clouds in eastern Oklahoma spawned a vicious tornado that leveled two small communities near here. At Howe 10 dead and Reichert 4 dead, with rescue teams listing 40 injured. A light plane reportedly crashed while trying to dodge the storm, with a woman killed and a family harmed nearby.
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Tornado Hits Dover Farm Killing Local Woman
A tornado struck the Hottinger farm one mile north of Dover Arkansas killing Mrs. Robert Hottinger, 59, while her husband and daughter were taken to a clinic. The storm adds to Texas and Oklahoma twister activity reported across the region, with Wilburton’s deadly outbreak recalled.
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