Russians launch mammoth satellite ahead of Paris summit
Moscow reports a 4 ton satellite carrying a dummy astronaut circling the earth every 91 minutes for 14 orbits by 10 p.m. Moscow time. Tass says the craft, powered by a super rocket, demonstrates Soviet lead in space while plans to retrieve the cabin remain unmade.
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Paris
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British Interplanetary Society
Nixon Seer Predicts Kennedy as Foe in 1960 Race
In an off the record talk to 100 industrialists in Hot Springs Virginia Vice President Richard M Nixon predicted the presidential contest would be fought over federal intervention in the economy with Sen John F Kennedy as his foe Nixon said Kennedy would enter the Democratic convention under labor boss control and pushed to the left by campaign pressures The remarks followed a question and answer session at the Commerce Department group meeting Nixon also defended the U2 spy plane flights noting their value despite the timing of the incident before the Paris summit talks
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Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Kennedy
Business Advisory Council of the
Commerce Department
Frederick H. Mueller
Soviet Union
Paris
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Moscow
Baby Dies In 1 Car Wreck At Matador
Diana Lynn Alexander two month old daughter of A C and Mrs Charles Alexander of Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls was killed in a one car accident near Matador on U S Highway 70 at 2 15 p m today. The baby died instantly when a small foreign car driven by Alexander went out of control on a curve and overturned. Alexander and his wife suffered sprains and lacerations in the accident.
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Charles Alexander
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Here
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Matador
U.S. Highway 70
Weather Record for Amarillo Sees Long Sunny Spell in 1960
Readings at 3 p.m. Sunday show Amarillo enjoying sun with 123 days of sun over 136. Various town data list wind visibility and sky conditions, noting MPH and miles. The record highlights a lengthy warm period in the year 1960 with scattered figures for nearby Houston and other localities.
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Amarillo
Houston
Sixth of Lady Crew Is Found
Two British Petroleum men report finding the remains of another member of the American B24 Lady Be Good crew that bailed out over the North African desert after a 1943 Naples raid. The sixth body and two wallets bearing crew names were located about 38 miles northwest of earlier finds. U S mortuary service teams move to the site to search for the remaining bodies.
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Libya
British Petroleum
Desert
Naples
Italy
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S. Set
Guy E. Shelley
New Cum
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Set
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Ripslinger
Saginaw
Mich
U. S. Mortuary Service
Weather outlook for Amarillo and Northwest Texas
Partly cloudy and mild to warm through Tuesday with isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorms today and tonight. North and central Texas see highs around 80s to 90s with little temperature change. New Mexico east partly cloudy with isolated storms in the north. Sunrise 5 43 a m Sunset 7 44 p m.
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Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Johnson forces gain strong Texas backing for 1964 bid
Lyndon Johnson supporters claim overwhelming wins at Texas county conventions show 219 of 225 counties backing Johnson with 1 945 votes and six counties abstaining. They say the June 14 state convention will be loyal to Johnson and secure 100 percent delegation to back his presidential nomination.
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Texas
Larry Blackmon
Lyndon Johnson For President Clubs of
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Denton
Garza
Kimble
Newton
Winkler
Dallas
el Paso
Travis
Price Daniel
Frankie Randolph
Houston
Democratic
Blackman
Los Angeles
Mortgage Buyout Plan Sparks Independence Debate
Dear Editor notes a likely federal move to spend a billion dollars on buying home mortgages unless President Ike intercedes. The writer and neighbor argue whether such a plan erodes independence, while churches might favor it to promote home ownership and long-term mortgages.
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Ike
Soviet legal experts demand harsh punishment for Powers
Two top Soviet legal authorities declared Francis L Powers must be strictly punished as the gravest criminal spy and war provocateur They called the U2 pilot guilty beyond doubt and said the court sentence will signal a warning to all provocateurs The minimum penalty is eight years and the maximum death, a stance seen as favoring the death sentence ahead of the Paris summit conference
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Soviet Union
Francis L. Powers
Travestia
P. S. Romashkin
Legal Institute of the Academy of Sciences
S. A. Golunsky
Robbery at Vaughn-Roth Truck Terminal Nets About 130
A man in Army fatigues and a .22 rifle robbed Vaughn-Roth Truck Terminal in Pampa after 2 AM taking about 130 in cash and two silver rolls from operator Cleo Ruff and customer Bill Wheeler. The bandit fled west into fog. police note a similar recent robbery pattern at local stations.
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Cleo Ruff
W. Brown
Ruff
Bill Wheeler
Perryton
Wheeler
Pampa
Quality Bell
Khrushchev Mood Darkens as Paris Summit Nears
In Paris the mood turned grim as Premier Khrushchev reported in a bad mood amid pre summit tensions with Eisenhower Macmillan De Gaulle and Adenauer. Western leaders pressed ahead with talks on divided Germany and West Berlin hoping to avert a conference wrecking clash.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Fhaitchohau Anan Thair Talleo
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Macmillan
U. S
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Adenauer
Germany
West Berlin
Summit At a Glance Before Paris Conference
Eisenhower urged unity and joint risk taking to solve East West issues while Khrushchev sought dialogue. Macmillan and De Gaulle pressed for early negotiated settlements and warned against hostilities. Khrushchev met De Gaulle and Macmillan. no Ike Powers meeting. A Soviet space ship carried a dummy astronaut as Pow ers U2 flights continued. Pope John XXIII urged peace in a Cassino wartime memorial gathering.
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de Gaulle
Macmillan
Eisenhower
Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Texas League games featured Mexico City Tigers 19 AMARILLO Victoria 17 and Mexico City Reds 2 Puebla 6. Austin 27 Veracruz 15 and Tulsa 2 Valley 9. Monterrey 5. National League San Francisco unknown Los Angeles 0 St Louis 60 Philadelphia -1 Cincinnati 3-8 Pittsburgh 6-27 Milwaukee 4-4. American League New York 11 Washington 2 Baltimore 3 7, Chicago 4-3 Cleveland 0-4 Kansas City 5-5. Detroit 04.
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Eisenhower eyes possible test ban with Khrushchev this week
Paris AP report outlines Eisenhower's plan to bargain with Khrushchev on a nuclear test ban with built in controls and a system of inspections. The deal could halt new Western weapons while allowing Soviet progress, and pave the way for Geneva talks to finish a draft this fall if talks at the summit succeed.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Geneva
Macmillan
Pentagon
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
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