Space Age School Opens in West Texas Town
A million-dollar consolidated district school near Amarillo welcomes 370 students under one roof with separate high school and elementary facilities. The modern campus features air conditioning except for the gym, a 750-seat auditorium, library, cafeteria, labs, home-ec rooms, and the state’s only ag shop with air piping for music. Bond issue of 900000 passes. Tom Green presides on the school board, Alvin Cannady serves as superintendent, and Stanley Davis built the plant.
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Oldam County
Amarillo
West Texas
Tom Green
Alvin Cannady
Panhandle
Auto unions avert strikes with last minute settlements
Ford Motor Co and Chrysler Corp reach new three year contracts covering about 137000 hourly and salaried workers. A Christmas bonus is added at Ford, terms largely mirror Chrysler’s recent deal. Reuther aims for General Motors next while American Motors remains unsettled. Some units walked out briefly before orders to return.
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United Auto Workers Union
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Ford
Walter F. Reuther
UAW
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American Motors Corp
Douglas Fraser
Chrysler Department
Reuther
Malcolm Denise Ford
Denise
Baltimore mayor flees City Hall from giant allergic cat
Baltimore Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin, allergic to cats, bolted through a revolving door at City Hall and disappeared down a hallway. Jaguar Jongo, 250 pounds and seven feet long, had triggered a police decision banning wild animals, while handler Ed Ferrer claimed the cat was tame and appealed to the mayor’s allergy.
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Theodore R. McKeld
City Hall
Jongo
Maryland
Ed Ferrer
McKeldin
Ferrer
Saturn 1 Rocket Orbits Unmanned Apollo Model
A Saturn 1 rocket launched from Cape Kennedy placed an unmanned Apollo lunar capsule into orbit. The test craft, praised as "right on the money" by Dr. Wernher von Braun, marks a major step toward manned lunar missions.
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Fla
United States
Dr. Wernher von Braun
No Withdrawal Delays End With Rocket Soaring Into Orbit
After a 1 hour 23 minute delay caused by petty mishaps, the 19 story tall rocket launched successfully. The world's most powerful booster propelled its 36,700 pound payload into orbit almost exactly as planned.
Khrushchev Says U N Dues Won't Be Paid or Withdrawn
In Moscow Premier Khrushchev reportedly said the Soviet Union will not pay back U N assessments nor quit the United Nations despite debt of 55 million. U S Congress urged enforcement. UN vote rights may be barred if arrears persist. Khrushchev claimed no withdrawal despite pressure from critics.
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General Assembly
U.N.S
Assembly
New York
Irish Author Sean O'Casey Dies in England
Irish playwright Sean O'Casey died in a Torquay nursing home after a heart attack. He was 84 years old, according to a household member.
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England
Torquay
Sean O’casey
Mayor Fires 200 City Workers Over Walkout
PORT ARTHUR UPD Mayor Lloyd Hayes dismissed 200 city employees for not reporting to work after a midnight city council meeting. He warned strikers they would be replaced while compensation disputes surfaced, as public works and sewer staff pressed for a 15 cent wage increase beyond a 2 percent raise in the budget.
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UPD
Lloyd Hayes
Public Works and Sewer Department
Hayes
Two U S Destroyers Fire In Tonkin Gulf Night Incident
U S destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin fired at what they believed were attacking North Vietnamese forces. Official briefings cited preliminary reports with no American casualties or damage, as investigators review the nighttime incident in international waters.
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U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
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Pentagon
White House
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Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Amarillo
Arthur Sylvester
Pentagton
Beatles In Dallas Draw Crowd To Hotel And Glass Wall Crash
Fans mobbed the Beatles outside a Dallas hotel as the group rested before a Dallas Memorial Auditorium show. A smashed plate glass wall left three youths injured, all later released after treatment. The band planned to move on to New York after the concert.
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Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Nene
Beatles
New York
McNamara touts new over the horizon radar and satellite intercept tests
Secretary McNamara announced successful practice intercepts of U.S. satellites using two antimissile systems. He described a far reaching over the horizon radar that could detect missiles within seconds of launch thousands of miles away, potentially shortening warning time and reducing reliance on Distant Early Warning assets. Both systems remain highly classified with McNamara signaling U.S. lead over the Soviet Union in these developments.
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United States
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Earth
McNamara
Defense Chief
Johnson
Sacramento
Calif
Strike Deadline Tuesday Looms in Rail Labor Showdown
Six shop craft unions set a Tuesday strike deadline as talks with rail carriers stall over job security measures. AFL CIO leader Fox said unions will be available to mediation board talks, while carrier negotiator Wolfe warned a strike would be devastating and urged negotiations to avoid action.
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Federal Mediation Board
Michael Fox
Railway Employes Department
Afl-Cio
J. E. Wolfe
Railway Labor Conference
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Wolfe
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Howard Gamser
Mediation Board
Secretary of Labor
Fox
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Island Railroad
Southern Railway System
Pennsylvania
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