World News Gulf of Aqaba closes to Israeli ships
President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the Gulf of Aqaba would be closed to Israeli shipping an action Israel had earlier described as an act of war Officials in the United States warned against interfering with shipments to Israel while hoping the Soviet Union would pressure to avert war The report also notes a separate legal development involving James R Hoffa and a search for a missing Army officer and his son tied to a private flight
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
Sinai
Abdel Hakim Amer
Panhandle qualifiers seek Open berths in Dallas
Pryee bill Garrett a former touring pro from Amarillo led Panhandle area qualifiers Monday in Dallas aiming for National Open berths. Randall County commissioners voted to pay the first court appointed attorney in a juvenile case $25 for services in Canyon hearing last week. Louis W. Michaelson will direct the 16th annual Writer's Workshop at Eastern New Mexico University June 21-24. Plans to build a $500000 livestock feedlot southeast of Dawn announced by the Dawn Co op Trains Elevator Association. Lyndon Hobbs of Guymon turned a dryland Oklahoma farm into a stock farming operation. Rep Walter Knapp of Amarillo saw his judicial redistricting bill blocked by Senate forces. Hereford hosts Mid-Plains Pioneer Day May 30. about 500 people expected.
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Bill Garrett
Amarillo
Panhandle Area
Dallas
Randall County
Colorado
Louis W. Michaelson
Eastern New Mexico University
Dawn
Dawn Co-op Trains Elevator Association
Cattle feeders form Texas statewide association in Amarillo
Panhandle beef producers announced the creation of the first statewide cattle feeders association in Texas with headquarters planned in Amarillo. Dr Moody C Bettis of Houston, president of the Texas Association for Mental Health, spoke in Amarillo about mental health program reforms. Police Capt L R Wynne faces a 15 day unpaid suspension review today by the Amarillo Civil Service Commission in City Hall.
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Texas
Panhandle Beef Producers
Amarillo
The
Texas Association For Mental Health
Moody C. Bettis
Houston
L. R. Wynne
Texans Fight Labor Order Limiting Farm Child Work
Ranchers fight a Department of Labor plan to bar under sixteen from 17 hazardous farm jobs, including driving tractors. Texas Congressman Price frames rodeo and ranch work as safe and formative, joining Amarillo and Roswell cattle groups in challenging the proposal. A hearing last Thursday collected protests and is under advisement.
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Department of Labor
Texas
T. L. Roach, Jr
Amarillo
Roach
The
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Department of Commerce
Texas Association
New Mexico Cattle Growers
Dem Democrat 15 road sign puzzles Mills County map
Judge Jim Denton notes a real but tiny road sign reading Democrat 15 on Mills County map near the Comanche County line north of Goldthwaite. Water Inc plans a big meeting in Lubbock to push lifting water from the Mississippi or Red River to the Plains. Braniff Air uses humor about delays, quoting a line about arriving at the Pearly Gate. Music experts say the Big Band is coming back with Olsen Park Pete noting Lawrence Welk’s continued presence.
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Jim Denton
Goldthwaite
Mills County
Comanche County
Water, Inc
West Texas
Mississippi
Red River
Plains
of Water, Inc
Lubbock
Olsen Park Pete
Lawrence Welk
Wes Izzard
Nasser bars Israeli ships from Gulf of Aqaba
President Nasser announced Egypt would close the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping and warned Israel of war if it pressed the issue. He spoke at a Sinia desert air force headquarters and said sovereignty over the gulf entrance cannot be disputed. The move comes as UN Secretary General Thant heads to Cairo for peace talks and Soviet support for Egypt is reported by Al Ahram.
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Nasser
Middle East
Sinia Desert
Cairo
al Ahram
United Nations
Thant
New York
Soviet Union
Dimitri Pojidaev
Egypt
Gulf
Truce Silences Viet Guns On Buddha Birthday Ceasefire
The Buddha birthday truce quieted Vietnam fighting for hours but North Vietnamese forces attacked a U S infantry company in the Central Highlands. U S losses were heavy with at least 18 killed and 75 wounded among the 4th Division’s 12th Brigade. North Vietnamese losses were 55 dead.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Central Highlands
U.S. Command
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Buddha
Hanoi
Jackson's Hole
UPI
Thomas Corpora
Highlands
U.S. 4Th Division
Bill faced death in senate drop plan to create new Randall Court
Rep. Walter Knapp of Amarillo abandoned his judicial redistricting bill HB 1043 after Senate opposition blocked a House vote. The measure sought to realign district courts by population and establish a new 263rd District Court in Randall County, a plan Gov. Connally supported. With rural senators united against advancing the bill, Speaker Ben Barnes and Knapp will not pursue it further in the House.
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Knapp
John Connally
Randall County
House
Ben Barnes
Senate
Barnes
House Committee On
Sen
J. P. Ward
U S Warns On Shipping In Middle East Tensions
Washington officials urged no interference with shipping to Israel and signaled possible Soviet pressure to prevent an Israeli Arab war. Johnson was said to have influenced diplomacy while White House aides hinted at talks with Kosygin. State Dept cautioned against force in the region and reaffirmed the 1950 policy.
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Washington
State Department
Israel
Soviet Union
Johnson
Middle East
United States
Gulf of
Aqaba
Red Sea
U.S
Department
Karl Barthh
White House
George Christian
Alexei Kosygin
House Extends Liquor Curfew to 2 A.M. in Large Counties
The Texas House approved a bill 77 to 56 to extend liquor curfew by two hours to 2 a.m. in counties over 140000 population and let county or city officials permit extensions in other counties. The current law permits sale until midnight and 1 a.m. on Saturdays.
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Austin
UPI
House
Senate
Flight disappearance of Army officer and son near Cuba
Major Richard Pearce, aide to Lt. Gen. Dunn at Ft. Sam Houston, and his five year old son vanished after a Sunday pleasure flight from Key West toward Cuba. An eight thousand five hundred square mile search by air covered the area as officials sought any clue from Cuba via Swiss Embassy inquiries in Havana.
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Army
Key West
Fla
U.S
Havana
Richard Harwood
Florida
Pearce
Ft. Sam Houston
Cuba
Tex
Richard Jr
Norman Leach
State Department
Miami
Leach
Thomas W Dunn
Texas Cattle Feeders Form New State Association
The Texas Cattle Feeders organize as the Texas Cattle Feeders Association with headquarters in Amarillo. Lloyd Bergsma of Fort Worth named executive secretary and will assume duties immediately as general office manager. Officers include Jack Carruthers of Friona president R M Carter of Plainview vice president and Robert Allen of Tulsa treasurer. Board members from Amarillo Friona Hereford Stratford Canyon Spur Sunray Hereford San Antonio Perryton Haskell and Dalhart join. The split from TSCRA follows months of negotiations over fair representation.
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The
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Amarillo
Lloyd Bergsma
Fort Worth
Jack Carruthers
Friona
R. M. Carter
Plainview
Robert Allen
Tulsa
Tom Herrick
H. D. King
Muleshoe
Richard Jagels
Hereford
Walter Lasley
Stratford
J. C. Parker
Canyon
O. J. Barron
Spur
Glen Deen
Sunray
Joe Easley
E. George Luckey
San Antonio
John Pitts Jr
Perryton
Tle
TSCRA
Texas
Panhandle
Breach Beame
Southwestern T-Bone Association
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James R. Hoffa
FBI
U.S. State Department
Marilyn Smith
Lyndon Hobbs
Guymon
Oklahoma
Walter Knapp
Ann Landers
Astro-Guide
Sumarion Sumner
Ww Oi Radio
Santa Fe Spotlight
Sylvia Porter
Ato Izzard
Bob Price
Nelson M. Bortz
Bureau of Labor Standards
Price
Boys Ranch
A&m
Aggie
Braniff Airlines
Don Schomburg
Braniff
Pearly Gate
Hell
ALY Ovd i
CARIO
Mideast
Air Force
Bill
Randall Court
Meridian
Near East
Texas Cattle Feeders Organize
Cat
Carruthers
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