Over 100000 Troops Alerted In Cuban Crisis
The Defense Department disclosed that more than 100000 troops in STRAC were alerted for possible use against Cuba during the crisis. Five divisions in the STRAC force were earmarked, including two paratroop outfits, with eight U.S. divisions overall. The report tallies 213000 fighting personnel on alert across Army Navy Marine and Air Force units ready to strike or defend the southeastern United States.
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United States
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Fidel Castro
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101St Airborne
West Germany
South Korea
North Korea
Hawaii
Okinawa
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La Porte bid opening set for December 18
Bids for a new West Elementary School and an addition to La Porte High School will be received until 7:30 pm Tuesday December 18 at the superintendent Ralph Pearce's office. The elementary project is a one story air conditioned building sharing facilities with a future junior high wing. The high school addition includes a classroom, lunch room and full air conditioning. Separate bids for each project.
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la Porte
Ralph Pearce
West Elementary School
Harris Savings Bond Sales Up in Harris County
Harris County reports October sales of 1,132,689 in U S Savings Bonds. Cumulative yearly sales reach 14,503,981, about 68.3 percent of the 1962 peak of 21,250,000. Ed Gossett urges continued citizen participation in light of the Cuban crisis, echoing Treasury Secretary Dillon on national strength.
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Harris County
U.S
John H. Wimberly
Ed Gossett
Texas Savings Bonds
Gossett
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Barbers Hill Menu For Next Week
Barbers Hill school lists next week meals starting Monday with corn chippie green peas and potatoes and cherry cobbler. Tuesday offers beef stew rice English peas carrot pineapple salad cake and milk. Wednesday features turkey pot pie mustard greens sweet potatoes and sliced Tk. Thursday includes hamburgers pork and beans vegetable soup chips lettuce with French dressing peach halves and milk. Friday serves fish fillet snap beans green salad fruit gelatin dessert and milk.
Ashland Oil nears deal to buy United Carbon in Houston
Rapid talks span executives accountants and lawyers as United Carbon Co plans its Houston holdings and Mojave plant tour. Ashland officials visit the Houston offices while Blazer and Wells are honored at a dinner. A detailed oil and gas reserves study by DeGoyler and MacNaughton is underway.
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United Carbon Co
Houston
United Rubber and Chemical Co
Baytown
Ashland Oi and Refining Co
Ashland
United Carbon
Mojave
Paul G. Blazer
Everett F. Wells
Blazer
Ashland Oil
Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
United Cars
DeGoyler and MacNaughton
Dallas
Track Abandonment Decision Postponed in Texas
Washington AP reports the Interstate Commerce Commission delayed the order allowing the abandonment of 63.9 miles of Southern Pacific track from Shiner to Kenedy Texas, a move tied to railroad restructuring plans. The delay preserves the route for now as regulators review the proposal.
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Washington
Shiner
Kenedy
Tex
Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ben Hander Named VP at W R Grace Chemicals
New York report notes Ben Hander elevated to vice president of the chemical group at W R Grace & Co. Hander, a Rice University engineering graduate, has long served in Grace and related firms, with earlier roles including Dewey and Almy, and positions in government and private industry. He and his wife reside in Summit with children Howard, Janet, and Robert.
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Ben Hander
W. R. Grace & Co
Hander
Grace
Deweyan Army Chemical Division
Rice University
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Baytown
U.S
Washington
Dewey and Almy Chemical
Cambridge
Mass
Dander
Dewey Nd Almy
Summit
Howard B
Harvard
Janet
Kent Place
Robert
Pingry School
Elizabeth
N.J
Sparks Voters Back Two Mayors Plan In City
Sparks Nevada voters approve a plan to elect two mayors next June 4 one by voters and the other by the City Council. Officials say the elected mayor would hold limited power in the city of about 23 000 and the issue may be addressed by the 1963 Legislature.
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Sparks
Nev
Russ McDonald
R Elerind
Sparks Chamber of Commerce
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