Freeman Defends Estes Case Handling Before Senate
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman defended the departments management of the Estes matter while admitting errors. In a 50 page statement prepared for Senate inquiry led by Sen. McClellan, he said no official now in the department is known to have accepted favors from Estes and that Estes received no special benefits. He noted Estes should not have received extra cotton acreage allotments and called Estes appointment to the National Cotton Advisory Committee a mistake, though Murphy acted in good faith. The hearing was set to resume with Freeman’s testimony this afternoon.
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Senate
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Sen
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Pecos
Tex
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Lan
Department of Agriculture
National Cotton Advisory Committee
Charles S. Murphy
Muprhy
Churchill Breaks Thigh In Fall In Monaco
Sir Winston Churchill, nearing his 88th birthday, fell at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo and fractured his left femur near the hip joint. He was hospitalized for X rays and evaluation, with a possible return to London depending on scans.
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Monte Carlo
Winston Churchill
Monaco
Britain
Charles Chatelain
Andre Fissore
Chatelain
Churchill
Chartwell
London
Col de Femur
Sir Winston
Hotel de Paris
Anthony Montague Browne
Macmillan
Lord Moran
Oxford
Kennedy Needs Fall Victories in Campaign Push
President Kennedy warned he may need to campaign vigorously to build a working Democratic majority in Congress. He accused some Democrats of siding with Republicans for decades and pointed to an enduring Southern coalition. He said reaching a majority may require at least six additional administration supporters in a 263-174 split, a tough task in an off year.
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Kennedy
Congress
Democrat-Republican Coalition
White House
Kennedy backs Supreme Court ruling as law of land
President Kennedy urged support for the Supreme Court school prayer decision, saying it is the law of the land and should prompt families to pray at home. He declined to comment on amendments to bypass the ruling and stressed defending Formosa and the Pescadores. He warned the Communists and urged Congress to push forward with administration legislative goals including tax and medical care reform.
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Supreme Court
Kennedy
Congress
New York
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Textile Union Plans Wage Hikes And Pact Termination
The Textile Workers Union of America informs Saco-Lowell of intent to terminate the 1960 contract. About 850 to 900 Edwards plant workers in Saco would be affected as officials seek higher wages and improved fringe benefits, with talks to renegotiate the pact set after union notice.
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Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
Saco-Lowell
Edwards
Saco
Saco- Lowell
John P. Buck
Convicted Spy Soblen Arrested in Tel Aviv
Newsmen reported Soviet spy Robert A. Soblen, missing surrender in New York, was arrested in Tel Aviv and carried away by police. He arrived under an assumed name, contacted a local lawyer, and faced a life term after a 1961 New York conviction for spying over two decades.
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Israel
Robert A. Soblen
Soviet Union
New York
Soblen
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme
Warm Welcome Expected for Kennedy in Mexico City
Expectation runs high in Mexico City as President Kennedy arrives for a potentially record setting visit. Tens of thousands prepare banners and bands along the route from the airport to Los Pinos while schools close and unions mobilize. Security measures are intensified amid anticipated demonstrations linked to Cuba and Latin American politics. The Kennedy visit spans 48 hours with talks planned with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos and a packed first day including a folklore ballet and airport ceremonies.
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White House
Weather Bureau
Washington
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Cuba
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
United States
Castro
Latin America
Kennedys
Women Voting On Prayer Rule At Federation Meeting
Washington AP delegates to the General Federation of Women's Clubs vote on new officers and seven resolutions including a petition seeking a constitutional amendment for nondenominational prayer in institutions with public or private funding. A separate proposed protest against the Supreme Court decision may be presented but not supported by the resolutions committee. the event also announces winners of a $10,000 community improvement prize with 11 finalists.
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Washington
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Supreme Court
Resolutions Committee
Gerald Northrup
Castleton
Northrup
Industry Turns Toward Alcoholism Affects Workers
Editor notes the human and economic toll of compulsive drinking and tells how industry shifted from firing to rehabilitation. At Allis-Chalmers a wartime push led to helping a long‑tenured operator via Alcoholics Anonymous, a model now adopted by 80 to 100 firms including Dupont, the New York Times, MetLife, and Eastman Kodak.
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New York Times
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Great Northern Railway
Consolidated Edison
Eastman Kodak
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Kennecott Copper
Allis - Chalmers
Hennry A. Mielarek
Milwaukee
Mielearek
Alcoholic
Site Of Estes Trial Is Ordered Changed
PECOS Texas AP District Judge J H Starley upheld the defense claim that Billie Sol Estes cannot get a fair trial in Pecos and will transfer the case to Tyler Texas 529 miles east The defense sought immediate trial on one count of an eight count Reeves County indictment alleging Estes defrauded farmer Thomas A Bell of 162144 in a fertilizer tank purchase The case also involves federal fraud charges and a congressional investigation Estes farming and business empire is in receivership Judge Otis T Dunagan said he would accept the transfer with no date set until a formal order is signed by the Pecos judge likely July 23 District Attorney R B McGowen did not join in the postponement but acknowledged a first continuance could be lawful The Reeves County grand jury indicted Estes on charges of illegally obtaining 828576 from six farmers through fertilizer tank contracts
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Pecos
Tex
J. H. Starley
Billie Sol Estes
Tyler
Estes
Reeves County Grand Jury
Thomas A. Bell
West Texas
Otis T. Dunagan
Starley
John Cofer
Veniremen. Dist. Atty. R
County
Retves County
Bell
Castro Seen Subject Of American Mexican Talks
AP analysis notes Kennedy planned talks with Mexico's Adolfo Lopez Mateos during a Friday visit. Castroism and communism in Latin America are touchy topics, with Mexican leaders wary of appearing to invite U.S. interference. Mexico's role is pivotal in countering the Castro-Communist bloc, aiding U.S. aims.
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William L. Ryan
Mexico City
Kennedy
Mexico
Cuba
U.S
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Fidel Castro
Latin America
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