Steel price hike spurs dual antitrust probes in U S Steel move
UPI reports a $6 per ton steel price increase by U S Steel sparked immediate antitrust probes by the Justice Department and Senate investigators. President Kennedy warned of an inflationary risk while U S Steel cited rising costs. other majors said they would review pricing.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
U.S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Justice Department
Senate
U S. Steel
U.S. Steel
Leslie Worthington
Republic
Robert F. Kennedy
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Kefauver
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
U.S.S
Kennedy U.S Steel Board
Roger M. Blough
Leonard juniors host hamburger supper at school
Leonard high school junior class plans a hamburger supper in the school cafeteria Friday night at 6 pm lasting a couple of hours. The Savoy high school senior class presents its senior play Friday night at 8 pm in the high school auditorium.
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Leonard High School
Savoy
Leonard
Hgh
Masters playoff reveals Gene Overstreet golf woes
Gene Overstreet said he found what ails his golf after watching the Masters playoff Monday. His verdict on the trouble was blunt: it’s everything.
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Gene Overstreet
West Texas county attorney cites rain distribution issue
Pat Beene, county attorney, notes he won’t complain about rain after a long dry spell. He says the area has moisture, but it isn’t spread out for optimal results, reflecting a need for more evenly distributed rainfall.
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Pat Beene
Texas
Beene
Mystery solved in department theft of deed copy
Mrs Juanita Walls reports solving the disappearance of a deed she typed from records. She left the box briefly, an unnamed employee took the item silently and returned it. The deed copy appeared much faster on the second attempt.
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Juanita Walls
Texans Against Race Track Gambling Oppose Berry Claims
A Dallas based citizens group accuses Rep. W. E. Berry of using Al Capone like arguments to push a Texas horse racing measure. Co chairmen Dr. W. R. White and E. B. Germany say the pari mutuel amendment misleads voters ahead of the May 5 primary on both party ballots.
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Dallas
UPI
Texas
W. E
Red) Berry
al Capone
W. R. White
Baylor University
E. B. Germany
Lone Star Steel Co
Texans
Berry
Germany
San Antonio
Benny Bimon
Dog Waits in Car as Suspects Held in County Jail
In a county jail incident Sheriff Hoyt Ivey and Deputy Harvey Trapp arrested two men. One suspect’s dog jumped into a car with him and rode along, remaining there overnight and peering through the door glass as the prisoner waited to be released.
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Sherff Hoyt Ivey
Harvey Trapp
Texas City Ordered Desegregation of High Schools
Federal Judge James Noel ordered Texas City public schools to desegregate starting with three high schools in 1963 and extend one grade per year until completion in 1971. The district reports about 600 Negro students among 6,500 pupils across all schools.
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Texas City
UPI
James Noel
Noel
Echec
MacArthur Medal Awarded in New York to Local Leader
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur received the first MacArthur Medal from the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States. The honor will be given annually to a New York area resident with a military background for meritorious community service outside the military.
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New York
UPI
Douglas MacArthur
Military Order of Foreign Wars of the
United States
New York Area
Spy witness testifies in Kauffman case at WEISBADEN trial
Guenther Maennel a disguised East German secret service veteran testified that U S Air Force Captain Joseph Kauffman exchanged national defense secrets with Communist agents. Maennel described meeting at East Berlin station and obtaining signed papers listing Greenland based officers and U S Air Force missions.
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Weisbaden
Germany
UPI
U. S. Air Force
Joseph P. Kauffman
East Germany
Guenther Maennel
Secret Service
Kauffman
Maennel
Lange
United States
East Berlin
Greenland
First Atmospheric Nuclear Test Expected April 30 or May 1
Washington reports indications the first atmospheric blast in the U S test series could occur April 30 or May 1 with a well informed official noting either date as a close guess. The move comes as Khrushchev is pressed to accept an inspected treaty to halt testing.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
One Day Easter Holiday Granted for Bonham Schools
Bonham students gain a single Easter break as Supt. M. B. Nelson announced Good Friday, April 20 will be off while Monday, April 23 will have classes. The district lost three holidays but will makeup one day with two extra calendar days.
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Bonham
M. B. Nelson
Supt
Nelson
Nations warn on new nuclear tests at Geneva talks
At the Geneva disarmament talks the United States urged a verifiable ban on atmospheric nuclear tests while warning Russia could resume testing to advance weaponry. Delegates from Britain and U.S. officials pressed for inspection measures amid skepticism from Soviet and nonaligned nations about enforceable safeguards.
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Russia
Dean Rusk
United States
Hearing Slated in Lubbock Friday on Estes Case
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson orders a second court of inquiry into indicted fertilizer baron Billie Sol Estes and associates on fraud charges. Transcripts will feed grand juries as Estes faces state antitrust questions and civil suits totaling over 10 million dollars while a receiver handles his business and debts near 20 million. Testimony details Estes price fixing and losses to Wheeler Fertilizer and others as $88 per ton ammonia sold at $80.
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Plainview
Tex
UPI
Will Wilson
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Wilson
Amarillo
Lubbock
G. S. Wheeler
Hereford
Wheeler Fertilizer Co
Wheeler
Judge Withholding Dismissal Of Clergymen Case
In Jackson Mississippi UPI Moore the judge withheld an order to dismiss breach of peace charges against 15 ministers connected to a Jackson march. City Atty Travis Jr joined the defense motion to drop the charges, while ministers pressed for consistent handling of the 300 plus riders arrested last year.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Episcopal
Russel Moore
Freedom Riders
Moore
Jackson
Jack A. Travis Jr
Robert L. Pierson
Evanston, Ill
Anne
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Crash Kills 10 in Spain Air Force DC3 Crash
A Spanish air force DC3 piston engine aircraft crashed near Jerez de la Frontera on Tuesday killing all 10 occupants. The incident occurred in Spain and involved military personnel. Investigations into the crash have begun by local authorities and defense officials.
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Jerez DE LA Frontera
Spain
UPI
Kennedy Proclaims May 13–18 as Police Week
President Kennedy declared Police Week from May 13 to 18 to honor the faithful and loyal devotion of America's law enforcement officers. The proclamation underscores national appreciation for police and calls for public support for their work and safety.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
America
County judges visit 5 communities to view 1961 progress
Judges from Hunt and Greenville chambers tour Fannin county communities assessing 1961 accomplishments. They visited Bartley Woods Dial Allen s Point and Allen s Chapel with plans to inspect Edhube Nunnelee Ravenna Mulberry later, led by Miss Hellen Brazil Steve Wheeless and George Evans.
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Fannin County
Bartley-Woods
Dial
Allen’s Point
Allen's Chapel
Edhube
Lannius
Nunnelee
Ravenna
Mulberry
Bonham
Allen’s Chapel
Hellen Brazil
Steve Wheeless
Hunt County
George Evans
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Bonham Sees Year’s Hottest Temperature Tuesday
Bonham recorded 81 degrees the highest reading of the year as scattered severe weather moved southward toward Dallas Fort Worth. The forecast calls for cloudy tonight and partly cloudy Thursday with temperatures two to seven degrees below normal before a gradual warming. No significant rainfall expected after tonight. Severe weather warnings had been issued for a broad South Texas area earlier, with hard rain hail and strong winds reported across North Central Texas.
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Bonham
Dallas-Fort Worth
U. S. Weather Bureau
South
Texas
North
Debre to Resign as French Premier in De Gaulle Move
Paris reports that President de Gaulle will accept Premier Debre's resignation Saturday and announce Georges Pompidou as successor. Final referendum results confirm de Gaulle's victory. De Gaulle also reportedly rejects dissolving parliament or holding general elections in May.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Michel Debre
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Debre
Yarborough Bill Clears Path for Padre Island Seashore
UPI reports Ralph Yarborough's proposal to establish a national seashore on Padre Island off Texas cleared a key hurdle in Congress. Debate pitted Yarborough against Republican Sen. Tower as final approval neared.
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Washin
UPI
Ralph Yarborough
Padre Island
Texas
Yarborough
Tower
New York Teachers Strike Shuts Down Some Schools
Thousands of public school students were sent home as New York City public school teachers began a strike for higher salaries. Attendance varied with 840 schools. Seward High School faced rowdy students and police removal.
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New York
UPS
Board of Education
Five Boroughs
Orger
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