Texas Almanac 1961 62 edition delayed for census data
The Texas Almanac 1961 62 is off press after a one year delay to include 1960 census figures. It contains population data for the state, all counties, cities, towns and large unincorporated places, plus agricultural, manufacturing and trade stats, water resources, caves, resources reviews, and a big Texas map. Retired editor Stuart McGregor ends a long tenure. a Civil War address in Texas is noted for March 6.
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Dallas News
Texas
James H. Estes
Abilene
Texas Almanac
Stuart McGregor
Missing Nigerian Soldiers Return To UN Congo Unit
Two Nigerian soldiers who had been missing in the UN Congo mission returned to their unit at Kindu in Kivu Province. The region saw clashes as 1,500 Congo lese soldiers loyal to Patrice Lumumba ambushed UN troops, with six Congolese and one Nigerian killed. Three Nigerians remained missing. UN reinforcements and a Malayan armored unit stood by in nearby towns. Elijah of Elisabethville reported Baluba rebels attacked Luena, with Katangese forces inflicting heavy losses amid new supplies.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Kindu
Kivu
Patrice Lumumba
U. N
U.N
Bukavu
Goma
Elisabethville
Baluba
Luena
Katanga
Thompson Returns From Moscow to Brief Kennedy
U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson completes his second Moscow assignment and flies to Washington for a personal report to President Kennedy. He is to be rein appointed and will advise on a possible Khrushchev meeting and the prospects for Soviet American relations.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Washington
Kennedy
Thompson
Nikita
Khrushchev
Major storm sweeps across the U.S. plains to East Coast
A major storm advances eastward from the Great Plains through Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri into the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Weather stations warn of heavy snow sleet and rain with up to 3 inches possible in eastern Iowa as Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota brace for new snow. The U S Weather Bureau in Chicago says the system will intensify toward the East Coast where cities are still cleaning up from last week’s severe weather.
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United Press International
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Texas
Indiana
Ili
Nois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
U.S
Chicago
United Press Internationa
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Dairies
LaGuardia
Newark
Boston
Logan Airport
Idlewild
New England
Weather Bureau
Fire Department
Flood Threat as Heavy Rains Hit East Texas
A cold front dumped snow in the Panhandle and South Plains and drove heavy rain across Texas. Rivers in South Texas faced threats of flooding as moisture moved southward from the Panhandle toward the Big Bend region.
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East
Texas
United Press International
Texas Panhandle
Upper South Plains
South Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Big Bend
Cold Weather Endures In Bonham And North Texas
Bonham and North Central Texas face continued cold with mixed precip and rain or snow through the week. The region saw .65 inch of recent precipitation, ice on power lines, minor accidents, and drivers urged to proceed with care as temperatures dip below normal.
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Bonham
Texas
Hillsboro
Waco
Austin
Hamilton
Gustine
Alwyn
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Brownsville
Galveston
Panhandle
Flour Bluff
Corpus Christi
Kenedy
Pawnee
Karnes
Kennedy calls for stern action to curb overseas spending
President Kennedy asks Congress to cut the duty free goods limit for American tourists from 500 to 100 every six months and to close tax havens abroad. He seeks bold steps to attract foreign funds and halt the drain on US gold reserves.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Stern
Castro Seizes Cuban Water Firm Supplying Guantanamo Bay
The Castro regime took control of the Cai manera Aqueduct Co the main water source for the Guantanamo Bay naval base in a Saturday action described as a formal government intervention. The U.S. Navy signaled water could be tankered in if needed while Cuban authorities guard the pumping station. In Havana Premier Dorticos denounced Kennedy’s exiles support and warned of potential nationalization of parish schools amid threats of a strike linked to the U.S. policy. Kennedy proposed broad measures to balance the U.S. economy promoting exports and tightening oversea spending while defending the dollar with a fixed gold price.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Castro
United States
U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base
Kennedy
Caimanera Aqueduct Co
Navy
Caimanera Company
Rusk Urges New U N Plan to Bring Peace in Congo
Secretary of State Dean Rusk called for a revised United Nations effort to stabilize the Congo and allow its people to determine their government. He urged clarifying or strengthening UN authority to preserve Congo's integrity and to seek consensus on solutions, while noting U S openness to a federalized approach and cautions about outside pressures.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
United Nations
Congo
United States
U.N
Rusk
Ence
Laos
Soviet Union
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
ICC
Kasavubu
Snowy Colorado crash survivors saved by lighter
A small cigarette lighter from a light plane crash on Mt. Blanca kept three onboard survivors warm until rescuers found them on a snowy mountainside near Alamosa. Bull Bradley Pat Floyd and Betty Floyd endured freezing conditions and injuries before being hospitalized in fair condition.
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Alamosa
Colo
UPI
Bull Bradley
Denver
Pat Floyd
Floyd
Betty
Arkansas Growing Season Ranges From 76 to 241 Days
The Arkansas growing season varies by region from 76 days in the northwestern hills to 241 days in the southern lowlands, reflecting climate and elevation differences across the state.
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Arkansas
Senate urges curtail travel for Secretary of State
A Senate government operations subcommittee staff report urges the secretary of state to spend more time in Washington advising the President and Congress, warning against a trend of frequent international travel and criticizing ideas for a grand council of wise men and a White House superstaff. The report cites Dulles and Herter as examples and favors strengthening executive power in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Secretary of State
Congress
Wee Ae
Johkm Foster Dulles
A. Herter
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Wise Men
Kennedy Seeks Expanded Unemployment Aid and Child Welfare
President Kennedy sent detailed bills to Congress to extend unemployment compensation and provide federal aid for needy children of unemployed parents. He urged swift passage in letters to Vice President Johnson and Speaker Rayburn, with statements from Labor and HEW secretaries and draft legislation.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Andrew Hatcher
Johnson and
Rayburn
Kennedy Names Bill Daniel For Guam Governor Post
Senator Kennedy announced on Sunday that he would appoint Bill Daniel as governor of Guam. Daniel, 45, is a Texas lawyer and brother of Gov. Price Daniel, with a Texas ranch near Liberty and 22 years in practice. He is a Baylor University graduate and former Texas House member.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Texas
Bill Daniel
Guam
Daniel
Price Daniel
Liberty
Tex
Texas House of Representatives
Baylor University
House Approves Social Security Measure Again
In Austin the House passed a measure granting lawmakers federal social security benefits for the second time. Rep. Ray Bartram urged passage to secure a two thirds vote for immediate effect. The bill, approved 123 to 23, would regard lawmakers as state employees and tax the state about 20 000 dollars yearly for withholding.
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House
Senate
Lite de Hoover Commission
Avalanches Close Swiss Alps Roads and Rail Links
Avalanches in the Swiss Alps disrupt traffic and strand hundreds of people. Eight deaths are reported and construction crews at a hydroelectric project are affected as more avalanches threaten several villages and routes including the St Gotthard Pass and Zermatt Railway.
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Zurich
Switzerland
UPI
Swiss Alps
St. Gotthard Pass
Zermatt Railway
Rouchemolies
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E. M. Pease
E. J. Davis
A. J. Hamilton
J. W. Throckmorton
John and George Hancock
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New York City
Mathew Lyons
New Storm
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Alpine
Darhart
Massachusetts
Illinois
Stern Action
Naval Base Water
Osvaldo Corticos
Corticos
Dorticos
Angola
Santa Maria
Rons Nese
Inga Tole
The
Colorado
Bradley
Mt Mellise
Gran Paradiso
Asusta Valley
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Digster
Grande Diseae FF
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