Khrushchev Tours Garst Farm In Iowa Visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev inspected Garst farm near Coon Rapids Iowa visiting corn fields modern equipment and grain sorghum while noting U S farm efficiency. Garst and Adlai Stevenson accompanied him as crowds watched Army security and a large tent feast followed speeches on agricultural progress.
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Adlai Stevenson
Des Moines
Charles Iles
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What Is an American Anyway in Constitution Week Reflections
Maysville Record Herald excerpt ponders American identity during Constitution Week. It contrasts budget demands, patriotism, consumer habits, sports knowledge, household life, travel, and national claims, highlighting paradoxes of ambition, civility, and material abundance.
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Maysville
Record-Herald
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America
Baldness Research Lab Opened in New Brunswick
The Coolgate Palmolive Co. established a new laboratory in New Brunswick New Jersey to study baldness and its causes and cures. Scientists will also investigate skin wrinkles and greying.
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New Brunswick, NJ
UPI
Coolgate-Palmolive Co
Final Plans Set For UF Drive In Greater Bonham
The 1960 Greater Bonham United Fund adopts Give a full day s pay as motto. Division chairmen meet to plan the residential and workplace campaigns. Campaigns run Oct 5 through Oct 16 with early progress reports and sticker display to speed solicitation.
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Greater Bonham United Fund
W. L. Barnett
Forrest Copeland
Martha Bybee
Divison
Fund Campaign
Texas Power and Light Co
Barnett
United Fund
Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Nell Weathersby
Chamber of Commerce
Copeland
Italian Envoy to Give Policy Facts at UN
Italian Foreign Minister Giuseppi Pella prepared a policy speech for the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He joined rounds of principal officials from the United States Britain and the Soviet Union as debates open and committees begin sessions.
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N.Y
UPI
Giuseppe Pella
U.N. General Assembly
Pella
Rome
Assembly
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Britain
Soviet Union
Shelve
China
Band Booster Rally Draws Crowd at Bailey Inglish School
A large crowd of parents and Band Booster members attended a rally at Bailey Inglish School on Tuesday night. Rev. W. T Stephenson gave the invocation and James A. Taylor announced the numbers by the band units. Don Flair presided at the business meeting as committee chairmen announced future dates: Christmas party December 18, February box supper, May 5 spring concert, and the band picnic date to be announced. M. B. Nelson gave the benediction.
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Bailey Inglish
W. T Stephenson
First Methodist Church
James A. Taylor
Don Flair
M. B. Nelson
U S to Orbit Moon with Radio Guided Space Pack
U S scientists plan to launch a 375 pound space package from Cape Canaveral in early October to orbit the moon using midcourse and terminal radio guidance. The test aims to control the craft from earth and compare with the prior Lunik II approach which relied on initial guidance.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Moon
Russia
Lunik IT
Radio Moscow
Mars
Venus
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gracie Bypasses Nassau Heading for Bahamas
Hurricane Gracie moved along a north-northwest track at about seven miles per hour staying well east of Nassau. At 11 a.m. its center was 230 miles east of Nassau with winds near 100 mph and tropical storm force winds extending widely as forecasters predicted the storm would stay off the Florida coast.
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Gracie
Nassau
Florida
British Bahamas
Bahama Islands
Weather Bureau
Judge Overrules Defense Motion in Saunders Perjury Case
Judge Mace Thurman in Austin overruled the defense motion to overturn the perjury case against former insurance commissioner J. Byron Saunders. He allowed objections on specific transcript portions from the 1957 House investigating committee to be raised at any time. Procter then began reading from the committee transcript.
300 Boys in Scouts Offer Well Rounded Program for Members
Bonham reports 300 boys enrolled as Cubs Scouts and Explorers with about 75 adults aiding. Camp Glover near Wright City Oklahoma hosted 60 local youths this summer. Golden Anniversary in 1960 includes a Golden Jamboree at Colorado Springs with 117 boys and 16 leaders from the area. Minimum $5,800 needed from Bonham for council budget. Scouting aims to keep costs low and accessible. Morris Moss chairs Bors d Arc District within Nelson Trails Council.
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Wright City
Okla
NeTsex Trails Council
Colorado Sprigs
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Cit
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Bors d’ Arc
Nelson Trails Council
Ruling Clarifies Broad Hotel Tax Coverage
Texas Attorney General Will Wilson explains the new 3 percent hotel occupancy tax applies to any lease or space in a hotel starting Sept 1. The tax covers contracts for rooms or other spaces and excludes separate buildings not used for sleeping quarters. A permanent resident is exempt if occupying a room for at least 30 consecutive days.
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Austin
AF9
Will Wilson
Wilson
Robert S Calvert
Ladonia Lions Hear Turman at Community Fete
A wind and rain disrupted the Ladonia Lions club barbecue forcing Rep. James A. Turman to relocate his speech to the high school auditorium. He highlighted Texas Legislature actions on school funding, teacher salaries, and tax policy, noting avoidance of a general sales tax and reliance on natural resource taxes. Rev G B Bailey introduced Turman.
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Ladonia Fete
James A. Turman
G. B. Bailey
Ladonia Lions Club
Joe Morrow
Ladonia Lions
Turman
Ladonia
Texas
Rayburn to Speak at Demo Women Event in Fannin County
Congressman Sam Rayburn will address the Democratic Women of Fannin County at 7 30 p m Monday night. The talk will be at Mrs Millard Brents home in Dodd City with a covered dish supper on the lawn if weather permits and will be a men s night with guests invited.
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Sam Rayburn
Democratic Women of
Fannin County Club
Millard Brent
Dodd City
Brent
Cobra in tree delays family rescue amid floods in India
A woman and her two sons spent two days in a tree with a 12 foot cobra as floods swirled near Surat, Gujarat. The snake moved away once water receded and the family was rescued unharmed.
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Bombay
India
UPI
Suratth
Living Costs Decline For First Time In Six Months In August
Washington reports August consumer prices fell one tenth of a percent led by cheaper groceries while housing clothing and transportation rose. The Labor Department notes the dip is offset by higher nonfood costs and wages for about 125000 aircraft workers linked to the index.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
H. E. Riley
North American Aviation
Hughes Aircraft
Martin Co
Temco
Riley
Global Jewry Population Totals by Region
The world Jewish population is slightly over 12 million with about 6.2 million in the Americas, 3.5 million in Europe, 1.9 million in Asia, around 60,000 in Africa, and about 65,000 in Australia and New Zealand.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Scattered Showers and Winds Across North Central Texas
Strong gusts up to 35 mph produced dust and light rain across Fannin county with Gober receiving heaviest showers. Bonham saw no rain though winds spiked. Pampa and North Houston reported notable rainfall and hail while morning temps ranged from 57 to 80. A cool front lingered over the Texas Panhandle but would not sweep statewide.
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Gober
Ladonia
Bonham
Pampa
Houston
Dalhart
Corpus Christ
Texas Panhandle
Texas
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