Pentagon waste slams taxpayer funds in defense reports
The defense waste critique cites three Campbell reports criticizing the Pentagon for leasing costly storage near Point Molate, overpricing ballistic computer costs, and failing repairs that left the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment under equipped during Berlin crisis. The critic notes billions could be wasted overall, impacting workers’ wages.
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Texas Faces Heat With 100 Degree Day and Gulf Low
A Dallas high reached 100 degrees while forecasts called for clear to partly cloudy skies across Texas. A hurricane hunter plane found a closed low pressure area southeast of Vera Cruz, with further observation planned from Jacksonville, Florida. Forecasters warned no immediate alarm though temperatures remain scorching and cool air may not advance far into the state. Overnight, Panhandle and High Plains readings slipped into the 60s.
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Hoover Celebrates 90th Birthday Amid Health Update
Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. president, marks his 90th birthday in New York with limited visitors at Waldorf Towers. illness since last June has eased but he remains unable to take public duties while he works briefly at his desk. Hoover plans a history project and reflects on American ideals and free enterprise.
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Nuclear Lead Is Held By United States
The United States leads in number and weight of atomic weapons and argues that continued underground testing is needed to sustain this lead. Officials say the arms pace will influence the Moscow treaty ratification process as Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara prepare to testify. Public sentiment appears favorable for ratification, with Humphrey pledging full cooperation and Harriman noting shared interests with the Soviet Union despite Khrushchev’s push to world communism.
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Khrushchev Aims to Move Slowly in Cold War Talks
Washington dispatch says Khrushchev shows no desire to push the West toward rapid negotiations. He appears anxious to proceed cautiously, like President Kennedy, due to tensions within his own camp and the need for allies to thresh things out among themselves.
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Brady to Attend National Labor Meeting on Rail Strike
Ralph Brady General Chairman of the firemen on the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad left for Washington for a national meeting called by Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz to discuss the threatened rail strike.
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UPI
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Ur ban Renewal Agency approves Edinburg rehab project
The Ur ban Renewal Agency approves a 314 acre, 3.3 million rehabilitation project at Edinburg Texas. The Housing and Home Finance Agency approves a 27500 loan to Beaumont for preliminary planning of a low rent elderly housing project.
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UPI
Urban Renewal Agency
Edinburg
Tex
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Beaumont
Seminole Schools Begin Desegregation of Grades 7-12
The Seminole School Board voted to desegregate grades 7 through 12 starting next month after Lamesa refused to accept Seminole students this fall, halting Seminole Negroes’ attendance at the high school.
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Rainmaker Jerry Sadler Credits Clouds Over Central Texas
Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler claimed credit for Thursday's rainfall in Central Texas after spotting clouds from an airplane and seeding them with dry ice crystals. The Austin area received about 2.5 inches of rain.
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UPI
Jerry Sadler
Texas
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Kefauver Dies in Tennessee After Public Service
Former senator Estes Kefauver dies after a long career marked by crime hearings, anti monopoly work, and consumer advocacy. Funeral set for Madisonville Tennessee with President Kennedy offering tribute.
Wade rushed to hospital after sleep aid overdose
Oxford reports say Joe Wade 39, husband of Corinne Grey, was rushed to an Oxford firmary after an apparent sleeping pill overdose. He touted evidence against Ward in the osteopath trial, linking to his late friend.
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England
UPI
Joe Wade
Stephen Ward
Wade
Corinne Grey
Ward
Society Osteopath
Death tolls in Revolutionary War from Word Almanac
American forces endured 4435 battle deaths as cited by the Word Almanac in the United Press International feature. The figure highlights the high cost of the conflict for American troops.
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