Soldier Earns Driver's Badge at Fort Hood
Army PFC George C. Moore of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas received a driver’s badge for high skill in maintenance and operation of motor vehicles. The 23 year old truck driver of Company B 501st Supply and Transportation Battalion entered the Army in 1961 and is a 1957 graduate of Childress High School. His wife Sue resides in Copperas Cove Texas.
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Zoning action over Billie Estes tourist home in Pecos
Pecos Texas zoning board orders action against Billie Sol Estes for charging admission to tours of his $130000 home in a two family zone. City attorney says the practice violates ordinances and may go to town council if not halted. Estes faces fraud convictions and appeals while guides say commercial street zoning affects the site.
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Estes Named Director of International Love and Good Will Corp
Billie Sol Estes, once convicted of theft and swindling, becomes director of a Texas chartered nonprofit, the International Love and Good Will Corp. Other directors include Ernest Keeton Pecos Tex Floyd Rose Toledo Ohio A Z Rose Detroit and Franklin Florence Rochester NY. The group will base in the Petroleum Building Abilene Texas and aims to aid underprivileged people by gathering subscriptions gifts and other funds to support their welfare.
Texan Says No To Lyndon Johnson Cadillac Loan
In Graham Texas a Cadillac dealer refused to lend a car for Vice President Lyndon Johnson to attend Glynn D. Stegal’s funeral. Johnson used a Lincoln instead after Secret Service requests.
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Quirks In The News Jokes Wear Off
A USC graduate Harold B. Levitt, 21, admitted trying to rob a bank as a joke leading to robbery suspicion. Dane County Court rece two alimony checks for ex wife labeled Clerk of Kangaroo Court. Baker Thomas Walters fined 28 for bread not up to standard with thermometer found in slice. Coroner: Mrs Gertrude Bruce, 70, killed by car Aug 6 at the same spot Neil Bruce died Dec 25, 1960.
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Integration Drops Pool Attendance In Atlanta
United Press international reports Atlanta opened its first summer of pool integration with a public pool hosting 15 swimmers at 3 pm where one was Black. Attendance rose, but several pools closed early while some cities plan re segregation tactics.
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Tax increase funds highway expansion in Childress County
The state gas tax rose to 4 cents per gallon before October 1, 1959, funding the pay-as-you-go highway program. Local car owners in Childress County face about $31,400 extra yearly, totaling around $1,128,600 over nine years as roads are built to reduce travel time and operating costs.
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Congo leader resigns amid army and union pressure
The article describes a prolonged confrontation between Congo leaders and the army and trade unions. Youlou reportedly quit reluctantly amid threats of violence, though other sources say he has no plans to leave the country at present.
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Two University Presidents To Testify In Butts Libel Suit
Atlanta UPI report says two university presidents will testify in Wallace Butts civil libel case against the Saturday Evening Post. Dr C C Aderhold of Georgia and Dr Frank Rose of Alabama are slated to speak, with Aderhold already deeming Butts reputation "bad."
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Redigo adapts Empire theme in new NBC half hour
Actor discusses shift from Empire to Redigo a half hour NBC series reflecting a change in scale not spirit. He recalls long hours hard work and economics shaping television while signaling two new cast members Elena Verdugo and Rudy Solari and filming in Hollywood and Santa Fe area.
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Lodge takes oath as he heads to Saigon post
Henry Cabot Lodge is sworn in to lead a mission aiding South Vietnam against guerrillas and plans to arrive in Saigon on August 23. The dispatch notes allied moves and the broader Latin American and Dominican Republic involvements in the era’s conflicts.
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Subcommittee Approves Expansion of Food Stamp Pilot
A Senate subcommittee approved moving from a pilot program to a national food stamp system. The plan adds a broader definition of eligible foods and allows products with package marks indicating support to be included.
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Chief Vows Strict Probe After Bird Call Pranks
St Petersburg police chief Harold Smith says a high priority investigation is underway to find who used the department public address system for bird calls. He promises 30 days without pay as punishment if the culprit is caught and sanctioned.
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Feet Ache Relief Ad from A. L. Harp Drug
An advertisement promotes T-4-L Solution for feet relief highlighting all 52 bones 66 joints and ligaments. It claims cure for athlete's foot with skin renewal and promises satisfaction in one hour at A. L. Harp Drug with immediate availability.
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Cities- 103 vote supports civil rights standards debate continues
Delegates pass 29 resolutions with mixed support for civil rights and federal aid areas. May Collins of Boston is named to the coming year and Henry W Maier of Milwaukee named vice president amid floor fights over housing youth employment and mass transportation.
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Pentagon says Chiefs of Staff kept abreast of nuclear test pact
General Maxwell D. estimated today that Sher gee Jol Chiefs of Staff were kept constantly abreast of negotiations on the nuclear test ban treaty and were not subjected to administration pressures for their approval of the pact.
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