Estes Case Leak Triggers Ouster of GOP Counsel
A House subcommittee fired Robert Manuel, the Republican counsel, for leaking a confidential report to a newspaper reporter before members read it. The action delays testimony of Agriculture Department ex-employees tied to Billie Sol Estes in a sprawling probe of Estes cotton allotments and the death of Texas official Henry Marshall.
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Washington
A_ House
Billie Sol Estes
Robert Manuel
Agriculture Department
Subcommittee On Intergovernmental Relations
Manuel
Earl Mazo
New York Herald Tribune
Texas Farmer-Financier
Estes
Subcommittee
Henry Marshall
Texas
Marshall
Florence Dwyer
R-N.j
Odin Langen
Minnesota
Government Operations Committee
Senate approves 4.7 billion foreign aid bill
The Senate passed a 4.7 billion dollar foreign aid measure after reversing a ban on aid to Red-dominated nations. The vote was 61 to 23 with exemptions for surplus farm shipments to Poland and Yugoslavia. The bill funds Latin America Alliance for Progress and allows limited food shipments to Poland and Yugoslavia with presidential notification.
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Washington
Senate
Poland
Yugoslavia
Kennedy
Congress
House
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Huge B52H Sets World Record In 11 420 Mile Closed Course Flight
A B52H eight-jet bomber completed an 11 420 mile closed course flight at Seymour Johnson AFB North Carolina setting a world record for distance on a nonrefueled flight. It logged 22 hours 38 minutes with fuel to spare and surpassed the 10 078 mile previous mark set in 1960 by a B52G.
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Seymour Johnson’ Air Force Base
N.C
William F. Stevenson
Miami
Fla
Strategic Air Command
Bermuda
Sontrestrom
Greenland
Anchorage
Alaska
Los Angeles
Calif
Key West
Seymour Johnson
Showers Forecast Over Jefferson City and Central Missouri
Weather outlook for Jefferson City and central Missouri calls for considerable cloudiness through Saturday with periods of showers and thunderstorms. Highs near the mid 80s, lows around the low 60s. Data includes past day readings, precipitation totals this month and year, sun rise and set, and river stage.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Mid-Mo Airports Upgrading Sought by FAA Plan
The FAA lists twelve central Missouri airports including Jefferson City Camdenton and Columbia as needing upgrades in a national five year plan aimed at easing congestion at major terminals. The plan proposes building about 250 new fields and improving existing ones to divert general aviation from busy hubs. Washington seeks a suitable location for a new airport amid local bond backed efforts, with Jefferson City Memorial Airport already slated for added runway taxiway and parking improvements.
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Missouri
Federal Aviation Agency
Washington
Congress
Jefferson City
Camdenton
Boonville
Columbia
Eldon
Fulton
Linn Creek
Marshall
Mexico
Waynesville
Rolla
Moberly
N. E. Halaby
FAA
Halaby
Jefferson City Memorial Airport
Secret Army Burns University Building in Algiers
The Secret Army Organization attacked Algiers with three phosphorous bombs destroying the main university building, a library, and laboratories. Four Moslems were killed as fires spread, ending a seven day truce. Dissident leader Jean Georges Sarradet urged peace while Western powers were asked to safeguard the European community.
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Algiers
Algiers University
Secret Army
Jean Georges Sarradet
Algeria
Edmond Jouhaud
Paris
Sarradet
Jacques Garcia
Oran
Bone
Missouri Senators Split On Food Aid Amendment Vote
In the Senate a 56 to 34 vote restored presidential power to ship surplus foods to Yugoslavia in the foreign aid bill. Senator Symington supported the Mansfield-Dirksen amendment while Senator Long opposed it. Both are Democrats from Missouri. Kansas Republicans Carlson and Pearson also voted for the measure.
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Washington
Missouri
Senate
Yugoslavia
Poland
Sen
Symington
Long
Kansas
Carlson and
Pearson
Senate votes keep food aid to Yugoslavia and Poland
A Senate action allows Kennedy to continue selling or giving surplus foods to Yugoslavia and Poland under conditions, after a retreat from an earlier 57 to 24 vote. The shift followed administration warnings of driving these nations toward the Soviet camp and farm state concerns about losing surplus outlets.
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Yugoslavia
Poland
Senate
Kennedy
Hoffa Attorney Enters Guilty Plea in Taft-Hartley Case
Hoffa sat silently as his attorney pleaded innocent to Taft-Hartley violations. A codefendant, Commercial Carriers Inc of Detroit, did not contest. Judge Miller set bond at 3000 with potential penalties up to one year and 10000 dollars per count.
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Nashville
Hoffa
Teamsters
Owen Brennan
Test Fleet Corp
Republicans oppose Kennedy foreign policy in campaign outline
The GOP unveiled a 2500 word Declaration of Republican Principles critiquing Kennedy policy as weak and ineffective. It calls for UN reorganization and Soviet openness to free choice, while opposing farm policy and expansion of government health programs. The measure, drafted with Eisenhower input, passed Senate and House sessions with some dissenters.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
United Nations
Russia
Europe
House Gop
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Javits
Post Office Bans Small Odd Shaped Mail
The Post Office Department announced a ban on very small and odd shaped letters starting January 1. Envelopes under 4 4 inches long and 3 inches wide will be prohibited as a preliminary move toward standardized mail sizes to improve mechanization.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Department
Safety program urged to cut nation’s accident toll
Hugo Tell of Union Electric urged community safety drive at the Planned Progress Conference in McClung Park. The one day event drew about 1400 delegates from 32 Missouri communities and featured State Treasurer Milton Carpenter. Hoag cited 93 000 accidental deaths and 9 400 000 injuries yearly in the U.S. costing 13.6 billion dollars, then outlined four check points for civic safety programs and emphasized environmental and human factors in home accidents. Dr Pauline Knobbs spoke on teamwork for progress and the balance between rugged individualism and community cooperation.
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United States
James D. Hoag
Union Electric Co
Hoag
McClung Park
Missouri
Milton Carpenter
U.S
Pauline Knobbs
Kirksville State Teachers’ College
Knobbs
Scheperle Bid Low On Highway Patrol Building
Scheperle Construction Co of Jefferson City was the apparent low bidder for the highway patrol central headquarters project in Jefferson City. Base bid was 384000 under the available 410000 with five bids total and alternates possible. Separate bids for a Big Spring State Park dining lodge wing had D M Fisher Construction Co of Maryville as apparent low bidder at 10219.
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Scheperle Construction Co
Jefferson City
Highway Patrol
New US 50
Scheperle
John M. Paulus
Big Spring State Park
D. M. Fisher Construction Co
Maryville
Contract Awarded For Osceola Post Office
The Post Office Department awarded a contract for a privately built and government leased Osceola Missouri post office. Glenn and Viola Pestinger of Hillsboro Kansas won the bid. The 3,461 square foot interior includes 6,500 square feet for parking and vehicle movement.
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Washington (Ap
Osceola
Post Office Department
Durward G. Hall
R-Mo
Glenn
Viola Pestinger
Hillsboro
Kan
Laos Peace Talks Open With Hope for Accord
Laos three princes Souvanna Phouma Phoumi Nosavan and Souphanouvong met in Vientiane to seek a coalition government. They reported progress on defense and interior posts though no distribution of jobs agreed. Indian IC C chair Avtar Singh voiced hope for a quick settlement as the talks continued at a barracks club near Plaine des Jarres.
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Khang Khay
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Phoumi Nosavan
Boun Oum
Avtar Singh
International Control Commission
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Defense
Phoumi
Vientiane
Plaine Des Jarres
Judges End National Spelling Bee in a Draw
The 35th National Spelling Bee ends in a rare co champion tie between Michael Day of Hardin Illinois and Nettie Crawford of Roswell New Mexico after 720 words and a near draw due to few remaining terms.
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Washington
New Mexico
Michael Day
Hardin, I
Nettie Crawford
Roswell
N.M
Mike
Nettie
Texan Arrested On Check Charge
A 44 year old Texan, Norman S. Nichols of Dallas, was held in the Cole County jail after attempting to pass a bad check at the IGA Foodliner in Jefferson City. Clerks identified him and the patrol later arrested him at a tavern after a bulletin was issued. He had blank checks from local and Dallas banks and a prior conviction record in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Cole County
Norman S. Nichols
Dallas
Tex
IGA Foodliner
E. High St
Jefferson City
Highway Patrol
Nichols
Chamber of Commerce
Aullatin
Lloyd Meyer
Meyer
H. D. Woodland
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kennedy eyes 5 billion tax cut to boost economy
President Kennedy discussed an across the board income tax reduction planned to take effect January 1 and hinted at a possible five billion dollar annual net tax cut. He urged swift congressional action on a broad stimulus package including a business investment incentive and standby authority to cut taxes during recessions.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
U.S
Poland
Yugoslavia
Baseball Scores From Today’s Major League Games
National League results include St. Louis defeating Cincinnati 8 to 2 and Chicago beating San Francisco 4 to 3. Pittsburgh tied Los Angeles 3 to 2 as Houston lost to Milwaukee 3 to 2. American League scores show Boston over Detroit 5 to 4 and Minnesota over Kansas City 5 to 2. Chicago routed Los Angeles 8 to 4 while New York defeated Cleveland 4 to 0 and Baltimore crushed Washington 12 to 5.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Houston
Milwaukee
Boston
Detroit
Minnesota
Kansas City
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
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A. E. Miller
Rhineland
Paul Mealy
Mokane
James H. LeHue
News-Tribune Weather Bureau
Memorial Airport
Efferson City
Mid-Mo
Secret Army Burns University
Hugo
Washington, D.C
Akron, Ohio
Karen McComas
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