German newspaper publishers tour Garland plant
A delegation of German editors and their wives visited the Garland Daily News plant, touring as part of a three week U S. trip. They questioned operations, compared industry histories, and noted Mayor Carl Cooper's prior POW experience. They spoke of emigrant records and family newspaper legacies, with 19 years since D-Day as a side remark.
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United States
Germany
Gutenberg
Dallas
Carl Cooper
Burgomeister
Camp Polk
Donald
Garland Daily News
Garland Adds Water and Electric Meters in May
Joe Hargis, chief of customer service for Garland, said May saw 100 water meters and 102 electric meters installed. The month raised total Garland customers to 14,438 water and 12,439 electric, with 440 water and 486 electric new since January 1, 1963.
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Joe Hargis
Garland
Hargis
John Stiff
Cusomer Service Division
Garland proposes 1963 64 budget with wage hike and major expenses
City Council studies a 5 483 028 budget for 1963 64 with a 2 to 6 percent wage increase for city employees including a 5 raise to 295 for common labor. Major costs include electricity production 1 906 339 sanitation 217 230 police protection 309 294 water 584 886 and various departments. Public hearing set for August after a July council presentation.
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John Stiff
Dallas
Garland Fire Department
Garland
Garland Power & Light
Rowlett Creek
Duck Creek
Mourners Fill St Peters for Pope John XIII Interment
Vast crowds line the routes to St. Peter's Basilica as Pope John XIII lies in state before interment in the grottoes. Moscow reports Russian Orthodox attendance signals Soviet friendship, while conclave plans move ahead with June 19 start and June 20 balloting to choose a successor.
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Moscow
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Vladimir
Venigorod
Pope John
Rome
St. John
Lateran
St. John's
John the Baptist
John the Evangelist
St. Peter's
Westex Storms Waning Across Texas
Thunderstorms formed across West Texas but the U S Weather Bureau said conditions would be milder than the prior 10 days in the South Plains. Skies were cloudy from the Rio Grande to the Red River with morning lows from 57 to 81. No major twisters hail or heavy rain reported last night. Forecast calls for rain in northwest southeast and southwest Texas.
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United Press International
Brownwood
Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Kennedy Calls For Equal Education Opportunities
President Kennedy urged a national system that offers equal educational chances to every child regardless of family wealth or race. He spoke at San Diego State College and warned of ongoing civil rights tensions at Alabama, advocating swift federal support for desegregation and expanded school funding and loans. He plans to board the Kitty Hawk for an overnight cruise off Southern California after the ceremony.
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Calif
UPI
Kennedy
Long Island
Alabama
San Diego State College
el Paso
Tex
Kitty Hawk
California
University of Alabama
George Wallace
Congress
Residents' Son Wins Medal For Bravery
Pfc. Billy E. Williams son of Mr and Mrs Howard Williams of 1420 Oriole has been awarded the Bronze Star for heroism in Vietnam. Citation notes his actions on 2 January 1963 as gunner crew chief, remaining at an exposed position after his helicopter was shot down, aiding troops, loading wounded, and providing aid for eight years at a defensive position. His wife lives in Gary Indiana.
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Billy E. Williams
Howard Williams
Oriole
Viet Nam
Williams
Republic of
South Vietnam
United States Army
Pfc
Gary
Ind
Army Missile Demonstration At White Sands Debacle
The Army outshot the Navy in a White Sands Missile Range demonstration before President Kennedy, scoring six hits. Navy Talos missiles fired at a desert drone missed, while a ramjet warhead could have knocked it from the sky. Kenney, a WWII Navy veteran, laughed at the setback as Capt. Tazewell Shepard’s starched uniform wilted in the heat. Vice President Johnson observed.
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White Sands Missile Range
N. M
UPS
Army
Navy
Kennedy
Kenney
Tazewell Shepard
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy and Johnson tour missile demonstration at desert range
Beating Navy secretaries of the Army and Navy watched from grandstands as 20 NATO newsmen and about 300 regional press covered the launch demos from two desert range sites. Kennedy received a Sergeant missile model while Johnson got a Pershing plaque amid Army troops and a hot, cloudless 9 plus degree day.
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Army
Navy
Desert Range
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kennedy
Johnson
Five Years of Criminal Code Revision Vetoed by Connally
Governor Connally vetoed the 380 page criminal code revision after errors were found in the enrolling process. State Bar President Leon Jaworski and sponsors blamed the enrolling room while Sen. Dorsey Hardeman and Rep. Bob Hughes pursued legal avenues to secure the approved version.
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State Bar
Hardeman
San Angelo
Connally
Rep
Bob Hughes
Dallas
House
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Cooper Attends Mayors Conference in Hawaii
Garland Mayor Carl Cooper plans to join the National Conference of Mayors in Honolulu. He hopes to secure a seat at the speaker’s stand as President Kennedy adds the Hawaii trip to his western schedule. Cooper and family depart Love Field Saturday morning for a 10 day vacation ending June 18.
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Mayorooper
Cooper
Don Cooper
Love Field
Honolulu
House Panel Shuts JFK Tax Pleas on Oil Profits
The House Ways and Means committee rejected President Kennedy's call to raise taxes on oil and gas profits. It kept the 274 per cent depletion allowance unchanged while reviewing Kennedy's 10.4 billion tax-reduction program behind closed doors.
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House Ways & Means
Kennedy
Congress
Parker Jr. murder trial may move to next month
In Fort Worth Texas Assistant District Attorney J E Winters plans to request a July or August jury trial for the Parker Jr. murder case. He will ask Criminal District Judge Byron Matthews noting July August are vacation months for judges and prosecutors.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Asst
J. E. Winters
J. Loyd Parker Jr
Tarrant County
Winters
Byron Matthews
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