Kennedy OKs 4 Million Tons Wheat Sale to Soviet Bloc
President Kennedy announced approval of four million tons of American wheat sold to the Soviet Union and East European satellites for 250 million dollars. Sales will be by private grain dealers at world prices for gold or normal commercial terms, with stockpile replacements and a ban on transshipment to other Communist nations. Contains conditions restricting use to the Soviet Union and its satellites.
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Bernard Brenner
United Press International
Ww. ‘Gton
UPI
Kennedy
Soviet Union
U.S
Cuba
Red China
Temperatures Yesterday High 84 and Low 54
Yesterday's temperatures showed a high of 84 degrees at 2 pm and a low of 54 degrees at 3 am. The readings reflect a crisp day with a mild evening ahead.
President plans wheat sale to reduce surplus stocks
President Kennedy announced the Agriculture Department would sell four million tons of wheat from US surplus stocks to commercial exporters to replace grain sold to the Soviet Union and satellites. The sale, costing about 250 million dollars, aims to cut the wheat surplus under farm price support programs.
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Chase American
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Kennedy
United States
Kennedy Says No Extra Legislation for Wheat Sale
Kennedy indicated no special legislation would be needed for the wheat sale and that a report would be sent to both the House and Senate. The American Bankers Association adopted a resolution endorsing the deal while Goldwater urged Russia to remove troops from Cuba. Nixon opposed the sale.
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Han
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
American Bankers Association
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Russia
Cuba
U.S
Richard M
Tubing Head Stolen From Weldon Miles Unit
Weldon Miles of Well Units Inc reported to the Lea County Sheriff’s office that a Foster tubing backup head valued at $500 was stolen from a double derrick in the Denton Field between 6 p.m. Monday and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Policy review in Congress focused on long-range U S trade with Communist nations following wheat negotiations led by Sen. Fulbright after a State Department session, with Freeman addressing wheat belt farmers in North Platte Nebraska.
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Weldon Miles
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
William Fulbright
DeArk
Dean Rusk
North Platte, Neb
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Working Ranch Highlighted in Artesia U S 82 Tour Banquet
A Texas and New Mexico gathering in Artesia celebrated the final stretch of U S 82 with a ribbon cutting. John Ben Shepperd urged promoting region tourism by showcasing working ranches and natural attractions from Lubbock to Las Cruces.
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New Mexico
Mack Easley
Artesia
Texas
Preston Smith
John Sudderth
Chambers of Commerce
Lubbock
Las Cruces
U. S. 82
Savannah
Gov. Smith
Winford Carlile
Lovington
U. S. Highway Extension Association
Sudderth
T. E. Brown Sr
Oscar Crane
L. E. Murray
Farmington
John Ben Shepperd
Hobbs
Smith
New Mexico Highway
Shepperd
Highway Association
Easley
Brownfield
Plains
Mallamar
Artesia Hope
Cloudcroft
Alamogordo
Jack Campbell
Hawaii
Campbell
Death toll climbs as Flora devastates Cuba and Haiti
Hurricane Flora ravaged the Caribbean with 115 mph winds killing thousands. Cuba and Haiti faced massive losses, with Cuba tallying 227 dead and Haiti over 2,500 dead or missing as relief efforts struggled to reach isolated areas.
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Frank Ridge
United Press International
Miami
UPD
Flora
Atlantic
Caribbean
Cuba
Haiti
Holguin
Havana Radio
Tiburon
Bahamas
U.S
Bermuda
Islo
U.S. Weather Bureau
CARE
Haitian Red Cross
Gas Drives 75 Students From Church
Police fired tear gas into Negro Freeage Rock Baptist Church routing about 75 students gathered to plan racial demonstrations. Police Chief Dennis Songy warned the group not to use the church as a fort and pledged to break it up if it returned. The protests come as roughly 500 Negro students boycott the nearby high school over segregation and a recent dismissal of 35 demonstrators.
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Kenneth Englade
United Press International
Plaquemine
UPK
Negro Freeage Rock Baptist Church
Dennis Songy
Congress of Reciial Equality
CORE
Justice Department
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Songy
Iverville
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Nixon
Yen Eee
R. B. Moore
Red Cross
Jacques Fourcand
Miragoane
Des Tobago
Grenada
Trinidad Islands
Jamaica
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Miami Beach
Oriente
Bayamo
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