Missing atomic sub Thresher prompts Navy inquiry
Navy scrambles to locate the Thresher after a test dive off Portsmouth New Hampshire with the rescue ship Skylark failing to receive signals since 1 17 a m The 278 foot long submarine with atomic capability was launched in 1960 and is one of three in its class Lt Cmdr John W Harvey commanded the Thresher and hails from Waterford Conn The loss would be the worst peacetime submarine disaster on record as investigators form a board led by Vice Adm Bernard Austin
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Navy
Thresher
Cmdr
John W. Harvey
Waterford
Conn
Tullabee
Sea Harvey
Philadelphia
US Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S
New Hampshire
North Atlantic
Stickleback
Pearl Harbor
Anderson
Adm
Bernard Austin
Naval War College At
Newport
R.I
Thesher
Skylark
Atlantic
Boston
Sub Captain Mother Expresses Faith in Thresher Commander
Mrs. Manning J. Harvey, mother of Lt. Cmdr. John Wesley Harvey commander of the missing submarine Thresher, says she never doubted his work and has faith he and his crew are safe. She last saw him Jan 18 at his Portsmouth ceremony and notes he lived with wife Irene and two children in New London while his brother Manning Jr. coached football in Stratford, Connecticut.
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Philadelphia
Manning J. Harvey
Thresher
Harvey
Sears & Roebuck
Lawmakers Clash Over Study of Women's Rights
In Austin a subcommittee to study women rights proposals will be named Thursday Rep James Cotten said Wednesday Conservatives argued during a tense session with protests as testimony extended past midnight The panel recessed amid protests and a protest vote 10 5 against immediate action The plan to amend the constitution drew warnings of long term effects from former Attorney General Will Wilson and others.
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Cotten
Bill Hollowell
Grand Saline
W. S. Heatly
Paducah
Heatly
Atty
Will Wilson
Aerosol Origin Traced to USDA Scientist
A USDA scientist in Washington created the aerosol bomb to dispense pyrethrum insecticide more effectively. He patented it in the USDA name for free public use with no profits to himself. The aerosol industry has grown into a multi million dollar business.
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Washington, D. C
UPD
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Stars to Shine as Gold Dust Burner for Space Test
A US test will burn about 150 dollars worth of gold dust and other metals 70 miles above the Atlantic off Bermuda to simulate dispersion of radioactive material in future space power devices. Three fake fuel stars will appear as tracers during an 800 mile suborbital mock reactor flight from Wallops Island.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Bermuda
Atomic Energy Commission
National Aeronautics and ‘Space Administration
Defense Department
Wallops Island
Air Force
Joseph Lieberman
AEC
Walilops Island
Births listed in West Texas and surrounding hospitals
A sequence of birth notices records multiple families in Plainview, Lubbock, and nearby areas. Each entry notes the parents, street address, newborn’s gender and weight, hospital or clinic, and the time of birth, with parental occupations where given.
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Royce L. Phares
Plainview
West Texas Hospital
Conversion May Have Weakened Missing Tanker
Coast Guard inquiry into the disappearance of the Marine Sulphur Queen paused for up to a month after testimony suggested that converting the vessel from an liberty ship to a tanker may have altered its center of gravity and reduced its resistance to stress. Jurisdictional reviews continue to determine where future sessions will be held.
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New York
UPI
Coast Guard
James B. Craik
Craik
J. J. Cuneo
Marine Transport Lines
Cuneo
Connally Comments on Murray Probe Extending to Financial Records
Governor Connally says the Murray investigation will continue with analysis of Murray's personal financial records. He notes Railroad Commissioner Ben Ramsey aiding assistant attorneys general in examining commission files for any light these records may shed on the case.
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Murray
Ben Ramsey
Railroad Commission
Dallas Morning News
Throckmorton County
Secretary of State
Throckmorton
Connally
Steel firms expected to raise prices soon amid demand boom
Industry sources say steelmakers likely to push prices higher within a week or two to match a Wheeling Steel increase. Officials acknowledge a potential industry-wide price drive as demand booms with automakers ordering large steel quantities.
Three Nations Plan United Arab Republic With Three-Stripe Flag
Egypt Iraq and Syria agreed to form the United Arab Republic under one government and flag. Cairo will be the capital and Aly Sabry outlined agreements from unity talks. The flag will keep the current design but add three stars, replacing two. Sudan’s population nears 12 million in Khartoum.
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Cairo
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
United Arab Republic
Aly Sabry
Sabry
UAR
Houston Seizes Arsenic Toy Duck From Japan
Houston health officials confiscate Easter duck toys made in Japan from real duck skin after a mother reports skin sores in her child. Director Dr. C A Pigford says arsenic amount not lethal but may cause skin eruptions and urges removal from stores.
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Houston
UPI
City ‘Health Department
Japan
C. A. Pigford
City Health Department
Pigford
Wheeling Steel Seeks Selective Pay Rise in Talks
Negotiations continue with an April 30 deadline. If no agreement is reached a strike is possible after 90 days. The Wheeling increase differs from last year's U S Steel move by being selective rather than across the board.
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Kennedy
JFK
Wheeling
William A. Steele
U.S. Steel
Senate Approves 3.1 Billion 1964 65 Spending Bill
Texas Senate sent its 3.1 billion two year spending plan to the House after a six minute briefing by Sen. George Moffett. The measure budgets 456 million from general revenue, exceeds the House level, and awaits joint conference if rejected by the House. The body also advances a 32.9 million tax bill and adjourns for Easter.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Senate
W. S. Heatly
Paducah
Ben Atwell
Taxation Committee
Ector County
Liberty County
West Texas State College
Mexico
Newsmen In Contempt Of Court Ruling
Philadelphia Judge Bernard Kelly finds Bulletin President Robert L. Taylor and City Editor Earl Selby in contempt for not answering grand jury questions and not producing documents about City Hall stories. Ruling says no blanket privilege. 1937 act waived by citing sources. Appeals planned. first test of the act.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Bulletin
Robert L. Taylor
Earl Selby
Bernard Kelly
Common Pleas Court
Taylor
Selby
City Hall
Bulletin
Taylor and Selby
James Crumlish
Kelley
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Pinnaoa Association of Broadcasters
Friends
The
John J. Fitzpatrick
Iward
France Joins Plan for Unified NATO Nuclear Command
France agreed to participate in a multinational effort to create a unified air and sea nuclear command within NATO. The move, announced after a Rusk briefing, aligns with talks in Ottawa and involves the United States Britain and eight other allied nations.
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France
Paris
Atlante Alliance
Rusk Laiks
UMUTC
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alliance
Ottawa
U.S. Sec
Dean Rusk
NATO Permanent Council
United States
Britain
Germany
Italy
Canada
Belgium
Holland
U.S
Med
Iterranean
United Command
Lyman Lemnitzer
Allied Forces
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
de Gaulle
Rusk
Nassau
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
British
Lemnitzer
Quilliam Warns Against Textbook Censorship in Education Debate
Lubbock representative warns against allowing pressure groups to shape school curricula. He cites fears of indoctrination and calls for education guided by educators and scholars rather than political controversy. He contrasts his substitute bill with past efforts aimed at control and shows support for intellectual honesty over censorship.
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Quilliam
Nuremburg
Lubbock
Thomas L. Lee
Tucson
Ariz
Polaris A-3 Missile Fails Sea Test Off Cape Canaveral
The Navy reports the advanced Polaris A-3 failed its first shipboard sea test, veering off course and being destroyed by range safety. Launched from USS Observation Island about 15 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, debris fell into the sea as the missile broke apart. Only three successes in 12 tests, with land pad firings dominating prior trials and submarine launch tests planned later this year.
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Cape Canaveral
Observation Island
Toecome
Texas Power & Light to Install World Largest Turbine
Westinghouse Electric Corp announced TP and L of Texas awarded a contract to build the largest single shaft turbine generator. The unit will be installed at Stryker Creek near Tyler and aimed for operation in summer 1966 with a weight of 24000000 pounds and a capacity of pm kilowatts. Helicopters have been found useful in cattle roundups.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Texas Power & Light Co
Westinghouse
Tp&l
Stryker Creek
Tyler
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Logan Radio
Dale Edwards
Methodist Hospital
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Reed Nelson
Lord 1St
American Standard Industrial Division
Jose Cantu
Ave. F
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Texas Roofing
Manuel
Medrano, Rt. 4
Quesday
Lauf Clinic
Aucencio Perelda
Crosbyton
G. W. Cockrell
St. Mary's .Hospital
Cloverlake Dairy. Foods
Harold. Carruth
Porter
Clinic
R&r Garage
Charles Halley
41St St
Isa
Reese Afb
William Spahn
Sherman Ave
Tech
Louis Herndon
B Ave
Domingo Salaz
Star Rt
Lorenzo
Jerry Don Bule
17Th St
Texas Tech
John Neal Agee
Bethlehem
Republic
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Thomas F. Patton
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
E. J. Hanley
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
W. E. Mullesttin
Lukens Steel Co
United Steelworkers of America
San Antonio
Commission
Khartoum
Sudan
Bill
Janet Winters
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Calif
Janet
TV Aere
Veering Polaris
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