Kennedy Considers Quick Tax Cut As Economy Slows
Economic advisers split on speed of tax relief as President nears decision. Javitts and professors push for cuts citing employment gains and revenue recoupment. Treasury Secretary Dillon testifies, deferring personal views while the administration remains committed to future tax reform.
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Hodges
Kennedy
Javitts
Daniel B. Suits
University of Michigan
J. Frederick Weston
University of California
Los Angeles
Sec. of the Treasury
Douglas Dillion
Dillon
Truck driver risks life to warn crowd in Sioux City crash
John Stoeffler, 41, of Independence Iowa, jumped from a flaming three car transport after it rolled down a hill toward Pierce Street. He yelled warnings as the vehicle crashed into an auto agency building, sparing a possible explosion. three workers fought the fire and Stoeffler suffered burns but was listed in fair condition.
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Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City
Auto Agency
John Stoeffler
Independence
Iowa
Pierce Street
Stoeffler
Farmer Delivers First Mile Load in Shallowater Area
Goodpasture Grain Co. received the first mile load near Shallowater at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The grain from Bob Grice's farm 144 miles southeast weighed 15 400 pounds and tested 14.9 percent moisture. Elevator manager Charles Krebbs said Grice will get at least a $50 bonus. Grice previously delivered the first load in 1959 and 1960.
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Shallowater
Lubbock County
Goodpasture Grain Co
Bob Grice
Charles Krebbs
Grice
Library Smoking Ban Quiet Etiquette Notice
Readers are reminded that smoking is forbidden and are requested not to engage in audible conversation at the public library. The posted notice urges patrons to maintain a quiet environment inside the facility.
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London
UPD
World Rocket Site Study Set
United Nations reports the 28 nation Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space will meet September 10 to consider a plan for an international rocket launching site along the Equator. The subcommittee recommends facilities for sounding rockets before January 1 to study the upper atmosphere during sun spot minimum, with UN supervision and a charter governing use.
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United Nations
N.Y
UN Committee On
Outer Space
General Assembly
UN Committee
U.S
Primaries stir in Kansas and Missouri races across states
Returns from multiple precincts show Pearson’s 42 appointment to succeed the late Schoeppel as he contests the remaining term. Anderson wins renomination in Kansas while Kemper leads for the GOP nomination against Duane Cox after switching parties. Missouri fallout features Ichord challenging Donnelly for the Democratic nomination amid redistricting shifts.
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Pearson
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Schoeppel
Paul Aylward
Kansas
John Anderson
Harvey F. Crouch
Dale Saffels
George Hart
Carlson
Joe Corpstein
K. L. Smith
Wich
Ita
Joseph J. Poizner
Kansas City
Sen. Long
Kennedy
Congress
Lewis E. Morris
Jefferson City
Missouri
Crosby Kemper
Long
Kemper
Duane Cox
House
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Walter McVey
Joe Skubitz
McVey
J. Floyd Breeding
Bob Dole
Richard Ichord
Robert T. Donnelly
Phil M. Donnelly
FDA reports minimal thalidomide harm in U S study
Thalidomide distribution to U S doctors prior to licensing produced no confirmed fetal damage among 3 272 women of child bearing age with 207 pregnant at the time. Celebrezze noted most adverse effects appeared in later pregnancy and warned the critical risk is during the first three months. In Stockholm Sherri Finkbine seeks abortion after using the drug early in pregnancy. Sweden’s board will review the case next week but applications arrive late for consideration before Aug 17.
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U.S
Food and Drug Administration
Europe
Celebrezze
Stockholm
Sherri Finkbine
Sweden
Finkbine
Canada
Royal Medical Board of Sweden
Kennedy honors Dr Frances Kelsey for keeping thalidomide off U.S. market
President Kennedy presented Dr Frances Kelsey a distinguished civilian service medal in the White House for her FDA decision to keep thalidomide from sale in America. The ceremony honored six recipients including Waldo Lyon and Robert Gilruth as astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn looked on.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
Frances O. Kelsey
Food and Drug Administration
Kelsey
White House Rose Garden
United States
West Germany
Waldo K. Lyon
Manned Spacecraft Center
Robert R. Gilruth
Dr. Kelsey
Susan
Christine
F. Ellis Kelse
U.S
White House
U. S
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Amended Bomb Joke Costs Man Dearly in Amarillo
Cecil Edward Dear, 32, received a $1,000 fine and two years probation after a judge sentence for a bomb joke aboard a Braniff flight. A Braniff hostess testified he told her to ask the man behind him to remove a bomb from a suitcase. Dooley ruled the joke costly and unfunny.
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Amarillo
Cecil Edward Dear
U.S
Joseph Dooley
Braniff
Dooley
Three Die and 130 Hurt in Tokyo Train Truck Crash
Three people were killed and more than 130 injured in a suburban Tokyo crash when a passenger train struck a truck at a crossing, dragged it 20 yards and derailed. A second passenger train from the opposite direction struck the derailed equipment.
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Tokyo
UPI
Railroad Commission authority on baggage handling charge
The Attorney General's office said on Tuesday that the Railroad Commission has the authority to authorize railroads to assess a separate charge for checking and handling a passenger's baggage.
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Austin
UPI
Railroad Commission
Attorney General's Office
Families Welcome Dozens of Newborns in West Texas
A long list details births at West Texas and related hospitals Tuesday. Each entry names parents, city or street address, baby weight, time of birth, hospital, and father’s occupation, including workers for Henrys Jt Stafford Construction Co, South Plains Associated Grocers, and Washington Barbecue Stand.
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Douglas Mike Hodges
Cedar St
West Texas Hospital
Henrys Jt
Stafford Construction Co
Mroo
Anred Wayne
Language course funds LULAC drive and Spanish class
Another Beaten Bob Sims outlines a community effort to teach conversational Spanish. R and R Supply employees join the program to aid communication with Spanish speaking dealers. Proceeds support the LULAC scholarship fund while instructors donate time. The 15 week course begins August 23 at El Charro No. 1 with 25 students, contact PO5 9736.
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Bob Sims
21St St
Mexico
LULAC
Frank Medley
Texas Tech
Fidela Perez
Frenship High School
Men's Council
Ladies Council
Moreno
el Charro No. 1
Florida event features coaches from multiple universities
The program opens at 9 am with Florida coach presenting on defensive play. Lecturers include Leo Strang Massillon Don Sparks Texas Tech Tex Winters Kansas State Nico Caso Massillon Bob Rogers Texas A M Jack Patterson Baylor Red Murff Houston Colt 45s Pepper Rodgers Florida. Attendance forecasts 7000 plus for basketball, 5000 plus for football. Tickets sold at Texas Tech office.
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Leo Strang
Massillon
Ohio
Don Sparks
Texas Tech
Tex Winters
Kansas State
Nico Caso
Bob Rogers
Texas A&m
Jack Patterson
Baylor
Red Murff
Houston Colt 45S
Pepper Rodgers
Florida
Second Rocket Fired To Test Arctic Cloud
Stockholm reports say American and Swedish scientists launched the second of four rockets to study Arctic night clouds. A 644 foot Arcas reached three times the speed of sound just before midnight, creating a high altitude cloud photographed from the ground.
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Arctic
Stockholm
Aps
Artic
Sweden
Plasterers In North Texas Walk Off Jobs
About 130 plasterers in 12 North Texas counties walked off their jobs Tuesday after rejecting the Dallas Lathing and Plasterers Association contract. Local 61's G Vernon Bird said the strike followed a vote Monday night over the latest wage offer, affecting several downtown projects.
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Dallas
UPI
North
Texas
Dallas Lathing and Plasterers Association
G. Vernon Bird
Plasterers Local 61
Suva Fiji Islanders Aim to Create National Drink
Suva Fiji Islanders pursue a distinctive national beverage project to symbolize cultural identity. The effort involves local community groups and regional flavor ideas, seeking a drink that reflects Fiji’s heritage.
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Suva
Fiji
U S Demand Emphatic Britain Israel Notified Over Soblen Return
The United States issued a strong demand to Britain and Israel on Soblen's return, signaling diplomatic pressure and possible repercussions. Officials stated the matter is urgent and central to ongoing prisoner negotiations and allied cooperation.
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Britain
Israel
Soblen
Child dies on arrival at Methodist Hospital
Rudy Feun tes, son of Mr and Mrs Luis Fuen tes, died on arrival at 7 50 p m at Methodist Hospital. An inquest is led by Justice of the Peace George Hl McCleskey. The family lives on the O B Chesser farm near the Hockley County line six miles east of Ropesville.
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Millard Bruce
Ave. FE
Methodist Hospital
Rudy Feuntes
Luis Fuentes
Justice of the Peace
George Hl. McCleskey
O. B. Chesser
Hockley
Ropesville
McCleskey
Lato
Grand Jury Donation Linked to Estes Visit
The article reports a $1,500 donation linked to Estes after a January visit to his office, with Rutherford noting it as his only money from Estes and naming Pecos residents Marcus Dingler and another son-in-law as contributors. The piece also covers a 1961 account misused in a separate disclosure and Rutherford’s defense of his records.
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Rutherford
Fistes
Estes
Pecos
Marcus Dingler
Dingler
USDA
Agriculture Department
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Washington
Daniel B. Gish
Fl Paso
J. d. Kaster Sr
Kaster
el Paso
Justice Of Peace Indicted In Mishap
Fort Worth reports Tarrant County grand jury indicted Justice of the Peace Frank Lankford on aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. The July 14 accident injured Euless police officer Richard Earl Ross who was directing traffic. Lankford allegedly struck Ross with his car when he arrived.
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Fort Worth
Upd
Tarrant County
Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Frank Lankford
Euless
Richard Earl Ross
Ross
Lankford
Deputies Vote Increase For Italian Parliament
The Chamber of Deputies in Rome approved enlarging Italy's Parliament raising deputies from 596 to 630 and Senate seats from 248 to 315. Terms would be five years for all, with the Senate needing one more approval before enactment.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Senate
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