Kennedy holds off congress action as economic signs emerge
Reports released Friday show a 2 percent rise in July retail sales to 19.451 billion and a July personal income rate of 442 billion. The factory work week fell to 40.4 hours, while unemployment dropped to 5.3 percent and weekly earnings averaged 96.56 dollars. Kennedy weighs options with aides including Dillon Hodges Goldberg Bell.
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Kennedy
Sec. of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Sec. of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Sec. of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
David E. Bell
Labor and Commerce
Seymour Wolfbein
Texas Heat Tightens Its Grip Across Texas Tonight
The state endures a blistering heat wave with temperatures up to 108 degrees as heat stretches from Dallas to Corpus Christi. A heat stroke death is linked to the siege in Beaumont, while scattered storms bring brief relief and power outages. Power lines fail, grass fires spark, and cattle are shipped as pastures dry. Storms knock out lights in Nacogdoches and Woodville. rainfall totals vary from traces to .36 inch.
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Weather Bureau
Lufkin
Beaumont
College Station
Victoria
John Kadish
Houston
Nacogdoches
Texas
San Augustine
Thomas Fletcher
Birth Announcements for Multiple Families in Local Hospitals
Multiple birth notices from Methodist and West Texas Hospitals list twin and single births. Parents include Merlin Speed, Bill Lee, James Sides, Ted Tipps, Jose Montelongo, Burns Phenix, Tomas Garcia, Jose Tamez, James Wylie White, and Walker James with occupations and addresses in Brownfield and nearby areas.
Silverton Rodeo Windup Is Today
Downtown parade at 4 p.m. today and a night rodeo performance will close the three day VFW Rodeo and Celebration in Silverton. Hundreds attended a barbecue Friday afternoon. Fiddling contest results include Denzil Boyter first, Joe David second, and Jack Mears third, with ties to Lubbock and Clarendon. First go rounds of the rodeo were incomplete Thursday and continued Friday.
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Silverton
Denzil Boyter
Lubbock
Joe David
Clarendon
Jack Mears
Plane Crash Kills Army Family of Six in Whitney Point
A single engine plane in overcast conditions spun to earth Friday killing Army Sergeant George L. Van Housen 31 his wife Mary Lou 29 and their four children George Jr 10 Patricia 8 Jeffrey 2 and Andrew 6. A rag doll was found near the wreck. Neighbors recalled a loud roar and watching the craft spin and break apart.
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Whitney Point
N.Y
UPD
George L. van Housen
Ft. Knox
Mary Lou
George Jr
Patricia
Jeffery
Andrew
Walter Bailey
Reds Fire New Nuclear Blast
The Atomic Energy Commission reported the Soviet Union detonated a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere near the Novaya Zemlya test site. The yield was under one megaton, less than a million tons of TNT, marking the third Soviet nuclear test in this series.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Novaya Zemlya
AEC
Denver City Church Dedication Set Sunday
Residents of the Denver City Independent School District voted for integration by a large margin. Unofficial counts show 197 ballots in favor and none against. The district will integrate when school opens in the fall with six Negro students of school age. A similar election in Seagraves approved integration on July 21 by 13 to 38.
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Denver City
Seagraves
Zapata Banker Given Suspended Sentence
Manuel Medina was convicted of taking deposits in his defunct Zapata bank while knowing it was insolvent. He received a five year suspended sentence after a seven hour jury deliberation. Two additional charges involving other depositors remain pending and trial is postponed until October.
Polio Deaths and New Cases Reported in Texas Counties
The report notes polio types including abortive and paralytic. two new confirmed cases appear in Lutlo Rilday. Curtis Wade Baker, 22 months, admitted to Methodist Hospital. Michiel Becknal, 5, admitted to West Texas Hospital, both in poor condition. Baker lived with grandparents in Brownfield. Becknal is son of Mr. and Mrs. Becknal with family ties listed.
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Lutlo Rilday
Curtis Wade Baker
Methodest Hospital
Michiel Becknal
West Texas Hospital
Hasyat
Baker
Leon Lowe
Brownfield
Becknal
Mroo
Ro Becknal
Tragedy Shocks Olton After Picnic Car Crash Claims Eight
mourners gather as Olton High School students and friends die in a four door car collision on FM 401 near Shallowater. survivors include Lawson, Baldwin and Loveless. funerals set for Loveless Fancher Smith Miller Carson with community aid growing.
Memorial fund started for Olton crash victims
Friends of seven Olton teenagers killed in a late Thursday car train crash near Shallowater have begun a memorial fund. Funds may be sent to the bank in Olton the Olton school or the First Baptist Church school superintendent John Clark said. Joint services for five victims will be held at 5 p.m. in Olton with others to be held in Springlake Sunnyside and Levelland. The deaths mark the highest single incident toll on the South Plains this year with 86 fatalities to date.
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Orton High School
Shallowater
Carmen Bley
Carvalyva Osthus
Loveless
Cocaptain
Olton
James
Clovis Poteet
Edgar Byrd
Fancher
Smith
Miller
Carson
John E. Lewis
Hirey
Arth
Sunnyside Baptist Church
Miss Fancher
Future Farmers of America
Miss Miller
Miss Carson
FHA
Baldwin
Wayland College
Midlothian High School
Springlake
Baptist Church
Paris
Atlanta
Lubbock
Orton
Mackenzie State Park
Garner Ball
First Baptist ‘Church
John Clark
James Loveless
Diane Smith
Sharon Miller
Carolyn Carson
Barbara Fancher
Everett Baldwin
Bill Shirey
Sunnyside
Olton High School
South Plains
Shirey
Mary E. Herrin
Levelland
Jimmy Lee
Mary Jane
Calif
Andrews
Cargo Dumped In Train Derailment Near Mingus
A westbound Texas and Pacific freight train derailed near Mingus, 22 miles south of Mineral Wells, spilling 28 cars completely off track and damaging 14 others. Automobiles and tractors scattered for a mile. loaded chemical tank cars derailed. no injuries or explosions reported. Investigators believe a broken brake caused the derailment and a dragging streak between rails aided evidence.
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T&p
Mingus
Here
el Paso
Largest wood span dome built at Montana State yards
BOZEMAN Montana engineers believe the 90 foot high clear span wooden dome over the Montana State yards is the largest of its kind. The structure's size and design mark a milestone in wood architecture for the region.
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Bozeman, Mont
Montana
Wrecks claim multiple lives across six dates in region
In the Lubbock area six fatal wrecks have occurred this year on dates including March 13 near Lubbock four deaths. April 15 near Petersburg four deaths across two accidents. July 6 three near Andrews and one at Girard in separate incidents. and June 16 two-car crash on Buffalo Lakes Road that killed four.
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Lubbock
Petersburg
Andrews
Girard
Buffalo Lakes
Estes Inquiry Focuses on Favoritism Allegations in Cotton Deals
USDA General Counsel John Bagwell testified that Texas lawmakers Rutherford and Yarborough did not seek favoritism for Billie Sol Estes at the Jan 6 meeting that led to suspending earlier illegality rulings on Estes cotton allotments. He said they supported a fair hearing, and he did not rule out the deals being illegal though he backed delaying the ruling. The Senate investigation probes potential political influence on Estes’s farm aid empire and bankruptcy case.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Congress
Billie Sol Estes
Texas Farmer-Financier
Estes
John C. Bagwell
Rep
J. T. Rutherford
D-Tex
Department
Sen
Edmund Muskie
D-Me
Bagwell
Rutherford
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Ralph Yarborough
Stas
Hlegal Bagwell
Kennedy
Justice Department
Ponder
Senate
Subcommittee
John McClellan
D-Ark
Friday Rains Bring Mixed Relief to Northeast Farms
Rainfall on Friday and Thursday gave relief in parts of New England but failed to end drought state by state. Pennsylvania saw thunderstorms too late to end a 13 week drought and crops still risk damage. New Jersey welcomed rain but planned emergency steps for dwindling northern water supply. New York noted late showers revived hay but left corn and apple harvests at risk in the Hudson Valley.
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New England
Pennsylvania Agriculture
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York State
Hudson Valley
Three Hurt In Car Collision With Loose Cow East Of Matador
An Ohio couple Mr. and Mrs. John Chek and their 11-year-old niece Pat McCrombie were treated at Stanley Hospital after a car collided with a loose black cow on U.S. 70, 11 miles east of Matador. The car was demolished and the cow was killed. The occupants were not seriously injured. Sheriff Jinks Wilson attributed the roaming cattle to a neighboring ranch. Highway Patrolman Buck Johnson reported the incident occurred about 8 p.m.
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Ohio
Stanley Hospital
Here
U.S. 70
John Chek
Willowick
Pat McCrombie
Mable Heights
Buck Johnson
Paducah
Jinks Wilson
Estes Charged in Multi-Count Indictment Over Prices and Fraud
A Dallas grand jury indicted Estes on conspiracy to fix fertilizer prices and restraint of trade. Five counts name Clements with interstate fraud involving checks from First Acceptance Corp to Amarillo and notes to Superior Manufacturing Co. Maximum penalties reach 15 to 50 years and up to $50,000 fines. Bonds set at $140,000 for Estes and $5,000 for Clements. Estes to surrender Monday. Clements to surrender in Amarillo.
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Dictment
Dallas
Estes
CCC
Clements Clements
First Acceptance Corp
Minneapolis
Amarillo
Clements
Glenn Alexander
Pecos
Superior Manufacturing Co
Atty
Barefoot Sanders
Davidson
Bulgaria Cracks Down On Food Price Gripes
Vienna reports that Bulgaria’s communist regime tightens control after sharp food price hikes. The government seeks legal action against rumors and a 25 year old engineer was jailed for three years for spreading false rumors and slandering the state.
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Bulgaria
Vienna
UPI
Theat
Radio Sofia
Tight Security Keeps More From Defecting
East German participants at the international Communist youth festival defected in Helsinki Finland but said heavier surveillance likely prevented more flee. Six boys and two girls among 37 East Germans who reached Sweden described constant watching and control during the trip. None of the eight defectors were identified at the news conference.
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Bonn
Germany
API
Helsinki
Finland
Sweden
Knitters Sought For Electronics Plant Jobs
In Newport Beach California a Seronotronics plant seeks women skilled in knitting and crocheting to assemble intricate electronic systems. The tiny heart of the system fits in the palm with over 5,000 units, requiring patience and skill to thread ultra fine wire through minute holes.
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Newport Beach
Calif
UPI
J. E. Aldahl
Seronutronic
Cuban pilot defects halting ambassador’s Havana flight plan
A Cuban Airlines pilot Antonio Sanson defected in Mexico City on Friday and walked into the asylum leaving Ambassador Carlos Lechuga and other passengers stranded. Sanson cited communism as his motive. Lechuga returned to the embassy as others waited to board the plane.
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Mexico City
Carlos Lechuga
Havana
Antonio Sanson
Lechuga
Cuba
Sanson
Cambodian Officials Tighten Control on Riel Imports Exports
Cambodian government officials are cracking down on the import and export of the local currency the riel. The crackdown aims to curb currency outflows and stabilize markets amid ongoing financial scrutiny.
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Pnom Penh
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