Monster Boosters in Works for Moon Landing
UPI reports NASA chief James Webb remains confident an American will be first on the moon, despite Soviet feats in orbit. President Kennedy set a moon landing goal for this decade with a $20 billion program, relying on a quantum jump in U.S. rocket power in the next years.
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Charles W. Corddry Washington
UPI
James FE. Webb
America
Space Administration
Webb
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Soviet Union
Kennedy
United States
Moon
Earth
Guri Gagarin
MacArthur Returns to Capitol Hill in Optimistic Address
General MacArthur spoke on Capitol Hill after visiting the White House for talks with President Kennedy about the world situation. He said he is completely optimistic and emphasized US resilience, while receiving praise from lawmakers for a career spanning 52 years and three wars.
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White House
President Kennedy
Macarthur
United States of America
New York
McCormack
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-Sc
Rivers
Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Marne
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Sedan
Bataan
Corregidor
New Guinea
Leyte
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Borneo
Pusan
Inchon
Congress
Valley of Death
Kennedy
Waldorf Towers
Well Probe Finds 109 Slant Holes
Investigators report 199 slanted wells in East Texas and seven deviated wells in Hawkins Field as the Texas Railroad Commission plans a Sept 20 meeting to tighten illegal drilling rules. About 557 East Texas wells are shut in, representing roughly 34 percent of daily production, valued at $3 per barrel and totaling $723,114 monthly in lost oil. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew sets Sept date for a popular vote on merging Singapore with Malaya under Malaysia union plan.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
East Texas
Hawkins
Webster
Quitman
Texas Railroad Commission
Qis
Attorney General's Office
Singapore
API
Lee Kuan Yew
Malaya
Malaysia
New York Approves Medicare Plan for Aged
The state approved a private, basic hospital and health plan for the aged costing 10 dollars a month with no medical exam. Enrollment runs Oct 15 to Nov 1 with optional major medical coverage at 9 dollars a month under the New York 65 program expected to aid about a million residents.
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New York
Insurance
Thomas Thacher
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Martin County Cotton Ginned First Bale of 1962 Brought In
James Jones brings in the first Martin County cotton of 1962. He receives 100 dollars from L D Ringener who harvested the first bale last year. The Jones family grew cotton on 25 irrigated acres, part of 128 irrigated plus dry land. The bale was ginned at Walcott at 1 45 p m Monday. Jones has farmed since 1923 and also produced the first Martin County cotton in 1952.
Nehru lauds Soviet cosmonauts as space peace sign
In a radio message from New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru hailed the successful flight of two Soviet cosmonauts as a step that makes war absurd and predicts progress in space research. He congratulated the explorers and credited Soviet science for the achievement. Also Baghdad reports Polensky and Zolner will build the Dibis Dam in Iraq.
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India
Nehru
Radio Moscow
Baghdad
Polensky and Zolner
Germany
Dibis
Iraq
Ike Birthplace and Rayburn Farmhouse to Be Honored
Ceremonies in Denison and Bonham will unveil Texas Historical Medallions at the Dwight Eisenhower birthplace in Denison and the Rayburn farmhouse near Bonham. Acting Lt. Gov. Culp Krueger will preside as fifteen regional medallions are awarded for preservation of Panhandle-South Plains structures.
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Ike
Rayburn Farmhouse
Texas Historical Awards
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Panhandle-South Plains
Amarillo
C. C. Salgather
Morton Smith
Morton
Deaf Smith
Hereford
C. W. Post
Postex Mills of
Post
Hartley
Old Kent County
Old Settlers Reunion Draws 175 At Dimmitt
Approximately 175 people registered for Castro County old settlers reunion held on the south side of the courthouse square. Officers elected were Earl Lust president W E Kirkpatrick vice president and Mrs George Webb secretary. Music by the Dimmitt Panhandle Hot Shots and baskets and drinks provided by the Castro Chamber of Commerce. Norfleet couple recognized as oldest attendees and Mrs Glenn Hickman of Canoga Park California traveled the greatest distance. Dr Charles Vandiver welcomed the group with Joe Cowan answering. Rev E Lee Stanford led memorial tributes and Plainview Herald editor Herbert Hilburn delivered the main address.
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J. F. Norfleet
Norfleet
Glenn Hickman
Canoga Park
Calif
Charles Vandiver
Joe Cowan
E. Lee Stanford
Plainview Herald
Herbert Hilburn
Eight Witnesses Refuse to Testify in Hoffa Assault Probe
Eight witnesses refused to answer grand jury questions about an alleged slugging of an aide by Teamsters President James R. Hoffa. Judge George L. Hart Jr upheld their Fifth Amendment grounds and blocked a mandatory appearance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daly said the ruling may not end the probe.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Dist
George L. Hart Jr
Benjamin B. Cain
Hart
Asst
U. S. Atty
Edmond T. Daly
Engineering Society Luncheon in Plains Here
Officers and committee chairmen of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers held a luncheon Thursday at the Plainsman Hotel. Special guests were Jim Stewart from Austin and Robert Nichols from Fort Worth. Another meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Caprock Hotel to plan a local South Plains chapter membership drive. The 1960 Census noted 40.5 million married couples.
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Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Plainsman
Jim Stewart
Austin
Robert Nichols
Fort Worth
Caprock Hotel
South Plains
Local Obits And Notes From Lubbock and Nearby
Obituaries note S A Gibson of Waco a retired druggist died at home Wednesday. Funeral for C M Mickey Hawkins 61 of 2807 40th St will be at 2 p m today at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Chapel. Fire damaged Mrs Lee R Phillips car at 10 40 a m Thursday. A separate fire caused by wind blown roofing at Mc Whorter’s Brake and Axle Service. Lamar County reunion set for Mackenzie Park Sunday. The Rev and Mrs Mel G Herring of Lamesa welcomed a daughter weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces born Wednesday. Paul Harvey to speak at Municipal Auditorium Saturday in an Americanism program. Final arguments set at 9 a m today in Levelland workmen compensation suit seeking 14035 against Gulf Insurance Co.
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S. A. Gibson
Waco
S. S. Ripley
F. M Turner
E. Bates St. Lubbock
C. M
Mickey) Hawkins
40Th St
Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home
Dudley Strain
First Christian Church
City of Lubbock
Hawkins
Lee R. Phillips
38Th St
McWhorter
N. Ave. U
Electric Company
Lamar County
Mackenzie Park
J. D. Akers
Brownfield
Hubert Griffin
46Th St
Mel G. Herring
Lamesa
Lamesa Hospital
Grace Lutheran Church
Paul Harvey
Municipal Auditorium
KSEL
Pioneer Hotel
Scoggin-Dickey Buick Co
Democrats Plan Wichita Falls Labor Day Rally
A large Democrats rally is set for Labor Day September 3 in Wichita Falls with speakers from across party lines. Sponsor is the Democratic Women's organization of Wichita County and features Sen. Ralph Yarborough of Texas as a headline speaker.
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Wichita Falls
Democratic Women's Organization of
Wichita County
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Fort Worth couple faces tax bill from big cash gift
A Fort Worth couple must pay 106 968 in back income taxes after a 169 660 cash gift from George Westinghouse Jr. in 1955. The gift was partly returned, but the IRS initially claimed 69 000 owed and then sought taxes on the full amount received. The tax court ruling put the liability at 106 968.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ft. Worth
George Westinghouse Jr
Mark McNally
David L. Zips
United States
Ment
Royal Trust Co
British Columbia
Code Edwards
Zips
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Kennedy to Visit California for Dam Dedications and Yosemite
President Kennedy arrives at Castle Air Force Base near Merced in 5 p.m. heat to dedicate three dam sites and tour Yosemite before a Los Angeles layover. stops include Pierre South Dakota and Pueblo Colorado for dedications en route. Groundbreaking for the $180 million San Luis water project follows in Yosemite area.
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Merced
Calif
Califfornia
Kennedy
Castle Air Force Base
Edmund G. Brown
Yosemite National Park
Los Angeles
California
Pierre
S.C
Pueblo
Colo
Yosemite
San Luis
Washington
French Screen Star Bel la Darvi Found Unconscious
Monte Carlo AP reports French screen star Bel la Darvi was found unconscious in her hotel room after a night at the casino. Attendants said she recovered consciousness after emergency treatment at Princess Grace Hospital. doctors described her condition as serious but not critical.
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Monaco
Bella Darvi
Miss Darvi
Princess Grace Hospital
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Tascosa
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