Kennedy Discusses Space Race and Policy Aims
President Kennedy acknowledged U.S. lagging in space, pledging a strong push to catch up with Soviet boosters and a large space budget. He defended civilian space work as vital to national security while examining military use possibilities and funding priorities. He also addressed Congress on five measures, taxation, trade, UN bonds, and plans for a domestic Peace Corps option.
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Kennedy
Congress
Senate
United Nations
Ted
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
National Committee For
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
U.S
Soviet Union
Civilan Space Agency
Stepa
Defense Department
Congo
Katanga
Russia Sets Off New Nuclear Test Near Novaya Zemlya
The United States Atomic Energy Commission announced a fifth atmospheric nuclear test by the Soviet Union in the Arctic. Reported strength ranged from one to several million tons of TNT, with Uppsala University estimates near nine megatons, placing it as the third largest in the series near Novaya Zemlya Island.
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Washington
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Arctic
Uppsala University
Sweden
U.S
Novaya Zemlya Island
Family Tragedy: Youth Attacks Father Then Attempts Suicide
The report details a son striking his father with a bar and repeatedly hitting him after an argument. The father, wounded, asked for help and expressed love as he lay in distress. The son then tried to kill himself with the bar but only cut himself.
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Russell
Soviet move to abolish command in Berlin sparks Western split
Western powers and the United States challenge the Kremlin move as Soviet authorities shift command of Berlin duties to East Germany. American armored carriers cross Checkpoint Charlie with U.S. escorts, signaling a tense test of rights in the divided city amid protests over a guard shooting near the Berlin Wall.
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United States
Britain
France
West Germany
State Department
Berlin
Red
Kennedy
U.S
Kremlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Sian
Albert Watson II
Checkpoint Charlie
Thhe
East Germany
Panhandle South Plains Fair catalogs mailed with new farm mechanics division
About 1 000 catalogues were mailed with 3 000 more to be sent before the Sept 24 29 fair. The 96 page premium list covers all divisions and entry blanks. A new judging division, farm mechanics exhibit for area FFA boys, is added this year. Catalogues available by writing Box 208 Lubbock. Remaining copies go out in days.
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Harmon Springer
Springer
Panhandle South Plains
FFA
Lubbock
Local Court Dismisses Aggressive Assault Charge in Slaton Case
In County Court at Law No. 2 Judge Pat Moore dismissed the aggravated assault trial of 22 year old John Allen Collins due to a faulty complaint that misnamed an injured party. Collins faced four youths as victims in Slaton on February 11, with names listed as Robert Newton, Roy LeGrand, Robert Trotty, and Mike Ward.
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Spivey
Pat Moore
John Allen Collins
Lorenzo West
Collins
Slaton
Robert Newton
Roy LeGrand
Robert Trotty
Mack Ward
Mike’ Ward
Ola Mae Thomas
Ave. C
Rudolph Belvin
Gary Cox
Mth
Toledo Ave
Robert S. Kimbler
28Th St
Luther B. Weaver
Dallas
Robert P. Mooring
Railroad Ave
Moore
Nick Ruiz
Gomez Jr
Rt. 1
Lubbock
Dwayne Oswalt
Indonesian amnesty frees American pilot Pope
Allan Lawrence Pope was secretly released from Indonesian custody and returned to the United States as part of a general amnesty. State Department officials said Pope, 33, had asked for secrecy and soon planned to reunite with his family in Homestead Florida while in good health.
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Washington
Allan Lawrence Pope
United States
States Department
State Department
Joseph Reap
Pope
Reap
Homestead
Fila
Akron
Ohio
New York
Far East
Jakarta
Ambon
Indonesia
Tremors Kill 16 in Italy as Storms Rattle Naples Area
United Press International reports a deadly sequence of earthquakes centered near Avellino near Naples, killing at least 16 and injuring over 200 as violent storms hit the region. Half a million residents fled their homes while Jacqueline Kennedy vacationed at Ravello with no damage reported.
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United Press International
Naples
Italy
Avellino
Ravello
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ravello T
White House
Washington
Two Youths Rescued From Canyon After Clifffall
Two high school juniors camping in a canyon fell from a rocky ledge. One rifle remained in brush, the other stock broke. Winters rode half a mile to warn for help as a rescue party used horses to reach the injured boys. Both avoided head injuries and were taken to Lubbock by ambulance.
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Oldham
Lide
Lanham
Silverton
Bill Griffin
Roberts Funeral Home
Robert Muckleroy
Sheriff Lanham
Winters
Canyon
Wallace
Bingham
Eidinoff testifies on El Paso shooting and libel suit
Eidinoff recalls shooting Andress in Grants New Mexico in 1959 after months of feud. He describes carrying a pistol hidden in a hollowed history book and wearing a bulletproof vest. He admits mailing nude photos to jurors and defends actions as mistaken responses to years of conflict.
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Tyler
T. Grady Baskin
Baskin
R. J. Bennett
el Paso
Eidinoff
Grants
N.M
Andress
el Paso Ina
Miners in Spain Continue 5 Day Week Stand at Nine Pits
About 4,000 coal miners across nine pits stayed off work after Spain's labor minister warned he would not yield to their demand for a five day work week. The strike highlights ongoing labor tensions in the sector.
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Madrid
UPI
Spain
Estes deals loom in dispute over acreage transfers
Miller testified that he believed an order approved by Murphy allowed the Estes land transfers. he did not confirm this with Murphy or the other investigators and later faced reprimand for recommending the 1961 transfer to stand. The hearing traced a chain of command and suggested a decision came from higher authorities than Godfrey or Bagwell.
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Murphy
McClellan
Miller
Jacobs
Estes Land
Estes
Texas
Horace Godfredy
Bagwell
Godfrey
Sec. Freeman
Harold E. Orr
Superior Manufacturing Co
Conway Majors
Donald F. O'Connell
Subcommittee
House
Wayne Cooper
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Cooper
Willie Joe
Billie Joe
Agriculture Department
Washington
Bee-Siege Ends In Clean Sweep For Local Firm
After a two day bee scare at Fletcher's Appliance Service 223 N Ave U a beekeeper named Ernest Wossum captured over 30 000 bees. He used a vacuum cleaner and bee psychology to herd the swarm into a hive then relocated them to his nearby farm on W Erskine.
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Fletcher
N. Ave
Ernest Wossum
W. Erskine
B. T. Rucker
Wossum
Bomber Crash Kills Two Crew Members
An Air Force B 26 bomber crashed after releasing its bomb load during a fire power demonstration at Fort Bragg North Carolina, killing two crewmen. Piloting captain Eugene Waldvogel and co pilot Jerry D Stout, both named with ages and hometowns, died in the incident.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
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Herbert Hoover
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Harris L. Russell
Sam Houston State Teachers College
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Hunstville Item
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Berliner
Rusk State Hospital
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Mass
Plymouth
Lynn
U. S
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30Th St
Methodist Hospital
Farr's, Inc
Donald Gunn
Reese Village
Reese Air Force Base
Buddy Eugene Wolfe
2Nd St
West Texas Hospital
A.J.C
Vardon Haley
S J. Mary's Hospital
Robert C. Ponder Jr
Redbud Ave
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Furt's
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Plainview
John Henry Gonzales
Ave. A
Latif Clinic
H. C. Lewis Construction Co
Ruben Richardson
Star
Rt. Hale Center
Lauf Clinic
Cecil Garza
Panhandle
Commercial Solvents Company
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