Watchdog Satellite Launched in Polar Orbit by U.S.
United States Air Force placed the Samos II watchdog satellite in polar orbit to monitor for danger worldwide and relay images to Earth. The launch aims for a highly sensitive camera system capable of high-detail surface imagery, though officials offer limited transmission details.
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Unitted Press International
Point Arguello
Calif
United States
Obe
Air Force
Earth
Samos
Kennedy victory shifts House rules committee power
Kennedy supporters celebrated a vote that expands the rules committee to ten Democrats and five Republicans, signaling tighter control for his program. The action, backed by 195 Democrats and 22 Republicans, aims to ease passage of education aid and minimum wage bills, while Republican critics warn of a rubber stamp for the president. The long term effect depends on committee members’ leanings and future dynamics.
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House
Seater Kennedy
Conoe
Conservative Rules Committee
Kennedy
Russia
Congress
Kennedy Rayburn
Rayburn
Rules Committee
Lanarae
Edgar W. Hiestand
California
George M. Grant
Ala
Snyder Plan Is Rejected in Local Referendum
Voters rejected three charter changes in Snyder by large margins. The city manager form of government will stay in force as 2 035 ballots total. A Mayoral marshal, elected city judge, and elected city attorney amendments failed by wide margins, preserving current appointments and pay.
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Avalanche-Journal
NYDER
Snyder
City clears police after grand jury review
The Lubbock City Commissioners concluded a city investigation into the Police Department and asked separate 140th District Grand Juries to review 33 allegations. Some cases led to felony theft prosecutions with four and five year suspended sentences. many other claims were deemed rumor or unfounded.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Tell Lng
Grand Jury
Dimak Ser Glave
Agrarmen
Clifton
George Gilkerson
Eee
College Avenue
City Page
Texans Vote On Rayburn Plan To Expand Rules Panel
Texas congressmen split Tuesday on Sam Rayburns expansion of the House Rules Committee with a 217 to 212 vote in favor. The plan would increase the panel from 12 to 15 members as the Kennedy era begins. West Texas reps Mahon and Wright backed the measure while Burleson and Fisher were noted in the text.
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Washington
Texas
House
Sam Rayburn
House Rules Committee
Rayburn
George Mahon
Lubbock
Chlorine Gas Tragedy From Train Wreck Kills Baby
A train wreck near Labarre Louisiana released chlorine gas killing an 11 month old and hospitalizing about 50 others. Green vapor sickened scores of people and killed livestock as authorities evacuated schools and homes within miles. Families fled as National Guardsmen and Civil Defense workers masked and cordoned off affected areas.
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Associated Press
W Roads
Louisiana
Kansas City Southern Railway
Louisiana National Guardsmen
Labarre
New Roads
Morganza High School
Innis
Harris
Harris TN
Volunteera
Fone Paedee
Market Reports and Notes From the City Desk
The page lists sections and page ranges for City School Okayed Editorials Women’s News and Sports Scores Radio TV Markets Reports and a comic dictionary entry. It provides section identifiers rather than a news item or event.
Fighting in Congo reported by United Nations
The UN reported heavy fighting in northeastern Congo as Mobutu loyalists pressed toward Lumumba supporters near the Equatorial and Oriental border. Both sides claimed large casualties amid clashes on the disputed frontier.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
United Nations Command
Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Indarjit Rikyhe
India
Dag Hammarskjold
Equatorial
Oriental
Sina Panaris
Mabalus
Mobutu
Stove
Prayer for universal love cited by Rev. Bob Hearn
The Reverend Bob Hearn of Second Baptist Church prays for love to grow and reach every person in the world. He asks that divine love be channeled to all men, extending from the church to distant corners of the globe.
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Bob Hearn
Second Baptist Church
Ape Canaveler Mercury chimp Ham completes 16 minute suborbital flight
The chimp Ham rode a Mercury capsule to 155 miles up and 420 miles out over the Atlantic before splashdown. Veterinarian and seven Mercury astronauts witnessed the launch as Navy recovery ships hoisted the capsule. Ham's safe return demonstrated a man could duplicate a chimpanzee mission and survive unscathed.
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Ham
Atlantic
Earth
R. E. Benson
Capriee Iy
Boes
Donner
Navy
See Ees Tana
Passengers on Seized Ship Face Uncertain Fate
Brazilian authorities prepared to receive the hijacked Portuguese liner Santa Maria in Recife as Captain Henrique Galvao threatened to sink the vessel if stopped. Navy Rear Adm. Allen Smith Jr. met Galvao and reported nervous passengers aboard.
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Avalanche-Journal
Rate
Brazil
Henrique Galvao
Santa Maria
Recife
Navy
Adm
Allen Smith Jr
Galvao
Ghana
Jornal de Comercio
Adm. Smith
Smi
Speech by grocery executive highlights tax debate
A fragmented clipping shows a grocery executive's remarks at a House meeting about sales tax policy. The brief notes unresolved questions and ongoing discussions on tax reform and its impact on consumers and businesses.
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