White House Secret Meeting With Top Senators Reported
The White House summoned key Republican and Democratic senators for a secret session described as urgent but short in duration. Participants included Bourke Hickenlooper, Frank Carlson, Thomas Kuchel, and others, with Humphrey in Geneva for the disarmament conference. The talk followed days of foreign policy debate over Cuba and U.S. stance toward the Soviet threat.
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Salinger
Bers
Sens
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Frank Carlson
Bkan
Las
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Geneva
Kennedy
Cuba
Kenneth B. Keating
RNY
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
GOP House
Charles de Gaulle
Canada
Mansfield
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Aiken
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Fulbright
Foreign Relations
White House
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Sparkman
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Armed Services Committees
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Mahon
Congress
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
House
John W. McCormack
Dmass
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Thomas E. Morgan
Frances Bolton
Ohio
George A. Mahon
D-Tex
Gerald Ford
Mich
Goldwater
Clarence J. Brown
Washington
Justice Department
Edwin Guthman
iCongress
Venezuela
Asst. Sec
Edwin M. Martin
Martin
House Foreign Affairs
Latin America
Eisenhower
Rep
Armistead Selden
Moscow
Western Hemisphere
Selden
Cites Alliance For Progress
State Department
Alliance For Progress
Monte Blue Dies at 73 Active Shriner and Actor
Monte Blue, a veteran silent film star and longtime Shriner, died at 6 20 am after a heart attack in a Milwaukee hotel lobby while serving as advance man for a Shrine Circus. His wife Betty was nearby as he fought influenza. he leaves a daughter from a previous marriage and four stepchildren.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Monte Blue
Shrine Circus
Betty
Beverly Hills
Calif
Warner Bros
Paris
Brass
Main Street
Hogans Alley
Pacific
Blue
South Seas
Talkies
Lagoon
Warners
Geronimo
Texas House Debates Tax Bill and Lands Measures Today
House Revenue and Taxation Committee considers a bill adding 26 changes to the new sales tax raising an estimated 20 million dollars annually, mainly by ending the outerwear exemption under ten dollars. Debates include sulfur tax cut impact and land transfer rules for Padre Island seashore.
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House Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
Padre Island Seashore
Congress
Newton Murray
Harlingen
Senate
John Connally
Wichita Falls State Hospital
Moody State School
Galveston
Town Hall weighs utility rates zoning in Lubbock
Lubbock officials held a town hall to discuss electric rate cuts and the role of the chamber in attracting business. Commissioners outlined the rate framework and noted possible future bonds for water and light funds. Zoning concerns dominated questions on policy, street plans, and how to manage growth while avoiding “strip zoning.”
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Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
W. C. O'Mara
Rolan Simpson
O'Mara
Amarillo
McLarty
Commission
Southwestern Public Service
O’mara
Clifton
Strong
Simpson
50Th Street
Crimes Against Refugees Cited by West German Police
West German authorities say about 1,500 crimes against fleeing refugees have been recorded since the Berlin Wall went up August 13 1961. Eighty percent of the crimes involved murder manslaughter or illegal arrest.
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Salzgitter
Germany
Berlin Wall
Pythian Sisters Hold Dish Dinner at Knights Hall
Members of Pythian Sisters Friendship Temple No. 55 held a covered dish dinner at the Knights of Pythias Hall. Mrs. Ade Cope Mrs. Don Kelly and Mrs. Mae Wood Kelly participated in ceremonies. Mrs. Harold Brock was voted a new member of the Temple.
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Pythian Sisters Friendship Temple No. 55
Knights of Pythias Hall
Ade Cope
Don Kelly
Mae Wood Kelly
Harold Brock
Temple
Elgah Cope
Central and South Texas Flooded by Heavy Rainfall
Slow steady rain drenched South and Central Texas, with areas from Port Arthur to the Mexican border and north to Brownwood receiving up to three inches. Uvalde, Devine, San Antonio, and Carrizo Springs reported significant totals, prompting evacuation barricades along San Antonio’s Alazan Creek. A tornado near Fairbanks caused no damage, while Beaumont coastal storms brought strong winds.
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Associated Press
Texas
Port Arthur
Mexican
Gulf
Brownwood
Uvalde
Devine
Amarillo
el Paso
Brownsville
McAllen
Weather
Bureau
San Antonio
Alazan Creek
Fairbanks
Houston
Victoria
Junction
Weather Bureau
South Texas
Upper Panhandle
Dalhart
Beaumont
Cuba Fund Aims at Cuba Project Financing Details
The project costs 3.036 million dollars with 1.158 million from a special fund and 1.878 million from Cuba. The United States could contribute at most 463,040 to the special fund, but Hoffman says no U.S. dollars will be used. He compares it to earmarked charity funding while noting counts of 102 countries contributing to the fund's 289 projects. Withholding U.S. dollars could shift funds to other UN programs in Cuba.
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Special Fund
United States
Hoffman
U.S
Community Chest
Cuba
Two Tots Injured In Falls At Home And Car
Two children were seriously hurt Monday afternoon in falls. Julie Archer 1% year old fell from a rocking chair and suffered a head injury. Pablo Ortiz 11 months fell from a car in the driveway of their Rt. 1 Shallowater home and also sustained a head injury. Both were in poor condition at Methodist Hospital.
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Methodist Hospital
Julie Archer
Ivan Archer
Ave. M
Rt. 1
Shallowater
Lost Youngster Is Returned To Home
Jackie Joe Elkins the two year old son of Mr and Mrs James D Elkins of 2903 29th Street wandered from his backyard Monday night prompting a wide search by police and neighbors. R S Hopper of 3002 29th Street found the boy near an alley and brought him inside then alerted a patrol car which returned the child to his worried parents.
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Jackie Joe Elkins
James D. Elkins
29Th St
R. S. Hopper
Hopper
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
William A. Harrod
Lubbock
Gene Kenney
Harrod
Ludmilla
Glinka
Kenney
Ralph Vaughn-Williams
T. J. Lovett
Katherine Osborne
Charles Post
George Osborne
Hanson
Osborne
J. S. Bach
Leopold Stokowski
Liebert
McSpadden Faces Multi-Million Dollar Tax Lien in Fraud Case
IRS records show McSpadden owing 82.82 in 1959 taxes rising to 1 347 963 90 in 1960 and 2 205 451 84 in 1961 with penalties. Lien totals 3 553 498 56 per district director Ellis Campbell Jr Dallas amid ongoing bankruptcy claims exceeding 6 million and Estes linked trial next month. March 2 claims deadline set for Frank R Murray as bankruptcy referee.
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McSpadden
IRS
Ellis Campbell, Jr
Dallas
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Frank R. Murray
Local Births Reported From Lauf and West Texas Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Alejandro Rivas Tahoka announce a daughter born 9 10 pm weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces at Lauf Clinic father employed at Philips 66 Service Station. Mr and Mrs Raymon Perez 1704 E Mth St announce a son born 12 44 am weighing 6 pounds 1514 ounces at Lauf Clinic father a construction worker. Mr and Mrs Richard MacDaniels Ralls announce a daughter weighing 6 pounds 144 ounces at 1 42 pm Monday Lauf Clinic father a brick mason. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Garcia 1313 Auburn announce a son weighing 10 pounds at 2 20 pm Monday Lauf Clinic father employed by Hurlwood Gin. Mr and Mrs Fidel Flores Hale Center announce a daughter weighing 6 pounds 94 ounces at 4 25 pm Monday Lauf Clinic father a farm laborer. Mr and Mrs Billy W Wiggins 2117 26th Bt announce a daughter weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces at 7 55 am Monday Taylor Hospital father a Texas Tech student. Mr and Mrs Curtis Palmer Green 915 Kt 36th St announce a son weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces at 9 32 pm Sunday West Texas Hospital father a Tech student. Mr and Mrs Dale L Jackson Rt 1 Shallowater announce a daughter weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces at 11 15 pm Sunday West Texas Hospital father a farmer.
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Alejandro Rivas
Tahoka
Lauf Clinic
Phillip
Raymon Perez
E. Mth
Richard MacDaniels
Ralls
Lloyd Garcia
Auburn
Hurlwood Gin
Fidel Flores
Hale Center
Billy W. Wiggins
Taylor Hospital
Texas Tech
Curtis Palmer Green
36Th St
West Texas Hospital
Tech
Dale L. Jackson
Rt. 1
Shallowater
Lorenza M
Berry Pushes Horse Racing in San Antonio
Rep. W. E. Berry urges legalized horse race gambling in Bexar County saying a May ballot referendum favored racing and tourists would flock to Texas tracks. He cites Hot Springs spending and argues the bill would bring money, while opponents from 85 San Antonio Baptist churches voice opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Parks Board
Game and Fish Commission
Game, Fish and Parks Commission
Sportsmen’s Clubs of
Texas
Rep. W. EF
Red) Berry
San Antonio
Bexar County
Kaarl Hanner
University of Texas
Berry
Sam Morris
Hot Springs
Ark
Producer Hal Wallis Recovering After Kidney Surgery
Movie producer Hal Wallis, 62, is in satisfactory condition at Cedars of Lebanon hospital after surgery to remove kidney stones performed last week. The Hollywood figure entered the hospital Thursday and remains under care.
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Hollywood
UPI
Hal Wallis
Wallis
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
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Clovis Road
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Couch
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Jerry
Dewey Selvidge
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George Forston
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Jimmy King
47Th St
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Carrizo Springs
Dimmit County
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Apache Creek
San Marcos St
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