U.S. Model Planes In Laos Hint At War Role
Laos warned the Soviet Union to halt airlift support to the Pathet Lao or face action, while U.S. sourced T-4 observation planes armed with rockets and machine guns flew to fronts around Vang Vieng and Plaine des Jarres. The planes marked the first potential fighters in Laos air force, with missions unclear and rockets and guns reportedly used.
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Avalanche-Journal
Laos
Soviet Union
Pathet Lao
United States
London
Russia
Chao Soipsana
U. S
Vang Vieng
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Kennedy names Wiesner to space policy post
The article reports President elect Kennedy naming Jerome B. Wiesner as special assistant for science and technology. It notes a Space Task Force urging faster propulsion and a planned first American in space soon. Robert Gilruth discusses imminent selection and spaceflight plans amid Cold War space competition.
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Pamela Turnure
New York City
White House
Avalanche
Honey Lot
Tha
Avisinalles
Robert R. Gilruth
Space Group
National Aeronautics and Ce Administration
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Aioe
Space Task Force Group
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Massachusetts Institute of Technee
Jerome B.wiesner
Palm Beach
Washington
Iea
U.S
Passengers Die As Craft Sinks Off North Africa
A small Spanish-owned vessel carrying about 40 illegal emigrants bound from Morocco to Israel foundered in heavy seas off the North African coast near Gibraltar. Rescue ships picked up three survivors and 23 bodies, with Moroccan officials saying the craft carried Jews without exit permits from Melilla to Israel.
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Gibraltar
Morocco
Israel
North African
Mediterranean
Melilla
Port Arthur Chief Still In at Camp Amid Resignation Row
Port Arthur city attorney says Chief G B Douglas resignation is not legal and must be resubmitted. A chaotic commission meeting heard demand from over 100 citizens to fire Douglas and assistant chief Moore, while Douglas remains at a camp near Deweyville awaiting proper formal notice. The commission urged the city manager to seek a proper written resignation and juggled steps as the case sparks further confusion in Jefferson County.
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Associated Press
ORT Arthur
Port Arthur
G. B. Douglas
Commission
Jack Voyles
Douglas
Glenn A. Hamman
Inight
D. P. Moore
Jack Brazil
Voyles
Deweyville
House
Douglas’ Camp
Jefferson County
Beaumont
Jack Jeffrey Ifred
Jim Mulligan
Seo
Fort Arthur
Texas House Votes $4800 Salary Hike for Legislators
Texas House members approved a bill raising annual pay for legislators to 4800 and sent HB1 to the Senate. The move follows a constitutional change authorizing the pay increase, with funding from cigarette taxes and driver’s license fees to cover the current and interim sessions through Aug. 31.
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Garth Jones Astin
Texas House
Senate
House
Ae Yee
James Turman
Turman
Texas
B. H. Dewey
Bryan
Dewey
Haiti Imposes Censorship on All Communications
Haiti declared a nationwide censorship on all incoming and outgoing communications on Wednesday as authorities sought to control information flow. Officials did not specify durations or scope, leaving uncertainty over rights and press access.
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Port AU Prince, Haiti
Haiti
Treasury Chief Rules Out Early Tax Slash
Treasury nominee Douglas Dillon testified to the Senate Finance Committee that there will be no immediate temporary tax cut under Kennedy. He suggested permanent income tax cuts could be considered, especially in high brackets, but only if loopholes are closed and Congress retains taxing authority.
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Jerry T. Baulch Ashington
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Ite Finance Committee
Pardans
Congress
Ion
Kennedy
Executive
Tear Gas Used On Georgia Mob
At the University of Georgia in Athens, tear gas was deployed outside a dormitory to disperse rock throwing students following a basketball game against Georgia Tech won 89 to 80. Two students were suspended after restive demonstrators forced a crowd to retreat coughing from the gas.
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Georgia
Athens
Cee Lice
University of Georgia
UPI
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Tech
Sec
Gruenther warns of Red Curtain weakness in three wire strands
Gruenther, former Allied commander and Red Cross leader, spoke in Lubbock about how communism uses an iron curtain of economic military and psychological pressure. He cited three strands of barbed wire as keeping the Communist world at bay and urged American responsibility in a troubled era.
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Erican Red Cross
Clem Beverle
Tech Student Union
Lubbock
Senetl Whitcomb
Chest
Boverie
Gruenther
Supreme Allied Commander
Europe
U.S
Russia
Five Inches at Wilson as First Snow Covers Lubbock Area
A light winter storm blanketed parts of the South Plains with up to five inches near Wilson and Tahoe, Post, Lamesa, and Slaton. Wilson schools closed, buses limited to pavements, and highways largely passable as snow tapered to rain by noon.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Qnow
Wilson
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas
Tahoka
Post
Lamesa
Slaton
Garza County
Fronzo
News Wonder Changes In Rules Across Sections
A mysterious notice outlines rule changes across multiple newspaper sections including editorials columns sports scores women’s news and market questions. The document lists pages and sections but provides few concrete details about the reforms or their impact.
Prayer excerpt from Rev. R. N. Huckabee sermon
The associate minister of First Methodist Church prays for guidance and strength. He asks for the Wonderful Counselor and Mighty God to sustain believers throughout the day in the spiritual fight of faith.
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R. N. Huckabee
First Methodist Church
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Pad Tral
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
R. A. Bartham
New Braunfels
Treasury
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News
Wuder
Anperese Ae
Rees
Jones Naiman
Denver
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