Kennedy Aides Reach Final Berlin Defense Decision
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom's space flight was scrubbed and rescheduled to 6 a.m. Friday due to weather, with Grissom, 35, awaiting lift in the Liberty Bell 7 capsule after a 3 hour 22 minute, 35 minute hold. Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. assisted with radio contact as tracking clouds blocked the mission.
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Kennedy
Berlin
Bem Price
Ape Canaveral
Fila
Virgil I. Grissom
Grissom
Space Agency
Air Force
Earth
Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Atlantic Ocean
Castro May Unveil Red Mig Buildup In Cuba
Travelers from Havana report Fidel Castro may reveal a Soviet built Mig force to mark July 27, the eighth anniversary of his revolution. Officials in Washington say Cuba has at least 26 MiG jet fighters ready, with 200 Cuban youths trained in Prague for flight, and aircraft potentially deployed from Mariel and Matanzas ports.
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Ingston
Jamaica
Castro
Cuba
Washington
Rustas
Prague
Mariel
Matanzas
Paar del Rio
San Julian
Havana
Lawmakers Move Toward Settle Sales Tax Plan
House members pressed a 2 percent sales tax package in a late session, with Rep. Charles Sandahl praising progress and noting governor’s veto threats. The bill faced amendments trimming $13.5 million from a $360 million measure, including cuts to restaurant meals tax and fuel exemptions.
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Garth Jones
House IA
Charles Sandah
Austin
House Tax Committee
Daniel
Sandahl
House
Senate
Texas Tech Summer Term Enrollment Reaches 2755
A total of 2,755 persons enrolled for the second six weeks of the 1961 Texas Tech summer school and the final counts show 1,936 men and 819 women registered. Last year 2,700 registered for the second session, while a previous all-time high was 4,121 during the first session.
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Texas Tech
Floyd Boze
Convicted man confesses to 1937 Texas school blast
An ex convict claims responsibility for a 1937 Texas school explosion that killed 296. He says loosened gas pipe connections caused the blast after being reprimanded for smoking. Texas authorities plan further study to verify the confession while noting authorities have long deemed the event accidental. Benson's 14 year old sister and a cousin were among the victims. W J Elliott of the Texas Department of Public Safety assisted the investigation.
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Tha Associated Presa
Jaahoma City
Texas
UTES
Ferguson
Benson
W. J. Elliott
Texas Department
of Public Safety
Area cool if you look elsewhere
South Plains residents warmed to 54 degrees on Wednesday while California baked at 119 and 116 degrees. Texas highs reached the 50s in spots and 103 at Presidio and 101 in Wichita Falls, with Alpine and Dalhart recording 62 lows. Forecasters expected 100s to persist, a weak cool front spurred brief showers, and hurricane hunter flights found no forming storm in the Gulf area.
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South Plains
California
Blythe
Needles
Texas
Presidio
Wichita Falls
Alpine
Dalhart
iPanhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Prayer to one who wears the sweet est one
A brief verse laments a beloved figure described as wearing the sweetest, satin luster. The line evokes admiration for beauty and an intimate, devotional tone characteristic of intimate prayers.
Ground air fighting flares at Tunisian base near Bizerte
Tunisian forces and French troops clashed at the large Bizerte naval base with artillery fire incendiaries and air strikes. Paris reported 30 French soldiers and at least six Tunisians wounded as both sides exchanged accusations over attacks and bombardments. The Tunisian government announced a land air and sea blockade as France defended the base under a 1957 treaty while saying it will not negotiate.
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Associated Press
Mpanis
Tunisia
Bizerte
Paris
Big
France
Atlantic Alliance
Tunis
Bitterfly
Adm
Maurice Amman
Squeeze Play Aims to Save Kennedy School Bill
Administrators join Kennedy in pressing for Congress to pass the $2.5 billion general school aid bill. The plan targets 319 congressmen whose districts rely on federal employer and defense worker spending. An "impacted areas" provision would continue aid to districts with heavy federal employment.
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Ashington
Kennedy
Duckey
House Rules Committee
Four Killed by Lightning in Cambridge Construction
Four construction workers died when lightning struck a Cambridge job site. The incident occurred after a storm moved through the area, with authorities confirming the fatalities and initiating standard emergency response procedures.
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Bob
Cambridge,ohio
Beetlon B Dictionary Yesman Defines Tame Public Persona
Beetlon B presents a compact dictionary entry describing a yesman as someone who remains nine to please everybody. The piece explores how a constant need to agree with others can suppress individuality and lead to a lack of clear stance.
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Yesman
Kennedy urges Soviet reconsideration on Berlin crisis
President Kennedy urged the Soviet Union to rethink its Berlin policy and negotiate. He announced decisions on military buildup and a possible national emergency to be disclosed next Tuesday including a possible reserves call up. A White House briefing said there were decisions made and allies would be consulted next.
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Sterling F. Green Ashington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
White House
Congress
Germany
Khrushchev
Argentine Plane Crash Kills Six Family Members
A fiery plane crash in Patagonia near Comodoro Rivazavia killed six family members of Naed Parodi and four of Andres Govias. The crash occurred at 8 am after takeoff from Exeiza Airport en route to Comodoro Rivazavia, the site amid mud on the Pampa plains hindered fire and police access. Early reports say the flight was postponed due to a work stoppage in the capital.
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Entine
Naed Parodi
Andres
Govias
P. American Ol Co
Comeloro
Rivazavia
Patagonian
Pampa Plains
Awl
Las Flores
Aew
Pampa
Exeiza
Comodoro
Chacari
Western Press Reacts to Berlin Notes Across Europe
Western Europe and Japan show broad support for the Western powers rejection of Soviet threats to West Berlin. Moscow denounces the move as war hysteria while West Berlin papers call the notes a clear warning to Moscow. East German and Soviet outlets play down the notes amid cautious negotiations ahead.
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United Press International
Europe
Japan
Moscow
Berlin
Spain
Sweden
Communist Party
Pravda
Russia
East
NAT Rvor
West Berlin
Three Notes
Paleaiis
Tagesspie
Iron Curtain
Nikita Khrushchev
Pewapaper
Weather Map Page Report
Weather map note shows daytime high 94 and low 66 with variable winds.
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John Beckler
U.8
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