Congressman Dowdy Pushes Full Names In Estes Probe
Texas Congressman John Dowdy urged L H Fountain to release the names of all Congress members tied to the Billie Sol Estes affair. He argued a complete report protects Texas legislators and the public, noting press claims of eight lawmakers involved and calling for full disclosure.
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Billie Sol Estes
Congress
John Dowdy
Athens
Dowdy
Bush
Washington Post
House
Estes
Post
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H. Carl Anderson
Minnesota
Senate filibuster pits liberal Democrats against private satellite plan
Liberal group in the Senate blocks an Administration backed House measure to create private ownership of a growing satellite communications system. Speaker Humphrey denounces fellow liberals for undermining civil rights momentum while Oregon's Morse calls the accusation nonsense. The dispute mirrors past party uprisings over Senate rules and civil rights strategy.
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Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Adventurers vie for Moon Mission Seat Among Scientists
A newspaper column notes scientists debate who will be chosen for the three man Apollo crew later in the decade. It counters the stereotype of scientists as reserved and frames them as adventurous contenders for spaceflight opportunity.
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Marta The Dey On The South Plains News Snippet
A jumbled Lubbock Avalanche Journal fragment mentions The Associated Press, Texas, and July 1 with notes on a press league and personnel. The legible bits reference names, locations, and a local paper item without a clear event or outcome.
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Nettonalen
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Texas
Piguon
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Considine's On the Line Name It Lloyds Covers It
A Lloyds syndicate insured American spacemen for space cargo chute risk with British underwriters far away. The article cites Lloyds paying Don January $50,000 for a hole in one at a Palm Springs event. This year Lloyds underwrote a $28,000 prize covering injuries to winners in a new contest.
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ONCON
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Carpenter
Lloyds
Sands of Miles
Secend
Don January
Palm Springs
London
Grosvenor House
Bitter Laos lesson for U S in Asia
Special Correspondent Richard Starnes argues U S advisers failed in Laos due to logistics, planning gaps, and reliance on native troops. He cites Maj. Gen. Tucker as blunt about future risks for Southeast Asia if lessons aren’t learned and stresses need for better logistics and strategy to avoid wider regional collapse.
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South Viet Nam
Thailand
R. H. Tucker
U.S
Laos
Tucker
U. S. Army
Pacole
Kookie
Royal Army
Lloyds and the Titanic Losses A Lloyds Museum Tour
The article describes Lloyds of London long standing focus on marine insurance since 1688 with notices for aviation fires and marine losses. It recalls the Titanic disaster of 1912 with hull insured for a million pounds and notes the ship’s collision and fatal losses. It mentions Horatio Nelson memorabilia in the Lloyds trophy room and explains the evolving risk coverage beyond marine to include medical and other calamities.
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Lloyds
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London
Lloyds Museum
Titanic
British Mail
Southampton
New York
Olympic
Cape Race
Anthony Grover
Horatio Nelson
Nelson
Grover
Considine
Freeman Faces Election Challenge Over Agriculture Policies
The piece argues Orville Freeman's tenure as Secretary of Agriculture hinges on the November elections amid farm and forestry discontent, Estes scandal fallout, and Republican gains. It notes White House reluctance to oust him, but warns a GOP surge could cost him his job and shift policy, stressing Farm Bureau opposition and failed 1961-62 bills.
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Mm Ashington
Orville L. Freeman
Far West
Northwest
Minnesota
White House
Billie Sol Estes
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
California
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Freeman
Eisenhower
Ben
Kennedy
Boston
Ike
Fara Taft Benson
Benson
Nixon
Utah
Estes
Pecos Buccaneer
Fstes
GOP
Sen. McClellan
Senate
Agriculture Department
American Farm Bureau Federation
Capitol Hill
Federation
Sec. Freeman
Memory Lane Fire insurance rate cut to save Texas policyholders
A reduction in fire insurance rates will save Texas policyholders about three million dollars in the next 12 months. Commissioner Marvin Hall states the reduction, effective August 1, will cut future premiums by 25 percent, addressing costs that make up a large portion of re insurance business written.
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Texas
Marvin Hall
Moral Challenge For Nation By George E Sokols ky
Letter from Washington argues that homosexuals are not all blackmailed and urges government departments to investigate the truth. The writer cites figures on homosexuals in society and calls for dismissals in State and Defense due to potential blackmail risk and national security concerns. A Corpus Christi death report follows.
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Washington, D. C
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