NASA Cover Story Sparks Senate Clash Over U-2 Incident
Senate panel scrutinizes NASA's statements on the May 1 U-2 crash amid accusations of misrepresentation and CIA involvement. Fulbright and Gore press for department oversight while Dulles briefs Congress in secret on the controversial aviation affair and its implications for U.S. foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Twas
CIA
NASA
Fulbright
State Department
Albert’ Gore
D-Tenn
National Security Council
Dryden
Space Agency
Department
Hagerty
James, C. Hagerty
White House
Allen W. Dulles
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Thomas E. Morgan
Suspect freed in Mrs. Hayes hitchhiker murder case
In Amarillo and Childress investigations the main suspect in Ruby Hayes 41 of Marrero Louisiana is released after a lie detector test. Authorities say the probe now centers on New Orleans with confidential info from a police lieutenant. Hayes son Melvin Jr. witnessed part of the events before her body was found near Tucumcari.
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New Orleans
Gaither
Jefferson’ Parish
Ila
Melvin Hayes Jr
Amarillo
Roselina Ditta
Harvey
Louisiana
Ditta
el Paso
Melvin Jr
Ronnie
Budget Notes Show Surplus Growth and Staffing Hikes
The budget study outlines 1959 60 and 1960 61 figures with operational receipts and expenditures, projects surpluses of 371 982.43 and 593 660.50, and capital outlay for new construction of 3 002 979.99 and 1 912 000.00. It notes an expected increase of 73 professional and 12 other employees in 1960 61 and lists appointments and resignations across multiple schools, presented at the Plainsman Hotel with district officials in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Clark
North Texas State College
Joe Deger
Tom S. Lubbock High School
Gene Mayfield
East Central State College of Oklahoma
Melba Neel
West Texas State College
Monterey High School
Dwayne Reeves
Texas Tech
Sally Ann. Schniederian
Isongwood College
Virginia
Bobbie Sneed
Eunice Adams
Carol J. Neal
Ann Adams
Susan C. Adams
Betty Lou Adkins
William E. Adkins
Lelia Ray Allen
Bobbie Jean Bailey
Margie Barnett
Betty L. Beaver
Ranzie Biggs
Angela R. Boren
Betty Boswell
William D. Bowie
Mattye Faye Brown
Joyce T. Branham
William P. Brooks
Charlette Ann Brown
Jerolyn D. Carden
Lugenia Carter
Jane Cole
Jack R. Courtney
Charlene L. Dennis
Robbye Doss
le B. Faulk
Shirley June Fielder
Patricia Gatewood
Annette Gerick
Andolyn Gilbert
Kay Gilbert
Ichard N. Gilmore
Ruth FE. Gray
Barbara Hamilton
Quentin Han
Carol Harris
Ronald Harrist
Joanne Hayworth
Karen Herring
Marinel Hester
Marilyn Gins
James F. Hogan
Dora Horsiey
Fay Dean Huneke
Patricia Ticard
Beulah Rae Jarvis
Mary Beth Jenkins
Patricia B. Johnson
Ruth W. Johnson
Marlys M. Kerr
Dorothy Key
Ada Kiatta
Bobbie Ligon
Margaret Ann Long
Lois T. McAfee
Gwen Neville
Peggy Ruth Newcomb
Glenna Rue Nivens
Mary Frances Oliver
Carolyn Porter
Kay Prestridge
Neil W. Ray
Virginia June Richardson
Patsy D. Rosen
Mary Jane Shipley
Johnie D. Starkey
Rowena Stenns
Mary Lynn Stephens
Doris Bryles
Carol Teague
Mary M. Vines
Dorothy W. Wilson
Virginia C. Lew
Plainsman Hotel
Russell Wilkinson
Mark Hailey
John Blakey
John Christmann
Tom Murphey
James Whiteside
Budget Fiddling Ties 1960-61 Figures at Lubbock School
Sharpened pencils aided the 1960-61 budget for Lubbock school district as two top administrators, Aust Supt Ishmael Hill and A W J Eckert, the business manager, faced 8 cent reductions from their 1959-60 salaries of 14000.04 each. The trimmed totals lower overall expenditure by four to five cents per dollar, yielding a small net saving. Eckert quips about being a salesman, noting a minor raise if he were in sales.
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Ishmael Hill
Eckert
Childed
Eisenhower says not scared and moves deputies aside
President Eisenhower on the White House South Lawn told 140 Atlantic Conference delegates that Western alliances need not be exclusive. He ordered White House police to move aside, saying he was not scared of anybody, and urged openness to Communist nations joining NATO discussions in time.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Joe Louis drops Cuban tie amid PR pressure
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis severed ties with the Cuban Tourist Commission at a New York press conference to avoid being seen as un American. He told partners at Feature Sports Inc to drop the account or he would withdraw support from their work. Louis, 46, made the move after consulting with wife Martha and while promoting the Johansson Patterson heavyweight title bout set for June 20.
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New York
UPI
Joe Louis
Martha
Los Angeles
California
Births Report From Local Hospitals AList Of New Arrivals
Many area families announce newborns with weights and times across several hospitals. Notable details include parents such as Billy Simpson Foremost Dairies and Willis Ruder Pan American Petroleum among others, with weights ranging from 3 pounds 15 ounces to 8 pounds 5 ounces and times on varied weekdays.
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Billy C. Simpson
10Th St
Methedist Hospital
Foremost Dairies
Willis Ruder
63Rd St
Methodist Hospital
Pan American Petroleum
Finis Richmond Teele
E. 7Th St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Expenses Continent From Page One Causes House Flurry
A Hawaii trip by a House group studying the International Geophysical Year prompts questions over expense vouchers. Rep. Oren Harris says a bill covered food eaten at the Bar Surf cafe. Other members deny knowledge of alterations and defend legitimate expenses. Rep. Wayne Hays criticizes a magazine smear. Rep. A S Herlong defends paying luggage costs with personal funds.
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Waiian
Oren Harris
D - Ark
Surf
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Congress
Rep. A. S. Herlong
D-Fla
Johnson Democrats Back A Top Candidate In 1960
In Chicago and Oakland speeches, Senator Symington argues for strong Democratic leadership. He praises Senator Johnson as the ablest Democrat and urges a bold medical program funded by curbing waste. He criticizes Nixon’s Korea War era remarks and calls for national debate focused on policy.
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Sen. Johnson
Nixon
Stevenson
Chicago
Front
Truman
Symington
Oakland
Calif
Afl-Cio
Eisenhower
Whirlwind Romance Ends in Regret for Tamblyn Marriage
Hollywood report says actor Russ Tamblyn and Elizabeth Kempton regret their rush to marriage after a one day courtship. They met in England two years ago and wed in Las Vegas last May first. Tamblyn notes they still share a home but may separate or seek an annulment.
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Hollywood
Russ Tamblyn
Elizabeth Kempton J
England
Las Vegas
Nev
Tamblyn
Crosbyton Lay Preacher Leads Four Missions From City
Crosbyton lay preacher and first grade teacher Benjaamin Vera directs the Latin American Baptist mission here and has established missions in Tulsa Floydada Ralls and Crosbyton. He plans a permanent church building and runs bilingual first grade classes while guiding community outreach and planning night baseball for men. Vera began mission work in Paducah in 1950 and balances teaching with mission duties.
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Crosbyton
Benjaamin Vera
Vera
South Plains
Paducah
Tulsa
Floydada
Ralls
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
Garciasville
Frances
Dong
Mrs
New Mexico Leader Warns Professional Gamblers Away
Gov. John Burroughs warned professional gamblers to stay out of New Mexico especially near race tracks. He said the state does not welcome or tolerate gambling activities and asked state police to intensify efforts as tourist season approaches. The report also notes Peru limiting food exports to secure home supplies.
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Santa FE
UPI
John Burroughs
Texas
New Mexico
Free at last Henry Sullivan 85 released after 63 years
Henry Sullivan aged 85 is released after 63 years in Indiana prisons and mental hospitals for a $15 theft. He escaped two years ago and won a judge ruling that his detention was illegal.
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Henry Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan
Postmaster General Drops Religious Publication Rate Hike
Washington AP Postmaster General Summerfield withdrew requests for higher postal rates on religious publications and for some nonprofit and small-circulation county newspapers. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale reacted by saying Summerfield had stolen his thunder as church leaders denounced the administration plan. Poised to speak, Peale expressed disappointment that the chance for remarks was lost.
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Washington (Ap
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Norman Vincent Peale
Tom Murray
D-Tenn
House Post Office Committee
Peale
Montgomery Embarrasses Britain with Chou En-lai invitation
British government officials said Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery deeply embarrassed Prime Minister Macmillan by extending a personal invitation to Chinese Premier Chou En-lai during his Peiping visit. Peiping’s response remained uncertain, suggesting the trip might not occur.
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London
UPI
Viscount Montgomery
Chou En-lai
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Montgomery
Chou
Peiping
Sudan Beacon News pioneers off set printing method
Sudan publishers Dalton Wood and Jay House introduce an offset press to the Beacon News to cut production costs and free time. The system bypasses complex setup, letting stories be prepared on a typewriter like device and photographed for printing. Wood notes initial learning curve but welcomes the change.
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Dalton Wood
Sudan
Beacon-News
Jay
iHouse
Texas
the Woods
Indiana
Lubbock
Wood
House
Amherst
Shallowater
Beacon News
Tommy the horse returns from wine cellar misadventure
A 12 year old horse named Tommy was rescued from a wine cellar at a 60 year old stable in Chicago. Civil defense workers broke up concrete to widen the exit while spectators watched. Tommy was examined by a veterinarian with minor injuries.
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Chicago
Tommy
Civil Defense
Julius Pekofsky
Aeterinarian
State Court Refuses To Rehear Decision
The 4th Court of Civil Appeals refused to overturn its ruling that part of the urban renewal law is unconstitutional. It denied Laredo's rehearing plea after holding that limiting voting to property owners violates the state Constitution since the vote does not involve any city spending. The suit followed a last year voters rejecting city participation in the program sharing slum clearance costs with the federal government.
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San Antonio
4Th Court of Civil Appeals
City of
Laredo
May rainfall and storm impacts across Texas and neighboring states
Rainstorms and a 50 minute downpour flooded Bonham suppressing homes and damaging roofs while Greenville recorded heavy rain. May rainfall totals across Texas and nearby areas showed a generally dry pattern with Lubbock and others below normal. Severe alerts spanned the Upper Mississippi Valley and southern plains as storms affected multiple regions.
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Wichita Falls
del Rio
Dallas
Amarillo
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Waco
Childress
Weather Bureau
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
New York
New England
Florida
Galveston
Presidio
Junction
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Soviet Union
Bere
Paris
U.S
Turkey
Central Intelligence Agency
Ike
Severs
Jacob Amman
Bedford
Rolls Royce
Pedro Garcia
Lauf Nie
James Tipps
36Th St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Southwestern Bell Telephone Lo
Joe M. Pelfrey
Jim Coleman
18Th St
Avinger Lbr. Co
Roy Gray
Auburn St
St. Mary's Hospital
Malcolm S. Limbaugh
7Th St
AAA Garage
Isaias Duart
Ave
Lauf Clinic
Plains Roofing Co
Andreas Sanchez
Star
Rt. Ralls
Bob Stephens
Johnson
Benjamin Vera
Peru
Lima
Dr. Peale
Congo
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Montpelier, Vt
State Agriculture Department
Vermont
John Edgar
Ameria
Oklahoma
Indon
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Sudan Beacon News
Lenda
Newburgh
Ind
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