Clay Hits At Funds Waste
A presidential committee led by Gen. Lucius D. Clay urged President Kennedy to cut foreign aid by 500 million dollars from the 3.9 billion level, citing waste and urging tighter controls while preserving essential programs. Kennedy thanked Clay and praised improved aid administration, while AFL CIO chief George Meany dissented seeking larger spending. The panel, 9 to 1, endorsed reduced quantity and tighter self help standards with greater participation by developed nations.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
U.S
JFK
Clay
U. S
Meany
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
Baltimore Girl Vows to Testify After Beatings
An 11 year old Baltimore girl Frances Dixon says she will testify against two older girls charged with assault and larceny despite brutal beatings by teens. She states she will testify as long as her father accompanies her. The incident followed a theft of a transistor radio a month earlier and the girls face a juvenile hearing Thursday.
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Frances Dixon
Baltimore
Frances
Associated Press
Altimore
Martha A. Bennett
Cab Driver Robbed in Avenue F Hold-Up
Virgil Blevins, a cab driver at 2709 35th Street, was robbed of about 35 dollars including 28.80 for the day and his wallet containing 56 by two Black men in the 700 block of Avenue F. A .22 caliber gun was brandished as the assailants demanded money and instructed a circle of the block before fleeing on foot.
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Ave. F
Virgil Blevins
35Th St
Avenue A
Avenue F
Blevins
Blevens
Blev
Texas New York set to gain from TFX contract probe
Defense officials say Texas would receive about 52 percent of the 842 million five year TFX program costs with New York taking 25 percent. the dispute centers on Boeing’s bid rejection and possible favoritism under Senate scrutiny.
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Te Rem
Caramet
Texas
Namara
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Boeing Co
Seattle
Asst. Sec. of
Arthur ‘Sylvester
Nis
Iia Eyen
TFA Page
Muleshoe Man Dies In Mishap
Earl Stigauilde forty seven of Muleshoe died after a high speed crash on U S 84 near Muleshoe Saturday night. The accident injured L M Bell and his three sons Charles Lowell and another, all taken to West Plains Hospital. Bell and Lowell suffered head injuries and a broken leg. Sheriff Dee Clements chased Stigauilde prior to the crash and observed the Bell car after impact. The wreck left Stigauilde’s car 328 feet from the point of collision. See AREA WRECKS Page 8.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Northwest
Muleshoe
Earl Stigaulide
Ave. B. Muleshoe
Green Hospital
Lubbock
19Th St
L. M. Bell
Bell
Charles
Lowell
West Plains Hospital
Dee Clements
Stigaulldo
U.S. 84
Cements
Stigualde
U. S. 84
SOS Type III Oral Polio Clinic Sweep Across South Plains
Today in Lubbock and surrounding towns the SOS Type III oral polio vaccine is offered to all ages from noon to 6 p m at 27 city elementary schools and the Texas Tech infirmary. Volunteers and doctors staff clinics in Lubbock County and extend to Plainview Amherst and Muleshoe among other towns.
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Lubbock County
South Plains
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Bowie
Martin
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Southeast
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Idalou
Woodrow
Slaton
Wolfforth
Plainview
Silverton
Earth
Springlake
Littlefield
Anton
Amherst
Olton
Muleshoe
Morton
Levelland
Seagraves
Ropesville
Spur
Post
Crosbyton
Ralls
Matador
Luther L. Terry
Cooper Space Flight Leads Atlas Mission In Flight Test
Astronaut Gordon Cooper pilots the Atlas lead rocket in a spaceflight test. The mission marks a milestone as the United States advances toward manned orbital capability.
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Cape Cannee
Casey Charness Jr Wins Lubbock County Spelling Bee
Casey Charness Jr of Lubbock Independent School District captured the Lubbock County championship at O L Slaton Junior High School auditorium with 17 spellers from six public districts and three parochial schools. Cheryl Kuykendall of Slaton placed second and also competed, while Casey will represent the county in the Avalanche Journal Spelling Bee on April 6 and defend his regional title.
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Lubbock
Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
Istory
Casey
O. L. Slaton
Roy Boyd
J. T. Hutchinson
Casey Charness
Avalanche- Journal
Today’s Prayer and Freedom Blessings
A daily reader reflects gratitude for divine blessings and the freedoms of the nation. It urges continued worthiness of goodness and mercy and to remember that peace and freedom depend on being true to these values.
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Daily Reader
Kennedy urges $10 billion tax cut amid manpower crunch
President Kennedy urged a nationwide endorsement of a ten billion dollar tax cut to stimulate growth and create jobs as he warned the nation could face a decade of unemployment without action. He spoke before 1,400 civic and airline leaders in Chicago and emphasized releasing wartime tax rate brakes to boost spending, investment, and payrolls.
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Nited
Interna
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Comic Dictionary Sponger
A brief playful note defines a sponger as a hanger on who always depends on others. The item preserves the paper’s light, humorous tone with a coined term and a quick punchline.
Connally Urges National Monument for Alibates Sites
Gov. John Connally signed a resolution urging President Kennedy to designate the Alibates Flint Quarries and Alibates Pueblo Ruins in the Panhandle as a national monument or national landmark.
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Connally
Solons See Sharp Cuts In Foreign Aid
A presidential committee led by Gen. Lucius D. Clay urges major cuts to foreign assistance. Senators Hickenlooper Church Saltonstall Symington react, supporting reallocation or reduction while preserving defense and peace aims. The Clay findings may complicate President Kennedy's proposed 4.9 billion budget for foreign aid.
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Associated Press
Ashington
United States
Jpower
Lucius D. Clay
Kemedy
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Rtown
Senate
GOP
Congress
Hickenlooper
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Potent Titan II Doomsday Missile Set For U S Bases
United Press International reports the Defense Department plans to deploy 54 Titan II intercontinental missiles at U S bases with secrecy. Experts warn such weapons could devastate major cities and contaminate vast areas even if not used against Russia.
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United Press International
Ashington
Defense Department
U.S
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Weather Map Page Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Clear to partly cloudy with warm conditions. Winds from the south to southwest turning westerly at 30 to 40 mph by early afternoon.
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Lubbock
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