Martial Law Declared in Haiti Amid Repression
Reports from Santo Domingo and Washington describe a Haitian martial law imposition by President Duvalier amid a reign of terror. Killings torture arrests and purges against opponents are alleged as the regime cracks down while the cause for martial law is not stated.
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Port Au Prince
Duvalier
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Washington
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Rene Calmers
OAS
Venezuela
Senate
Romulo Betancourt
Americas
Late Stays Of Execution Granted Trio At San Quentin
Two of three murder plotters faced the gas chamber when a U.S. Supreme Court justice stayed their executions. John Vlahovich and Donald Franklin awaited the fate, while Joseph Rosato learned the sentence would not be carried out. The stay came as the court reviews related cases, including evidence collection with a hidden microphone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Calif
U.S. Supreme Court
John Frank Vlahovich
Donald G. Franklin
Franklin
Dale Frady
William O. Douglas
Washington
Joseph Rosato
Anaheim
Rosato
Douglas
Supreme Court
Dr. Held
E. H. Danner
General Telephone Co
San Angelo
Danner
Plane Crash Near Sao Paulo Kills and Destroys
A Brazilian airliner crashed northeast of Sao Paulo at 7 30 p m sending flames into the night. Witness Emilton Batista said the right engine burned and the plane plunged downward. A section struck an unoccupied building under remodel, another hit a second residence, and debris spread across an eight mile area. Police and fire lines were overwhelmed by a 20 000 strong crowd as the disaster marked the sixth major Brazilian crash since Nov 26 with 184 dead in prior incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Paulo
Emilton Batista
Batista
Planes Hit In Midair Crash During Refueling Exercise
Two Air Force planes collided during a midair refueling exercise Friday night. A B-135 tanker landed safely with four aboard while a B-17 bomber from Mountain Home AFB was missing. FAA said one plane radioed it was going down and indicated the bomber’s origin and the tanker’s base.
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Mountain Home Afb
Ida
Air Force
Federal Aviation Agency
Salt Lake City
FAA
Mountain Home
Larsen Air Force Base
Washington
Carr Pledges Action On Alleged Forged Documents
District Attorney Griffin met with Carr staff and Department of Public Safety officials to pursue handwriting analysis on alleged bogus documents. He plans to present expert reports to the grand jury Monday and expects a preliminary finding ready by then. Officials from the Texas Real Estate Commission and Insurance Commission offered full cooperation.
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Department of Public Safety
Griffin
Carr
Lubbock
Grand Jury
Austin
Texas Real Estate Commission
Insurance Commission
DPS
Homer Garrison
Andy James
The
Texas Real Estate ,Commission
Fire Wipes Out Cordova Business District
A heavy fire in Cordova Alaska destroyed about 70 percent of the town's business district after an apartment house explosion at 4 am. About 13 buildings were destroyed and the fire, still burning seven hours later, damaged The Cordova Times plant. Loss fixed at two million dollars with the town’s total valuation at five million. Local officials called it a total ash heap, leaving the main street in ruins.
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Cordova
Alaska
Coridova Times
Births Parade Includes Daughters and Sons Across Texas
A string of birth notices reports new babies born Friday and Thursday in West Texas hospitals and clinics. Families listed include Salaz Jr and Salaz Sr in Lorenzo with an 8 lb 1% oz girl, Bradford in Lubbock with an 83 lb 64 oz girl, Lane Searsy in Lubbock with a 7 lb 4 oz daughter, Swinford in Lubbock with a 17? lb 744 oz son, Gentry in Hale Center with an 8 lb 18 oz daughter, Medeiros at Reese AFB with a 7 lb 14% oz son, McGrew in Anton with an 8 lb 10 oz daughter, Lopez in Defiance Ohio with a 6 lb 12 oz son, Graham in Lubbock with a 6 lb 5 oz daughter, Wesbrook on 43rd Street with a 7 lb 5 oz son, Meacham in Taylor Hospital with an 8 lb 1 oz daughter, Rodriguez in Wolforth with a 6 lb 1% oz daughter, and Campos in Lauf Clinic with a 7 lb 6 oz son.
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Domingo Salaz Jr
Lorenzo
West Texas Hospital
John R. Bradford
42Nd St
School of Engineering
Texas Tech
Durwood Lane Searsy
Lubbock
Jerry Lowery Swinford
23Rd St
J. L. Gentry
19Th St
Lon
St Mary's Hospital
O. K. Tire Shop
Hale Center
Raymond R. Medeiros
46Th
Reese Afb Hospital
Marion McGrew
Anton
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Darden Implement Co
Mateo Lopez
Defiance
Ohio
Porter Clinic Hospital
General Motors
William Alexander Wesbrook
43Rd St
Wayne Meacham
Taylor Hospital
Jesus Campos
Lauf Clinic
Gifford-Hill Western, Inc
LCC Forum Ends With Scholarships and Talk by Admiral Stump
The three day Freedom Forum sponsored by Lubbock Christian College concluded with scholarship awards to four high school students and a speech by retired Admiral Felix B Stump on crisis in Southeast Asia. The college received the George Washington honor medal and $100 from Freedoms Foundation to launch a new program Preservation of Freedom Week in November.
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Freedom Forum
Felix Stump
Freedoms Foundation
Lubbock Public Schools
Ishmael Hill
Lubbock Christian College
Cmdr
Paul Terry
Adm
Stump
Felix B. Stump
America
Jerry Treece
Odessa
Steve Lemley
Bloomfield
New Mexico
Amy Carolyn Bailey
Midland
David Dunn
Wheeler
Shoprite
George Washington
F. W. Mattox
LCC
Admiral Stump
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Southeast Asia
McDonald Held
Howard’ Payne College
Brownwood
Bright Future Seen For Army
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, Army Chief of Staff, told the U S Armor Association at Fort Hood that the Army will have a larger role and more funding in national defense. He cited past crises and current Viet Nam advisory operations as reasons for confidence in a bigger Army budget in fiscal year 1964.
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FT. Hood
US S. Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
U.S. Armor Association
Wheeler
Berlin
Viet Nam
Congolese Chief Breaks Up Mob of Mutineers
In Leopoldville Gen. Joseph Mobutu led a solo march with three aides into Camp Lafungula to quell a mutiny by police demanding higher pay. Army paratroopers surrounded the camp as most mutineers surrendered, while a hard core was stripped and paraded before a crowd. Mobutu ordered custody and no beatings.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Lafungula
Mobutu
Birmingham clashes as marchers face police dogs and water
A mass protest in Birmingham ends with water hoses and police dogs used against a crowd of mostly teen Negro marchers. Dozens jailed. King Jr. announces a new desegregation campaign while Alabama officials seek court action to resolve government disputes.
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Vivian Lowe
Eugene Connor
Connor
Martin Luther King Jr
Atty
Richmond Flowers
Alabama
State Supreme Court
Birmingham
Boutwell
Flowers
Talbot Ellis
Washington
Kennedy
Jacob K. Javits
Recall Movement Delayed In Crystal City Feud
Mayor Juan Cornejo and Councilman Mario Hernandez of Crystal City agree to resolve their conflict privately to present a united front. Hernandez accused Cornejo of outside influence and floated a recall. Cornejo countered that Hernandez fronts Anglo interests and the local chamber of commerce. The all-Latin council, elected April 16, has feuded since firing the Anglo marshal and replacing the manager.
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Crystal City
UPD
Juan Cornejo
Mario Hernandez
Hernandez
Cornejo
Mexican Chamber of Commerce
Cornejo Ler
Albert Fuentes Jr
PASSO
Ray Shafer
San Antonio
Teamsters Union
Texas ‘Ranger
A. Y. Allee
Osteopaths Decide to Stay Separate From Merger Plan
The Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons voted to remain a distinct school of arts and rejected a merger with the Texas Medical Association. Outgoing president Dr. L. G. Ballard of Fort Worth urged cooperation, saying peaceful coexistence would benefit public health.
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Doctors
McClellan Backs Direct Contest For TFX Fight
Senator John L McClellan urged a head to head contest between Boeing and General Dynamics to build the best experimental TFX fighter model. General Dynamics won the award and declined the challenge. Boeing president William M Allen proposed a winner take all format during testimony before the Senate investigations subcommittee.
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Washington
UPI
John L. McClellan
TFX
General Dynamics Corp
William M. Allen
Boeing Co
McClellan
Senate Investigations
Average American Spends $91 Yearly on Meat
A report notes the typical household dedicates about 91 dollars per year to meat purchases. Analysts discuss consumer spending patterns and dietary habits in the context of food budgets and market trends.
Adams Measure Is Given House Okay
In its second Friday morning session the Texas House passed HB 126 by Rep. J Collier Adams of Lubbock to recodify inheritance tax laws. Rep Bill Parsley offered an amendment to strip the eminent domain power from regent authority, but the amendment failed.
Amigo Airlift brings canned goods to McAllen for Mexican drought areas
Air Force planes carried 20 to 25 tons of nonperishable foods from Dallas Fort Worth Houston and other hubs to McAllen for shipment across the border to Alazan and Rio Bravo communities in Northern Mexico. The relief includes canned milk oatmeal flour and clothing amid reports of malnutrition and a drought that began three years ago.
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Mcallen
Tex
API
Alazan
Rio Bravo
Mexico
Air Force
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Cannon Air Force Base
Clovis
Odessa
Miller International Airport
Plan de Alazan
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Edmund G. Brown
Charles J. Golston
Golston
Los Angeles
Vacaville
Organization of American States
Hispaniola
Jimmie W. Graham
Erskine
Apt
St. Mary's Hospital
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Israel Rodriguez
Wolfforth
Pioneer Hotel
Reudy Rhodes
Freedom Foundation
Edwin Stokes
H. C. Ballew
Lampasas
Lampasas High School
God
Ballew
U.S
Ala
Freedom
Fort Payne
Georgia
Bob Zellner
Mobile
William Hansen
Cincinnati
Sam Shirra
Montgomery
Eric Weinberger
New York City
Zev Aelony
Minnesota
Robert Gore
Richard Heley
Florida A&m
Winston Lockett
New Haven
Conn
Jesse Harris
Jane Edwards
Lubbock High School
Lubbock Country Club
Carol Williamson
Charlotte Jeffcoat
Jane
Russell Bean
21St St
Carol
W. W. Williamson
52Nd St
Sharlotte
Marvin Jeffcoat
Dartmouth
Council of
Antonio Cardenas
Reynaldo Mendoza
Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations
Carreon
TMA
Osteopaths
Adams
Texas
Jackson
Miss
Carver Meblett
Carbondale
Jil
Zener
Weinberger
Rising Fawn
Alabama Line
Baltimore
William Moore
Attalla
Reynosa
Tamaulipas State
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