Dominicans and Haitians Seek Intervention Amid Dispute
Facio in Washington warned war between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is a distinct possibility. After a 2 ½ hour OAS Council session, Bosch ordered new tank supported infantry units to the frontier and dispatched an anti guerrilla battalion from Constanza to a front line position following Monday advisory meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Facio
Washington
Haiti
Dominican Republic
OAS Council
Bosch
Constanza
Mao
Cap Haitien
Barahona
Port Au Prince
United Press International
Costa Rica
Navy
U.S
Caribbean
Morris W. Rosenberg
Duvalier
United States
Thhrough
John Bartow Martin
OAS
Martin
Port Aud Prince
Court Opens Federal Grand Jury Session Here
A federal grand jury convened Monday morning before U S District Judge Joseph B Dooley with cases from the northern district including Lubbock Dallas Fort Worth San Angelo and Amarillo to be heard over at least a week Arraignments began at 1 30 p m Monday with two defendants pleading guilty and five pleading innocent Grand jurors sworn include B E Rushing Jr and John D Stoneham among others from Lubbock and Plainview Also mentions varied unrelated geopolitical notes from the same era
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Joseph B. Dooley
Lubbock
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Angelo
Amarillo
U.S. Atty
Barefoot Sanders
Robert Ward
B. H. Timmins
William L. Hughes Jr
Gary Cole
Dooley
Hughes
James A. Johnson
Teak St
Fredilan Lopez- Martinez
Brooklyn
N.Y
Midland official tightens FHA loan probe and forgery concerns
Midland officials report FHA loan investigations focus on loan files rather than policing false documents. A grand jury subpoena targets 13 loan jackets with DPS and Texas Real Estate Commission investigators reviewing files for forgery. A Lubbock homeowner reported forged loan papers and inflated payments. state agencies pledged full cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frohoff
Midland
Grand Jury
Griffin
DPS
Texas Real Estate Commission
Real Estate Commission
Commission
Austin
Lubbock
The
State Insurance Commission
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Telstar II Launch Scheduled From Cape Canaveral
A nine story space rocket was poised at Cape Canaveral for a planned U S launch of the Telstar II satellite into earth orbit. The 17 ton moonlet was to ride a Delta rocket during a two hour window starting at 5 38 a m CST, aiming for its th straight success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
UPD
U.S
Telstar
Delta
Haiti Holds Americans Under Arrest
Rep. William Cramer, citing a report, says 37 Americans mainly embassy staff are under house arrest in Haiti. The State Department denies information. Cramer urges stronger protection as tensions rise in Haiti where 25 embassy employees and 12 other Americans reportedly are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Solon
Washington
UPI
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
U.S
State Department
Florida
League of Republican Women
Cramer
Valley Weather Drenches North Central Texas and Valley
A thunderstorm Sunday injures Mrs. J L Teel of Lake Trammel near Sweetwater after lightning strikes her home. Monday brings widespread showers and storms across North Central and Northeastern Texas with heavy rain in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Laredo reports 1.92 inches in six hours. Pearsall sees four inches. other towns record 1.3 to 3 inch totals. Rain extends into northern Mexico amid drought relief efforts and muddy roads hinder supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Teel
Lake Trammel
Sweetwater
Dallas-Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Lufkin
Texas
Mexico
Laredo
del Rio
Cotulla
Pearsall
Edinburg
Elsa
Engelman Gardens
Harlingen
Mercedes
Explosion Tears Through Montreal Sugar Refinery Building
An explosion destroyed the top half of a sugar refinery in Montreal's east end on Monday, injuring 12 workers and triggering a two alarm fire. Fifteen trapped workers were rescued by firefighters as the upper three floors burned for two hours, leaving only twisted steel and rubble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrael
UPI
East End
Sisters Reunited After 53 Years Apart
Two half sisters, Melinda Scott of Dallas area and Della Milligan of Maysville Oklahoma, reunited in Lubbock after a Wichita Falls accident sparked calls. Milligan, with seven children and many descendants, traveled from Lub bock to join, while Scott has two children and three grandchildren. Both husbands are deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melinda Scott
Della Milligan
Maysville
Okla
Scott
Mrs. Milligan
Michal Ramsey
Fe Place
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Local Birth Announcements Highlight West Texas Hospital Darlings
Multiple families report new arrivals at West Texas Hospital and nearby clinics. Dads include Homer G. Maxey and Curtis E. Potter with daughters and twins, plus Rafael Gonzales, Eucebio Miranda, Jerry Wilson, Richard Kuykendall, David Day, Ronnie Greene, Ted Floyd, and others.
Funeral arrangements pending for Delmar E Garrett
Delmar E Garrett 60 of 2429 25th St was found dead at his residence Sunday Sheriff deputies reported Funeral arrangements were still pending Monday night at Sanders Funeral Home A second item notes a man missing golf equipment valued at 400 from a car on the Texas Tech campus and two Lubbock men aged 27 and 31 were arrested as suspects in an outboard motor theft The 31 year old also held on a misdemeanor check law violation warrant by Lamesa officers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders Funeral Home
Delmar E. Garrett
25Th St
Sheriff's Deputies
Fred Chauncey
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Lamesa
Legislature advances amid stalled Atwell resolution and talks
Legislators delayed consideration of Atwell's resolution for a week by a 99 to 31 vote as negotiators from Senate and House met to bridge differences on key issues. May 20 targets surfaced for a compromise spending plan and election law recodification progress, with promises of a broad settlement by week’s end. House and Senate also debated jobless benefits, police powers on trespass, and term limits for governors along with work hours for seasonal labor and utility relocation costs in highway right of way acquisitions.
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Atwell
Senate
House
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Appropriations Conference
W. S. Heatly
Paducah
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
State Highway Department
Levelland Police Chief Quits After Dismissal
Levelland Police Chief G. T. Arrington quit his duties at City Hall after the city council voted 3-1 to dismiss him following a public hearing. Acting chief Les Johnson appointed to lead the department amid the shakeup as other city officials face resignations and salary disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
G. T. Arrington
City Hall
Ed Hofacker
Land Arrington
Arrington
Les Johnson
Chhief
Harral
Lloyd Parker
Robert Hill Jr
Hugh Bradley
R. C
Bob) Harral
Hofacker
Robbins
Sheriff's Office
Lubbock
Trout
Kenneth Harper
Harper
Hofacket
Record League Attendance Across 1773 Matches
London report notes 1 773 British soccer league games drew 25 927 980 spectators this season. The tally reflects broad fan turnout across divisions and venues.
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London
UPS
Texas Senate Approves Two Term Governor Limit
The Texas Senate approved a constitutional amendment limiting a governor to two consecutive elected terms. Sen. Dorsey Hardeman of San Angelo sponsored the proposal which Gov. John Connally endorses and would apply to his administration. Voters would decide its effect.
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Austin
UPID
Senate
Texas
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
John Connally
Connally
Govenor
Time Covers Gala Draws 2000 Guests at Waldorf-Astoria
In New York the Time magazine birthday party gathered 2000 guests at the Waldorf Astoria. VIPs from all walks of life and countries were honored in a glittering event celebrating forty years of Time covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Who's Who
Henry A. Wallace
Clifton Daniel
Margaret Truman
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York City
Miss Truman
Center
Time Magazine
Speaker decries illegal liquor moonshine trade in US
Louis E. Howell, director of the National Council Against Illegal Liquor, told a convention that one eighth of US liquor is moonshine and has caused at least 200 deaths in 10 years. He cited 1961 bootleg production at 40 million gallons and $600 million in lost taxes, noting criminal syndicates and health dangers. He warned enforcement corruption and regional seizure patterns across southern states and growing Midwest production.
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Washington
UPI
Louis E. Howell
National Council Against
Howell
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Midwest
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Pulitzer for Texan Estes Story Wins Griffin Prize
Oscar Griffin, 30, won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for exposing the Billie Sol Estes scheme. Griffin, editor of the Pecos Independent, said the award made the trials worth it and praised the Pulitzer committee. The prize carries a $1,000 award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Billie Sol Estes
Oscar Griffin
Estes
West Texas Financial Complex
Griffin
Pecos Independent
Pulitzer Committee
Nebontes
Houston Chronicle
Demonstrators Brace Birmingham Jail Scene as Protests Grow
Police block routes with hoses as marchers from 16th Street Baptist Church head to jail. About 867 arrests that day raise month total past 2,300 with juveniles kept in jail facilities and adults sent to county facilities. Protests seek desegregation, jobs, and school integration, while a white reporter and Barbara Demming are among those arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16Th Street Baptist Church
Birmingham
Robert K. Austin
Martin Luther King Jr
Gregory
Barbara Demming
the Nation” Magazine
Military chiefs face term extensions and reshuffle rumors
The White House notes most Navy chiefs serve two years while Admiral Arleigh Burke served six. LeMay may be extended for one year making three chiefs up for reconsideration next year. Generals Taylor Wheeler Shoup and carrier skipper McDonald are central to the ongoing reshuffle amid Cuban crisis reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Navy
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Anderson
LeMay
Air Force
Defense
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
David M. Shoup
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Federal Grand Jury
B. E. Rushing Jr
John D. Stoneham
Plainview
W. R. Soloman
H. Paul Williams
Vernice Ford
O. Hughes Thomas
James Nelm Daniel
Murry Marion Glasscock
Arvel Kenneth Haggard
Anne Birkman Hubbard
Joe Kenneth Fitchett
Earl Ince Jr
David Hudgins Pinson
Jewel Maisen
Henry Burton Pruitt
David Whitlock Thomas
E. Auburn St
West Texas Hospital
Homer G. Maxey
Curtis E. Potter
F. Amherst St
Rafael Gonzales
Rt. 1
Satif Clinic
Eucebio Miranda
Rt. 2
Lauf Clinic
Jerry A. Wilson
43Rd St
Methodist Hospital
Modern Chevrolet
Richard Kuykendall
10Th St
Timmons Bros. Roofing Co
David W. Day
3Rd St
Taylor Hospital
Ronnie Greene
Ave A
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Greene
Ted Floyd
Duke
Bob Robbins
Corporation Court
Neill Trout
Peared
Henry R. Luce
Lincoln
Joseph Cannon
Abraham Lincoln
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Hedda Hopper
Ginger Rogers
Jack Dempsey
Gina Lollobrigida
Everett M. Dirksen
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Dirksen
Joe Louis
Col
Charles E
Chuck) Yeager
Rockefeller
Elsa Maxwell
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Miss Maxwell
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Venezuela
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sec. of State
Dean Rusk
Paul J. Tillich
University of Chicago Divinity School
Margaretta
Happy) Murphy
George Romney
Antonia Svenson
Alfred Svenson
Scranton
East Germany
Frankfurt
West Germany
By Charles West
TEXAN
Independent
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Courage In Journalism Forum
West
Tyler
Fei Paso
Amarillo Globe- Times
Parr
Alice Echo
Caro Brown
George Parr
South Texas
Ken Towery
Cuero
Bascom Giles
Oscar O'Neal Griffin
Liberty
Canyon News
Helen Houston Chronicle
Joint Chiefs
McDonald
U.S. Naval Academy
Pacific
Mindoro
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