Taylor takes oath as joint chiefs chair amid changes
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor is sworn in as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at a White House ceremony with Atty. Gen. Kennedy officiating. He rejects a crusade for armed forces changes and pledges to align military strength behind Kennedy policies. Gen Lyman Lemnitzer is named to NATO post, while Gen Earle Wheeler becomes Army chief of staff at the Pentagon.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Army
Taylor
United States
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
U. S
NATO
Europe
Wheeler
Earle G. Wheeler
George H. Decker
Lemnitzer
Berlin
Stewardesses Accuse Pilots of Flirting and Flight Lapses
The report recounts claims that a stewardess sat on a pilot’s lap causing a throttle mishap on a Western Airlines flight. Other ex-stewardesses testified to pilots inviting flight control, piloting for fun, and a drunk officer incident. FAA chief Najeeb Halaby attended the committee hearing.
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Associated Press
Szashington
Fred W. Hazlett
Sunland
Calif
Western Air Lines
Hazlett
House
Margaret Mary Donofry
Jackson Heights
Eastern Air Lines
Atlanta
Charlotte
N. C
Marie Louise Hurley
Arlington
Far East
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker Held After Riot Charge
Former Major General Edwin Walker, arrested on insurrection charges after leading students against U.S. marshals at the University of Mississippi, failed to post a 100000 bond and was moved to the U.S. Prisoners Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He waived a preliminary hearing and asked about trial location, smiling as he spoke with U.S. Commissioner Omar Craig.
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Xford
Miss
Edwin Walker
United States
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
U.S
University of Mississippi
Omar Craig
Russell O. Settle
Walker
Ark
Army
Europe
Craig
Mississippi
Oxford
Missouri
Meredith
North
Rioting at Ole Miss sparks blame over Meredith entry
President Kennedy strengthens federal force as Gov. Barnett denies pulling state troopers, while Mississippi lawmakers blame marshals for the violence after James Meredith's campus arrival. Paratroopers join federal troops in Oxford as protests rage through the night.
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University of Mississippi
Kennedy
Barnett
Congress
Mississippi
U.S
University
Oxford
JFK
Meredith
Meredith in Oxford Sees Army Occupation and Guarded Classes
Federal troops and 1,900 infantrymen flood Oxford to enforce integration at the University of Mississippi. Lt Gen Hamilton Howze assumes command with 2,600 airborne troops as Meredith attends classes under heavy federal protection amid riots that leave two dead and dozens injured in a tense border situation near Alabama.
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United Press International
FORD
Miss
Oxford
Mississippi
Alabama
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
U. S
Hamilton Howze
Fort Bragg
N.C
101St Division
82Nd Airborne Division
Oxford-Memphis- Columbus
Meredith
Baxter Hall
Sissippi College
Courthouse Square
Ross Barnet
State Highway Patrol
Rail merger sought to gain control of three lines
The Texas and Pacific and the Missouri Pacific Railways asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to purchase stock control of three smaller lines for 9.5 million dollars.
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Washington
Upi
Texas and Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brown and Nixon clash in California governor showdown
Gov. Edmund G. Brown and challenger Richard M. Nixon faced off in their only California campaign confrontation. Nixon charged a Hughes Tool loan to Brown’s brother. Brown denied wrongdoing and called for facts. The two exchanged sharp remarks before the end of the event.
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Nixon
Avalanche-Journal
Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
Richard M. Nixon
California
Hughes Tool Co
Donald Nixon
Donald
Howard Hughes
Mr. Nixon
Sonny Boy Liston
Weather delays challenge Sigma 7 launch at Cape Canaveral
Orbital mission for astronaut Walter M. Schirra faced a 50 50 chance as weather threatened the Wednesday six orbit flight. Officials noted little change in outlook despite a simulated run and said Schirra and backup L Gordon Cooper passed medical checks at Patrick Air Force Base. Daisy storm and a cold front risk cloud cover over the cape, potentially delaying liftoff between 6 and 8 a.m. CST.
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UPS
Walter M. Schirra
Space Agency
Schirra
L. Gordon Cooper
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Howard K. Minner
Mercury
Icst
Daisy
Atlantic
Cape
Kennedy Acts Against Longshoremen Strike
President Kennedy invoked the Taft Hartley Act to blunt a dock workers walkout that shut Atlantic and Gulf ports from Maine to Texas. He ordered a three man fact finding board to report by Thursday, aiming for a strike halting injunction.
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Associated Press
Galas
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Maine
Texas
Kennedy
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Lee
Prayer for forgiveness and guidance in Jesus name
A devotional prayer asks for forgiveness for negligence and self-centeredness. It requests joy and a song to brighten the paths of those lost or brokenhearted who have not found the way, in Jesus' name.
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Jesus
Alcoholic Quip Sparks Mild Editorial Laughs
A light editorial note quotes a joke about an alcoholic who cannot keep both himself and his business in a liquid condition. The quip appears in the paper’s humor column with no further context.
Weather Map Page 5 A Lubbock Vicinity Forecast
Partly cloudy and warmer across the area with temperatures from 74 to 80 and easterly winds at 10 to 15 mph. The weather page lists high and low temperatures ending midnight with city readings for Abilene Dallas Houston Oklahoma City Roswell Denver and other stations.
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City
Parl Abilene
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Alquerque
Houston
Amartlo
Okla
Thattas
Roswell
Denver
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