U S Atom Strength Emphasis After Congress Defense Funds
The administration will not spend 780.3 million for extra bombers and space efforts, citing nuclear strength advantage over the Soviet Union. Defense Secretary McNamara and Kennedy approved impounding 514.5 million for B 52 bombers, 180 million for B 70, and 85.8 million for Dyna Soar, after a thorough review of accelerated defense buildup.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ashington
Congress
America
Russia
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
McNamara
Defense Department
Soviet Union
Area Road Work Set in South Plains District
Texas Highway Department will spend 908200 for federal and state highway improvement in South Plains District Five during 1962 under the state program. O L Crain lists projects in Castro Floyd Gaines Garza Lamb counties including seal coats on highways 86 207 U S 180 and U S 84 with distances and costs totals.
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Texas Highway Department
South Plains
BD. C. Greer
Texas Highway Commission
Greer
O. L. Crain
Lubbock
Castro County
Parmer County
Dimmitt
Dimmitt East
Deaf Smith
Parmer
Floyd County
Floydada
Gaines County
U. S. 180
U.S. 385
Seminole East Fol
Garza County
U.S. 84
Lynn County
15Th Street
Lamb County
Bahia de Nipe Hijacked Vessel Bound for Miami
Coast Guard received a message from the Cuban freighter Bahia de Nipe stating it is being diverted to the United States with defector crew. The captain and three officers seek political asylum as the ship heads toward Miami. The freighter was hijacked last August and diverted to Norfolk previously.
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Miami
UPS
Coast Guard
Bahia de Nipe
United States
Norfolk
Navy's Mightiest Carrier Constellation Joins Atlantic Fleet
The 75,000 ton carrier Constellation joins the Atlantic Fleet after commissioning delays from a December fire that killed fifty workers. New York honors her as flag ship amid a ticker tape parade. cost total about 300 million dollars. The ship is 5 blocks long with a four acre deck and a crew of 4000 and 100 aircraft.
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Associated Preau
YORK
Constellation
U. S. Navy
New York
Broadway
Thomas J. Walker
Brooklyn Navy Yard
U.S. Naval
Enterprise
Dupre Exes Three R's Modern Mix At Reunion
Jerry Nislar, a former Dupre Elementary student now with two children in the school, attended the first annual M. M. Dupre Elementary School homecoming at O L Slaton Junior High. Nislar, co president of the PTA, led former teachers and alumni in recalling Dupre’s strong legacy and a shift back to fundamentals.
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Daddy
M. M. Dupre
Nancy Nislar
Dupre
Niki
Jerry Nislar
Nislar
Dupre PT
Dan Martin
Avalanche-Journal
Mth
M. M. Dupre F
O.L. Slaton
Nissar
Assn
PTA
Testimony: A Form of Evading Under Oath
A description of testimony as a form of evasion where the key to lying is knowing when to tell the truth. The piece satirically analyzes how falsehoods are structured within judicial testimony, emphasizing strategic truth- telling as the core of deception.
Saturn Passes Maiden Flight In Race To Moon
Saturn thundered a perfect maiden flight sending 1.2 million pounds of thrust to 9 miles then dove back to the Atlantic. President Kennedy watched the launch as the United States remains years from Apollo orbiting the moon while the Soviet lead in boosters persists.
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Associated Press
United States
Soviet Union
Atlantic
Kennedy
Saturn
Wernher von See
Russia fires 50 megaton blast as UN pleads restraint
Washington reports Khrushchev vows to press on with nuclear tests. The 23rd shot in resumed Soviet testing raises fallout fears and is expected to reach the Pacific Northwest, though officials say no immediate danger. Khrushchev says scientists work to reduce after effects. See NUCLEAR Page 8.
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Washington
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Ussr
UN General Assembly
Khrushchev
Pacific Northwest
Moscow
Soviet Union
Protests in Moscow Weigh Berlin Border Tensions
U S officials criticized East German interference with U S civilian movements into East Berlin after a Friday exchange with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Thompson’s protest and a counterprotest by Gromyko left the talks unsatisfactory and shifted focus to intergovernmental discussions.
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Associated Press
Ashington
State Department
U. S
Moscow
Berlin
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Thompson
East Berlin
Gromyko
West Berlin
Lincoln
White
United States
Soviet Union
Dallas News Publisher Criticizes Kennedy At White House
Ted Dealey, publisher of The Dallas News, told President Kennedy at a White House luncheon that grass roots opinion viewed the administration as weak and that America needs a leader on horseback. He read a statement asserting Texans feel Kennedy is riding Caroline's tricycle and noted the reaction of fellow publishers.
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Yymbhington
Ted Dealey
Dallas News
Kennedy
Dealey
Texas
White House
Southwest
Caroline
Washington
United States
Charlies Woodsen
Brownwood
Dallas News Organization
Prayer request for wholesome living shared from Lubbock
A brief prayer text asks Almighty to grant power to walk soberly and honestly before children so they may choose the right path for Jesus. Signed by J. H. Dunn of Lubbock with note inviting readers to submit favorite prayers under 69 words.
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Jesus
J. HH. Dunn
Lubbock
Windy Warm Weekend Hits South Plains Area
A warm Gulf air mass lifted temperatures across the state by eight to ten degrees Friday. Winds gust to 30 mph are expected, with possible showers in southwest parts and extreme southern Texas. Lubbock will see cloudy skies and milder temperatures up to 83 degrees this afternoon.
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South Plains
Texas
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Rayburn Receives More Therapy as Illness Persists
Dallas report says 79 year old House speaker Sam Rayburn remained in serious condition after Friday irradiation treatment at Baylor Hospital. Doctors reported no significant change in his status.
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Dallas
Rayburn
Baylor Hospital
Tolerance and Housing Linked in Washington Area Study
The Greater Washington Good Neighbor Campaign found that residents in flat roofed glass houses are more likely to pledge welcoming behavior toward people of any race creed or national origin. Suburban areas showed greater readiness for open occupancy, with 21 percent of conventional homes signing versus 44 percent in contemporary homes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Greater Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Volkswagen
U S and Soviet Tanks Face Off at Berlin Border
American M48 Patton tanks in West Berlin faced 10 Soviet tanks at the Friedrichstrasse crossing with 22 Soviets in reserve nearby. MPs escorted a civilian car into East Berlin, signaling U.S. resolve on travel rights while border police briefly closed the checkpoint. Gen. Lucius D. Clay said the East German stoppage fiction is broken. garrison placed on alert for two hours and 35 minutes before easing.
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Perlin
Pointblank
Berlin
East Berlin
U.S
Friedrichstrasse
West Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
Hurricane Hattie Aims At Honduras Coast
The late season hurricane Hattie neared the southern Caribbean and headed toward the Honduras coast. Forecasters warned of gusts between 60 and 80 miles per hour threatening northeastern Honduras and the north coast of Nicaragua as the storm tracked northwestward.
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Miami
Hattie
Hfe
Caribbean
Honduras
Central America
Nicaragua
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy and mild start with partly cloudy skies. Warmer daytime with southerly winds up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Cooler tonight with northerly winds. High around 44, dawn to sunset times listed, humidity near midnight.
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Lubbock
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