Exercise Sky Shield to Ground Airplanes
The United States and Canada will ground all commercial and private aircraft for 5 1/2 hours starting 2 p.m. in a NORAD SAC training exercise. No nuclear weapons are involved as fighters and missiles test electronic counter measures amid a readied civilian disruption. Over 1,800 US flights and about 130 Canadian flights will be grounded, with 31 foreign airline flights cancelled or postponed. Hawaii unaffected.
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Partment
SAC
NORAD
United States
Canada
States
Hawaii
Alaska
Miers
Defense Department
Move to Cap Entertainers Fees Deliberated in Congress
In Washington a government move aims to set minimum and maximum fees for performers. Lawmakers discuss fair compensation and contract norms shaping the entertainment industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Congressional bids set to cap show business stars pay
Washington observers note lawmakers push a $425 weekly cap on performances for government benefit. The debate centers on whether stars like Helen Hayes and Joey Adams are overpaid while scientists deserve higher pay as a broader wage issue in federal funding.
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Washington
Congress
Uncle Sam
Helen Hayes
Joey Adams
U.S
South America
Tennesee Williams
Thornton Wilder
State Department
Far East
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Monroney
Congressional
William Ayers
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Open Range Reunion In Lovington Under New President
Lovington area rancher Wil Grey became president of the Open Range Cowboy Association at a Saturday reunion in Lovington. About 250 attendees heard queen Mrs. C B Cochran of Hobbs and sweetheart Mrs. Jack Jackson named for the year, with other noted members and travelers from California and Beaumont.
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Lovington
Wil Grey
C B. Cochran
Hobbs
F E. B. Love
Cochran
Lea County
Jack Jackson
Nell Taylor
Mallanar
L. O. Tomlinson
Frank WyCof
D. C Hobbs
Carlsbad
J. F. Thrasher
Laura Wilks
Lowington
Clara Roberts
Alta Greer
el] Cazon
Calif
James W Knowles
Beaumont
Honest Well Owners Hurt by Texas Oil Theft Scandal
An economist testifies that illegal oil production kept state allowable outputs low, costing Texas honest wells and lifting bribes to state officials. He cites an estimated 200000 barrels monthly theft and potential losses exceeding 54 million dollars as hearings proceed in Dallas.
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Carlton F. Wilson
Dallas
UPID
Texas
East
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Robert Lockwood
Texas House
Will Wilson
State Railroad Commission
Wilson
L. D. Murphy
East Texas
Commission
Nelson Decker
Murphy
Decker
Texas Rangers
E. B. Hearn Jr
Loneview Drilling
Billy Bridewell
Tyler
E. W
Jelly) Seates
W. S
Bull
G. U
Pappy
Texas House General Investigating Committee
Charles Ballman
Borger
Price Daniel
Railroad Commission
William Murray
Churchill May Give Up Seat In Parliament
The Sunday Times reports from Conservative circles that Sir Winston Churchill, age 85, plans to quit Parliament and not defend his Woodford Essex seat at the next election. Comments from downline aides were unavailable. Churchill has recently recovered from illness and a broken thigh. The piece also covers Texas oil drilling corruption probes and calls for special legislative action.
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Churchill
London
The
Sunday Times
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston
Hyde Park Gate
Anthony Montague- Browne
Winnie
Woodford
Essex
W. H. Barlow- Wheeler
Winston
House of Commons
Randolph
Eight Arrested For Defying New Park Ordinance
Eight men were arrested in Mackenzie Park after a city ordinance banning possession or consumption of intoxicating beverages in park premises went into effect. Three arrests occurred Friday and five on Saturday. most detainees were Latin American and one was a juvenile. A separate report notes thefts including a $100 tire and wheel from a tractor trailer at Simmons Truck Haven and a $30 tachometer from a car on Texas Ave, plus burglary at Earl Bowie’s home with multiple items stolen.
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Mackenzie Park
Simmons Truck Haven
Idalou Road
Texas Ave
E. A. Birdsong
Sheriff's Office
Motor Inn
Earl Bowie
N. Qurt
Finkbines Return to Phoenix After Sweden Abortive Controversy
Mrs Sherri Finkbine and her husband Robert arrive in Phoenix seeking a stable home life after her trip to Stockholm to obtain a legal abortion to prevent birth of a deformed child. She remains undecided about future plans and emphasizes returning to teaching and family life.
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Phoenix
UPI
Sherri Finkbine
Robert
Stockholm
Sweden
Sky Harbor
Finkbine
Arcadia High School
Argentina to Build Caustic Soda Plant in Patagonia
Buenos Aires reports Argentina plans to build a new facility in Patagonia to produce caustic soda and chlorine. The project is estimated to cost 36 million dollars and construction is set to begin soon.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Patagonia
Slaton Man Hurt In Cattle Truck Crash
Ershel Pryor aged 38 of Slaton was treated at Crosbyton Hospital for a deep shoulder cut and bruises after a Lewter Feed cattle truck overturned seven miles east Friday night. Ten steers were killed and others freed. officials continued rounding up cattle Saturday.
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Ershel Pryor
W. Panhandle
Slaton
Crosbyton
Roscoe Graduate Wins 2000 Scholarship for Texas Tech
Louis Castro, 18, son of Manuel and Mrs Castro, an honor Roscoe High graduate from a farming family, wins the 1962 Mr and Mrs Hiram Parks Scholarship. The award, founded by the Parks in Lubbock in 185, supports a Latino student pursuing nuclear physics at Texas Tech.
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Hiram Parks
Texas Tech
Louis Castro
Roscoe High School
Manuel L. Castro
Roscoe
Eugene Castro
Lubbock
Castro
Scottie Mae Tucker
Tech
John R. McKay
Roscoe Public Schools
Darkhorse
Parks
Louis
Tucker
FDA Official Denies Phenacetin Put On Prescription
The acting FDA medical director stated there is no talk of making phenacetin a prescription drug or withdrawing it from the market. He noted safe use at normal doses, with concerns rising only from long term or excessive use without medical guidance. The inquiry followed Sweden’s move to require prescriptions and a report of potential deaths linked to high usage.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
Howard I. Weinstein
Weinstein
FDA
George P. Larrick
Weinsteinaid
Sweden
Lionel Jacobs
Sydney
Australia
Plane Crash Kills Fort Worth Family Investigated
Investigators probing a twin engine Cessna 310 crash near a Durango field found the left propeller failed after takeoff but could not determine it as the crash cause. The craft pancaked into prairie, flames engulfed the wreck, and six family members from Fort Worth were killed including Gerald Quinn, 38, his wife Imogene, 36, and their four children aged 2 to 8.
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Durango
Colo
UPI
Fort Worth
Gerald Francis Quinn
Chamlin Oil and Refining Co
Imogene
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D-Wye
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
McGee
Economist
William
Whipstock Bill) James
Kilgore
James
Oil and Gas
L. R. Jacobs Iease
Rusk County
David Moore
Gladewater
Ask Special Seasion
New Park
Finkbines
Roscoe Graduate
Tech Foreign Language Department
Carton
Kraft’s
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del Monte
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