Peace Corps Wins Permanent Status From Congress
Congress votes to grant permanent status to the Peace Corps as President Kennedy requests. House passes 253-78 after objections. Senate voices approval. Funding for the first year remains undecided with a conference committee ironing out money and foreign aid options. Staffing caps set at 7 top admin posts in Washington and 20 senior officials. About 2,700 volunteers planned by end of next year for teaching surveying farming and technical aid abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Peace Corps
Kennedy
House
Senate
Senate House
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Curtis
Sargent Shriver
Surinam Bank Funds Parama Ribo Housing Project
A Dutch bank agrees to finance the Parama Ribo housing project in Surinam, supporting construction and local development with new funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surinam
Paramaribo
Government Calls For Ban On Telephone Eavesdropping
House investigators urged a universal ban on government telephone monitoring unless callers are warned in advance. The subcommittee found 33 of 137 agencies allowed monitoring, 21 had no rules, and 17 required no warning. It cited 876 devices on GSA lines and urged strict regulations to curb snooping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Burnham
Washington
UPI
House
Government Information Subcommittee
General Services Administration
White House
Peace Corps
Budget Bureau
Civil Rights Commission
Amarillo diocese launches 73 000 sq mile fund drive
The Amarillo diocese begins a historic 73 000 square mile fund campaign led by A. E. Herrmann with regional chairs and a goal to build inter parish high schools in Amarillo Odessa Midland and San Angelo. Plans include a diocesan home for the aged a minor seminary and retreat houses while parish funds focus on renovations and new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Orange
Calif
Amarillo
Sisters of St. Joseph
West Texas
John L. Markovsky
A. E. Herrmann
Frank Weil
Hale Center
Anthony Willeke
San Angelo
John M. Sweeney
Odessa
Thomas J. Drury
Christ the King
Thomas Phelan
SAC
St. Elizabeth Parish
Lubbock
Plainview
Midland
Panhandle
Markovsky
St. Elizabeth's School
Herrmann
Racing Wife Keeps Pacing Through Bold Adventures
A former sled racer turned Air Force sergeant recounts a lifetime of varied sports and daring. She learned to drive a dog team from a fighter pilot, placed ninth in a championship with one hand in a brace, drove stock cars in Powider Puff races, and earned firsts in women’s sport car trials. She later joined the Air Force, lived in Alaska, and plans to learn to fly while pursuing journalism after college. She and Capt. Pearson have two children and are active in the South Plains Sports Car Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Air Force
Upstate
New York
University of Alaska
Alaska
Northwest
Capt. Pearson
Europe
Melanie Jean
Kendra Sue
Lubbock
South Plains
Oying
Klondike School District Plans Bond Election
Klondike Independent School District trustees scheduled a $150000 tax bond election for October 7 at the Klondike School. If approved the bonds would fund a new gymnasium lunchroom vocational agriculture classroom storage room and a teacherage. Voting runs 8 am to 7 pm at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike School
U.S. Admiral Warns of Possible Communist Action in Asia
Vice Admiral Charles D. Griffin commander of the U S seventh fleet warned that communists may start trouble in Asia related to the Berlin crisis. He spoke on Thursday about potential tensions in the region including Incheon Korea.
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Inchon
Korea
UPI
Charles D. Griffin
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Asia
Berlin
Marriage Licenses and Property Transfers in Lubbock and Reese Areas
Readable entries show marriage licenses for Howard Lee Strong and Miss June LaDell Simpson in Lubbock with ages 4 and 18 and others in Reese and Plainview. The court docket lists annulment and divorce suits in 9th District and county courts, plus numerous warranty deeds transferring lots in Oakwood and nearby subdivisions with values up to $22,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Lee Strong
Reese Air Force Bee
June LaDell Simpson
Bobby Joe Steward
Lubbock
Mary Lynn Padgett
Lorenzo
James Wesley Hopkins
Fry
Laura Jean Lareser
Felix Ray Sibley
Reese
Karen Kathryn Humphreys
Plainview
Samuel Edwin Waters
Reese Aire Iy Bas
Mary Ann Dailey
Lubbock Courts
9Th District Court
Howard
Davison
Mary Ina Bell McKinnon
Pat McKinnon
Badley Lumber Co., Inc
Graham Fiurrh
Oakwood Adda
Badley Enterprises, Inc
Don M. Sager
Oakwood Addn
Badley Lambor Co. Inc
Oakwood Batley Enterprises, Inc
J. D. Badley
Batley Lumber Co
Oakwood Addn. Co
EL Rappe
Curtis EF
Harrison
Bik
Addn
T. J. Sides
Elizabeth L. Dorne Lotif
College View
I. Key
Harrold
Trigg Heights
Lubbock National Bank
Tack Cain
Southwestern Public Service Co
Dale Bellamah Realty
Carp
A. J. Td Jr
Broadmoor
E. F. Forrester
James P. Gibson
Cherry Point
Lee A. Ho
F. Huckabay
Westover Heights
George A. Fields
Byers Pointer Curbos, Inc
Indian Hills
Gaston Peterson
G. RK. Kennedy
IL. Taylor
David R. Worley
KSEL
Tech Terrace
D&w Inc. Corp
William BR. King
Indian Hilla
McKenzie Acres Cord
Wiliam E. Henry
Mackenzie Terrace
Minne Pearson
Robbie Wood
Overton
Gidney Ousted Over Bank Merger Row and Resigns
The article reports that Comptroller Gidney left abruptly due to a clerical error and administration pressure amid a dispute with Robert Kennedy over antitrust bank mergers. He claimed no formal resignation was filed, noting his age and desire to finish his term, while three mergers faced Justice Department challenges. Also noted is Milo Templar, 65, Crystal City, Texas, who died from burns after a car collision near Crystal City on August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Gidney
Robert Kennedy
Comptroller
Justice Department
Department
San Antonio
Milo Templar
Crystal City
Tex
Brooke General Hospital
Ten-year terms for burglary and arson in Lubbock case
Judge Robert H. Bean sentenced 17-year-old R L Sanders of 13115 Nutmeg to ten years in state penitentiary for burglary and arson at General Lumber Co. on August 20, with concurrent terms for co-defendant John D White who also received ten years. Sanders had probation revoked from an earlier attempted burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Bean
Lubbock
R. L. Sanders
Asst. Dist
George H. Nelson
John D. White
28Th St
General Lumber i Co
E. 34Th
Nellson
Bean
Sanders
Nelson
Sauders
O. B. Parks
Oakland
Calif
Citizens National Bank
Douglas Thomas
Coleman Alley
Thomas
Wayne Love
Love
Jackie Rowland
Durant
Okla
Cecil Clint Perdue
Ave. R
Survivor of Hammarskjold Crash Makes Slow Progress
The sole survivor Sgt Harold Julien American security guard in the Dag Hammarskjold plane crash remains in critical condition at Ndola hospital. He suffers severe burns and multiple injuries with projected hospital stay of several months and about 10 days in the dangerous list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Traffic Officials Speak At PTA Meet
Lubbock traffic engineer Bill McDaniel and Capt. Jack Thomas of the city police spoke at Stewart Elementary PTA's first year meeting. They discussed a traffic safety program around city schools before about 225 attendees in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McDaniel
Lubbock
Jack Thomas
Rhodesia to Hold Inquest on Hammarskjold Crash Deaths
Rhodesia will conduct a public inquest into the deaths of Dag Hammarskjold and 14 others after a post mortem examination is completed. The coroner in Northern Rhodesia will oversee the inquiry under English practice, with evidence on identification injuries and crash causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Dag Hammarskjold
Area Unit Headquarters Details Non-Divisional Status
Capt. Smith stated the 980th unit headquarters is in Wichita and not attached to an Army Division. He explained they operate as corps troops on non-divisional status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
980Th
Wichita ‘Alls
Reward Proposed for Hammarskjold Death Investigation
Rep. Samuel Stratton introduced a bill offering a 50000 dollar reward for information identifying any person or group responsible for Dag Hammarskjold's death. He stressed the need to consider murder rather than accident in the UN secretary-general's death.
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Washington
Dag Hammarskjold
Samuel S. Stratton
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Texas Ave
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Klondike
TND District Court
Victor H. Lindsey
Eddie Martinez
Mamie Martnez
Soloman
Raymond
Escorveda
General Insurance Co. of America
Pat S. Moore
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Oliie C. Allison
Allison Electric Co
Kenneth Moody
Former Industries,Inc
Richard R. Elkins
Cunty Court
W. C. Jenkins
Myrtle Jenkins
A. J. Payne
Nona Payne
Morris A. Cooper
PTA
Rhodesia
Hammarskjold
Stratton
Ralph Lowe
Unt oRay
Brunswick
Frontier Stamps
NORGE
Motorola
Powell & Childers
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Broadway
34Th Street
Cole
Bettie Mb
Kryptok
Sunkist
34Th St
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