Pro Reds Claim Support Amid Shelling at Plain of Jars
In Vientiane Laos the Pathet Lao reaffirmed support for the coalition government while firing more than 1000 shells at neutralist positions on the Plain of Jars. The high command met in Sam Nue and was said to include Red China and North Vietnam advisers. Diplomatic sources expect protracted talks to outline grievances before Souvanna Phouma.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
Pathet Lao
Plain of Jars
Mao Tse-tung
Pathet Lan High Command
Im Sam Neu
Souvanna Phousma
Red China
Viet Nam
Souvanna
Phoumi Nosavan
Geneva
Kenya Ceremony Marks Start of Self-Government
Kenya marks self-government as Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta sworn in a cabinet before 15,000 Africans. The crowd roared to honor leaders who once faced Mau Mau imprisonment, while the new constitution grants internal self rule with foreign affairs, defense, and internal security still under British control.
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Vnastrobi
Kenya
UPT
Jomo Kenyatta
Karambee
Kenyatta
Elizabeth
Britain
Malcom MacDonald
Elisabethville Unsafe for President Tshombe to Return
Katanga acting president Evariste Kimba said Elisabethville would be unsafe for President Tshombe to return after he fled three days earlier amid reports of a central government warrant for his arrest. Katanga minister warned refusal to return would imply deception of Katangan people.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Evariste Kimba
Maise Tshombe
Tshombe
Leopoldville
First Load of Wheat Reaches Gray County Co-op
Lloyd R. Harvey, farming 6 miles east of Pampa, delivered the first load of Gray County wheat to Miami feed and Grain Co-op Friday. Co-op manager Bill Tothert reported dry land wheat was cut Wednesday and Thursday, averaging ten bushels per acre. County Agent Foster Whaley noted yields surpassed the expected average. Harvey and family have farmed in the Gray County area for 20 years on about 1 3/4 sections.
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Gray County
Lloyd R. Harvey
Pampa
Miami
Pampan Escapes Blazing Auto Near Skellytown
Pampan Lowe escaped a burning car after it left the road three miles east of Skellytown. The vehicle struck guard posts and went into a ditch igniting oil from the Mats. Patrolman Lane saw the crash and helped summon an ambulance. the incident occurred around 6 1 pan Friday afternoon.
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Lowe
Pampa
Highland General Hospital
Skellytown
Paul Sigle
Panhandle
First Nationalist Pilot Defects to Communist China
Radio Peking reported that a Nationalist Chinese pilot defected to Communist China in an F- fighter plane. The Nationalist government confirmed a plane missing and identified the defector as Captain Hsu Ting-Tse of the 44rd Serdardun,ith Circup, Ind Wing. An official spokesman said one jet lost contact during a thunderstorm, with location not disclosed.
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Formosa
CPI
Radio
Broadcast
Aad
Hsu
China
Aryborne
Chan Hsueh Tong
Navy Backtracks on Thresher Finding After Photos
United Press International reports the Navy paused its claim that the sunken submarine Thresher was located. An underwater search resumes after court testimony questioned the eight photographs said to show the Thresher. Experts testified none of the images could be definitively identified as the sub, with one image likely a weight on the camera.
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UPI
Navy
Thresher
Cape Cod
Mass
Worzel
New Pastors Appointed to Pampa District Churches
Northwest Texas Council of Methodist Churches held a closing session in Abilene on Saturday naming district superintendent changes. Dr Howard Crawford moves to Plaineview First Methodist. Lloyd Hamilton fills Bee Springs. Sach to Big Spring First. Hy DeWitt Seago to Brownfield district. Dallas Denison to last Chari Sweeter. Barapa district adds Carrourett Ray Copeland Lefors Oran PL Siu Morse J C Cleveland Sanford Charles D. Sw and Spearman Charles R Gates.
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Tien Bo Ariestong
Howard Crawford
First Methodist
Plaineview
Bobbock
Crawford
Dro Marvin Boyd
Bren
Conference Council
Board of Education
Lloyd Hamilton
Borger
Ho Clydé Smith
Bee Spring
Sach
Big Spring
Brownfield
Hy DeWitt Seago
Superitendent
Dallas Denison
Chari Sweeter
Barapa
Carrourett
Ray Copeland
Groom
Lefors
Oran PL Siu
Coton Center
Morse
J. C. Cleveland
Cone
Sanford
Charles D. Sw
Spearman
Charles R. Gates
Sweetwater Highland Heights Church
Pope Enters Pentecost in Coma Amid Illness
Pope John XXIII remained in a deep coma on Pentecost Sunday as doctors reported worsening weakness from a stomach growth and suspected cancer. Cardinal officials said he showed brief lucidity, murmuring Jesus, while crowds in St. Peter’s Square kept vigil and the pope prepared for death with his priests nearby.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican Radin
Pontits
Vatican
Papal
Council to Consider Drag Strip Plan Approved
Pampa drag strip enthusiasts will get further consideration at Tuesday mornings City Commission meeting. The commission will review a request to use the old Reeves Air Base landing strips south of the cay off Highway TA along with several other routine matters as noted by Day Manager Harold Schnitzer.
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Pampa
City Commission
Reeves Air Base
Cay
Hwy TA
Harold Schnitzer
President Nico L Gyunitsky Meets De Gaulle in Paris
President Nico Las Gyunitsky arrived in Paris on Friday night for a chief visit. He told newsmen he hopes to discuss with President Charles de Gaulle the possibility of concluding certain agreements with France.
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Paris
UPI
Nicolas Gyunitsky
Topo
Charles de Gaulle
France
CoC Plans Caravan To Canadian River Dam
A Pampa Chamber of Commerce caravan of members and city officials will tour the Canadian River Dam site nine miles northwest of Borger on Monday following the chamber luncheon. The dam, part of the Bureau of Reclamation project, will supply municipal and industrial water to multiple cities and feature recreational use. The structure near Sanford, across the Canadian River, is 6,490 feet long with a maximum height of 228 feet and will create a reservoir of about two and a half million acre feet when full.
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Pampa Chamber of Commerce
Canadian River Dam
Borger
FE. O. Wedgeworth
Caroanade Innay
Chamber
Buerea of Reclamation
Trebes
Canadian River
Pampa
Borer
Amarillo
Plainview
Lubbock
Levelland
Brownfield
Staton
Yahoka
O'Donnell
Lumves
Sanford
Lions State Ladies Night Installation
The Noon Lions Chibii will host annual ladies night installation banquet at 7 p.m. at the Recreation Hall of First Methodist Church. Officers to be installed include Dudley Steele president Max Presnell first vice president Hubard Cox second vice president Tony Lew, with new directors D4 Figers and Ravenant Dorsey. Also named are Val McConmetl Tioldiver as directors, Wells Howard Civentee, and Lewis Tacktey as incoming president Stevie succeeds Fd blood. Public notices on construction of a new aqueduct project and highway death toll reports follow, detailing May 1966 completion dates and rising memorial weekend traffic fatalities.
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First Methodist Church
Dudley Steele
Max Presnell
Fist
Ds Hubard Cox
Tony Lew
Tien Baat Teurse Brbeluie
Tail Switer
Bo Gasdor
Ravenant Dorsey
Val McConmetl
Howard Civentee
Lewis Tacktey
Stevie
Fd Blood
Ralph Thomas
Internat
Tians District
Gavernor
Wedgeworth
President of Viet Nam tries to pacify Buddhists
In Saigon President Neo Dinh Duan replaced three northern officials amid a Buddhist protest wave over perceived religious discrimination. Hunger strikes and demonstrations spread, with reports of violence and clashes near Hue and Hue’s crown region. Western observers fear widening gaps between the government and Buddhist leaders as hunger actions intensify and calls for broader protests grow.
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Saigon
UPJ
Neo Dinh Duan
Plany
Hie
Sales Diem
Qeency
Texas Fatalities Rise in Auto Wrecks and Drownings
A Texas report shows at least 17 deaths from auto wrecks and five drownings with seven more killed in miscellaneous violence. Two airmen from Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls died when their car overturned near Sherman. Victims include Douglas N May, 23, and Joseph S Melendon, 19. Three Geling High School students Billy Cody Gene Kinney and Mike Carter, all 14 or older, were killed en route to Sherman for driver tests. Roald Jackson, 14, and Jim Webster, 80, died in separate incidents. Skye Elaine Walford, 2, died when a sewing machine fell on her. Maj. June B Neely, 49, of San...
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Atea Ress International
P. Om
Sheppard Air Fore Base
Wichita Falls
Sherman
Douglas N
May
Joseph $. Melendon
Geling High School
Billy Cody
Gene Kinney
Mike Cartery
Roald Jackson
Houston
Jim Webster
Memphis
Tes
Skye Elaine Wallford
Dallas
Maj
San
Texas
Bosch Says U S Senator Shouldn't Try to Run DR
Santo Domingo reports President Bosch denied a charge by US Representative Armisted Selden that the Dominican Republic is in danger of a communist takeover. He criticized Selden for claiming to represent Alabama and warned against Congress supporting such attempts.
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U.S
Santo Domingo
UPD
Armisted Selden
Dangwat Republic
Seddon U
Milton
Aldona
Dorritista
Bosch Sai
Alabama
Sant
Representa E Selden
Los Congress
Bruce & 4
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