ZIP Code rollout in Pampa aims to speed mail service
Postmaster Q K Gaylor announced Pampa will adopt the national ZIP Code system on July 1. All residents will use 791 prefix with 65 for street delivery 66 for boxholders, yielding codes such as 79065 or 79068. Gaylor emphasized ZIP is the essential element after city and state in addresses.
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Gaylor
Q. K. Gaylor
U. S
Texas
C. K. Gaytor
Williston St
Soviet to Name First Woman in Space This Week
Unconfirmed reports from Moscow say the Soviet Union plans to send the first woman into space possibly within days or by the opening of the International Women’s Congress on June 24. The candidate is described as unmarried and in her early 20s, with reportedly superior physical tests and a calm, friendly demeanor toward cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Mostow
Fi Carrenteko
Andrian Nikolayev
Connally hints special session not needed in Texas
Governor John Connally indicated a special session may be unnecessary if higher education can operate on the funds already appropriated, ruling out a session before Sept. 1. He criticized the final budget for cutting $142 million from his education program and warned the 2nd year of the biennium will be crucial for funding. He pledged to stay in touch with educators to assess needs and determine the best interests of Texans.
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Austin
UPI
John Connally
Texas
Connally
Joint Conference Committee
Newark
Coxas
Nalben
Waikie
Ricky Calepary
Pampan Hurt in Car Truck Crash at Starkweather Crossing
A car driven by A J Hall of 630 36th in Lubbock and an oilfield truck driven by James W Jennings of 624 N Carr collided at the Starkweather railroad crossing about 1 20 p m yesterday. Hall and Jennings received citations for driving on the wrong side of the road. Hall’s car suffered extensive damage while the truck had minor damage. Adams was taken to Highland General Hospital and released after treatment for minor injuries.
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Lubbock
James Jennings
Starkweather Crossing
Hall
Daily News
G, H. Adams
Kingsmill
Starkweather
James W. Jennings
N. Carr
Jennings
Adams
Highland General Hospital
Kennedy Seeks Racial Golden Rule Support
President Kennedy urged national backing for a racial Golden Rule to end discrimination from lunch counters to polling places. He warned of rising discontent threatening public safety and called for urgent action in Congress and daily life. He planned new legislation to enshrine equality in law and practice.
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UPS
Kennedy
Congress
Wea
Emperor dedicates Ethiopian school for 10 students
Dedicating a Soviet style school at Bahr Dar in Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie announced the facility would help establish self sufficiency for Eshiopa. The ceremony took place Tuesday with ten students in attendance.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
NAACP Strategist Fatally Shot in Back
Medgar Evers, 37, a Mississippi NAACP field secretary and civil rights leader, was shot in the back early today while returning from a rally in Jackson. The FBI was asked to aid the investigation as authorities pursued the shooter amid a wave of racial tensions in the South.
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Jackson, Miss
UPJ
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mississippi
Roy Wilkins
New York
Pierce
Allen Thompson
Destin
Fla
Thompson
Jackson
Soviet Health Officials Visit Texas Hospitals
Soviet health officials wrap a U.S. hospital tour with Dallas Baylor Medical Center stop. Aleksei Safonov notes time constraints and sees varied hospital financing and ties to medical schools as indicators of quality. Delegation planned a stop at Jack County Hospital in Jacksboro while visiting Texas facilities.
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UPI
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U.S
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Jacksboro
Baylor Medical Center
Aleksei Georgievich Safonov
State Department
New Mexico
NASA to end Mercury missions and push Gemini program
NASA Administrator James Webb told the Senate Space Committee that there will be no further Mercury space shots. The agency will focus on Gemini missions with two astronauts to pave the way to the moon and requested $4.7 billion for NASA's plans.
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Aps
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Webb
National Aeronautes and Space Administration
NASA
Senate
Space Agency
Thunderstorms Kick Up Winds Hail in West Texas Area
West and North Central Texas from Abilene to the Red River saw thunderstorms, dust storms, and gusty winds with hail. Pampa reported two hours of rain with marble sized hail and a 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. shower, no major damage noted. US Weather Bureau forecast more thundershowers and heat across the state.
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United Press International
Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas
Texas
Abilene
Red
Pampa
Relty
U. S. Weather Bureau
Darhart
Corpus Christi
Sam Angelo
Macmillan Wins Cabinet Back in Full Support Crisis
London sources report Prime Minister Harold Macmillan has full backing from his cabinet after a two hour secret session. The move aims to shore up leadership amid the Profumo scandal as Macmillan confronts Labour next week and resists calls to resign.
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UPI
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Britain
Scotland
United States
Securiy
Councrl
John Profumo
Profumo
Aental
Gersis
Dennis
Alabama enrolls two Negroes under National Guard protection
In Tuscaloosa two Black students began classes at the University of Alabama watched by federalized National Guard troops. Vivian Malone and James Hood walked to their first classes with light campus activity and photographers present. Governor Wallace said state officers would be withdrawn within four days, signaling a tense moment in the civil rights crisis.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
UPI
Universiy of
Alabama
National Guard
Montgomery
Vivian Malone
Mobile
Ala
U. S
Braldarg
Matone Eneed
James A. Hood
East Gadsden
S&s
Tiny
George ©. Wallace
Kennedy
Comer Hall
Miss Malome
Kennedy test ban sparks military misgivings in UPI report
WALLINGTON United Press International reports U S military leaders doubt Kennedy’s new atmospheric test ban. Some urge a potential 10 megaton weapon despite present 25 megaton bombs, warning Russia could deploy a 100 megaton warhead in orbit with future boosters. Congress expected to hear views as Kennedy sets stage for talks with Moscow.
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UPI
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Kennedy
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Congress
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American Universiy
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Moscow
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