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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1961
Page
2
UPI reports Allan D. MacPherson 24 Plainfield president of a sport parachute club and former paratrooper died when his single engine plane lost control Sunday and plunged seven thousand feet into a hay field. He had more than 230 jumps.
The Congo parliament convening in Leopoldville is delayed perhaps to next week. Rebels from Orientale and Kivu sent in allegations and others agreed to do so as deputies arrived for the session. Premier Ileo said Tshombe in Katanga agreed to reunite with the central regime after two months in prison.
UPI reports James E. Webb, head of the U.S. space agency, predicts the United States will beat the Soviet Union to a manned Moon landing by decade's end with three Americans on the Moon. Cost estimates range between 20 and 40 billion dollars, with shared scientific and technical benefits. Symington urges strong presidential leadership in space, while NASA plans a 6-foot satellite launch to gather engineers data for future flights.
Washington reports that the United States and Russia resume preliminary disarmament talks on Monday as sources say the U.S. proposed expanding next month's conference to 20 nations. The idea, discussed by Kennedy adviser John J. McCloy and Russia’s UN delegate Valerian A. Zorin, aims to include Latin American, African, and Asian nations.
Washington UPI reports the Small Business Administration received 43 25 loan applications from February to May. Administrator John E. Horne notes 1797 loans totaling 90 300 000 were approved. In Durango Mexico over 22 000 Catholics protested outside the local cathedral decrying communism as a threat to church and family.
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