Polio fears drive East German travel limits amid refugee surge
East Germany threatened travel restrictions to West Germany amid polio fears and a rising flow of refugees into West Berlin. Western officials suspect the move to tighten borders, while vaccine offers and polio case counts paint a mixed picture.
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Senate approves compromise tax plan for Texas sales tax
The Senate State Affairs Committee backed a 2.5 billion tax package rewriting the House version. Senator Wardlow Lane said debate would occur Wednesday and noted exemptions for clothing under $10. The plan introduces a 2 percent sales tax on items over 25 cents, with a 3 percent early-payment discount and a 11 percent late-payment penalty, plus a two year extension of the $2.75 corporate franchise tax. Critics like Rep. Bob Eckhardt warned the bill risks unconstitutional changes to natural gas pipelines and urged opposition.
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Texas
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Kennedy seeks 4.5 billion for military build up
Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approves the Presidents request and adds nearly a billion for bomber missile and satellite forces. The move accompanies authority to call up 250000 reservists and extend active duty tours, amid Berlin crisis tensions and rapid defense expansion.
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Kennedy
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Berlin
Russia
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
House
Robertson
School Term Opens With New Principal At Snyder
Bob Clinton begins duties as the new senior high school principal for the 1961 62 term in Snyder. Classes start Sept 1 with teachers and students preparing Aug 29 30 31. Pre school for first graders runs Aug 30 31 and Labor Day is a regular work day. Holiday calendar includes Thanksgiving Christmas Easter and the TSTA convention.
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Snyder
Texas State Teachers Association
Britain to Seek Negotiations for Common Market Entry
In Paris six foreign ministers concluded a brief WEU session signaling Britain will pursue talks to join the Common Market. Macmillan’s move sparks mixed reaction across Britain and Europe with concerns over sovereignty and concessions for British Commonwealth exports. Denmark Austria and Sweden expressed willingness to negotiate while Norway backs entry with parliamentary approval. Switzerland remains firm on neutrality and sovereignty. Portugal offered no response.
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Soviets Plan Manned Space Flight Possible Second Crew
Unofficial sources in Moscow say the Soviet Union may launch another manned orbital flight within a week or 10 days. The report notes a two man crew could be possible with a booster capable of carrying two, though Maj. Yuri Gagarin’s return is considered unlikely due to risk and tactical reasons.
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Soviet Union
Yuri Gagarin
Moon Shot Fund Okayed for 1970 Moon Mission
The Senate approved a $9.9985 billion independent offices appropriation bill funding a three-man moon mission by 1970. Amendments by Sen William Proxmire sought to pare back totals to Kennedy budget levels while a House-Senate conference settles differences. The panel also began work on a $5.161 billion Welfare and Labor bill as defense growth looms. Senator Prescott Bush said he would push to trim health funds by $277.67 million to align with Kennedy’s request.
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U.S
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D-Wis
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Welfare and Labor Departments
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R-Conn
Asians and Africans Push for U.N. Emergency Session on Bizerte
Asian and African delegates seek 50 U.N. member backing to convene an emergency General Assembly to address Tunisias accusation of French aggression in Bizerte. Ghanaian Kenneth K. Dadzie chairs the group aiming for 29 more signatories by Wednesday.
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Khrushchev
County Commissioners Award Contract On Paving Project
Scurry County commissioners awarded a contract for 8 miles of paving on Round Top road south of town. Lubbock Pavers bid $27,903, the lowest of four bids and below preliminary estimates. The court approved retaining an attorney to handle condemnation on six land tracts for a U S Highway project and approved Clyde Thomas’s bond as constable. The county judge was authorized to request the state for the county quota.
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Round Top
Lubbock Pavers
Clyde Thomas
Woman Killed By Lightning in Southeast Texas
A mother of 13, Mrs. Fritz Kilpecker, 38, was struck and killed by lightning as she retrieved clothes from a backyard line near Navasota, while a thunderstorm sparked a house fire and scattered showers cooled the region from Midland to Galveston.
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Associated Press
Texas
Navasota
Fritz Kilpecker
Houston
Tex
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions Through Wednesday
Temperatures vary across Texas with highs from the 70s to 90s and lows in the 70s. Isolated afternoon thundershowers expected in southern areas and.panhandle regions show a slight cooling trend north. Northwest to Panhandle and Southeast Texas remain mostly clear or partly cloudy through Wednesday.
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