Berlin Red restrictions tighten cross city worker travel
East Germans with West Berlin jobs face new limits including denied facilities for their children, penalties, and home eviction. West Berlin issues identity cards preventing work in Berlin, risking job loss. Western powers protest to Soviet commandant Col. Solovyev, with approval from UK and French generals, while Willy Brandt’s spokesman says no action was requested.
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Gould Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
West Berlin
Red
Reds
Soviet Union
West
Information Bureau West
Watson
Rohan Delacombe
Jean Lacomme
Washington
London
Paris
Willy Brandt
Dillon Off To Uruguay For Inter American Conference
Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon left Washington for the Inter-American Economic and Social Conference in Punta del Este Uruguay. His first stop Brasilia to meet President Janio Quadros before Montevideo. He pledged a warm ready response and said delegates will attack basic causes of social injustice.
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Washington
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Latin America
Brasilia
Janio Quadros
Brazil
Montevideo
Dillon
Kennedy Signs Buildup Bill To Aid Defense Effort
President Kennedy signed a bill authorizing an extra one billion dollars for missiles ships and planes to strengthen armed forces amid Soviet Berlin pressure. The Senate moved on a broader defense package including Kennedy’s $3.5 billion request. passage seemed assured with bipartisan backing. He signed within 24 hours of House passage by a 403 to 0 vote.
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Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
Senate
House
KF. E. Holley Dies Today
Floyd Earle Holley age 56 of 1600 Avenue G died at 7 30 a m today in Snyder Hospital Clinic He had lived in Scurry County for 12 years Funeral arrangements are pending under Bolger Funeral Home care
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Floyd Earle Holley
Avenue G
Snyder Hospital
Scurry County
Bolger Funeral Home
Soviets Reply To Western Berlin Note July 17
In Moscow, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko handed notes to British, French, West German, and U S envoys in response to Western notes of July 17. The Soviet replies defend Berlin positions and warn that Western pressure risks lives in West Berlin. The replies were not immediately published. A source said Moscow press might print them Friday.
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Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Britain
France
West Germany
United States
West Berlin
Weather Summary Snyder Texas Observes Warm, Clear Conditions
Temperatures reach 91 in Snyder with a 65 degree low, readings at 7 am show 72 in North Central and Northeast Texas. Through Friday expect fair to warm weather with highs near 93 to 100 in Northwest Texas and 90 to 95 in Southeast and Southwest regions. isolated afternoon thundershowers possible in Central and Southeast Texas. variable coastal winds 5 to 15 knots.
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Snyder
Texas
Khrushchev Sees Talks With Italy Possible On Berlin Crisis
Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani said East West talks are opportune and possible after Khrushchev agreed negotiations would be useful. Fanfani warned against unilateral action, stressing will to negotiate remains strong, as Tass noted Khrushchev would press for a coordinated solution and sign a peace treaty with East Germany if needed.
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Amintore Fanfani
Berlin
Fanfani
Khrushchev
East Germany
Humbert Bianchi
Soviet Union
Texas Senate Funds $360 Million Sales Tax Bill After Filibuster
The Texas Senate passed HB20 a $360 million sales tax package at 1:18 a.m. after an eight hour filibuster by Sen. Henry Gonzalez. The vote sends the bill to the House where a joint committee is expected. one amendment limited the 2 percent tax to certain fabrics.
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Austin
Texas
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
House
Senate
Gonzalez
Congress
U. S
Paul Kilday
Wardlow Lane
Center
Gunmen Hijack Continental Plane Halts Cuban Flight
Hijackers took control of a Continental jet en route from Los Angeles to Houston and forced it to land in El Paso to refuel. Gunfire halted its departure after seven hours, with 12 people removed from the aircraft and four hostages remaining. One passenger reported a pregnant woman became hysterical before the plan’s release of most passengers.
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FL Paso
Cuba
Continental Airlines
EL Paso, Tex
el Paso
International Airport
Ft. Bliss
Los Angeles
Houston
Tex
Adelia Wysong
San Antonio
Phoenix
Ariz
Havana
Stanley M. Smith
Kansas City
Charles Krepps
Krepps
Smith
Passenger Awakened To Aboard Hijacking Drama
A Houston Chronicle interview recounts a midflight hijack from El Paso to Havana. Four men seized the plane. one gunman, about 18, carried a .45 automatic. After landing authorities shot the jet’s tires and fuel tanks as negotiations for a smaller plane continued.
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Houston Chronicle
Ronny Tiner
Houston Marine el Paso
Havana
Cuba
el Paso
I Paso
Border Patrol
FBI
Police
Chilean girl to join Snyder High for 1961 62
Celsa Isabel Saravia Bown of Chile will attend Snyder High School for the 1961 62 term. Final approvals by AFS national headquarters and the local chapter are complete. She will live with the Williams family at 708 Twenty seventh Street Snyder.
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Celsa Isabel Saravia Bown
Chile
Snyder Highn
American Field Service
AFS
Foreign Exchange
Raymond Williams
Elizabeth Ann
Celsa
Williams
Twenty - Seventh Street
Miami
Fla
Dallas
Snyder High School
Celia
United States
University of
U. S
University
North America
Gustavo Saravia
Rebeca Bown
Fernando
Fred
U. S. Marines
Santa Ana
Calif
Lincoln School
Central
Snyder General Hospital
SHS
Marines
Japan
U. S. Marine Corps
AFS National Headquarters
M. H. Roe
Snyder
Joe F. Carvile
Cargile
West Texas State Bank
Lowry
Forty - Second Street
16 American vacationers dead as bus sinks in Lake Lucerne
Divers located the submerged bus at 166 feet in Lake Lucerne after it slid from a ledge following a collision with a truck. Fifteen bodies were recovered. 19 passengers and three crew escaped. Two honeymooners were treated and hotel rooms prepared for the party.
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Hergiswil
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Pannier
Robert Work
Connellsville
Lucerne
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Andrei I. Solovyev
JFK
KF. E. Holley
Gerald A. Behn
White House
Secret Service
Behn
James J. Rowley
A. E. Baughman
Kremlin
Karen, Patman
Schwartz
Willis
Krueger
Neveille Colson
Navasota
A. M. Aikin
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
Andy Rogers
Childress
Bizerte
Tunisia
Bulletin
By Bill Richardson
Arizona City
Gerker
Young
Texas Department of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
Robert Grimmitt
By Ronner Tliner
Burton - Lingo Lumber Company
Celsa Bown
Bus
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