Steel firms scolded for price hikes in inflation flare
Washington reports the White House condemns steel price increases as inadequate, while major producers including Inland Steel, U S Steel, Bethlehem, and Jones & Laughlin raise prime grade hot and cold rolled sheet prices by $3. Gardner Ackley urges restraint. Moyers says inflation concerns loom, with government seeking talks before further increases.
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Washington
White House
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Bill D. Moyers
Ackley
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Bethlehem Steel
Moyers
Inland Steel
Inland
Jones & Laughlin
Armco
Pittsburgh’ Steel Co
National Steel Corp
John F. Kennedy
America
Bandit Linked to Donut Shop Holdup and Slaying
A masked bandit who stole $2 from Henry Whitehurst at the Big Dipper Donut Shop on East Highway is also a suspect in the slaying of 65 year old nightwatchman Lewis Thomas Snyder of Roscoe. Snyder was shot with a .45 pistol found near his body at Main and Broadway. Police issued a statewide alert as officers piece together the robbery and crime scenes.
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Henry Whitehurst
East Highway
Lewis Thomas Snyder
Roscoe
Snyder
Mullin McDonald
Plainview
Main and
Broadway
Winn’s Grocery
Kerby Smith Magnolia Station
Santa Fe
A. G. Johnson
Forrest Chevrolet Co
Sweetwater
Key Brothers Implement Co
Wells Funeral Home
Falls County
Mavis Witherspoon
Roscoe, Snyder
Three Bodies Recovered From Lifeboat Search
The Falmouth and Fowey lifeboats recovered three bodies today believed to be from the missing excursion boat Darlwin. The 45 foot boat disappeared Sunday off the Cornish coast with 31 aboard.
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Falmouth
Senators Back Compromise Bill to End Airline Strike
The Senate’s leaders from both parties support a plan to order strikers back for 30 days and let President Johnson appoint a mediation panel for up to 150 more days if no agreement is reached. Javits and Dirksen pledged swift action as debate continued.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Mansfield
iPresident
Paniel
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
El Paso Area Sees Heavy Rain and Flooding
Widespread downpours hit West Texas with up to 5 feet of water in arroyos near El Paso, flooding homes and washing out a U S 85 bridge. Alpine Presidio Bergstrom and Austin recorded significant rainfall while cooler air spread across the state and rain tapered by morning.
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el Paso
Texas
Austin
Weather Bureau
Sierra Blanca
Alpine
Presidio
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Laredo
San Angelo
Victoria
Buffer Zone Bombed Again in Southeast Asia War Actions
U S B 52s and ground forces pressed in the buffer zone between North and South Viet Nam with airstrikes and combat in highlands near the Cambodian frontier. North Vietnamese regulars kept contact briefly as 81 enemy casualties were reported, while a 68 man infantry unit suffered heavy losses. Air missions through Hastings included 1 209 sorties with hits on sites, depots, and supply lines.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
Central Plateau
U S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Peter Arnett
Guam
Demili
North Viet Nam
Hastings
Demilitarized Zone
Viet Nam
Panhandle
Service Set Friday For Mrs Wills
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Wills 96 died Wednesday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after living in Fluvanna Scurry County since 1900. Survived by three daughters Eliza beth Rea Kerrville and Austin and Eunice Wills Kerrville, a son R B Wills Fluvanna, a sister Allie Wilson Belton, 10 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren 4 great great grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday Fluvanna Church of Christ burial Fluvanna Cemetery Bolger Funeral Home. Pallbearers listed.
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Annie Elizabeth Wills
Scurry County
Methodist
Lubbock
Wills
Fluvanna
Bell County
J. R. Wills
Willis
John M. Austin
Elizabeth Rea
Amarillo
Eunice Wills
Kerrville
R. B. Wills
Allie Wilson
Belton
Fluvanna Church of Christ
Don Browning
Steve Brackeen l
Fluvanna Cemetery
Bolger Funeral Home
Harry Kingston
Marshall Gleghorn
Sandy Holder
J. D. Patterson
Hurston Lemons
Jack Hunnicutt
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions
Across Texas areas including North Central Northeast and coastal zones forecast clear to partly cloudy nights with warmer Friday conditions. Highs range from the upper 80s to mid 100s with lows in the 60s to lower 80s and scattered showers mainly Friday or tonight in several regions.
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Snyder
Texas
Doctor Says Brain Tumor Not A Factor
Pathologist says Charles Whitman did not have a brain tumor influencing his rampage. He described a small benign astrocytoma likely undetectable by routine exams and not responsible for explosive behavior. Autopsy notes multiple fatal gunshot wounds and bullet damage to the chest and arm.
Connally Considers Sealing Insanity Pleas in Slayings
Gov. John Connally spoke after a Texas policy meeting addressing new ideas to shield killers from punishment by sealing insanity pleas. He noted the 1968 University of Texas massacre, likening it to past national tragedies, and said no specific plan was ready.
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Jack Keever
Ansensy
Austin
Texas
Connally
John Connally
University of Texas
Kennedy
Rio de Janiero
South America
Charles J. Whitman
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
University
Robert A. Miles
Col
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
John Peace
San Antonio
Texas Public Safety Commission
Lester Palmer
W. W. Heath
University Regents
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Council of ‘Economic Advisers
Pittsburgh ‘Steel Co
Pittsburgh
Source
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pacific Railway
Church of Christ
Wilda Mae Dixon
Edna Kinnard
Pecos
Martha Rae Kidd
Hobbs
N.M
Melba Boyd
Hurst
Ethel Champion
Durwood Snyder
Joe Snyder
Crane
David Snyder
Otho Snyder
Loraine
Tom Turk
Inez Britton
Saxie
Walter R. Mears
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
The
Associated Press
Cmmands
Whitman
de Chenar
M. D. Anderson Hospital and
Tumor Institute
Houston
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