Senate votes to limit debate on satellite bill
The Senate approved cloture 63 to 27 to end a filibuster on a government regulated satellite project. The rule limits speakers to one hour each, paving the way for passage of a privately owned but government supervised communications system. House support was 354 to 9.
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Washington
Senate
House
Liberal Democrats
At&t
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dirksen
Mansfield
Sens
Spessard
Holland
George Smathers
Florida
Wreck Victim Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Terry Albert Murphree eight will be held at Greenhill Baptist Church with Rev. Allen Cartrite and a graveside at Vera Cemetery with Rev. Crow. Burial follows at Vera under Bolger Funeral Home direction. He died Monday after a motor scooter truck crash that injured his brother Howard Lee Murphree. Survived by Clyde and Murphree family. siblings Lila and Ina Mae Murphree. grandparents and foster grandparents listed.
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Terry Albert Murphree
Ave
Greenhill Baptist Church
Allen Cartrite
Vera Cemetery
Crow
Vera
Bolger Furnal
Terry Albert
Howard Lee
Avenue R
Huffman Street
Clyde Murphree
Snyder
Ina Murphree
Perrin
Jim Davis
Texarkana
Gladys McDougald
Texas City
H. K. Thornton
Muleshoe
Lila Murphree
Ina Mae Murphree
Howard Lee Murphree
Insecticide Shampoo Causes Brain Damage
In SAN SEVERO Italy AP correspondent Bidetti a 26 year old woman died of brain damage after washing her hair with a self made shampoo from insecticide for fruit trees Police said she became lightheaded and complained of severe headache hours after massaging the mixture into her scalp.
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San Severo
Italy
Ap—Soccorsa Bidetti
Motorscooter Accidents Trigger City Meeting in Snyder
Doctors at Cogdell Memorial Hospital join Mayor Hamblen and City Manager Patterson to urge law enforcement to tighten motorscooter regulations. A statewide licensing framework is outlined, with calls for a public information drive and possible new city ordinances to cut injuries.
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Snyder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
John Hamblen
George Patterson
Patterson
Hamblen
George Killam
Killam
Texas Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Showers Bring Brief Relief From Heat Across Texas
Scattered cooling showers eased a heat wave across Snyder and Scurry County with Snyder at 0.25 inch after midnight and Helmleigh 0.2 inch. Odessa faced a 75 mph wind gusts and a power outage as a massive thunderstorm swept through. Unofficial highs reached 110 at Leakey, 106 in Houston and San Antonio, while 21st straight day of 100 plus hit in San Antonio. Cooler pockets appeared in Amarillo and Dallas as west to east showers continued.
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Snyder
Scurry County
Mercury
Town
Helmleigh
Ira
Lake Thomas
Fluvanna
Odessa
Texas
Northwest
South Texas
Leakey
Ed Thom
Houston
San Antonio
Cotulla
Larelo
Alice
College Station
Junction
Wink
Austin
Lufkin
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Lubbock
Dallas
West Texas
Abilene
East Texas
Tyler
Longview
Palestine
Dalhart
West Berlin sees renewed Soviet threats after wall clash
West Berliners attacked the wall and Soviet vehicles on the first anniversary of the barricade as crowds reached about 10 000 before Checkpoint Charlie. West German police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse rioters while Brig. Gen. Hartel investigated the incident.
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George Boultwood
Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Wall
Checkpoint Charlie
Frederick C. Hartel
Charlie
Erich Duensing
Bernauerstrasse
Wilhelmstrasse
Soviet Astronauts Continue Globe Circling Space Flight
Soviet cosmonauts Nikolayev and Popovich remained in orbit as radio Moscow reported their ships Vostok III and IV on automatic control. They logged dozens of orbits and miles, observed the moon, conducted science tests, and reported good health and normal cabin conditions.
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Preston Grover
Moscow
Soviet Union
Radio Moscow
Nikolayev
Tass
Popovich
Earth
Pavel
Golden Eagle
Vostok III
Bernard Lovell
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Sohio Research Center
Cleveland
Ohio
Vostok
A. L. Jones
Center
Records Burned in Nickel Stockpile Probe
GAO supervisor Walter Henson testified records on nickel profit contracts tied to M. A. Hanna Co and George Humphrey were destroyed in February and March. He said two Hanna setups earned over 39 million dollars on about 4.5 million invested, from contracts signed Jan 16, 1953, just before Humphrey became Treasury secretary.
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Washington
Senate
George M. Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
Gilbert Humphrey
Walter M. Henson
General Accounting Office
Auc
M. A. Hanna Corp
Kennedy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Henson
Hanna
George Humphrey
Humphrey
Weather summary across Texas and nearby regions
Readings from Snyder show a range of temperatures with highs around 70s to mid 100s across multiple zones. Northeast Texas clears today with fair conditions while Northwest and South Central report varying cloudiness and possible showers. Coastal areas remain partly cloudy with high temps in the 90s to 100s and scattered thundershowers inland.
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Snyder
Texas
West End
Northwest
Decline Seen In Number Of Braceros
A 10 percent drop in Mexican farm workers heading to the United States is forecast this year. Mechanization and higher pay reduce bracero work while Mexico benefits from remittances. Officials say the program remains crucial despite shifts in labor demand and rising wages. United States and Mexican sources cite mutual gains and continued reliance on braceros. The 1961 total was 296,64 braceros with 1959 peak at 444,15.
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Mexico City
United States
Rio Grande
U.S
Mexico
Aocal
Washington
Soviet Nuclear Tests Halt Barents Sea Fish Probe
Soviet nuclear tests in the Arctic forced Norway’s Oceanographic Institute to curtail its Barents Sea fish studies. Scientist Steinar Olsen said Russia has closed off half the planned investigation area.
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Svolvaer
Norway
Artic
Norwegian Oceanographic Institute
Barents Sea
Steinar Olsen
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