Priest Surrenders Declares Innocence
The Rev. John B. Feit, a Roman Catholic priest, surrendered to officers in San Antonio on bond after being indicted for assault to rape in Hidalgo County. He proclaimed innocence and said he has nothing to hide, amid a crowded press scene as attorney Fred Semaan arranged the surrender and discussed possible venue changes.
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San Antonio
John B. Feit
Father Feit
Maria America Guerra
Pan-American College
Edinburg
Tex
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Fred Semaan
Miss Guerra
Hidalgo County
Grand Jury
San Juan
Semaan
H. Kippes
J. W. Cozad
E. Walsh
Nicholas
Rio Grande Valley
R L. Lattimore
Edinburgh
Rains Ebb After Heavy Texas Hill Country Deluge
Rain eased from Kerrville to Central and West Texas after a weekend of heavy downpours. San Antonio logged 6 inches in places while Midland and Junction reports surpassed inch totals. Roads flooded in Fort Worth and Kerrville, with several closures and high crests forecast on the Guadalupe River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Hill Country
Central
North
West Texas
San Antonio
Midland
Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
State Highway Department
Rock Springs
la Pryor
Brackettville
San Angelo
Highway Department
Guadalupe River
Fort Worth
Tilden
Weather Bureau
Junction 2
del Rio
Victoria
Austin
Lufkin
Mineral Wells
Wink
Harlingen
Junction
College Station
Waco
Dallas
Laredo
Lodge To Press For Renewal Of Talks On Disarmament
United Nations dispatch says Henry Cabot Lodge will urge the 82 nation Disarmament Commission to resume negotiations with the West and the Communists for world disarmament. The Soviet bloc is expected to boycott the opening meeting as Moscow wants talks moved to the fall General Assembly. Lodge prepares to resign from the U.N. post to campaign for vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
United Nations
N.Y
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Soviet Union
United States
Geneva
U.S
U.N
Washington
Eisenhower
U.S. State Department
U.N. General Assembly
Nikita Khrushchev
Lumumba press leads Congo to clash with U.N. forces
Congolese police swept Leopoldville targeting Europeans and United Nations personnel. U.N. Undersecretary Ralph Bunche intervened to secure release of two officers misidentified as Belgians in U.N. garb. The scene followed Lumumba's demand for U.N. troops to enforce his rule and push for an Asian African commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville, the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
United Nations
U. N
Ralph Bunche
Congo
Ghana
U.N
Hammarskjold
New York
Council
Armand Berard
France
Lumumba
Security Council
Kasanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Katanga
Elisabethville
Republicans Accuse Democrats of Stalling on Eisenhower Program
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen and House counterpart Charles Halleck said Democrats will not press key items from the 21 point program. They cited civil rights inaction and opposed battles over judgeships farm aid distressed areas and continued loan guarantees for home repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Senate
House
White House
Eisenhower
Halleck
Dirksen
UF Panel To Meet Again
The Scurry County United Fund budget and admissions committee resumes at 5:15 pm in the Chamber of Commerce office. Dr. Robert Hargrove leads the panel, which reviews agency budgets and approves memberships while setting the yearly campaign goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County
United Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hargrove
Weather sketch for Texas and nearby regions
Weather forecast notes temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to high 80s across Central West and Texas regions. Partly cloudy and warm conditions with widely scattered and scattered thunder shower activity through Wednesday. Temperatures mainly mid 60s to upper 80s with variable winds and showers in several zones.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos River
Guadalupe
Davis Mountains
el Paso
Pecos Valley
Balloon Record Logged From 102,200 Feet Jump
Air Force Capt. Joseph Kittinger made a successful parachute descent from about 102,200 feet near Tularosa New Mexico. He spent 13 minutes 8 seconds in descent opened his chute at 17,500 feet after a 4 minute 38 second free fall. He landed on White Sands Missile Range and will be joined by M Sgt George A Post for another bailout Aug 23.
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Tularosa
N.M
Air Force
Joseph Kittinger
New Mexico Desert
Desert
Kittinger
Holloman Air Force Base
White Sands Missile Range
George A. Post
Aero Space Medical Laboratory
Wright Air Development Division
Dayton
Ohio
OAS Opens Conference In San Jose
Foreign ministers from American republics meet in San Jose as the OAS opens its session amid warnings of Soviet influence in the hemisphere. Police brace for Communist demonstrations. Cuban delegates briefly disarmed and a Cuban journalist detained.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Soviet Union
Hemisphere
Caribbean
Inter-American Peace Committee
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Washington
Bogota
George C. Marshall
Whiting Willauer
Communist Party
Willauer
Cuba
Powers Family In Talks With Soviet Lawyer
The Powers family and lawyers discuss defense for U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers as his espionage trial nears in the Soviet Union. Soviet lawyer Mikhail Grimov will lead the case. Powers faces seven years to death if convicted. Barbara Powers seeks a Khrushchev meeting, while the family remains barred from direct contact with Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Johnson
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Soviet Union
Mikhail Dich Grimov
Judicial Council
Legal Aid Societies
America
Grimoy
Oliver W. Powers
Pound
Alexander W. Parker
Richmond
Barbara
Grimov
Parker
Virginia
Three Philippine Provinces Flooded After Prolonged Monsoon Rains
In central Luzon heavy rains flooded three provinces causing 42 deaths and extensive damage to public and private property. Authorities warned of further rain and urged evacuations where needed.
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Manila
Aps
Luzon
Senate Begins Voting On Amendments To Wage Bill
The Senate opens votes on amendments to the minimum wage bill led by Senator Kennedy with Johnson in charge of sessions. Aimed at raising the wage floor to 1.25 an hour in three steps the bill would extend coverage to about five million workers. Holland proposals test the labor department power and coverage provisions face GOP amendments led by Goldwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Majority
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Kennedy
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Secretary of Labor
Holland
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Neutral Laos Regime Sets Peace Path and Stability
Prince Souvanna Phouma forms a new government in Vientiane aimed at ending the civil conflict with Pathet Laos and pursuing a neutral foreign policy. He keeps defense and foreign affairs, while Capt. Kong Le supports army control until stability returns. Somsanith and cabinet linger in Luang Prabang after the coup unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Laos
Defense
Kong le
National Assembly
Kong
Norma
Phouma
Tiao Somsanith
United States
Somsanith
Luang Prabang
Addison Trial Set For December
John Milton Addison, a 37 year old uranium promoter, will go on trial in Federal District Court in Dallas in December on charges of mail fraud conspiracy and violation of federal securities laws. U S Attorney W B West said Judge T Whitfield Davidson indicated December is the first available time on his docket. The trial is expected to last at least two weeks.
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Dallasap
John Milton Addison
Ss. Atty
W. B. West TV
T. Whitfield Davidson
West
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