Tunisia appeals for Western support to curb French forces
At the U N General Assembly Tunisia urged the United States and Western allies to back a 99 nation resolution demanding France withdraw all troops from Tunisia, including the Bizerte base. France boycotted the session as Cairo and other Asian and African nations urged unity with the Soviet stance against colonial forces.
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United Nations, N.Y
Tunisia
United States
France
U.N
Tunisian
Mongi Slim
U.N. General Assembly
Slim
Soviet Union
Congo
Frederic H. Boland
Ireland
Regar
Security Council
Africa
Asia
Yugoslavia
Bizerte
Berlin
United Nations
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
General Assembly
Brown named new commander of Snyder National Guard unit
Lt. Billy Joe Brown takes command of Company A in Snyder’s 142nd Infantry unit succeeding Capt. John T. Lynch. Lynch moves to Odessa’s 124th Reconnaissance Squadron under Lt. Col. William J. Schiebel. Brown reports on Washington guidance delaying six month training and extending enlistments for Guardsmen whose terms end Oct 1 1961 to Jun 30 1962. Only those over 20 with prior service may enlist before Sept 1 1961.
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Billy Joe Brown
John T. Lynch
Lynch
124Th Reconnaisance Squadron
Odessa
National Gard
William J. Schiebel
Snyder
Brown
National Guard
Washington
Texas Adjutant General
Granddaughter of Toscanini Struck in Monaco Accident
Duchess Emanuelle d Acquarone, Arturo Toscanini's granddaughter, was hit by a car in Eze near Monaco. She was taken to Princess Grace Hospital with a possible skull fracture and a broken right leg.
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Monaco
Emanuelle d'Acquarone
Arturo Toscanini
Eze
Princess Grace Hospital
Civil Rights Fight and Hijacking Bill On Capitol Agenda
In Congress today the Senate will push civil rights legislation amid a fight over extending the Civil Rights Commission. The House considers a hijacking bill imposing a death penalty and federal offenses for crimes aboard planes. Senate leaders aim to attach a two year Civil Rights Commission extension to an appropriation bill, needing a two thirds vote. Dixie senators oppose the commission and its extension as unnecessary.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Civil Rights Commission
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
State
Justice Departments
Mansfield
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Forces
East German Barricades Increase at Berlin Border
U S and British troops reinforce West Berlin as Communists tighten wire along the border amid Johnson visit. British troops and tanks deployed with armored carriers while German rioters and police operate under drizzle.
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Rohan Delacombe
Long Term Aid Vital Stresses U S Development Aid
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Appropriations Committee that long term U S development aid is essential for nations fighting to stay free under communist pressure. He urged multibillion dollar foreign aid, backing Kennedy’s five year eight billion loan program despite a House compromise. Rusk testified in a closed session with prepared remarks released to newsmen.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
U.S
Rusk
Senate Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate House
Senate
Kennedy
Treasury
House
Rites Set For Wreck Victim Jim L. Sullinger Jr
Funeral services for Jim L. Sullinger Jr. killed when his 1953 Ford wagon overturned on the Lamesa highway will be held at East Side Church of Christ at 4 p.m. with Richard Williams officiating. Survivors include his wife Juanita and seven children, plus his father and a brother. Burial is in Fluvanna Cemetery, Bolger Funeral Home directing.
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Jim L. Sullinger Jr
Here
Lamesa Highway
East Side
Church of Christ
Richard Williams
Hillis Herren
Church of the Nazarene
Snyder Fire Dept
T. Gerald Cates
Abilene
Sullinger
Juanita
Kay
Faye
Jimmie
Billie
Richard
Jim L. Sullinger
Dermott
Bill Sullinger
Snyder
W. A. Reeder
Fluvanna
Weather summary for Texas regions with warm temperatures
Readings show today reached around 70 degrees with high 96 to 97 in the north and 88 to 88 in the south, lows generally mid 60s to mid 70s. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies across North Central, Northeast, Northwest, South Central, and Central Texas with isolated thundershowers possible in some areas and light temperature changes through Tuesday.
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Snyder
North Central
Texas
Chance of & Fen
Southwest
Texas Has Clear Skies
The Associated Press reports clear skies across Texas Monday morning after days of unsettled weather. Heavy weekend rains caused flash flood warnings in the Nueces Frio and Sabinas river basins. Laughlin AFB logged 3.73 inches of rain. Alpine, Lubbock and Presidio had notable totals. highs reached 96 at Laredo while Dalhart dipped to 59. Thunderstorms were forecast midweek.
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Associated Press
Texas
Weather Bureau
Nueces
Frio
Sabinas
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Alpine
Lubbock
Presidio
Laredo
Dalhart
Johnson Reports Bonds Stronger After West Berlin Visit
Vice President Lyndon B Johnson returned from a 36 hour visit to West Berlin and West Germany with a report that free world bonds are stronger. He spoke with Konrad Adenauer Willy Brandt and other leaders and called the reception heart warming.
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Washington
Lyndon B Johnson
Kennedy
West Berlin
Wilhelm Grewe
Johnson
White House
Hyannis Port
Mass
United States
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Willy Brandt
Berlin
Reds Move Families From Harzerstrasse in Berlin
In Berlin, moving vans guarded by Communist police evacuated East Berlin families from Harzerstrasse near the Soviet sector. The street, straddling American and Communist zones, saw doors bricked and a barbed wire crown wall, while residents watched with teary eyes as crates of belongings were loaded amid rifles and photographers.
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Brandenburg Gate
East Berlin
Harzerstrasse
Berlin
Johnson
Clay doubts return to Berlin post commandant
General Lucius D. Clay, visiting Andrews Air Force Base with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, dismissed rumors of a potential return to Berlin as U S commandant. The 64 year old retiree said there was nothing to the reports while leading a tour to reassure West Germans amid the Berlin crisis. He previously served as U S commandant at Berlin and high commissioner in West Germany. He chairs the board of Continental Can Co.
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Helmstedt
Berlin
Rusk
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Germany
Johnson
Andrews Air Force Base
Shannon
Ireland
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
George W. Ball
Clay
Lyndon B. Johnson
Europe
West Germany
Continental Can Ca
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Bonn
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U. S
Frankfurt
Fluvanna Cemetery
Bolger Funeral Home
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