Western powers propose partial test ban at Geneva talks
Britain and the United States propose an unpoliced partial ban on atmospheric, underwater, and outer space tests with on site inspections for suspicious tremors. The Soviet Union rejects the idea while Kennedy and Macmillan push for a full ban with inspections or a cautious first-step agreement.
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Geneva
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Kuznetsov
John F. Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Brazil
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Kennedy
Macmillan
Andrew T. Hatcher
White House
Arthur H. Dean
Mariner 2 launches with off course trajectory toward Venus
Cape Canaveral reported Mariner 2 on a 109 day voyage to Venus when a faulty Atlas Agena B stage pushed the craft off target by up to 600000 miles. NASA officials hoped an eight day ground commanded midcourse burn could steer it closer or at least yield useful interplanetary data.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Venus
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jack James
Mariner
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner 2
James
Earth
Jani James
Woomera
Australia
Havana Shelling Probe Expanded Over Cuban Raid
Washington probes whether Havana shelling violated neutrality law as the United States weighs prosecutions. State Department pins responsibility on a Miami exile Cuban student group for the Miramar attack while officials debate ships used and origin of the raid.
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Washington
Havana
State Department
U.S
United States
Justice Department
Miami
Juan Manuel Salvat
Miramar
Students Revolutionary Directorate
Fidel Castro
Salvat
Cuba
Soviet Union
Coast Guard
Marathon
Fla
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Castro
Key West
Osvaldo Corticos
Hoy
Colombia Army Kills Ten Bandits in Clash near Cali
The army reports 10 bandits killed and three wounded in a Geneva clash about 70 miles north of Cali. Col. Bernardo Leguizamo says three bandits were captured and one soldier wounded. The push follows an outbreak of terrorism that has claimed over 800 lives.
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Bogota
Colombia
Geneva
Cali
Bernardo Leguizamo
Weather summary for Snyder and Texas regions
Weather notes report warm readings across North Central and Northeast Texas with highs near 84 Saturday and 92 in the Southeast. Forecasts call for fair to warm conditions today and Tuesday, with varied winds up to 18 knots and isolated thundershowers along the coast and in South Texas.
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Snyder
Texas
Reward increase for Cape Cod mail robbery solution
Postmaster General J Edward Day raised the reward to 50000 for solving the Cape Cod mail robbery of 1.5 million dollars. He told a House subcommittee that the entire reward appropriated by Congress will be posted on this case. A $2000 reward had been offered before.
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Washington
J. Edward Day
Cape Cod
Day
House
Government Activities
Congress
Budget Hearing Set For Sept 10 in Scurry County
The Scurry County Commissioners Court set Monday September 10 as the date for the official adoption of the 1963 county budget. A public hearing will be held at 10 a.m. with formal adoption to follow.
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Scurry County
House Panel Starts Deviated Well Probe
The Texas House Investigating Committee opened a probe into slant-well drilling in a crowded Dallas courtroom. Chairman Charles Ballman set three days of testimony and scheduled William Murray and Will Wilson as initial witnesses as a wider inquiry into illegal oil production and regulation proceeds. The committee notes 568 wells shut and 64 junked pending tests with current production around 3 million barrels annually worth about 9 million dollars.
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Dallas
Texas House Investigating Committee
David Witts
William J. Murray
Railroad Commission
Will Wilson
Witts
Wilson
Fred Erisman
Longview
Charles Ballman
Murray
George Read
US blames Soviets for disorder at Berlin wall
The United States issued a note attributing Berlin tensions to Soviet actions and urged a four power conference with France Britain and the United States to reduce dangers and restore calm. It cited provocations including stonings of Soviet bases and police shootings in East Berlin and called for negotiations to ease the crisis.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin Wall
Foreign Office
West Berlin
Berlin
France
Britain
Leftist Guerrillas Seize Control of Algiers Stage
A group of about 20 000 guerrilla troops in Wilaya No 4 occupy Algiers and nearby areas paralysing the government. Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella's Political Bureau resigns its powers, delaying the Sept 2 Constituent Assembly. Ben Bella seeks support from Wilaya No 5 as central authority collapses. The CNRA may hold an emergency meeting to address leadership.
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Michael Goldsmith
Algiers
Algeria
Wilaya ‘Zone
No. 4
Agiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Fice
Ben Bella
Oran
Wilaya No. 5
Ian
Wilaya No. 4
National Council of the Algerian Revolution
CNRA
Libya
National Liberation Front Pln
Patonalel
No. 3
Kabylie
Wilaya 4
Skies Clear Across Texas With Patchy Clouds
The Associated Press reports Texas skies were mostly clear Monday with a light cloud area between San Antonio and the Rio Grande. Morning lows ranged from 59 in Lubbock to 78 in Galveston as the Weather Bureau forecast scattered showers only in southern areas later and a mild warming trend in the west.
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Associated Press
Texas
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Galveston
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
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Albuquerque
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J. T. Hambrick
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