Katanga Falls as U.N. Forces Overrun Elisabethville
U.N. troops overwhelmed three Katangan strongholds in Elisabethville and force leader Moise Tshombe to flee toward Kipushi. The battle left hospitals without water, food scarce, and refugee chaos as Katanga vowed to resist with mixed morale and reported mercenary fortifications.
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Peter Grose
Leopoldville
The
Congo
U.N
Elisabethville
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Camp Massert
Leopold II
Tshombe
Kipushi
Rhodesia
Katanga
Leopold I
United Fund Near 3-Quarter Mark
The Scurry County United Fund Campaign sits at 73.3 percent of its $38,000 goal with $27,840.58 raised. General chairman F E H Williamson said another report meeting would push the effort over the top as divisions report progress and a remaining card drive is expected to finish next week.
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Scurry County
Services Set for Mrs Peggy L Cain
Funeral is planned for Mrs. Peggy L. Cain 28 of Liberal who died Friday. A 2 p m Monday service will be at First Assembly of God Church with Rev. J A Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Funeral Home direction. She is survived by her husband Donald Cain two Liberal children her mother and several siblings.
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Peggy L. Cain
Liberal
Tan
Cain
Snyder
W. L
Bill) Smedley
First Assembly of God Church
J. A. Bennett
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Funeral Home
Puerto Rico
Caracas
Bolivar
Sam Browne
Naval Academy
Betancourt
Kennedy
Latin America
Rio Grande
Alliance For Progress
Marcos Perez Jimenez
White House
West Texas State Bank Declares 5 Percent Dividend
Directors at the West Texas State Bank vote to pay a five percent cash dividend to stockholders, adding to a ten percent total for 1961. President H. W. Cargile notes the bank has issued a semi annual dividend since 1952.
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West Texas State Bank
H. W. Cargile
Kennedy Visitors Are Welcomed Amid Caracas Marches
President Kennedy toured Caracas amid strong security and cheering crowds as Venezuela signaled support for the Alliance for Progress. Jacqueline Kennedy spoke in Spanish urging jobs and education for all, while Betancourt praised democratic progress and warned against oppressive ideologies.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
U.S
Alliance For Progress
Americas
Europe
China
Cuba
Romulo Betancourt
Latin America
la Morita
Jacqueline Kennedy
King In Group Arrested in Albany Antisegregation Protest
More than 230 marchers, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested in Albany Georgia during a fifth antisegregation demonstration. Police halted the parade at City Hall after a two day truce failed, with King stating the group aimed to pray.
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Albany
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Shiloh Baptist Church
Georgia
Negros
Laurie Pritchett
King
City Hall
Asa Kelley
W.G. Anderson
Albany Movement
Kelley
Red Germans Demand Halt Of Traffic
East German officials pressed Washington to stop U S troop movements on the Autobahn between Berlin and West Germany. ADN said the note called the exchanges of 3 000 men in 500 vehicles along the Autobahn illegal and provocative. The move freed a battle group in Berlin after the August 13 wall erection.
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John Fiehn
Berlin
United States
West Germany
East Germany
Washington
ADN
U.S
NATO
Escheat Issue Complicated By Texas Legislation
Escheat laws and dormant funds dominate a Texas special session debate. Gov. Price Daniel pushes banks under the law to search for owners, ban service charges on dormant accounts, and report unclaimed funds after seven years. Officials cite potential state takings, with critics arguing banks act as police.
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Garth Jones Austin
Texas
Price Daniel
Daniel
American Bar Association
Council of State
Texas Bankers Association
J. M. Falkner
Falkner
United States approves Volta Dam and aluminum project in Ghana
The United States,row gh, Ghana, Britain, World Bank and private U.S. interests will fund a Volta Dam and aluminum smelter with total costs around 324 million dollars. The plan includes 37 million for the dam, 96 million for the smelter, and guarantees up to 54 million against expropriation, with completion over more than five years.
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Washington
United States
Volta
Ghana
State Department
Kennedy
Clarence B. Randall
Kwame Nkrumah
Accra
Nkrumah
Moscow
Britain
World Bank
U.S
sub-Sahara Africa
Volta Aluminum Co
Kaiser Aluminum-Reynolds Metals Consortium
Kaiser
United Kingdom
Eisenhower
Aswan Dam
Five Die In Road Crash Between Weslaco and Mercedes
The Department of Public Safety said Saturday night at least five persons died in a highway accident on Farm Road 1015 about 6 p.m. between Weslaco and Mercedes in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Weslaco
Department of Public Safety
Mercedes
Rio Grande Valley
needy families urged to register at west square center
Goodfellows appeal asks staff at the west side registration point to include needy Scurry County families. Center stays open through mid next week for applications. List shows multiple donors including C D McGlain Steve Murphree Homer Merritt and others with totals and receipts.
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Frank Wilson
Eddie Thompson
Don Sealy
C. T. McLoughlin
Oran Henderson
First Christian Church
Martin Murphy
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Orville Taylor
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Ennis Creek
Edgar Shuler
Lloyd Mountain
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Plainview
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Fluvanna
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Ira
Roy Sallee
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Dermott
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Knapp
Raymond Robinson
Dunn-China Grove
L. A. Scott
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Richard M. Nixon
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