Kennedy Quizzed on Public Accommodations Bill Second Day
Senate Commerce Committee questioned Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for a second day about which establishments would be covered by the administration’s civil rights proposal to outlaw discrimination in public accommodations. Kennedy warned against creating loopholes while lawmakers debated scope and interstate commerce limits.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate Commerce Committee
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Congress
Bert T. Combs
Cooper
Kentucky
Warren G. Magnuson
Kennedy Reaffirms Close European American Ties
President Kennedy in Naples affirmed U S commitment to European defense and urged trans atlantic cooperation for world unity The talks with Pope Paul VI and Italian leaders emphasized East West tensions and a multinational nuclear force within NATO The pope prayed for ending U S racial discrimination and praised American citizens equality under God The visit highlighted space exploration remarks and adherence to dignity of the individual per Pacem in Terris.
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Italy
Kennedy
United States
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Paul VI
Vatican
Antonio Segni
Rome
Pope Paul
Dean Rusk
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Charles de Gaulle
Western Europe
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
America
Paul
Witek
John XXII
Snyder City Council Approves Seal-Coating and Old Hall Sale
The Snyder City Council awarded a seal-coating contract to Frank B. Hodges Construction Co. Inc. for 98 cents per square yard totaling 10 486 dollars and approved sale of the old city hall property for 17 500 dollars under a condition that a new combined police fire station and Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center be built. The plan also names Bennie Pinnell to the Planning and Zoning Board replacing Bobby Mccormick and reappoints James Mathis to another two year term. The council discusses closing a street west of the Big Spring Highway and a potential joint road project with Scurry County Precinct No 1 on Avenue E toward US 84.
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West Texas State Bank
Twenty- Sixth Street
Central Fire Station
Frank B. Hodges Construction Co, Inc
Lubbock
Abilene Paving Co
J. H. Strain and Son
Bennie Pinnell
Planning and Zoning Board
Bobby McCor
Mick
James Mathis
Prentis Bass
Big Spring
Hospital
Scurry County
Avenue E
Marion Dobbs
Weather snapshot for Texas regions shows warm, scattered storms
Readings indicate highs generally in the 90s across North Central, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest Texas with partly cloudy to clear skies. Lows range from the mid 60s to mid 70s. Winds up to 18 knots likely, with isolated late thunder showers in several areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars Urges Flags and Bells for Fourth
The national VFW asks citizens and businesses to fly flags on July 4 and appeals to churches to ring bells at noon. Local VFW Post No. 8231 led by Commander C. Allen echoed the plea to observe Independence Day with flag displays and bell ringing.
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Veterans of Freign Wars Co
C. Allen
VFW
Mammoth Pageant Parade Opens Gettysburg Commemoration
Gettsyburg marks the centennial of the second day of the battle with a two hour parade through town featuring a modern military section and 1500 Sons of Union Veterans, led by Grand Marshal Maj. Gen. Henry K. Flack. The event drew about 3000 attendees despite heat near 100 degrees and included wreaths, a blue gray stamp, and a Torch of Peace guiding a future re enactment of Pickett's charge.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Gettysburg Battlefield
Battle of
Gettysburg
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North South Skirmishers Association
28Th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania National Guard
Robert Fk. Lee
George Gordon Meade
Meade
Cemetery Ridge
Lee
George Pickett
Boys In Blue and Gray
Picketts
Pickett
College Study Panel Here Not Disbanding
The Snyder Chamber reports the local College Study Panel will not disband after the State Board of Education rejected the Scurry and Fisher Counties junior college proposal. The committee plans to meet after Independence Day to map future plans and will evaluate avenues for a possible new course.
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State Board of Education
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Woody Forrester
Forrester
Austin
Scurry
Fisher
Penrose B. Metcalfe
Khrushchev Calls Kennedy Berlin Speech Dangerous
Soviet Premier Khrushchev labeled Kennedy's West Berlin performance a dangerous development and warned that the West may seek revival of Dulles era policies. He contrasted it with Kennedy's earlier sober address at American University and urged vigilance against revanchist sentiment and western attempts to unify Germany.
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
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U.S
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Washington
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Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
West Germany
German Democratic Republic
East Germany
Irving family in satisfactory condition after one car crash
An Irving family of four suffered injuries in a Monday evening crash 32 miles west of Snyder. Mrs Smith, 33, was driving eastbound when she lost control, the car rolled, and three passengers Devon Jr 4 Forrest 6 and Seepee Bini 33 were treated. All were reported in satisfactory condition.
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Irving
Snyder
Anes
Seepee Bini
Devon Jr
Forrest
Smith
Texas Draft Quota Set for August at 552 Men
The selective service office announced Texas’ August draft quota is 552 men, up from 349 in July and 187 in June. About 1,500 men will undergo pre induction physicals during August, and local board quotas have been mailed.
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Austin
Texas
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