Scurry County Rodeo Opens With Action Paced Night
About 3,000 attend the twenty seventh annual Scurry County Rodeo opening night. James Whitefield of Big Spring is listed in satisfactory condition after chest injuries from a bull. Parade features nine floats and fourteen riding groups. standings include Workman and Johnson multiple winners across Bareback Riding Calf Roping Barrel Race Bulldogging and more.
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Scurry County
James Whitefield
Big Spring
Cogdell Hospital
Cogdell
Bolger Ambulance
Edd Workman
Lubbock
Sidney Johnson
Snyder
Jim Brock
J. D. Armstrong
Big Lake
Herb Wood
Texas Heat Keeps Driving Dry Spell Across State
The heatwave continued across Texas with only scattered moisture overnight. Isolated storms were possible in the Panhandle and Southeast Texas with high temperatures reaching 102 in El Paso and Wink, 101 in Laredo and San Angelo, and 100 in multiple cities. Galveston recorded a cool 90.
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Associated Press
Texas
Amarillo
Dalhart
Panhandle
Mercury
el Paso
Wink
Laredo
San Angelo
Abilene
Childress
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Galveston
Test Ban Talks Edge Toward Limited Treaty In Moscow
In Moscow, U.S. Undersecretary Harriman and Lord Hailsham met the shortest session yet, one hour and twenty five minutes, as they pressed details of a limited nuclear test ban treaty. Officials noted progress but warned key issues remain with France and China likely resisting broader disarmament efforts.
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Lothar Bolz
Averell Harriman
U.S
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Macmillan
Washington
Moscow
Andre A. Gromyke
Averell Hartman
Lord Hailsham
Harriman
France
China
Kennedy calls tax on foreign stocks to halt dollar outflow
President Kennedy urged Congress to levy a 2 to 15 percent excise tax on foreign government and corporate securities sold to Americans. The plan aims to curb the $2 billion yearly outflow and would take effect Friday, lasting through December 31, 1965. He also announced US drawing up to $500 million from the IMF to buy foreign-held dollars.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
United States
International Monetary Fund
IMF
U.S. Treasury
Canada
House
Ways and Meane
One Suspect Questioned In Scurry County Shooting
The Scurry County Sheriff’s Department questioned one suspect after a shooting at a rodeo after party that wounded 19 year old James Dale Earl of Colorado City. Earl was struck in the abdomen near the rodeo platform around midnight and is reported in satisfactory condition after surgery at Cogdell Hospital.
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Sheriff's Department
James Dale Earl
Colorado City
Earl
Buddhists Raided Again in Saigon Pagoda Clash
In Saigon police breached barbed wire to raid Giac Minh pagoda housing about 400 monks nuns and followers. Three Buddhists were taken away as demonstrations had escalated with clubs and rifle butts amid charges of religious persecution. American officers and intelligence watched the raid with concern as tensions rose between Diem's government and Buddhist protesters.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Giac Minh
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Chinese Delegation Attends Havana 26th of July Celebration
A Chinese military delegation arrived in Havana to take part in the 26th of July festivities marking the tenth anniversary of Fidel Castro's revolution.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Fidel Castro
Weather Across Texas Turns Hot With Scattered Storms
Central and North Texas brace for hot conditions with highs around 99 in parts and cooler 70s at night. Northeast and Southeast Texas expect continued heat with chances of afternoon showers and isolated storms, while Panhandle and Northwest regions may see late thunder. Coastal areas remain partly cloudy with light south winds and a few showers near the coast.
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Texas
Panhandle
Crude Flow Unchanged as Texas Sets August Allowable
The Railroad Commission retains a 285 percent capacity formula for August, setting the statewide oil production limit at 2,868,850 barrels per day. Buyers’ nominations show varied changes, with several major producers seeking higher shares and others advocating lower limits. The August demand forecast by the Bureau of Mines rises to 2,610,000 barrels daily.
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Commission
Texas
Agust
George Anderson
Wichite Falls
West Central
North Texas
Anderson
United States
Sinclair
Atelantic Refining
Conoco
Cities Service
Phillips
Bureau of Mines
Telstar II Quits Signals After 450 Orbits
New York AP report says Telstar II stopped transmitting after 450 successful orbits. The satellite’s radio worked over Johannesburg on Tuesday, but hours later the Woomera station in Australia could not receive any signal. AT&T spokesman said the cause is unknown.
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New York
Telstar II
Johannesburg
South Africa
Woomera
Australia
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Kennedy frames civil rights bill as cure for national discord
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy testifies that the administration's civil rights bill would stamp out racial discord by removing barriers in education employment voting and public accommodations. Labor sec Wirtz agrees end to discrimination in public venues would boost the economy amid a series of cited incidents and business relocation concerns.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce Group
Danville
Wirtz
Commerce Committee
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Lynn County
Dawson
Martin County
Lubbock Junior Rangers
O'Donnell
Lucky Lady
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JFK
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Sun One
Texaco
Indiana Oil Purchasing Co
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Shell OU
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Gulf
Pelstar
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