26 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy accepted Postmaster General J Edward Day’s resignation and praised his management. Day said he could not delay returning to private life after an unusual opportunity, effective August 1961.
Venezuelan troops hunted 86 escaped convicts after a prison breakout in Caracas led to a night of robberies and firefights. Twelve killed and 451 wounded as gun battles spread, with ALN and FALN factions blamed for incitement and attacks on infrastructure.
President Kennedy plans a radio television address at 7 p.m. Eastern to rally support for a nuclear test ban pact begun in Moscow. The agreement requires a two thirds Senate vote and is praised by allies while facing Western and Eastern reactions and debates on nonaggression ties.
Federal Judge Frank Gray refused to discuss an indictment charging James R. Hoffa and six co defendants with jury tampering. The seven must stand trial together. pre trial steps and trial date to be set after a pre trial conference. The case stems from alleged bribes to jurors during Hoffa's previous conspiracy trial.
A dawn quake in Skopje, capital of Macedonia, toppled buildings and left many missing. Official reports cite over 1,000 dead and thousands injured as fires break out in schools and relief efforts mobilize across the province.
The town of Nis near Skopje allocated space for 100 beds for the injured as doctors were rushed in from surrounding towns. Belgrade Radio called Skopje a great tragic working place. Water supply was cut off and Yugoslav army units opened emergency distribution centers.
Mineral Wells Texas August 19 auction set for the Baker Hotel owner Karl Baker said his 400 room 12 story convention and resort center will be sold after closing May 31 to exit the hotel business The Baker opened the hotel in 1934 and is 70 years old.
The ICC chairman pledged to Congress to handle the rail work rules issue, promising to meet the heavy responsibility as a nationwide strike was postponed for 30 days. Kennedy proposed sending the dispute to the ICC for two years, with unions blocking the plan and carriers backing it with minor changes.
President Kennedy will join the First Lady for a family birthday gathering on Cape Cod marking Mrs Kennedy turning 34. The event comes amid nuclear test ban questions and is likely to focus on Kennedy children John Jr and Caroline with relatives, as confirmed by press secretary Pamela Turnure.
Reading shows high temperatures around 100 plus readings of 78 at 7 am in North Central Texas. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers today and Saturday, cooler in western areas tonight, varying highs through Saturday across Panhandle South Central and East Texas, with storms mainly in east portions.
Syncom 2 a 147 pound drum shaped satellite launched by a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral attained a planned high ascent, with the flight reportedly on track to reach a 22 300 mile equatorial orbit over the Caribbean. Officials said it would take hours to confirm the final orbit and usefulness as a comms tool.
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