Kennedy to Emphasize New Weapons and Guerrilla Warfare
President Kennedy is expected to push new weapons and hit and run warfare over large manpower increases as he reviews defense policy. Officials anticipate a manpower rise under 100,000 with a broader focus on special warfare across Army divisions and allied programs in 45 countries.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U. S
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Army
Marine Corps
United States
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Laos
The
Congo
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
McNamara
Dean Rusk
U.S
Mrs. Floyd Dies Here in Local Hospital
Winnie Davis Floyd aged 60 of 700 Twentieth Street died about 11 a m Saturday after being stricken apparently by a heart attack. A native of Santa Anna she was married in Gustine in 1909. husband William Walter Floyd died in 1953. Survivors include two daughters, a son, two sisters, eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bell Funeral Home.
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Winnie Davis Floyd
Twentieth Street
Floyd
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Santa Anna
William Walter Floyd
Gustine
Comanche County
Scurry County
Sidney Galyean
Vinita
Okla
C. A. Stone
Snyder
Frank Floyd
Floydada
L. E. Johnson
Houston
Ethel Frazier
Bonham
Bell Funeral Home
Ancient gun linked to Louis XVI era sparks renewed interest
A carved double fowling piece found in a 1930 cave near Camp Springs is identified as Boutet’s work for Napoleon. The weapon, altered to percussion cap, bears Versailles manufacture marks and has attracted renewed offers to buy or trade from locals.
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Camp Springs
Nicholas Boutet
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
L. E. Wood
Wood
American Rifleman
Boutet
Versailles
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Boutett
Waterloo
Scurry County
Mexico
Old County
Maximilian
St. Louis
Daily News
Mark Value For Exchange Is Increased
West Germany boosted the mark by about 5 percent in foreign exchange deals after a circular from the Economics Ministry. The move ends the first official change since 1949, with the mark now valued at 25 cents and banks quoting around 3.98 marks per dollar. Industrial leaders fear higher costs for exports and a squeeze on profits, while the policy aims to ease dollar pressure.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Economics
Public Schools Week Observance Opens In Snyder
Local Texas Public Schools week begins in Snyder with an open house at Lamar Junior High School on El Paso Avenue. The new building will be on public display from 2 30 p m to 4 30 p m. Lamar facilities were occupied last September, and parents across the system are invited to tour city schools during the week. A related photograph and story on the science curriculum appear on pages 4 and 5.
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Texas Public Schools
Snyder
Lamar Junior High School
el Paso Avenue
Lamar
Snyder Daily News
U S Senate field tops seventy as filing nears midnight
The secretary of state reports about 70 candidates filed or seek to file for the Texas U S Senate race to fill Lyndon Johnson’s term. The late entrants include Marcos Zertuche Winnie Kerrick Lloyd Layne George Red G E Blewett John Sypert and Brown McCallum, with J G Barker withdrawn. A runoff is likely if no candidate wins a majority.
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Associated Press
U. S. Senate
Secretary of
Frank Lake
Lyndon Johnson
Lake
Marcos Zertuche
San Antonio
Winnie K. Kerrick
Houston
Lloyd Layne
Payne Village
del Rio
George Red
G. E. Blewett
Fort Worth
John Sypert
Dallas
Brown McCallum
Austin
J. G. Barker
Marshall
Johnson
Heavy Storm Strikes Chicago Injuring Dozens
A violent storm hit Chicago's South Side injuring at least fifty two percent of residents. Fire crews declared the area a disaster zone as gas lines failed and winds toppled objects including a motorcycle and a supermarket display case.
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Chicago
South Side
Weather Bureau
Chicago Fire Department
Gresham
Jackson Park
William Kennedy
Green Street
Kitcher Greenlee
Grand Crossing
Laborers Ordered Out From Imperial Valley Firms
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg ordered the withdrawal of 2,800 Mexican workers from 18 California Imperial Valley firms at Mexico's request. He urged immediate review of valley conditions by the Mexican government after unrest concerns and health and safety threats reported by striking American workers.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
California
Imperial Valley
Mexico
Goldberg
W. Willard Wirtz
Lee G. Williams
Elizabeth Taylor in Grave Condition After Emergency Operation
London reports the 29 year old star Elizabeth Taylor was stricken by pneumonia and rushed to the London Clinic for a tracheotomy. Doctors said her condition remains grave as she battles influenza and a severe lung infection. Eddie Fisher stood by during the procedure.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Dorchester Hotel
Miss Taylor
Eddie Fisher
H. Goldman
Anne
Regents Park
Lord Evans
Hyde Park
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