Pearson orders inquiry into sex scandal over Munsinger case
Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson announced a secret full inquiry into the alleged security scandal involving Gerda Munsinger, a German beauty queen linked to former Conservative Cabinet members. Justice Minister Lucien Cardin accused Diefenbaker era officials of mishandling the case and named Sevigny as socially connected to Munsinger. Sevigny denied any security risk and Diefenbaker condemned Cardin as slanderous McCarthyism.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Profumo
Britain
Lucien Cardin
John G. Diefenbaker
Gerda Munsinger
Cardin
Diefenbaker
Munsinger
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Toronto Star
Munich
Germany
Defense
Pierre Sevigny
Sevigny
Montreal
Oil finds and drillings stretch across Garza and Fisher counties
In Garza County three wells including No. 1 Dalby reach 3 400 feet targeting San Andres Glorieta and Clear Fork. Re‑entry of Mid hurst No. 1 Simpson aims to deepen to 3 700 feet for dual production. Ellwood wildcat in Mitchell County tests Abo with early results. Justice wildcat reports gas and oil, while Lipan and Katz prospects test Strawn and Mississippian zones near Rotan and Justiceburg.
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Threeway Drilling Co
Midland
Dalby
San Andres, Glorieta and Clear Fork
Post
Garza
Gh&h
Arlene
San Andres and
Clear Fork
Joseph I. O'Neill Jr
Midland No
W. F. Simpson
Garza County
Midhurst Oil Co
Simpson
San Andres
Glorieta
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Midian
Ellwood
Mitchell County
Wildcat
Colorado City
Abo
Warren American Oil Co ‘Midland
Justice
H&gn
Ellenburger Wildcat
Justiceburg
Fluvanna i
Strawn
Ellenburger
Mississippian
Lipan Oil Co
San Angelo
Harrigan & Fohs
Katz Oil Co
Abilene
J. Taggart
H&tc Survey
Fisher County
Rotan
Hope
Allies Slowed By Weather In South Viet Nam Action
Weather and jungle cover slowed allied ground and air offensives against the Viet Cong. Marines and air units failed to rout the enemy after two weeks of strikes. Navy and Air Force raids on North Vietnam were limited by overcast and radar guided drops. A two day battle near the Ashan camp ended in defeat with 204 evacuated, including 32 Americans.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S. Marines
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Marines
Ashan Special Forces
da Nang
Army Chief Outlaws Indonesian Red Party
Lt. Gen. Suharto dissolved and outlawed the Indonesian Communist party, claiming control under President Sukarno. Sukarno reportedly acts as figurehead while Suharto consolidates power, with Subandrio dismissed per reports from Singapore sources.
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Red Party
John Cantwell
Singapore
Suharto
Indonesia
Sukarno
Indonesian Communist Party
Subandrio
Abdul Haris Nasution
Auto Tag Sales Lag In Scurry County
The April 11 deadline for vehicle registration tags nears as sales lag. Don Adams says the office sold about 3,200 car tags 600 commercial tags 400 farm vehicle tags and 150 trailer plates with a pace below last year.
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Don Adams
Scurry County
Talks Between Bunday and Chinese Nationalists
William Bunday US assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs held discussions in Taipei with Foreign Minister Shen Chang-huan and other Chinese nationalist officials on ongoing policy and regional issues.
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Taipei
Formosa
William Bunday
Shen Changhuan
Snyder High School stages Auntie Mame to strong opening
About 600 people attended Snyder High School's Friday night premiere of Auntie Mame. Susie Hendrix impressed as a broadway actress with solid support from Cynthia Phil lips Candy Bass Barbara Faerson Gordon Gray Powers and others. Drama director Gerald Gafford praised the student performances and the production team's work on the complex scenery and staging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder High School
Cynthia Phil
Candy Bass
Barbara Fapersons
Gordon Gray
Powers
Snyder
Gerald Gafford
Riots in Calcutta Leave Dozens Dead
Calcutta and parts of West Bengal faced violent food riots with mobs burning railway stations and throwing bombs. Death toll surpassed 25 as leftist leaders threaten larger demonstrations while authorities blame pro Chinese communists for orchestrating the violence.
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New Delhi
India
Calcutta
West Bengal
Tala Bridge
Gemini 8 Aboard Two Rockets Set For Tuesday Launch
Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott prepare for a two-rocket launch sequence at Cape Kennedy. They undergo final medicals, rehearse in a spacecraft simulator, and anticipate a first day Agena hookup and a nearly two and a half hour space walk on day two. Weather looks favorable for Tuesday.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Scott
Armstrong
iScott
Air Force
Fred Kelley
South Viet Nam Edges Toward Thi Ouster Across Cities
Peaceful demonstrations and meetings in Saigon Hue Da Nang and Hoi An marked the ouster of Maj. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi by the Directorate. Buddhist monks urged Thi retainment and reforms while Nam and Khanh Minh era veterans were referenced amid calls for elections. Da Nang hosted the largest rally with about 3000 attendees near 1st Corps HQ.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Hue
da Nang
Hoi An
Thi
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Registration Of Voters Continues In Texas County
Registration drives on under a new Texas law with four days left to register. Rural voters must register within 30 days of moving to town. those aged 21 or turning 21 may apply for exemptions on their birthday. By week end about 150 had registered in Scurry County. Mail requests must reach the courthouse by Thursday March 17 with full identifying details.
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Texas
Don Adams
Scurry County
Adams
Weather snapshot across Texas with variable conditions
The weather summary reports scattered conditions across regions of Texas. Highs reach the 60s to 80s with lows from the 30s to the 50s, varying by area including Northeastern, Northwestern, North Central, Southwestern, and Southeastern Texas.
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Snyder
Texas
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Snyder Area Oil
J. W. Massey Survey
San Andres C and Glorieta Producers
Boy
Stuart Turnage
Dallas
Nasution
Jakarta
U. S
Marshall
American Broadcasting Co
Beatrix
The
Netherlands
Royal Palace
Amsterdam
Claus van Amsberg
SHS
Susie Hendrix
Gemini
South Viets
Reg
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