Rail Strike Possible After Talks Collapse
CHICAGO AP reports a nationwide railroad strike looms after talks over featherbedding collapse just 90 minutes after opening. unions and railroads blame each other. Kennedy likely to appoint a fact finding board delaying any strike. 65 000 jobs and 600 million dollars yearly at stake. unions seek job protections for 8000 firemen amid proposed rule changes.
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Chicago
White House
Gilbert
The
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Wolfe
Kennedy
Presidential Railroad Commission
State Dept Denies Russian Charges of Naval Firing
The United States rejects Moscow claim that three American warships fired on a Soviet trawler last Friday. Six destroyers conducted gunnery exercises in an area 70 miles east of Norfolk, with the nearest surface ship 12 miles away and beyond the destroyers military range.
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Washington
State Department
Norfolk
Soviet Union
Moscow
Lincoln White
U.S
Texas House Passes Largest Military Bill in History
The House approved a 158 billion dollar military authorization covering aircraft missiles and ships, drawing heated debate over RS70 reconnaissance planes. The Senate now takes up the measure as Democratic and Republican factions clash over defense funding and wider budget cuts.
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Washington
House
Robert S McNamara
Max Carriker
Af Roby
Spelling Bee Set For Lamar School Tonight
Six Snyder pupils will compete at Lamar Junior High School auditorium at 7 30 p m for a chance to represent Snyder in the regional bee in Lubbock. The event is sponsored by the Lubbock Avalanche Journal for the 23 county region with prizes through fifth place.
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Snyder School
Snyder
Lubbock
Lubbock Avalanche - Journal
Washington, D. C
Lamar Junior High
June Hatfield
Brenda Rhone
East
Bobby Treat
North
Brenda Browning
Central
Charles Browning
Northeast
Regina Ellis
Lamar
Pat Land
Travis
Washington
Estes Claimed Many Tanks in West Texas Trial
Witness Dr. Russell Ramsland testified that Billie Sol Estes claimed to own 2.5 million in fertilizer tanks on West Texas farms and provided a letter stating tanks were on his properties. Juries heard about 205 thousand-gallon tanks 175 five hundred gallon tanks and related equipment listed on mortgages for about 30 million dollars in tank security.
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EL Paso
Billie Sol Estes
West
Texas
Russell Ramsland
Midland
Estes
Ramsland
Dr. Ramsland
Tyler
Asst
U.S. Alty
Fred Morton
J. R. Barnes Jr
Barnes
USIA Poll Shows High U S Prestige In Europe
A confidential USIA survey in four major European nations reports U S prestige at a peak while pro Soviet sentiment also rises. Britain and West Germany show record confidence in U S leadership, France fades slightly, and Soviet regard improves across Western Europe with notable gains in policies and peace image.
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U.S
USIA
Europe
Washington
US. Information Agency
Cuba
America
Soviet Union
Britain
West Germany
France
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
Germany
Western Europe
Italy
North Winds Bring Cold Temperatures Across Texas
Fresh northerly winds swept into the Texas gulf coast region, breaking dense fog and driving temperatures down to the 20s in the Panhandle while North Texas saw readings in the 30s and the south remained in the 60s to 70s. A warmup is forecast with no precipitation expected through the weekend. McNamara’s Houston briefing was delayed due to fog as he redirected to Seattle, with plans to return to Houston later. Predawn lows ranged from 25 at Amarillo to 72 at Brownsville.
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Associated Press
Texas Gulf
Panhandle
Texas
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Houston
Robert 8. McNamara
Manned Spacecraft Center
Seattle
Wash
Amarillo
Brownaville
Weather Sketches From Across Texas Regions
Weather readouts show varied temperatures across Texas with mostly cloudy skies. Overnight lows range from the low 30s to mid 40s, Friday highs expected in the 60s to mid 70s, and chances of rain mainly along the coast and southern areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Centra
Southwest
South East
Warner
Lee
Home to denounce De Gaulle policies in NATO
London reports that Lord Home plans to warn NATO members in Paris that De Gaulle’s policies strain the alliance. He will urge loyal military and political cooperation with the United States, shared goals, and fairer defense burden distribution, amid Britain's pushback on the French veto of its Common Market bid.
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London
API
Lord Home
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gauille
United States
Home
NATO Council
Paris
Security of
Europe
America
NATO
de Gaulle
France
U.S
Livingston Merchant
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Robert E. Antle
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James E. Wolfe
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Senate
Solon
Armed Services Committee
By Jerry Pillard
Carriker
Heatly
American Canal Co
Texas Water Commission
Price Daniel
Daniel
Dow Chemical Co
Water Commission
J. Ed Winfree
State Board of Control
W. St. John Garwood
State Supreme Court
University of Texas
Garwood
Sen
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
General Land Office
Malcolm McGregor
James Cotten
Weatherford
Jerry Sadler
Sadler
Wheatley State Park
Pedernales River
Forrest Harding
San Angelo
Lamwvar School
Diane Carlisle
Miami
Fla
Diane
Dade County Health Department
West Texas
FBI
Ward Estes
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