Solons Warm To Vote Rights Bill
Washington AP says the administration voting rights bill gains supporters in House and Senate but some GOP members push for tougher protections for Negro voting rights. Katzenbach defends the bill as best possible to meet central problem of discriminatory tests and threats. Six states would be key targets for federal action to open polls to Negroes, with federal registrars to qualify voters in all elections. Senate sets a deadline for Judiciary action by April 9, or full Senate action. Southern cries of steamroller noted.
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John Beckler
Washington
House
Senate
House Judiciary
GOP
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Judiciary Committee
James O. Fastland
D-Miss
Subpoenas Issued in Salado Treasure Panel Probe
In Austin today officials from Guerra Enterprises Inc International Explorers Inc and Mineral Separations Inc were ordered to appear before the State Securities Board. The probe centers on a rumored 200 million treasure hoard reportedly buried in a Salado Creek cave in Bell County. Subpoenas demand stock ledgers bylaws minutes and security holder lists. several executives were unavailable or missing.
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Houston
Texas
State Securities Board
Austin
Houston Post
Salado Creek
Bell County
Post
William King
Guerra Enterprises, Inc
International Explorers, Inc
Mineral Separations, Inc
King
Sheriff's Office
Floyd Duckworth
Puerto Rican Twins Cannot Be Separated
Houston AP report says infant Puerto Rican twins Ruth and Dulce Pantaleon cannot be separated without risking Dulce's life due to sharing a five chamber heart. The 17 day old twins were flown to Texas Children’s Hospital on March 11, parents Silvio and wife did not accompany them.
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Houston
Ruth
Dulce Pantaleon
Dulce
Texas Children’s Hospital
Silvio Pantaleon
Hermleigh Lions Discuss Telephone Plan Changes
The Hermleigh Lions Club heard a report on changing local telephone service with Snyder. Jim Brewer outlined rate increases for all-party and two and eight party lines to offset equipment changes, as petitions circulate in Hermleigh and Snyder for city council consideration.
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Hermleigh Lions Club
Jim Brewer
Telephone Company
Snyder
Hermleigh Group
Hermleigh
Brewer
Hermieigh
Ira
Fluvanna
Helmleigh
Lions Club
Hermsleigh
Montrose
Hillcrest
Russian Spacemen Land After Spectacular Flight
Russian cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov landed Voskhod 2 west of the Ural Mountains after a 24 hour orbit in which Leonov floated outside the craft for 10 minutes. Tass announced both were well but indicated irregular landing. The craft touched down near Perm after 17 orbits and 725 miles northeast of Moscow, amid signs of difficulty during landing.
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Moscow
Ural Mountains
Tass
Chum Space Observatory
Pavel Re
Germany
Lyayev
Alexei Leo
Perm
Leonov
Ural
Belyayev
Central Asia
Siberia
Baikonur
Voskhod 2
Voskhod
Wallace seeks federal police for Selma to Montgomery march
Gov. George C. Wallace urged federal civil authorities to police the 50 mile voter registration march from Selma to Montgomery. He warned Alabama cannot bear the cost and said 6,000 officers would be needed, with only 300 state troopers and 150 other officers available. The Legislature passed a resolution backing him amid King’s planned march.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Selma
King Jr
King
State Capitol
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Snow Falls Across Texas Panhandle Amid Cold Front
Snow fell in the Panhandle Friday and spread to the Red River near Vernon with 1.5 inches around Amarillo. Flurries began Thursday and extended south to Tulsa as temperatures dropped statewide. Vernon reported snow at 8 am. Wichita Falls logged a record late winter low of 17 degrees and Dalhart 12. Highway conditions varied. Amarillo and Donnelly County reported slick, hazardous roads though all highways remained open.
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Panhandle
Red River
Vernon
Childress
Tulsa
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Dalhart
Lubbock
Midland
Alpine
del Rio
Brownsville
San Antonio
Houston
Austin
Dallas
Abilene
San Angelo
Highway Department
Donnelly County
Rites Pending For Jose Rodriquez
Funeral services are pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home for Jose Rodriquez 72 of 2403 Nineteenth Street He died at 1215 this morning at McKnight State Hospital in Sanatorium Texas He had lived in Snyder for 16 years Survivors include wife Lupe four daughters five sons and thirty grandchildren.
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Bell Seale Funeral Home
Jose Rodriquez
Nineteenth Street
Rodriquez
McKnight State Hospital
Sanatorium
Tex
Snyder
Lupe
Midland Doctor Shot In Mexico
Dr. Jack Milton Loring 52 of Midland was shot in the right temple at Acapulco and died. Mexican police say he shot himself with a .25 caliber pistol found near the body. A woman with him identified as Mrs Nelda Ruth Norton Loring claims they were married February 12 in Ciudad Juarez. Mrs Ruth Loring, about 35, was not implicated by paraffin tests.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Jack Milton Loring
Midland
West Texas
Irene Loring
Loring
Pacific Resort
Nelda Ruth Norton Loring
Ciudad Juarez
Ruth Loring
Clouds Forecast Trackers Test For US Flight
Cape Kennedy Fla AP tracking stations around the world began the final practice run for America s first manned space flight. Weather gloom persists for launch day Tuesday with heavy cloud cover predicted at Cape Kennedy and foul weather forecast in Atlantic abort zones. Gemini officials warn camera coverage could be blocked. Titan 2 booster launch window is 9 am to noon EST. The exercise spans seven hours before launch through countdown and includes a simulated capsule for crew familiarization.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Theorld
America
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Project Gemini
Gemini
Bermuda
Grand Canary Island
North Africa
Australia
Hawai
Mexico
United States
Weather summary for Texas regions and temperatures
Weather report shows cold unsettled conditions across Texas with cloudy skies. Highs reach from the mid teens to the forties depending on region while lows dip into the single digits north and around freezing in the south. Occasional light rain and snow flurries expected in some western and northern areas with small craft advisories along the coast.
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Snyder
Texas
van Vie
Ledey
Aiminaning
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Sandy Linville
A. B. Linville
Sandy
Salado
International Explorers
Duckworth
Fort Worth
Virgil Barker
Dallas County
John Wilson
Bell Cotty
Eliar Guerra
By Henry S. Bradsher
Gov. Wallace
National Guard
Wallace
State House
Martin Luther
Texas Panhandle
Alexei Leonov
Voskhod-2
Leonev
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