Diplomat tensions rise over Haiti crackdown under Duvalier
Haiti faces feared new repression after the Inter American Commission departs as Duvalier cites a rising threat. Refugees in Dominican embassies seek safe exit. U S protests over embassy harassment while clashes erupt in Port au Prince.
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Morris W. Rosenberg
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Inter American
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Five Nation
Organization of American States
Santo Domings
Dominican
Juan Bosch
Brazil
Chile
Venezuela
Ecuador
Americans Reach Mt Everest Top
Two American climbers reached the summit of Mt Everest at 7 20 am Greenwich Time on Wednesday. The base camp confirmed the success amid prior weather delays and radio difficulties while a larger team prepared for a May Day assault at Camp Six.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt Everest
Greenwich
Wiliam E. Gresham
Ameri
Camp Five
Camp Four
Camp Six
Rain-drenched Texas faces continued downpours and flood washouts
Heavy rains sweep the Rio Grande region with up to nine inches northwest of Laredo and widespread showers across Texas. Webb County roads are washed out while fields fill with water. Rainfall spreads from Brownsville to Amarillo, with forecasts calling for more showers through Friday and relief for drought areas in the state.
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Associated Press
Rio Grande
Laredo
Webb County
Alejandro Garcia
Briscoe Ranch
Garcia
Rio
Grande Valley
Brownsville
McAllen
Texas
Midland
Amarillo
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Wichita Falls
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Big Bend
Marfa
Senate Considers Tax Bill Amid Edinburg San Angelo Moves
Senate sponsor Sen George Parkhouse of Dallas asks for Senate consideration today of the House passed 33 million tax bill. The measure reshapes exemptions clothing under ten dollars and raises motor vehicle tax to two percent while extending the corporate franchise tax for one year. House action on voter registration and shell dredging also features in this report with studies on higher education reform and a monument project for the 49th Armored Division.
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Austin
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Senate
Parkhouse
Preston Smith
House
San Angelo
Edinburg
Senate State Affairs Committee
Gulf
House State Affairs Committee
John Connally
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Commission On Excellence In
Workers For Boeing Set Another Vote
AFL-CIO Machinist Union officials prepare for a new vote on Boeing’s revised contract offer. The proposed terms affect about 26,100 production workers and delay a previously threatened strike. Details of the proposals and ballot timing were to be finalized.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
International
Albert J. Hayes
Boeing
Hayes
United States
Weather snapshot across Texas by region
Weather across North Central Texas and neighboring zones shows cloudy conditions with scattered showers and thunder adjoining. Temperatures range from highs in the 70s to 90s, with lows around the 70s and 80s, and scattered thunder activity expected into Friday across multiple regions.
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Snyder
Texas
Tejas
Mowtlyth
BES TO TAKE GROUP TO AUSTIN FOR STATE BOARD PETITION
A local delegation will travel by bus to Austin to present the junior college petition to the state board of education. The bus departs Lovder at 2 pm Sunday and returns Monday after the presentation. Several reservations are made with more being accepted and must be in by Friday morning. Contact the Chamber of Commerce to join or reserve.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Lnvder
Chamber of Commerce
Churchill to Vacate Post in Parliament
London AP report notes Sir Winston Churchill, 88, will quit politics due to ill health. He will stay in Commons until dissolution before the next general election by October 194. He cites limited mobility after a fall and declining attendance. Churchill’s six decades in Parliament spanned cabinet roles and wartime leadership, with his final Commons appearance on his 87th birthday.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Commons
of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Yorkshire Post
United States
Freedom Fighters Exiles Build Bomb Arsenal Near Miami
Boston Traveler reporter John Raymond documents Cuban exiles in Miami and the Bahamas building bombing hardware for raids on Cuba. The piece notes 160000 Cuban refugees in Miami split into 65 groups with some financing, and claims U S patrols in the Bahamas and Florida Straits have increased to curb the raids.
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John Raymond
The
Boston Traveler
Havana
Associated Press
Raymond
Cuba
Castro
Guatemala
Enrique Peralta Asurdia
Fed
Miami
Bahamas
Florida Straits
Freedom Fighters
Jan Dorfman
Sid Hershman
Rorke
Lexander Rorke, Jr
New Yorker
Crystal City councilman denounces union influence in city
Crystal City councilman Maria Hernandez accuses the Teamsters Union and PASO of dictating city policy after a council slate of Mexican descent won votes with union backing. He names PASO secretary Albert Fuentes and Ray Shaler as orchestrators, calls Mayor Juan Cornejo a pawn, fears for family safety, and cites a head injury claim involving Ranger Captain A Y Allee and after FBI scrutiny.
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Crystal City
Tex
Maria Hernandez
Teamsters’ Union
Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations
PASO
Teamsters
Hernandez
A. Y Allee
Radio Kben
Juan Cornejo
Albert Fuentes
San Antonio
Ray Shaler
Hernandes
Ceal
Himelf
Fuentes
City
Mer
Jim Dill
Shater
Cornejo
Allee
FBI
1962 Cotton Ginnings Higher Than 1961 Totals
The Census Bureau reports 14,864,180 bales ginned for 1962, up from 14,324,508 for 1961. Texas ginnings reached 4,736,158 versus 4,800,771 the prior year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Texas
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