Truman’s 80th Birthday Highlights Crowded Westminster Gift
Former president Harry S. Truman marks his 80th birthday with celebrations in Washington and Fulton Missouri. Checks totaling 80000 were given to establish the Truman Chair of History at Westminster College in his name, with 45000 still needed.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Westminster College
Fulton
Truman
Charles Patrick Clark
Senate War Investigating Committee
Clark
Senate
National Press Club
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Capitol Hill
White House
Henry A. Wallace
Johnson
Westminster
Robert Davidson
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Associated Press
Exile-Cuban Attacks Seen Imminent Says Sources
Washington reports from exile sources claim anti-Castro Cuban forces may strike Cuba soon before May 20 independence anniversary. They describe planned sabotage and commando raids with exiles training in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, while U.S. officials deny any involvement or plans originating in the United States.
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Ben F. Meyer Washington
Cuba
United States
U.S
Florida
Fidel Castro
Castro
Washington
Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Strawn reef oil discovery near Clairemont boosts Snyder area activity
Strawn oil discovery completed in Kent County by Jack G. Elam of Midland No. 161 Bilby Wallace, with 192 barrels of 38 gravity oil daily and 659 to 1 gas-oil ratio. Wildcat prospects staked in Scurry, Fisher and Stonewall counties include Shannon-West Texas Memorial Hospital prospect and other 6,000 to 6,800 foot tests.لار
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Kent County
Scurry
Fisher
Stonewall
Snyder
Jack G. Elam
Midland No
Bilby Wallace
Clairemont
H&gn
Strawn
Edna Corwiey Morgan and Others
Fisher County
Rotan
Elsie Mae
Canyon Sand Oil
H&tc
Norman Oil Corporation of
Abilene
H. Govan
Roby
Cisco
Bastrop County School Land Survey
Centaur Petroleum Corporation of
Fort Worth
Herbert A. Vahlenkamp
Stonewall County
Old Glory
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Baruch Papers Donated To Princeton Center Study Statecraft
Bernard M. Baruch, 93, has given his papers to Princeton University. The university also announces a new center for twentieth century American statecraft and public policy to house and study the collection. The archive comprises over 1,200 letters from nine U.S. Presidents and private letters from prominent figures in academia, literature, theater, science, medicine and labor. Library staff are cataloging the materials.
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Princeton
Princeton University
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
U.S
Kingsville Man Killed By Auto
Taurino Salazar, 65, of Kingsville was killed on U S 77 six miles south of Kingsville Friday night after standing outside his car following a minor collision. A second vehicle struck a moving car and Salazar’s automobile and two other cars parked along the highway.
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Bishop, Tex
Taurino Salazar
Kingsville
U.S. 77
Here
Salazar
Death Claims Aged Hondo Newsman
Fletcher Davis aged 90 former publisher of the Hondo Anvil Herald died in Medina on Friday. He is survived by three daughters and a son.
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Hondo
Hondo, Tex
Fletcher Davis
The
Hondo Anvil Herald
Medina
Michigan Storm Leaves Trail Of Death And Rubble
A southeastern Michigan tornado swept through Chesterfield Township and surrounding areas causing at least nine deaths and hundreds of injuries. Damage is estimated at 4 to 5 million dollars as rescuers, led by Gov. George Romney, search for more victims.
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Michigan
Mount Clemens
Mich
Southeastern Michigan
Dawn
Chesterfield Township
Lake St. Clair
George Romney
Death Drives Runoff in Bell County Sheriff Race
A posthumous candidate triggered a June 6 runoff between Belle County deputy Lester Gunn and Bill Harrison after Carl Manning died after being certified. Manning’s name remained on ballots, leading to 178 votes for him and sparking debate over election deadlines and ballot rules.
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Lester Gunn
Belton
Bill Harrison
Temple
Gunn
Carl Manning
Killeen
Bell County
Manning
Harrison
Democratic Executive Committee
Wallace Law
Attorney Generals
South Korea Cabinet Resigns Amid Political Shakeup
Seoul AP report says the South Korean cabinet resigned as ruling party pushes for more representation. President Park Chung-hee accepted the resignations and named Foreign Minister Chung Il-kwon to replace Prime Minister Choi Doo-sun.
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Seoul
Korea
Democratic - Republican Party
Chung Hee Park
Chung Il-kwon
Choi Doo-sun
Chung
United States
France
Turkey
Choi
Park
Pilot Shot Before Fatal Plane Crash Near Concord
FBI links revolver ownership and life insurance of over 50000 to a man who boarded the Pacific Air Lines flight from Reno to San Francisco. A crew member sounded, "My God, I've been shot" as the plane dived and exploded in pastureland southeast of Concord. Investigators probe if the passenger targeted pilot Clark or others.
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Concord
Calif
FBI
Reno
San Francisco
Washington
Rec
Ernest A. Clark
Pacific Air Lines
Clark
Raymond E. Andress Jr
Marjorie E. Schafer
Mal Whalin
Civil Aeronautics Board
Johnson forecasts benefits from broad travel and civil rights emphasis
President Johnson told reporters at the New York World's Fair he expects gains from his six-state trip and civil rights push. He argued for strong presidential leadership and noted large crowds as he plans more travel, while addressing medicare and aged medical insurance with AFL-CIO leaders.
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New York
Johnson
York
New Jersey
United States
New York World's Fair
South
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Weather readings show highs near 82 Friday and 78 Sunday in North Central Texas with showers. Northeast Texas cloudy with scattered rain and highs 78. Northwest Texas mostly cloudy and warm with highs 75 to 85 and a few storms. South Central and Southeast Texas cloudy to partly cloudy with showers and highs 90s. Southwest Texas cloudy with scattered showers and highs 82 to 94. Tonight lows range 44 to 72 across regions.
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Snyder
Texas
Texas Group Captures Fair Goers Attention
A Texas choral group called the Choralettes of Lamar High School Houston performs at the World’s Fair drawing large crowds. The 125 singers sang on the Texas Music Hall steps before about 300 people and toured the Texas Pavilion. They presented an LBJ hat to Mayor Wagner and serenaded him with The Eyes of Texas. The group also sang at West Point’s Mill Academy and will join Cadets at their ball.
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New York
Choralettes
Houston
Lamar High School
Texas Music Hall
Texas Pavilion
Robert Wagner
Texas
John Connally
Mill Academy
West Point
Wil
Rusk urges stronger NATO and allied aid at Brussels luncheon
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a Belgium American group that Western nations should strengthen the Atlantic alliance and push for increased aid to South Vietnam. He urged cuts in Western Cuba sales, expanded aid to backward countries, and higher NATO conventional forces while noting ongoing Franco-Gaullist tensions.
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Brussels
Belgium
Dean Rusk
Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cuba
South Viet Nam
France
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Viet Nam
United States
Washington
State Department
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Sunray DX Oil Company
Ida Sue Johnson
Pontiac
Monroe
Lake Erie
Macomb County Civil Defense
Clement W. Skiba
Macomb County
Oscar Stryker
Skiba
Luna Pier
Monroe County
Lake Orion
Oakland County
Detroit
Harvard
Radcliffe
South Korea
LBJ
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