South Korean Chief and Aides Resign in Coup
Premier John M. Chang and his cabinet quit as Lt Gen. Chang Do-young and other military leaders seized control in Seoul. A 30 man military committee led the regime with Maj. Gen. Pak Chung-hi as second in command and Gen. Chang as head while international support and legal titles were sought after the two day crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
John M. Chang
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Chang
Pak Chung-hi
Kim Chong-oh
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Park Limhang
Lee Hanlim
1St Field Army
Lee
North Korea
Yun Po-sun
Space agency sets two Mercury flights for June
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP says the United States will launch an unmanned Project Mercury orbiter around June 12 with a second Redstone flight on June 20 for a manned suborbital test. Pilot candidates include John H. Glenn Jr. and Virgil I. Grissom as the crew options.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Yuri A. Gagarin
Soviet Union
Atlantic
Pool Opens At Fowle Memorial Park May 27
The public pool at Fowle Memorial Park opens May 27 with Max Laing as manager. Joe Chapman and Mrs Tiny Moore assist, under county park supervision. Daily hours 2 PM to 7 PM except Wednesdays and Sundays partial hours. weekday mornings offer swimming lessons and registration details to be announced.
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Fowle Memorial Park
Max Laing
West Elementary School
Russell Jones
Laing
Joe Chapman
Tiny Moore
Jones
Four Children Die in Columbus Fire Tragedy
A Columbus fire claimed four children, killed in an upstairs front bedroom. The mother Loretta Jones, wife of Donald Jones, was rescued from the front porch roof by a truck driver and a neighbor and treated for cuts. Names given: Roger Jones 20 months Cynthia Ann 2 Ronnie 3 Donald Jr 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Loretta
Donald Jones
Roger Jones
Cynthia Ann
Ronnie
Donald Jr
Senate approves sales tax loaded revenue bill in tight session
The Texas Senate passed a 324 million general revenue bill that relies on a retail sales tax and sent it back to the House for action. Senate members debated redistricting late into the night with Sen. Jep Fuller pressing an Orange County change and urging fair maps while Gov. Price Daniel kept silent on a veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
API
Senate
House
Sen
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
Gonzalez
Senate State Affairs Committee
General Revenue Fund
Price Daniel
Fuller
Orange
Jefferson
Orange County
Martin Dies Jr
Lufkin
Dies
Fish in Pond to Be Removed at Towle Park
Texas Game and Fish representatives will remove fish from the Towle Memorial Park pond Friday starting at 4 p.m. Park superintendent Russell Jones says after removal the pond will be restocked promptly. Youngsters may collect fish. a harmless chemical will bring fish to the surface.
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Texas Game and Fish Commission
Towle Memorial Park
Russell Jones
Jones
Kennedy Diefenbaker unite on Cuba menace and peace aims
Kennedy and Diefenbaker condemned Castro as a threat to Latin America and agreed on measures for stable Southeast Asia, Laos peace, and broader western alliance. They pressed NATO unity, UN faith, and coordinated aid to underdeveloped nations while pursuing disarmament and trade expansion.
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Laos
Southeast Asia
Kennedy
Diefenbaker
Canada
Organization of American States
United States
Castro
Soviet Union
Western Hemisphere
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Geneva
United Nations
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Development Assistance Group
Johnson and Nehru greet during India visit to discuss aid
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Prime Minister Nehru held a hour long meeting in New Delhi amid talks on India’s multibillion dollar five year plan. Nehru noted U S aid totaling 3.84 billion dollars and said Johnson sought guidance on eradicating poverty disease and education globally. Indira Gandhi hosted Lady Bird Johnson and Johnson expressed U S interest in India’s democratic path and common world aims.
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Henry Bradsher
New Delhi
India
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nehru
United States
U.S
Kennedy
Johnson
Thailand
Laos
Ing
Europe
Rajendra Prasad
Prasad
Lady Bird
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Li Chun Ling Chia
Taipei
Formosa
Tokyo
Top Soviet Brass Die In Aviation Catastrophe
Soviet news agency Tass reported five high ranking officers dead in an aviation catastrophe. Gen. Vladimir Y. Kolpakchi led the final Berlin assault and commanded Soviet forces in WWII while Col. Gen. S N Perevertkin Lt. Gen. V I Goffe Maj Gen A P Morozov and Col V V Khikh lovsky were among the victims. Tass offered no accident details.
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London
Tass
Vladimir Y. Kolpakchi
S. N. Perevertkin
V. I. Goffe
A. P. Morozov
V. V. Khikhlovsky
Weather Outlook Shows Warm, Unsettled Texas Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions prevail across North Central and Northeast Texas through Friday with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Panhandle and Northwest Texas expect thunderstorms tonight and Friday with a slight warming trend. Southeast and Central Texas remain warm with highs near the mid 70s to mid 80s and lows around 70.
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Texas
Petem
Northwest Texas
Panhandle
Pashcodow H
Tejas
Eight Day Production Pattern Endures In Texas Oil Proration
The Texas Railroad Commission extends the eight day oil production pattern with an 8 day allowable of 2,702,699 barrels per day, while June demand is forecast at 2,540,000 bpd. Nominating firms include Atlantic, Mobil, Sun, Indiana Oil Purchasing, Texaco, Humble, Sinclair, Shell, Gulf, Cities Service and Standard of Texas. Texaco cites refining capacity of 355,000 bpd across four Texas refineries and notes shipments to other states and foreign markets exceed Texas crude imports.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Bureau of Mines
Oil Regulatory Commission
Atlantic
Mobil
Sun
Indiana Oil Purchasing
Texaco
Humble
Sinclair
Shell
Gulf
Cities Service
Standard of Texas
Phillips
Continental
J.C. Edwards
Commission
Free World
Thomas Made Chairman of TESCO Board
J. B. Thomas, president and GM of Texas Electric Service Company since 1941, was elected chairman of the board. Beeman Fisher, assistant to the president and vice president since 1938, will become chief executive officer. Directors were reelected and listed with Fort Worth ties.
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Fort Worth
J. B. Thomas
Texas Electric Service Company
Beeman Fisher
Thomas
W. K. Stripling
Bomar
J. P. King, Jr
R. K. Hanger
T W Cook
All of
Storms Hit East Scurry County with Hail and Rain
A line of thunderstorms along Scurry County's eastern edge dropped heavy rain and hail. The Camp Springs area saw more than one inch, Hobbs in Fisher County reported hail, and Roby area had up to 3.20 inches of rain. Hail damaged a Hobbs store window and a motorist reported eggsized hail cracking a windshield. Tornado funnels were sighted near Roby but not confirmed. Hobbs saw two inches of hail, Sylvester 185 inches, Roby 120, Stamford one inch.
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Scurry County
Camp Springs
Hobbs
Fisher County
Roby
Sylvester
Stamford
Western powers unite to oppose veto in Laos talks
Geneva news says American British and French delegates strategized to counter veto provisions in Andrei Gromyko's Laos plan. The talks at Maurice Couve de Murville's villa included Lord Home and W Averell Harriman. A 13 point draft to govern peacemaking inside Laos faced Soviet veto chances, with progress tied to Kennedy Khrushchev talks.
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Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Laos
Big Three
Maurice Couve de Murville
Britain
Lord Home
W. Averell Harriman Harriman
Dean Rusk
Bern
Fritz Wahlen
Max Petitpierre
Gromyko
Nis
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Couve de Murville
VK. Krishna
Anti Reds Leave Laos For Geneva
Leaders of five anti Communist Lao factions depart Vientiane for Geneva to bolster the royal government’s opposition to Pathet Lao rebels at the conference. Ban Namone negotiations eyed on coalition formation with doubts, while missing Air America crew are reported as captured after a downed helicopter in Communist territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Geneva
Pathe Lao
Ban Namone
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
International ‘Truce Commission
TVY
Monday Air America
Edward R. Shore
Galloway, Tenn
John P. Morrow
Brooklyn
Grant Wolfkill
NBC
Shelton
Wash
Hong Kong
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Tee Hong Yol
ROK
Radio
Jep Fuller
Port Arthur
Dallas
Tarrant, Harris
Bexar
Whitney Shoemaker
Ottawa
Ont
John G. Diefenbaker
Cuba
Latin America
North Atlantic
Parliament
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