Kennedy says Estes case pushed. Mundt accuses inaction
President Kennedy stated the Estes investigation is active with 75 FBI agents pursuing evidence on Billie Sol Estes. Senator Mundt accused the administration of capitulation to Estes, and he cited delays and milder penalties from the Agriculture Department over cotton allotments and a January meeting at the department attended by Estes.
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Washington
Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Karl Mundt
FBI
Texas
Bill Mundt
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
Department
Mundt
John Bagwell
Agriculture de
Partment
Ralph Yarborough
D-Pee
J. T. Rutherford
D-Tex
Bagwell
Charles S. Murphy
Kennedy presses De Gaulle on Western defense unity
President Kennedy urged Charles de Gaulle to accept continued U.S. leadership in Western Europe and warned against a French move to independence in nuclear power, while calling for greater Atlantic cohesion including Britain in a broader alliance. In Thailand, Harkins reported no change in Laos threat as U.S. forces reinforce Bangkok and border areas with Marines and infantry bound for northeast Laos.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Europe
de Gaulle
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Marine
Laos
Thailand
Harkins
James L. Richardson Jr
Kenneth Dodd Young
Nam Tha
Pathet Lao
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Hawaii
27Th Infantry
Udon
Mekong River
Vientiane
New
Paul D. Harkins
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Nase
Mekong
Slaying Suspect Nabbed In Sherman
A 29 year old man Billy Bob Smith was arrested at his brother s home in Sherman after a 12 hour manhunt. He is charged with the rifle slaying of his wife Alice Smith 35 at Pilot Grove south of Sherman. She was shot once above the eye in her parents bedroom.
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Sherman
Billy Bob Smith
Smith
Alice
Pilot Grove
Kennedy Pushes New Farm Program Amid Estes Tie In
President Kennedy urged Congress to adopt his supply management farm program arguing it would curb costly surpluses and Treasury costs. He tied old programs to Estes scandal fears and warned surpluses could rise from 9 to 14 billion if old policies return, while noting current costs to store and finance surpluses run about 1 billion per year. Senator Aiken challenged the cost figures and urged Congress to consider alternatives.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Billy Sol Estes
Treasury
Estes
West Texas
Agriculture Department
FBI
Congressional
Lion
Eisenhower
Sen
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Bond vote set forScurry County home for the aged
Scurry County voters head to 20 precincts to decide a 250000 bond issue for a county owned home for the aged. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm with the Special Canvassing Board including Frank Wilson Jack Craft and Guy Stoker. Voters must be resident taxpayers with a current poll tax.
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Scurry County
Commissioners’ Court
Snyder
Texas
Northeast Snyder
M. L. Andress
Cottonwood Flat
Jess Hardin
Ennis Creek
H. B. Walker
Dermott
Alton Greenfield
Fluvanna
Henry Flourney
Union Community Center
H. L. Hogue
Bison
Gilbert Richter
China Grove
Martin Murphy
Ira
Rea Falls
Dunn
R. A. Hardee
Lone Wolf
J. A. Bartels
Inadale
Herman Stahl
Hermleigh
BE. Sturdivant
Camp Springs
J. O. Guinn
South Snyder
R. H. Crowell
Loyd Mountain
Cross
Northwest Snyder
Ray Lunsford
Southwest Snyder
Commissioners
Lee Smyth
Crowder
J. E. Woodson
Southeast Snyder
Justice of the Peace
Frank Wilson
Jack Craft
Guy Stoker
Pentagon Eyes Guard and Reserve Reorganization
The Defense Department seeks to reorganize after Congress opposes a 58,000 cut in National Guard and Army Reserve personnel. Army budget chief Duff said funding at 400,000 Guardsmen and 300,000 Reservists would allow retention, while House support totals about 58.5 million to sustain current manpower.
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Washington
Pentagon
National Guard
Congress
Defense Department
Senate
Charles Duff
Willis Robertson
D-Va
Duff
House
Robertson
Guard
Carpenter's Orbit Delayed For Aurora 7 Reliability
Cape Canaveral delays Carpenters orbital flight three days to add a second aneroid switch for altitude triggered stabilizing parachutes on Aurora 7 after Glenn's capsule deployed early. The move follows review of the Glenn three orbit flight and a Nairobi plane crash that killed 14 Air Force mechanics supporting recovery efforts.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Walter Williams
John H. Glenn Jr
Mercury
William
Williams
Glenn
Nairobi
Africa
Air Force
Indian Ocean
NASA
Weather Notes Show Texas Temperature Range
Readings show temperatures across Texas with highs in the 60s to 90s and lows ranging from the mid 40s to mid 60s Partly cloudy conditions persist across regions including Northeast Northwest and South Central Texas with scattered thunderstorms forecast in some areas
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Snyder
Texas
Clarendon
Two Snyder Men Arrested in Sterling City
Sterling City police joined by Texas Rangers and Scurry County officials arrested Carl Small and Robert Durst on charges of receiving and concealing stolen goods and theft tied to oil field equipment. Warrant details and bond release followed their apprehension by Ranger John Woods and Sheriff F. J. Cantrell.
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Scurry County
Far Abercrombie
Texas Rangers
Sterling County
Snyder
Sterling City
Carl Small
Robert Durst
John Woods
Texas Ranger
F. J. Cantrell
Bids Rejected for San Jacinto Ordnance Depot Houston
The General Services Administration rejected all 24 April bids for the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot in Houston as inadequate. David Phillips said the property will be reoffered in September with 40 parcels. The Houston Ship Channel Navigation District bid $7.5 million for the whole depot, higher than 1960 offers but excluding two lands.
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J. P. Turner
Navigation District
Houston
Turner
GSA
Pecos Area Bears Brunt of Rowdy West Texas Weather
A severe spring storm lashed West Texas with tornadic winds hail and floods. Pecos took the worst hit damaging a new Calvary Baptist Church and nearby homes businesses and cars. No injuries were reported though 75 inches of rain fell in 15 minutes and power and telephone lines were disrupted.
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Associated Press
West Texas
Pecos
Wicket
Balmorhea
Panhandle Plains
Ece
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Calvary Baptist Church
I. C. Capterton
Peas
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John McClellan
D-Ark
R-S. D
Edmmund Muskie
DeGaulle
Bankok
Korat
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