Tower’s Texas Senate Victory Stuns Democrats and Delights GOP
John G Tower, former Midwestern University professor, won the Texas special Senate race by 7 200 votes, 445 562 to 438 310, amid a high turnout and strong Republican campaigning. Democrats, led by Blakley, faced questions over field consolidation and strategy after a divisive primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Holbrook
Dallas
Tex
John G. Tower
Texas
GOP
Tower
U.S. Senate
William A. Blakley
Blakley
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Midwestern University
Johnson
Albert Bel Fay
Houston
Peter O'Donnell
Dallas County
Session Nearing End in Texas Tax Dilemma
Austin tax leaders failed again to agree on a state revenue program as the 57th Texas legislature nears adjournment. House and Senate conferees traded positions on a 2 percent general sales tax and deficit retirement amid threats of a veto and possible special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
API
Charles Wilson
Trinity
House
Bruce Reagan
Reagan
Price Daniel
Wardlow Lane
Senate
Lane
Texas
Capitol
Joint Conference Committee
10Man
Charles Baliman
Ballman
Daniel
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Atwell
Local GOP Leaders Jubilant Over Senate Vote in Scurry County
William A. Blakley gained seven votes in the final unofficial count for the U S Senate race in Scurry County bringing his total to 1111 while John Tower had 724. Local Republicans praised supporters and urged party loyalty for the 1962 primaries as conservatives push a two party Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Blakley
Scurry County
U. S Senate
Cottonwood
Blakely
John Tower
Blakley
Tower
U. S
Republican Executive Committee
Joanne Norred
Republican
Norred
Non-White Strike Hits South Africa Cities
A three day strike by South Africa's nonwhite majority began with police and troops deployed to protect workers, but turnout was low in Johannesburg and other cities. Violence surfaced in Durban Port Elizabeth with blocked roads and bus stoning as mobs disrupted transit and road blocks formed.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Britain
Republic
Durban
Port Elzabeth
Port Elizabeth
South African Press Association
Dur
Budget Hike Proposal For USIA Rejected
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed the USIA request by 16.69 million, keeping Voice of America funded. President Kennedy sought 151.48 million for USIA with a 3 million increase. the panel approved 751.3 million for State and Justice, USIA, and others. The FBI's 127.2 million was fully funded. US contributions to international organizations received 61.58 million, including 2.845 billion for the United Nations.
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Washington
Kennedy
US Information Agency
House Ap
Voice of America
Information Agency
USIA
Congress
State and Justice Departments
Federal Courts
Civil Rights Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Europe
South America
State Department
Ankara
Turkey
Kabul
Afghanistan
United Nations
Texas Skies Mostly Clear After Severe Thunderstorms
Severe storms swept the Panhandle Plains with lightning striking a Littlefield Baptist Church and causing minor damage. High water briefly closed streets in Littlefield as rainfall totals reached about 1 inch. Temperatures ranged from 57 to 91 degrees with scattered reports of rain across Lubbock Galveston Laredo and Presidio. A West Texas severe thunderstorm alert expired without major events.
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Texas
Panhandle Plains
Baptist
Littlefield
Lubbock
Galveston
Laredo
Lufkin
Presidio
Manhunt Proceeds After Utah Nevada Microwave Tower Blasts
Three AT&T relay stations in western Utah and eastern Nevada were blown up in the early hours, triggering a multi state manhunt. FBI agents National Guard troops and local police scour the desert for saboteurs or vandals while repairs are planned and security tightens at military and civilian facilities.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
FBI
National Guard
Americas Civil Defense
American Telephone and Telegraph System
Wendover
Utah-Nevada
Knolls
Associated Press
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Howard Blood
Mountain States
T&t
J. C Harris
Elko County
Nev
Bob McAdam
Bell Telephone Co
Utah Guard
Bremerton Navy Shipyard
Sand Point Naval Air Station
Seattle
Ft Lewis
Tacoma
Washington State
Pole Alster Defection Rumors Stir Western View
London based reports claim Antoni Alster Poland's vice interior minister defected to the West and is under questioning in Washington. The British Foreign Office and CIA offered no comment while Warsaw denounces Western reports as nonsense.
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London
Antoni Alster
Poland
London Daily Mail
Alster
Washington
British
Foreign Office
Central Intelligence Agency
Mail
Berlin
Khrushchev
Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
The
West
Unclear Regional Weather Report with Mixed Temperatures
Fragmented weather data shows high and low temperatures across regions including North Central Texas Northeast Texas Northwest Texas and Southwest Texas. Notes indicate partly cloudy conditions through Tuesday with a few thunderstorms in western areas and little overall temperature change.
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Snyder
Texas
Two French Generals On Trial Today
Paris AP reports generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zeller stand trial for treason after last month’s failed Algeria revolt. They face military and civilian judges at the Palace of Justice as Raoul Salan and Edmond Jouhaud remain at large.
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Paris
Algeria
Maurice Challe
Andre Zeller
Palace of Justice
Algiers
France
Charles de Gaulle
Challe
Zeller
Raoul Salan
Edmond Jouhaud
Philippe Petain
de Gaulle
Petain
Recess To Continue In Laos Parley
The Laos talks at Geneva pause for one to two days after a four hour session between British cochair Malcolm MacDonald and Soviet head Georgi Pushkin. Western powers seek new instructions for the control commission to investigate cease fire violations by the Pathet Lao against the royal Laotian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Laos
Malcolm MacDonald
Georghi Pushkin
International Control Commission
Truce Commission
Frank Roberts
Moscow
Ratliff Elected Senate President Pro Tempore
State Senator David Ratliff of Stamford was elected president pro tempore of the Senate. He will serve between sessions and preside in the lieutenant governor's absence. This marks Ratliff's third Senate term after two terms in the House of Representatives.
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Austin
David Ratliff
Stamford
Senate
Sis
Ratliff
Traffic Toll Could Set New Memorial Day Record
The highway death toll for the Memorial Day weekend shows a rising pace with 4.3 traffic deaths per hour by midmorning. The current count covers only holiday-period fatalities, not later injuries, and authorities warn of a potential surge as homeward travel accelerates Tuesday.
Nation to honor war dead with nationwide Memorial Day ceremonies
Memorial Day activities span regions from Arlington National Cemetery where 1st Battle Group 3rd Infantry will place flags on 109000 graves, to Hawaii ceremonies for Pearl Harbor dead with a 21 gun salute. Events include the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier wreath, Cathedral of the Pines tributes, Elmira Confederate prisoner memorials, and Civil War centennial observances.
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Arlington
Va. National Cemetery
1St Battle Group
3Rd Infantry
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Kennedy
Hawai
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
John H. Sides
Pacific Fleet
Congress
Elmira
N.Y
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Rock Island
Peter Smith
John T. Lee
Charles W. Schemp
Columbus, Miss
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Garth Jones
Karen C. Jones
Whitesboro
N. Y
West Texas
Cedar Mountain
Sal Lake Tribune
By Carl Hartman
Pro
Cathedral of the Pines
Rindge
N.H
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