Airborne ALRI radar keeps watch on eastern North America
The Air Force said airborne radar planes based at Otis AFB Massachusetts now maintain a coast to coast air defense screen using Airborne Long Range Input. The system replaces Texas Tower stations and feeds data to East Coast command centers for horizon spanning protection.
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Washington
Air Force
North America
Herbert B. Thatcher
Air Defense Command
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Thatcher
Texas
Eingland
Weather snapshot across Texas by region
Readings show temperatures by region with highs from the 60s to mid 90s and lows around 60s. Forecasts indicate partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers today and Saturday, variable winds, and cooler notes in northern areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Ceylonese Delegate Challenges Buddhist Crisis Claims
In Belgrade the Ceylonese delegate pressed Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu on Viet Nam religious repression. He urged an impartial UN inquiry while warning the Buddhist crisis could spark regional strife. Mrs Nhu promised a Saturday news conference to respond.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ngo Dinh Nhu
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mathripala Senanayeke
Interparliamentary Union
United Nations
South Viet Nam
Asia
Madame Nhu
Texarkana Plane Crash Kills Three Near Bryan Airport
A four place Cessna 172 crashed near Easterwood Airport three miles south of the field killing three Texarkana residents Dr Charles Bintliff 45 George Paul Barlow Jr 38 and Dr John Ellis Gill 37 The aircraft bound from Texarkana to San Antonio apparently asked for landing directions in a shower before vanishing into a wet wooded area Ground crews and a search plane recovered the wreck at dawn with two additional passengers unidentified Officials said the crash may have been overdue and National Guard jeeps aided the area search
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Federal Aviation Agency
Charles V. Bintliff
Texarkana
San Antonio
Easterwood
National Guard
Texas A&m Cadets
Kennedy Says Viet Nam War Could Be Lost Without Reforms
President Kennedy warned in Belgrade that US officials fear a loss in Vietnam unless Ngo Dinh Diem implements sweeping reforms. Ambassador Lodge urged changes, including potential removal of Ngo Dinh Nhu, though Diem gave little sign of agreeing. Kennedy affirmed continued US aid and stated the aim to win, contain communism, and let Americans return home.
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Washington
Kennedy
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
U.S
Nhu
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Jackson Backs Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Senator Henry M. Jackson declared support for the limited nuclear test ban pact, acknowledging serious but acceptable risks if safeguards protect national security. He urged Senate ratification with ironclad guarantees, joining President Kennedy’s push for broad approval and signaling a shift from his prior opposition.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Senate
Jackson
Senate Armed Service Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Atomic Energy Committee
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Soviet Union
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Rains Bring Hope to Drought areas in Central and South Texas
Rains totaling up to seven inches swept across drought struck regions from Lampasas to Gillespie County and San Antonio boosting water supplies and easing heat. Cities reported minor flooding and power outages while gauges recorded over two inches in several locales including San Antonio and College Station.
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Lampasas
Central
South Texas
Texas
Texas 76
Friagle Pass
la Pryor
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Gillespieounty
Elgin
Smithville
Warloo
Bartlett
Marble Falls
Buchanan Dam
Tivydale
Junction
Red River
Texas Panhandle
Texarkana
del Rio
College Station
Fort Worth
Big Spring
Abilene
San Angelo
Merizon
Sweetwater
McCamey
Evening Adult Courses Offered at Snyder High School
Snyder High School will offer adult night courses this fall including typing bookkeeping and wood working. Typing and bookkeeping start Monday at 7 pm in rooms 108 and 106. Wood working began Thursday night and late enrollments are still possible for Monday and Thursday sessions.
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Andrews
Andrews Mustangs
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Fidel Castro
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Phillip A. Luce
New York City
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Boston
Alfred Nittle
Luce
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Progressive Labor
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Bryan
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