Senate probes Estes case opens with Freeman hearings
Senate investigators hear that the Agriculture Department received a Dec 20, 1960 warning that Estes cotton acreage schemes were illegal and later approved by farm aid officials in Texas. Kamerick calls the department a bureaucratic jungle needing overhaul as Freeman is set to testify. The subcommittee cites 8 717.8 acres of allotments in 1961.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Paul E. Kamerick
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Texas
H. L. Manwaring
Kamerick
FBI
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Karl E. Mundt
R-S. D
John L. McClellan
Congress
McClellan
Kennedy to warn Red China on use of force in Formosa area
President Kennedy ready to publicly warn Chinese Communists against military ventures in the Formosa Strait. He planned a news conference to address the Red buildup opposite Formosa while signaling the US would defend Quemoy and Matsu only if part of a Formosa attack. A private warning was delivered to Peiping’s envoy Wang Ping-nan by Cabot in Warsaw.
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Washington
Kennedy
Formosa
Quemoy
Matsu
U. S
United States
Quemoy and
Formosa Strait
Peiping
Warsaw
Wang Ping-nan
Poland
John Moors Cabot
Red China
State Department
Cabot
Taiwan-Formosa Strait
Wang Cabot
Red
Wang
Chiang Kaishek
Convicts Perch 80 Foot Water Tower To Protest Conditions
Thirteen inmates at Western Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh perched on an 80 foot water tower to protest alleged brutality and inhuman treatment. Convict Robert Payne led the action by climbing the tower after noon meal and was later joined by 12 others carrying food and water. Authorities planned no immediate retrieval, while Corrections Commissioner Prasse pledged to travel to the scene for talks if Payne descends.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pennsylvania
Western Correctional Institution
Robert Payne
Ohio River
Woods Run
Payne
Washington, D. C
Arthur T. Prasse
Harrisburg
Western State Penitentiary
Judge Grants Continuance in Estes Trial
District Judge J H Starley indefinitely postponed Billie Sol Estes's trial on felony theft charges in Pecos Texas. The judge kept the case in session to decide on a possible venue change as both sides oppose moving the case from Estes's home town.
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Pecos
Tex
J. H. Starley
Billie Sol Estes
Starley
Estes
John Cofer
SGT York to undergo surgery in Nashville hospital
SGT Alvin C. York, the World War I hero and Medal of Honor recipient, was to enter a Nashville hospital for surgery. At 74, he faces an enlarged prostate after recent treatment for internal bleeding and is expected to be home in Pall Mall within a week or 10 days.
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Nashville
Tenn
Alvin C. York
Guy C. Pinkley
Pall Mall
Weather Map and River Forecast Data
The Weather by the U S Weather Bureau notes a map on page 9 with morning temperatures from 6 a.m. to noon and a high of 88 by afternoon. River stage is 0.6 feet and falling with sunrise at 5 24 and sunset at 8 21.
Local Conditions Report
Yesterday reached 90 degrees with a low of 66. No precipitation was recorded.
Weather Roundup For Indiana Illinois
Terre Haute and vicinity fair tonight with partly cloudy skies Thursday mild. Indiana forecast sunny and pleasant today with mostly fair conditions tonight and Thursday. warmer Thursday. Lows tonight 58 to 65. high Thursday in the 80s. Illinois generally fair with little temperature change tonight into Wednesday. lows 62 to 68. afternoon readings around 68 to 89.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Lew
Convicted Spy Soblen Missing After Wife Reports
New York. Dr Robert A Soblen a 62 year old convicted spy for the Soviet Union is missing his wife says since Monday Government says. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest by Federal Judge William B Herlands FBI agents hunt Soblen. A hearing is set to seek forfeiture of his $100000 bail.
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New York
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
Soviet Union
William B. Herlands
U. S
David R. Hyde
FBI
Cuba's Top Red Visits Mexico
Blas Roca Cuba's No 1 Communist flew to Uruguay after a 24 hour stay in Mexico City. He told reporters he did not come to agitate and dodged questions on Kennedy's upcoming visit. Newspapers speculate he aimed to organize protests to mar Kennedy's welcome.
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Mexico City
Blas Roca
Cuba
Uruguay
Roca
Kennedy
Mexico
Congress Attacks Prayer Ruling With Constitutional Proposals
Lawmakers sharpen criticisms of the Supreme Court decision on public school prayers. Proposals seek to override the ruling through constitutional amendments, with calls for judicial elections and Congressional power to overrule. Debate centers on faith in law and political viability.
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Supreme Court
Sen
J. Glenn Beall
R.-Md
High Court
Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
White Marble Court
Legislative Branch
House
Senate
Rainfall Calculation Shows One Inch Across An Acre
United Press International notes that one inch of rain over one acre yields 27 143 gallons of water, illustrating the conversion between rainfall depth and total volume.
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United Press International
Rostow Policy Paper Sparks Senate Debate and Silence
Republican leaders pressed Rostow’s cold war policy views during a Senate hearing. Dirksen called Rostow’s defense “round one” as questions linger about the secret paper. Ball and Rostow invoked executive privilege and refused to reveal contents while Kennedy had not seen the document.
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Washington
State Department
Walt W. Rostow
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
John J. Sparkman
Dala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rostow
Dirksen
Sparkman
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
George W. Ball
Ball
Fulbright
Kennedy
Schirra to Lead Six Orbit U S Space Flight
Washington reports that Walter M. Schirra Jr. is to pilot a potential six orbit mission this summer. Manned space flight director D Brainerd Holmes said mission length and number of orbits depend on technical factors evaluated up to flight and during initial orbits. A six orbit run would last about nine hours, longer than the three orbit missions to date. Continued on page 2.
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Washington
United States
Walter M. Schirra Jr
D. Brainerd Holmes
Manned Space Flight
Civilian Space Agency
U. S
Thieves Steal Gems From Jerry Lewis Suite in Manhattan
Thieves stole gems valued at 185000 dollars from entertainer Jerry Lewis midtown Manhattan hotel suite while he and Patti Lewis were out for a TV taping.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Jerry Lewis
Patti
Judge Extends Airline Strike Ban Ten Days
A federal judge ordered a ten day extension of the temporary ban on a strike by Pan American World Airways 500 flight engineers. Eastern Air Lines said it would consider court actions after further proceedings while Pan Am maintains operations. the conflict centers on adding a third cockpit seat and union merger concerns.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Daniel Kornblum
Engineers’ Union
U. S. Dist
George Rosling
U. S. Court of Appeals
Rosling
Pan Am
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
Afl-Cio
Flight Engineers International Association
Afl-Cio Air Lines Pilots Association
Pan American
Indiana Summer Weather Forecast Promises Warm Days
United Press International reports Hoosiers should expect continued normal warm summer weather with highs 82 to 88 and lows 60 to 67 through next Monday. Dry conditions persist with scattered thundershowers from Friday in the north and weekend elsewhere, totaling about half to three quarters of an inch.
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Hoosiers
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Sgt. York
U. S. Weather Bureau
Charles Ross Hulburd Jr
Michigan City
Nellie Maxine Corby
Leonard Kirchner
Jim McKinney
Andrew Kellett
Hulburd
Vigo
Edward L. Hamilton
Martin
Rostows
Schirra
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