Kennedys Planned Glittering Mexico City State Visit
President Kennedy and Jacqueline will visit Mexico City for a 48 hour state trip featuring mass at Guadalupe Basilica and a Ballet Folklorico gala. The talks with President Lopez Mateos cover world affairs while showcasing U.S. diplomacy toward Cuba and Latin America.
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Washington
Nedy
Castro
Canada
Mexico
U.S
Havana
Kennedy
Jacqueline
Pacific Coast
Acapulco
White House
Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Opera House
Manuel Tello
Basilica of Guadalupe
Guadalupe
Index shows May gains across multiple sectors and overall growth
The May index survey shows increases in consumer goods, bank debits, freight carloadings, postal receipts, and building permits with the combined index up 7.8 percent from May last year and 4.0 percent from April. The three month moving average stands at 115.3, above the expected trend.
Fire damages Tropical Lounge in Waco
About 11 p m Saturday a fire damaged the front portion of the Tropical Lounge at 1520 South Loop Drive. Three Waco Fire Department units battled the blaze, starting in roof wiring with no injuries reported as patrons evacuated. Owner is Cee Epps of Waco.
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South Loop Drive
Waco Fire Department
Cee Epps
Waco
Freedom Bond drive gains support from local leaders
The piece lists leaders backing a Freedom Bond campaign including Charles Morris of The General Tire & Rubber Co. and John C. McDonald of National City Bank and Waco groups. Officials such as Avery Downing and Norwood are named, with J. V. McWhorter as staff director. The text urges favorable consideration of saving through 0.5 Freedom Bonds to strengthen the country and its President during crises.
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U.S. A
Kultgen
Charles Morris
General Tire & Rubber Co
John C. McDonald
National City Bank
Waco Clearing Assn
Phillip Tucker
Lee Glasgow
Waco Radio
Ken Smit
Waco Chamber of Commerce
George Vowel
McLennan County Central Labor Council
Avery Downing
Waco Public Schools
Norwood
J. V. McWhorter
Air Force lines up sites for expanded bases in Midwest
The Air Force anticipates substantial outlay as it pins down centers in Montana North Dakota and Missouri. The plan aims to save time by securing sites before congressional authorization for more bases. Fort Worth is currently part of the process.
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Montana
North Dakota
Missouri
Air Force
Congress
Fort Worth
Insurance Costs Rise in Texas Coast Homes
The State Board of Insurance announced a 27 percent hike in extended coverage rates for coastal Texas homes effective July 1 for one year. Willis McVey cited over 110 million dollars in inland and coastal Hurricane Carla claims as the cause.
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Austin
State Board of Insurance
Texas
Willis McVey
Orange
Brownsville
McVey
Mrs. Pool Remembered as Baylor Leader in Waco Community
Mrs. Pool a longtime Baylor and Waco figure passed away leaving a legacy as a charter Baylor Round Table member and Waco Literary Club president. Surviving family includes three daughters and three sons with ties to Baylor professors and prominent local figures.
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Rufus Burleson
Waco University
Baylor
Pat M. Neff
Pool
H.C. Risher
Miriam Buck
Baylor University
Wade H. Pool
Texas
South Tenth Street
Speight Avenue
South Waco
Abner McCall
Seventh and James Street Baptist Church
W. W. Melton
South
Frank Baldwin
Mitchell Avenue
Waco Tribune-Herald
Henry Trantham
Waco Symphony plans season tickets with Van Cliburn perk
The Waco Symphony Association outlines season tickets starting in early September offering no price increase to hear the Van Cliburn concert. Three performance best seats cost 12.90, with single tickets priced up to five dollars. Balcony tickets sell for 1.50 with no discounts. State tax exemptions for concerts were hailed, aiding ticket deductions and gifts. The orchestra, organized by Sternberg, will include six Baylor faculty instrumentalists and players from Dallas Houston and San Antonio.
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van Cliburn
Waco Symphony
Robert Calvert
Texas
Sloane
Kultgen
Jeffrey
Sternberg
Maurice Barnes
Roy Rutland Jr
Smith
Lacy Ciifton
Harry Provence
Truett Smith
Gordon Rountree
Waco Symphony Association
Baylor Music Faculty
Waco
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Viennese Acclaim for Pianist Van Cliburn Debuts
In Vienna the Texas pianist Van Cliburn won praise as he appeared as soloist with the Vienna Philharmonic in Beethoven Piano Concerto No. Five. Despite 90 degree heat crowds urged repeated bows with conductor Karl Boehm. A repeat concert is set for Sunday morning as part of the Vienna Festival finale.
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Vienna
UPI
van Cliburn
Vienna Philharmonic
Cliburn
Karl Boehm
Hangar Formerly Used By Estes Up for Sale
Harry Moore court appointed receiver for Billie Sel Estes advertised bids for a Pecos hangar once used for Estes private airplane with bids due June 27. Bids were also sought on farm chemicals stored at Estes facilities in Pecos Fabens and Anthony.
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Pecos
Tex
UPI
Harry Moore
Billie Sel Estes
Estes
Moore
Fabens
Anthony
Estes aide records show vast phone calls tied to cotton allotments
The testimony catalogs telephone records from 1960 61 linking Estes to officials and a major rice of alleged payoff. Key figures include Henry H Marshall Carter Emery Jacobs William Morris J T Rutherford and James Hoffa. The probe continues as questions linger over Marshall's death and possible murder or suicide.
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William P. Mattox
ASCA
Estes
John Dennison
Marshall
College Station
Tex
Mattox
Dennison
Statler-Hilton
Dallas
Cliff Carter
Will Wilson
Johnson
Carter
Arlington
Washington
Pecos
Poole
Joe Bennett
Franklin
William Morris
Agriculture Department
Morris
McLean
Francis Kelley
Farmers Union
Carl J. Miler
J. T. Rutherford
D-Tex
Odessa
James T. Ralph
California
Yarborough
Houston
Austin
Airlines strike disrupts flights amid union protest
The strike grounds flights at Pan American and Eastern while Northeast adds extra runs. Union engineers are ordered to report after a restraining order. Labor Secretary Gold berg intervenes as the dispute centers on Washington settlements with TWA. The union blasts Meany over perceived government interference.
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Pan American
Eastern
Northeast Airlines
Rosling
Washington
Trans World Airways
TWA
Arthur Goldberg
Meany
George Meany
Woman Held After Man Shot in Bellmead Disturbance
Mame Brooks Jr. of 7 Jones Street was shot to death near TIT Park Street in Bellmead around 10:15 p m Saturday. Deputies questioned a woman who says she fired a revolver when the man, armed with a knife, tried to force entry. The body was sent to Dorsey Keatts Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements pending. An oil barge can carry 2 million gallons.
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Mame Brooks Jr
No. 7
Jones Street
Tit Park Street
Bellmead
Sheriff's Deputies
A-1
Dorsey-Keatts Funeral Home
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