Digest of regional notices and updates from Across Texas
Black smoke at the Red China legation in London hints at a possible diplomatic rupture though no imminent break is announced. Items include a $407000 traveler’s check note, a Philadelphia display on Diana the Huntress, golf action at Amarillo and Westchester, a temporary restraining order in Canyon County, armed robbery charges in McLean, a VerDate open town celebration, Hardeman Memorial Hospital’s Oct 1 opening, and a bank creditors meeting for Herring Hotel’s sale.
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Red China
London
Millenium disarmament talks inch toward accord
The piece notes the tentative draft treaty to curb nuclear proliferation faces a long path with Geneva and UN debates ahead while Moscow and Washington differ on inspection rules. It cites a study suggesting the USSR may hold a larger deliverable megaton stock than the U S and comments on ABM defenses and policy.
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Dioe
Geneva
Washington
Moscow
West Germany
Italy
Proposal Plans for Canyon Park HQ Renovation Cancelled
U S and Russia submitted plans to renovate the Palo Duro Canyon State Park headquarters but bids from Amarillo contractors exceeded the 8500 dollar budget, leading to cancellation of the project.
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Amarillo
Plane Toll Rises Over North Vietnam Air War
Communist ground fire downed a U S Air Force F105 during raids 30 miles from Red China. The week’s 13 destroyed planes matches a wartime record pace as Navy carriers hit Port Wallut and Kep Ha airfields. 22 fliers were lost or missing, with three rescued.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Red China
Port Wallut
Haiphong
Kep Ha
Kep
Scaling Roles Switched As Dad Receives College Letters
In a pivoting family moment a father notices role reversal as he expects letters from his college son. The son signs with a quirky nickname WESIZZARD hinting at creative humor amid student life and financial support.
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Wesizzard
Treaty Ships Check Plans Move to End Nuclear Spread
The United States and the Soviet Union jointly submitted a draft treaty to prevent nuclear weapons spread at the disarmament conference in Geneva. The key enforcement article was left blank amid long negotiations, with Foster optimistic a fair and effective pact could be signed next year.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
William C. Foster
Foster
Alexei A. Roshchin
U.N. General Assembly
New York
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA
Crusade To Be Extended After Amarillo Meeting
The Encounter Crusade at Dick Bivins Stadium will run longer as pastors from Amarillo Baptist Association vote to extend the event in a recent meeting. The extension follows openings held last Sunday night with participation from multiple local churches.
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Encounter Crusade
Dick Bivins
The
Amarillo Baptist Association
Dr Criswell's Thursday Night Sermon on Page 48
The item notes a sermon by Dr. Criswell broadcast or printed for Thursday night. It references the page number 48 and signals religious programming or a church notice in the newspaper.
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DR. Criswell
Revival campaign extends into weekend with Criswell urging ministers
Thursday morning Dr. W. A. Criswell urged ministers to prolong the crusade beyond Thursday night. The series, planned to end tonight, will continue through Saturday and Sunday nights as announced at the service.
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W. A. Criswell
Doubt Cast On New Cigarette Filter Test
Senator Morton questioned the value of a new cigarette filter tested by Brown and Williamson in Louisville. He noted tobacco’s Kentucky importance and cast doubt on whether inventor Robert Strickman would appear before the Senate Commerce subcommittee as he was hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer.
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Morton
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co
Louisville
Strickman
Brown and Williamson
Kentucky
Senate Commerce
Grayson Kirk
Columbia University
Robert Strickman
New York
Kirk
Twenty five named in Kennedy Airport check theft case
Twenty five defendants were indicted in a year old scheme to steal 407 000 in American Express travelers checks from Kennedy Airport. U S Attorney Morgenthau tied the plot to Cosa Nostra families led by Joseph Columbo and the late Thomas Luchese. Potenza, a Luchese underling, was among those arrested.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
American Express
Cosa Nostra
Vincent Jimmy Potenza
US. Atty. Robert M. Morgenthau
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Morgenthau
Diana statue sparks return request from New York
Felix J. Cuervo president of the Native New Yorkers Historical Association visits Philadelphia seeking the return of a 13 foot statue of Diana the Huntress that once belonged to New York and now graces the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He proposes the work be moved back to New York City as a symbol of brotherly love in the nation.
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Diana the Huntress
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
New Yorkers Historical Association
Felix J. Cuervo
New York
Diana
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Kaiser Dies at 85 in Honolulu Home
Henry J. Kaiser a self made industrial magnate died in his sleep at his Honolulu residence at 85 He built a vast empire spanning cement aluminum steel and hospitals and earned fame as a wartime shipbuilder Kaiser Foundation and Health Plan expanded care to over a million members His projects include the Boulder Dam Grand Coulee and Fontana cement plant and Kaiser Aluminum.
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Honolulu
UPI
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Hoover
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Pacific Coast
Fontana
Calif
West
Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corp
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
U.S
Kaiser Foundation
Strokes Prove Fatal To Sen Parkhouse
Dallas AP reports Sen. George Parkhouse died in his sleep at 67 after a series of strokes. He served in the Texas House from 1942 to 1950 and the Senate since 1950, notable for water conservation and authoring the Texas right to work law. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith praised his direct advocacy and warm nature.
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Sen. Parkhouse
Dallas
George Parkhouse
Texas
Preston Smith
Parkhouse
Smith
Texas House
House
Texas Senate
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Margie Masters
Amarillo Country Club
Gary Player
Mason Rudolph
Jim Colbert
Page
Canyon School Board of Equalization
47Th District Court
Gene Jordan
McLean
Gray County
Pampa
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital
Quanah
Kenneth Dickson
KL Vol
Suut Unc
Tolzzard
Ann Landers
Astro-Guide
Capitol
Sumarion Sumner
Santa Fe Spotlight
Sylvia Porter
Millenium
Will Rogers
Russia
American Security Council
House Armed Services Committee
U.S.S.R
U. S
Pentagon
James D. Adkinson
Charley Burton
Charley
Vietnam
Delbert Bland
Patrick Alfred Tsough
Pat
Sherwood Though
Lawton
Okla
Johnson
European Atomic Energy Organization
Germany
Dr. Kirk
Mr. Strickman
Sen. Morton
Edgar
Stokes
Sen
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