Paratroopers Reinforce Dien Bien Phu Amid Battle
French Red bereted paratroopers jumped into the Dien Bien Phu assault to aid Col. Christian De Castries as defenders endure nonstop attacks. A French high command communique confirmed drops and briefed that troops fought out of the perimeter to recover supplies, while Gen. Navarre urged perseverance and asked Giap to permit hospital planes to evacuate the wounded.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Christian de Castries
de Castries
Henri Eugene Navarre
Vo Nguyen Giap
Governor Pushed Action On Salt Fork Dam Plans
Governor Shivers moves ahead on creating Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority to oversee a Salt Fork dam with seven cities in the district and bills advanced in the legislature. Judge Templeton and Judge Bird travel to Austin to support the measure.
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Templeton
Allen Shivers
Salt Fork
Red River
R. L. Templeton
Collingsworth County
Childress
Richard D. Bird
Austin
House
Senate
Shivers
Judge Bird
Paducah
Quanah
Memphis
Wellington
Hedley
Clarendon
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Granger McKlhaney
Wheeler
Elbert Reeves
Matador
Andy Rogers
Sixteen Area Men Enlist In March In Local Recruitment
March was an active month for local recruiting sergeant Aubry Bailey with 16 area men enlisting through his station in the US Army and Air Force. Nine joined the Air Force including Ocie Odhams Childress Bill E Wade Estelline Horace F Fobbs Chillicothe Abdon J Cruz Lakeview Leslie P Ford Jimmy R Durham Harold G Vandecar Paducah and Kenneth M Hall Kenneth R Addams Crowell. Army enlistments include Glen W Robers William E Wag goner John D Waggoner Bobby R Shook and Larry P Glover Crowell David W Schaef er Dodson and Donny G Lockhart Loco.
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Aubry Bailey
US Army
Air Force
Ocie Odhams
Childress
Bill E. Wade
Estelline
Horace F. Fobbs
Chillicothe
Abdon J. Cruz
Lakeview
Leslie P. Ford
Jimmy R. Durham
Harold G. Vandecar
Paducah
Kenneth M. Hall
Kenneth R. Addams
Crowell
Army
Glen W. Robers
William E. Waggoner
John D. Waggoner
Bobby R. Shook
Larry P. Glover
David W. Schaefer
Dodson
Donny G. Lockhart
Loco
Country Club Meet Slated Monday Night
All stockholders of the Childress Country Club are urged to attend the annual meeting at 8 p m tomorrow night at the club house. George Barry president announces the main item of business will be the election of 11 directors.
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The
Childress Country Club
George Barry
Nixon Says H Bomb May Bring Peace
Vice President Richard M Nixon argued that the hydrogen bomb's existence could be the greatest force for peace. He said aggressors act only when they think they can win and that the Communist world fears national destruction from action. He defended the new look defense policy and domestic programs at a Fer guson tribute dinner in Detroit, praising Ferguson as indispensable to Eisenhower's team.
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Detroit
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Sen
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Ferguson
Eisenhower
Donna Editor's Request For Rangers Denied
In Austin on April 3 Col. Homer Garrison Jr., head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, denied editor Bob Jeffreys of the Donna News a request to send Rangers to Donna for the municipal election on April 6. Garrison said Hidalgo county sheriff will provide sufficient personnel to prevent intimidation and violence, so Rangers will not be deployed.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Donna
Bob Jeffreys
The
Donna News
Allan Shivers
Rangers
Easter Sunrise Services Planned at Car-Vun
Easter morning April 18 features a 6 11 a m sunrise service at the Car-Vun. Dr B J Martin will deliver the message and John Mullen will give the invocation with Dr E W Cole reading scripture. Rev C A Holcomb Jr leads prayer and Childress High School Choir provides music.
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B. J. Martin
Car-Vun
Rowden Cordell
John Mullen
Ministerial Alliance
Phipp
Layton Theatres
E. Wilson Cole
C. A. Holcomb, Jr
Childress High School
No Swap Day Canceled This Week Says Polson
Bob Polson secretary manager of the CBCD sponsors announces there will be no Swap Day this Wednesday at Fair Park. He states the event will be held later this month with the date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Polson
CBCD
Polson
Fair Park
Big Three Urge Early UN Meeting on Hydrogen Bomb
The United States Britain and France request an early UN disarmament commission meeting to halt the hydrogen bomb race. They submitted notes to Dr Tingfu F Tsiang who expects a mid week gathering with a 12 nation panel to study methods to end the atomic and hydrogen arms race and report back to the commission.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Britain
France
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Russia
U. S
Tingfu F. Tsiang
China
Tsiang
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Disarmament Commission
West
General Assembly
Assembly
Key, Stevens Are Named To Local School Board
Local election results show Roy Key and Warner Stevens winning trustee seats in the Childress Independent District, while the Kirkland Independent District faces a new election after a tie for second place. Dale Driver secured a seat with 70 votes. J. C. Hinton and Claude D. Brooks tied at 35 for the second post, triggering a separate runoff under state rules.
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Key
Stevens
Kirkland Independent School District Board of Trustees
A. O. Dennington
Dennington
Dale Driver
J. C. Hinton
Claude D. Brooks
Childress Independent School District
Roy Key
Warner Stevens
Lonie
Johnny Glover
Carey Board of Trustees
Francis Simmons
Paul Efird
Ray Grimes
W. B. Seals
Tell
Grimes
Seals
R. A. Corgi
Doy Skinner
Kirkland
Two Supervisors Named as Election Officers for City Vote
Two city supervisors were selected and will be sworn as election officers for the upcoming city election. They were chosen at the request of candidates for mayor, confirming duties to monitor ballots, ensure proper marking, and report fraud or irregularities.
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H. C. Preslar
Preslar
Russell Jones
Jones
Shivers Faces Flank Over Texas Teacher Pay Plan
Gov. Allan Shivers admits his $23.5 million teacher pay raise proposal faces strong opposition. He denounces the attack as a smoke screen and targets House bill 36 a rival pay rise measure. He vows lawmakers will keep faith with Texans and push a genuine increase. The session nears its fourth week as tax and spend debates heat up.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Texas Manufacturers Association
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
Murphy
House
Broiler Show Dates To Be Set At Monday Meeting
The Broiler Show dates will be chosen at a Monday 11 a.m. city hall meeting chaired by A. B Shaw with James Bartlett and Vernon Hafner on the committee. The show is planned for either April 15 or 16 with over 65 entries already.
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Broiler
A. B Shaw
Charman
James Bartlett
Vernon Hafner
Shaw
Students Question Congressman Forum at Local Meet
Childress High School economics class teacher Mrs. Rowden Jefferies has prepared 11 questions for Congressman Walter Rogers for the Thursday night event. The Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development organized the program titled Meet Your Congressman with a panel of local residents to pose questions.
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Rowden Jefferies
Childress High School
Walter Rogers
Bob Polson
C of C
BCC
Polson
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Rogers
Santa Rosa Roundup Directors To Meet
Childress directors J. M. Crews Ernst Davis Sam Privitt and Morris Higley will join the Santa Rosa Roundup and Quarter Horse Show directors for the 10 a m Monday meeting in Vernon. Rex Allen and Slim Pickens head this year’s top entertainment roster for the show week starting April 26.
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Childress
Santa Rosa
Vernon
J. M. Crews
Ernst Davis
Sam Privitt
Morris Higley
Rex Allen
Slim Pickens
Movies
Stevenson urges sharing hydrogen bomb secrets with Western allies
Adlai Stevenson pressed that hydrogen bomb secrets should be shared with Western European allies who would be first affected in a new war. He warned Western Europe lacks the bomb and would face the first victims, while criticizing Republicans for investigations as the Pacific atomic threat looms.
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Charlotte
N.C
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Europe
America
Russia
Stevenson
Washington
Pacific
North Carolina
United States
Greenbelt Bowl Directors Schedule First Planning Meeting
Greenbelt Bowl football game directors meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the Directors Room of the C of and BCC. Steve Cowan says officers of the Quarterback Club and civic and service reps will discuss this year’s Greenbelt game. The meeting is the first official gathering of directors and essential for all participating organizations to attend.
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C of
BCC
Steve Cowan
40 and 8 to Meet at 7:30 Monday Night
Voiture 1059 of the 40 and 8 will meet Monday night at 7 30. Frank Buster, chef de gare, announced the gathering Saturday.
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Voiture
Frank Buster
Farmers Union Delegates Plan Washington Report
Childress County FU delegates Pink Close Jr and J M Lowrie return from Washington with 30 Texas farmers to report April 12 at 8 PM in the Fair Park Auditorium. Fred Haiduk of Groom will attend. Washington release notes disappointment with USDA on price support rules and emergency relief amid dust storm damage. Texas group backed NFU package as alternative to Eisenhower plan.
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Childress County
Washington D. C
Farmers Union
Clarence Carter
Pink Close, Jr
J. M. Lowrie
Washington
Texas
Childress
Fair Park
Fred Haiduk
Groom
Carter
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate Committees of Agriculture
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Sanders
Hotel Childress
Phil Torren
Kemper Marley
Phoenix
Lafayette M. Hughes
Mill Iron
UN Committee
Full Disarmament Commission
Berlin
Childress Jaycees Ire
Bill Adams
Bob Jones
Larry Lawrence
Alonzo Garvin
Buddy Cordell
Walter Lockhoof
Gordon Graviey
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Kirkland Board
T. A. Arnold
Lloyd Williams
Ivey Knox
E. E White
Greenbelt Bowl Board
Frank Haiduk
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