Senate Action In Three Major Fields Urged
Len Clifford P. Case urges quick Senate action on school aid civil rights and refugee bills to avoid last minute legislating and filibustering. With Easter recess approaching, hearings on school legislation have not begun and no hearings are scheduled. Case notes Knowland and Johnson favor earlier civil rights debate but Johnson is less definite about immediate action.
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Washington
Len Clifford P. Case
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Knowland
Johnson
Richard D. Bolling
D-Mo
Plane Crashes Claim At Least 47 Lives Worldwide
A string of crashes abroad and in the United States has killed at least 47 people. A Varig airliner lost a wing after takeoff from Bage Brazil and crashed, killing 35 passengers and five crew. An experimental Lockheed U-2 jet crashed during a weather reconnaissance test, killing test pilot Robert L. Sieker. The report notes a three day, multi state search and ongoing page two continuation.
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Bage
Brazil
Air Force
Lockheed
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
U. S. Air Force
Robert L. Sieker
Granada Hills
Calif
Varig Airlines
Three City Men to Attend Area Development Meeting
Three Childress men plan to attend a meeting of the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Area Development Association at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls on Wednesday. Attending are Bill Thompson CBCD manager secretary City Manager Louis Sally and Bill Adams. The session starts at 10 a.m. and Major General Edward H. White will give one of two special addresses.
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Childress
North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Area Development Association
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Bill Thompson
Cof
CBCD
Louis Sally
Bill Adams
Thompson
Edward H. White
Air Force Base
Israel Plans to Send Test Ship Through the Canal
Israeli officials said they would press ahead with a test ship through the Suez Canal despite Cairo warnings that any such vessel would be destroyed on the spot. UN salvage vessels moved the Abu kir toward the Great Bitter Lakes as tensions rise over canal access.
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United Press
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Suez Canal
Cairo
Akhbar Elyor
Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
United Nations
Abukir
Port Suez
Great Bitter Lakes
Israel
Strait of Titan
Rory
Legislature probes wrap up as hearings near end
The 55th Legislature faces final sessions as three special probe committees near conclusion. The Senate ICT Insurance panel plans a mop‑up hearing on the defunct Dallas firm and ex‑president BenJack Cage with a Wednesday deadline. A House bribery inquiry has turned its findings over to a Travis County grand jury, with Representative Wade Spilman expected to testify.
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Senate
ICT Insurance Co
Dallas
BenJack Cage
House
Senate Ict Committee
Cage
Travis County
Spilman
Les Procter
Wade Spilman
Fromer
James FE. Cox
Conroe
Legislators Move Toward Compromise on Budget After May Seventh
After May seventh the aim is to end daily pay for legislators while work continues. Both House and Senate approved differing two billion dollar spending plans and a conference committee will seek a compromise over the next several weeks.
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House
Senate
Jones and King Lead In Lonie Voting for School Board
Dr Bob Jones and W A Bill King led in Childress Independent School District board of trustees voting at the Junior High School Box with 455 and 390 votes respectively and swept aside opposition. Kirkland School District voters approved tax rate increase from 1.35 to 1.50 per 100 value by 22 15 and returned Gus McDaniel and Walter Mc Endree to the board. McEndree 29 votes McDaniel 27 and C D Driver four write ins. Reports from Tell and Community Center districts were not yet available.
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W. A
Bill) King
Childress Independent School District
Lonie
Jones
King
Warner Stevens
Mike Wilson
Wilson
Stevens
Kirkland
Gus McDaniel
Walter McEndree
Board of Trustees
McEndree
McDaniel
C. D. Driver
Tell
Community Center
Carey
Tell Or
Summerfield Confident He’ll Get Postal Money
Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield voiced strong confidence that Congress will approve his request for 47 million dollars to prevent drastic postal cuts. He warned that cutbacks including reduced mail deliveries and Saturday window closures could begin April 13 if funding isn’t provided and urged swift action by Congress.
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Summerfield
Arthur BE. Sumammerfield
Congress
ABC
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations
Appropriations Committee
Civil Rights Bill Delay Continues In House
Rep Richard D. Bolling says he hopes to learn today if a deal blocks Eisenhower's civil rights bill. He plans to move to set immediate hearings and clearance to the House floor. He cites rumors of a delay pact between Republicans and Southern Democrats to stall beyond this year. An informed Republican source and Rep Kenneth B. Keating oppose such arrangements.
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Washington
Richard D. Bolling
D.mo
Eisenhower
Bolling
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Kenneth B. Keating
Notorious Iranian bandit chief Dad Shah killed in clash
Pakistani officials announced the death of Iranian bandit king Dad Shah after a clash with Iranian patrols on April 3. Ahmed Shah, captured in Pakistan, confessed to murdering Mrs. Anita Carroll and linked the killing to the desert brigands who also killed American Kevin Carroll and Brewster Wilson. The report notes arrests near the border and possible extradition to Iran for trial.
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Pakistan
Dad Shah
Ahmed
Anita Carroll
Pakistan Ministry of Interior
Mohammed
Hameeduddin Ahmad
Ahmed Shah
Carroll
Kaurchakote
Iran
Qhash
Childress 4-H Girls to Appear on KWET TV Show
Four Childress County 4 H girls named Sherry Snider Carol Mahan Paula Shaw and Grace Holman will appear on KWET TV Wichita Falls noon Farm and Ranch Program starting at 12. They travel with county HDC agent Mrs Lou Jeffers to Wichita Falls for the broadcast.
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Childress County 4H
Kwet - TV
Wichita Falls
Sherry Snider
Carol Mahan
Paula Shaw
Grace Holman
Lou Jeffers
County
HDC
Elks Lodge No 1113 to Install New Officer Slate
Tonight at 7 30 o clock the Chil drens Elks Lodge No 1113 will install its new slate of officers at the lodge building Exalted Ruler Woodrow Czewski announces Floyd M Darling is slated to succeed him as lodge top officer Pete Darling is expected to take the exalted ruler role.
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Childrens Elks Lodge No 1113
Woodrow Czewski
Czewski
Floyd M
Pete) Darling
Judge's Charge Favors London Doctor in Murder Trial
Justice Sir Patrick Devlin told the jury the prosecution offered no proof that unique narcotics were given or that Wey caused Edith Morrell’s death. He advised jurors not to view Adams silence as guilt, delaying verdict until Tuesday as the Old Bailey case extends to a record length.
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der Join Bodkin Adams
Wey
Patrick Devlin
Devlin
Edith Alice Morrell
Old Batley Central Criminal Court
Adams
Western States Hit By New Snowstorm News Flash
A spring snowstorm buried parts of the western states with up to a foot of snow. Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska saw drifting snow and record cold. Laramie and Cheyenne reported near record low temperatures. Snow spread into Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas Panhandle with heavy drifts and strong winds. eastern regions faced rain and potential floods.
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Literaturea Jetmore
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New Mexico
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Ohio Valley
Panhandle freeze hits Texas with snow and frost warnings
Bitter cold swept the Texas Panhandle with up to an inch of snow and freezing drizzle. Darhart recorded 20 degrees as warnings expanded toward Dallas Fort Worth and North Central Texas. Fruit trees and young vegetation faced potential damage across the north and northeast regions.
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Texic
Texas
Dallas Fort Worth
Senate Rackets Committee Holds Closed Session On Witness
The Senate Rackets Committee met in a closed session to decide how to handle a mysterious witness described as more recalcitrant than Dave Beck. The hearing also featured a dispute over whether former Republican Chairman Leonard Hall sought Beck’s support for Eisenhower’s reelection.
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Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
Dave Beck
Leonard W Hall
Teamster
Beck
Eisenhower
Hall
Condon
Karl FB Mundt
RSD
Mundt
Red Cross Fund Drive Holds Community Games Auction
A Saturday night party at City Auditorium raised 177 for the Ted Cross fund. Merchants, volunteers, and attendees praised in a report, with items auctioned including a square-dance dress, two homemade cakes, and several pies. Activities were led by M. Ko Wilcoxson, DA Joohn Forbis, and Dr. L. W. Mettlendon, while B&PW Club handled concessions and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority served as cashiers.
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City Auditorium
Ted Cross
McKinney
M. Ko
Buddy) Wilcoxson
Joohn Forbis
L. W. Mettlendon
B&pw Club
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Co-Pilot Fixes Landing Gear With Broomstick
A Continental Convair circling Lubbock was fixed with a broomstick after a nose gear lock issue. Pilot Capt Gordon Smith landed safely with three crew and three passengers aboard. Airline officials rerouted passengers to Amarillo and Dallas with several driven to continue trips.
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Lubbock
el Paso
American Airlines
Carl McGee
Convair
Continental Airlines
Gordon Smith
Gordon
Dallas
Fort Worth
Abilene
Albuquerque N. M
Continental
Amarillo
Stella Romak
Foreign Aid Backers Call For Dulles Aid And Testimony
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, with Deputy Reuben Robertson, testified before a Senate Foreign Affairs Committee studying US overseas assistance. He pressed for approval of the 4.4 billion dollar aid program, while Democrats warned leadership is needed to defend it amid calls to trim.
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Washington
Senate Friends of the
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Defense
Reuben B. Robertson
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Police set up roadblock after Claude jailbreak alert
Police set up a roadblock at Highways 43 and 287 west of Childress from 1 o clock until shortly after 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon after an alert about a jailbreak at Claude. Two men escaped from the jail and were still at large according to a morning report.
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Childress
Pantande
Claude
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