Soviet Premier Rejects Ike Information Exchange Proposal
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin rejected President Eisenhower s proposal for exchanging military secrets to prove peace. He said the plan had little real significance and that aerial photographs would not yield satisfactory results. He touted Russia s May 10 disarmament proposal and called Geneva a success for peace efforts.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Russia
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Neva
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USA
Red reaction chills hopes for disarmament proposal
The United States officials say the Soviet rejection or softening of President Eisenhower s plan to swap military secrets casts a chill over hopes for effective disarmament. Premier Bulganin did not reject outright but minimized its value. An UN Disarmament Subcommittee session in New York on Aug 29 offers a forum for possible talks as the White House monitors Russian reaction.
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Washington
Russia
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
New York
White House
James C. Haferty
Hagerty
National Security Council
Council
John Foster Dulles
Anti Inflation Steps Taken In Credit Field
The government slows credit growth by raising Federal Reserve loan discount rates. Four Fed banks increased rates from 1% to 2% to curb borrowing as inflation pressures rise, signaling broader near term tightening across the system.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Reserve Banks
Atlanta
Ables
Chicago
Cleveland
Stassen Urges Inspections as First Step to Disarmament
Harold E. Stassen, special disarmament adviser to the President, says an adequate operating inspection system is essential for any disarmament plan. He notes no method can fully detect existing atomic material and urges reciprocal aerial surveys with scientific gear. Continued on Page Five.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
United Press
Geneva
Russian
United States
Soviet Farm Chief to Visit Texas Cattle and Cotton
Vladimir Matskevich, first deputy Agriculture head of the Soviet Union, leads a Russian farmers delegation visiting the United States. He will tour Texas cattle facilities and cotton research near College Station and possibly Fort Worth Dallas area, with plans to visit Texas A&M and the King Ranch later.
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Dallas
Vladimir Matskevich
Washington
Matskevich
College Station
Tex
D. A
Andy) Adam
Texas A&m Extension Service
Tass
Adam
Soviet Union
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Houston
Texas A&m
A&m
Beasley Laboratory
Oil Test At Tell Near Contract Depth
The A. H. Griggs Smith No. 1 wildcat northwest of Tell is drilling below 7640 feet in lime and chert. Geologist Orville Phelps, back with the test, says the formation is extremely hard and drilling is slow. Contract depth expected within four or five days. Drilling by E. W. Moran Drilling Company of Wichita Falls.
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A. H. Griggs-Smith No
Scout Finance Drive Planned For October 25
Plans for the annual Boy Scout Finance Drive are set to begin October 25 in this area. Bob Polson, district chairman, announced the drive and said similar efforts will run statewide under Gov. Allan Shivers. Committee chairs named include J. M. Crews Advance Gifts and Roy Key Audit.
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Ber 25
Bob Polsos
Allan Shivers
Polson
J. M. Crews
Advance Gifts
Roy Key
Four Negroes Fined On Gambling Counts
Four men and women were arrested last night on gambling charges by Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith and Deputy Tom Edwards. They were tried in Justice of the Peace L. C. Elliots court this morning and fined five dollars plus costs each. Those arrested were Alexander Sims L. C. Williams Jessie Green and Betty Mae Holly.
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Gaylon B. Smith
Tom Edwards
Justice of the Peace
L. C. Elliot
Alexander Sims
L. C. Williams
Jessie Green
Betty Mae Holly
Thigpen Rites Slated Friday
Funeral services for Ben P. Thigpen 33 will be at 10 a m Friday at King Memorial Methodist Church with Rev H W Barnett and Rev C R Copeland. Pallbearers are Roy Rogers Charlie Kennedy L B Holman Tots Roberts J A Steed W E Pafner. Burial at Childress cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home. Survived by son Henry Paul Thigpen two daughters Mrs T H Jordan and Mrs Lee Bell one brother Bryant Thigpen Deming NM two sisters Mrs Frank Roquemore and Mrs Lucian Abernathy Forsythe Ga and four grandchildren.
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King Memorial Methodist Church
H. W. Barnett
C. R. Copeland
Lubbock
Roy Rogers
Charlie Kennedy
L. B Holman
Tots Roberts
J. A. Steed
W. E. Pafner
Chester Hufstedler
Frank Hudson
Irbie Teague
E. Lassen
Jack Waggoner
P. R. Jeter
B. J. Teague
E. N. Newberry
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Thigpen
Childress County
Childress
Georgia
Henry Paul Thigpen
Thistle
Utah
T. H. Jordan
Amarillo
Lee Bell
Clarender
Bryant Thigpen Deming
Frank Roquemore
Lucian Abernathy
Forsythe
Negotiations Hit Snag Over Chinese Students Rift
At Geneva talks on freeing Americans held in China the Communist side claimed rights over Chinese students in the United States and the session was adjourned until Monday for a face-saving solution. U S Ambassador A Alexis Johnson and Chinese Wang Ping nan opened the talks at 10 am with hopes of a prisoner exchange before the hitch emerged.
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Switzerland
China
United States
Red
Peiping
U. S
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Bandit Eludes Police After Abortive Brinks Holdup in Buffalo
A machine gun bandit and two accomplices attempted a $498,500 Brinks holdup in Buffalo. One guard was wounded and the trio fled. Pettinato and Mazzella were captured after surrendering under tear gas. The wounded guard, Eugene Clohessy, was in fair condition. The loot was recovered and a second stash found at the Brinks garage. The principal suspect was James Salermio alias Jimmy Sheridan of New York.
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N. Y
Brinks, Inc
James Salermerio
Jimmy Sheridan
New York
Anthony Pettinato
Baltimore
Sylvester Mazzella
Brinks
Eugene Clohessy
Boston
Run-Off Slated In Mississippi Governor Race
Jackson Mississippi August 23 runoff set after a Democratic primary led by Jack Johnson age 39 son of a former governor. He faces Attorney General J P Coleman who led in unofficial returns from 1 717 of 1 826 precincts. Fielding Wright Ross Barnett and Mary Cain trailed.
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Paul B. Johnson
Johnson
J. P. Coleman
Coleman
Fielding Wright
U. S. Supreme Court
Wright
Ross Barnett
Mary Cain
Boneheads Complete Green River Trip to Utah
Members of the Childress Bonehead Explorer Scout troop finished a trip down the Green River to Vernel Utah in rubber life rafts and expect to return to Childress within a few days. Mrs. Dick Bell said the information came from her son Crews Bell. Advisor Edwin Cato led the annual jaunt which has carried them across the North American continent in past years.
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Childress
Bonehead Explorer
Green River
Vernel
Utah
Dick Bell
Plane crash at Fort Leonard Wood leaves all aboard dead
A American Airlines plane crashed shortly after noon at Fort Leonard Wood. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Fort Leonard Wood public information officer reported there were no survivors aboard the aircraft.
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Fort Leonard Wood
American Airlines
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Fort
Freed Airmen Return After Red China Captivity
Eleven US airmen freed after two and a half years in Red Chinese jails blasted their treatment as criminals and accused China of deception. They flew from Hong Kong via Manila and Tokyo toward home, recounting their downing near the North Korean coast and their espionage charges while praising no credit to Beijing.
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China
Air Force
United States
Swank
Hong Kong Jockey Club
John Knox Arnold Jr
North Korea
Arnold
Daniel C. Schmidt
Yalu
Red
Manila
Tokyo
Travis Air Base
San Francisco
Seattle
Eugene John Vandi
Clayton
N. Y
Loyal Texas Democrats Turn Over 30000 To National Party
A Texas delegation led by Judge James Sewell delivered $30,000 from dinners benefiting Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler to the national party in Washington. They met with Butler and House Speaker Sam Rayburn, and planned further talks with Texas congressmen and Lyndon B. Johnson, while denying any agenda beyond party harmony.
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Washington
Texas
National Party
Paul M. Butler
James Sewell
Corsicana
Democratic Advisory Committee
Council
Bob Sawtelle
Kathleen Voigt
San Antonio
Butler
Sam Rayburn
Greenbelt Bowl Chairmen Report All in Readiness
Greenbelt Bowl chairmen reported preparations for queen contestants and festivities. Miss Alyeon Ater said 48 contestants will attend the garden party at the J S Davidson home and the Childress Country Club dance will follow at the stadium.
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Chamber of Commerce
Vernon Eubank
Alyeon Ater
Marge Loury
B&pw Club
Beta Sigma Phi
Miss Ater
J. S. Davidson
Childress
Childress Country Club
Jack Fox
Hotel Childress
Alyeen Ater
Showers Bring Heat Relief Across Texas as Rain Tapers
Heavy rains drenched eastern Texas over two days, then eased Thursday while temperatures stayed comfortable due to showers. Beaumont led rainfall with 2.24 inches, Texarkana nearly half an inch, and scattered totals across Houston Galveston Lufkin Waco Dallas College Station. Overnight lows ranged from 61 at Salt Flat to 82 at Corpus Christi with many cities in the mid-70s.
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Texarkana
East Texas
Lureau
Beaumont
Houston
Galveston
Lufkin
Waco
Dallas
College Station
Weather
Texans
Salt Flat
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Alpine
Lubbock
el Paso
Abilene
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Midland
San Antonio
del Rio
Austin
Laredo
Brownsville
Fort Worth
French Cabinet Approves Faure Pinay Moscow Visit
Paris sources report the French cabinet approved the coming Moscow trip of Premier Elgar Faure and Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay. The visit is likely in early October after Adenauer's trip and before the Big Four ministers resume talks in Geneva. Final date not set but planned for the first half of October.
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Moscow
Elgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Geneva
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