Dulles Briefs Eisenhower on Western Disarmament Plan
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reported from London to President Eisenhower on reviving the U N disarmament talks. He said a Soviet acceptance of Western inspection proposals could lessen the danger of general war and urged Moscow to respond. Democratic leaders praised the move as a clear battlefield for options. Soviet media dismissed it as propaganda.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
London
Eisenhower
Dulles
White House
U.N
Russia
Soviet Union
London Daily Worker
Tass
Warrington
England
Selwyn Lloyd
Fourth Teen Slayings Spark Gotham Street Fight Cleanups
New York police mobilize as a 16 year old killed another teen with a hunting knife in a street corner fight. The week of gang violence has claimed multiple youths, including a policeman’s son and an elderly writer, prompting a citywide safety push.
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New York
New York City
Central Park
Page Siz
Hall County Co op Meeting Slated With Prizes
Hall County Electric Cooperative plans its annual membership meeting in City Park at Memphis on August 14. Manager J W Coppedge announced two directors will be elected after a short entertainment and watermelon feast. About 300 dollars in electrical merchandise will be awarded as prizes. Officers include Sam Ross president Flomot Don Leary vice president Estel line H C C Fowler secretary Brice D C Messick Memphis Joe Bloodworth Matador W W George Turkey and C V Murff Brice serving as directors.
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Hall County Electric Cooperative, Inc
Memphis
J. W. Coppedge
Sam Ross
Flomot
Don Leary
Estelline
H. C C. Fowler
Brice
D. C. Messick
Joe Bloodworth
Matador
W. W. George
Turkey
C. V. Murff
Local Pony All Stars Fall to Hamlin in Area Championship
The Childress Pony League All-Stars lost the area championship game to Hamlin 3 to 2 Saturday night in Childress. Hamlin advances to Abilene for district playoffs.
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Hamlin
Childress
Abilene
Hungary arrests anti-Communist leaders in Budapest crackdown
Vienna report says Hungary's interior ministry detained several leading members of splinter anti-Communist groups and former parliament members in a new move to suppress opposition. The regime warns trials will occur soon with possible death penalty for anti-state crimes.
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Vienna
Hungary
Ministry of the Interior
Janos Kadar
Budapest
Albert Egon Turcsanyi
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
U. S
Cuban Rebels Fire Amid Cuban City Battle in Santiago
Reports say gunfire and a bomb turned Santiago de Cuba into a battlefield last night as rebels claimed they eliminated a jeep patrol. A bomb killed a woman on Troca street while a government announcement noted losses in Oriente province. The city was quiet this morning amid a continuing strike and broad sympathy for Fidel Castro. The affair drew U S involvement with Ambassador Earl E S Smith and three U S citizens amid government criticism of his remarks.
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Havana
Santiago
Vista Alegre
Troca
Oriente
Fidel Castro
Sierra Maestra Mountains
U. S
Earl E. S. Smith
Tiempo
State Department
Smith
Conservative Peer Attacks Queen Elizabeth in Written Speeches
Lord Altrincham, 33, editor of the Monthly National and English Review, denounces Queen Elizabeth as outdated and 'a pain in the neck' in a six page pamphlet. He criticizes her reliance on written texts, calling the style a defect and saying the monarch cannot string sentences without a script.
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London
Britain
Elizabeth
Lord Altrincham
Eton
Oxford
National
English Review
Altrincham
Heavy Rain and Winds Hit Borger Area
A late Saturday thunderstorm in Borger brought winds up to 60 mph and 2 to 3 inches of rain along the southern city edge. The storm caused minor flooding in lowlands and pump-outs by the fire department. Lightning, hail, and downed limbs accompanied the event, with no serious damage reported.
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Borger
Panhandle
Page Six
Embarrassing public scrutiny of envoy Gluck in Ceylon
U S ambassador designee Maxwell Gluck faces sharp criticism in Colombo and London after admitting he did not know Ceylon's prime minister Solomon Bandaranaike. Ceylonese press and Peiping radio mock his ignorance while Secretary Dulles defends U S envoy selections amid renewed debate over Hungary UN report.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Augu Ih
U. S
Maxwell Gluck
Gluck
Morning Times
Solomon West Ridgway Dias Bandaranaike
Radio
Pieping
Peiping
London
Ceylon Daily News
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
United States
the Times
Hungary
Safety Session For Civic Clubs
A luncheon at Hotel Childress hosted by local Lions and Rotarians focuses on traffic safety in Childress. Cecil McNiel of the Texas Highway Patrol will present the traffic safety activities inventory analysis for Childress. Tickets are $1.25 at the door noon Tuesday with reservations to Herbert Clift. attendees may also join the 12:30 analysis.
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Hotel Childress
Lions
Rotarians
Herbert Clift
West Texas Utilities Company
Fedora Hawkins
Public Service Department
WTA
State Safety
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Knowland Sees No Veto Threat In Rights Bill Talk
Senate Republican Leader Knowland says no veto threat from Eisenhower on the civil rights bill as he met the president after breakfast. He urges substantial changes in the measure and notes administration support behind sending it to a conference committee to reduce confusion in enforcement.
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Knowland
Chief
Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
House
Congress
House - Senate
Justice Department
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Frank Church
da Josep Wyo
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Richard B. Russael
Air Force to bear large share of 2.2 billion defense cut
Air Force Secretary James H. Douglas said nearly a billion dollars will be shaved from Air Force funds, forcing program postponements and potential contraction of the aircraft industry. The disclosure came at the Air Force Association convention while delegates urged greater U.S. air power.
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Air Force
Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
James H. Douglas
Air Force Association
Eisenhower
Congress
Douglas
Earle E. Partridge
Continent
Nevada Proving Ground
U.S
Partridge
McClellan Attacks Hoffa Plan For Giant Union
Sen. John L. McClellan charges James R Hoffa seeks a nationwide union uniting transport workers to create a “super government” with vast economic power. He cites alleged collusion with Johnny Dio and “paper locals” to seize the Teamsters, urging scrutiny by the Senate Labor Rackets Committee.
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John McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Labor Rackets Committee
Theodore Rij
Johnny Dio
Uaw-Afl
New York
Rij
Dio
Washington
John L. McClellan
D Ark
James R Hoffa
Teamster
McClellan
Senate Labor
Hoffa
Teamsters
Teamsters Union
Air National Guard Parade and Review Scheduled
More than 5,000 Air National Guard trainees will parade and review in San Antonio on Thursday and Friday. Officials from about 25 states and territories will attend the two day observance featuring an acrobatic show by the Minute Men jet team.
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San Antonio
Air National Guard
Old Settlers Financial Report Highlights Small Surplus
The Old Settlers Association reports expenses for the annual barbecue and reunion slightly exceeded by the total registration fees. President Duke Holland secretary-treasurer Mrs. Ethel Seigler and registrar Mrs. Pat N. Jones state total expenses were 338.20 with 343.55 in registrations. Top cost was barbecue meat from Childress Meat Company at 123.24 and 60 funded the street dance music.
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Od Settlers Association
Duke Holland
Ethel Seigler
Pat. N. Jones
Childress Meat Company
Plains
Gay's
Hiway Cafe
Stephens Cafe
Possible Anti-Trust Inquiry Hiccup Hits Harte Hanks
Federal Judge William Atwell ruled that government seized materials from the Harte Hanks chain could not be used in a grand jury anti trust probe. The hearing followed subpoenas on chain officials over Greenville Evening Banner and Greenville Morning Herald acquisition. Bruce Meador testified FBI asked for records in June 1956 and an Abilene attorney said agents would accept them.
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Dallas
Harte-Hanks
William H. Atwell
Dan Moody
Judge
Greenville
Abilene
FBI
Condi
Southern Association to probe Tech firings in Texas
The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools said it will investigate within a week the dismissal of three Texas Tech University professors. Dr Herbert Greenberg and Dr Byron Abernethy lost their posts after contract non renewals and a third position was eliminated. Charles S. Davis of Florida State University will lead the probe.
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Atlanta
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Texas Tech University
Donald Amew
Southern School Organization
Texas
University At
Full slate of activities for football week in Childress
A busy week in Childress surrounding the Greenbelt Bowl includes a Sunday Wagon Dinner at Rotary Bowl in Fair Park with honored guests from Greenbelt Bowl squads and families. The next four days feature intensive workouts led by West coach H A Sandy Sanford and Johnny Dunn and East mentors C R Gilstrap and Burley H Beard en with Bobby Lane as trainer. On Tuesday a Greenbelt Queen Contest garden party at Mrs. Cecil Flynn's home, sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club, precedes a semi formal Elks Club dance at 9 p.m. to crown the Queen. The game is set for Friday night August 16 at Fair Park Stadium with 8 p.m. kickoff. tickets for the all star classic are $2 at Roberson Eubank Drug store.
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Childress
Fair Park
Sundafternoon
H. A. (Sandy) Sanford
Johnny Dunn
C. R. Gilstrap
Burley H. Bearden
Bobby Lane
Arlington State College
Cecil Flynn
Business and
Elks Club
Roberson ~ Eubank Drug Store
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Thomas
Old Settlers Financial Report
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