Steel price hike expands as U S Steel leads move
United States Steel Corp with Inland Steel first to raise sheet prices by three dollars a ton spurring five smaller firms to follow. The White House policy effort to hold the line fails as Ackley urged restraint while industry analysts predict higher costs for autos refrigerators and appliances.
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John Pierson
United Press International Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
L. B. Worthington
White House
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Pittsburgh Steel Co
National Steel Co
Inland Steel Co
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Joseph L. Block
Nine Lost Platoon Members Survive Bloody Ia Drang Battle
UPI dispatch from Saigon reports U.S. 1st Air Cavalry troopers reaching a blood-soaked clearing in the Ia Drang Valley where a 26-man platoon, part of Operation Pau Revere, fought to the last. Nine survived by feigning death as North Vietnamese forces overwhelmed the position.
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Joseph L. Galloway
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U.S
1St Air Cavalry
la Drang River
Pau Revere
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Navy
North Viet Nam
North
Tth Calvary
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ia Drang
Paul Revere
Saigon
Panhandle
Guam
Australia
South Korea
New Zealand
Night watchman shot as holdup suspects flee
In Roscoe Texas night watchman Louis Snyder aged 65 is killed after a doughnut shop robbery in Snyder. Police found a 45 caliber pistol and a large knife near the body. A stolen pickup and a statewide alert followed. Snyder had retired from a railroad three years earlier and was visiting his wife in a nursing home when killed.
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Roscoe, Tex
UPI
Snyder
Louis Snyder
Atchman
Roscoe
Main Street
Henry Whitehurst
Big Dipper Doughnut
Sweetwater
Snyder Snyder
Texas
Cool Front Lingers Over Most of Texas
The cool front stalled from Lufkin to Del Rio kept Texas temperatures below normal. North regions saw mild weather while the south remained warm and humid with showers. Alpine and Alpine Davis Mountains totals reached over two inches. Presidio hit 99 degrees amid rain, the coolest spell in weeks.
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United Press International
Texas
Lufkin
del Rio
Alpine
Laredo
Panhandle
Galveston
Austin
Davis Mountains
Presidio
Slide Program About Holy Land Stated Tonight
Slides of the Holy Land to be shown at 7 30 tonight in the new First Baptist Chapel by Mr and Mrs Gatewood Newberry of Austin. Everyone is invited to see the slides of the trin Mr and Mrs Newberry and Mrs Mittie Newberry made earlier.
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The
Holy Land
New First Baptist Chapel
Gatewood Newberry
Austin
Newberry
Mittie Newberry
Estelline Board Meets to Set Levy Schedule
The Estelline Board of Equalization will convene at the city office on August 13 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, announced Mayor Tom Collins. The meeting will set property tax assessments and related levies.
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Estelline
Board of Equilization
Tom Collins
Defense drafts hit highest monthly quota since Korean War
Defense Department data show October draft call at 46,200, the largest for any month since the Korean War. September's quota rose from 31,300 to 37,300, reflecting a broader mobilization pace.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Fire kills four in ball bearing plant blaze
Four Cleveland firemen died and at least twelve others were injured while battling a general alarm fire at a ball bearing plant on the West Side Thursday.
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Cleveland
UPI
CWA Local 6222 Plans Vote on Bell Strike Action
In Houston 4000 members of Communications Workers of America Local 6222 were set to vote Thursday night to decide whether to authorize a strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. The action follows negotiations on wage and benefit terms.
Edwards AFB Test Pilot Reaches Speed and Height in X-15 Flight
William H. Dana, on only his third X-15 flight, flew the experimental rocketship at 3,682 miles per hour and climbed to nearly 25 miles in altitude at Edwards Air Force Base California.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
Ups
William H. Dana
IAM Urges Senate Probe Into Airline Profits
IAM president Roy Siemiller urged the Senate to probe profits of the five struck airlines before backing back-to-work legislation. TWA profits rose 22 percent in six months, and Eastern reported a 12 percent gain for the first half of 1966. A Mansfield plan sought to require Congress and the President to end the four week strike for 30 days while negotiations continued.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Roy Siemiller
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Trans World Airlines
Eastern Air Lines
Siemiller
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
United
Trans Wor
National
Northwest
Eastern
Fires Reported on Avenue E Northwest in City
Two fires were extinguished by city units today. A storage shed behind the Cecil Carrick residence at 711 Avenue E Northwest burned between 11:30 a.m. and 12 noon. The fire department then tackled a grass fire at 407 Avenue E Northwest shortly after the first alarm.
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Cecil Carrick
711
Avenue E
Northwest
Tocal
407 Avenue E
Whitman brain autopsy to probe motives of rampage
Charles J. Whitman’s brain will be sent to a medical institute for study by specialists from across the country. Pathologist Dr. Coleman de Chenar said the probe, ordered by Gov. John Connally, seeks how and why Whitman acted in the Texas University tower shooting that left 15 dead and 33 wounded. Tests on dexedrine and alcohol in Whitman’s blood were ongoing as attorneys prepared grand jury material.
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James T. Young
United Press International
Austin, Tex
UPI
Charles J. Whitman
Coleman de Chenar
Whitman
Texas
John Connally
de Chenar
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Deilana
Dist
Tom Blackwell
Tower
Houston McCoy
Ramiro Martinez
McCoy
Martinez
Whitman de Chenar
Bret
Witman
Austin
University Tower
First National Bank
Dallas
Will Fritz
Fritz
Motley County Diamond Jubilee Opens With Parades and A Horseback Wedding
Motley County marks its Diamond Jubilee Friday and Saturday with a parade of history, antique displays, historical tours, and a pageant of pioneers. A on horseback wedding of Linda Jane Briscoe and Clyde Maurice Clifton precedes the pageant at the football field. Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith guests, with music from the Sour Doughs and a 589th Air Force Band concert to follow in Matador.
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Matador
Motley County
Northfield
Aaron
Jimmy Timmons
Delmont Hays
Leland Timmons
Mesdames Delmont Hays
E. M. Timmons
Paul Cruse
A. B. Simpson
A. C. Traweeek
Preston Smith
589Th Air Force Band
of the Pioneers
Linda Jane Briscoe
Clyde Maurice Clifton
James Hancock
First Baptist Church
Courthouse Square
Crosbyton Square
Donkey Ballgame Set By Jaycees at Little League Park
The Jaycees hosted a noon meeting to discuss the Donkey Ballgame at Little League Park on August 11. The game starts at 8 p.m. with the Jaycees facing an unknown opponent. Admission is 1 for adults 90 cents for children and 2.50 for a family of five.
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Little League Park
Mrs Robinson Attending 1963 NSF CSC Chemistry Institute
Inez Robinson a science teacher at Childress High School joins 41 teachers at the National Science Foundation Colorado State College summer institute in chemistry. Each participant receives up to 600 dollars for eight weeks plus travel from Greeley to home. Courses include Structure of Matter Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and Introductory Quantitative Analysis taught by CSC professors and visiting instructors from other institutions.
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Inez Robinson
Childress High School
National Science Foundation - Colorado State College
Greeley
CSC
Girl Killed In Savage Attack By Great Danes
A five year old girl, Sharon Sparks, was killed and her playmate James Barney seriously injured when three 150 pound Great Danes attacked in Prince Georges County Maryland. Police captured two dogs near the scene and a third under a house. The dogs were kept under observation at the county shelter while the children’s families awaited news of the survivor’s condition.
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Army
Hugh Barney
Parkland
Barney
Sharon
Sparks
James
Teat James
Cordell Wins First in Senior Reining at Flamet Show
Fred H. Cordell took first place in senior reining at the third annual Registered Quarter Horse Show in Flamet this weekend. The event drew eighty horses in halter and performance divisions and 108 youth entries. Cordell was among three first place awardees in the 23-entry performance division.
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Fred H. Cordell
Flamet
Cordell
4-H Club Rodeo Opens Friday at Fair Park
Childress County hosts its third annual 4-H Horse Club Junior Rodeo starting Friday at 8 p m with a second show at 8 p m. Belt buckles awarded to first place in each event and ribbons to top six in each age group. All Around Cowboy earns silver spurs. Concessions run by County 4-H Council. Entries before Friday 5 p m. fees 1 per event except bareback 2 50. Contact Fred Dell at WE7 4401.
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Childress County
Fair Park Rodeo Arena
4-H Council
Freddell
Riding Club Special Meeting Tonight at City Hall
A special meeting of the Wane Ress Riding Club is set for 8 p.m. today in City Hall. All members of the Silverton Rodeo are instructed to attend.
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Waneress Riding Club
To the
Silverton Rodeo
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