London Train Robbery Clears Record With Loot Near Eight Million
The biggest mail train robbery on record widened to an official loss near 8 million dollars as insurers offered a 560000 dollar reward for gang members and loot recovery. Scotland Yard, postal detectives, and British Rail police hunted across the countryside while authorities warned the sum could climb higher, possibly up to 84 million, amid speculation of an inside job.
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London
UPI
Glasgow
Scotland Yard
Post Office
London Evening News
Reginald Bevins
Cheddington
British Railways
Scotland
Bevins
Dan Jones
Labor Party
House of Commons
Jones
Kennedy infant son dies after birth at Boston hospital
President Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy suffer the loss as their two day old son Patrick dies 39 hours after Caesarean birth from idiopathic respiratory distress. Funeral plans set for Boston with a private Mass of the Angels at Cardinal Cushing’s home and burial in Holyhood Cemetery Brookline.
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Boston
UPT
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Kennedy
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
White House
Pierre Salinger
Sricken
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Jacqueline
Robert F. Kennedy
Salinger
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Cape Cod
Atty
David Powers
Otis Afb
UPI
Squaw Island
John W. Walsh
Caroline
John Jr
Hyannis Port
The
Angels
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Holyhood
Brookline
Severe Thunderstorms Hit Texas With Flood Risk
The Pecos Valley to Hill Country saw torrential rains hail and at least one tornado. The Weather Bureau forecast more showers statewide, with readings 2 to 3 degrees below normal in North Texas and normal in the south..
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Pecos Valley
South Plains
Edwards Plateau
Texas
Red River
Hill Country
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Austin
Hill
Martindale
Llano
Lockhart
Wirtz Dam
Smithville
Bastrop
Cedar Creek
Junction
Jacksboro
Bridgeport
Mineral Wells
Big Spring
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Boyd
Cleburne
John T. Jones Dies In Hospital Here Thursday
John Thomas Jones 79 died at 11 15 p m Thursday in Childress General Hospital after weeks of illness. Funeral at 4 p m Saturday at Assembly of God Church with Virgil Sparks and Rev Joe Allen. interment in Childress cemetery. Survivors include six daughters, three sons, 14 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Born July 31 1884 in Westmoreland Tennessee he was a retired farmer and longtime Childress County resident since 1922. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
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John Thomas Jones
Childress General Hospital
Assembly of God Church
Virgil Sparks
Memphis
Joe Allen
First Baptist
Childress Cemetery
Jerry Hunter
Jack Kemp
Wayne Jones
William Jones
Clinton Jones
Donald Jones
Westmoreland
Ten
Muleshoe
Harley
Hurst
C. E
Johnny Ray
Childress
Four Attend Workshop For Teachers In Floydada
About 75 teachers attended a reading workshop in Floydada on Wednesday and Thursday. Four local instructors, Mrs. Lorene Holie man, Mrs. Susan Barkley, Mrs. Verna Steed and Mrs. Irene Kirby, participated. The Economy Company sponsored the event highlighting newer reading methods.
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Childress
Floydada
Lorene Holieman
Susan Barkley
Verna Steed
Irene Kirby
Economy Company
Dr. Perry Jeter Dies After Long Illness at 79
Dr. Perry R. Jeter, 79, co founder of Childress first hospital, died at 8 25 p.m. in Childress General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Central Christian Church with Rev. Curtis L. Keith Jr. as pastor. Interment in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include widow Mamie Jeter, son J C Larcom, grandson Steve Larcom, and brother W T Jeter. Jeter helped start Jeter Townsend Hospital in 1929 and later joined in the Jeter Townsend Clinic. He was a Lions club officer and member of the Masonic Lodge.
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Perry R. Jeter
Childress
First Hospital
Childress General Hospital
Central Christian Church
Curtis L. Keith, Jr
George Barry
J. D. Michie
Sam Miller
Gordon Shankles
Dick Bellah
Fletcher Carter
Cecil Pryor
C. C. Broughton
Sympathy Flows From Congress Over Kennedy Death
Congressional leaders express deep sorrow as Patrick Bouvier Kennedy dies at two days old. Humphrey, Dirksen, Saltonstall, Boggs, Mansfield, Smathers and others extend condolences to President Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy, calling the loss very sad and heartbreaking.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
GOP
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Dirksen
Everett Saltonstall
House
Hale Boggs
D-La
Mike Mansfield
Rusk and Khrushchev Hold Informal Talks at Black Sea Villa
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met at a Sunny Black Sea villa for hard headed talks on easing cold war tensions and Berlin security. The session included U.S. and Soviet officials and followed Rusk’s arrival from Leningrad with discussions touching on the nuclear test ban and possible steps beyond it.
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Gagra
U.S.S.R
UPI
Dean Rusk
Nikita Khrushchev
Black Sea
West Berlin
Rusk
Khrushchev
U.S
Moscow
Foy D. Kohler
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
Richard Davis
Gromyko
Washington
Anatoly Dobrynin
Leningrad
Andrei Gromyko
NATO
United States
Berlin
Foy D
Kohler
Llewellyn D. Thompson
Bonn
East Germany
Tell Youths To Washington
Five members of the South Side Baptist Church Royal Ambassadors depart for Washington to attend a national RA congress with Pastor Rev. Calvin Nevels. The car trip includes Larry Browning LaGene Robertson Tim Wyatt Dalton Skinner and Bryan Smith. They will be among about 6000 youths at the congress and stay ten days, overnighting in Bonham with the Skinners.
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TELL
Southside Baptist Church
Royal Ambassadors
Washington, D. C
Larry Browning
LaGene Robertson
Tim Wyatt
Dalton Skinner
Bryan Smith
Calvin Nevels
Congress
Bonham
W. C
A.T
Infant Daughter Dies in Paducah
Laura Renea Henderson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Mickey Henderson of Paducah died at 3 am today in a Paducah Hospital The mother is the former Frances Sims of Childress The baby was born Wednesday in Paducah and funeral arrangements are pending there
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Kennedy
Jackie
White House
Eunice Shriver
Jean Smith
Laura Renea Henderson
Mickey Henderson
Paducah
Charges Filed Against Elvie Thomas for Worthless Check
Elvie Thomas of Amarillo was charged this morning with presenting a worthless check. The report stems from the County Attorney's office detailing the accusation and preliminary action in the case.
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Elvie Thomas
Amarillo
Funeral Services Saturday For Mary E Priest
Mary Elizabeth Priest 70 died at 4 30 p m Thursday at 604 Avenue B Northeast Funeral services 10 a m Saturday at Newberry Chapel officiated by John English District Methodist Superintendent and First Baptist pallbearers listed Survivors include two daughters three sons an adopted son step mother two brothers and ten grandchildren all listed with hometowns and affiliations
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Mary Elizabeth Priest
Avenue B
Newberry Chapel
John English
Joe Allen
First Baptist
D. B. Cline
Mack Dobbs
Roscoe Catherall
Fred Bobo
Alvin Parker
George Morey
Childress Cemetery
Arkansas
Childress
Rockwall
C. A. Priest
Fort Worth
The
Baptist Church
Willie Mae Welch
Leroy Horn
Vernon
John B
Charles
Huntsville
Clarence Thompson
Watsonville
Calif
John Hall
Henrietta
Okla
Lloyd Hall
W. H. Hall
Ponca City
Santa Claus Zip Code Question Answered
Postmaster General J Edward Day replied to a California inquiry about Santa’s address. He stated Santa could be addressed at the North Pole with zip code 99701. The exchange highlights the humorous modern ZIP code assignment for St. Nick.
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Washington
UPI
Santa Clause
J. Edward Day
California
St. Nick
North Pole
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NEA Telephoto
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Newport
Rhode Island
Kennedy Summer White House
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Hamn
United Press International
John T. Jones
Perry Jeter
Lions Club
Masonic Lodge
Childress Lodge
Mie Jeter
J. C. Larcom
Steve Larcom
W. T. Jeter
Nikie
Mary E. Priest
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