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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1963
Page
2
Barry Goldwater argues the railroad strike crisis stems from featherbedding. He criticizes administration efforts for avoiding the core issue and urges Congress to pass legislation aligning the Railway Labor Act with national policy against feather bedding to resolve the stalemate.
Yogi Berra appeared in ABC’s General Hospital as a brain surgeon, earning 155 dollars for the bit part. Berra, nervous during rehearsals, joked television is big enough for both him and Yogi Bear, and noted his real name is Lawrence Berra.
The American born Duchess of Argyll formerly Mrs. Mathilda Mortimer was treated in a French hospital Saturday for an infected finger. The duke and duchess, who wed on June 15, were en route to a vacation in Italy after arriving Friday night via May Friday. Australians Milligan Hewitt Fletcher and Stolle reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in Hamburg.
Federal tax authorities filed a 10.530 million lien against Billie Sol Estes and wife Patsy for 1961 taxes. Lawyer Allan Poage said the claim targets Estes personal assets, not bankrupt estate property, while Estes serves sentences and appeals convictions.
More than 15 000 coal miners in the Asturias region of Spain went on strike. Eight mines were shut down as workers protested missing bonus payments tied to the July 18 civil war anniversary.
Instructional note on performing a body lift to strengthen shoulders arms and abdomen. Keep back straight lean forward place palms on chair sides extend legs and raise the body about one inch off the seat.
London police and investigators pressed public help as the famed train robbery total rose to about 7.15 million dollars with new victims including the Clydesdale Bank. Scotland Yard urged witnesses to report clues from Thursday’s 3 to 4 a.m. window near Cheddington, while insurance firms and banks posted a record reward of 728000 dollars.
UPI reports weekly cattle hog and sheep prices in Fort Worth. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to mixed, cows and bulls varied. feeders lower. Hogs steady with butchers and sows around 17.75 to 18.25 and 13.50 to 16. Sheep and lambs firm or higher, slaughter lambs up about 450, good to choice lambs and yearlings quoted with feeder lamb ranges.
Paris reports that Jean-Louis Blanchy and Francois Leca both 28 were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a French army officer in Algeria.
Yugoslav Premier Petar Stambolic announced a national fund drive to rebuild Skopje after the earthquake. He thanked aid-sending countries and said Yugoslavia sought foreign capital to reconstruct the once-model city.
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