Yarborough Says He Was Kept Off Key Committee By Texas Politician
Senator Ralph Yarborough charged he was denied membership on the Senate Appropriations Committee due to opposition from a powerful Texas politician and their henchmen. He said home-state interests fought his advancement, hindering Texas projects and Dallas redevelopment.
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Yarborough
Freeport
Washington
International Operating Engineers Union
Appropriations Committee
Dallas
Texas
Texas Petroleum Interests
Four Nominated For Places on CofC Board
The Chil dress Chamber of Commerce nominated four men for the three board seats open. The four will be presented to the City Council for election Monday night. Nominations arose after a tie for the three available places. Van Harlow led with 38 votes.
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Childress Chamber of Commerce
van Harlow
Coin Club to Meet Monday in Childress City Hall
The Childress Coin Club, finishing its first year, will meet at 7 30 p.m. Monday in the CofC BCD rooms at city hall. Marvin Dobbs, president, says the year has been highly successful with national publicity and a noted coin show. New officers will be installed and dues due, with invitations extended to collectors from other towns.
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Childress
The
ANA
Coin Club
Dobbs
Childress Club
Weasel named in Royal Mail train robbery probe
Scotland Yard sought Interpol help to arrest Roy John James 28 and two others, Bruce Reynolds 41 and James White 43, in connection with a 7.3 million royal mail train robbery. Italy and Spain police in Madrid and Rome were asked to locate and arrest the suspects.
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London
UPI
Scotland Yard
Italy
Spain
The
Interpol
International Police Organization
Madrid
Rome
Roy John James
Bruce Richard Reynolds
James E. White
Garden Valley Annual Reunion Opens Today
Garden Valley annual reunion begins at 10 a.m. today with registration in the Woman's Department Club. A basket lunch is planned at noon and important business starts at 1 p.m. A program will be presented in the afternoon.
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Garden Valley
Woman's Department Club
Townsends Report Satisfactory After Foot Surgery
John Townsend undergoes foot surgery at Flor Hospital Dallas. Surgeon reports the second toe on the right foot was repaired and further treatment may be needed. Mrs Shell Townsend coordinates care as Townsend’s Baylor number 6024 references.
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John Townsend
Flor Hospital
Dallas
John’s Ther
Shell Townsend
John
Baylor
Ten Brothers Medal Home Open House
Ten Brothers Medal invites public to today afternoon open house at 700 Oak Lane in the Entry Club Addition. Family hosts welcome guests to view the residence and learn about the project.
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TEN Brothers
Oak Lane
Thaten Brothers
Medallion
Country Club
Thaten Brothers Medallion
Thaten Brothers-Medallion
Miners Trapped 12 Days Face Setback in Deep Shaft
Hazleton Pennsylvania miners David Fellin and Henry Throne endure 12 days trapped 308 feet underground as rescue work hits a serious setback from rock and clay. Louis Bova remains missing in a separate chamber as crews drill to reach all three.
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Hazleton
UPI
State
H. Beecher Charmbury
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis
Bova
Charmbury
Explanation of Poll Tax Amendment for Texas voters
Tax Assessor U S Fromm explains Amendment No 1 to decide abolition of the poll tax or a voter registration card system for ages 21 to 61. Exemptions apply to those 61 by Jan 1 1964, and those turning 21 in 1964 must obtain exemption certificates. Exemption certificates available after Oct 1 1963. poll tax receipts available Oct 1. registration cards after Dec 1 1963. no refund if poll tax paid before election if amendment passes.
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U. S. Fromm
Fromm
Childress
Joint Rites Held for Woods Couple at Methodist Church
Memorial services were held for Mr. and Mrs. James A. Woods at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Methodist Church with Rev. L. L. Hill and Rev. Rollo Davidson officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery under Newberry’s direction with pallbearers named Clyde Holeman Roy Crawford and Truman.
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James A. Woods
First Methodist Church
L. L. Hill
Rollo Davidson
Childress Cemetery
Newberrys
Clyde Holeman
Roy Crawford
Truman
Rain Shower Drenches Childress Area
A brief shower drenched downtown Childress on Saturday afternoon, dropping .08 inch of rain. No other nearby locations reported rain as the 5:30 p.m. shower cooled temperatures from 104 to around 90 degrees at the First National Bank corner, with a harder rain later north of town unmeasured.
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Childress
First National Bank
Registration at CHS Starts Monday for 1963-64 Term
Childress High School announces the 1963 64 term registration begins Monday. Seniors register at 9 a.m. and juniors at 1 p.m. on Monday, with sophomores at 6 a.m. Tuesday and freshmen at 9 a.m. Wednesday under Principal Garland Terrell.
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Childress High School
Garland Terrell
Khrushchev pushes mass production to bury capitalism
Yugoslavia trip finds Nikita Khrushchev urging intensified assembly line production to defeat capitalism. He credits Ford methods, vows to reach and surpass U S output by 1980, noting U S lead narrowed from three to one in 1950 and now 1to1. He speaks to shipyard workers and had echoed similar remarks to a Belgrade tractor factory crowd.
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Split
Yugoslavia
UPI
Nikita S Khrushchev
Josip Broz Tito
Khrushchev
Adriatic Sea
Belgrade
Henry Ford
U. S
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Fight Looms In Senate Over Arbitration Bill
Seven Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee opposed a key provision in an emergency arbitration bill aimed at blocking a nationwide rail strike at midnight Wednesday. They urged unlimited negotiations on minor issues if no agreement is reached by a deadline, aligning with five rail unions and signaling a floor fight as the bill nears a Senate vote and the House acts before the strike deadline. Railroads insist on implementing new work rules at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, while unions threaten to strike as changes take effect.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Highway Deaths Rise in Texas Years Start
The Department of Public Safety reported this year 1,514 highway fatalities, 7 percent above last year’s 1,418 to this date, with total accidents up 8 percent.
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Austin
UPS
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Roy Underwood Pleads Guilty to Worthless-Check Swindle
Roy Underwood pleaded guilty in County Court on Saturday to swindling by worthless check. He was fined $15 plus court costs and ordered to pay for the returned check.
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Roy Underwood
Kilgore man charged with swindle over bad check
Charges of swindling by a worthless check were filed in County Court Saturday against Dean Blackwell of Kilgore. He has not been arrested.
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Dean Blackwell
Kilgore
First Nighters of the Women Bowling League Meet at Greenbelt Lanes
The First Nighters of the women bowling league will meet at 7 30 p.m. Monday at Greenbelt Lanes. Everyone interested is invited to attend.
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Women Bowling League
Greenbelt Lanes
Open House Set Today at Shady Elms Nursing Home
Shady Elms Nursing Home hosts an Open House from 2 to 5 p.m. today with door prizes and refreshments. Zoe Garvin heads nursing services. Frank Coleman is administrator, along with his wife.
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Shady Elms Nursing Home
Zoe Garvin
Frank Coleman
Coleman
Test Ban Treaty Safeguards Outlined By Defense Dept
The Defense Department gave the Senate a bill of particulars on new safeguards for a nuclear test ban with Russia. Key assurances include a two month window to resume atmospheric tests if the Soviet Union violates the treaty. General Maxwell D. Taylor supported the plan and Deputy Secretary Roswell L. Gilpatric described extensive safeguards and improved intelligence to detect cheating. Senate members studied the document amid concerns over treaty risks.
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Darrell Garwood Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Senate
U.S
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services
Defense
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Gilpatric
Britain
Taylor
Senate Committee
Joint Chiefs
Funeral services for Miss Gen eva Craig
Funeral services for Miss Gen eva Craig of Amarillo were held Saturday afternoon in Abernathy. Miss Craig, sister of Mrs. James Mitchell of post, formerly of Childress, died at 4 p.m. Friday at Post.
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Geneva Craig
Amarillo
Abernathy
Thousands Expected To March In Austin
Texas Negroes may march on the capitol in Austin Wednesday to picket Gov. Connally's office, with white counterdemonstrators possible. The event aligns with a 100000-strong Washington march for civil rights. Police and sheriff departments will mobilize to prevent trouble as Booker T. Bonner says about 4000 Negro marchers will attend.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Capitol
Texas State Capitol
Austin Police
Travis County Sheriff's Department
State Department of Public Safety
State Board of Control
Booker T. Bonner
John Connally
Thompson elected president of West Texas Chamber group
Bill Thompson of Hereford and former Childress resident was elected president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Manager's Association at a meeting that closed Saturday in Plainview. Thompson had served as vice-president last year.
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Bill Thompson
Hereford
Childress
West Texas Chamber of Commerce Manager's Association
Plainview
Thompson
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