Connally Warned By Leaders of Integrationists
UPI reports integration leaders vow to push militant civil rights demands to every Texas ballot box. They warn Gov. Connally and other segregationists their days in office are numbered. About 600 demonstrators, white and Black, paraded at the state capitol singing freedom songs and waving placards in the first capitol protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Texas
John Connally
State Capitol
Capitol
United Political Organization
Diem Cracks Down and Buddhist Crisis Shrinks
South Viet Nam's press agency said President Ngo Dinh Diem would remove police from Buddhist pagodas and free imprisoned monks who obey Buddhist leaders. Leaders expect pagodas to be run by monks. observers foresee low voter turnout in Sunday elections amidst martial law and U.S. tensions over the crackdown.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Thich Thien Hoa
Hoa
Union Committee For the Defense of
U.S
United States
U. S. State Department
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Lodge
Hue
Oxygen Being Pumped To Trapped Potash Miners
Rescue workers pumped oxygen into an explosion charred potash mine in Utah to reach 15 men trapped behind carbon monoxide. Two were saved, eight dead, and one body inadequately identified. Crews aimed to ventilate 3000 feet deep to allow rescue attempts.
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Moab, Utah
UPI
Ide
Badlands
Utah
Steve Hatsis
Fellin May Have Brought Mine Trouble on Himself
In Sheppton Pennsylvania a state mining official contends David Fellin contributed to his entombment during a 15 day cave in. Rescue efforts target Louis Bova as another miner remains trapped 30 feet underground.
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Fellin
Sheppton
UPI
David Fellin
Gordon Smith
Smith
Louis Bova
Bova
Henry Throne
Throne
Little Joe II Rocket Dismantled at White Sands Test Site
A team of engineers and scientists dug up the Little Joe I rocket and its Apollo capsule payload at White Sands missile range to determine why the destruction system failed after launch. The test began the Apollo program's moon mission effort with hopes of a 1970 goal.
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White Sands, N.M
UPI
White Sands Missile Range
New Mexico
Elaso
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Project
Band Boosters Picnic Tonight at Rotary Bowl
Band Boosters invite all band parents to a 7 30 picnic supper at Rotary Bowl if weather stays favorable. If rain, supper moves to Fair Park Auditorium. Members bring their meals. the club provides drinks.
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Band Boosters Club
Rotary Bowl
Fair Park Auditorium
Couple Admitted After Food Poisoning at Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Ballew were admitted last night to Childress General Hospital with illness diagnosed as food poisoning. They were reported doing fine this morning.
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John Ballew
Childress General, Hospital
Prospective Patrolmen To Meet Friday
Sgt Dan Dowdy announced a 7 30 p m question and answer session for prospective Highway Patrol applicants on Friday in the courthouse office. Men aged 21 to 35, 5 8 to 6 4 in height, weight rules per inch, high school diploma or equivalent, and 12 years state residency are required. Bids on limits are expected within several days.
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Highway Patrol
Dan Dowdy
Bobby Chaffin
Wayne Cook
Fire ripples through Magnolia Chemical plant in Dallas
A large fire at Magnolia Chemical Co in Dallas caused explosions and thick smoke. Firefighters contained the blaze within two hours with extensive water cooling of a suspected acid vat and 20 trucks on scene. no casualties were reported though four alarms and precautionary evacuations followed.
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Dallas
UPI
Chemical Company
Magnolia Chemical Co
Texaco Co
Grand Prairie
First Faculty Meeting Held at Childress Schools
The Childress Schools opened the new year with a first general faculty meeting at the high school. Superintendent J. W. Hamilton called it a good start and announced ongoing individual meetings at each school. Principal W. L. Ellerbrook, in his third year in science, earned a Master’s Degree from Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches.
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Childress
Supt
J. W. Hamilton
W. L. Ellerbrook
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Senate Panel Approves Limited Nuclear Test Ban Pact
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the limited nuclear test ban treaty 16 to 1 with Sen. Russell B. Long in dissent. The pact bars underground tests and moves to the Senate floor with a written report including understandings about U S wartime use of nuclear weapons.
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Washington
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Frank J. Lausche
D - Ohio
Armed Services and Joint Atomic Committee
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
Fulbright
United States
Eisenhower
Tragic Electrocution in Wet Grass Near Dumas
In Cactus Texas Gaytha Mae Boydston five years old died after damp grass and a loose window air conditioner exposed live wiring. Her brother Tony seven summoned help as investigators noted a possible shock from the AC while she played outside. An autopsy was planned and the family has endured prior tragedies including a 1962 car crash death.
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Dumas
Tex
UPI
Curtis Boydston
Gaytha Mae Boydston
Tony
Cactus
Gaytha
Boydston
Jeffery
Borger
Brice
Two Women Bound and Stabbed in Manhattan Flat
Janice Wylie 21 and Emily Hofert 25 were found bound hand and foot and tied back to back in their East Side apartment. Police ruled out burglary and faced a lack of suspects as autopsies were set to proceed.
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New York
UPI
Philip Wylie
Manhattan
Swank East Side
Janice Wylie
Newsweek Magazine
Emily Hoffert
Minneapolis
Bellevue
Milton Helpern
Lawrence McKearney
Miss Tolles
Time Book, Inc
Max Wylie
Wylie
Miss Wylie
Miss Hoffert
Council May Adopt Water Rate Next Week
City Manager Louis Sally said the City Council plans to adopt a water rate for Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority early next week. Mayor Michie Thaten noted a law firm meeting will be held to secure advice before setting the rate. A tentative election date across involved cities is September 28.
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Louis Sally
Sally
Michie Thaten
King Memorial Methodist Church to Mark 50th Anniversary
King Memorial Church observes its 50th anniversary with an all day meeting on Sunday. Former local pastors and out-of-town members are invited. Rev. J. C. Arnold of Lubbock will preach the morning service and Rev. J. B. Thompson of Memphis will speak in the afternoon. Lunch will be served at noon.
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King Memorial Church
J. C. Arnold
Lubbock
J. B. Thompson
Memphis
Showers Hit Tell and Carey Areas in Childress County
Rainfall fell across most of Childress County on Wednesday with Tell and Carey receiving the heaviest totals. Reports noted varied amounts from fractions of an inch to about an inch south of Tell and around 0.21 inches at River Camp. Overcast skies persisted into the afternoon with limited further reports by 1:15 p.m.
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Childress County
Tell
Carey
H. B. Rhodes
Troy Armstrong
A. B. Clements
Kirkland
Paul Efird
Burlington
River Camp
Town
L. B. Holman
T. A. Riddell
Cee Wee
Air Field
Truck Damages Property Near Wagon Wheel
A cattle truck driven by Albert Conner of Bryant lost control at 710 Avenue F N about 3 45 p m Wednesday on Highway 287. It struck a curb and utility pole, damaged a cafe sign and the pole, and caused considerable damage to the truck cab with no injuries reported and total damage about 333.72 plus pole and sign costs.
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Albert Conner
Bryant
Avenue F. N
Highway 287
West Texas
Curb and Gutter Work Starts Next Week in City
City officials announce curb and gutter work will begin next week with paving to follow. Residents seeking paving or gutter services should contact Sally or any Jaycees member for arrangements.
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Louis Sally
Sally
The
Jaycees
Labor Day traffic death toll feared by safety council
The National Safety Council estimates Labor Day weekend traffic could see up to 520 deaths and 21 000 injuries. Last year 501 died in 78 hours, with three-day totals expected between 430 and 520. Up to 21 000 injured as holiday runs Thu 6 pm to Mon midnight. Former Arizona governor Howard Pyle, council president, urged greater caution after two record summer holidays.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Council
Cee Vee Farmer Adolph Samek Dies in Dallas
Adolph Samek, longtime farmer from the Cee Vee community, died about 1 a m in St. Pauls Hospital Dallas after open heart surgery. Funeral services expected in Cee Vee Saturday with burial there. Survived by widow Lenna Mae Samek daughter Loret ta Samek of Lubbock and his Gainesville parents. He was born in Czechoslovakia and moved to the United States at age four.
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Adolph Samek
St. Paul’s Hospital
Dallas
Samek
Newberry’s
Mr. Samek
Czechoslovakia
United States
Cee Vee
Gainesville
Cee Wee
Lenna Mae Samek
Loretta Samek
Lubbock
LULAC Urges Members to Avoid Racial Demonstrations
LULAC president Paul Andon urged members to stay out of racial demonstrations saying civil rights outbursts harm the nation's image abroad. He argued protests fail to achieve their goals and cast aspersions on the government worldwide.
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EL Paso
UPI
League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC
Paul Andon
Cox Calls Washington Civil Rights March a Mistake
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Cox charged on Wednesday that the Washington civil rights march was a mistake. He said the march was staged to divert attention from Cuba's debacle.
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Houston
UPID
Jack Cox
Washington
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Cee Vee Farmer
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