White Groups Battle Over Integrated School in New Orleans
In New Orleans two white groups clash over William Frantz School integration. The Cheerleaders oppose Black attendance led by Ruby Bridges while SOS mothers support the ride to keep children enrolled. A brick shattered a car window during a driving incident as police struggled to control mobs.
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New Orleans
UPI
William Frantz
Ruby Bridges
Andrew Foreman
Save Our Schools
SOS
Daisy Gabrielle
Frantz
Mary Sand
McDonogh 19
Gabrielle
Yolanda
Gabrielles
That Beautiful Girl May Snore Masters of Love
In Tokyo a UPI report notes that many beautiful women snore, a finding from Dr. Takenosuke Ikematsu who studies ibiki. He cites 41 percent of women snoring and 70 percent of his patients being women seeking marriage. He advises medical checkups and, humorously, sewing a toothbrush to pajamas to stay keyed up.
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Leroy Hansen
United Press International Tokyo
UPI
Takenosuke Ikematsu
Ikematsu
Niagara Falls
Cub Pack To Be Re Organized
Decision to re organize the Cub Pack of Childress Elks Lodge 1113 was made at a meeting last night. About 25 boys and parents attended. A Cubmaster and some Pack committee members remain to be chosen. The group voted to apply for its charter and the Pack’s organization should be completed in a few days.
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Cub Pack
Childress Elks Lodge 1113
UT Bomers Indicted For Bomb Outside YMCA Meeting
Tra vis County Grand Jury indicted UT students John Hunter Winborn and William Harvey McKnight in a case of a home made bomb outside a YMCA building near the university during an inter racial meeting. The indictment cites injury to property with more than $50 damage. Both posted bond and were released to their parents.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Travis County Grand Jury
University of Texas
Dallas
John Hunter Winborn
L. R. Winborn
William Harvey McKnight
Kerrville
K. R. Herbert
Winborn
McKnight
YMCA
University Religious Council
Tickets On Sale For West Texas A Capella Choir
West Texas State College A Capella Choir tickets are available for the Monday night concert at Fair Park Auditorium at 8 p.m. Adults pay 1 and students 50 cents. Sponsored by the Childress County Civil Defense, with Henderson inviting volunteers to provide housing for choir members. contact 72567.
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West Texas State College
Cow Elk To Be Tamed For Easy Capture Near City
Local residents and elk experts say the cow elk will be tranquilized in time. The escaped animal roams rough country near the city limits as Jeff Henderson urges residents to leave her alone and notes efforts to return her to Fair Park Zoo with a tranquilizer dart.
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Fair Park Zoo
Jeff Henderson
Jet F89 Scorpion To Be Moved To Fair Park Monday
The F89 jet known as the Scorpion will be moved from Amarillo Air Force Base to Childress Fair Park on Monday. The move is organized by the Childress Jaycees under CofC-BCD Manager Jeff Henderson.
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Childress
Cofc-Bcd
Jeff Henderson
Fair Park
Amarillo Air Force Base
Childress Jaycees
County farmers discuss soil fertility program impact
A 1959 Childress County meeting reported total farm net income of 5 066 475 from 706 farms averaging 7 176 per farm. The group debated joining intensified soil fertility efforts led by Texas A and M agronomist Ben Spears. Only 40 county farmers submitted soil samples this year, far short of sample totals in Hale and other counties.
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Childress County
Ben Spears
Agronomist
Texas A and M. Spears
Barger
Wichita
Chile Smith
Chadress County
Hale County
Recovery Unit Sought for Childress Air Field
A request to place an Air Force Reserve recovery unit at Childress Air Field was announced by CBCD Manager Jeff Henderson. Henderson M K Wilcoxson and Walter Lockhoof led the effort, aiming to provide safe landing sites for USAF aircraft returning from combat missions, with the proposal sent to Washington DC for approval.
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Air Force Reserve
Childress Air Field
C of
CBCD
Jeff Henderson
Henderson
M. K. Wilcoxson
Walter Lockhoof
USAF
Pentagon
Washington, D. C
Quail Plentiful But Hard To Find Here
Hunters report quail plentiful in most spots yet hard to locate and hit due to dry dusty cover. Dogs proved unreliable except when birds were sighted, and some hunters noted birds were active but elusive overall.
Riot Deaths Total 15 In Strife-Torn Caracas
In Caracas government troops clashed with armed mobs as deaths rose to 15 in a week of violence. A 16 year old girl and a 31 year old man were among those killed in Catia and Lidice districts. Students barricaded campuses amid claims of outside support and a plan to incite fear.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Ers
Guillermina Echenique
Catia
Luis Adrian Gonzalez
Lidice
Central University
Betancourt
Venezuelean
Dominican Republic
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Football admission prices rise for District 5AA in 1961
District 5AA parents and fans face higher costs as Supt J W Hamilton announces 1961 football prices. Home season at 1.25 per game totals 6.25 for five games. individual reserved tickets 1.50. student tickets 0.50 remain. All games start 7:30 p.m. Officials must be SFCA members in good standing and pre contracted with no changes without school approval.
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Supt
J. W. Hamilton
Childress
Hamilton
SFCA
November Weather: Dry Month With Snow At Childress
United Press International notes a warm weekend ahead as a cold front exits Texas. November was warm and dry with below normal rainfall statewide. Lubbock had no rain, Amarillo Childress and Wichita Falls saw traces including snow at Childress on Nov 9. Galveston led with 3.88 inches.
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United Press International
Texas
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Amarillo
Childress
Wichita Falls
Galveston
Edrington Returned to Childress from Stockton Calif
Alton Edrington is back in Childress after return from Stockton California by Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith. He remains in county jail on charges of removal of mortgaged property.
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Alton Edrington
Childress
Stockton
Calif
Gaylon B. Smith
Edrington
Smith
Watch That Cigarette Sparks Roadside Fires
Fire Chief John Ballew warns that discarded cigarettes and matches from cars have started several small fires along roads. In dry windy weather a single ember could ignite pastures, threatening homes and hundreds of acres. He urges citizens and motorists to fully extinguish cigarettes and matches before disposal.
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John Ballew
Morgan Rites Set Saturday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Willie L. Morgan will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in Newberry Chapel by Rev. Joe Allen, pastor of First Baptist Church. She died Thursday morning in Childress General Hospital. Pallbearers are Clinton McGhee, A. S. Whitlock, John Hamilton, Jake Meadows, Lowell Dement, Milton Howard. Interment will be in Childress Cemetery by Newberrys. Survivors include two sisters Mrs. Massie Shelby and Mrs. Mattie Byrd of Oklahoma City and four brothers Arthur, Henry, Frank and Fisher Attaway, all of Winnsboro.
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Willie L. Morgan
Newberry Chape
Joe Allen
First Baptist Church
Morgan
Childress General Hospital
Clinton McGhee
A. S. Whitlock
John Hamilton
Jake Meadows
Lowell Dement
Milton Howard
Childress Cemetery
Newberrys
Massie Shelby
Mattie Byrd
Oklahoma City
Arthur, Henry, Frank
Fisher Attaway
Winnsboro
Lumumba returned to Leopoldville under guard for trial
UPI reports former Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba was captured and held at Port Francqui before being flown to Leopoldville. He is under heavy guard and facing trial for his attempt to oust the regime. Colonel Joseph Mobutu announced the capture.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Port Francqui
Childress Man Hospitalized After Highway Fight
A 60-year-old Childress man Roy Lewis was hospitalized in Memorial Hospital Quanah with concussion and facial injuries after a fight on Highway 287 near Quanah. Ernie Lee Hopper of Paducah faced charges in Hardeman County jail. A 45-year-old Childress woman rode in the car Lewis owned.
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Quanah
Ernie Lee Hopper
Paducah
Hardeman County
Highway 287
Ehat
Lewis
Hooper
King
Childress
Oklahoma
Chillicothe
Hopper
Page
Attempted burglary at Gate City REA building
A burglar tried to break into the Gate City REA office vault last night, breaking a window but taking nothing. Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith said the intruder fled as Deputy Hollis Wilson pursued along U S Highway 83, losing the suspect in nearby weeds. other officers searched the area with no success.
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Gate City Rea
Gaylon B. Smith
Smith
Hollis Wilson
U. S. Highway 83
Wilson
REA
Lumumba Arrested Again Amid Congo Mutiny Hunt
Lumumba, deposed premier, captured after a nationwide manhunt led by Col. Mobutu and President Kasavubu. He reportedly slipped from Leopoldville Sunday night with UN protection and was held in Luluabourg, amid unclear custody details.
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Mumba
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
Congo
Lumumba
United Nations
Mobutu
Luluabourg
Kasai
Port Francqui
Stanleyville
Communism Topic Highlighted at Business Women Meeting
Mrs. Morgan Preston spoke on Communism at a Business and Professional Women meeting on Thursday night. Nell Rogers organized the event. Pat Harmon was named Girl of the Month, attending with her mother Mrs. Z J Harmon.
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Morgan Preston
Business and Professional Womens
Nell Rogers
Pat Harmon
Z. J. Harmon
Teen Canteen Saturday at Fair Park Auditorium
Saturday night teen canteen follows the Pampa Children’s basketball game in Fair Park Auditorium. Event offers snacks and social time for local youths after the game.
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Teen Canteen
Fair Park Auditorium
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Romulo Detancourt
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Bobby Darin
Sandra Dee
Elizabeth
N.J
Iciewild
New York
Bulletin
Childress Man
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