East German Reds Reject Kennedy Berlin Route Proposal
East Germany’s Walter Ulbricht rejected Kennedy’s idea to place Berlin access under international control. He urged the U S Army to halt convoys to Berlin claiming American movements heat up the cold war. Allied sources warned of a possible clash next week during the large convoy operation.
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Berlin
UPS
Kennedy
West Berlin
U. S
West Germany
Walter
Ulbricht
East Berlin
Communist Party
ADN
German Democratic Republic
United States
Germany
East Germany
Jack Kindle Improves After Shotgun Mishap
Jack Kindle is reported improving at Childress General Hospital after a hunting accident. Three shotgun pellets were lodged in his lungs forehead and hand and surgery to remove them is not anticipated. His brother Clyde accidentally fired during a quail hunt north of town Friday around three p.m. Local officials describe his condition as satisfactory after initial exams.
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Jack Kindle
Childress General Hospital
Clyde Kindle
Kindle
Frank
Berchell
Childress General Hosital
City Resident Injured in Auto Accident
Floe Garvin, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Garvin, was injured in a Friday night crash in Lubbock. L. L. Wilson of Michigan City Ind. was killed. Gene Stringer of Lubbock, driver, was bruised along with Pamela Garvin, Floe’s cousin, who also rode in the car. Floe sustained bruises and a cut on her right hand. The driver was cleared of responsibility.
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Floe Garvin
T. C. Garvin
Lubbock
Floe
L. L. Wilson
Michigan City
Ind
Wilson
Gene Stringer
Pamela Garvin
Not Guilty Pleas Entered In County Court
Two defendants pleaded not guilty to selling liquor in a dry area in County Court Saturday morning. Bonds were set at $1,000 each. Joe Bob Thomas was arrested Friday by the Sheriff's Department and charged. C. D. Davis of Corpus Christi was arrested Thursday by the Sheriff's Department.
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Charles Reynolds
Joe Bob Thomas
Sheriff's Department
C. D. Davis
Corpus Christi
Wayland Boley Arrested in Palo Pinto Jail Swindle Case
Wayland Boley, wanted for swindling by worthless check, has been arrested and jailed at Palo Pinto. He is charged with passing a check to a local merchant for $174.
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Wayland Boley
Palo Pinto
Charles Reynolds
Boley
Daniel Calls 3rd Texas Special Session January 3
Governor Price Daniel orders a 30 day special session of the Texas Legislature to begin January 3 at 10 a.m. The agenda centers on extending escheat law to banks and other banking institutions with missing owners. Other emergency items include small loan legislation and farm to market road Maintenance.
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Daniel
Austin
UPI
Texas
Price Daniel
Wreck at D and 9th Streets Leaves One Ticket Issued
At 3 40 p m Saturday a two car collision at D Street and 9th Street Northwest caused considerable damage to a Virgil Mabry driven car and a Jessie Lee Ray station wagon both from Childress. Ray received a ticket for negligent driving. Mabry and Ray were traveling respective west and north at the intersection when the crash occurred.
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D and
9Th St
Virgil Mabry
Jessie- Lee Ray
Childress
Ray
Mabry
Grand Jury To Meet Monday In May Term
The grand jury chosen for the May term will convene at 10 a.m. Monday per District Clerk H. D. Cordell Sr. District Court is also on the schedule for Monday with jurors listed as Wesley Riker M H Conn J F Lawrence Arlie Key Mrs W E Garrison Johnny Rucker Claude Andrews O F Meyers C J Lye Dugan Mrs Homerley Frank Campbell J J Roan Jr Mrs W M Durfey Watt Foard and Cloyce Holeman.
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H. D. Cordell
Wesley Riker
M. H. Conn
J. F. Lawrence
Arlie Key
W. E. Garrison
Johnny Rucker
Claude Andrews
O. F. Meyers
C. J. Ly Je Dugan
Homerley
Frank Campbell
J. J. Roan Jr
W. M. Durfey
Watt Foard
Cloyce Holeman
Teen-age Market boom in Childress County economy
Special to the Index notes the teen-age market in Childress County is worth about 766000 annually based on Census 1960 figures for 861 teens. Costs rise with age from 13 to 19 and per-year averages reach 890 dollars at midteens. By 1967 the teen population could reach 1270, boosting local retail with growing demand.
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New York
Childress County
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S. News and World Report
Chamber of Commerce
Castro Admits Commie Ties and Cuba Aim
Havana report says Premier Fidel Castro declared himself a Marxist Leninist and pledged to Cuba, merging his 26th of July movement with the Communist Party. He admitted hiding his beliefs, vowed loyalty to communism, and rejected cult of personality during a five hour TV address.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Communist Party
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Moncado
Santiago
Nikita Khrushchev
Dominican Chief Rules Out Military Take-Over
In Santo Domingo the Dominican armed forces chief ruled out a military coup amid a general strike against President Balaguer. Talks between government and opposition resumed, while clashes wounded at least 32 demonstrators in Santo Domingo and Santiago as troops used noise bombs.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Caribbean
Joaquin Alaguer
Santiago
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Balaguer
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Air Force
National Palace
National Civic Union
UCN
el Conde
Ministers Families Hold Christmas Party in Childress District
More than ten attendees joined the Annual Childress District Methodist Ministers Family Christmas party at First Methodist Church. The district covers 33 churches with 8 162 members in Vernon Paducah Clarendon and Memphis areas. After dinner pastors met then entertainment followed with readings slides on Christ life and a benediction by Rev Ragle.
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Childress District
First Methodist Church
Childress
Vernon
Paducah
Clarendon
Memphis
Kenneth Wyatt
Chillicothe Tians
Don Holt
First Church
Doyle Ragle
Christ
Weldon Stephenson
Ragle
Charges Filed Against Elgin Bell
Charges of selling whisky in a dry area have been filed against Elgin Bell. County Attorney Charles Reynolds announced Saturday. Bell has reportedly skipped town and has not been arrested according to the Sheriff's Department.
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Elgin Bell
Charles Reynolds Bell
Webster Charged In Wichita Falls Double Murders
Ex convict Julian Price Webster, 38, is charged with the murders of Helen Best 33 and Boyd Robertson in Wichita Falls. He admits shooting the two after a mutual death pact with Best and holds a hostage Joyce Hege 33 in a car chase ending with his capture Thursday night.
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Julian Price Webster
Wichita Falls
Helen Best
Byrd Robertson
Webster
Joyce Hedge
NEA
UPD
Boyd Robertson
Vernon
Tex
Wildcat Oil Test To Be Drilled Near Childress
O P Leonard Oil Company of Fort Worth plans a wildcat test two miles south of Childress to 7500 feet for oil or gas using its own equipment. The drill site is on Joe Rhea Estate land, near Section 557, with drilling starting within a week. Leonard has three of four county oil wells. offset plans by Leonard or British American Oil Company are not announced.
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Childress
O. P. Leonard Oil Company of
Fort Worth
Leonard
Joe Rhea
O. P. Leonard
Kirkland
British American Oil Company
British American
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine Faces New Court Charges
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine and his secretary Mildred Paperman head to U S District Court in Boston next Monday on new charges while Justice Department weighs disclosures that could trigger a major political scandal. Goldfine serves a year for income tax evasion and faces probation violations over $600,000 in checks and gifts. Paperman is charged over letters allegedly smuggled from the Danbury prison. The case recalls the Teapot Dome era and involves connections to Sherman Adams.
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Boston
UPI
Bernard Goldfine
Mildred Paperman
U. S. District Court
Washington
Justice Department
Goldfine
Miss Paperman
Teapot Dome
Federal Penitentiary
Danbury
Conn
William H. Lawrence
American Broadcasting Company
Warren G. Harding
New York Herald Tribune
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
White House
Congo Re Establishes Ties With Soviet Bloc Nations
The Congo resumes diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union Czechoslovakia and Poland ending a 15 month break after Mobutu seized power in 1960. Gizenga’s Stanleyville regime had earlier been recognized by Russia and Czechoslovakia and Poland followed. Relations with Ghana and Guinea expected to be renewed soon.
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Leopoldvile
UPI
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Patrice Lumumba
Ghana
Guinea
Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
Mobutu
Leopoldville
Congo
Stanleyville
Oriental
Antoine Gizenga
Gizenga
Christmas Shopping Time Brings Family and Feasts
The column notes the festive season and the role of family during Christmas shopping and meals. It observes the mingling of shoppers with family routines and humorous touches about seeking Dad’s advice.
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Dad
Train crew halts as two fawns appear on Michigan track
A train crew spotted two fawns on an upper Michigan track causing a pause for safety. A nearby group of girls had been cooling off in swimsuits, leaving evening dresses visible as they dressed after the incident.
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Upper Michigan
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