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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1964

Page

2

Tempers Flare Over McCloskey Contracts In Senate Hearing

The senate hearing scene centers on charges that Matthew H. McCloskey overpaid for insurance tied to contracts and that excess funds flowed to the 1960 Democratic campaign and individuals including Williams of Delaware. Williams pressed for staff probes into other McCloskey contracts such as CIA headquarters work, while McLendon denied any such suggestion. Curtis demanded truth and hinted at withdrawing McLendon as counsel, a move Pell supported.

Matthew H. McCloskey Williams Delaware Baker McLendon McCloskey Central Intelligence Agency CIA Virginia Willams Curtis Senate Pell

Harsh Cold Plains Hit Northwest Texas With Snow Trace

Cold air spread south from the High Plains after dawn, bringing hazardous driving conditions northwest of a Lubbock to Childress line. Amarillo recorded trace snow and 0.06 inches of precipitation as temperatures fell to 17 at Dalhart and 24 at Amarillo. A cold front extended from Texarkana to Temple to Junction to Wink, with northbound temperatures much colder while Brownsville saw 72 degrees at 6 am and showers moved eastward from the High Plains.

Lubbock Childress Amarillo Dalhart Texarkana Temple Junction Wink Brownsville

CIA Building Contract Ties to Baker Inquiry Lays Out Links

The CIA building contract emerges as the first public mention of other agreements in the Baker inquiry. New evidence connects various strands to Aynolds secret testimony given last Tuesday, spotlighting a German beauty, alleged TFX defense payoffs, and former White House aide Walter Jenkins.

CIA Baker Aynolds TFX White House Walter Jenkins

Weather Update From North Central Texas Rainfall Totals

Rainfall for 24 hours ending 6 a.m. ranged from 0.6 inches at El Paso to 0.9 inches at Childress, with 0.5 inches near Delhart and 0.6 inches at Longview and Tyler. Snow was reported at Delhart as moisture reached 0.52 inches.

Texas Tyler Longview Childress Lufkin Texarkana el Paso Delhart

Dow Jones Noon to 1 PM Averages Report

The Dow Jones noon averages show Industrials around 872 with gains near 5 to 6 points, Rails near 211.40, Utilities about 155.75, and the 65 stocks index rising. Sales volume at noon was about 2.11 million shares. By 1 PM the averages moved to Industrials about 872.37, Rails 210.65, Utilities 153.70, and the 65 stocks index 206.88 with roughly 2.69 million shares traded.

Dow Jones P.m

Brazil urges UN charter to codify peacekeeping financing

Brazil proposed at the United Nations that peacekeeping operations and their funding be written into the UN charter as a foundational law, aiming to formalize procedures for future operations and budgets.

United Nations N UPI Brazil United Nations

Weather extremes and Saigon outlook in Vietnam report

The US Weather Bureau logged 24 below zero at Thief River Falls Minnesota the coldest in the continental US and 88 degrees at McAllen Texas the warmest. Ambassador Maxwell Taylor announced new measures with U.S. and Vietnamese forces to bolster the anti Communist effort in South Vietnam. Turncoat soldiers opened gates near Saigon allowing Communist guerrillas to overrun a garrison Tuesday according to investigators northeast of Saigon LOC.

New York Saigon Washington UPD Maxwell DD Taylor U.S South Viet Nam Viet Nam USC Loc

Kidney danger signals how to treat them

Getting up nights irregularity aches and pains may warn of functional kidney disorders danger ahead. Help nature with Bukets the gentle sonic diuretic today at A W Harp Drug Co.

Nature A.W. Harp Drug Co

Wrecking yards and junked cars threaten community space

Morris Higley recalls a remark about wrecking yards dominating highways as millions of cars spoil neighborhoods. He argues wrecking yards are necessary but must curb the endless spread of junked vehicles and find proper disposal for unusable cars.

Y Morris Higley Weg

California man ordered to follow 15 rules by wife in divorce case

Albert Zabala, 31, must observe strict conditions to reconcile with his Pico Rivera wife Adelaide and children Lonny and Mona. Rules include: stop drinking, return home promptly, avoid lending money, tell no lies, and have a daytime haircut. He earns about 70 dollars weekly and faces 129 dollars monthly mortgage while child support is set at 20 dollars weekly.

Los Angeles UPI Albert Zabala Pico Rivera Calif Adelaide Lonny Mona Zabala Superior Court Betty Jo Sheldon

Population center shifts west along 39th parallel

The center of population of continental United States has moved westward since the nation's founding, tracing an almost exact line along the 39th parallel, according to the Department of Commerce.

United Press International Continental United States The Republic Department of Commerce

Mind over matter at Hermann home puzzles investigators

A string of 67 incidents from Feb 3 to March 10 in the Hermann residence included a 16 inch Virgin Mary statue levitating between dressers and other objects moving. Detective Tozzi and psychologist J Gaither Pratt investigated without ruling out trickery, but 17 cases remained unexplained. Pratt emphasized no motive for a hoax and suggested mind over matter warrants scientific study.

Hermann James Lucille Josep Tozzi Tozzi Pratt Flyig Duke Hermanns United Press International J. Gaither Pratt

Moderates Clash With Goldwater at GOP Convention

The July San Francisco GOP gathering centered on weapons control and presidential authority over nuclear weapons. Goldwater forces blocked platform language condemning extremism and bolstering civil rights enforcement. He urged governors to assume broader party roles without undermining state primaries. He emphasized electing members of Congress as party leaders, noting governors retain regional challenges.

San Francisco Goldwater Congress

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