Katanga Threatens to Destroy U.N. Planes
Katanga government threatens to shoot down any United Nations aircraft over its territory. Earlier violence in Elisabethville left one Swedish UN civilian dead, two wounded, and three captured. UN officials prep repatriation for staff as Katanga tensions rise.
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Elisabethville, Katanga
UPI
Katanga
United Nations
U. N
Elisabethville
Leopoldville
George Ivan Smith
Katangese
Evariste Kimba
Smith
Kimba
New York
Congo
Japs Protest U S Cotton Levy Plan in Tokyo
In Tokyo Japan formally protested an American proposal to impose special fees on cotton imports. Vice Foreign Minister Ryuji Takeuchi handed the note to U S Ambassador Edwin O Reischauer who promised to relay the protest to Washington. The Japan Times report said Tokyo aims to persuade other Asian cotton exporters to oppose the plan.
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Tokyo
CPT
Japan
United States
U. S
Edwin O. Reischauer
Ryuji Takeuchi
Foreign Office
Takeuchi
Reischauer
Washington
Japan Times Today
Asia
Church Leader Calls Divorcing Christmas From Churches
New York based Lutheran leader Rev Dr Edgar S Brown Jr urges Lutheran churches to minimize Christmas services and decor and leave the holiday to television and department stores. He says Christmas has become the business world’s property and calls for a clear church divorce from the season.
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New York
UPIC
Edgar S. Brown Jr
United Lutheran Church In America
Planes Warned To Avoid Army Firing Ranges
The Army told commercial and private aircraft to avoid restricted airspace around Fort Bliss area in Texas and New Mexico. Col. Lester F. Schockner said accidental shootdowns are possible due to weapon tests. He cited 37 violations in one month near El Paso and in New Mexico.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPD
Army
Lester F. Schockner
4Th Army
Schockner
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
New Mexico
Bob Hope Injured On TV Show During Bel Air Fire Scene
Actor Bob Hope suffered a two inch forehead gash after a champagne bucket struck him during a December 18 television show segment shot before a live audience. The incident halted filming for 20 minutes as attendants treated the wound.
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Hollywod
UPI
Bob Hope
Hope
Bel Air
Walker Defends Right Wing As Inspired Patriots
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, who resigned to lead an anti Communist truth crusade, defends right wing extremists as inspired patriots in a televised ABC interview. He denounces military muzzling and attacks Kennedy and Eisenhower over pushback to his views, signaling possible future political run.
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New York
UPI
Edwin A. Walker
ABC
Walker
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Army
U. S
Germany
John Birch Society
Correction: McMurry College concert moves to high school
The McMurry College concert will be held at 7 30 Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium instead of First Methodist Church as previously announced.
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McMurry College
High School
First Methodist Church
Dominican strike roils Santo Domingo seventh day
U S defies autobahn ban as protests erupt for seventh day against Balaguer regime in Santo Domingo. Crowds march El Conde and army patrols offer no interference while officers resign and accuse Rodriguez Echavarria of aiming at dictatorship. Opposition calls for OAS help as negotiations resume after a two day halt.
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Santo Domingo
D. R
UPIT
el Conde
Joaquin) Balaguer
Ful
Armed Forces
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Viriato A. Fiallo
National Civic Union
Organization of American States
OAS
Dominican Republic
la Nacion
the Nation
Balaguer
Weekend Traffic Toll Tops Twenty Five Deaths In Texas
United Press International reports a grim weekend with at least 25 fatalities, 16 from traffic crashes. Among the victims were Abilene Christian student Donald Taylor 19 Amarillo and several others in Dallas Garland San Antonio Montague and Brenham areas. drivers fled scenes and investigators traced causes from sleep to reckless driving.
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United Press International
Texas
Donald Taylor
Abilene Christian College
Fom
Garland
Burns
Garland Medical Center
Montague
Tom Lindsey
Octavio Lopez
Faustine
Three Rivers
Victor Hegefield
Brenham
Forwarded To Amarillo For Physicals In 29 Area Men
Fourteen Childress men and others from Paducah Wellington Silverton Memphis Dodson Tell Quitaque Duffey Lakeview Summerwood Paduah Turkey were sent for pre induction physicals. George Calvert Moore was inducted. Garvis Kennard Claud Barker Mick ey Henderson Evans Bruce Thompson and Eldridge Thompson listed among the forwarding.
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Childress
Amarillo
George Calvert Moore
Garvis Dee Kennard
Lakeview
Claud Barker
Paducah
Mickey Ray Henderson
Henry Cleve Evans Jr
Memphis
Ronny Burl Bruce
Esteloine
Jack Eldridge Thompson
Wellington
Alden DeWaine Holman
Michael Thaten Thompson
Gerald Reed Havens
Boyd Reese Batson
Bill D. Wheels
Ray Thomas
Dennis Ray Harris
Danny Miles Garvin
Joe Dean Sasser
Jasper D. Peeples
David Carson Grabbe
Jerry Wayne Frizzell
Jerry Dale Reynolds
Harold Dwain Henderson
Arthur Dean Butcher
Silverton
Clyde Davis
Steve Malcom Watts
Jimmy Shyme Pasley
David Wayne Binkley
Jimmy Carroll Howell
Dodson
Bobby Eugene Henderson
Tell
Thomas Allen Purdy
Quitaque
William Henry Riley
Summerwood
David Wayne Bradford
Tommy Merrill Richards
Raymond Paul Golden
Duffey
Turkey
Jimmy Don Malloy
World Council of Churches Calls for Religious Liberty
The World Council of Churches General Assembly in New Delhi approved a 600 word resolution urging all governments to provide unrestricted religious liberties for their citizens. Delegates also reviewed a report urging consideration of Communist China’s admission to the United Nations.
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New Delhi
UPI
General Assembly
World Council of Churches
China
United Nations
WCC
Weak Cool Front Moves Into Panhandle
A weak cool front moved into the Texas Panhandle bringing scattered showers across the state. Cooler air spread in during the morning and was expected to reach the northwestern half by Tuesday. Showers and drizzle covered western Texas the Panhandle and central regions with cloud cover widespread. Overnight lows ranged 41 to 68 and Sunday highs reached 82 at Brownsville and 67 at Dalhart and Lubbock.
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United Press International
Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Texas
Gulf Coast
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Lubbock
Paducah Deaths Under Investigation By Police
Two unrelated violent deaths occur in Paducah on Sunday. Harriet Sanders, 45, shot in her home, and Guadalupe Tobar, 19, stabbed in a street fight. Inquests pending. arrests made but charges not filed. Investigations led by Sheriff Elmer Clark and state patrolman Buck Johnson.
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Paducah
Harriett Sanders
Guadalupe Tobar
Tobar
Pharr
Tex
Richards Memorial Hospital
Norris
Buck Johnson
Johnson
Oil Market Equality Study Debated At Denver Meet
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission opens its annual session in Denver focusing on a controversial study about equitable crude oil market sharing. The study, prompted by Texas claims that other states erode its market, was broadened to include natural gas and LPGs after Wyoming and Utah requests. Harvey H. Houston leads the subcommittee on equality of opportunity.
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Denver
UPS
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Texas
Jack Gage
Wyoming
Gage
Price Daniel
Commission
Utah
Harvey H. Houston
Colorado Oil Inspection Department
Harvest Halted by Light Rains in Childress Area
A light rain and drizzle in Childress stopped the cotton harvest for a second day. A weak cold front last night cooled unseasonably warm December weather and left .02 inch at the FAA station and .03 inch at The Index government gauge.
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Childress
FAA
Gasoline Price War Breaks Out In Childress
A gasoline price war erupts in Childress with several major stations posting 21.9 cents per gallon for regular. The town previously saw drops from about 28.9 to 25.9 and then to 24.9 over the weekend.
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Childress
Camp Fire Girls And Boy Scouts Distribute Cancer Literature
Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts will aid the local American Cancer Society chapter this week by distributing literature. The volunteers will visit each home Thursday after school hours. Literature will also be distributed to each civic group.
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Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
American Cancer Society
Rotary Club Christmas Party Set For Tonight
The Childress Rotary Club hosts its annual Christmas Party at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Hotel Childress with members invited to attend.
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The
Childress
Battle tense as border troops withdraw near Berlin
American and East German troops had watched each other at a 15 yard standoff then pulled back from border posts Monday easing a tense Berlin crisis. The U S sent 1500 out bound and inbound battle groups along the autobahn as Communist border reinforcements arrived. French troops joined border forces while British presence continued. The U S lodged a protest with Soviet HQ after the move with no immediate reply.
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Joseph B. Fleming
United Press International Berlin
UPI
Berlin
United States
West Germany
Comunists
Friedrichstrasse
East Gerlin
Kirkland Woman Wins Grand Prize at Greenbelt Celebration
Mrs. George Payne of Kirkland won the grand prize a $100 landscaping project during Greenbelt Supply third year celebration. The event drew between two and three thousand attendees from Vernon Turkey Matador Paducah and Shamrock across several days.
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George Payne
Kirkland
Greenbelt Supply
Vernon
Turkey
Matador
Paducah
Shamrock
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U.S
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Commission of Churches On International Affairs
World Organization
Goldfine
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Mildred Paperman
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NEA
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