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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1957
Page
1
The last October launch attempt of Vanguard failed at Cape Canaveral, triggering international furor and sober reflection by U S scientists. Officials say the test was never meant as a final act but a cautious step in the IGY satellite program.
Six college students trapped in a flooded cave 300 feet beneath the York shire moors were rescued by frogmen and spelunkers after days of isolation. The first survivor was 16 year old Peter Clough. the others, including two teenage girls, were said to be in good shape. Authorities prepared rapid hospital treatment for possible injuries and exposure.
Dave Ricks longtime Childress barber died Sunday afternoon in the Veterans Hospital in Dallas after a two month illness. He was 65. The body will be returned to Childress. Funeral arrangements by Newberry Funeral Home are pending. He is survived by daughter Mrs. Lillian Daniels of Los Angeles, son John D. Ricks of Los Angeles, and brother Harm Ricks of Childress.
The court approved routine bills in morning session per County Clerk Pear Ward. Court reconvened at 1 o clock for the afternoon session.
Widespread Texas obit notes Pink Close Jr, 42, died at family farm home with overdose suspected. Funeral by Newberry pending. Survived by wife Jewel, son Gary, granddaughter, parents, two sisters, and two brothers. Also reports clemency hearing set for Bascom Giles. parole board proceeding after earlier denials.
Washington observers say Republicans face slim chances of capturing the next Congress. They cite Eisenhower’s mixed record, rising spending concerns, farm subsidies, foreign aid costs, defense anxieties, and blunders cited as dampening the party’s re election prospects under the Eisenhower administration. Representative Richard M. Simpson warns GOP candidates cannot rely on the president’s popularity.
London reports U S Defense Secretary McElroy holds talks with Duncan Sandys Selwyn Lloyd and Harold Macmillan on granting Britain greater political control of American nuclear weapons stationed in Britain He travels to Europe to discuss joint NATO rocket bases and possible Anglo American naval command amid concerns over subservience to the U S Navy.
AFL-CIO officials plan to seek a March 15 delay in expelling the 160000 member Bakery Workers Union over corruption charges. The appeals committee will draft the reprieve to let the union choose a successor for president James G. Cross while Cross and allies resign and seek re election at a special Cincinnati convention.
A large ammunition depot near Bandung, four miles from the city, exploded with a powerful blast and a series of aftershocks. Ten barracks and 20 guards were reported on site with no immediate casualty details. Emergency measures halted ambulance access as residents fled the area.
President Eisenhower will undergo a full scale medical exam at the White House Tuesday afternoon to decide if he should attend the Paris NATO council meeting. A physician group including neurologists will review his condition after a mild stroke two weeks ago and doctors may clear him for the mission.
Gen LeMay Norstad, supreme NATO commander, says Russia would need to destroy thousands of bases simultaneously to negate retaliation. He argues no aggressor can do so now or in future and notes Western power includes bombers, missiles, and expanding capabilities. Nixon urges resilience and Jackson calls for defense budget boost to fund 100 nuclear submarines.
The Agriculture Department projected the 1957 U S cotton crop at 11 010 000 bales, down 778 000 from November. In Texas the 1947 crop was forecast at 3 575 000 bales, about 8 percent lower than early estimates, with losses tied to wet cool weather and a September freeze reducing open cotton and causing rotted late bolls.
A strike by the Motormen's Benevolent Association halted about half the city subway service before rush hour in New York. The action affects 2600 members and 1500 other motormen, despite jailings for contempt of court. Rainy weather and upcoming snow worsen the disruption.
About 200 naturopaths met secretly in Abilene to discuss fighting Attorney General Wilson's bid to ban their practice. President R W Bratcher of the Texas Naturopathic Physicians Assn said they would await court rulings on an injunction and argued the state law is unconstitutional.
Price County authorities said they will file child neglect charges against Ardeta Klein 38 mother of eight who allegedly was out with another man when the frame home burned in pre dawn darkness near Park Falls Wis The oldest child aged 10 was among the victims Funeral plans set for Tuesday in a single casket Fire ruled caused by an overheated oil burner Sheriff Andrew Pilech said Klein was arrested while fleeing the scene Harvey Klein father 40 a logger was at a lumber camp nearby at the time
Community Organization meets at Tell at 6 30 p m. Childress City Council convenes at 7 30 p m. Board of Trustees of the Childress Independent School District gathers at 7 00 p m.
A Space Department spokesman said experts need several more days to determine the cause of Friday's Vanguard rocket fizzle. Officials promised full public information while noting no final conclusions yet, with Hagen and Naval Research Laboratory researchers analyzing telemetry and film. A third Atlas missile test at Cape Canaveral also looms as the next scheduled event after the Vanguard setback.
A Navy seaplane based at Alameda Calif exploded its starboard engine and crashed twenty miles east of Corpus Christi Sea-drome killing seven aboard and injuring one paratrooper who survived with burns. The lone survivor and medics describe the injuries while officials note the count changed from eleven to nine after flight plan review.
The forecast calls for continued mild weather across Texas through Tuesday with no rain anticipated in North Central and West Texas. West winds kept Dalhart at 31 degrees while Salt Flat registered 2 degrees and other lows ranged from 26 to 36 across towns including Lufkin Sherman Beaumont Houston and Palacios Victoria.
Simon Rodriguez, 17, stands trial in Dallas on charges of raping and murdering a 12 year old girl on New Year Eve. The case centers on alleged sexual assault and fatal violence against a minor.
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