Texas electoral dispute stalls recount and 24 electors
Democrats criticize GOP plans as a sample recount aims to undo the Nixon Lodge ticket win in Texas. The State Board of Canvassers faces a federal restraining order delaying action while Judge Ben C Connally reviews GOP allegations of irregular vote counting. If a recount is ordered it could exclude Texas from the December 19 electoral college vote.
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Austin
UPI
GOP
Nixon- Lodge
Leon Jaworski
Houston
Democratic Party
State Board of
Zollie Steakley
Price Daniel
Wil Wilson
Hardy Hollers
Ben C. Connally
Texas
Connally
Steakley
Daniel
Kellison Pleads Guilty in County Court Assault Case
E. L. Kellison of Hereford pled guilty to aggravated assault against his wife in a county court session. He was fined 150 dollars plus costs. Mrs. Kellison was treated and released from a Hollis Oklahoma hospital after the beating. Kellison initially denied the assault to the sheriff before being released.
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E. L. Kellison
Hereford
Dinner Set for Veterans Auxiliaries Christmas Dinner
December 15 at 7 30 p m at Gay s for the American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries Christmas dinner. Those attending should call Mrs Albert Toler or Mrs Woodrow Boyd by this Monday. Dinner courtesy of the two men s groups.
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American Legion
VFW
Gay’s
Albert Toler
Woodrow Boyd
Water Bond Proposal Details Higher City Rates Ahead
A proposed 650000 water bond to be voted on December 20 outlines rate increases. Current bills rise from 3 to 4 dollars, 4 to 6, and up to 15 to 20.65 with varying percentages. The near average user at 6.75 dollars would pay 10.75, a 59.26 percent jump. The minimum bill remains 2.50 but covers 2,000 gallons.
Christmas Lights Cover Courthouse in Childress
The Childress courthouse glowed with Christmas lights last night in a display described as its best yet. Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith announced he oversaw the decorations noting that prison labor was used entirely. He added the project is ongoing and urged praise via the listed number.
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Childress
Gaylon B. Smith
Little Theater Meeting Set For Monday Night
A preliminary meeting to gauge interest in reorganizing Little Theatre is set for 7:30 Monday at the high school auditorium. Mrs Selman Cooke assisted by Anna Fanning will run the session open to any interested person and former theatre members.
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Selman Cooke
Anna Fanning
Little Theatre
Water Consumption Report For City In November
The average daily water consumption in November was 883 413 gallons per day, with 26 502 400 gallons pumped. Lake Childress closed at 22 ft 6 in and Baylor Lake at 30 ft 6 in. Trash hauled totaled 3 113 cubic yards.
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Louis Sally
Lake Childress
Baylor Lake
Stinnett Rattlers vs Albany Lions Set for Tonight Playoff Clash
Rain or shine the Stinnett Rattlers and Albany Lions will play at Fair Park Stadium at 7 30 p m. The winner advances to the Class A finals next weekend as supporters hype a top statewide playoff bout. Canyon resident Hosea Foster expects big crowds.
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Stinnett Rattlers
Albany Lions
Fair Park Stadium
Hosea Foster
Canyon
The
Index
Jobless Man Killed By Bomb In Forest Hills
Detectives probe if racketeers carried out the auto bomb death of Kenneth Feinders a 26 year old with scarce employment but ample cash. He allegedly detonated the blast by turning his ignition key in his white convertible near his Forest Hills apartment. The explosion was heard blocks away. Feinberg's father and fiancée cried out in grief. Continued on page seven.
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New York
UPI
Kenneth Feinders
Feinberg
Forest Hills
El Paso Snowbound as West Texas Delays and Strands Traffic
Snow blanketed El Paso with six inches and drifts up to three feet. Highways into the city closed, schools shut, trains delayed, and motorists stranded amid widespread wrecks and power outages. The storm stretched across West Texas and the Panhandle with warnings of continued precipitation and flood fears in East Texas.
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EL Paso
UPI
West Texas
Us-80
Las Cruces
N. M
Fl Paso
Rudy Trevino
Sun City
Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
South Texas
Page Three
United Press International
Texas
Dallas
Trinity
New Mexico
Socorro
N.M
Roswell
Shreveport
Sabine River
Lake Fork Creek
Quitman
Tex
Sabine
Mineola
Naples
Weather Bureau
High Plains
Sabine Pass
Brownsville
Olton
Walcott
Alpine
Mary Louise Keltner
Houston Street
Texas Western Collge
Police Warn Slow Driving As Winter Hazards Loom
Police urge motorists to slow down as snow and ice threaten hazardous roads this morning. Chief Alvis Maddox warns against rushing and stresses extra caution. Residents are advised to vent open gas heaters to prevent suffocation and fire risk.
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Alvis Maddox
John Jr Goes Home With Kennedys From Hospital
President elect John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy leave Georgetown University Hospital with newborn John Jr in a white blanket. Mrs Kennedy wheels through the foyer as Secret Service guards escort the family to a car for travel to Palm Beach. Caroline, aged three, will meet her brother at their Florida home.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedys
Jacqueline
Georgetown University Hospital
John Jr
Kennedy
Louella Hennessey
Palm Beach Flat
Caroline
Contended Cuba Cow Case Flares Amid UPI Report
Fidel Castro's government blamed a tremendous U S backed plot for an accidental shower of rocket fragments in eastern Cuba. A protest note rejected returning debris while reports described fighting near Corralillo with no casualty tallies.
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Matthew T. Kenny
United Press International
Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U.S
Daniel Braddock
Gime
Corralillo
Tax School Set For Farmers
All farmers and wives are invited to a free income tax school at 7 30 p m Monday Dec 12 in the Gate City Electric Cooperative building County Agent Chile Smith says attendees can save money on taxes County HDC Agent Mrs Mary Scott Arrell Cummings will be on the program Tom Hunter of Vernon Area Farm Management specialist and Mrs Tom Joyce Cunningham of Denton Area Home Management specialist for District 5 also participate.
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Gate City Eelectric Cooperative
Chile Smith
HDC
Mary Scott
Arrell Cummings
Tom Hunter
Vernon
Tom Joyce Cunningham
Denton
District 5
Stevens Trial Over in Disbarment Case
The disbarment trial of Roy Joe Stevens, former Randall County judge, ended today with no jury. Prosecutors and defense must file written closing arguments by 1 pm as District Judge Otis T. Dunagan ordered.
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TYLER
UPI
Roy Joe Stevens
Randall County
Dan 1
Otis T. Dunagan
Rotarians Hold Annual Holiday Party at First Methodist Church
Rotary members and guests attended the club Christmas party at First Methodist Church. The program included a reading and a carol, with Mrs. Dugan and Mrs. Freeley performing. J. W. Hamilton led singing as Rev. Edgar Graham gave the invocation and J. Lennor Hester delivered the benediction.
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Rotary Anns
First Methodist Church
Jerry Dugan
Charlotte Freeley
Russell Jones
C. J. Lyons
J. W. Hamilton
Edgar Graham
J. Lennor Hester
Massey
Attendance Cut By Economic Reprisals in New Orleans
US deputy marshals escorted white children into an integrated New Orleans elementary school as attendance fell due to threats and economic pressure. At William Frantz, seven of nine attendees arrived, including six whites and one Black girl, while McDonogh 19 remained boycotted. The flare of intimidation persisted despite marshals presence.
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Andrew Foreim
Frantz
New Orleans
Aman
FBI
John G. Warner
United Press International
UPID
William Frantz School
Ruby Nell Bridges
McDonogh 19
Marshals
A. L. Foreman
Pamela
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Veterans Auxilaries
U. S. Weather Bureau
State Highway Department
Burlington
North Mesa
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DPS
Page Five
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Richard E. Gorman
Chicago
Hoffa
Florda Land Development
NEA
Atlantic
Holguin
Contend Con Killed
United States
Stevens
Amarillo Air Force Base
Fair Park
Amarillo Afb
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