Bitter cold snap swamps Texas with snow expected
Winter air from Canada drives a cold front across Texas with snow likely in the Panhandle and northwest counties by Wednesday. Temperatures fall to the 20s in Dalhart and Amarillo, while Lubbock stays milder ahead of the front as rain and showers sweep across central and southern areas.
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Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Weather Bureau
Waco- Brownwood
Panhandle
Amarillo
Lubbock
San Antonio
Victoria
Austin
Laredo
Houston
Port Arthur
FBI checks incoming mail in Sinatra Jr kidnapping
FBI agents checked Lake Tahoe and Reno mail for a potential ransom note in the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping. Tino Barzie and John Foss underwent lie detector tests. six armed men were no longer considered suspects. Frank Sinatra Sr waited anxious in Reno as authorities pursued motives and further leads.
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Nevada
FBI
Frank Sinatra Jr
Lake Tahoe
Reno
Ing
Tino Barzie
Young Sinatra
John N. Foss
Barzie
Tommy Dorsey
Joe Foss
Nancy
Sinatra
Beverly Hills
Calif
Frank Sinatra, Jr
Stateline New
NEA Telephoto
Investigators Probe Cause Of Pan Am 707 Crash
Elkton Md April I Investigators began piecing together the crash of Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 killing 81 aboard The CAB chief said they are pursuing all theories including lightning turbulence and possible explosion while the tape recorder and wreckage are examined and victims identified at the Elkton armory morgue
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UPI
Pan American World Airways
Truman Finch
Civil Aeronautics Card
CAB
Philadelphia
Finch
San Juan
P.R
Baltimore
New Caste
Del
Civil Aeronautics Board
Textbook Group Named By School Board
The Childress Independent School District board named a selection committee for 1963-64 textbooks to be used from September 1964. Members include Mrs. Jefferies, Mrs. Sally, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Leslie, Mrs. Pryor, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Yarbrough, Richard Hughett, and Mrs. Castleberry, with E. A. Sanders and J. W. Hamilton also serving.
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Childress Independent School District
Julia Jefferies
Charlotte Sally
Mozelle Bradley
Marie Leslie
Josephine Pryor
Zelma Lane
Nola Yarbrough
Texas
Richard Hughett
U. S
Lillie Castleberry
E. A. Sanders
J. W. Hamilton
L. D. Morton
Amarillo
Carolyn Miller
L. F. Phillips
J. J. Rhoads
Cornelius Blair
Troy Collins
Childress
Cotton Harvest Halted by Light Rain Forecast Snow
Light rainfall paused cotton harvesting across the area with moisture readings of .02 inches at the FAA airfield and .06 inches at The Index. Speed area saw light mist at times and a first season snow forecast for tonight.
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FAA
U. S
Court to Resume Friday Non Jury Hearings
The Court of the 47th Judicial District will resume on Friday with all cases to be heard as non jury.
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47Th Judicial District
Income Tax Meeting For Farm And Ranch Families
A 2 p m Friday meeting for farm and ranch families will be held at the Gate City REA building. County Agent Harry Cox and Home Demonstration Agent Mary Scott announced. Tom Hunter and Curtis Watts will discuss the Farmers Income Tax Guide and Social Administration topics with time for questions. Record keeping will be outlined briefly and the session will be informal.
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Gate City Rea
Harry Cox
Mary Scott
Tom Hunter
Curtis Watts
Trainmen sentenced for 65 deaths in Italy collision
In Voghena, Italy, two trainmen received 14 year terms after being found guilty of multiple manslaughter for ramming their freight train into a stationary passenger train last year killing 65 people. They claimed signaling system failure caused the crash.
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UPI
Langranco Pigiani
Soriano Fabbri
Johnson Affirms U S Military Strength Before Congress
President Johnson told congressional leaders the United States can endure a surprise attack and destroy an aggressor. Defense Secretary McNamara and others joined the briefing as he outlined plans to sustain a strategic force and reassess the Defense budget and long range military posture.
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Dean Rusk
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Studebaker Closes as South Bend Braces for Change
South Bend faces a wrenching shift as Studebaker confirms auto production will move to Hamilton Ontario. The decision endangers about 7,000 hourly jobs and $580,000 weekly in wages, threatening a long tradition and the city’s economic heartbeat.
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Studebaker Corp
Studebaker
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Burlingame
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Curtai
New Members Named To Housing Authority
Three new members were named to the Childress Federal Housing Authority by Acting Mayor Charles Mock. They will take office in January replacing three outgoing members. The City Council approved the appointments. Named are Carl Hudson, Charles Jones and Robert Carter. Holdover members are Sam Carmack and M. K. Wilcoxson.
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Baylor Lake
Lake Childress
Mike Wilson
Wilson
Commissioners Approve County Reports in Court Session
Reports from the County Clerk Sheriff Justice of the Peace County Treasurer and County Tax Assessor Collector were approved by the Commissioners Court in session Monday. Bills were approved.
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Commisioners Court
Lions Club hears Rev Hill on The Broken Barrier topic
Rev Lester Hill spoke to the Lions Club on The Brok en Barrier Between Eternity and Time. President Truman Webb announced the Christmas Party for Ruth Fire and Ladies night next Tuesday. Webb urged 100 percent attendance and guest brings. Leon Hill to speak. Harrell Cheek welcomed. Sue Gravley a guest.
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Lester Hill
Lions Club Today
Truman Webb
Ruth Fire
Webb
Leon Hill
Harrell Cheek
Sue Gravley
Eikman Installed as City Mayor in Childress
W L Dub Eikman became mayor of Childress today after Acting Mayor Charles Mock left for St Louis on business. Mock had been Mayor Pro Tem and took acting duties after Michie Thaten resigned. Councilman No 1 holds the mayoral post when both mayor and pro tem are absent. Mack expected back this weekend.
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Colorado
Jack Davis
Wichita Falls
Louis Sally
State Fire Commission
Sally
C. J. Lyons
W. L. Eikman
W. L
Dub
Eikman
Childress
Charles Mock
St. Louis
Mock
Michie Thaten
Mack
Johnson pledges continued rights push to Zanzibar
President Johnson told Zanzibar on its Day that he will press for equal rights for all. He spoke in a message emphasizing ongoing U S support for civil rights and anti discrimination policies.
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Press For Rights Washington
UPI
Johnson
Zanzibar
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