Death Toll Tops 100 as Cold Sets Records Nationwide
The United Press International report notes the century's cold wave driving record lows in the Southeast and Florida death toll climbing past 100. Light snow returns to the Midwest with another major cold snap forecast. Florida citrus and vegetable crops suffer millions in damage as growers fight freezing conditions. Warren Johnson leads an official response.
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Florida
Upper Midwest
Warren Johnson
Frost Warning Hits Florida Citrus Crops Coastal Areas Save Frozen Fruit
Federal state frost warning reports 75 to 100 percent of Florida citrus crop iced with some fruit salvage possible. Arctic air devastated winter vegetables inland while water side areas along the lower east coast escaped. Tallahassee logged 10 degrees, Tampa 18, Jacksonville 12, Miami 5. National deaths exceeded 119 with cold attributed fatalities across multiple states.
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Lakeland
Fla
Johnson
Homer FE. Hooks
Florida Citrus Commission
Florida
Weather Bureau
Tallahassee
Tampa
Jacksonville
Miami
Nashville
Rio Grande Valley
Ohio
Michigan
New England
New York
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Ilinois
Georgia
Missouri
Kansas
North Dakota
Texas
Minnesota
United States
Midwest
Ludington
Paw Paw
Rockies
Kennedy Says U.S. Enforcing Cuba Missile Vigilance
President Kennedy outlined daily reconnaissance over Cuba to prevent reintroduction of missiles and offensive weapons. He said new U.S. shipping regulations would curb free world trade with Castro, detailing measures to deny aid and restrict ships linked to Soviet bloc trade with Cuba.
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Cuba
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
Castro
Russia
Singing Convention Set For December 15 Here
An eight county singing convention bringing groups from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico will be held in Childress December 15 and 16 at Fair Park Auditorium hosted by M H Conn He expects it to be one of the biggest conventions in years with no admission charged Sessions run December 15 at 7 p m and December 16 from 10 30 a m to 4 p m Featured performers include Elmo Hutchins from Pampa Arthur Watson of the Stamps Quartet Rita Conn of the Adairs Sisters Cope Family Quartet from Ada Sunnyside Quart et South Plains Quartet from Plainview a youngsters group the Half Pints of Petersburg and the Altus Okla Quartet.
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Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Childress
Fair Park Auditorium
M. H. Conn
Conn
Elmo Hutchins
Pampa
Arthur Watson
Stamps Quartet Music Co
Rita Conn
Adairs Sisters
Canyon
Cope Family
Ada
Okla
Sunnyside
South Plains
Plainview
Half-Pints
Petersburg
Altus
Police Kill Dog After Chickens Slaughtered in Neighborhood
A bird dog killed 11 chickens Wednesday before Chief Alvis Maddox ordered its destruction on a resident’s property. Maddox cited multiple complaints and warned owners to keep pets confined. another dog that ran with the bird dog escaped.
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Alvis Maddox
Maddox
New York Bookstore Buys Five Copies of Local History
A New York City bookstore named J. F. Carr Book Store ordered and paid for five copies of the Childress Chamber of Commerce book on Childress. The store specializes in county histories and published a catalog of titles they handle. Chamber Manager Jeff Henderson said they are happy Carr’s is handling the book.
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New York City
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Childress
J. F. Carr
United States
Carr’s
Childress Chamber
Jeff Henderson
Annual Cantata Scheduled For First Methodist
One of the finest cantatas will be presented at 7 pm Sunday in First Methodist Church. Rev. Lester L. Hill announced the Christmas Cantata The Dawn of Christmas with Norman Hempill directing the choir and soloists listed. Mrs Alvis Maddox at organ and Mrs Jack Burrus at piano accompany.
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Lester L. Hill
Norman Hemphill
Alvis Maddox
Jack Burrus
Fort Worth Man Pleads Guilty To Worthless Check Charge
Fort Worth resident Harry W. Wyckoff pled guilty in County Court to swindling by worthless check. He was fined $25 and costs and ordered to repay the check. Wyckoff was arrested in Vernon last Wednesday, per County Attorney's office.
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Harry W. Wyckoff
Fort Worth
Wyckoff
Vernon
Clouds Save Rio Grande Valley Crops From Killer Frost
Thick clouds kept frost at bay in South Texas allowing citrus and vegetable crops to stay in good shape. Brownsville forecast showed temperatures in the high 30s, while other Texas areas plunged into teens and 20s. The cold wave caused fatalities including a Dallas child and forced farmers to shield crops with smudges and ice forming water.
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United Press International
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Texarkana
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Dalhart
Debbie Gibson
Dallas
Henderson
Tito Pledges Improved Soviet Yugoslav Ties Over Cuba
In Moscow Tito joins Khrushchev and Gromyko praising the Cuban settlement while avoiding direct criticism of China. He and other speakers urge peaceful coexistence and warn against dogmatism in world communism. Khrushchev defends Cuba policy and nuclear restraint amid Sino Soviet tensions.
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UPS
Josip Broz Tito
Communist Bloc
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Cuba
China
Tito
Peking
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Nikita
Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Caribbean
United States
Berlin
Albania
Tribute Dinner Honored Texan Leader Daniel
About 2400 Texans including Vice President Johnson attended a $10-a-plate testimonial dinner in Austin for Gov Price Daniel who retires in January after three terms. Speakers praised his public service from 1939 as a state representative to U S senator.
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Gov. Daniel
Johnson
Daniel
Texas House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Joe Greenhill
Zollie Steakley
Leon Jaworski
Houston
Insurance Board
Ned Price
Surplus Food Program Set to Start Next Tuesday
Approximately 190 people will begin receiving surplus food starting Tuesday December 18 at the corner of Second Street and Avenue A in Childress. Louis Sally city manager says surnames A through K get food Tuesday at 9 am and L through Z Wednesday. No cost to recipients. L. F. Byars of Kirkland leads the program with Mrs. Allie Cagle of Amarillo supervising in Childress. Items include lard beans rice pure butter flour and cheese.
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Second Street
Avenue A
Louis Sally
Childress
Sally
L. FE. Byars
Kirkland
Allie Cagle
Amarillo
Youth Found Innocent By Insanity Ruling In Slaying
In Beaumont a jury of 11 men and one woman found 19 year old John Mack Herring not guilty by reason of insanity in the March 21 1961 kiss and kill slaying of Elizabeth Jean Williams 17. The verdict aligns with a prior Kermit Texas jury which ruled Herring insane at the time of the killing. Herring a former Odessa High School football star and Odessa Junior College student faces release home to Odessa Texas. The case was moved from Kermit to Beaumont for the second trial.
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Beaumont
UPI
John Mack Herring
Elizabeth Jean Williams
Herring
Odessa
Tex
Owen Lord
Kermit, Tex
Miss Williams
Texas Supreme Court
QO. H. Herring
Odessa Junior College
Kermit
Rusk Rules Out New Talks With Moscow Over Cuba Crisis
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will not enter new negotiations with Russia until the Cuban crisis is resolved and Berlin talks are ruled out for now. He spoke at the Atlantic Pact council session and urged defense of West Berlin and lifeline routes. He named possible talks on a space weapons ban and nuclear proliferation controls.
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Paris
UPI
Dean Rusk
United States
Russia
Rusk
Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Atlantic Pact
Council of Ministers
Baptist Cantata Set at First Church December 16
The First Baptist Church schedules a Christmas Cantata at 7 p m on December 16. The junior choir performs first followed by the adults with Love Transcending as the program title.
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First Baptist Church
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