Indignation Convention Circulating Petitions
Frank Mc Gehee of Dallas founder of the Indignation Convention kicks off a nationwide petition drive on a three point anti Communist program. Petitions will be sent to a national meeting in February in Washington. A regional Amarillo meeting drew about 1450 attendees from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Amarillo
UPI
Frank McGehee
Dallas
U.S
Washington
Delas
McGehee
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Tom Anderson
Nashville, Tenn
Farm and Ranch
United States
Yugoslavia
Congress
Farm Bureau Hails Free Trade Support at Annual Meeting
The American Farm Bureau Federation reiterated its opposition to Kennedy agricultural programs while backing free trade policies. It endorsed a land retirement plan akin to the soil bank and denounced subsidies and production controls. President Charles Shuman urged cautious moves on reciprocal trade legislation as Congress was urged to empower tariff reductions.
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Chicago
UPI
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Charles Shuman
Shuman
Congress
U N launches all out offensive against Katanga
United Nations forces backed by jets mortars and armor pushed toward central Elisabethville in a broad offensive against Katanga's forces. The attack aimed to seize key points before any cease fire talks with Katanga. Casualties varied, with Katanga reporting civilian and military losses, while U N officials denied plans for a major operation and promised renewed but limited moves.
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U.N
Katanga
Neil Smith
United Press International
Elisabethville Katanga
UPI
United Nationsl
Elisabethville
U. N
Ital
Hotel Leopold II
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
George Ivan Smith
United Nations
Smith
Brussels
Norbert Hougardy
Washington
Kennedy
U. S
Edmund Gullion
Leopoldville
Tshombe- Adoula
Subpoenas Issued for 27 Texas Bankers
Rep. Franklin Spears says subpoenas require 27 bank presidents to testify before the Texas House escheat committee at 9 a.m. December 21 in Austin. Banks named include American National in Austin, National Bank of Commerce in San Antonio, First National in Amarillo, and others across Beaumont, Fort Worth, Galveston, Lubbock, Waco, and Abilene.
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Austin
UPI
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
House
American National
Austin National
Capital National
National Bank of Commerce
First Security National
Beaumont
Merchants National
Port Arthur
First National
Conroe
Huntsville National
Huntsville
First Hutchings-Sealy National
Moody National
U.S. National
Galveston
Fort Worth
Continental National
Cleburne National
Cleburne
Citizens National
Waco
First
Four District Court Disposes Four Cases
Four cases were heard in district court on Monday. A neglected child was ordered placed in an orphan home and one case involved the adoption of minor children. Divorces were granted in two cases: William Lawrence Ehrle versus Jeffrey Ann Ehrle and Doris Ruth Shackelford versus L V Shackelford.
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William Lawrence Ehrle
Jeffrey Ann Ehrle
Doris Ruth Shackelford
L. V. Shackelford
Free medical care for service dependents cut
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara ordered the armed forces to charge service personnel a dollar each time their wives and children visit military hospitals or dispensaries. The move aims to reduce hospital costs and curb nonessential medical use.
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Washington
UPS
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Armed Forces
Army-Navy-Air
Program Of Work Okayed By CofC BCD Directors
The CofC-BCD Board of Directors approved the next year program and budget totaling 26 602, edging last year’s 26 512 spend. The audit was approved and the Christmas decorations committee will seek donations for next year. A Civil Defense survey and a hearing in Fort Worth on Trinity River dredging were discussed.
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Cofc-Bcd Board of
Uiket
Alex Saied
Dumas
Jayton
Childress
Truman McFarland
J. W. Hamilton
Fort Worth
Railroad Commission
Trinity River
Houston
Fw&d
M-Squad
J. J. Westenburg
Aviation Committee
Quanah
FAA
Wichita Falls
Eichmann Condemned to Die by Israeli Court
Israeli judges sentenced Adolf Eichmann to death after finding him guilty on 15 counts including crimes against humanity and war crimes. The court warned of possible appeals, with execution awaiting final decision amid merciful avenues and special legislation needed to permit hanging.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Liament
Kneset
Hermanity
Yitzhak Ravel
Benjamin Halevi
Landau
Greenbelt Feeders Incorporated formation under way in Childress
A meeting at the courthouse began forming Greenbelt Feeders Incorporated with $150000 capitalization at $1 per share. About 80 farmers attended as Dr. Robert Jones L C Hill and Bill Bradley outlined plans for a feed lot in Childress and possible local feed mills, with 25 percent due by January 2, 1962 and the rest by June 2, 1962.
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Childress
Robert Jones
L. C Hill
Bill Bradley
Wilbur Williams
Jones
Bradley
Hill
Texas Endures Light Drizzle and Rain Across State
Light drizzle and occasional rain peppered most of Texas with a mass of cool air expected over the weekend. Houston logged 1.44 inches, Dalhart cooled to 22, and Brownsville stayed mild at 50. Panhandle and northern areas saw fog and freezing rain as temperatures slipped.
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United Press International
Texas
Amarillo Area
Panhandle
Houston
Mercury
Dalhart
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Alpine
Fort Worth
Communists Firebomb Stores Ahead of Kennedy Venezuela Visit
In Caracas armed youths attacked a Daily Journal plant and three American firms including Sears Roebuck stores. a raider was shot in the abdomen and a Radio Caracas transmitter briefly broadcast insults toward Kennedy and Betancourt. Security forces massed 30,000 to guard the president.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPD
Kennedy
Daily Journal
Sears Roebuck
General Electric
Radio Caracas
Romulo Betancourt
U. S
Kennedy pledges more U.S. aid to stem South Viet Nam attacks
President Kennedy responded to an urgent plea from President Ngo Dinh Diem and promised increased U.S. assistance to counter growing Communist guerrilla attacks in South Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Kennedy Heads South for Personal Diplomacy Tour
President Kennedy departed for South America amid reports of anti U S demonstrations in Venezuela as part of a new round of personal diplomacy. In Washington the Agriculture Department announced 696,939 wheat producing farms have signed to divert 11.2 million acres under the 1982 wheat stabilization program through December 1.
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Kennedy
South Washington
UPI
South America
Venezuela
Washington
Agriculture Department
Firemen Reach Near Half Thousand in Muscular Dystrophy Drive
Firemen collecting for Muscular Dystrophy reported 492.07 on canvassing late last night with two workers still to report. The drive, part of a national effort, saw firemen, wives and volunteers visiting homes and led to thanks from spokesman G. A. Williams to The Index and radio station.
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U. S
Index
G. A. Williams
U S Army Finishes 3000-Man Berlin Transfer Today
The U S Army completed a 3000 man two way transfer of battle groups between Berlin and the West through areas where Communist border defenses appear to be strengthening.
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Berlin
UPI
U. S
West
Arkansas bigamy case shocks authorities as prisoner is woman
A 29 year old convict in Grady Arkansas was found to be a woman after checking in at Cummins Prison Farm as a white male. The offender used the name David Reginald Van Rippy and pleaded guilty to bigamy, receiving a one year sentence. The case involved a second wife and two adopted children, with questions raised about Arkansas marriage laws for women.
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Grady, Ark
UPI
David Reginald van Rippy
Cummins Prison Farm
Arkansas
Aransas
Church of Christ
Monroe County
Bill Lee
Texas
Missouri
Lee
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