Washington Coming Events For The Week
UPI reports a busy Washington schedule with the Supreme Court hearing decisions Monday. The House agriculture subcommittee reviews wheat legislation. President Johnson meets Democratic leaders and goes to the UN General Assembly. Labor Dept releases November employment data. Senate rules subcommittee opens Bobby Baker case hearings. Agriculture Dept releases crop production summary and winter wheat and rye seedings report. Secretary Rusk returns from Paris and London and plans a holiday recess. Defense Secretary McNamara to return from Paris and Saigon.
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UPI
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Agriculture Department
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Paris
London
Texan Mann Picked to Lead Latin American Policy
President Johnson named Thomas Mann to head inter American affairs and oversee Latin American policy. Mann, 51, will become assistant secretary of state for inter american affairs, succeeding Edwin M. Martin, with unprecedented authority in the region.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Thomas Mann
U.S
Mexico
Mann
Edwin M. Martin
White House
Bass Named to District Masonic Office
A. A. Bass, past Worshipful Master of Childress Masonic Lodge 695, has been named District Deputy Grand High Priest for District 40 of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. The district includes Memphis, Wellington, Childress, Shamrock and Clarendon. He was knighted a Life Member of the Knights of the York Cross of Honor.
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A. A. Bass
Childress
Draft Board To Call 25 In January
The District Selective Service office has a call for 25 registrants for armed forces physical and 10 for induction on Jan. 7, 1964. State January quota is 812 men from Texas, part of a national call for 16,000. No man with a wife or dependent children will be selected.
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Texas
Concert Today by Childress Bands at High School
All bands under Band Director Norman Hemphill present a free 2 p.m. concert in the High School Auditorium. The High School Choir will give special vocal numbers during the program.
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Norman Hemphill
Flooding Waters Ruin Los Angeles FBI Arrests Kidnappers
In Los Angeles FBI agents swiftly rounded up three suspects in a kidnap plot aimed at Frank Sinatra Jr. The abduction ended with the recovery of most of the $240,000 ransom and seven to nine people believed involved. The trio, a house painter, an abalone diver and a vacuum cleaner salesman, faced arraignment in Los Angeles and San Diego with bonds set at $50,000 each.
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UPI
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California
Frank Sinatra
Johnson Speech at Alma Mater Urges Freedom Fight
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, addressing Southwest Texas State College in May 1961, abandons his prepared text to urge graduates to love freedom and fight illiteracy poverty and disease as the path to global peace and prosperity. He recalls his own struggles to obtain an education.
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Carlton Wilson
SAN Marcos
Tex
UPI
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Southwest Texas State
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Pakistan
City of Childress Dates Set for Mayor Election
Deadline for filing for the unexpired term of Michie Thaten is Saturday December 21. C. J. Lyons announces for Mayor. Election is January 21, 1964. Poll tax receipts from 1963 may be required to vote per county and city officials. Mayor Pro Tem Charles Mock currently serves as mayor.
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City of Childress
Michie Thaten
C. J. Lyons
Charles Reynolds
Allen Harp
American Legion Leader Dies In Amarillo
Funeral services for Charles William Mason, 66, of Amarillo, will be held at 4 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Sam Smith, chaplain of Amarillo Veterans Hospital, officiating. Burial will be in the National Cemetery.
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Amarillo
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Sam Smith
Amarillo Veterans Hospital
Dapper Jack Now Has Six Lawyers
Dallas dispatch reports that Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV, has expanded his defense team to six attorneys. Melvin Belli acts as chief counsel with Jim Martin, Tom Howard, Sam Brody, J H Tonnhill, and Phil Burleson joining.
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Los Angeles
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Howard
Merchants Offer Two Hour Night Specials Next Week
Merchants participating in a special sale from 7 to 9 p m each night next week will offer bargains at cost or below. Local organizer Leland Duckworth urged customers not to call to reserve merchandise.
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Leland Duckworth
Arctic Aviator Granted Christmas Eve FAA Waiver
The FAA issued an order allowing a famed arctic aviator and philanthropist to ignore certain air traffic control rules on Christmas Eve. The waiver covers Dec 24 evening to Dec 25 early morning, permitting navigation instrument exemption and low altitude flying with a safe record, and allows dropping objects with a festive banner from the aircraft.
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Washington
Halaby
Federal Aviation Agency
Bolivian Communists Agree to Free Hostages Under Force
In La Paz the leftist Vice President Juan Lechin pledged to release 21 hostages, including four Americans, to avert bloodshed as federal troops ring Catavi and Siglo Veinte. The plan requires hostages to be moved via intermediary, troop withdrawal, and guarantees for trial of Ireneo Pimentel and Federico Escobar.
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UPI
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Family Alert theme for Cub Scouting January meet
The January Cub Scouting theme is Family Alert as decided at a roundtable in First Methodist Church. Scout Commissioner Bill Hajek led the discussion with leaders including Carmack, Atchley, Bradford, Gay, Dodgen, Rogers, Dawis, Davis, Love, Kulhmann, Adams, Wayne Cook, D. D. Moore, Gordon Gravley, and Field Executive Tom Barlow of Vernon.
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Betty Atchley
Lafern Bradford
Elsa Gay
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Barbara Rogers
Willie Lee Dawis
Bobbie Davis
E. L. Love
C. H. Kulhmann
Grand Champion Steer Shown By Larry Jones
An 830-pound Hereford named Slick was judged Grand Champion steer at the Childress County 4 H Beef Show held Saturday at the VA Barn. Larry Jones, son of Dr. and Mrs. Bob Jones, owned and showed the winning animal. Reserve Champion was Dimple Hocks owned and shown by Royce Tippett of Tell. Cheryl Jones won first with her Hereford heifer Chesapeake.
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T. Bar) Tipett
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Los Angeles Dam Burst Triggers Major Flood Disaster
Mil lions of gallons flooded into a dense residential area as a dam failed dumping houses and cars into a rising torrent. About 50 homes destroyed, hundreds of vehicles adrift, injuries reported, helicopters used for rescues, mayor declares major disaster and police on emergency duty.
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UPI
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Hassell Leads ROTC Rifle Team to West Texas Win
Gary Hassell won top honors in the U S Army ROTC rifle meet in El Paso with 382 of 400. A West Texas State University sophomore, he helped the team take first in the meet. Also on the squad were Sammy Bushon of Childress and other teammates.
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Oklo
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Childress
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Dewey Bushon
Caution Advised in Christmas Lighting and Decor
Home owners urged to inspect tree lights and wiring, avoid running wires under rugs, keep bulbs away from combustibles. Fire Marshal Williams cautions use of weather proof outdoor sleeves and uses only fire resistant sprays when decorating for the season.
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G. A. Williams
Williams
Highway Deaths Near All-Time Texas Record
Texas highway deaths this year already surpass last year and near the all time high of 2,611 set in 1956. Through this date 2,427 people have died in 2,002 crashes versus 2,179 deaths in 1,799 crashes at the same point last year.
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Austin
API
Texas
Department of Public Safety
False alarm at Carey School building delays holiday program
Fire trucks were recalled before reaching Carey School Saturday evening when no fire was found. A report suggested someone mistook a blaze for a Christmas tree light left on. The Carey community holiday program was scheduled for that building.
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