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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1957
Page
6
The Childress Index announces its establishment date, staff titles, and postal registration details. It lists rates per week, month, and year, with pricing for other counties and delivery terms, noting consolidation with The Childress Post and correction policy for reputational errors.
The piece argues that early missile failures do not undermine U S prestige and compares Soviet and American results. It praises AFL-CIO action to oust Teamster corruption, urging courts to remove remaining corrupt officials and enforce the law.
Channel listings show a dense lineup with programs and times across the day including Bugs Bunny cartoons The Edge of Night and News Highlights plus Morning Weather and Sports segments. The fragmentary OCR notes numerous show titles hosts and time stamps across Wichita Falls Childress and Lubbock markets.
A dense listing of cartoon, drama and news programs across the day shows slots for Howdy Doody Fury True Story Dective's Diary Premier Theatre NBA Basketball and more. Notable titles include Mighty Mouse Susans Show Perry Mason Gunsmoke Alfred Hitchcock Presents and World News with various starting times and channel markers.
The Texas Senate committee heard that Guy Hamann and others indicted in the Physicians Life case held about 300000 shares not paid for. Hamann was convicted of embezzlement while Wheeler admitted bid manipulation and lack of real property appraisals in liquidated insurance estates.
Ed Gein is declared legally and medically insane after a psychiatrist hired by his attorney evaluated him at Waupun State Hospital. Circuit Judge Herbert Bunde will decide if Gein can stand trial for the murder of Bernice Worden and possibly other killings tied to grave robbing.
Police fired eight shots through a Christmas shopping crowd to kill a fleeing suspect at the Fifth Ave corner. The man carried items of 15 robbery victims but remained unidentified 12 hours after the shooting.
The report notes a man tied to desecration of graves as authorities uncover heads and other human remains tied to his actions. Investigators describe the incident as a grave disturbance resulting from his offenses.
The 24 hour period ended 11 a m Friday saw a high of 57 degrees at 1 am Thursday and a low of 27 degrees at 7 am Friday. Temperatures followed a steady pattern through the day.
Sidney Jack Smith died Thursday morning at Childress General Hospital and the funeral was scheduled for 4 p m at South Side Baptist Church. Burial was to follow in the Childress cemetery under the directing Richerson Funeral Home of Shamrock.
Alexander Nesmeyanov, president of the USSR Academy of Sciences, urged the Supreme Soviet's economic council to raise research and development funding, citing 240000 scientists and 250000 graduates yearly. He warned against overestimating achievements as Russia pushes to outpace the United States in science.
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