Johnson Signs Chamizal Treaty in White House Ceremony
President Johnson signed the Chamizal treaty with Mexico to settle a long disputed border land swap centered on El Paso. The accord transfers 437 acres to Mexico and 197 acres to the United States with an estimated cost of 18.6 million dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Senate
White House
Rio Grande River
United States
Texas
Antonio Carillo Flores
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Sen- Relations Committee
Carillo Flores
Lyndon
Andrew Johnson
Lucy
Treaty Room
MacBeth
Dean Rusk
Edwin M. Martin
Inter American Affairs
Mike Mansfield
John J. Sparkman
Dala
International Arbitration Board
Taxpayers urged to plan 1963 year end trades now
Washington reports advise delaying income into 1964 to lower taxes. Guidance notes optimal timing for selling common stock to realize gains after Christmas and defer losses, with details on estimated tax filings for new fathers and the 1963 tax return deadline.
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Washington
Nea
Coness
House
Senate Finance Committee
TV Is Barred From Ruby Trial
A Dallas judge barred all photography and broadcast from the Jack Ruby murder trial courtroom. The ruling restricts media coverage to pencil and paper journalists during the hearing on bond and other proceedings.
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Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
State Dist
Joe Beon
Kennedy
Lee Harvey
Ruby
Sererazs
Melvin Belli
San Francisco
Medallions Make Excellent Christmas Gifts
Johnny Rucker of the Childress County Old Settlers Association promotes Silver 75th Anniversary Medallions at First State Bank for five dollars each, with only 15 left and rising value. Bronze medallions at fifty cents redeemable at both banks will end January 2. The group hosts a free coffee and doughnut day on Tuesday December 24 at First National Bank with coffee from Sam Privitt's Chuckwagon.
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Johnny Rucker
Childress County Old Settlers Association
Roy Key
First State Bank
Rucker
First National Bank
Gift Wrappers Sought by Elks for Christmas Party
Elks chairman Tommy Bailiff urged volunteers to wrap gifts for the annual Christmas Party for Needy Children at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Elks Lodge. Wrapping begins at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lodge Building. all Elks and their wives are invited to help.
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Tommy Bailiff
Elks
Elks Lodge
Russell Stover Candies Make Good Christmas Presents
Elliott Drug endorses Russell Stover candies as ideal Christmas gifts. The note highlights festive assortments and affordable options available at the local drug store.
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Russell Stover
Elliott
Two Collisions Reported Today
Two automobile collisions occurred within ten minutes of each other in the morning. Eddie Doyle Moore stopped at Fifth and Avenue C, Bailey Jones in the other car. Moore cited for running a stop sign. Mary McEndree and Bridgewater collided at Avenue C and Eighth Street Ne. McEndree treated at a clinic. Bridgewater cited for no operator's license.
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Avenue C
Fifth Northwest
Eddie Doyle Moore
Fifth
Bailey Jones
Moore
Eighth Street
Mary McEndree
Bridgewater
Eighth
Hart proposes permanent residence for Cuban refugees
Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan proposed that Cuban refugees in the United States be granted permanent resident status. The refugees, concentrated in Florida, presently hold temporary visitor visas.
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Washington
UPI
Philip A. Hart
R-Mich
United States
Florida
West Berliners Visit East Berlin For Christmas Across Wall
West Berlin residents crossed into East Berlin for a Christmas visit as officials began the first mass crossing since 1961. Thousands queued, passes were scarce, and East German guards eased controls for the brief holiday movement.
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Berlin
UPI
West
West Berlin
Congress Delays Adjourning Over Foreign Aid Bill
Congressional leaders abandoned plans to adjourn tonight and urged members to return, keeping lawmakers in Washington until the contested foreign aid bill is finally passed. Negotiations continued between House and Senate over aid funds for the new fiscal year, with debates over a wheat sales ban affecting exports to Communist countries.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Senate
House
Senate House
U.S
Kennedy
John
Pioneer County Farmer Samuel Walkup dies at 75
Pioneer County resident Samuel Hoyte Walkup, a 75 year old farmer and church leader, died today at his home six miles south of Kirkland. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Childress Methodist Church with burial in Childress Cemetery. He was a past Master of Kirkland Masonic Lodge and active in local churches. Survivors include his widow, a daughter Nina Walkup, son H Cleve Walkup, another daughter in California, six grandchildren, and several siblings.
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Samuel Hoyte
Tennessee Valley
Kirkland
Childress Methodist Church
S. A. Wolf
Goodlett Methodist Church
L. L. Hill
Childress
Newberry’s
Nettie Yarbrough
Waco
Ed McCoy
Weatherford
Ida Hawk
Clyde
Tex
T. E. Walkup
Georgia Walkup
Gladys Potts
Riding Club To Sing Tonight
The Riding Club plans a musical ride and sing tonight at about 7 p m. Members will ride or travel by hay trailer and sing carols about Christmas to a local audience including hospitals and old folks homes.
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Riding Club
Santa Claus
Six Die In Wreck Near McGregor Texas
In a driving rain on U S Highway 84 a head on collision killed six people. Four McGregor residents from Southwestern Drug Co. Robert Duncan Dorothy Nurse Melvin Marshall and Dorothy Kattness died. The other car’s victims Hollis Sparks and Dale Stark from Waco worked at Rocketdyne. All were taken to Hillcrest Hospital in Waco.
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Mcgregor, Tex
Hollis R. Sparks
Dale D. Stark
Waco
Rocketdyne
McGregor
Texas
Hillcrest Hospital
Bargains S aloft in Childress Tonight
Bargain seekers are urged to visit Childress tonight for sales and discounts. Shoppers can compare offers across local stores and catch limited-time prices during the evening event.
Special Bargains To Go On Sale Here Tonight
Merchants glad over 7 to 9 pm sale promo run by CofC BCD Retail Activities committee chair Leland Duckworth. An error listed a 1959 Ford pickup at 345. price corrected to 795 with a $100 bill offer for buyers tonight. Stores involved include Panhandle Motor Co J C Penney B and J Drug Childress Office Supply Woolworths Watkins Lois Shop and others.
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Leland Duckworth
Cofc-Bcd
Panhandle Motor Company
J. C. Penney
B&j Drug
Childress Office Supply
Woolworth’s
Watkins, Lois Shop
A. L. Harp Drug
Saied‘s
Perry Brothers
the Fashion Shoppe
Montgomery Ward
Buckley’s Men's
Helen’s
Hartley’s Shoe
Deadline To File For Mayor In Childress Tomorrow
City Manager Louis Sally announced the filing deadline for mayoral candidates in Childress is midnight Saturday December 21. The election is set for January 21, 1964 with the term lasting until the April 1964 election to fill the unexpired term of Michie Thaten. Councilman C J Lyons has filed for Place No 3.
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City of Childress
Louis Sally
Michie Thaten
C. J. Lyons
Freezing Drizzle Falls Over Texas Statewide
Light rain and freezing drizzle moved across Texas under foggy skies while temperatures stayed above freezing in most areas. Dalhart recorded 19 degrees, Amarillo 28, and Lubbock 30 as the Panhandle remained the coldest with no precipitation there. The Gulf Coast saw the heaviest rain, while West Texas had at least some precipitation.
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United Press International
Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Gulf Coast
West Texas
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Childress High
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Don Gage
Longbine
Santa
Sam Privitt
East Germany
East Berlin
Lavarne Robertson
Republic National Bank
NEA Telephoto
Bulletin
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