Dare-Devil Crew Stays Aboard Broken Tanker
A dare devil tugboat crew fights high winds and heavy seas to bring home the stern of the Pine Ridge after the tanker split in a winter storm off Cape Hatteras. Seaman Homer Walker alleged the ship was not seaworthy and that a weak keel contributed to the disaster that killed seven. the stern was reached by the tug Curb with four crew aboard to assist the chief engineer who remained aboard.
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APTI
Navy
Pine Ridge
New York
Corpus Christi
Tex
Cape Hatteras
Homer Walker
Delco
N.C
Walker
Merrit-Chapman Scott
John Richart
Alfred Kirchoff
Curb
Atlantic
Nasser threatens war if Israel builds atomic bomb
Cairo reports President Gamal Abdel Nasser warned there would be war with Israel if Israel develops an atomic bomb. He labeled NATO the enemy and criticized Western arms policy, saying Egypt would pay the price of neutrality to obtain a bomb while recalling 1956 Anglo French pressures.
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U.A.R
UPI
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Port
NATO
U.A.A
Egypt
Washington
Gold price fix proposal sparks bid to mine more at home
Sen. Clair Engle proposes a domestic premium above the $35 ounce price to revive U S gold mining as reserves dwindle. Treasury rejects plan as dangerous tinkering, warning two price system could deplete reserves as buyers trade dollars for gold. South Africa remains the leading producer with low production costs.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Sen
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Engle
Congress
Treasury
Department
South Africa
Two Fires Burn Near Town on Friday Afternoon
The Fire Department made two calls Friday afternoon within minutes. A small blaze started in a tiny building at Scarbrough's Car Lot causing little damage. A grass fire occurred about 3 15 p m one half mile north of the drive in theater west of town.
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Scarbrough
Auto collision damages two cars near King residence
Two automobiles were damaged in an accident Saturday at about 7 p m in front of 409 Avenue Few near the William A King residence. Billy Serrells drove into the rear of Marie King’s parked car which was behind Z J Harmon’s auto. King and Harmon were not in their vehicles. Serrells received a ticket for negligent driving.
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William A. King
Avenue Few
Billy Serrells
Marie King
King Auto
Z.J. Harmon
Miss King
Jerry Harmon
Harmon Auto
King
Sarrells
Eisenhower Urges Holiday Reflection On Prejudice
President Eisenhower uses his final Christmas message to urge Americans to examine prejudice in light of Christian ethics. He speaks from the national tree lighting in D C while Mrs. Eisenhower switches on the 75 foot Oregon fir decorated with 9 000 lights as embassies light smaller trees. The couple will close Christmas with a quiet White House family gathering.
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White House
Eisenhower
Oregon
Washington
UPI
Ellipse Park
Santa Will Need Wheels For His Sleigh Tonight
A colorful Christmas Eve report mixes a radar sighting near the North Pole with Texas weather. It notes mild temperatures, light showers along the coast, and no white Christmas. Traffic deaths and travel disruptions are tracked as Americans head home for the holidays.
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Santa
United Press International
Texas
Weather Bureau
Holiday Season Wishes From The Childress Index
The Childress Index extends season’s greetings and best wishes for 1961 as the paper signals a holiday closure. The note hopes for prosperity and happiness for all connected with the publication and readers.
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Childress Index
Explosion Kills Four In Boston Charlestown Cafe Blast
A Christmas Eve blast in Charlestown Boston killed four and left several missing as a three alarm fire consumed Doherty's Golden Nugget cafe and the Purity Cone Co adjacent building on Chelsea Street near City Square. Police said the cafe had previously been rebuilt after a past gas blast.
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Charlestown
Doherty
Golden Nugget Cafe
Purity Cone Co
Chelsea Street
City Square
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Peter Lafarello
Michael Cammaratta
Elks Christmas Party for Needy Children TV Filmed
The annual Elks Christmas Party for Needy Children was photographed for Channel 4 KGNC TV in Amarillo. The filming will be shown on Channel 4 this afternoon though exact time was not announced.
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Channel 4
Kgnc-Tv
Amarillo
Cuban TV Fires 68 Employees For Anti Revolutionary Ideals
In Havana CMQ television dismisses 68 workers including technicians and newsmen for anti revolutionary sympathies. The firings follow the station being burned by an arsonist last week, with no direct link shown to fire attackers. In the countryside sugarcane growers resist union takeovers as Premier Castro clamps down amid tensions with the Growers' Association over a sugar congress boycott.
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Cuba
UPI
CMQ
Growers’ Association
Fidel Castro
Sugar Congress
J A McCain Dies Services Monday
Joseph Andrews Andy Mc Cain 72 was found dead likely from a heart attack at the family home. Funeral services set for 4 p m Monday at Church of Christ with W R Craig officiating. Interment in Childress cemetery. Survivors include widow Ona, son Charles of Lubbock, daughter Ruby Perkins of Greenville, multiple siblings and grandchildren.
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Joseph Andrews
Andy) McCain
Church of Christ
W.R. Craig
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Mr. McCain
Scott County
Ark
Ona Sanders
Sulphur Springs
Tax Payers to Skip Proof of State and Local Deductions
Washington reports the IRS will publish tables showing average sales tax payments in 33 states and the District of Columbia. The tables will let many taxpayers itemize local levies without challenge, based on income and family size, though audits may require verification for charitable gifts and other deductions.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
District of Columbia
Dana Latham
Latham
Mobutu Asked About Lumumba Health In Congo
Congo army chief Col Joseph Mobutu says Lumumba is in satisfactory health after arrest, denying reports of serious injury or death. UN plans to request access to Lumumba for on the ground medical review. A Red Cross doctor reported on Songolo’s eye injury and overall condition.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
UPI
Joseph Mobutu
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Mobutu
Red Cross
Songolo
Babson Forecast To Be Carried In Childress Index
The 1961 Babson forecast will appear in the Childress Index on Thursday with other noted writers forecasts. A 1960 business review is also planned. Babson is renowned for predicting the 1929 downturn and is famed for high accuracy over the years.
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Babson
Childress
Roger Babson
Rayburn Calls Report On Rules Committee Nonsense
Speaker Sam Rayburn rejected a claim that he promised to reshuffle the House Rules Committee to end Conservative obstruction. Congressional sources quoted Rayburn saying the report is nonsense after a Palm Beach discussion with President-elect John Kennedy.
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Bonham Upi
House
Sam Rayburn
John Kennedy
House Rules Committee
United Press International
Rayburn
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Mrs Homer Baker Wins Second Prize in Contest
Mrs Homer Baker of 605 Ave B Nw is named second prize winner in the nationwide Mojnd Hosiery contest. She will receive a Lady of Fashion pendant watch and Dahil's Smart Shop, where she registered, will also receive a pendant watch due to duplicate prizes.
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Homer Baker
Ave. B. Nw
Mojnd
Bleak Christmas for U S Prisoners in Moscow
Three American prisoners in Moscow face a sparse Christmas as the RB47 and U2 crews, including John McKone, Freeman Olmstead, and Francis Powers, endure a bleak holiday with little observance beyond home style gatherings. Embassy events, Masses by Father Donne, and a Finland turkey dinner highlight a low key season.
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Moscow
UPI
John McKone
Freeman Olmstead
Francis G. Powers
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