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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
2
Fred Danzig reviews CBS U S Steel Hour segment with a divorce plot and a selfish lawyer, noting weak development and a bland ending. He also critiques Steve Allen’s ABC series, saying his overreach and hogging fat roles flatten the sketches. The piece mentions Charlton Heston voicing F D Roosevelt for an ABC series.
Clear to partly cloudy conditions through Friday with a slight warmup on Friday. Tonight’s low near 20 and high on Friday around 52. Mr and Mrs R D Cagle visit Dallas to see their granddaughter Miss Linda Smith while Mr and Mrs R C Ivey Jr travel for family reasons.
The column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives or traveling for holidays. It notes Ina Raney traveling to Dallas after her husband’s heart attack, Wendell Kindle on holiday leave in Fort Worth area, and many others visiting families in Crowell Crowell Paris Lubbock Amarillo Spur Spur. Rita Conn of Tell is in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Amarillo.
ABC announces a new half hour series of special reports starting January 3 with Profile of an Astronaut. It features Marine Col. John Glenn as America's first orbital astronaut. Other notes include Jayne Mansfield guesting on CBS Candid Camera January 7 and Dorothy Provine joining The Perils of Pauline from Warner Bros.
The Geneva conference signals the end of U S influence in Laos as communists tighten control. Vientiane hosts a three prince meeting while Pathet Lao solidifies power and opens new supply routes, highlighting the drift toward neutralist and communist gains with potential clashes and policy reversal.
About 25 million Americans work in health care, one of every 30 employed. In the past decade the health field climbed from seventh to third among major U S industries in employment, per the Health Information Foundation.
The Persian Gulf is relatively shallow with greatest depths under 60 fathoms, a UPI briefing note.
The article explains high fidelity as accurate two channel sound from two speakers, contrasts with earlier single channel setups, and discusses stereo cartridges magnetic versus ceramic, plus the benefits of building a system from separate components rather than a single all in one cabinet. It advises prioritizing magnetic cartridges and suggests starting with one channel and adding the second later for cost efficiency.
Baboons of about a dozen species inhabit Africa south of the Sahara. They are voracious foragers and will even devour live scorpions as part of their diet.
American Motors Corporation will sponsor a CBS telecast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Sunday December 31 from 3 to 4 New York time. The program titled Let Freedom Ring will feature Dan OHerlihy Laura Day Howard Keel and Richard Boone with remembrances of the Revolutionary War Civil War and hymns familiar to all faiths.
County Veterans Service Officer reminds all veterans and dependents drawing VA pensions that the December check includes an annual income questionnaire. Return to VA by January 31 1962 or payments may be discontinued. New pensioners since October 20 1961 are exempt this year if 1961 income was reported earlier. Compensation recipients do not receive the form. For details contact George Spear at the Veterans Building on Mondays and Tuesdays or at his home other days.
Admitted this week are Mrs. Jerry Conn on Wednesday Dwayne Whitten on Wednesday Billie Simmons on Wednesday D. T. Cope on Wednesday and Diana Taylor on Wednesday. Discharges include Bobby Rowland on Wednesday and Ralph Liner on Wednesday.
The U S Weather Bureau logged a low of 17 below zero at Lintonville Wisconsin and a high of 78 degrees at Ft Myers Florida for Wednesday.
A promotional note urges readers that personal effects including furs jewelry cameras and sports equipment can be insured under special policies so they may enjoy possessions anywhere without worry of loss or theft and invites readers to learn more about protection options.
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