Governor Daniel Calls for Record High Expenditure
Gov Price Daniel urged a record 358 million dollar expenditure for the next two fiscal years and proposed a 35 million dollar natural gas tax plus an 8 million a year rise in vehicle registration fees to fund an expanded highway right of way program. He also endorsed doubling the 625 per semester tuition at state colleges. He urged refiners to raise oil production to boost revenue and reduce tax needs.
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Austin
Price Daniel
State Highway Department
General Revenue Fund
Texas
Israel Rejects UN Appeal to Withdraw From Gaza Strip
Jerusalem reports Israel refused a United Nations plea to pull its troops from Gaza and parts of the Sinai facing the Gulf of Aqaba. Foreign Ministry spokesman Moshe Leshem demanded guarantees Egypt would not use the areas to attack Israel or threaten shipping.
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Jerusalem
Israel
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Sinai Desert
Gulf of Aqaba
Foreign Ministry
Moshe Leshem
Israe
Egypt
Cairo
UN General Assembly
UNEF
Mental Health Program Tonight at High School Auditorium
A 7:30 PM program at the high school auditorium features a mental health panel including Newell Odell Dr. Jack Fox Mrs L W McClendon Rev Edgar Graham C C Broughton and Miss Lula Caudell Mrs N 2 Graham is general chairman The one act play The Case of the Missing Hand Shake stars Presley Wright Mrs Bill Hamm Mrs Elmer Terry and Carol Clem Higley with Mrs Morris Higley directing Admission is free and open to all interested persons.
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PTA
Newell Odell
Jack Fox
L. W. McClendon
Edgar Graham
C. C. Broughton
Lula Caudell
N. 2. Graham
Presley Wright
Bill Hamm
Elmer Terry
Carol Clem Higley
Jessup
Morris Higley
Nine Firemen Hurt While Battling Pittsburgh Fire
A five alarm blaze in Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle raged for hours destroying a six story building. Nine firemen were injured and more than 30 others overcome by smoke. Fire damage was estimated at 100000 with water and smoke losses exceeding 1 million.
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Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Business District
Stephen Adley
Fred Astaire Dance Studios
Adley
Baldwin Piano Co
Jack Armstrong
Baldwin
Series Of Plane Crashes Leave At Least 33 Dead
At least eight crashes since Thursday killed 33 people including 11 children. Among the dead are a Northeast Airlines victim on a flight that crashed near LaGuardia and a police pilot in a Compton crash. Investigators seek the cause of the LaGuardia crash.
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California
Northeast Airlines
Rikers Island
New York
LaGuardia Field
Pacoima
Calif
Navy
San Diego
Mt. San Antonio
Compton
Atlantic
Gloucester
Mass
Jaycee Delegates Attend Tri-Regional Convention
A Childress Jaycee delegation of five attended the Tri-Regional convention in Amarillo led by President Larry Lawrence. The group included Buddy Cordell Bill Adams Delbert Wasson and Jim Welch who chaired nominations. Childress bid for the summer event but lost to Levelland. Artis Barton Gerald Hale Wright Carlisle named region vice presidents. Ed Stumpf was guest speaker at the noon banquet.
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Childress Jaycee Club
Amarillo
Larry Lawrence
Buddy Cordell
Bill Adams
Delbert Wasson
Jim Welch Lawrence
Childress
Levelland
Artis Barton
The
Earth Club
Gerald Hale
Hereford
Wright Carlisle
Ralls
Ed Stumpf
Turner Seeks Council Seat in Fort Worth
J. E. Red Turner, foreman at Fort Worth and Denver shops, filed to run for City Councilman Place 2. Incumbent Alex Saied will not seek re election. Election is Tuesday April 2 with filing deadline 30 days prior.
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Turner
J. E
Red) Turner
Fort Worth
Denver
Alex Saied
Jack Fox
C. J. Lyons
Jury Indicts Three On Spy Charges
A federal grand jury indicted Jack Soble his wife Myra and Jacob Albam on six espionage counts carrying possible death penalties. Co conspirators include Russian officials linked to a plot to transmit U S intelligence and defense secrets to the Soviet Union. The Sobles, Lithuanians by birth, became U S citizens after arriving before Pearl Harbor via Japan, with Vassili Molev named as a conspirator. The case alleges they acted as Soviet agents and conspired to transmit defense documents and information to Russia and its agents.
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New York
U.S
Soviet Union
Jack Soble
Myra
Jacob Albam
Soble
Albam
Russia
Sobles
United States
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Vassili Mikhailovich Molev
Washington
Sabres
Albani
Johnson Sees Push to Revise Federal Election Laws
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson predicted Congress will revise federal election laws after a subcommittee report showed electoral spending exceeding 33 million dollars. Senator Albert Gore plans a bill to limit gifts and spending, with cross party talks ongoing.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Albert Gore
D- Tenn
Gore
Johnson
House
Subcommittee
GOP
William F. Knowland
Senate Rules Committee
Old Cagers Plan Two Practice Sessions for Benefit
The Old Basketball players set to join the Thursday night charity game for Bobkitten funds announce two workouts at the High School gym on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 15 p m. Coordinator Clayton Floyd urges participation guiding players back into form and bets on a lively double bill. Junior High Coach Garland Terrell promotes the event with 7 30 p m start and ticket prices of 25 cents students 50 cents adults.
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Bobbitten
Clayton Floyd
Floyd
Bobkitten
Bobkittens
Garland Terrell
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Postponed to Later Date
The American Legion Auxiliary meeting set for 7:30 on Tuesday night in the Veteran's Building is postponed. Vice president Mrs. Pearl Holland says a new date will be announced later.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Veteran's Building
Pearl Holland
Virginia coal mine blast leaves dozens dead near Pocahontas
A gas explosion tore through the Bishop coal mine on the Virginia West Virginia border trapping three 12 man crews two miles underground. Searchers reached the first crew about six hours after the blast finding many presumed dead. Officials described the disaster as fatal with gas and bad air hindering rescue efforts.
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Bishop
Robert Meade
Pocahontas
Virginias
West Virginia
Meade
Raymond Owensby
Sylvie Myers
Ralph Altizr
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Virginia
Horsepen
W. V
Vire
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Cold Front Brings Rain Fog Across Upper Texas
A cold front brought rain drizzle and fog to upper Texas ending a warm spell. Temperatures fell from the 90s across South Texas toward the 30s in Dalhart with gradual cooling toward the Gulf as the front moved south and east.
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Upper
Texas
Upper Texas
South
Gulf of Mexico
Warm Weekend Sets Texas Temperature Records
The passage notes extreme weekend heat across Texas with Pretabjo and Alice reaching near ninety degrees. Laredo 88 Browns ville 83 and Wink 80 marked warm spots while Childress stayed cooler. Corpus Christi reported 72 at morning low and readings varied from upper 30s in Northwest Texas to 60s along the Gulf Coast.
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Wadive
Texas
Gulf Coast
Floods in Appalachia Threaten Over $1 Billion in Damage
Thousands of flood victims in Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia began clearing mud and rebuilding as damage nears 1 billion. Fifteen people killed and 15 000 families homeless. Mines shut for repairs with unemployment rising. Red Cross and authorities pledge long term relief while President Eisenhower declares disaster areas.
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United Press
Appalachian
J. L. Gilley
U. S
Virginia
Army
National Guard
Bienhower
Radio Auction Nets 316 For Dimes Drive
A total of 316 dollars was donated during the Radio Auction for the March of Dimes on Saturday afternoon over KCTX. Finance Chairman Charly Reynolds thanked participants while Mrs Malone Hazan Carolyn Burton Barbara Clark and Mr Lou Jeffers managed telephone calls. Dr Roy Barr Rev Edgar Graham and Lynn Laningham received thanks for their participation and entertainment. A grand drawing named six winners including L. J. Wesley Carey Claud Johnson Maggie Kate Alexander Bill Adams Kathryn Crane and others. Continued on Page Two.
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KCTX
Charly Reynolds
Malone Hazan
Carolyn Burton
Barbara Clark
Lou Jeffers
Roy Barr
Edgar Graham
Lynn Laningham
L. J. Wesley
Carey
Claud Johnson
Maggie Kate Alexander
E. V Fire
Bill Adams
Annie Millis
Kathryn Crane
Childress Meat Co
Stolen Car Clue in Slaying of Two Chicago Sisters
Police seek a stolen black car as a new lead in the slaying of Barbara Grimes 15 and Patricia Grimes 13. Bennie Bock 21, a skid row dishwasher who initially confessed then denied the murders, remains jailed after bond set at a heavy figure following days of hearings.
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Chicago
Bennie
Bockwell
Dee
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Jan
Offenders Escape Plan Triggers Multi-County Manhunt
Convicts John Ivler Lyles and Ray Burt escaped from Derrington prison farm during a road gang assignment near Highway 288. Texas Rangers led by Capt. Johnny Klevenhagen joined 25 patrol units from Harris, Fort Bend, and Brazoria counties in a wide manhunt after a car fled the scene. a prison guard fired twice but failed to halt the escape. Continued on Page Five.
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John Ivler Lyles
Ray Burt
Brazoria County
Texas Rangers
Johnny Klevenhagen
Harris
Fort Bend
Brazoria
Cora Reeves Dies Sunday Morning
Mrs. Cora Bell Reeves 81 died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning in a local convalescent home. Funeral rites held at 2 this afternoon in Newberry Chapel conducted by Rev. Ira L. Parrack. Burial in Childress cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters, a sister, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Mra
Cora Bell Reeves
Newberry Chapel
Ira L. Parrack
Bill Kelley
Clyde Hackler
Johnny Henley
Ed Fite
Ernest Aran
H. E. White
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Reeves
Rockwall County
Childress County
Ottin County
Floyd Biddy
High Point
Dick Williams
W. Merchant
Amarillo
Mike Freeze
Fate
Wanted Man Released To Crosbyton Sheriff
Milton Anderson was released to Crosbyton sheriff Sunday night by City Police who caught him around 3 o clock Sunday afternoon. He had been wanted about six months in Crosbyton on charges of running a gambling house. Chief Roy Hassell said Anderson had jumped bond at Crosbyton.
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Milton Anderson
Crosbyton
Anderson
Shout
Roy Hassell
House Group Delays Passage Of Drouth Relief Measure
The House Agriculture Committee delays the drouth relief bill after requests from the Agriculture Department. Undersecretary Morse seeks a two week postponement to gather complete expert reports. The bill now moves under normal rules, delaying floor action.
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House
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Democratic
Republican Committee
Department
True D. Morse
Morse
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Era T. Benson
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
W. R. Poage
Tex
Poage
Breuth
Kenneth Scott
Thy
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