Mafia delegates invoke Fifth to dodge juke box racketeering
Three reputed Mafia members testified before the Senate Rackets Committee in Washington using Fifth Amendment pleas to avoid answers on 1957 universal racketeering. John Vitale Frank Zito and Michael Genovese, described as delegates at the Apalachin convention and coin operated machine proprietors, faced questions about the Derosa murder and rival firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Mafia International Crime Syndicate
John Vitale
St. Louis
Frank Zito
Springfield
Ill
Michael Genovese
Gibsonia
Senate
Apalachin
N. Y
Zito
James Derosa
Illinois
Robert F. Kennedy
Derosa
Anthony Zito
Frank
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Vitale
Foreign Countries May Be Given Farm Surpluses
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson tells the House Agriculture Committee Congress wants quick action to ship farm surpluses overseas under the food for peace plan. He asks for patience while the program is ramped up and resources are fully used to speed exports through sales, barter, or other means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman G. Cornish
United Press International
Washington Upi
Ezra Taft Benson
Congress
Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture
Eisenhower
Tell Neighborhood Progress Club selects two projects
In a called meeting at the school the Tell Neighborhood Progress Club chose two projects to start immediately. Volunteers will begin converting the old gymnasium into a community center and markers will be made for all unmarked graves in both cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tell Neighborhood Progress Club
Stolen 1952 beige Chevrolet reported by Shoemakers
A 1952 beige Chevrolet owned by the F B I Shoemakers was reported stolen from a northwest residence during the early hours Tuesday. Police are investigating and had not recovered the vehicle as of this morning.
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Fb.i Shoemakers
Northwest
Court of Criminal Appeals upholds 10 year embezzlement sentence
The Court of Criminal Appeals rules once more that insurance promoter BenJack Cage must serve a ten year prison term for embezzlement. Cage faced prior rulings and the latest decision confirms the sentence remains in effect.
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Austin Upi
Court of Criminal Appeals
BenJack Cage
Vernon CofC Tickets Available for February Meeting
Vernon Chamber of Commerce reminds locals tickets for the annual meeting are due by February 14 at the CofC office. About 50 tickets were sent to Childress. Gov. Frank Clements of Tennessee will keynote the February 24 event at Wilbarver Auditorium at 730 p.m. No meal will be served due to expected large attendance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Vernon
Cofc
Eisenhower vows Dulles not to be replaced during illness
President Eisenhower stated he will not replace John Foster Dulles as secretary of state while Dulles is hospitalized for hernia surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. James Hagerty dismissed rumors of a successor as completely cockeyed and doubled the denial.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Walter Reed
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Train crewman reports body beside tracks turns out to be dummy
A Fort Worth UPS A train crewman told police Tuesday a bloody body lay beside railroad tracks. Officers found the figure was a dummy smeared with catsup, revealing a false alarm at the vicinity.
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Fort Worth
County Agent Urges Farmers to Test Soil in Baylor County
Baylor County soil lab marks its third year of operation under Roy L. McClung and Bill Moore. Local agents distributed information sheets and sample bags as farmers submit samples. Officials urge soil testing before fertilizer spending, offer to assist, with a $1 per sample fee in Seymour Texas.
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Bill Moore
Baylor County Soil Lab
Roy L. McClung
Baylor
Texas
Moore
McClung
Soil Testing Lab
Seymour, Tex
Smith Receives Certificate for Bond Quota Achievement
Gene Smith of First National Bank and Bond Sales Chairman was presented a certificate for Childress County for surpassing its quota in Series E and H Bond sales last night. Childress and Dickens counties were the district’s only counties to exceed quotas in 1958. Presenters included Morris Higley District Chairman D A Leatherman Dallas and Leonard Cowden Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Smith
First National Bank and County
Childress County
Dickens County
Morris Higley
D. A. Leatherman
Dallas
Texas
Leonard Cowden
Amarillo
Unusual Sound Reported by Sue Johnson
Miss Sue Johnson living southeast of town heard two explosive sounds around 2 p m yesterday while outside at her rural home. She attributed the first to a sonic boom from a passing jet and, seconds later, noted the second sound. She did not think it was an earthquake tremor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Sue Johnson
Miss Johnson
California
Iowa Scientists Launch Balloon Tests in Brownwood
University of Iowa researchers released a large balloon from Brownwood on Tuesday, part of a series testing atmospheric conditions. The tests are sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.
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Brownwood
Tex
UPI
University of Iowa
Office of Naval Research
State Prison Overcrowding Warns Of Crisis In Texas
Texas prison system director O B Ellis warns the overcrowded state facilities could explode without funds. He testifies before the House Appropriations Committee proposing 2 year operating costs of 3.74 million dollars and 10.84 million for capital improvements including new units and a hospital. Dr George Beto notes 75 percent of inmates are in tanks with 200 per tank, 25 percent in cells, reflecting dire conditions.
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Austin
UPI
O. B. Ellis
Ellis
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Texas
George Beto
Board of Corrections
Mystery boom rattles Texas panhandle residents
A loud explosion heard across a 60 mile radius near Amarillo unsettled residents Tuesday. Observers from Texas Tech and SMU offered competing explanations while meteorite expert Lincoln La Paz suggested a daytime meteor may have struck. No damage or injuries were reported.
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The
University of New Mexico
Lincoln la Paz
Amarillo
Inspirational Lenten Series In Childress Index
The Childress Index presents an eight part Lent series by Dr Edwin T Dahlberg president of the National Council of Churches. Each week during Lent a meditation on Christian living will appear under the title Meditations for Lent with topics such as When Life Gets Too Big and How to Become a New Person. Dr Dahlberg a noted preacher and author, has served as pastor in Buffalo St Paul and Syracuse and as president of the American Baptist convention. He was chosen for Protestantism's top post in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin T. Dahlberg
National Council of Churches
Dahlberg
U. S
American Baptist Convention
Deimar Baptist
St. Louis
Buffalo
N.Y
St. Paul
Emilie Louise Loeffler
Rochester
Burma
Childress Index
Greece and Turkey Renounce Claims to Cyprus
In Zurich Greece and Turkey agreed to relinquish claims to Cyprus and to begin work toward an independent Cypriot republic. The accord ends over three years of island violence and eases NATO strains. Premiers Karamanlis and Menderes finalized details and planned to brief Britain as Foreign Ministers Averoff and Zorlu prepared to travel to London.
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Zurich
Switzerland
UPI
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Mediterranean
NATO
Konstantin Karamanlis
Adnan Menderes
Evangelos Averoff
Fatin Rustu Zorlu
London
Exposing Reds Calculated Risk Defense of airmen rescue plan
Charles Corddry reports that the United States took a calculated risk to save 11 airmen by revealing evidence Russia shot down their plane. An Army Navy Air Force Register account details government reasoning and Moscow radio signals guiding the C130 into Soviet Armenia last September.
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Charles Corddry
United Press International
Washington
UPI
America
U. S
Russia
Army- Navy Air Force Register
Soviet
Armenia
Bobkittens To Be Honored With Spring Dinner
Bobkitten Mothers plan a spring dinner to honor all basketball and track team members. Date to be announced. The Club will buy a trophy for the Junior High football team in recognition of victories this past season, announced by President Mrs. Wiley Shires.
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Bobkitten
Wiley Shires
Teen Canteen Set for Friday After Friday Night Ball
An informal Sweetheart Ball will be held at City Auditorium after the Friday night ball game. An adult leader urged attendees to bring their best girl or beau and enjoy the event.
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City Auditorium
Heavy Rains Along Texas Gulf Coast Report
Heavy rains spread from the Gulf coast into Central and East Texas with the heaviest 24 hour total of 1.56 inches near Beaumont Port Arthur. Overnight lows ranged from 21 at Amarillo to 56 at Corpus Christi with cooler weather expected statewide.
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Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Texas
Austin
West Texas
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Beaumont - Port Arthur
Galveston
Brownsville
Houston
Reorganize Cub Pack No 63 Meeting Set
A reorganization meeting for Cub Scout Pack No. 63 is scheduled for 7 30 p m Thursday at the First Methodist Church. All parents and prospective Cub members are urged to attend. Eligible ages are 8 to 10 years. Bob Tillerson Field Scout Executive will attend.
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First Methodist
Bob Tillerson
Two Area Seniors Nominated by Methodists at SMU Conference
Two high school seniors were nominated as outstanding students by their district superintendent at the Senior Conference on Charmanship at SMU in Dallas. Marie Davidson of Childress High and Danny Davidson of Estelline High were recognized among more than 50 selected students statewide.
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Childress
The
Methodist Church
SMU
Marie Davidson
Childress High
Danny Davidson
Estelline High
Dallas
Elks Lodge Sponsors Cub Pack 61 For 15 Years
The Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Pack 61 at the Elks Lodge marked the lodge’s 15th year as sponsor. Cubmaster Jimmy Harmon presented the charter to Glen Stiner as the lodge and Cubs received awards. Guests included Mayor Michie Thaten, M. K. Wilcoxson, Scotty Clements, D. L. Cooper, and others. Food by Lawrence Cramer. Cooper showcased pistol tricks in his 441st performance, including shooting with mirrors and a diamond ring.
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Elks Lodge
Cubs
Jimmy Harmon
Glen Stiner
M. K. Wilcoxson
Michie Thaten
Bob Tillerson
Wichita Falls
Elks
Stiner
Pete Darling
Scotty Clements
D. L. Cooper
Highway Safety Patrol
Lawrence Cramer
Cooper
FBI
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Drilling Shut Down on Oil Test at Johnson No. 1
The drill pipe became stuck at 5,300 feet during the M. M. Travis Johnson No. 1 oil test. Drilling was to resume shortly and target 6,500 feet or until oil or gas is encountered.
Surgeon General Warns Of Possible Europe Influenza Outbreak
UPI reports United States Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney warned health officers that it is probable influenza outbreaks sweeping Europe could reach the United States. He stressed vigilance in monitoring the situation amid rising European cases.
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Washington
UPI
Leroy FE. Burney
Europe
United States
Scouts Named To Hold City Offices Observing Boy Scout Week
A Mayor Jimmy Clifton and five councilmen Steve Feasel Francis Webb Joe Hix Paul Eubank and Pat Ragsdale will serve as city officials for Boy Scout Week they will draw names for remaining offices at the courthouse Friday and hold offices Saturday night They camp at Centerfire camp site Troop 62 is hosted by Methodist Men and Lions entertain Troop 63 at a noon luncheon Tuesday.
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Jimmy Clifton
Steve Feasel
Francis Webb
Joe Hix
Paul Eubank
Pat Ragsdale
Centerfire
Troop 62
Lions
Troop 63
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John
KTVI
Smith
Sue Johnson
Florence Coffee
Canyon
Rotary
Australia
Rotary Club
Hotel Childress
Sue
Herschel Coffee
Canyon High School
University of Texas
Duke
Sydney
Amarillo Area
Southern Methodist University
E. E. Harris
Perryton
Clovis
N. M
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Clayton
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McLean
Bobkittens
Teen Canteen
Texas Gulf Coast
Methodists
Cub Pack
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