Leftist Riots Falter in Paris Amid Security Clampdown
In Paris a wave of leftist led token strikes failed to disrupt the city as 30 000 police and troops sealed entry routes and searched homes of extremists. Despite protests called by the Socialist and Communist parties violence rose in Algeria while talks toward a cease fire gain traction.
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Paris
UPT
France
St. Julien
Communist Party
Roger Frey
Frey
Algeria
Algiers
OAS
American negotiator forecasts release of another American from Red jails
James B Donovan, Abel’s attorney, says he secured Soviet assurances for possible release of Marvin W Makinen, a 23-year-old Fulbright scholar and Massachusetts resident held in Ukraine after a trip to the Soviet Union. Makinen faces eight years for alleged photography of military targets.
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New York
UPI
James B Donovan
Marvin W. Makinen
Massachusetts
Ukraine
Abel
Donovan
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf I. Abel
Atlantic
Powers
Berlin
Makinen
Free University
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Ashburnham
Mass
U.S
Romney Resigns as AMC Head in Detroit Move
George Romney abruptly resigns as president and board chairman of American Motors Corp. with a leave of absence for a Michigan governorship bid. Roy Abernethy becomes president and COO while Richard E. Cross is named board chairman and CEO. Romney remains a director unpaid during his leave.
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Detroit
UPI
George Romney
American Motors Corp
Romney
AMC
Michigan
Roy Abernethy
Richard E. Cross
Childress Is Nation's Hot Spot Sunday
Sunday local weather reports highlight Childress Texas as the nation's warmest with a high of 92 degrees. Lebanon New Hampshire logged a frigid low of 16 below zero. United Press International notes these wide temperature contrasts across states.
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Childress
Nation
United Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lebanon
N. H
Tex
PASO Endorses Daniel for Texas Governor
The Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations PASO endorsed Gov Daniel for governor at its three day San Antonio meeting generating a split among about 200 delegates. The vote was 51 to 44 in Daniel’s favor with Lt. Gov. aspirant Jarrard Secrest and others also approved. Sanchez walked out criticizing the endorsement as against Latin American interests.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPD
Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations
PASO
Price Daniel
Daniel
Houston
Don Yarborough
George I. Sanchez
University of Texas
Texas
Jarrard Secrest
Temple
Tom Reaviey
Woodrow W. Bean
el Paso
Navy
John B. Connally
Will Wilson
Roy Whittenburg
Amarillo
Yarborough
Shanchez
Sanchez
Wells
South Texas
Texas Highway Patrol
Albert Pena Jr
Robert Benavides
Laredo
Chris Alderete
del Rio
Secsond
Edward Thar
McAllen
Jimmy D'Anda
Corpus Christi
Nick Perez
Franklin Garcia
Dallas
Manuel Valasco
Victoria
Pete Parra
Port Arthur
Barbs by Hal Chockan on executive decisions and snowbound cities
The column humorously notes that a true executive acts quickly and delegates. It argues that arguments waste time and that snowbound cities suffer headaches not soothed by ice packs. The piece closes with a wry remark on mutual unfamiliarity.
Powers Release Raises Questions About U2 Crash
The United States plans to hold pilot Francis Gary Powers incommunicado for a week to 10 days to seek answers on how his U2 photo plane was downed and whether information he provided helped Russia. Senate figures hint at further questioning to probe indoctrination and Powers’ possible role in the Paris Summit collapse.
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United States
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
U.S
Senate Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Powers
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Cannon
Moscow
Heigt
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Rudolf Able
United States and Britain ready to reject Khrushchev bid
UPI reports Kennedy and Macmillan appear set to reject Khrushchev's plan for an 18 nation disarmament summit in Geneva while leaving a possible heads of state meeting on the table. They urge direct ground work and a phased approach before June 1. Diplomatic moves involve Rusk informing allies and Khrushchev's outreach to additional nations.
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Wahington
UPI
United States
Britain
Nikita Khrushchev
Geneva
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Russia
State Department
Dean Rusk
France
Italy
Canada
Rusk
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Brazil
Burma
Ethiopia
India
Mexico
Nigeria
Sweden
United Arab Republic
Senate Committee asks for full Powers testimony
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked the State Department for a full report on what U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers told government questioners about his Russia experiences. Acting Chairman Sparkman moved to reserve a first option to hear Powers if allowed to question him, while Powers hid with his family amid secrecy after his return from captivity.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department Today
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Powers
Sparkman
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Rudolph Abel
United States
White House
Dover
del., Air Force Base
Heat wave to persist with record February highs across Texas
The Weather Bureau forecasts continued unusually warm weather in Texas with no letup in sight. Sunday highs of 92 at Childress and 91 at Presidio set national records, while Amarillo and Lubbock tied February records at 85. Lows ranged from 40 to 63 as a West Texas trough remains.
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United Press International
Weather Bureau
Texas
Childress
Presidio
Mercury
Amarillo
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
West Texas
Panhandle
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Childress Named Nation's Hot Spot Amid Record Heat
A summer day in Childress set a February high of 92 degrees making the town the hot spot in the nation. Forecasts predict highs of 85 tomorrow and pools remain closed for now.
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Childress
Prince Charles Undergoes Emergency Appendix Operation
Prince Charles 13, son of Queen Elizabeth, was rushed 58 miles by ambulance to a London hospital where surgeons performed an emergency appendix operation. He was reported in satisfactory condition after the procedure and spent a comfortable night. Queen Elizabeth monitored updates from Windsor Castle as Prince Philip was informed by cable.
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London
UPI
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Charles
Prince Philip
Venezuela
Prince
Cheam School
Two-Car Wreck Leads To Tickets At 12th and Avenue
Police report details a 5 30 p m Saturday collision at the 12th Street and Avenue NW intersection. Bill Helms traveling south and Leroy Hightower traveling north collided when Hightower crossed Helms path. Hightower cited for failure to grant right of way and no operator s license. No injuries or damage estimate reported.
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Avenue F N.W
Bill Helms
Leroy Hightower
Hightower
Helms
No Parking Rule at Snorkel Drive-In Mailbox Curb
Chief Alvis Maddox announced a strict no parking zone at the snorkel drive-in mailbox curb near the north Post Office. He warned motorists against parking on Sundays and at any time, stressing enforcement.
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Alvis Maddox
KARTERS MEET TUESDAY
Go Kart Club members will meet at 7 30 PM Tuesday at the courthouse.
Glenns orbital test faces Atlantic seas risk
As John H. Glenn Jr prepares for a Wednesday launch in Cape Canaveral, forecasters warn rough Atlantic seas could delay recovery. Weather in the Cape is favorable yet the mid Atlantic remains the issue with several areas “very questionable.” If seas subside and systems hold, Glenn could orbit between 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. local time.
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John H. Glenn Jr
Atlantic
America
Miami
Cape
Weather Bureau
Glenn
mid-Atlantic
East Atlantic
Azores
Bradley Ranch Wins In El Paso
Bradley Ranch, an Angus breeder in Childress County, topped the Southwestern Fat Stock Show in El Paso amid a winter circuit. Six head competed across ten classes, earning two reserve grand champs, one junior champ, one reserve junior champ, five firsts, and five seconds. B3R Eira 0228 led as junior and reserve grand champion, while BSR Bandolier 0204 took reserve junior and reserve grand champion bull. The herd travels to San Antonio then Houston on February 23.
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el Paso
Bradley Ranch
Bandolier
Orchard Hill
BSR
Exhibior
San Antonio
Houston
WWI Vets to Elect Officers Tonight at Veteran's Building
World War I veterans and Auxiliary plan an officer election at 7:30 tonight in the Veterans Building. Pete Scanlon announced coffee and doughnuts will be served and invites nonmembers and wives to attend.
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Auxiliary
Veteran's Building
Pete Scanlon
Released American Tells Of Life In Commie Jail
Frederic L. Pryor 28 describes 50 months in East German Soviet jail. He details strict routine and interrogations while stating no physical mistreatment. Pryor arrived at Willow Run with parents after release in exchange involving Francis Gary Powers.
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Commie Jail
Anarbor
Mich
UPI
Frederic L. Pryor
East Germany
Pryor
United States
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Label
Soviet Union
Detroit
Willow Run
Millard Pryor Sr
Ann Arbor
West Berlin
Trea Cy
University of Michigan
Free University of Berlin
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