Proxmire Attacks Johnson Over Senate Democracy
Sen William Proxmire accuses Lyndon Johnson of sidelining colleagues and disenfranchising senators outside Texas He urges regular party conferences and greater democracy in the Senate leadership Proxmire cites access to caucus minutes and vows a series of speeches on leadership accountability Johnson stays in Texas with Eisenhower ill Mansfield notes a flu touch.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D- Wis
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Wisconsin
Democrat Call
Senate
Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Austin
Eisenhower
Mike Mansfield
D. Mont
Publicity Sought Over Dulles Replacement Debate
The White House said Democrats pressing for the ailing John Foster Dulles’ ouster are seeking publicity. President Eisenhower met with Acting Secretary Christian Herter and later visited Dulles at Walter Reed Army Hospital, marking his third visit since Dulles’ February hernia operation revealed cancer recurrence.
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Washington
UPI
White House
John Foster Dulles
James C. Hagerty
Senate
Dulles
Hagerty
Fisenhower
Christian A. Harter
State Department
Herter
Walter Reed Army Hospial
Greenbelt Bowl Meet Moves to Friday Night
Greenbelt Bowl Inc sponsors the Greenbelt Football Classic announce a Friday night meeting at 7 30 at city hall. President Troy Collins says the Thursday session was postponed due to a C of C directors meeting and directs election of directors as the main business.
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Troy Collins
Greenbelt Bowl, Inc
City Hall
C of C
Collins
Five Hurt In Two Car Crash East Of Childress
Five people were treated and released from Childress General Hospital after a two car collision about seven miles east of Childress at 3 30 am Sunday. Mrs Joe McCraw Jimmy and Barbara Decker were in the eastbound car and Joe M Boydston and Betty Miller in the other. Boydston suffered a chin laceration but none were kept in hospital. Both vehicles suffered heavy damage. A second accident near Kirkland at 2 15 am Sunday involved a pickup driven by William Brazil of Henrietta which overturned when the tow vehicle began weaving. Damage was minor and no injuries were reported.
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Childress General Hospital
Childress
Joe McCraw
Jimmy
Barbara Decker
Joe M. Boydston
Betty Miller
Boydston
Kirkland
William Brazil
Henrietta
Executions of war criminals reported in Havana
UPI reports eight convicted war criminals were executed today by firing squads in Havana. Diplomatic updates from Manila note planned top level talks with the United States over omnibus claims and defense redefinition. A winter storm spread from the Upper Mississippi Valley through the Great Lakes to New York, dropping heavy snow in northern Iowa.
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Havana
UPI
Manila
Philippines
United States
America
United Press International
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New York
Iowa
Tehran
Iran
Men's Clothing Prices To Go Up In Prices Rise For Men's Wear This Year
CHICAGO UPI reports clothiers at the 41st NAACF convention expect about a 5 percent rise in next year's Easter sales and a portion of this year's prices to increase about 6 percent due to higher textile and cotton costs. Sales this month run 7 to 10 percent ahead of last February as retailers note shopper demand remains strong.
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United Press International
Chicago
UPI Men's Clothiers
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
Herman L. Rapoport
Portsmouth
NAACF
Rapoport
Burlington Vets To Have Potluck Supper Tuesday
Burlington Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary announce their regular monthly pot luck supper at 7 o clock tomorrow evening in the Woman's Department Club. Mr and Mrs A A Bass chair the food committee with Mr and Mrs Raymond Lassen Mr and Mrs R H Pieratt Mr and Mrs T C Bailiff Mrs J W Green Mrs Robert Kilgore and Warner Woods serving.
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Burlington Veterans and Ladies Auxilliary
Woman's Department Club
A. A. Bass
Raymond Lassen
R. H. Pieratt
T. C. Bailiff
J. W. Green
Robert Kilgore
Warner Woods
Oil test drilling below 5600 feet near Childress
Drilling was below 5000 feet at the M. M. Travis Johnson No. 1 oil test with a planned depth of 6500 feet. The site lies north of Childress and involves the ongoing test for oil prospects in the region.
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M. M. Travis Johnson
Childress
Leonetti Shocked by Revelation on TV Cancellation
New York singer Tommy Leonetti said the cancellation of his guest appearance on the Dick Clark Show was a first reaction to damning information about his former manager John Ambrosia. He expects no professional punishment from the Senate Rackets Committee inquiry despite scandal linked to juke boxes in Chicago.
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New York
UPL
Tommy Leonetti
ABC. TV
Dick Clark
Clark
Nbc-Tv
Steve Allen
Leonetti
Senate
John Ambrosia
Underworld
Ambrosia
Chicago
Dick Linke
Mr. Ambrosia
Linke
Chuck Reeves
Reeves
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Temperatures Mild in Texas With Drier Skies Ahead
A Pacific cold front eased clouds from much of Texas bringing mild daytime temps and cool nights. Dust in the Panhandle caused a Braniff flight delay at Amarillo while southeast Texas saw rain and a Galveston thunderstorm. Panhandle and South Plains froze briefly with Dalhart at 22, Amarillo 27, Lubbock 31, and Midland 37.
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United Press International
Texas
Panhandle
Braniff Airways
Amarillo
Galveston
South Plains
Dalhart
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Paso
Midland
COFC Directors Chairmen Set For Evening Meetings
A COFC directors meeting at 7 pm Thursday will precede a 7 30 pm dinner for committee chairmen co chairmen and board members at Hotel Hildress.
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Cofc
Hildress
Gladiola Flour Slow to Sell at Coats Food Market
Local report notes Gladiola flour in 5 lb bags offered with double red seal as Wednesday sale item at Coats Food Market. Shoppers report steady interest and no price change announced.
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COATS
In Briefs: Beirut Riots Mark UAR Anniversary
Riotous clashes erupt in Beirut as pro Nasser crowds burn streetcars and fight rivals amid Lebanon’s UAR anniversary celebrations. Army and police seal mosques and churches to curb spread of violence.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
United Arab Republic
New Channels To Be Added To Television Log
The Childress index will add channels 4 and 10 from Amarillo and drop channel 13 from Lubbock. Channel 13 becomes Channel 2 locally, making way for Amarillo Channel 7 on 2 and Channel 10 on 5. Channels 3 and 6 from Wichita Falls continue as before. The Index is sponsored by Nehl Bottling Company.
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Childress Index
Amarillo
Channel 13
Lubbock
Vamore
Channel 7
Wichita Falls
Nehl Bottling Company
Helms Arrives at Schilling Base for SAC Duties
James H. Helms, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Helms of Childress, has arrived at Schilling Air Force Base near Salina Kansas to assume Strategic Air Command duties as a personnel specialist with Headquarters Squadron 40th Bomb Wing. He previously served at Lackland AFB Texas.
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James H. Helms
W. A. Helms
Childress
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kan
Strategic Air Command
40Th
Lackland Afb
Tex
Keels Name Filed For Tell School Board Seat
The name of W. C. Keel has been placed on the ballot for the Tell School Board of Trustees. No other names were filed for the board election. No reports of filings on the Childress Independent, Community Center Board, or weekend activity. County Supt. Wade Kimbrough reported.
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W. C. Keel
Tell School Board of Trustees
Childress Independent Board
Community Center Board
Wade Kimbrough
Pick O Morn Idaho Potatoes At Coats Food Mart
A readable notice reports 101 lb bags of Pick O Morn Idaho potatoes available at Coats Food Mart. The item appears as a brief grocery listing in the local page.
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Idaho
Coats Food Mart
New Cultural Affairs Treaty Agreed To By Britain Russia
Britain and the Soviet Union agreed to form a special committee to draft a new cultural affairs treaty after Macmillan and Khrushchev held two hours and 25 minutes of talks in Moscow. The summit opened amid broader East West tensions with informal discussions at the Kremlin and a dacha meeting in Semonovskaya village.
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Henry Shapiro
United Press International
Moscow
UPI
Russia
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Macmillan
London Daily Mail
Khrushchev
London
Tass
Kremlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Cyprus
Turkey
Greece
Dacha
Josef Stalin
Semonovskaya
Battle Over Budget Into Third Phase
Democrats push for a wide area redevelopment program to fight chronic unemployment as Congress opens hearings. President Eisenhower vetoed last year’s 275 million plan and proposes 55 million. senators and House Banking Committee members weigh the proposals amid warnings from Sen. Prescott Bush about potential job shifts.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Sub
House
Spence
D. Ky
Banking Committee
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Ile
NAMS Halves or Whole Lb Me
Double red seal stamps Tuesday and Wednesday at the market.
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Coats Food Mart
Gross Receipt Tax Proposed for Motels Hotels and Airlines
In Austin UPI reports House bills seek a five percent gross receipts tax on hotels motels rooming houses and inns and another on air line passenger transport both scheduled and non scheduled. Rep W T Oliver of Port Neches sponsors the measures.
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Lloyd Larrabee
United Press International
Austin Upi
W. T. Oliver
Port Newh
County Court Opens Tuesday for Three Day Jury Trials
County Court will convene Tuesday morning for a three day session of jury trials. One trial is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, County Attorney Charles Heynolds said.
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Charles Heynolds
County Supt Wade Koim to Meet in Amarillo Tuesday
County Superintendent Wade Koim will attend a morning meeting in Amarillo on Tuesday with district superintendents and county judges. The District covers the Panhandle region, Koim indicated.
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Wade Koimbrough
Amarillo
Panhandle
Meads Prozen Rolls Ad with Free Parking
Local ad promotes Meads Prozen Rolls priced at 24 to the package at Coats Food Mart offering plenty of free parking in the area.
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MEADS
Coats Food Mart
Governors Debate Russia Trip At National Conference
The executive committee meeting in Biloxi will discuss racial integration and a proposed June visit to Russia. Governor LeRoy Collins supports the trip with funding likely covered by foundations and schools, while another committee member plans to oppose it, arguing federal representatives should handle such visits.
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Russia
National Governors Conference Executive Committee
LeRoy Collings
Florida
Soviet Union
Federae
Collins
Red Gains No Threat Yet To De Gaulle
ARTHUR HIGBEE reports in Paris that Communist gains in three district elections show disaffection echoing France's past turmoil, but no threat to Charles de Gaulle's Fifth Republic. 11,000 war veterans protest austerity in Paris with similar actions in provinces. no disorder reported.
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Red
de Gaulle
Arthur Higbee
United Press International
Paris
France
Fifth Republic
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
General George C Marshall Ailing At Fort Bragg
Gen George C Marshall 78 WWII chief of staff and former secretary of state and defense is hospitalized at Womack General Hospital Fort Bragg for a second stroke. Doctors report pituitary involvement has complicated treatment though he remained conscious and pneumonia under control. Condition listed as serious with guarded prognosis after a prior improvement noted earlier in the week.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
UPI
George C. Marshall
G. M. Powell
Womack General Hospital
Marshall
Powell
Fires Kill At Least 40 Persons Across Cities and Towns
A United Press International count shows at least 40 people dead in fires across the nation. A gas stove blaze in a New Jersey house trailer near Culvers Lake killed four children of Mr and Mrs Henderson, as their mother Eileen suffered burns while trying to save them. Ten victims were from Massachusetts.
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United Press International
Massachusetts
Culvers Lake
N.J
Robert Henderson
Eileen
Washington Birthday Observance Closes Some Businesses
State and federal offices and banks closed for the holiday while county and city offices stayed open and other businesses operated. The observance marks a shift in public service schedules.
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Atsington
Lubbock Man Killed in Tulia County Crash
Eugene A. Griffin 35 of Lubbock died Sunday night when his car lost control eight miles south of Tulia on 0 S 87. The vehicle overturned two or three times. Griffin had moved from Amarillo a week earlier to work as a salesman for a frozen foods firm.
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Tulia
Tex
Eugene A. Griffin
Lubbock
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