Defense Is Split In Finch-Tregoff Trial
In Los Angeles the Finch and Tregoff defense split as Carole Tregoff’s lawyers hint her lover may have murdered his wife. They argue Carole could be innocent despite being at the scene, while prosecutors say Finch confessed by fleeing and Carole aided him.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Carole Tregoff
Barbara Finch
Clifford Crail
Miss Tregoff
Crail
Finch
Carole
Robert Neeb Jr
Jerry Giesler
Four Killed Before Berserk Man Is Slain
Daniel Raymond opened fire from a hillside bungalow in Chalkhill Pennsylvania killing four and wounding five during an eight hour siege. Victims included William Burd a state highways employee and Mary Frances Sisler and Edna Maes both in Ohiopyle. The Maust family suffered two young children wounded while Carl Maust and the couple’s two kids waited in the car.
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Chalkhill
UPI
Daniel Raymond
Dan Raymond
Raymond
William Burd
Farmington
State Highways Department
Mary Frances Sisler
Ohiopyle
Edna Maes
May Maust
Maust
Uniontown Hospital
House Hears Air Force Manual Withdrawal Inquiry
Washington UPI reports the House Committee on Un American Activities summoned Air Force Secretary Dudley Sharp to a closed session to explain why a training manual linking some churches with communism was withdrawn after a protest by the National Council of Churches. Critics seek how the manual was issued and whether the charges were investigated.
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Washington
UPI
House Committee On UN
Donald L. Jackson
Calif
August E. Johansen
Rmich
Sharp
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Medic quit his job in protest over Pfizer sales tactics
Dr Martin Seidell formerly of Pfizer in New York told Senate investigators he resigned in protest against perverted marketing while sales policies clashed with medical ethics. He now works as associate medical director at Riker Laboratories in Northridge California. The subcommittee questioned him over a September Saturday Review article alleging Pfizer advertised Enarax as highly successful in 448 of 512 cases and over clinical testing claims.
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Washington
Dtenn
Seidell
Pfizer
California
Riker Laboratories
Northridge
Seidel
Saturday Review
Wales Madden To Be Texas Exes Speaker
H Madden Jr a member of the UT Board of Regents and Amarillo attorney will speak at the annual Texas Exes Dinner Friday March 4 at Gay's Cafe at 7 pm. All former students parents current students and friends are invited with Longhorn Band records as door prizes. Tickets 2.50 including a steak dinner are on sale from Rev Graham Mrs Ross Smith Richard Bird John Herren Paul Ord or Kenneth Fink reservations encouraged.
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Wales H. Madden, Jr
Board of Regents
University of Texas
Amarillo
Texas Exes
Gay’s Cafe
Edgar Graham
Graham
Rev Graham
Ross Smith
Richard Bird
John Herren
Paul Ord
Kenneth E. Fink
Worst Storm Forecast Sets Texas Shivering Cold Pace
A brutal cold spell grips Texas with freezing lows from Lubbock to Brownsville. Snow sweeps northern cities while Dallas and Fort Worth report ice and wrecks. officials fear fires if heat supplies fail.
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United Press International
Texas
Waco
Everman
Fort Worth
Andy Brown
Lubbock
Texarkana
Dallas
Bobcats Poised for Regional Play as Flu Sidelines Star
Childress Bobcats face elimination rounds in Lubbock with seven versatile players and a strong come from behind record. Coach Paul Hatem said starter Jerry Harmon may miss Saturday’s regional games due to flu symptoms.
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Childress Bobcats
Lubbo
Bobcats
Dimmitt Bobcats
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
Brobcats
Hugh Frith Roy Hopkins
Lyle Hamilton
Jerry Harmon
Paul Hatem
Harmon
Lynza Caradine Nominated for Lane Bryant Award
Miss Lynza Caradine named by CofC Board as the nominee for a $1 000 Lane Bryant award for voluntary community service. Announcement by Manager Jeff Henderson notes her senior year achievements in 1959 and her family background with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Caradine.
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Lynza Juan Caradine
Cofc Board of Directors
Lane Bryant
Jeff Henderson
Miss Caradine
Arthur Caradine
Vocational Nurses Graduate at Childress General Hospital
A group of Licensed Vocational Nurses will receive diplomas at 7 30 p m Friday in graduation ceremonies at First Methodist Church Jim Luker will be master of ceremonies and Doyle McKinney hospital board president will award diplomas The graduates are Ernestine Sneider Helen Adcock Alma Hemphill and Saephilia Smith The public is invited to attend.
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Childress General Hospital
First Methodist Church
Jim Luker
Doyle McKinney
Ernestine Sneider
Helen Adcock
Alma Hemphill
Saephilia Smith
Observances Planned For School Week
Texas Public School Week is proclaimed for February 29 to March 5 by Mayor Michie Thaten. Schools will air special programs and broadcasts, with PTA emphasis and parent visits, plus student window displays at Watkins, Penney's, and Norris Hardware. A science fair is planned at City Auditorium with a lunch for teachers at Wilson cafeteria and displays announced in Sunday's Index.
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Texas
Michie Thaten
Watkins
Penney’s
Rhoads
Norris Hardware
Masons
Wilson
City Auditrorum
McDearmon to Be Charged In Childress Burglary
Jesse Allen McDearmon of Lubbock and Bobby Gene Willett of Snyder face burglary charges in Childress for an alleged welding machine theft from a local air field about two weeks ago. Clark Ward Hunter of Hollis is charged with receiving and concealing stolen cattle found on his land under a Red River lease, with 23 unbranded cattle located on site.
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Jesse Allen McDearmon
Lubbock
Childress
Bobby Gene Willett
Snyder
Clarendon
Gaylon Smith Smith
Hollis
Okla
Clark Ward Hunter
Arlie Woods
Red River Breaks
Oklahoma
Hunter
Hunter's Place
Texas
J. P. Lynch
Gilliland Joins Force At Ward's Sporting Goods Dept
Marvin Gilliland long time Chillicothe police chief assumes the Sporting goods Department at Montgomery Ward in town this morning. He is married with two children and a former Childress resident. He served two and a half years on the local force and is a World War II veteran seeking a two bedroom unfurnished house.
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Marvin Gilliland
Chillicothe
Montgomery-Ward
Gilliland
Childress
Grady Gilliland
Former Kirkland Resident Dies in Jourdonton
Chester D. Low, 75, a former Kirkland resident, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mercy Hospital in Jourdonton, Texas after several heart attacks. Funeral services and burial are planned in Jourdontown on Friday. Survivors include two sons, one daughter, three sisters Mrs. W B. Thomas of Kirkland, Mrs. Homer Walkup of Lazare, Mrs. Lennie Dobbs of Garland, and three brothers Horace Low of Childress, Audie Low of Lubbock, and N. E. Low of Garland.
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Chester D. Low
Kirkland
Mercy
Childress
Audie Low
Labbock
N. E. Low
Garland
Weatherbee Hired as Childress County Farm Bureau Office Manager
Weatherbee, formerly with Ray Green Finance, will take the Childress County Farm Bureau office manager post March 1 as announced by Claude Andrews. He will also serve as service agent for the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company, replacing ill Ernest Ham Charley Scruggs of Waco area sales manager.
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Bill Weatherbee
Ray Green Finance Company
Childress County
Farm Bureau
Claude Andrews
Weatherbee
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Ernest Ham Charley Scruggs
Waco Area
Red Carpet Welcome for Ike in Sao Paulo Brazil
President Eisenhower arrived in Sao Paulo for a five hour stop after landing at Congonhas. Crowds cheered as confetti and firecrackers filled the street while he waved from an open car, continuing a Brazilian tour following earlier stops in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Eisenhower
Congonhas Airfield
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Brasilia
Rio
Snow melt leaves .24 inch moisture. minor accidents delay buses
Four inches of snow began to melt by noon after leaving .24 inch moisture in the Childress area. The day saw minor traffic accidents and halted bus schedules as traveling remained hazardous. Overnight low was 4 degrees at 7 and 8 a.m. No major roads reported closed due to weather.
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Childress
Abilene
Fort Worth
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Mineral Wells
Sherman
Texarkana
North Texas
Texas
Paoe
Living Costs Decline For 2nd Straight Month
The nations living costs fell for the second month in a row to 125.4 after January. Clothing eggs meat and new cars led the decline while wages in auto and related industries faced adjustments or freezes. Food cost reductions continued for the fourth straight month.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
Labor Statistics
Kenneth Hulen Selected as Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff Gaylon Smith announced Kenneth Hulen 24 formerly of Childress police will join the county force. Hulen his wife and two year old daughter move from Wichita Falls this weekend and start March 1. He has three years police experience and was offered a promotion in Wichita Falls before accepting here.
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Kenneth Hulen
Childress
Gaylon Smith
Hulen
Wichita Falls
Turkey
Smith
Sheriff's Department
Three Traffic Accidents Investigated by City Police
Weather conditions were named as the main cause in three accidents investigated by City Police yesterday. No injuries reported and one ticket issued. Roy Trigg on Second St turned onto Highway 287 striking Louie Mack Dobbs, ticketed for failure to grant right of way. damage minor to Dobbs, considerable to Trigg. Luther Bradley and Gus Leftwich collided on 287 with considerable damage to both. no tickets. James Emory Aaron and Edith Morris Law collision on Ave D and 9th St produced heavy damage to Law and minor to Aaron. no tickets.
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Roy Trigg
Second St
Highway 287
Louie Mack Dobbs
Trigg
Dobbs
Luther Bradley
Gus Leftwich
7Th St
James Emory Aaron
9Th St
Edith Morris Law
Ave. D
Law
Aaron
Veterans Officer Attends School and Pension Changes
George Spear, Childress County Veterans Service Officer, returns from Mineral Wells where officers studied VA rules for the new pension law effective July 1. Veterans receiving current benefits will get a February card to choose under the new or existing law, with caution not to sign hastily. A March 15 mass meeting will have VA representatives to explain regulations and answer questions.
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George Spear
Childress County
Veterans Service
Mineral Wells
Spear
Kids Games Set for March 12 at Childress High School
Kids Inc schedules two basketball games for Saturday March 12 at Childress High School gym. Coordinator Wu ey Shires announced tickets are on sale now by Kids program members. Games feature Shetland All Stars versus Pony All Stars with player patches to be distributed that night.
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Kids, Inc
Wuey Shires
Childress High School
Shires
Shetland All Stars
Pony All Stars
Morris Higley
Jewel Robbery Near Half Million at Phoenix Import Shop
Two masked men robbed David Kipnis Importers in Phoenix downtown today stealing an estimated 250000 to 500000 in diamonds. Clerk Lorraine Breeding bound in a store room and released before the pair fled through a back door. police issued an all points bulletin for two well dressed men, ages 21 to 25.
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Phoenix
Ariz
UPI
David Kipnis
Lorraine Breeding
Hotel Westward Ho
North Central Avenue
Allpoints
60 FHA Members To Attend Area Meeting In Lubbock
About 60 Future Homemakers of America will attend an area meeting March 5 in Lubbock with two chapter sponsors. Local delegates and Mrs W Hughes and Miss Frances Long will travel by two buses to Lubbock for the event at the coliseum, said high school Principal Garland Terrell.
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Homemakers of America
Lubbock
W. Hughes
Frances Long
Garland Terrell
Haaser Names New Manager for Local Bus Station
Jack Hardison of Bowie will lease and run the Childress bus station. He has 12 years of experience and comes from a construction job. He and his wife with two children will move this weekend. Five buses depart daily for Dallas and Amarillo. station hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Jack Hardison
Bowie
Childress
Hardison
The
Baptist Church
Dallas
Amarillo
Jaycees View Hong Kong Korea Slides At Luncheon
Jaycees enjoyed slides from Hong Kong and Korea shown during today’s luncheon meeting. Willis Clark arranged the program. The sole business was voting to sell tickets for this year’s Greenbelt game. Guest speaker was Dan Cawthon.
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Jaycees
Hong Kong
Korea
Willis Clark
Dan Cawthon
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