Vietnamese palace bombing rattles Saigon amid panic and intrigue
Officials interrogate South Vietnamese air force officers to determine if the palace raid was part of a broader plot against Ngo Dinh Diem. Four killed, about 30 wounded as bombs and strafing struck the presidential complex in Saigon. One pilot captured, another fled to Cambodia. extradition sought. The attack sparks concerns of renewed instability in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Diem
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Cambodia
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Japan Times
Tokyo
Manila Times
Phil
Arabs Allowed Free Hand in Algerian France Talks
ARIS reports Algerian parliament in Tunis has given Arab negotiators in Tripoli a free hand to pursue a cease fire with France. Officials say the regime intends a public announcement and aims to end the war within a week as De Gaulle’s cabinet prepares wind up arrangements. OAS violence continues in Algiers and Oran with Arabs targeted amid tensions.
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UPI
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Tunis
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Libya
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Refi
Charles de Gaulle
Louis Joxe
Algeria
Secret Army Organization
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Algiers
Loran
de Gaulle
Secret Army
Democrat Club To Elect Officers In Courthouse Meeting
The Chi dress Democrat Club will elect officers at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Commissioners Courtroom at the Courthouse. State Senator Andy Rogers will speak. Members are being solicited and all Democrats are invited to join. Democratic candidates are also invited to attend.
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Chidress
Democrat Club
Commissioners
Bernie Steed
Andy Rogers
Steed
Powers May Tell Story To World If He Chooses
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers may address world powers this Saturday if Congress does not rush to question him first. Officials say Powers is a free agent after interrogation and may hold a news conference if he avoids Senate inquiries. The Barrett Prettyman inquiry board reportedly found Powers acted acceptably during the Russia mission.
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Washington
UPI
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Congress
Special Board of Inquiry
Russia
Central Intelligence Agency
John A. McCone
McCone
Senate
Texas Freezes Slashing Arctic Chill Grips State
United Press International reports a severe cold front across Texas with subfreezing lows and wind chills. Temperatures drop to near or below zero in parts of the Panhandle and south central areas, while communities from Dalhart to Beaumont record varied readings and light wintry precipitation.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Dalhart
Panhandle
Crusade In Childress Area Aims To Fight Cancer
Mrs. D. P. Dodge opens the American Cancer Society annual Crusade in Childress County with her as chairman. She seeks aid from HD Clubs and local citizens to support cancer research and advance the fight against the disease.
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D. P. Dodge
American Cancer Society
Childress
County HD
DPS May File Charges In Death Wreck
A collision between a Central Freight Lines truck and a Greyhound bus killed three people and injured ten near New Braunfels. Drivers are identified as Charles Brandon and Lawrence R. Clayton. Clayton, who drove the bus, suffered a concussion and a broken shoulder.
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New Braunfels
Tex
UPT
Department of Public Safety
Ben Rodriguez
Dallas
Johnnie K. Gafford
Antonio
Daniel Morse
Hollis
Queens
N.Y
Lawrence R. Clayton
Velma Paine
Sherman
Edith Stearns
Fort Worth
Stephanie Zola
New York City
Faye Washington
San Antonio
Charles Brandon
Garland
Central Freight Lines
Morrison Rites Held Today in Memphis
Funeral rites for Purley Edgar Morrison 87 were held at 2 30 p m in Memphis Church of Christ with interment at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis Grandsons served as pallbearers He died Monday at Zoe's Rest Home in Childress He was born July 4 1874 in Cedar County Missouri and married Lula Barstone October 13 1895 in Stockton Missouri The couple moved to New Mexico in 1906 and Hall County in 1911 He lived in Memphis for 50 years and was a member of the Church of Christ Survivors include five daughters two sons one sister 27 grandchildren 55 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren
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Purley
Edgar Morrison
Memphis
Hall County
Church of Christ
Sarah Day
Jauvada Curtis
Amarillo
Mary Pyeatt
Clarendon
Zoe Edna Garvin
Childress
Geneva Dennis
Dimmitt
Dillard
Elton S
Dora Barkley
California
Blue Law Violation Guilty Car Dealer Fined
A six man jury in Lubbock found Ray Farr a local car dealer guilty of selling automobiles on Sunday. He was fined $25 in the county’s first blue law case since the law passed last year.
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Lubbock
UPI
Ray Farr
Presidents Commission Urges Railroad Labor Reform
A presidential commission urges sweeping changes in railroad labor practices to end featherbedding, overhaul wage systems, and modernize working conditions. The 576 page report for President Kennedy supports eliminating firemen on most diesels, imposes a 68 age limit, reduces maximum daily hours, and shifts toward time and mileage based pay to boost wages for the least advantaged workers. It also proposes training for transitions and tougher retirement rules, drawing mixed reactions from unions and rail carriers.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Come Mission
Winners Listed In Science Fair At Public Schools
Judges from outside the district selected top projects in four grade divisions at the annual Public Schools Science Fair held at Fair Park Auditorium. Winners include students from Wilson Junior High and Clarendon Junior College with exhibits in health, chemistry, physics and zoology. An additional Mechanical Drawing display from Childress High School complemented the event.
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Fair Park
J. Tom Preston
Clarendon Junior College
Amarillo
H. P. Powers
Powers
Louis Sally
Hazel Bullock
Wilson
J. C. Stepp
Carol Ann Mills
Julia Ross
H. P. Power
David Prince
Garland Terrell
Ronald West
Andy Scott
David Baker
Raymond Kindle
Henry Frot
Leatrice Adams
Judy Baker
Rowland Bruce
Leslie Simpson
Ray Hamilton
Jimmy Hamm
Childress High School
Four Youths In Shootout At Plainview
Four youths in a black sedan shot at patrolman Bill Holland in Plainview Texas on Tuesday night. The chase ended when a tire blew out. bullets hit the patrol car hood and windshield though Holland was unhurt. DPS alerted West Texas officers. one youth may be a 15 year old escapee from Gatesville school for boys believed to have stolen a car in Waco.
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Plainview
Tex
UPI
Bill Holland
Holland
Browling
Department of Public Safety
Lubbock
West Texas
DPS
Gatesville
Waco
Peace Corps Seeks Agriculture Volunteers From Local Area
Childress County residents with farm backgrounds or 4 H training are urged to join the Peace Corps. Harry Cox says volunteers may choose service country. graduates in agronomy horticulture and related fields are in demand. Countries include Thailand Sarawak Brazil Venezuela Ivory Coast. Contact Cox at court house or WE 7 2351. Applications for Venezuela due March 5.
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Childress
Peace Corps
Harry Cox
Thailand
Sarawak
Pacific
Brazil
Venezuela
Ivory Coast
Atlantic
Cox
Court House
Fire causes minor damage at occupied house on Avenue E
Fire crews responded to a morning alarm at about 10 o clock reporting minor damage to an occupied residence at 802 Avenue E Southeast. One firefighter noted the blaze caused limited damage and no injuries were reported.
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Avenue E. Se
Rotary Club Seeks 1963 Conference Invitation
At today's meeting Dr. Jack Fox reviewed The Seven Paths To Peace. The club commemorated Rotary International's 57th anniversary and voted to invite districts 573 to the 1963 Conference in Odessa March 29 30 and 31. Elections next week. Lou Sally and Dr Gene Blackwell nominated as directors. The club pledged 200 percent of Childress Club funding to the Rotary Foundation as a memorial to Dr J.
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Jack Fox
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Rotary
Odessa
Louis Sally
Gene Blackwell
Childress Club
Rotary Foundation
Dr. J
Freight collision kills Weatherford driver in Texas
UPI reports Miss Clara Lee Willhite, owner of Willhite Melon Seed Farms at Poolville, died when her car collided with a freight train in Weatherford yesterday. The fatal crash damaged the right of way and disrupted rail traffic in the area.
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Weatherford
UPI
Clara Lee Willhite
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Willhite gMelon Seed Farms
Poolville
Band Boosters and Grandees Meeting Postponed
Band Boosters meeting and the Grandees gathering set for Thursday night have been postponed.
Elevators in Childress and Kirkland Sold to Bolin Foundation
The Hill Eatherly and Vaughn Grain Company of Kirkland and Childress is sold to the Bolin Foundation of Wichita Falls. The Bolin Warehouses will operate here and in Kirkland, with the Eatherly and Vaughn Cotton Company remaining locally until July or August. Details on local operators to follow in a few days.
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Hill, Eatherly and Vaughn Grain Company
Kirt'and
Childress
S Bolin Foundation
Wichita Falls
Fay Eatherly
Kirkland
Bolin
Eatherly and Vaughn Cotton Company
Hill and Eatherly
Sim Vaughn
Awards Presented To Cubs At Blue And Gold Banquet
Rev James Merrell presented Advancement Awards to 25 boys in Cub Pack 61 sponsored by the Elks Club at the Blue and Gold Banquet. About 100 Cubs parents and guests attended at the club building with J Lyons as master of ceremonies.
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James Merrell
Elks Club
Do. J. Lyons
David D. Moore
Charles Stevens
Elks
Claude Hipps
Arthur Powers
John Hamilton
J. W. Hamilton
Bill Hajek
Gene Blackwell
Ted Henderson
John Robinson
Institutional
Sean
Woodrow
White House
United States
den Six
George Washington
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