Governors back Army plan to reshape National Guard
The Governors Conference backed the Army plan to streamline the National Guard with 23 divisions retained and four eliminated. Some states may withhold approval, while Mississippi's Ross Barnett dissented. Internal improvements will begin within six months after state approval, as part of Defense Secretary McNamara's reorganization bid.
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Washington
API
Hershey
Army Command
Albert D. Rosellini
Governors Conference
Con- Less
Con
Army
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Funeral services for Isaac A Pierce held in Denton
Funeral services for Isaac A Pierce 56 half brother of Frank Wallin were held at 2 pm Saturday at Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Chapel in Denton. Pierce a Denton resident for 31 years died Thursday in a Dallas hospital. He owned and operated a Denton grocery store. Survivors include his widow one daughter one son a stepson his mother and two sisters.
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Denton
Isaac A. Pierce
Childress
Frank Wallin
Jack Schmitz
Bowie Pioneer Georgia Overstreet Dies at 97
Mrs. Georgia Overstreet, a Bowie pioneer aged 97, died Friday night. She was aunt to Mrs. R. L. Holloway of Childress and Mrs. C. E. Scott of Wellington and a great-aunt of Mrs. Paul Leach of Childress. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Monday in Bowie.
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Georgia Overstreet
Bowie
R. L. Holloway
Childress
C. E. Scott
Wellington
Paul Leach
Oil Expected Early This Week
The Canyon Reef formation south of Kirkland is expected to reach a test well Monday or Tuesday after drilling Saturday reached below 4,260 feet. The test aims to be the third producer on the Oda Coats Estate property and the sixth overall in the area, with formations continuing to run as in other wells. The British American Oil Company, which operates another producer nearby, is drilling the test.
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Canyon Reef
Kirkland
Oda Coats
British American Oil Company
Buckley's Men’s Store Announces Annual Sale Opening
Buckley's Men’s Store launches its annual sale starting Monday with doors opening at 9 A.M. Shoppers can browse discounted men’s apparel and accessories during the event.
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Buckley’s Men’s Store
Buckley's Men's
Buckey’s Men’s
Funeral for Tom L. Hardin Jr in Fort Worth
Tom L. Hardin Jr a Childress native died at 1230 a m Saturday at Glenview Hospital Fort Worth Cancer attributed death He was about 45 survivors include his mother his widow Letha daughter Kay and son Tom two sisters Mrs Robert Sexauer Memphis and Mrs John Casebier Hobbs NM Residence 3802 Labadie St Fort Worth
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Tom L. Hardin, Jr
Childress
Glenview Hospital
Fort Worth
Tom L. Hardin
Hardin
Letha
Kay
Robert Sexauer
Memphis
John Casebier
Hobbs
N. M
Labadie St
Donie Johnston 92 Dies. Funeral Set Monday
Mrs. Donie Lou Johnston died at 6 10 p m Saturday at her daughter Mrs Grover Co Fox home after a month long illness She was born October 31 1870 in Ennis Texas and moved to Ennis in 1931 Funeral services will be at 9 am Monday at Newberry's with Rev Leslie Ellison First Presbyterian Church presiding Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park Dallas beside her husband Survivors include her daughter two Ennis sisters a grandson Dr Jack Fox of Childress and two other grandchildren
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Donie Lou Johnston
Grover Co. Fox
Newberry’s
Leslie Ellison
First Presbyterian Church
Restland Memorial Park
Dallas
Johnston
Ennis
Texas
Fox
D. W. Birchfield
J. F. Barnes
Jack Fox
Childress
Community meeting notices from Childress area
A 7 p m Tuesday fire department meeting is scheduled while the American Legion Post meeting is canceled with a new date to be announced. A Junior High PTA gathering at 2 p m Wednesday in the school gym includes a panel by Mrs. Sam Carmack on Church School and Home topics. Bobcat Mothers plan 7 30 p m Monday at the Highway Cafe.
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The
Childress
American Legion Post
PTA
Sam Carmack
Joe Allen
Wade Kimbrough
Henry Baker, Jr
Highway Cafe
Mrs. Lewis Mints’ Mother Dies in Quanah
Mrs J Ridley Jones 90 mother of Mrs Lewis Mints of Childress died Saturday at 11 30 am in Quanah She was taken to Knowles Funeral Chapel Quanah where services will be held at 10 am Monday with burial in Quanah Cemetery
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Kerr
J.howard Edmondson
Robert S. Kerr
U. S
Oklahoma
Democrat Party
Sen. Kerr
Washington
Oklahoma i
Kennedy
Len Kerr
Ada
Okla
Death Claims Resident of Kirkland
Mrs. Will Thomas of Kirkland died at 7 10 p m Saturday at Childress General Hospital after a year of illness and a month in hospital She was 69 and would have celebrated 52 years of marriage with husband J B Thomas Funeral services were at Kirkland Baptist Church with Rev Joe S Allen and Rev Luther Bradley. Burial in Kirkland Cemetery under Knowles Funeral Home directions Survivors include husband sons J B Thomas Chil dress Ruben Thomas Sunray Billy Morris Thomas Dallas two brothers N E Low Garland Audie Low Lubbock two sisters Mrs Linnie Dobbs Garland and Mrs Homer Wal kup Lazare and seven grandchildren She was active in Home Demonstration work and her church.
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Will Thomas
Kirkland
Childress General Hospital
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Kirkland Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Childress
Diamond Thief Strikes Dallas in $10,000 Jewelry Burglary
A burglar described as the "King of Diamonds" stole $10,000 worth of jewelry from aerospace industrialist James J. Ling's Dallas mansion. The burglary, involving three pieces of jewelry, was not discovered until Friday, police said.
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Dallas
UPS
King of Diamonds
James J. Ling
Katanga Rebels Reach Toward Elisabethville as UN Moves
Katanga Interior Minister Munongo reforms gendarmerie and marches on Elisabethville with 1000 men. UN forces push from Jadotville toward Kolwezi amid clashes, while Bunche authorizes wider operations targeting Kolwezi Sakania and Dilolo as negotiations stall.
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Elisabethville
Katanga, the Congo
UPI
Katanga
Godefroid Munongo
Moise Tshombe
U. N
Radio Free
Jadotville
Kolwezi
Mulunghishi
Ncuba
Munon
Munongo
Congo
Marcel van Roey
National Bank of
Leopoldville
Bunche
East Germany Faces Coal Shortages Amid Winter Crisis
Berlin reports a severe coal shortage after Europe’s worst winter storm. East Germany urged citizens to conserve natural gas and fired several coal mine managers. ADN said 800 workers and farmers aided miners in clearing snow and ice from mine sites.
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Berlin
UPI
East Germany
Europe
ADN
Money rains as bills shower street in Chicago prank
Nicholas Tomaso watched thousands of dollars drift from a light and vanish within seconds as bystanders rushed from cars and a waiting bus to scoop up the cash. He blamed his luck while a desk sergeant joked of a genie and a wife’s ire awaited at home.
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Chicago
UPI
Nicholas Tomas
Tomas
Postage Hikes Take Effect Monday Nationwide
Postmaster General J Edward Day announced rate increases take effect after midnight Sunday raising first class letters to five cents and postcards to four cents while air mail letters cost eight cents per ounce and air mail postcards six cents. He noted annual household postage rises about 1.80 dollars to nine dollars and argued stamps remain a bargain despite rising living costs.
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Washington
UPI
J. Edward Day
U. S
Congress
U.S
No Fighting Over Major Issues Expected In 58th Legislature
The 58th Texas legislature opens without a major pre session fight. Rep. Byron Tunnell is likely to be Speaker with opposition from a liberal minority. New leadership includes Gov elect Connally and Lt. Gov elect Smith. Freshmen intake and turnover signal a busy 140 day session ahead.
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Sen. Krueger
Senate
Smith
Connally
P. Frank Lake
House
James March
Houston
Tunnell
John Connally
Austin
Texas
Preston Smith
Waggoner Carr
Crawford Martin
Capitol
58Th
East German Crosswall Tunnel Blocked to Halt Escapes
Berlin officials report East German authorities set up a heavy machine gun to cover a tunnel on Gleimstrasse near a stadium area to deter mass escapes as East Berliners attended a sporting event near the wall. The tunnel lies under the elevated rail line between East Berlin and West Berlin's French sector, blocked after the 1961 anti-refugee wall rise on August 13.
Mrs. Trosper Dies In Oregon
Ona Trosper wife of Will Trosper and step mother of Leonard Trosper of Childress died at 9 a m Saturday in Eugene Oregon. She was a former Kirkland resident who farmed with her husband Will who died in 1952. Mrs Trosper moved to Oregon in 1952.
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Ona Trosper
Leonard Trosper
Childress
Eugene
Oregon
Trosper
Kirkland
Will
Will Trosper
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Tom Hardin Jr
Donie Johnson
Tshombe
Sakania
Northern
Rhodesia
United Nations
Thant
Ts Ss
Katangesermerie
Northern Rhodesia
U. N. Jet
Ritory
Ushoshi
Albert Verbrugghe
Indian United Nations
Madeline
Aline van den Eyke
Kolwexi
Molise Tshombe
NEA
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Culp Krueger
el Campo
Krueger
Chet Brooks
Mowery
Keds
Christel Mielke
West Berlin
Mies
Bad Berlin
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