Quanah Badman Caught After Jail Escape Near Altus
Quanah Dallas 28 escapes Hardeman County jail using smuggled blades, steals $112 and a jacket, and rides to Altus Oklahoma. He is captured an hour and a half later by Oklahoma highway patrolmen. He will face extradition to Texas on forgery and interstate flight charges and jail break counts.
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Quanah
Tex
Zane Dallas
Hardeman County
Altus
Okla
Oklahoma
Malone Owens
Dallas
Oiustee
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Texas
Expect To Reach Oil Today Off Kirkland
Drillers on the British American Oda Coats offset south of Kirkland expect to reach the Carryon Reef formation today. The formation is projected to be topped at about 4 50 feet. The test is now drilling below 4 560 feet. A discovery would make this the sixth producer and convert the area into an oil field.
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Kirkland
Carryon Reef
Wile
One Ticket Issued After Wreck at Third Street and Avenue E
A collision at Third Street and Avenue E Southeast at 6 30 a m today caused damage to both cars but no serious injuries. William Gardner of Childress drove south on Third and was hit by James Price Hamilton of Childress driving on Weston Avenue E. Hamilton received a ticket for failure to grant right of way. Police reported both vehicles sustained considerable damage.
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Third Street
Avenue E
William Gardner
Childress
Third
James Price Hamilton
Weston Avenue
Amnhilton
Acerte
eHamilton
No One Hurt In Collision At Avenue B Intersection
Police reported a noninjury auto crash at 4 35 p m yesterday at Avenue B and Commerce. Charlene Clements of Childress and Boyd McQuerry of Wichita Falls collided as Clements drove west on Avenue B while McQuerry went north on Commerce. Both cars sustained considerable damage and no tickets were issued.
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Avenue B
Commerce
Charlene Clements
Childress
Avenue B Nn
Boyd McQuerry
Wichita Falls
Mother of Local Resident Buried Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Ella McCoy mother of Mrs. Beatrice Jones of Childress were held at 2 p m at the First Methodist Church in Shamrock. The 90 year old longtime Allison Community resident died at 10 a m Friday in Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart. Surviving members include another daughter Mrs Antha Coward of Shamrock and five sons.
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Lou Ella McCoy
Beatrice Jones
Childress
First Methodist Church
Shamrock
McCoy
Allison
Coon Memorial Hospital
Dalhart
Antha Coward
City Council Holds Regular Meeting at City Hall
The City Council will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. today at City Hall.
Mild Weather Covers Texas
Mild springlike conditions spread across Texas today as forecasters warned of a sharp midweek cold snap. The U S Weather Bureau projected temperatures 12 degrees below normal in the north with light snow after Wednesday and cooler, wetter conditions in the south. Overnight lows ranged from 24 to 50 degrees.
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United Press International
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Laredo
Presidio
Riding Club Meets to Plan Fort Worth Parade
The Childress Riding Club will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in City Hall to discuss attending the Fort Worth parade and rodeo. The session will cover the parade and rodeo only. The club’s regular meeting is set for Friday.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Childress
C. A. Deuschle
Fort Worth
Deuschie
Childress Rotary Club
Rotary Bow
Bow
Fair Park
Childress Riding Club
New Members Invited to Auxiliary Meeting
American Legion Auxiliary president Mrs Virginia Hassell invites all new members to attend the regular meeting at 7 30 Tuesday night at the Veterans Building. The aim is to welcome newcomers and help them get acquainted.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Virginia Hassell
Veterans Building
Congo central government moves to take control of resources
Premier Cyrille Adoula signs papers delegating provisional authority to rule Katanga while UN chief Ralph Bunche presses peace talks. Bunche says Tshombe days are over as U.N. forces advance toward Kolwezi and consulars seek talks. Katanga denies planned attacks.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Burche
Tshombe
Bunche
Kolwezi
U.N
Jadotville
Bargain Postal Rates Rise With Congress Approved Hikes
The average American family will spend about $1.80 more annually on postage as new rates take effect. First class letters cost five cents, regular cards four cents, and air mail letters eight cents. Postmaster General Day touts stamps as bargains while noting aims to curb the department deficit and raise revenue.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
J. Edward Day
Day
Post Office Department
Post Office
U.S. Capitol
Fire damages house on 511 C. Sw street this morning
Fire Department report shows a gas pipe in a residence at 511 C. Sw. caught fire around 10 40 AM but caused no injuries or structural damage.
Hootnanny Club Holds Semiannual Meeting at Gay's Cafe
The Hootnanny Club a men's bridge group meets at 7 p m Tuesday at Gay's Cafe to conduct business and entertain their wives in a social occasion.
Church to pay fines for barred government observers
Cardinal Wyszynski told a Warsaw congregation at St Johns Basilica that the Roman Catholic Church will pay the fines of priests penalized for barring government observers from religious classes.
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Warsaw
UPI
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
St. John’s Basilica
Bipartisan Senators Seek Tighter Filibuster Curbs
Eight senators from both parties press for ending debate by a 51 vote, calling current two thirds cloture inequitable. They warn civil rights measures stall and argue the three fifths plan still fails. House debate centers on rules committee size and leadership as Kennedy proposals loom.
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Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
South
Kennedy
US Military Advisors Angry Over Vietnamese
In Saigon today American advisers condemned South Vietnamese troops for poor performance against Viet Cong forces at Ap Bac. They cited a lack of aggressiveness and command breakdown in the 7th Division, with 65 killed and 100 wounded government troops. An American captain was killed and a Vietnamese commander refused to cross a canal to rescue trapped allied crews.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPID
U.S
Ap Bac
British Planes Penetrate U S Defenses In Mock H Bomb Raid
London reports say 600 mph Vulcan bombers under RAF command staged a simulated H bomb attack that penetrated U S air defenses and bombed New York and Washington. A U S spokesman dismissed the claims as nonsense while BBC notes radar-confusing devices and earlier exercises under Skyshield 2.
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London
UPI
U. S
U.S
New York
Washington
Air Ministry
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
RAF
Strategic Air Command
North Pole
Canada
Macapagal Wonders About U S Visit
The Philippine Herald says President Diosdado Macapagal may visit the United States this year. He told reporters at an informal dinner that he had accepted in principle a visit offer from President Kennedy.
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Manila
UPI
Philippine Herald
Diosdado Macapagal
United States
Kennedy
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Minn
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Inl
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Mich
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Calif
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N.J
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N.Y
Kenneth B. Keating
Russell
Mike Mansfield
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JFK
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North American Air Defense Command
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