Connally Weathered First Two Weeks in Texas Administration
Governor John Connally survived two weeks in office with strong support from both chambers for his 197 emergency appropriations bill. Lawmakers showed cautious optimism about his priorities while committee scrutiny grows for upcoming measures including county superintendent eliminations, loan shark regulation, and plans for five new state colleges in San Angelo Edinburg San Antonio Laredo and Odessa.
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Connally
House
Snow and Ice Hit North Texas While Rio Grande Valley Warms
Light snow and freezing drizzle coated parts of North Texas on Saturday as the Rio Grande Valley baked at 80 degrees the warmest in the nation. A major winter storm swept into the state with freezing temperatures forecast beyond the Panhandle and widespread visibility hazards reported across Central and Southeast Texas.
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United Press International
North Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Cear
McAllen
Ieee
Laredo
Daldo
South Central
Texas
Borger
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Dallas
Abilene
Longview
Legestation
Leonard Test Well Nears Spud In Oklahoma
The O P Leonard Oil Company No 2 test, drilled by Kirkland Pump Company, is expected to spud this week at about 2,950 feet south and 2,310 feet east of section 389, Brock H W&NW Survey. The test will be an offset to a nearby producing oil well and work is to be completed today.
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O. P. Leonard
All Entrants In 4 H Show Win Ribbons
All entrants at the 4H Club Favorite Foods Show qualified as blue ribbon winners during the exhibit and judging held Saturday morning. Judges were Mrs. W. E. Andrews and Mrs. J. H. Collier. The 15 youthful exhibitors included Lila Holman Sharon Painter Betty Painter Pat Painter Donnalene Bearden Linda Gressett Sandra Weightman Sharlotte Howard Larry Patterson Wilson Holman Jo Carol Felton Susan Cross Lewne Mullins Mary Ann Felton and Ann Brewer.
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W. E. Andrews
J. H. Collier
Lila Holman
Sharon Painter
Betty Painter
Pat Painter
Donnalene Bearden
Linda Gressett
Sandra Weightman
Sharlotte Howard
Larry Patterson
Wilson Holman
Jo Carol Felton
Susan Cross
Lewne Mullins
Mary
Ann Felton
Ann Brewer
President Warns Adenauer on European Unity
President Kennedy warned West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer that a French German axis would threaten European unity and NATO. Administration officials said the 15 nation alliance faces its gravest danger since 1949 amid De Gaulle's market stance and Adenauer's wavering.
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Washington
UPIT
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Adenauer
Currency To Be Subject Of Talk Monday
U S Currency will be the topic as M H Loe wenstern Amarillo District Governor of the Texas Numismatic Association speaks at the Childress Coin Club meeting Monday night. He will use film slides and is accompanied by Eldon Leasure, president of the Amarillo Coin Club. The 7 30 p m event in the conference room of the CofC includes an auction.
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U. S
M. H. Loewenstern
Amarillo
Texas Numismatic Associaton
Childress Coin Club
Marvin Dobbs
Loewenstern
Texas
Eldon Leasure
Kennedy halts Nevada underground tests to aid talks
President Kennedy ordered a temporary pause on Nevada underground nuclear tests to help fresh negotiations with the Soviet Union and Britain on a test ban. He stressed the moratorium is limited and that the U S would resume testing if talks fail, while keeping readiness intact.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
U.S
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
New York
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
U. S
White House
Pierre Salinger
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
Advan
Britain
National CofC Critics Tax Cut Program
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States criticizes Kennedy’s tax cut plan as unsound and out of balance. Chamber President Ladd Plumley cites excessive relief for low income brackets and delayed corporate cuts, calling benefits for middle and upper brackets illusory and doubting the objective to boost growth. The chamber represents thousands of businessmen and endorsed the public affairs conference stance.
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Washington
UPI
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Kennedy
Chamber
Ladd Plumley
Donovan Seeks Release of 20 Americans in Cuba
New York lawyer James B. Donovan flew into Havana to bargain with the Castro government for the release of about 20 Americans jailed there. Donovan, famous for Bay of Pigs prisoner exchanges, arrived unannounced aboard a Pan Am DC3, met by Maj. Rene Vallejo. He said he had a firm pledge from Castro for their freedom, while officials and reporters awaited further talks.
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Havana
UPI
New York
James B. Donovan
Havanna
Donovan
Pan American World Airways
Rene Vallejo
Miami
Dr. Vallejo
Castro
Fire Department Answers Two Calls Friday and Saturday
The Childress Fire Department answered two calls over the weekend. A storage area south west of Childress burned 31 bales of cotton before control was gained. An additional fire at the home of Tommy Ricks, about a mile south of Tell, started around 11:30 a.m. Saturday and was extinguished before the city truck arrived.
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Childress
Tommy Ricks
Tell
Cancer Society Meets in Childress County Chapter
Childress County Chapter of the Cancer Society will meet at 5.45 p m Monday at the home of Mrs Glen Stiner. J Bo Johnson field representative will be present.
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Childress County
Socity
Glen Stiner
J. Bo Johnson
Heart of Gold Award Recipient From Legion Auxiliary
The state president will award the Heart of Gold to each Auxiliary member who recruits 10 new members or renewals. Announced by Childress Unit president Mrs Virginia Hassell, the program runs January 15 through February 14. Childress Unit has 72 members. dues are $3. Prospective members may apply if they have a husband, father, or brother who is a 1%3 member of the American Legion. The next Auxiliary meeting is 7 30 p m Tuesday February 5, with invitations to guests.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Childress Unit
Virginia Hassell
American Legion
Hassell
Seventh Grade Honor Roll Omission Noted
The Index reports that Althea Allison and Cheryl Jones were omitted from the Seventh Grade honor roll in Friday’s edition, prompting possible corrections to the list and future inclusion.
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Althea Allison
Cheryl Jones
County misses quota in 1962 bond sales
Four counties exceeded their quotas in Series E and H bond sales in 1962. Floyd led at 185.6 percent, Palmer 181.3, Briscoe 121, and Cottle 102. Childress County sold 67.4 percent. Swisher and Motley surpassed 90 percent. Other district totals included Hale 86.4, Castro 74.8, Hall 61.7, Lamb 47.4, and Bailey 45.5.
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Childress County
Floyd
Palmer
Briscoe
Cottle
Swisher
Motley
Hale
Castro
Hall
Lamb
Bailey
Glenn Assigned To Pioneer Moonshot
Lt. Col. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, was assigned to the moonshot project. The announcement listed seven original astronauts and nine others with roles not implying piloting duties. Major Virgil Grissom was placed on Gemini and Maj. Gordon Cooper Jr. aims for a 16-22 orbit Earth test with a tentative April 2 window.
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Houston
API
John Glenn
Manned Spacecraft Center
Glenn
Cmdr
Lott Carpenter
Maj
Virgil Grissom
Gordon Cooper Jr
Alan B. Sheppard Jr
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Robert E. Jones
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
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Warns Adenauer
European Unity
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Cancer Society Meets
Heart of Gold
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Kathy Owens
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