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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1963
Page
3
James Laningham shows rapid improvement at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo room 444 C after recent surgery. His wife reports he will likely stay through Tuesday for recovery and observation.
Truitt Ball Jr. of Amarillo is spending the weekend in Chidress with relatives and friends.
The article continues from page one naming individuals including Rafael De Pino of Miami Austin F. Young Jr. of Palm Beach Martha O Neal of Orlando James Wellington King of Miami Marilyn Menger of Miami John Lee Washington of Raleigh and Ro Roberts of Memphis in the roster.
Goldie a 12 year old giraffe at Forest Park Zoo died Saturday due to cold weather and old age with a toxic condition. She had given birth to four offspring in nine years and was expecting a fifth when she died.
Police arrested a 22 year old unemployed mechanic Kenneth Michael Sama in a Northeast Washington robbery of Rep. Harlen Hagen of California. A second suspect remains at large. Hagen was hit, robbed of his watch and $80 in cash plus $500 in travelers checks after leaving the Koko Club near Capitol Hill. A 19 year old eyewitness described the incident before Hagen headed toward his car. The Koko Club lies at 728 Eighth St. Northwest.
Virgil Snodgrass, a ship's serviceman third class USN and son of Mrs. Tom Snodgrass of Childress, served aboard the attack transport USS Bexar as it joined United States quarantine forces in the Caribbean. The Bexar sailed back to San Diego on December 15, part of a West Coast mobilization including over 20 amphibious ships and more than 18 000 Navy and Marine personnel.
President Kennedy received a formal letter delivered by West German Ambassador Knappstein reporting Adenauer and De Gaulle's Paris talks. The treaty pledges close Franco German cooperation in foreign policy defense and culture. The White House avoided comment while officials noted concern over Britain's EEC move and NATO unity.
The Texas House faced jarring calm as a gold carpet sparked both members and staff, prompting a key club to ground static. In the Senate, debates on social security coverage for firefighters and police highlighted crossfire between Sen. Bill Moore and Sen. Bruce Reagan, with Parkhouse defending his loan rate measure.
Glenn will serve as backup for Cooper on a suborbital mission while Grissom flies a second suborbital flight. Glenn previously orbited on February 20 with Shirra to take on overall operations and training duties as new assignments take shape for the spacecraft crews.
Debates show a Senate and House clash as members discuss a banking proposal. Rep Cotten was jokingly named poet laureate after reading a poem for Kenneth Tower. Towery, a capital correspondent, departs for Washington.
North and Central Texas endure a hard freeze forecast with fogbound Houston ship channel closed and temperatures varying from 1 degree at Dalhart to 71 at McAllen. Precipitation from a Rocky Mountain disturbance coats roads, sanded by state crews but still hazardous.
Nine new astronauts will handle duties across training and systems design while Donald K. Slayton remains supervisor for astronaut activities at the Manned Space Center. Neal Armstrong and nine others will focus on trainers, boosters, recovery systems, cockpit layouts, guidance, electrical and environmental systems, and life support.
Hollywood star Yvonne DeCarlo is at the center of a feud between two Madrid nightclub promoters who both claim her services. She reveals the clash began after a booking error and fears for travel and luggage as they threaten legal action. She hopes a resolution allows a Madrid visit without incident.
Mrs. May Harris Phillips, 44, was killed Saturday when her car collided with another vehicle at a Houston intersection.
Texan shoppers are urged to embrace spring coats as essential, with new designs layering over wool, paisley silks, and lightweight fabrics to refresh wardrobes this season.
The legislature reads Connallys six year effort before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday as three separate loan shark bills by Sens Criss Cole Don Kennard and Bruce Reagan clash with his call for adequate regulation and the abolition of the poll tax. The governor backs state college status for Pan American and San Angelo colleges but wants a higher education study first while urging a voter registration drive. Lawmakers show mixed opposition though largely endorse a new day of progress and support most of his plan.
The plan outlines a three year 18 percent tax cut averaging for all taxpayers with gradual corporation tax reductions and recapture provisions opposed by big business. The chamber criticizes the program as administration forces push through a skeptical legislature. Plumley offers the first adverse Chamber reaction.
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