Syrians Fire At Israeli Settlements
Border clashes near the Sea of Galilee saw Syrian machinegun and rifle posts open fire for 15 minutes on border settlements. Israeli and Syrian troops traded shots for ten hours earlier, with no reported casualties. Prime Minister Ben Gurion blamed Russia and Egypt in cables to UN Secretary General Hammarskjold as U.S. observers prepared to report on the clash.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Genen
Sea of Galilee
David Ben-Gurion
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Benson Cotton Request Hits Cold Reception in Congress
Washington officials urged urgent congressional action on Ezra Benson's plan to cut or end cotton price support floors. Senators Ellender and Cooley dismissed the appeal, citing concerns over rapidly rising exports and a new surplus risk. Undersecretary Morse warned of escalator effects and pressed for action this session. Continued on page two.
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Washington
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
D-N. C
House Agriculture Committee
D. Morse
Morse
Congress
Mail Box Has Its Own Voice
In Scunthorpe England a pillar box spoke when Joyce Fisher posted a postcard. The box hissed that no stamp was on it, then confirmed after a stamp was added. A worker cleaning the box then emerged from inside.
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Scunthorpe
England
Joyce Fisher
Joyce
Khrushchev Attacks Ike Over Clean H Bomb Speech
In Prague Khrushchev denounces Eisenhower for talking of a clean hydrogen bomb saying there can be no clean bombs for dirty things. He criticizes Molotov loyalists, hints at Tito talks, and urges a broad socialist front including Yugoslavia and other socialist countries.
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Prague
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Tito
Moscow
Stalingrad
Czechoslovakia
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
Supreme Court clears way to try GI in Japan
The Supreme Court rules there is no constitutional barrier to handing soldier William S. Girard to Japan for trial on a lightest manslaughter charge. The decision reverses a lower court ruling and upholds the government’s power to transfer him for prosecution under the U S Japan agreement.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William S. Girard
Japan
Girard
President Eisenhower Open to Amending Civil Rights Bill
President Eisenhower is willing to amend parts of the civil rights bill to ease fears that troops would be used to enforce school integration in the South, Republican sources said. He will not concede to a jury trial amendment sought by Dixie senators as the Senate enters its fourth day of debate. The administration bill moves toward a vote on a preliminary motion to consider the House approved measure, with long sessions possible. Senator Olin D. Johnston opened with an 800 page critique, while Senator Richard Russell discussed a possible compromise after meeting with Eisenhower.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Press
Dixie
Senate
Greenbelt Bowl Tickets Go On Sale Here Monday
Tickets for the Greenbelt Bowl game go on sale Monday at the Chamber of Commerce office. Most seats not reserved last year will be first come, first served at $2 with a 156 seat block for players' families. Tickets move to Hotel Childress lobby August 11 and later downtown sales are planned.
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Chamber of Commerce
Troy Collins
Collins
City Hall
Childress
Burlington
Court decisions aided suspected spy’s escape from US
Washington lawmakers urged tightened passport rules after the George Zlatovski case enabled his wife Jane to flee the United States. Assistant Attorney General William F. Tompkins planned to fly to France to seek extradition. Lawmakers argued court decisions forced the State Department to grant her passport despite spy charges. Senator Morton noted the passport expired while she was visiting family in San Francisco and she later won a court bid to keep Parisian residence, raising security concerns.
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Washington
William F. Tompkins
France
George Zlatovski
Jane
Soviet Union
Zlatovski
United States
FBI
Francis E. Walter D - Pa
Secretary of
John Foster Dulles
Walter
House Committee On UN- American Activities
House
Sen
Truston B. Morton
R-Ky
Zlatowski
San Francico
Paris
State Department
Morton
Louisiana Sclon Demands Probe Into Storm Alerts
Washington reports quote Louisiana congressman Rep. T. A. Thompson calling for a government probe into radio warnings about Hurricane Audrey. He says stations lulled victims with no alarm advice, and cites possible radar or communications failures between storm sighting and public notice.
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Louisiana
Sclon
Washington
Audrey
T. A. Thompson
Cameron
Roping Contest Entrants Sought for Old Settlers Reunion
Publicity Chair Bill Adams invites entrants for roping events at the Old Settlers Association Reunion in Childress County on July 18. Prizes include a saddle shop bit prize and a $5 straw hat. youth prize a $5 hat and Levi’s. Two jackpot roping contests and other events fill Fair Park activities.
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Old Settlers Association
Childress County
Bill Adams
Adams
Paul Pearce Saddle Shop
Buckley's
Preston’s Clothing
Levi's
My Watkins, Inc
Fire crews battle trash fire on Avenue G
Firemen were called to 1007 Avenue G Northeast Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a trash fire, according to a report this morning.
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Avenue G
Luke Sims Named to Community Center School Board
County Superintendent Wade Kimbrough announced Luke Sims will join the Community Center School Board replacing resigning member Monroe Hackler. Sims takes office immediately to fill the vacancy.
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Luke Sims
Community Center
Wade Kimbrough
Sims
Monroe Hackler
Kirkland School Faces Loss Of Accreditation
The Kirkland Independent School District faces losing accreditation from the Texas Education Agency in July unless the State Board of Education reverses a recent commission finding at its September meeting. The district has been on the warned list for a year amid facility and records deficiencies and debt concerns.
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Kirkland Independent
Texas Education Agency
State Commission On School Accreditation
State Board of Education
Kirkland
Childress County
Community Center
Carey
Gerade School
Tell
Childress
Munday Band Director Moves to Childress Schools
Harold Jackson, band director of Munday for four years, accepts a Childress public schools post as band director and instrumental music teacher. Superintendent John W. Hamilton touts his record of sweeping awards and noted his bands’ spring shows gain wide recognition. Jackson’s Munday High School band earned four sweepstakes in five contests and three sweepstakes at regional events.
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Harold Jackson
Munday
Childress
Dave Davidson
Childress Independent School District
Jackson
John W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Wichita Falls
Iowa Park
Midwestern University
Jim Jacobson
Texas Christian University
Solon defends newspapers against two committees
In San Francisco Chairman John E. Moss of the House Government Information Subcommittee defended editors at the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention, saying reporters are indicted without evidence as two commissions propose limits on government information. He cited the Coolidge and Wright commissions and noted leaks often involve Pentagon cleared material.
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San Francisco
John E. Moss
House Government Information Subcommittee
California Democrat
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Coolidge Committee
Defense Department
Wright Commission
Weather And Soil Bank Could Trim 1957 Crop Output
The Agriculture Department warns adverse weather, production controls, and the soil bank may push 1957 total crop below 1951 levels. Floods and heavy rains hurt corn, cotton, soybeans, and other crops while harvest delays reduce yields. Officials note soil moisture is ample and irrigation is strong, leaving room for possible gains if conditions improve.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fair cool weather expected nationwide with isolated storms
The US was set for fair cool conditions except for storms over the upper Great Lakes, northern Gulf Coast, and from the Rockies to the Plains. Flash floods in Topeka by Wednesday displaced over 300 people as six inches of rain inundated 150 blocks. A Topeka officer warned residents riding a horse, others stood on cars as waters rose. about 50 families returned home once floodwaters subsided.
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Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Rockies
Plains States
Topeka
Kan
Richland
la Paul Revere
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Aga Khan Dies Of Heart Attack At 79 In Switzerland
The Aga Khan, Moslem spiritual leader, millionaire sportsman and Rita Hayworth’s father in law, died today at age 79 in Versoix Switzerland after a illness. Prince Aly Khan to succeed him as spiritual leader. He was famed as a royal playboy and horse breeder with wealth estimates exceeding 1.5 billion dollars.
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Versoix
Switzerland
Aga Khan
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Prince Aly
Sadruddin
Geneva
Mid
Smith Named Director of Industrial Board
At the annual stockholders meeting of Childress Industrial Corporation one new director was elected Herman Smith of Smith Motor. He replaces Wilmer Wilson of Paducah. Directors re elected include Allen Shahan C R Dugan W C Harp S H Townsend Paul Pierce and Howard Harrison. Shahan remains president Dugan vice president and Russell Jones secretary. The building owned by CIG remains rented to Willard Ford of New York with rent paid promptly.
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Childress Industrial Corporation
Herman Smith
Smith Motor
Wilmer Wilson
Paducah
Allen Shahan
C. R. Dugan
W. C. Harp
S. H. Townsend
Paul Pierce
Howard Harrison
Shahan
Dugan
Russell Jones
CIG
Willard Ford
New York
Broughton Elected President of Local Savings and Loan
C. C. Broughton was named president of the Childress First Federal Savings and Loan Association replacing the late George Robertson. The board, now seven, includes C. R. Dugan as vice president and directors Dan Davis H. A. Rogers Truman Webb and Russell Jones.
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C. C. Broughton
Childress First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Russell Jones
Broughton
George Robertson
Robertson
C. R. Dugan
Dan Davis
H. A. Rogers
Truman Webb
Jones
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Sands Hotel
Las Vegas
Nev
Jerry Lewis
Lewis
Margarita O'Hara
Suzanna Gay
Gaylynn Baker
Ramona Nail
Angel Guarino
Betty East
Mary Elizabeth Wolfe
Bobby Graham
JoAnn McConnell
Judy Pierce
NEA
Olin D. Johnston
D- S
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Greenbelt Bowl
U. S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Cerna
Vilina
Kremlin
Thompson
Fair Park
Kirkland School
Munday Man
Solon
Moss
Coolidge
Boston
Charles A. Coolidge
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Loyd Wright
Second Commission
Wright
Industrial Board
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