Garden Valley Road to be Turned into State Highway
Commissioners hear plan to convert Garden Valley road to state highway linking with Oklahoma 30 south of Hollis. A 20 member Garden Valley delegation seeks road improvements as two Childress County bridges remain out since 1955. Oklahoma to surface OK 30 to Red River and build a river bridge starting this month.
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Garden Valley
Hollis
Commissioners Court
Hardeman County
Childress County
Wilmer Rutledge
Precinct 3
Rutledge
Nch
Oklahoma
Red River
Hardemen County
Jeff Henderson
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Amarillo Conductor Scores Boston Hit
Texan A Clyde Roller, longtime Amarillo Symphony conductor, debuted with the Boston Symphony to lead Mozart Beethoven Humperdinck and Tchaikovsky on the Charles River esplanade. Free Hatch Shell concert drew 15000 fans. Roller praised Boston audience reaction and his invitation by Arthur Fiedler.
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Boston Upi
Boston
Charles River Esplanade
Clyde Roller
Amarillo
Boston Pops Orchestra
Fiedler
San Francisco
Art Commission
Roller
United Press International
City Reports Week End Guests Four for the Period
City police recorded four week end guests during the week end. Offenses included excessive drinking and fighting, according to Chief Alvis Maddox.
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Alvis Maddox
Ares Patrolmen Hold Routine Meeting at HQ
About ten patrolmen gathered at the office headquarters of local Sgt. Dan Dowdy for a routine briefing. The session was one of the area’s periodic meetings held as part of standard operations.
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Dan Dowdy
Slow Absentee Voting On Tax Assessor Election
Absentee voting for the Saturday July 16 election on the operation of the tax assessor collector's office is moving slowly. Only 18 persons had voted absentee today. The deadline is Tuesday. The election will decide if the office is operated separately or by the sheriff's department.
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Persns
Sheriff's Department
Abby Subsides as Miami Storm Wanes
Hurricane Abby, the season's first major storm, weakened to winds near 75 mph after ripping across the Caribbean. At 8 a m, the San Juan Weather Bureau placed Abby about 250 miles from Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico, 1 000 miles southeast of Miami, as planes monitored its position and intensity.
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Miami
UPI
Abby
Caribbean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo
Navy
Clarendon Voters Endorse $750,000 School Bond Issue
Clarendon voters on Saturday approved a $750,000 school bond issue by a 730 to 100 vote, and also supported local maintenance tax levy and bond issuance by 719 to 95. The ballots reflected strong support for school funding and facilities upgrades.
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Clarendon Upi
Clarendon
Cuba Sees Move Against U S Guantanamo Base
President Dorticos declared the Guantanamo Bay base belongs to Cuba and cannot be leased or sold. He noted Cuba would return rent payments while citing potential shifts of naval operations if U S forces depart. Fidel Castro appeared ill on TV praising the Soviet Union amid U S hostility.
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Matthew T. Kenny
United Press International
Havana
Cuba
UPI
United States Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Osvaldo Dorticos
Washington
United States
Guantanamo Naval Base
Oriente Province
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Guantanamo
U.S
U. S
Castro
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Plainview Flood Subsides After Townwide Runoff Threat
More than 400 residents remain homeless in Plainview as floodwaters recede after heavy rains from eastern New Mexico. Officials say Running Water Draw stayed within its banks by 5 a.m., despite earlier fears of renewed flooding that damaged about ten percent of the town and caused substantial losses.
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South Plains
Plainview
New Mexico
Hoyt Curry
Department of Public Health and Welfare
Pony League Playoffs Set for Childress
Childress will host the Area PONY League playoff tournament July 19 to 22 with Don and Chester Hufstedler securing the site in Lubbock. Pampa faces Borger in the opener while Childress meets the winner. A single game per night in the double elimination format. All-Stars announced after final Tuesday game. team workouts start Wednesday.
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Childress
Don
Chester Hufstedler
Lubbock
Pampa
Borger
Don Hufstedler
Daniel Accuses Butler of Stacking Dallas Convention Tickets
Texas Governor Price Daniel charges Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler with stacking party convention seats by evenly splitting 120 Texas tickets between supporters and critics of Lyndon B. Johnson. Daniel says Byron Skelton should receive the bulk while Butler gave half to former committeewoman Mrs. R. D. Randolph, who opposed Johnson. He says Butler refused to meet with him.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Price Daniel
Texas
Paul Butler
Lyndon B. Johnson
Butler
Daniel
Byron Skelton
R. D. Randolph
National
Johnson
Kennedy Stampede Likely LBJ Gains Alabama 29 Votes
Los Angeles UPI reports Alabama yielded to Texas with a 49 4 vote to support Lyndon B Johnson. Lady Bird Johnson and Gov Jim Folsom backed the Johnson bid as Kennedy faced Pennsylvania votes moving toward a first ballot victory.
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LBJ
Alabama
Los Angeles
UPI
New York
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lady Bird
Jim Folsom
Texas
Johnson
Folsom
John Patterson
Kennedy
Raymond Lahr
Belgian Paratroopers Rescue Whites in Congo Crisis
Belgian paratroopers armed with automatic weapons rescued 1,600 besieged whites in Elisabethville and Luabourg, shooting into refugee buildings as Congo unrest spread. At least 10 whites were killed, including Italian Consul Tito Spoglia, amid mutinous Congolese forces. A 69 American missionaries group was reported surrounded in Katanga as whites fled.
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Kamina
Belgium
Congo
Force Publique
Patrice Lumumba
Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Couunry
Elisabethville
Katanga
Leopoldville
Luluabourg
Tito Spoglia
Leopoldville Congo
Ike Predicts End of Dictatorships in Latin America
President Eisenhower at a Newport news conference forecast the eventual demise of dictatorships in Latin America, including Castro's Cuba, and pledged increased U S aid to raise living standards. He defended against Khrushchev's missiles and vowed to resist a Soviet puppet state in the Caribbean while seeking authority to fund aid programs.
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Stewart Hensley
United Press International
Newport
RJ. Upi
Eisenhower
Latin America
Cuba
Fidel Castro
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Christian A. Herter
U.S
Khrushchev
Caribbean
United States
United Nations Security Council
Havana
America
Guantanamo
School term starts September first confirmed
School office inquiries prompt an official notice that the next term begins on Thursday September 1. J W Hamilton confirms the unchanged starting date for Rhoads School.
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Rhoads
J.W. Hamilton
Jon Zel Beauty Salon Moves to New Address
Jon Zel Beauty Salon relocates to 206 9th St. NW and invites repairs for appointments any time.
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Jon-Zel
9Th St. Nw
9Th St
4-H Council Meeting Planned for Wednesday
A 4-H Council meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the office of County Agent Chile Smith. Those who attended the district leadership camp at Buffalo Gap and adult leaders will plan the County 4-H Camp at Fair Park set for Thursday and Friday July 21 22. Smith asked all council members to attend.
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Chile Smith
Buffalo Gap
Fair Park
Smith
Johns Furniture Company Promises More Fashion and Quality
Johns Furniture Company advertises increased fashion and quality with lower prices. The notice emphasizes value and durable home furnishings for shoppers seeking stylish, affordable options.
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Johns’ Furniture Company
Kennedy Nears First Ballot Victory at Democratic Convention
As the Democratic National Convention opened, John F. Kennedy neared a first ballot majority with about 704 votes, shy of 761 needed. Senators Johnson and Symington remained contenders while Henry Jackson backed Kennedy for vice presidency. Kennedy counted sizable support from Pennsylvania and Nebraska as convention leaders weighed running mate options.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John F. Kennedy
United Press International
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Nebraska
Washington
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Page
Russia Claims Shootdown Of US Plane Over Barents Sea
Moscow announced it shot down a United States airplane violating Soviet air space over the Barents Sea on July 1 and said two of six crew would be prosecuted. A July 2 U.S. reply said an RB-47 with six aboard was missing off northern Norway while Russia alleged electronic intelligence gear was onboard.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
United States
Barents Sea
Sverdlovsk
Francis G. Powers
U.S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Air Force
Norway
U.S
Brize Norton
England
Washington
Defense
White House
James Hagert
Newport, R.I
Eisenhower
Cotton Insect Meeting Set For July 15 In Two Sessions
County Agent Chile Smith announces a two session cotton insect meeting on Friday July 15. The morning tour at 9 at the courthouse will survey farms and aid insect identification. An evening session at 8 in the district courtroom features John Thomas assistant entomologist and Tom Hunter farm management specialist to discuss control and economics.
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Chile Smith
John Thomas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Lubbock
Tom Hunter
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Morris Higley
Cliff Campbell
Clyde Drake
State Highway Department
U. S. Fromm
Ares
Congo River
Roosevelt Roads
Plainview Area
Curry
Bulletin
Sen
New Jersey
Robert Meyner
John Kennedy
Robert
T.C. Almon
Decature
Africa
Brussels
The
Auguste de Schrijver
Ganshof van der Meersch
Ike
By Raymond Lahr
Washington State
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Con
Jackson
Bandwagon
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