President offers good will of US to delegation at Geneva
President Eisenhower arrives in Geneva for the Big Four talks bringing the good will and hope of America for peace. He notes past war service and says the aim is a tranquil, fuller life for the world. Security teams patrol the airport as he travels to the lakeside villa for the summit.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Eisenhower
America
Russia
Cointrin
Anthony
Copters Guard
US Air Force
Europe
Americans aboard President Cleveland face potential danger in Red China
Spokesman William C. Cowart of Dalton Ga says three turncoats aboard the President Cleveland are at risk if named and would only reveal others to proper authorities in Washington. Otho Bell of Hillsboro Miss and Lewis W. Griggs of Jacksonville Tex note ex-prisoners remain, while Japanese officials bar ashore access. The trio, traveling third class, await Honolulu bound voyage and must repay passage.
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Yokohama
Japan
William C. Cowart
Red China
Cowart
Dalton
China
Washington
Otho Bell
Hillsboro Miss
Cleveland
America
Hong Kong
Bell
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Honolulu
South
Griggs
President Cleveland
State Department
Annual Old Settlers Meeting Parade Opens Here Monday
The event begins with a parade route from the High School area through downtown streets guided by Marshals San Privitt and Clint Culp. Registration at Fair Park Auditorium starts 10 a.m. with a $1 fee, followed by a barbecue, stew, and tables for oldtimers. Principal speaker will be State Rep Elbert Reeves. children rope and ride events overseen by Ned Garrison, Bill Slaton, and Ray Grimes. A 1907 Cadillac will be displayed by Eddie McConnell, and the gathering ends with a dance south of the courthouse.
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Old Settlers
Willard Copeland
Avenue A
Main
Commerce
San. Privitt
Highway
Clint Culp
Fair Park Auditorium
Dick Bell
Copeland
Elbert Reeves
Matador
Ned Garrison
Bill Slaton
Ray Grimes
Preston Clothing
Hall
Paul Pierce
Watkins
Ire
Saied's
Dahil
Bailey Motor
Eddie McConnell
Wichita Falls Record-News
Giles Theft Trial Enters Third Week in Kinney County Case
The Bascom Giles theft trial near Austin extends into its third week as prosecutors lay out more than 50 subpoenas. Giles, 54, resigned as land commissioner last January after 16 years, faces charges over allegedly stealing 6800 related to a veterans land deal tied to the Rosenow ranch in Kinney county. A key witness claimed Giles would receive proceeds, while the defense cited an immunity deal for another witness facing indictment.
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Giles
Rosenow
Kinney County
L. V. Ruffin
Brady Land
Portland
Corpus Christi
B. R. Sheffield
Sheffield
South Viet Nam backs principle of truly free elections
Saigon prime minister Ngo Dinh Diem accepted the principle of free elections for all Indo China but doubted Communist agreement. He spoke in a nationwide broadcast ahead of Geneva talks, insisting elections require absolute freedom and that national unity must be achieved before accepting any terms.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Ngo Dinh Diem
Indo China
Diem
Community Center School Jobs Filled
Wade Kimbrough county superintendent announced the Community Center schools have completed their teaching staff. Mrs. Garland Terrell joins to teach grades five through seven, joining Mrs. Bill Sarratt and Mrs. Keith Johnston. Clarence Carter becomes principal, replacing D. L. Malin who resigned at year’s end.
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Community Center
Wade Kimbrough
Garland Terrell
Bill Sarratt
Keith Johnston
Clarence Carter
D. L. Malin
Malin
Second Polio Shots May Be Given This Week
County health physician Dr. G. C. Fox announced that a second round of Salk polio vaccine for all first and second graders may be given before the week ends. The vaccine in Austin will be collected on arrival in Amarillo and administered the following day if possible.
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G. C. Fox
Austin
Amarillo
Morris Higley
Bob Ragsdale
Dr. Fox
Amarill
Kindergarten Meeting Set Thursday Morning
A meeting for those interested in a first grade kindergarten this fall will be held at 9 30 o clock Thursday at East Ward School. Supt Newell Odell urged attendance or a family representative. Eligible children are five year olds with birthdays between the start date and January 15. Monthly cost will depend on enrollment but not exceed 15 dollars.
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East Ward
Newell Odell
Odell
Dumping Of Dead Animals Cited By City Vet
City veterinarian Dr. Bob Jones warned residents Saturday against dumping dead animals around Childress city limits. He said such disposal is illegal and dangerous to health, urging burying or burning carcasses from chickens upward.
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Bob Jones
Childress
Casablanca Riots Threaten Race War After Bomb Victims Funeral
In Casablanca Morocco French Resident Gilbert Grandval was attacked by rioters at a funeral for bomb victims. Police and soldiers fired on mobs in the native quarter as violence spreads. at least five Moroccans killed and 18 wounded, toll rising to 30 dead and 99 wounded since Thursday.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Gilbert Grandval
Grandval
Route de Medienpa
Boulevard de Suez
Mrs. Stovall Johnson 82 Dies in Childress
Mrs. Stovall Johnson, 82, longtime Childress resident since 1891, died Friday at Twilight Rest Home. Funeral set Sunday 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian with Dr. E Wilson Cole and Rev. Edward E Diggs. burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors: two daughters Mildred Johnson and Bess J Kirlehen, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Burial by Newberry Funeral Home. Born June 2, 1873 in Franklin Parish Louisiana.
Mindszenty Paroled by Hungary After Health Decline
Vienna report says Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary’s jailed church leader, is released after nearly seven years in prison due to bad health and age. His residence is a church building chosen by Hungarian bishops and he remains confined to a limited locality.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Aloysius Cardinal Stepinae
Mindszenty
Pius XII
Radio Budapest
Ministry of Justice
Voting Precinct Changes In Childress County
County Judge Leonard King announced an August 8 effective date for reordered voting precincts in Childress County drawn in a special session. The plan keeps most precincts, uses three ballot boxes in Northwest Childress via Northeast Childress and south Childress, and anticipates under 100 vote variance across four commissioner precincts.
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Childress
Leonard King
Russian Farm Experts Arrive for Look At American Farming
Fifteen Russian agricultural experts arrived in New York for a US farm tour en route to Iowa to study American agriculture. Earl L. Butz said the world speaks the language of food. A 12 man American delegation arrived in Moscow in a separate exchange. Each Russian visitor received a 35 mm camera worth 50 dollars from the National Photographers Association.
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New York
Earl L. Butz
Iowa
Moscow
Russia
Min
Ister of Agriculture
Paris
Washington
United Nations
Joe Costa
National Press Photographers Association
Costa
Beaming 15
Childress Reports Trace of Moisture Overnight
Childress reported a trace of moisture Saturday morning per the CAA Station at the air field. Downtown Childress saw about .02 of an inch while no rain was reported along the Fort Worth and Denver area or elsewhere in the region.
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Childress
CAA
Air Field
Fort Worth
Denver
Oil Test Reported Below 5743 Feet
The Smith A H Griggs wildcat northwest of Tell was drilling at 742 feet last night. Orville Phelps geologist announced there are no further indications of an oil sand. The test is drilling in lime and described as pretty hard.
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Tell
Orville Phelps
Phelps
Amarillo Man Charged After Auto Accident
Amarillo man Jesse J. Seibold was charged with driving while intoxicated after a three car crash five miles west of Highway 287 Friday night. Seibold remains hospitalized at Childress General Hospital with injuries described as improving. four others including Lonzo Haywood received treatment for minor injuries.
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Amarillo
Jesse J. Seibold
Highway 287
Seibold
Childress General Hospital
Lonzo Haywood
Haywood
J. M. Simms
White Deer
In- Continuen
Thurmond Attacks Supreme Court Over States’ Rights
Senate Democrat Strom Thurmond accused the Supreme Court of violating states’ rights and urged Southerners to use legal means to preserve racial segregation. He argued federal court rulings against segregation lack constitutional authority, blaming sociologists and psychologists for the school case decisions and citing the Fourth Circuit ruling barring South Carolina from enforcing bus segregation.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
D-Sc
Supreme Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
South Carolina
60 Breeders Tour Pitchford Ranch Event
About 60 breeders toured the Pitchfork Ranch Friday led by ranch manager D Burns. Luncheon was served at noon at the ranch chuckwagon as Bob Polson of the Greenbelt Hereford Breeders Association noted.
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Pitchfork Ranch
Bob Polson
Greenbelt Hereford Breeders Association
D. Burns
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South Viet Nam
Ira L. Parrack
First Baptist Church
J. B. Johnson
Johnson
Carl Hudson
Palmer Massey
IPE
Cardinal Mindszenty
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