Southern Democrats Spar Over Third Party Proposal
Unhappy Southern Democrats discuss a potential third party with a Republican presidential candidate, but most state leaders back Kennedy and Johnson. Talks are strongest in Mississippi with Gov. Barnett musing on a southern Democrats rally post GOP convention. Some see a cross‑border coalition, while others pledge loyalty to the Democratic ticket.
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Atlanta
UPI
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John Kennedy
Massacusetts
Lyndon Johnson
John Peterson
Alabama
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Alexander
South Carolina
Ernest F. Hollings
Hollings
Shotgun Victim In Good Condition At Hospital
Mrs Martha Lewis Stone remained in good condition at Childress General Hospital after a shotgun blast in southeast Childress Friday night. Her husband Leonard Stone is jailed on assault and battery charges, with additional counts pending as the extent of injuries is assessed. Stone turned himself in to the sheriff’s department.
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Martha Lewis Stone
Childress General Hospital
Childress
Leonard Stone
Lane Tops Band Lineup At McMurry School
A report from Abilene says Jimmy Lane of McMurry Summer Band School has earned a No 1 spot in the concert band on trombone. Other local youths listed are Franklin Martin Betty Black and Marilyn Baker as two concert bands were formed.
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Jimmy Lane
McMurry
Abilene
Franklin Martin
Betty Black
Marilyn Baker
Aerial Photos Claim Tennis Ball Seen 500 Miles Away
Sen. Alexander Wiley cites CIA tests showing radar photography can reveal tiny details from distant vantage points. He notes photos taken north of Boston could distinguish tennis balls on Norfolk officers’ club courts nearly 500 miles away.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Alexander Wiley
Wis
Air Force
Russia
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Boston
Norfolk
Alleys Planned for Re Spraying Next Week
City will spray alleys again starting next week said City Manager Louis Sally. Residents who do not want spray at their home should call Sally before then.
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Louis Sally
Sally
More Fashion More Quality Lower Prices at Johns Furniture
Johns Furniture Company boosts style and value with new lines and lower prices. Shoppers find updated home furnishings across living room dining and bedroom categories while stock remains limited.
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Johns’ Furniture Company
Anti-Reds Defy Castro By Matthew T Kenny in Havana
In Havana Catholics disrupted a mass with chants Cuba yes Russia no amid growing anti Castro sentiment. Police responded as shots rang out outside the church of Jesus of Miramar and 18 people were later arrested in related disturbances.
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United Press International
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Fidel Castro
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Miramar
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Falencio Batista
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Mao Tse -Tung
Nikita Khrushchev
Raul Castro
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Czechoslovakia
United Arab Republic
Russia
Eduardo Boza Masvidal
Santiago
Enrique Perez Serantes
Ecuador
Argentina
Latin States
United States
U.S
115 Register For Annual Celebration
About 115 Old Settlers registered by noon for a one day fair park celebration. An estimated 200 people joined activities at Fair Park with more expected. Former residents came from New Mexico Oklahoma and California. Mrs Vera Howard traveled from San Bernardino California. The business session officer elections memorial ceremonies and a noon picnic preceded an 8 pm dance in the air conditioned City Auditorium with 50 cent admission for non badge wearers.
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Fair Park
New Mexico
Oklahoma
California
Vera Howard
San Bernardino
Calif
Association
Two Men Charged With DWI
Two men faced DWI charges after arraignment this afternoon. Raymond G. Diggs of Tell pleaded guilty, receiving a $125 fine, costs, three days in jail, and a six month license suspension. he was arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Hulen and Liquor Control Agent James Hicks. Herbert Lee Pence of Dallas pled not guilty, with bond set at $1,000 after Sunday arrest. details come from the report.
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Raymond G. Diggs
Tell
Kenneth Hulen
James Hicks
Herbert Lee Pence
Dallas
Week End Traffic Death Toll Dips in Texas
Texas DPS reported 13 fatalities from weekend traffic accidents, calling the figure potentially the lightest weekend for deaths in months. The department noted the total could stand as the lightest in months if unchanged.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Draft Rocky Plans Pivot on National Bid Steps
Republican leaders weigh Nelson Rockefeller as a potential presidential candidate while prospects for a draft remain unclear outside New York. Thurston Morton warns against scattered leadership and predicts a strong Nixon Rockefeller ticket, with Rockefeller resisting second billing. Rockefeller signals willingness to be drafted but declines second place. a "mystery suite" at a Chicago hotel hints at intensified planning as the convention nears.
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Kirtland I. King
United Press International
Chicago
UPI
Thurston B. Morton
Nelson Rockefeller
Morton
Rockefeller
New York
Conrad Hilton
Nixon
Sheraton Towers
Congo Senate Rebells Against Soviet Help
The Congo Senate rejected Soviet interference and urged Belgian withdrawal while backing UN forces to restore order. It criticized Lumumba's ultimatum to Belgians and sent the resolution to Bunche, Lumumba, and Kasavubu as Belgian troops moved to reinforce with assisting African troops arriving at key locations.
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United Press International
Leopoldville
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United Nations
Lumumba
Ralph Bunche
U.N
Joseph Kasa Vubu
Stanleyville
Brussels
White theology student leads sit in by 75 Negroes in Greenville
In Greenville South Carolina a white theology student Charles J. Helms of Union Theological Seminary led about 75 Negro demonstrators in sit in protests at two downtown lunch counters. Helms claimed he was assaulted by whites including private detective Bill Connor. Officials postponed a library trial as crowds gathered outside. Demonstrators dispersed without arrests as stores closed.
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Atlanta
Union Theological Seminary
New York
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Greenville
Bill Connor
W.T. Grant Co
H.L. Green Co
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Irving
Knight
W.H. Arnold
Main Street
Grant Store
Green
Grant
Johnson Considers Cow Business at Texas Ranch
Lyndon B. Johnson, Democratic vice presidential nominee, weighs cattle and Bermuda grass ventures on his Johnson City Texas ranch. Rain falls as aide George E. Reedy says Johnson will stay at the ranch another day to address pasture and ranch problems with foreman Henry Blackburn.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Texas
Senate
Los Angeles
George E. Reedy
Reedy
Henry Blackburn
Kennedy Work For Votes In Va. For Ike Wins
Senator John F Kennedy urged Virginia voters to support him to replicate the Eisenhower margins from 1952 and 1956. Kennedy named William Battle executive director of his Virginia campaign and said Byrd Almond and the state committee would cooperate while Salinger noted Kennedy and Johnson would take intelligence briefings as asked by the President.
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Hyannisport
Mass
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Virginia
Eisenhower
Cape Cod
William Battle
Charlottesville
Virgina
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Battle
Betts
Salinger
J. Lindsay Almond
Harry F. Byrd
John S. Battle
Democratic State Committee
Stevenson
Chester Bowles
D - Conn
White House
Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Johnson
County Board Approves Four Transfers
The County School Board approved four transfers in a brief morning meeting. Supt Wade Kimbrough said the students transfer from the Tell district where high school grades are not taught to attend Childress High next term. Present were Arlie Key W R Hill and B Steed.
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Wade Kimbrough
Tell
Childress High
Arlie Key
W.R. Hill
B. Steed
One Fatal Wreck In County For Month Of June
Highway Patrol investigated six rural traffic accidents in Childress County during June. One fatality, six injuries, and $5,005 in property damage were reported, totaling two killed and 16 injured for the year with property damage over $9,325.
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Highway Patrol
Childress County
Dan Dowdy
Dowdy
Ikeda Chosen Japan Prime Minister With Notable Cabinet
Hayato Ikeda was elected by parliament as Japan's new prime minister. He formed a cabinet including the nation's first female minister and aims for closer political and economic ties with the free world, leveraging his pro US and economic policy.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Free World
Ikeda
United States
Nobusuke Kishi
Rain Totals Up To 2.5 Inches In SW County
Late Sunday afternoon many areas in Childress county saw only traces of rainfall while farms west of Tell reported hail and about 2.5 inches of rain around 5 30 p m The FAA Station airfield and the Index gauge downtown both logged traces with no other rural reports received
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Tell
M. Crain
Cecil Carrick
FAA
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