Weather Blamed for Eight Deaths in Texas
Heavy downpours across Texas led to at least eight deaths as lightning and traffic crashes occurred in storms from Central Texas to the Edwards Plateau and along the Gulf Coast. The report notes tornado sighting near Beaumont with no damage and lists rainfall totals across many cities including Lamkin, Ennis, Fort Stockton, and Carrollton.
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Texas
Edwards Plateau
del Rio
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Alpine
Big Bend
Trinity Bay
Baytown
Highlands
Tex
George Welborn
John Henderson
Houston
Allen Duckworth
Allen McEwen Duckworth
Seven astronauts sign all for one pact on first spaceflight
Seven American Project Mercury candidates in Virginia training agree to shared earnings from the first spaceflight. They anticipate a 1961 launch and expect the pioneer's personal story to be highly valuable, with NASA promising non classified recollections to the public.
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Washington
UPI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Virginia
Earth
Mercury
Five Killed in Sterling City Auto Crash
A head on collision near Sterling City Texas killed five people and injured ten others at about 6 30 A M The victims include Mrs Knight about 40 of San Angelo and four Latin Americans not identified The Knights granddaughter Judy McAngus four of Farmington New Mexico was slightly hurt Three Latin Americans died at the scene or en route to hospital The Knight husband was injured but expected to survive The crash occurred on dry road with 12 in the car and four adults and six children among the injured.
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Sterling City
Tex
UPIA
Knight
San Angelo
Knights
Judy McCangus
Farmington
N. M
Quiet Weekend in City Jail Report
City police reported only two weekend arrests with two African American men jailed for disturbing the peace. Chief Alvis Maddox credited good behavior and courteous driving by locals and visitors for the quiet weekend.
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Alvis Maddox
Fire Chief Leads Local Crew at Texas A&M Training
Fire Chief John Ballew and two firefighters attend a firemen’s school at Texas A&M this week. G. A. Williams and Roy Hassell join them for the session and are due back Saturday.
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John Ballew
Texas A&m
G. A. Williams
Roy Hassell
Tickets for Greenbelt Bowl may be standing room only
Tickets for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic on August 15 are selling fast with more than half either sold or reserved. General chairman Bob Jones urged buyers to purchase now for near center field, noting tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce office and Eubank Park Drug.
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Bob Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Eubank Park
Grass and oil waste fire at old Lake Scott area
Firemen controlled a grass and oil waste blaze at old Lake Scott in south Childress around 8 30 a m Sunday. No property damage was reported.
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Old Lake Scott
South Childress
Funeral planned for Mrs. Lizzie Halliburton in Childress
Mrs. Lizzie Halliburton, 61, died Sunday at Childress General Hospital after an auto crash on July 1. Funeral services set for Tuesday in Newberry Chapel with Rev. Lewis Wilson and Rev. Gordon Highfill and burial in Childress Cemetery. She was born October 14, 1897, in Morgan Mills, married to Lewis A. Halliburton in 1918, survived by son Glen of Ennis, five brothers, three sisters, and a granddaughter Virginia Ann Halliburton. Her husband died in 1958. she was a Faithful member of the Fundamental Baptist Church.
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Lizzie Halliburton
Childress General Hospital
Newberry Chapel
Lewis Wilson
Fundamental Baptist Church
Gordon
Highfill
Calvary Baptist Church
Buddy Trammell
Grady Brown
Johnny Ray Jones
Alvin Stephens
Frank Cochran
Bill Heckathorn
Sur
Glen
Ennis
Marvin Moates
Childress
W. H. Moates
Carey
John Moates
Farmington
N. M
Bob Moates
Winssboro
Dewey Moates
Roswell
Lela Groseclose
Loree Gibson
Lela Edgerton
Farmington, N. M
Virginia Ann Halliburton
Pete Scanlon Suffers Stroke At Chil dress General
Pete Scanlon was taken to Chil dress General Hospital around 5 a.m. today with an apparent light stroke. A hospital report said his condition improved enough to discharge him later this morning to recuperate at home.
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Pete Scanlon
Childress General Hospital
Atohe
Settlement Of Steel Strike Remains Bleak
Federal Mediator Finnegan met with United Steelworkers and 12 major steel companies in an effort to end a five day walkout affecting 500000 workers. J&L seeks injunctions against picketing at three plants, while lawmakers press for federal action and a fact finding board. The outlook for a quick settlement remains bleak as talks continue.
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Pittsburgh
UPS
Joseph PF. Finnegan
United Steelworkers
Finnegan
New York City
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Western Pennsylvania
J&l
Aliquippa
Javits
Bowles
Estes Kefauver
D- Tenn
Senate
Kefauver
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel
Uprising in Iraq Rages Around Kirkuk Amid Communist Assault
Reports from Cairo say Kurdish City Kirkuk remains the focal point of a Communist uprising against Premier Abdel Karim Kassem with a large number of notables killed and arms depots seized. The Voice of Free Iraq claims fighting has spread to Anah while London sources note calm in Kirkuk. The government confirms an attempted seizure began July 14, the uprising's anniversary.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Upi-Two
Cairo
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Kirkuk
Voice of Free Iraq
Anah
London
Baghdad
Gan
Faisal
Middle East
al Gomhouria
al Shaab
Iraq Petroleum Co
Carr Pushes Texas Tax Bill Through House This Week
In the Texas Legislature session, Speaker Waggoner Carr urged quick passage of a Senate tax bill as the House debated a 2.4 billion dollar spending program aimed at funding the coming biennium. The measure would raise about 180 million dollars from a natural gas pipeline severance tax and include sales taxes among six tax bills introduced Friday.
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Austin Upi
House
Waggoner Carr
Senate
General Revenue Fund
Carr
Laredo
W. S. Heatly
Paducah
House Appropriations Committee
Oscar Laurel
Price Daniel
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Rep V. L
Bo) Ramsey
Beckville
Hearings On Gas Rate Boost Resume In Texas
The State Railroad Commission resumes hearings on Lone Star Gas Co rate increases. Attorneys Warren Collins and Joe Foy cross examine witnesses for 320 cities protesting the proposed 10 cents per thousand cubic feet rise. The process centers on rate allocations as rate consultant George Hess is questioned. The hearings began last January.
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Austin Upi
Lone Star Gas Co
State Railroad Commission
Lone Star
Warren Collins
Joe Foy
George Hess
Washington, D. C
Hess
Adm Leahy Dies at 84 in Washington
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy former wartime chief of staff to President Roosevelt died in Washington at 8:45 a.m. He was 84 and the cause noted as a cerebral vascular accident. His son Rear Adm. William H. Leahy was at his side in the Navy Medical Center. Leahy’s career embodied Navy tradition with the line I have just begun to fight.
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Washington Upi
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
Navy Medical Center
Poriod
William H. Leahy
Norfolk Navy Shipyard
Portsmouth
Leahy
Work To Start On Airport Road Today
City Manager Louis Sally announced work will begin on the airport road. Crews will fill deep potholes and apply seaboat from the entrance to the air field to the runway ramp.
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Louis Sally
Weather Cut Up in Childress Area Sunday
Local reports say Sunday afternoon brought a range of precipitation from a trace to heavy downpours across the county. Temperatures fell from 85 at 3 pm to 69 at 4 pm at the FAA Station as 0.13 inch fell from noon to 6 pm. Readings varied with 1.40 inches reported east of town by Jack Sides, and other farms noting over an inch to almost a inch.
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FAA
Childress
Kirkland
Kirkland and Community Center
Jack Sides
A. B. Clements
I. H West
Earl Hackler
Les Brummett
Clements
Burlington
Quanah
Floyd Biddy
High Point
Ernest Aran
Old Settlers Award Two More Cash Prizes
The all day Old Settlers Reunion awarded two extra prizes of five dollars each to attendees. Past secretary treasurer Miss Sue Johnson announced the additions. Eldest settler recipient was Mrs. Ella Terry, 95, of the Cee Wee community, while Mrs. Irene Billingsley traveled farthest from Portland, Oregon.
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Old Settlers
Sue Johnson
Ella Terry
Irene Billingsley
Portland
Ore
Grand Opening Night at Playland Miniature Golf
Attendees are invited to a grand opening event at Playland Miniature Golf beginning at 6 PM tonight. The celebration marks the venue's new start with family friendly rounds and light refreshments.
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Playland
Playland Miniature Golf
Bush Cancels Visit in Childress
Robert E Bush of Amarillo Railroad Retirement Board will not be in Childress tomorrow as scheduled due to a death in his immediate family. He will reschedule his visits within the next few days, Frank Barksdale reported this morning.
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Robert E. Bush
Amarillo
Railroad Retirement Board
Childress
Bush
Frank Barksdale
Welk Seeks New Champagne Lady After Singer Departure
Lawrence Welk Enterprises hunts for a new Champagne Lady after Alice Low left the band amid claims she showed too much knee on TV. A spokesman said a weekly replacement will be chosen, with final selection in about six months based on fan mail.
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Hollywood
UPI
Lawrence Welk
Alice Low
Khrushchev Cancels Planned Scandinavian Tour Abruptly
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev abruptly canceled a four nation tour of Denmark Sweden Norway and Finland less than three weeks before kickoff. A formal note cited a bitter press campaign against the visit and threats of anti Soviet demonstrations stirring Western diplomatic turmoil.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Geneva
H. C. Hansen
Meeting on United Fund to be Tuesday at City Hall
A United Fund meeting is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday at City Hall to discuss forming a regional fund. Gaines Highsmith of the Retail Merchants committee will direct the session with Alyeen Ater Van Knight and Don Maddin on the organizing committee.
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United Fund
Gaines Highsmith
Retail Merchants Committee
C of C. A
Alyeen Ater
van Knight
Don Maddin
Cofc
Ole Uncle Earl On His Way To Mile High City
Louisiana Governor Earl K Long travels from El Paso to Denver with his physician and the head of the Louisiana Racing Commission. Their motorcade includes Lt. Russell Willie and an unidentified man as Long plans a secretive trip, skipping Monterrey and seeking to evade press coverage. Local editor says readers will receive plain facts moving forward.
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Ole Uncle Earl
Mile High City
EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
State Horse Racing Commission
Denver
Colo
Long
4 Baptist Church
Juarez
Mexico
Givis
Monterrey
Fl Paso
Pete Menefee
Louisiana Racing Commission
M. O. Miller
Russell Willie
Louisiana State Police
Willie
E. M. Pooley
Butler Faces Fresh Party Fight Over Civil Rights Talk
Democratic National Committee chairman Paul M. Butler remains under fire from Congress and southern Democrats for his criticism of the party leadership's civil rights stance. Supporters say his televised remarks reflect a needed belligerent stance while dissenters warn the remarks threaten unity and victory prospects. Butler claims public reaction favors him and that his views should guide lawmakers in the White House’s absence.
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Washington
UPI
Paul M. Butler
Congress
Democratic Advisory Council
Butler
House
Senate
National Committee
Scott W. Lucas
White House
Carolyn Jarrell Hired by County Tax Assessors Office
Miss Carolyn Jarrell started as a temporary employee in the county tax assessor collector’s office at the courthouse. Her duties involve typing tax rolls according to the report. During school term she attends WTSC at Canyon.
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Carolyn Jarrell
WTSC
Canyon
City Council Meeting Begins Tonight at 7:30
A regular City Council session starts at 7 30 this evening at City Hall with residents invited to attend. The meeting will address local issues and public concerns as officials outline agendas.
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Adolfo Alcala
Hargill
Frank Nelson
Elder Hardeman
Fort Worth
Roberteen K. Standard
Kileen
James Graf Beck
Cibroll
Carter Field
Grapevine
Rockwall
Carrollton
Eagle Mountain Lake
Lamkin
Department of Public Safety
Beaumont
Oklahoma
Fort Stockton
Brownwood
Texarkana
Waco
Marfa
Abilene
Brownsvill
Galveston
Kaufman
Police Department
ARM School
Lake Scott
Cuba
Osvaldo Corticos
Havana
Council of Ministers
Manuel Urrutia
NEA Telephoto
By Rudy Cernkovic
Jacob K. Javits
By David Dugas
Kassem
Stanley Yankus
Michigan
Australia
Bob Ingham
Sydney
Adm
Robert E. ‘Bush
Welk
Nikie
Stockholm, Sweden
By Bryce Miller
County
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