No Decision Reached On Indo-China
President Eisenhower said he has not reached a decision on asking Congress for authority to intervene in Indo-China. He described Thursday staff talks with top U.S. allied officials as confined to military matters and not policy. He noted staff deliberations continually explore actions to serve U S interests, but no commitment yet.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
Indo-China
State Department
U. S
Crops Improve Across Texas Say USDA Records
The U S Department of Agriculture bulletin reports widespread crop and pasture growth across most of Texas with range grass showing remarkable growth except in the Lower Valley where it dries. Moisture remains ample and warm conditions spur growth though central blacklands cross timbers and some plains counties see slow field work due to scattered rains. Southeast activity remains high as showers are light and wheat in low plains cross timbers and North Texas nears ready-to-harvest stages.
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Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Blacklands
Cross Timbers
Plains
Low Plains
North Texas
High Plains
Aquatic School Planned With 250 Scouts at Fair Park
At least 250 Boy Scouts will attend the Aquatic School beginning June 14 at the Fair Park Swimming Pool with four instructors and four assistants led by Rainwater Dick Preston Mack Bush and Edwin Cato. Four daily classes and open enrollment for Cub Scouts. The Camporee is scheduled for July 9 and 10 at Baylor Creek Lake. Western District met last night and will resume August 17.
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Boy Scouts
Dick Preston
Mack Bush
Edwin Cato
Fair Park
Baylor Creek Lake
Western District
McCarthy Says Group Probing CIA Infiltration
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy announced his subcommittee is studying Communist infiltration of the CIA. He called the issue more serious than the Fort Monmouth charges and provided few details. Roy M. Cohn faced extensive questioning as the hearing continued on the Army-McCarthy dispute.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Central Intelligence Agency
Wisconsin
CIA
Fort Monmouth
N. J
McCarthy
Army - McCarthy
Cohn
Army
Joseph N. Welch
John G. Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
Subcommittee
Eisenhower Outlines Anti Communist Drive and Policy
President Eisenhower defended ongoing government anti- Communist measures saying federal agencies conduct 24 7 surveillance with due process. He cited 41 Communist leaders convicted 20 indicted and seven arrested, and stated Brownell's statement reflected his final word on the McCarthy matter unless events compel change.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell Jr
Children's Fishing Derby at Fair Park Lake Slated
The Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a two group children's fishing derby at Fair Park Lake during July 5 activities. Ages 1–6 require parental supervision, ages 7–12 are separate. Prizes to be announced. Jaycees also plan American Legion Baseball tournament with four teams invited from Amarillo, Dumas and Plainview.
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Fair Park Lake
Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Buddy Cordell
Fair Park
Jaycees
American Legion
Amarillo
Dumas
Plainview
Cordell
Bob Polson
C of C
BCD
Hypnosis Offer Aims To End Army McCarthy Hearings
Miami psychologist Ralph Slater sent a telegram to six leaders in the Army McCarthy hearings offering to hypnotize participants to quickly reveal truth in a few minutes. He proposed to hypnotize any party the committee chose and command truthful answers to questions.
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Army-McCarthy
Miami
Ralph Slater
Europe
Joseph McCarthy
Subcommittee
Ray Jenkins
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Stuart Symington
John L. McClelland
Ralph Flanders
Slater
McCarthy
Jenkins
Oil Test Planned Near Kirkland Area Details Limited
An oil test will be drilled on the eastern half of Section 412 a mile and a half southeast of Kirkland with initial location not finalized. Earlier plans cited Section 389 east of 412 and the drilling contractor and depth remain unannounced. Work to begin between now and August.
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Kirkland
412
Equipment Upgrades Underway at Ford Metal Molding Plant
Ray Todd reports Ford Metal Molding Company in Louisburg North Carolina will install new equipment at its Childress plant this week. Arriving gear includes several drill presses already on site. More equipment is expected tomorrow, though types are not yet specified.
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Ray Todd
Louisburg
N.C
Ford Metal Molding Company
Childress
Henry Earl
Three 4-H Teams To Attend Meet At College Station
County Agent W. E. Hafner leads three Carey 4-H teams to Texas A M College Station for the Round Up and State Contests. Teams include Leonard King Earl Willard A V King and Gerald Wakefield in grass judging Gayle Price L V Perkins Joe Whitten and Jessee Parnell in poultry judging and Everett Groseclose John Mills in daily demonstration. They depart at 5 a m Monday and compete June 8 and 10 before leaving June 11 for a Galveston beach and San Jacinto battlefield trip.
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W. E. Hafner
Texas A&m
College Station
Leonard King
Earl Willard
A. V. King
Gerald Wakefield
Gayle Price
L. V. Perkins
Joe Whitten
Jessee Parnell
Carey
Everett Groseclose
John Mills
Hafner
Lions Club Sponsors Trip For Youth
The Childress Lions Club will sponsor a trip for Stanley Palmer a Shamrock area high school sophomore to the Lions Crippled Children's Camp at Kerrville next week. Palmer will travel Sunday morning with Shamrock youths for a two week camp. Lion W. T. Dub Nelson said he will accompany Paducah youths to the camp and return with the Shamrock children and Palmer. The camp offers swimming instruction handicrafts and a possible circus closing each two week session.
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Childress Lions Club
Stanley Palmer
Lions Crippled
Kerrville
Young Palmer
Shamrock
Lion W. T
Dub
Nelson
Paducah
Palmer
Baby Killed In Tornado At Paducah
A tornado tore through Paducah and nearby areas causing damage and injuries. One six month old girl, Ida Pancencio, died in Paducah while 11 others, many Mexican farm workers, were injured but not critically. Valley View School suffered severe damage including a demolished gym and broken windows, with a service station front blown out. Continued on page four.
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Paducah
Iowa Park
Wichita Falls
Ida Pancencio
Valley
Dean Smith Hurt In Abilene Auto Crash
Dean Smith son of Mr and Mrs Roe Smith of Childress was seriously injured in a late night auto accident near Abilene while returning from Trinity University San Antonio, riding with a Canadian schoolmate. He was hospitalized with deep cuts and bruises but expected to recover.
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Dean Smith
Roe Smith
Childress
Abilene
Smith
Trinity University of San Antonio
Merdie Smith
Dean
Hendricks Memorial Hospital
Sewing and Leatherwork Classes Offered This Summer
Homemaking teacher Mrs. W. S. Hughes invites women over 18 to enroll in free sewing and leatherwork classes, to be held in June. Interested ladies may contact her during weekday mornings between 8 and 12.
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W. S. Hughes
Legion Baseball Tilt Is Slated
The Childress and Amarillo American Legion clubs meet in a non district game at 8 p m tomorrow night. A single nine inning game replaces the planned doubleheader with 15 and 35 cent admission. Fans are invited to attend the opener.
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Childress
Amarillo American Legion
Legion
India Warns Russia Not To Back Indo China Reds
India warned Russia that Soviet support for the Viet Minh in Laos and Cambodia would cost Moscow friendship with independent South Asian nations. Observers saw possible strain with Red China, while Britain and India reportedly coordinated on the Laos Cambodia Viet Nam settlement issue.
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India
Russia
London
Laos
Cambodia
South Asia
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Red China
Chou En-Lai
Molotov
Geneva
Kremlin
Anthony Eden
Chou
Eden
Viet Nam
Britain
Southeast Asia
Birmingham Votes to Restore Athlete Segregation
In Birmingham Alabama a 161 of 179 precincts counted shows 13 646 for complete segregation of athletes and 5 791 against The vote follows a short trial allowing limited mixed participation in sports reflecting the Supreme Court rulings on segregation.
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Birmingham
Ala
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
City Commission
Reds Close Door To Atomic Plan
Washington report states Russia rejected Eisenhower’s December plan for a UN supervised world pool of atomic materials. The reply blocks immediate progress toward joint peaceful atomic energy efforts and could hinder efforts to ease the eight year deadlock over control of atomic weapons.
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United States
Russia
Chamber To Sponsor July 4 Fireworks
The annual July 4 celebration in Fair Park will be sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and BCD instead of individual merchants as in the past. Bob Polson announced the change this morning. John Ballew and Aubrey Rogers will direct the all aerial display with details and starting time to be announced later.
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Fair Park
BCD
Bob Polson
Smith Motor Company
John Ballew
Aubrey Rogers
US Seeks Asian Role in Indo-China Armistice Policing
US officials in Geneva say Asians should lead policing of an Indo-China ceasefire and that about 15 000 troops could be sufficient. They note France and Viet Nam forces can hold key areas while peace talks proceed, with a force roughly three times Korea’s level needed for the armistice supervision.
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Geneva
United States
Indo-China
Korea
U.S
Viet Nam
Henry Delteil
JC Jaycees to Stop in Childress En Route to Convention
Jaycees from the south will converge on Childress on June 13 en route to the National Convention in Colorado Springs. Buddy Cordell says about 100 from Melbourne Florida and 75 from Shreveport Louisiana will arrive at noon with another group from Wichita Falls and Fort Worth expected at 4 45 p m. They will dine at Fair Park then proceed to Amarillo for the night before continuing to Colorado Springs for sessions June 15 through 18.
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South
Childress
Buddy Cordell
Colorado Springs
Fair Park
Cordell
Melbourne
Fla
Shreveport
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Hestand outlines youth program at Rotary meeting
Tom Hestand, youth program coordinator, explained at the Rotary Club meeting that 180 boys have signed up. He noted four Life League major league teams with farm clubs and four Pony League teams for ages 13 and 14, with Sheffy Mahan leading the effort. Visitors included Ed Finck and W. E. Hamilton, plus Arthur Green as a guest.
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Rotary Club
Tom Hestand
Hestand
Life League
Sheffy Mahan
Ed Finck
San Antonio
W. E. Hamilton
Quanah
Arthur Green
Abilene
Security Board Decision In Oppenheimer Case Stirring Debate
Washington reporters note Sen. Edwin C. Johnson denounces a three member board’s recommendation to deny Oppenheimer access to atom secrets as doubletalk. The panel says he is a loyal citizen yet denies reinstating his clearance due to security concerns. The AEC must now decide the board’s recommendations quickly to avoid delays in Oppenheimer's contract and commission review.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Coro
Security Board
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Atomic Scientists
Chicago
Johnson
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
W. Sterling
Lloyd K. Garrison
AEC
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Valley View School House
Jefferies
McCarthy Claims Group
Roy M. Cohn
D-Mo
Ray H. Jen
Brownell
Sen
Ford
Lions Club
United Nations General Assembly
Asia
Jc’s
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