Eisenhower will not withdraw Strauss nomination
President Eisenhower has no plan to withdraw Secretary of Commerce Lewis L Strauss from Senate consideration according to Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen. Dirksen said the decision stands even if Strauss asks to pull out, with a confirmation vote likely by week’s end and Kuchel predicting a roll call.
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John A. Goldsmith
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Commerce
Lewis L Strauss
Senate
GOP
Everett M Dirksen
White House
Dirksen
Fisenhower
Strauss
Sen
Thomas H. Kuchel
Roosevelt
Truman
Kuchel
Youth Shoots Father Over School Pressure in Detroit
A 15 year old Detroit youth shot and killed his father, William Thomas Sr., 47, who worked two jobs to fund his son's college. The boy William Thomas Jr. surrendered after the incident, saying he acted because of pressure about going to school. Authorities questioned the mother Susie Mae, 46, and sister Gail9 as part of the investigation.
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Detroit
UPI
William Thomas Sr
William Thomas Jr
Susie Mae
William
McIntyre
Thomas
Panic plan in ban talks stirs nuclear fears
Washington reports say Russia may push a panic over a test ban by warning of a China armed with nukes. Senate disarmament chair Humphrey cites a high scientific source China could explode an atom bomb this year. Worldwide reaction centers on Geneva talks and a possible moral bind for China.
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Washington
Uplc
Russia
China
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Disarmament Subcommittee
Geneva
United States
Britain
Joint Meet On Community Center And County Boards
Community Center Board and County Board members met in regular session at the County Superintendent Wade Kimbrough's office. They discussed plans for next year's operation of the Community Center School and classified all schools by grades. Attending were Wade Kimbrough Arlie Key B Steed J C Smith Tey Compton M B Morris and Community Center members Tommy King W K Hill OB McKeever Ed Anderson W A Garner Luke Sims and Kyle Williams.
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Community Center
Community Center Board
Wade Kimbrough
Childress
Tell
Kimbrough
Arlie Key
B. Steed
J. C. Smith
Tey Compton
M. B. Morris
Community
Best First Monday For Local Firms
Merchants in Childress report the strongest First Monday business since cash was added to the event. Store managers praised improved customer turnout, noting better bar gains and overall brisk activity compared to last fall.
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Childress
Berserk Father Kills Sibling Then Sparks Town Panic
In Laconia Iowa on Monday night Ray Hardman 68 a former mental patient hunted down a berserk gunman who killed the marshal s sister Grace 25 and wounded Don Neer 15. Don later had emergency surgery as authorities pursued Hardman who surrendered in a ditch and was jailed in Indianola.
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Lacona
Iowa
UPI
Hill Hardman
Ray Hardman
Jin
Hardman
Grace
Don Neer
Hardiman
Miss Hardman
Glen Neer
Threa
C. J. Richards
Don
Jack Gorman
Russell Smith
Gorman
Indianola
Able the monkey dies during minor operation
Able the seven-pound rhesus monkey, part of the 300 mile high space flight, died on the operating table at Ft Knox during removal of an implanted electrode. The Army stressed the death was unrelated to the space mission, citing rapid convulsive heart movement as the cause. Baker the squirrel monkey survived and the flight's status remains that both animals withstood the journey.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Defense Department
Able
Army Medical Research Laboratory
Ft Knox
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ft. Knox
Walter Reed
Long Wife Seeks Temporary Commitment for Gov Earl Long
In Galveston Texas Blance K Long wife and Dr Arthur D Long cousin filed for temporary hospitalization of Governor Earl K Long. They presented an application to probate Judge Hugh Gibson stating the need for mental treatment for the Louisiana governor.
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Galveston
Tex
UPL
Earl KR. Long
Louisiana
Galveston County
Hugh Gibson
Long
Blance K. Long
Arthur DD. Long
Gibson
Gene Smith Heads Bank At Paducah
E. E. Gene Smith executive vice president of the First National Bank is named Chairman of the Board and Director of the First National Bank of Paducah. Charles A. Phillips retires from active duty. Smith will retain duties at the Paducah bank and continue to live there.
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E. E
Gene) Smith
First National Bank
First National Bank of Paducah
Charles A. Phillips
Paducah Bank
Smith
First National
P. FE. Godfrey
NAACP Faces Temporary Setback in Georgia Tax Case
The NAACP suffered a temporary setback as the Supreme Court declined to hear a Georgia tax dispute over produced records. The court left open the path for appeal once the contempt fine of $25,000 becomes final in state court.
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Washington Upi
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
South
Supreme Court
Georgia
NAACP
Superior Court
Dur
Amarillo Lions Hear Sgt Lackey Space Future
Sgt Lackey of Amarillo spoke at the Lions meeting on space and courage in civic duty. He quoted liberty sayings and urged participation in government. Clarendon Lions invited all to their June 19 barbecue kickoff for the 4th of July celebration.
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Joe Lackey
Amarillo Air Force Base
Outer Space
Man
Lackey
Heart of Man
Sgt. Lackey
Clarendon
All
Pete Kunz
Carl Allmond
Bill Todd
Grady Gilliland
West-Berlin row drumbeats Gromyko conflict on subversion charges
The West pressed Russia to drop subversion charges in West Berlin or face recordings of East German intrigue. Gromyko demanded silencing the RIAS transmitter as a condition for any interim Berlin settlement, while Herter rejected the proposal and prepared countercharges with Western evidence from East Berlin and Magdeburg.
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United Press International
Geneva
UPI
West
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
West Berlin
Gromyko
RIAS
Berlin
Christian Herter
U. S
Herter
904
Iron Curtain
East Germany
Magdeburg
U.S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Senators Pensions Move To Guard Welfare Funds
Senators in Austin advanced measures to ensure continued appropriations for old age pensions and needy children's benefits. Lawmakers approved steps to shield welfare funds and maintain ongoing support.
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Austin
UPI
Sen
Fort Worth Senator Plans Budget For Needy Funds
Doyle Willis of Fort Worth seeks enabling legislation to back a 1957 constitutional amendment adding five dollars weekly to benefit checks. The bill would allocate 3.9 million annually to the needy children's fund, 41.75 million to old age assistance, and 1.35 million to blind assistance. Willis warns of June cuts unless passed as Senate waits on House tax bill action.
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Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
Willis
House
Charles Herring
Austin
Price Daniel
Senate
Daniel
Herring
Weather report notes hail and three tornadoes in Texas but no damage
A Texas weather advance reports hail near Dallas up to two and a half inches. Three tornadoes were seen Monday, two touched ground with no damage. Heavy rains exceeded two inches in North Central Texas and Lubbock, with several towns recording notable totals.
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Texas
Dallas
Lubbock
Sherman
Slidell
Witchita Falls
U. S. Weather Bureau
High Plains
Imperial
Pecos County
McCamey
Upton County
Perrin Air Force Base
Dalhart
Amarillo
Lubboeck
Midland
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Jasper
Hico
Strawn
Rotan
Lipan
Brazos
Stamford
Quanah
Belton
Whitney
Texarkana
Houston
Benbrook
Lavon
Grapevine
Mineral Wells
Paducah
Childress
Joan Crawford denies financial need in new film role
Joan Crawford states she is not broke and will not seek major dialogue, taking a rare, small role in her current picture. She notes younger stars Hope Lange Suzy Parker and Diane Baker share most dialogue while she values a single strong scene over a lead in a mediocre film.
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Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Hope Lange
Suzy Parker
Diane Baker
Joan
Texas Tech President to resign due to health
Dr Edward Newton Jones, president of Texas Technological College, will resign August 31 because of health issues. The Texas Tech board of directors said the resignation came so suddenly it could not nominate a successor at this time.
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Lubbock
Tex
UPI
Edward Newton Jones
Texas Technological College
Texas Tech Board of Directors
Rainfall pattern shifts eastward with heavier totals
Rain was lighter here while eastern areas saw heavier totals. Downtown Index logged .25 inches, FAA airfield .36, rural farms reported up to .50 and .40 inches, with Vernon and Quanah showing higher amounts and Wellington area silent.
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Childress
FAA
Air Field
Floyd Biddy
Biddy
S. L. Cheatheam
Eugene Statham
Burlington
Wellington
Memphis
Quanah
Vernon
Local Chiropractors Prepare for Brownsville Convention
Three Brownsville chiropractors Dr. Harold Rose Dr. L. W. McClendon and Dr. June Cook will attend the Texas State Chiropractic Association Annual Convention in Brownsville from June 10 to 13. They plan to be present for part or all of the gathering.
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Texas State Chiroropractic Association
Brownsville
Harold Rose
L. W. McClendon
June Cook
No Remorse For Killing His Parents
Clark D Brillhart a 23 year old mental patient on leave from Fort Supply was captured after a manhunt for the bludgeoning deaths of his parents Elmer and Florence Brillhart on a farm near Hobart Oklahoma He told police he expected the electric chair and said they never gave him freedom He surrendered calmly but was placed in a strait jacket for the trip back to Hobart and claimed his parents had him under their thumb The killing occurred Sunday evening and went undiscovered for two hours before his uncle learned of the crime
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Hobart
Okla
UPI
Clark D. Brillhart
Brillhart
Ft. Supply Mental Institution
Union City
Oklahoma City
Elmer
Florence Brillhart
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
CIC Is In Excellent Financial Condition
Childress Industrial Corporation owner of the former Ford Metal Moulding building reports strong finances ahead of the July 14 stockholders meeting. Balance owed 16 910 67 against a 49 051 41 book value. Wallace Ford of New York rents the building at 425 monthly with 74 200 unpaid balance. Mortgage held by Childress First Federal S and L paid 222 05 monthly. Directors may add 1 000 payoff at annual meeting. capital stock 25 000 with 22 495 issued. stock should be worth well over par at 25 per share.
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Childress Industrial Corporation
Ford Metal Moulding Company
C. R Dugan
Wallace Ford
New York
Ford
Dugan
Childress First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Dungan
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