Weekend Catchup on Civil Rights Tension Across the United States
In a week of racial turmoil, Negro demonstrators backed by desegregation rulings pressed for equal rights in schools and public facilities in Mississippi and Florida. President Kennedy sought peaceful action with stronger civil rights legislation as officials fretted over potential city riots and urged de segregation by theater owners and merchants.
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Mississippi
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Robert T. Kennedy
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James Farmer
Nae of Racial Equality Cor Oe Ae
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pope John XXIII shown dying as prayers rise
Vatican radio reports signs of Pope John XXIII weakening and possibly dying. Physicians give pain relief as the 81 year old pontiff alternates between consciousness and unconsciousness, with prayers urged for his peaceful demise.
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United Press International
Vatican City
Vatican Radio
John XXIII
Flea Market Art Display Set for June 13
A local flea market hosts an art display on June 13 in downtown. Vendors showcase handmade artworks and crafts, inviting residents to view and purchase pieces from regional artists. Proceeds support community programs run by the local arts council.
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Methodist Pastors Appointed in Northwest Texas Conference
Two Childress pastors are reassigned at the Northwest Texas Conference closing session in Abilene. Rev. Lester L. Hill returns to First Church and Rev. Ivan E. Allen goes to King Memorial, with district appointments and charge mergers announced for Childress District including Odell Fargo Wildcat and Thalia Wesley Chapel.
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Chillicothe
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Clarendon
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Crowell
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Michael Estelline
Joe Allen
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Guthrie
Lyle Hamilton
Hedley
Wilton E. Lynn
Lakeview
R. Claude Nixon
Lelia Lake
C. R. Hawkins
Margaret-Medicine Mound
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Martin
Childress CAP Unit joins search for missing Albuquerque Flight
The Childress Civil Air Patrol unit aids in a multi-state search for a Cessna 180 missing since Memorial Day. Aircraft from Albuquerque Santa Fe and Roswell scoured the Estancia Valley with plans to extend from Amarillo to Lubbock as weather hampered visibility.
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Civil Air Patrol
John Dodgen
Colldirens Ssi
Pete Menton
Reer Air
Amarillo
Dodgen
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Roswell
Albuquer
Lubbock
Gerald Miles
Miles
al Lindsey
Harry Ingman
Ingman
Estancia
New Mexico
Russell Jones
Group Five
CAP
New Mexico State Line
Quail Delivery Set for Childress by Game and Fish
A total of 1841 quail will be delivered between noon and 1 p m Wednesday June 5 from the Tyler quail hatchery to Childress by the Game and Fish Commission Region III director John M Carlisle. The drop stop is at the Childress Chamber of Commerce where department personnel will meet the birds. Red River Sportsmans Club plans a 730 p m meeting Tuesday at CofC offices to discuss the quail arrival and members are urged to attend.
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Game and Fish Commission
Tyler
Region III
John M. Carlisle
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Red _ River Sportsmans Club
Cofc
Boneheads Seen in Yellowstone Park During Visit
Delbert Wasson reports the Boneheads are “well bears and all” after touring most of Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday. He notes older members were lazy in the morning, missing biscuits and eggs, but later enjoyed cornbread and beans. The Explorer Post planned to leave for Canada on Thursday.
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Delbert Wasson
Boneheads
Yellowstone National Park
Wasson
Explorer Post
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Canada
Two Tickets Issued After Saturday Wreck
City Police issued two tickets after a two car crash in the 100 block of North Main at noon Saturday. James Coyne Self, 19, was cited for exceeding a safe speed and Georgia Earl Perkins, 61, for failure to grant right of way. Perkins’s 1963 auto backed from a parking zone and was struck by Self’s vehicle. Self’s car sustained heavy damage while Perkins’s was minor.
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James Coyne Self
Georgia Earl Perkins
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Self Auto
Self
Perkin
Death Toll Soars As Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Rises
Americans died at a record pace on highways during the Memorial Day holiday weekend as ideal driving weather drew motorists onto the roads. By 4:30 p.m. CST the tally showed 337 traffic deaths since the holiday began, with drownings and boating and plane accidents adding to near 500 total fatalities. California led in traffic deaths with 42 and drownings with 8.
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New York
Ohio
Texas
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Oregon
Illinois
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Memphis Farmer Killed by Car on Farm Road
UPI reports Jim Webster aged 80, a Memphis farmer, was killed Friday when struck by a car on a farm road three miles south of Memphis.
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Pope John XXIII Receives Experimental Cancer Serum
A Cleveland research firm reports Pope John XXIII is being given oral doses of an experimental cancer serum. Rand Development Co president Dr. H James Rand II said 100 cubic centimeters for a month was sent to Rome. Dr. Sergio Aldo in Rome and Dr. Carlo Nervi discussed the serum with the Pope’s doctors, noting early positive reactions but that it cannot cure cancer. The pope’s condition remains grave with peritonitis possible. officials expect death not from cancer but complications.
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West Texas weather alert and scattered rainfall reported
The Weather Bureau issued a severe weather alert for a wide area of West Texas with thunderstorms and hail threats from the Panhandle to Peños. rainfall totals included 2.10 inches at High Point and 1.90 inches near High Point, while many areas logged less than an inch. Temperatures reached 104 at Presidio and 73 to 79 in Panhandle and South Plains towns.
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Weather Bureau
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Panhandle
Peéos
E. F.adams
High Point
Jewell Terry
Floyd Biddy
Childress
Glen Stiner
Federal Aviation Agency
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Presidio
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Amarillo
Dalhart
Midland
Brave Pope John Fights For His Life
Pope John XXIII remains in a deep coma on Pentecost Sunday as doctors report extreme grave condition from a stomach growth with peritonitis and anemia. He regained brief lucidity to murmur blessings and acknowledge his life as a sacrifice for world peace and Christian unity while prayers spread worldwide.
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Can City
Pope John XXIII
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Lazarus
Special Session May Be Called This Fall
The spectre of a special session of the 58th legislature looms as Gov. John Connally weighs options after the May 24 adjournment. Rumors persist he may veto pork barrel items in the $3.14 billion budget and reconvene in September or wait for the next regular session in 1965 to pursue higher education funding.
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UPS
John Connally
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Mrs Thaten Chosen for Five State Seminary in Fort Worth
Mrs Thaten is among 50 lay people selected to attend a five state seminary in Fort Worth July 14 to 19. Courses will be at Brite College with instruction from noted Christian Church leaders aimed at strengthening lay participation. She was chosen for her Christian character and church work, recommended by Rev Tom Norman.
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Harry Thaten
Fort Worth
Brite College
Tcu
Christian Church
Thaten
Tom Norman
Central Christian Church
Wreck Leaves Arthur Verner Critical at Childress
Arthur Verner 70 of Childress is listed in critical condition at Childress General Hospital after a two car crash seven miles east of Childress on U S 287. He suffered multiple injuries including broken ribs and a fractured skull. Keele Alexander of Dallas sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. A female passenger in the Alexander car was not harmed.
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Childress General Hospital
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Keele Alexander
Deer Path
Dallas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Bobby Chaffin
Miss Alexander
Alexander
Freman Meet Tuesday Firemen to Convene at City Hall
The Childress firemen will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall to discuss local fire safety and department matters.
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Childress
City Hall
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