De Gaulle Seizes Absolute Power in France Crisis
Gen Charles de Gaulle, amid Algeria tensions, assumes greater power with a mandate to restore order and economic stability. He summons Raoul Salan for a Paris briefing, plans a Algeria visit, and receives a rare standing ovation as his emergency powers become law. He replaces Pflimlin’s government and chairs the chamber with Mollet Pflimlin and Houphouet-Boigny nearby.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
France
Raoul Salan
Chamber of Deputies
Council of the Republic
National Assembly
Pierre Pflimlin
Pflimlin
Senate
Fourth Republic
Guy Mollet
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
President Presses For Date For Nuclear Talks
President Eisenhower plans to urge a June 24 start for technical talks with Russia on policing a future nuclear test ban. He may propose Geneva as the talks location, pending ally consultation, with Britain and France, plus inclusion of Polish and Indian technicians on Khrushchev's side.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
France
North Atlantic
John Foster Dulles
Khrushchev
Dulles
United States
Geneva
Moscow
Technicans
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Navy Flys Push-Button Crusader III Fighter maiden flight
The Navy's Crusader III fighter also called F803 by the Navy, flown from Edwards Air Force Base California, completed a 48 minute maiden flight. Test pilot John Konrad of Chance Vought conducted the flight 23 months from concept and three months ahead of schedule. Navy officers say the jet can reach speeds twice the speed of sound and operate high in the atmosphere though specific figures are restricted.
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Chance Vought
Navy
John Konrad
Spraying Set For Wednesday Evening In City Alleys
City Manager Louis Sally announced the next insect spraying date. Alleys will be sprayed Wednesday evening. Residents may call Sally's office at 7-3683 to opt out of spraying at their property.
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Louis Sally
Sally
Bellhop confesses to Missouri and Houston slayings
Memphis police say Edward LeRoy Leonard 27 confessed to killing Robert Gartley Bennett 32 in Senatora Mississippi on May 19 and to a Houston murder of Houston Lee McMahon. Leonard was arrested in Mississippi Monday night.
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Houston
Memphis
Tennasps
Mississippi
Houston Lee McMahon
Edward LeRoy Leonard
Robert Gartley Bennett
Senatora
Miss
Verdict of murder in Hamilton stabbing case
A nine women three men jury found Shirley Edward Campbell 22 guilty of first degree murder for pushing Sylvesta Andy 20 from a fifth story hospital roof in Hamilton Ohio. Campbell confessed earlier claiming she resisted his advances but later repudiated the confession.
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Hamilton
Ohio
UPI
Shirley Edward Campbell
Campbell
Sylvesta Andy
Piqua
Santa Rosa Roundup Names New Directors at Meeting
At the Santa Rosa Roundup meeting in Vernon, Bill Ross from Childress, Polly ONeill from Wellington, and Cliff Campbell from Wellington were elected as new directors. Col Homer Garrison received honorary director status, and E Paul Waggoner Quarterhorse Sale was scheduled for June 30 at the Roundup Grounds. Childress attendees included Martin Crews, Ernst Davis, and Sam Privitt, with Morris Higley absent due to prior commitments.
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Santa Rosa
Vernon
Bill Ross
Childress
Polly O'Neill
Cliff Campbell
Wellington
E. Paul
Martin Crews
Association
Ernst Davis
Sam Privitt
Morris Higley
Unemployment Filings Fall for Third Straight Week
Texas Employment Commission reports a further drop in unemployment claims for the week ending May 29, with 81,913 filers down from 83,099 the prior week. Year earlier totals stood at 33,620.
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Austin
Wheat Yields 53 Bushels Per Acre in Local Harvest
J J Goodnight near town finished harvest on 13 acres yielding 53 bushels per acre with a 63 pound test. Sam Moore of Moore Grain Co notes the crop was non irrigated and praises the Feltons W D and Jack for combining. Moore cites a 10 year local average of about 10 11 bushels per acre.
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J. J. Goodnight
Sam Moore
Moore Grain Co
W. D
Jack Felton
Moore
Underwater Nuclear Tests Concluded at Eniwetok
The underwater phase of the 1958 nuclear tests at Eniwetok appears complete with three detonations. The last shot named operation sycamore was fired last Friday morning and may have been witnessed by 12 NATO leaders. The AEC confirmed one shot on May 25, while two others were reported but not confirmed.
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Honolulu
UPI
Eniwetok
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Hawaii
Washington
AEC
New Column Guides Use of Money for Family Finances
Fay Henle launches Your Pocketbook in The Childress Index to help average income readers manage personal money. The column will explain money trends, interest rates, cost of living, and economic indicators while promoting independent financial decision making for households with moderate means.
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Childress Index
Fay Henle
New York Society of Security Analysts
New York Journal of Commerce
Miss Henle
Barron's Weekly
U. S. Investor
Bernard College
New York
Storms Spread Across Nation With Warmer Temperatures
Weather service reports scattered showers and thunderstorms crossing the country. Cooler air moves into the Northeast while a warming trend forms in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Severe storm activity hits Sidney Nebraska with hail up to half an inch. Bismarck and North Dakota towns record heavy rains. Oregon and California also report rainfall.
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United Press International
California
Southern
Plains
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Sidney
Neb
Central Plains
Bismarck
N. D
Jamestown
Fargo
North Dakota
Medford
Ore
Red Bluff
Calif
County Board Approves 56 Transfers In Schooluyer
The County School Board approved all 56 transfers in a Monday meeting. Superintendent Wade Kimbrough noted exact counts of in county transfers will take time to determine, while total out transfers were identified. Board members Arlie Key M B Morris Gid Atchley Jr and B Steed attended.
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Wade Kimbrough
Childress
Childress County
Estelline
Cottle County
Arlie Key
M. B. Morris
Gid Atchley, Jr
B. Steed
Firemen Battle Two Grass Fires and House Garage Blaze
The Childress Fire Department extinguished two grass fires at 508 Ave H Ne and two miles west of town with only minor damage to wheat. Three trucks were sent at 2 20 pm Monday to James Foster’s residence 411 S Sw to fight a blaze that destroyed a garage and storage shed.
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Childress
Ave. H. Ne
Childress Fire Department
James Foster
S. Sw
Missing Dallas Boy Found Dead Near Home
Dallas police say 10 year old Robert Henry Lord was found dead atop a garage near his home after being reported missing since 5 30 p m Monday. Authorities suspect electrocution and checked nearby power lines.
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Dallas
Will Fritz
Robert Henry Lord
Fritz
Power Company
Major Senate Fight Over Foreign Aid Bill Erupts
A major Senate battle shapes over amendments to a three billion seven hundred thirteen million dollar foreign aid authorization. Senators clash on lifting aid to Soviet satellites and on trimming the bill below Eisenhower’s request while House action hints at tax relief for small business.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Gest
William F. Knowland
Calif
U S
Hail Damage Across Castro and Deaf Smith Counties
A Panhandle hailstorm Sunday night caused estimated crop losses of about 500000 dollars in Castro and Deaf Smith counties. Wheat in Dimmitt and Nazarath areas suffered severe destruction, with 3500 acres wiped out and 1500 acres heavily damaged.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
UPI
Castro
Deaf Smith Counties
Castro County
Dimmitt
Nazareth
Ed Mc
Elroy
First State Bank
Jack Cartwight
J. W. Thomas
Deaf Smith
Progressive
Hereford
Jess Frager
Texas City Blast Suit Settled Out Of Court
The U S government suit against Sykes Brothers Steamship Co Inc owner of one ship that blew up in the Texas City disaster was settled out of court and dismissed by Judge Ben C Connally. Sources say the government received 150000 dollars. The Texas City explosions killed more than 500 people in April 1947.
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Galveston
Lykes Brothers
S. S. Grandcamp
Grandcamp
Texas City Harbor
S. S. Highflyer
Sykes
Some Showers Seen For Texas
The weather bureau said a Gulf of Mexico moisture flow will trigger isolated afternoon and evening showers today and Wednesday in South Texas. Skies are partly cloudy in the south and clear or high thin clouds elsewhere. The state’s Monday night low was 63 at a junction, with Galveston and Corpus Christi recording the highest minimum at 78. May saw violent weather on 15 days. temperatures ran near normal and precipitation was below normal for the third straight month in Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo, San Antonio, Victoria and Houston, while Midland, Waco and Wichita Falls had above normal rainfall.
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Texas
Junction
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Laredo
San Antonio
Victoria
Houston
Midland
Waco
Wichita Falls
Hughes Leads in Dallas Bar Straw Vote for Supreme Court
Incumbent Joe Greenhill of Austin topped Judge Sarah T. Hughes 419 to 315 in a Dallas Bar Association straw vote for the Supreme Court. Appeals Court Justice Robert W. Hamilton of El Paso led Place 1 with 439 to 186 over Wilmer B. Hunt of Houston.
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Dallas
Lions Hear Recordings of Satellites
Lions Club hears Jack Cox of the CAA discuss satellites and Sputniks with tape recordings of their orbits. He notes scientific value and peaceful aims. Guests include Joe Gibson Canyon Bobby Hart Tucumcarts NM Don Hufstedler Odis Curry Vernon State Rep Will Ehrle and State Sen Andy Rogers.
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Jack Cox
CAA
The
Lions Club
Rollo Davidson
Joe Gibson
Canyon
Bobby Hart
Tucumcart
Don Hufstedler
Odis Curry
Vernon
Will Ehrle
Andy Rogers
Troop 61 Scouts Camp at Camp Perkins
A group from Troop 61 of the First Methodist Church is on a camping trip at Camp Perkins. Scoutmaster Dr Gene Blackwell and several adult leaders accompany the boys with James Mitchell Warner Stevens Hamilton and Bob Giles assisting. The outing runs from Sunday through Saturday with Mitchell providing transportation.
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Troop
Boy Scouts
Camp Perkins
First Methodist Church
Gene Blackwell
Dr. Blackwell
James Mitchell
Warner Stevens
John W. Hamilton
Bob Giles
Mitchell
Childress School System to Gain Four Teachers Next Term
The 1957-58 annual report shows Childress will add four teachers for 1958-59 due to consolidations with Carey and Kirkland. ADA and CTU figures guide hires, with 1 teacher per 25 ADA. Kirkland shows 58 students and Carey 54, likely adding two teachers from each consolidation.
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Childress
Carey
Kirkland
Joan W. Hamilton
ADA
CTU
Kirkland and
Wilson
East Ward
Robert FE. Lee
J. J. Rhoads
Rhoads
Hamilton
Childress High School
14 Americans among dead in Mexican plane crash near Guadalajara
A Mexican Aeronaves de Mexico Constellation crashed on San Augustin Mountain near Guadalajara. Of 45 aboard, 38 passengers and seven crew perished. Fourteen Americans were on board including two Scripps Institution scientists and a U S airline representative. Captains Alfonso Ceana and Robert Herrera of Mexico City led the flight.
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Guadalajara
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Cromwell
William Shinada
Inter Amercan Tuna Commission
Tijuana
San Diego
John Hjorth
Alfredo Gayon
U. S
Alfonso Ceana
Mexico City
Robert Herrera
Veterans' Beds and Chairs Sought by Legion for Return
American Legion Commander Bob Ray appeals for unused wheelchairs and hospital beds. Veterans need the furniture urgently and ask that items be brought to the Veterans Building or contact Ray at the Index or his home.
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American Legion
Bob Ray
Veterans Building
Ray
Index
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Senate Labor Committee
Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
C. Burke Edbrick
Europe
House Foreign Affairs
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South Texas
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