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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1956

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Tito Plans Talks With Stalin Acknowledges Past Rift

Yugoslav President Tito arrives in Moscow for a state visit and to meet Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev. He visits Stalin’s mausoleum, the first time seeing the late dictator who expelled Yugoslavia from the bloc in 1948. Tito and Khrushchev stroll Moscow streets with subtle security as crowds watch and Tito dines with his entourage.

Whitman Bassow United Press Moscow Tito Yugoslavia Josef Stalin Stalin V. I. Lenin Communist Bloc Marshal Tito Nikolai Bulganin Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev Gorki Street MVD Sergei Zakharov Molotov Gcominform NEA Radio-Telephoto

CHS Summer Term Sees 30 Students Enroll

Chil dress High School opens summer term with 30 students enrolled and five to eight more possible. Grades two through eight will attend six weeks of classes at Junior High. High school teachers include Miss Lula Mae Caudell and Mrs. Martha Wallin with tuition set at 25 dollars.

the Childress High School Roe Smith Newell Odell Odell Gaylon B. Smith

None Injured In Saturday Accident On Farm-To-Market Road

An auto hit a culvert, blew a tire, and landed in a field on the Community Center farm to market road near Childress. Charles Oatery and Bill Davis of Quanah were occupants. The crash occurred about 9 15 p m Saturday five miles from Childress. Sheriff Gaylon B Smith investigated.

Community Center Farm-To Market Charles Oatery Quanah Bill Davis Childress Gaylon B. Smith

California Final Test Between Adlai and Estes

In Los Angeles the final push for the California presidential primary pits Adlai Stevenson against Estes Kefauver with 68 Democratic National Convention votes at stake. Kefauver headlines three TV appearances and events while Stevenson plans a televised speech. both seek a decisive win in a state with 3.06 million Democrats. The GOP slate backs Eisenhower, with Nixon urging voters not to write his name on the ballot.

San Francisco Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver Los Angeles California Kefauver Stevenson Los Angeles County Richard M. Nixon Adlai Anaheim Calif NEA

Solon May Seek To End Military Aid To Yugoslavia

In Washington Rep John M Vorys says an amendment may cut all US aid to Yugoslavia from the 3 8 billion foreign aid bill after Tito’s Moscow statements. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has already reduced economic aid and may seek to remove military aid entirely. The House plans to take up the bill next Wednesday.

Ohio Solon Yugoslavia Washington House Marshal Tito Moscow John M. Vorys Foreign Affairs Committee Tito Russia Vorys

British leaders begin Cyprus talks after EOKA arrests

London reports Cyprus Governor Sir John Harding meets with Prime Minister Anthony Eden and Alan Lennox-Boyd to discuss Cyprus future. The talks follow the arrest of 17 EOKA leaders and warnings that Makarios could return only if he denounces terrorism. Harding underscores end of terrorism as condition for negotiation. Six armed Scotland Yard detectives shield the governor during his visit.

London Cyprus Goveror John Harding Anthony Eden Alan Lennox-Boyd EOKA Harding Britain Makarios Seychelle Islands Scotland Yard

Eight Die In Texas Week End Tragedies

United Press reports eight Texans died in weekend incidents across the state. An 18 year old Houston teen Lila Johnston riding with a friend was thrown from a horse and trampled near Liberty. Other deaths include four traffic crashes, a fatal electrocution at a car wreck, a drowning at Amarillo, and a suicide by cleaner fluid in Amarillo. Names include Shirley Smith, Robbie Foster Marstrand, Edna Turner Alderson, Francis Louise Olson Biggerstaff, Joe Reichman, and Lila Johnston. The victims hailed from Snyder Fort Worth Plano Sherman Houston El Campo and Amarillo.

United Press Houston Bill Daniel Price Daniel Liberty Tex W. H. Perkins Lila Johnston Chain - of - Lakes Daniels’ Ranch Shirley Smith Leslie Don Ramage Snyder Antioch Ill Navy Great Lakes Denton Robbie Foster Marstrand Fort Worth Edna Turner Alderson Plano Francis Louise Olson Biggerstaff Sherman Joe Jerrold Reichman el Campo Jimmy Marion Brown Amarillo

Cavitt to Assist Sheriff Smith in Chil

Allen Cavitt former liquor control official hired temporarily as deputy sheriff by Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith. Cavitt agreed to come to Childress to help until a new deputy is found, after recently working for an oil company in McCamey. He replaces Hollis Wilson who resigned to join a construction firm in Plainview.

Allen Cavitt Gaylon B. Smith Cavitt Childress Smith McCamey Hollis Wilson Plainview

Dowis and Zuber Injuries Update After Crash

Jim Dowis remains in serious condition at Childress General Hospital with a broken pelvis and internal injuries from a weekend pickup overturn. Bob Zuber shows improvement and is expected to be released soon, suffering only a sprained back with no apparent internal injuries.

Jim Dowis S. L. Dowis Bob Zuber Ira Zuber Childress General Hospital

Farm Policies Highlight Iowa Primary Battle for Senate

In Des Moines Iowa administration farm policy feud energy marks the Republican Senate race with rivals Senator Rourke B Hicklenlooper and Attorney General Dayton Countryman trading high versus flexible price supports. The primary drew low turnout with about 390000 of 1700000 voters expected to cast ballots and a split Republican Democratic electorate.

Des Moines Iowa IP —Administration Rourke B. Hickenlooper Dayton R. M. Spike Evans The Agricultural Adjustment Administration Lymund F. Wilcox

Scout Leaders Meeting Postponed in Western District

The Western District Scout Leaders meeting planned for Paducan this weekend was postponed due to threatening weather. A V Mc Farland says a new date will be announced later this month, but no date is set yet.

Paducan A. V. McFarland

Rains Cause Flooding On Both Coasts

Spring rainfall triggered rail washouts in the East and evacuations in the West. Mustangs in Oklahoma endured tornado winds damaging 50 to 75 homes with $200,000 in damage but no injuries. Boston freighter and river flooding disrupted transport as crews worked to repair washouts on rail lines.

Little Mustang Okla New England New York Canada Boston Harbor Maine Connecticut River Boston Esso Zurich Columbia Vancouver Wash Army

Wiley slams oil money in Wisconsin GOP primary

Sen. Alexander Wiley attacked a $150,000 campaign fund pledged to his rival Rep. Glenn R. Davis in the Wisconsin Republican primary. He accused supporters of an oil money aroma and charged Eisenhower opponents of attempting to purge him from the Senate as he seeks a third six year term. He noted the state party convention endorsed Davis and questioned the source of the funds.

Washington Alexander Wiley Wis Senate Wiley Wisconsin Republican Party Glenn R. Davis Davis Milwaukee Journal

Freak Windstorm Strikes Small Texas Community

A freak windstorm with heavy rain and hail lashed Rule in Haskell county, caused a fatal fire in Denison, and damaged mills, a cotton gin, a gas pump, and a feed store. The Weather Bureau warned of widespread thunderstorms from Plainview to southwest Oklahoma as rainfall totals and temperatures varied across Texas.

Ning Denison Haskell Texas Panhandle Oklahoma US Weather Bureau Fort Worth Plainview Snyder Bowie Lamesa Floydada Thomas Ayres College Station Ennis Ferris Dallas Wichita Falls Lufkin el Paso

Butler Predicts Civil Rights Plank At Democratic Convention

Democratic Chairman Paul Butler said the party will approve a civil rights plank at the August convention with little opposition. He named J Leonard Reinesh of Atlanta to run convention arrangements as WSB and WHIO ties were noted. Reports say platform reports will go to the Platform committee August 6 with broad agreement on civil rights in advance.

Chicago Paul Butler Butler J. Leonard Reinseh Atlanta Reinseh Democratic National Committee WSB WSBTV WHIO Whio-Tv Dayton Ohio W. Neale Roach

UN Rejects Communist Demand Over Truce Inspectors Expulsion

PANMUNJOM reports Communist nations demand immediate withdrawal of expulsion orders against truce inspection teams. UN and U.S. officials refuse to withdraw, citing protection of Allied rights under the 1953 cease fire. An Eighth Army spokesman warned teams would be carried across the line if they refuse.

Panmunjom H the Com Eighth Army South Korea Jung R. G. Gard North Korea

Three Local Boys At Salvation Army Camp

Bob Ray and Bill Adams Salvation Army workers took three local youths to Camp Hablitzelle near Midlothian for a one week session. Adams is county chapter chairman and Ray is treasurer. The camp runs all summer for underprivileged youngsters.

Bob Ray Bill Adams Salvation Army Childress Hablitzelle Midilothian Adams Ray

Nehru Targeted by Mob Riots in Bombay

Police said they thwarted an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as he faced stone throwing demonstrators at a public gathering in Bombay. Riots grew after Nehru stated Bombay would stay under federal control. 60 plus injured and at least one killed as police response included tear gas.

Bombay India Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru

Daniel Denies Being Allan Shivers Candidate for Governor

Senator Price Daniel rejected claims of any alliance with Governor Shivers. He said he would accept support from any citizen but not be anyone's candidate and accused Shivers of compromising on tide lands. Daniel spoke in Houston where he launched his gubernatorial campaign and pledged to enforce the law in Galveston.

Houston Price Daniel Allan Shivers Daniel Kprc-Tv Shivers Tidelands

Pampa Man Fined and Jailed for DWI

Stanley Joe Miller of Pampa was fined 100 dollars and costs, three days in jail, and a six month license suspension after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in county court. Miller was arrested Saturday night by the sheriff's department and pleaded guilty before County Judge Leonard King.

Stanley Joe Miller Pampa Miller Sheriff's Department Leonard King

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CHS Adlai, Estes Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower GOP Joseph W. Martin Jr Congress Martin University of Syracuse Emanuel Celler Judiciary Committee John Enix Cottonwood Creek Central West Texas Paul Pierce Pierce Demos Teom Munists United Nations Command Robert G. Gard Sen Chinatown Bill Lee Salnction Army Camp Masons Vernon
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