US Fires Blistering Note To Fidel Castro
The United States issued a nine point rebuke to Fidel Castro's government calling it a campaign of slander and accusing Havana of undermining international law. The note, handed to the Cuban Foreign Ministry in Havana by U S Ambassador Philip Bonsal, also cites anti U S sentiment during Oswaldo Dorticos Urged speech and accuses Cuba of arm spending and provocative flights over the island.
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United Press International
Washington
UPI
United States
Fidel Castro
Havana
Philip Bonsal
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Chou En - Lat
Castro
U. S
Oswaldo Corticos
Dorticos
Uruguay
U.S
Powers Puts Off Trip To Russia
Virginia shoe repair shop owner Oliver Powers postpones plans to travel to the Soviet Union to see his son Francis Powe the captured U2 pilot. Powers cites outside advice about his son's welfare and awaits passport and visa procedures as Khrushchev offered help. Cary plans to accompany him and confirms no government instruction influenced the decision.
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Pound
UPI
Oliver Powers
Russia
Francis Powe
Powers
Norton
Sol Cury
Power
Cary
Moscow
Virginia
Washington
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Young Powers
1959 60 School Year Report Highlights Attendance and Bus Data
Superintendent J W Hamilton released figures from the 1959 60 term noting original white enrollments of 1486, 260 losses and 15 re entries yielding 1376 members, and an average daily attendance of 1331.97 with 7.87 in special education for a net 1324. A 94.57 percent attendance rate was cited as very good amid epidemics. 98 accidents caused 144 absentee days, with most in organized athletics. unorganized activity ranked second. Childress Public School operated 19 buses daily for 253 students, covering 131,600 miles yearly, on 752 miles of routes 285.6 surfaced and 3867.4 dirt. Rhoads School started with 146 entries and 29 losses/restorations, ADA equal to prior year with 127.94 average, 7.27 in special ed, net 120.57 and 91 percent.
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J. W. Hamilton
Supt
Hamilton
Childress Public School
Rhoads School
Directors of Santa Rosa To Meet Monday
Directors from Childress County are expected to attend the annual Santa Rosa Roundup meeting Monday at 10 a.m. in Vernon. Attendees include W. T. Ross J. M. Crews Ernest Davis Morris Higley Cliff Campbell and Sam Privitt. A lunch at the Waggoner Ranch Church Wagon follows. The annual Roundup runs June 22 to 25.
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Childress County
Santa Rosa
Vernon
W. T. Ross
J.M. Crews
Ernest Davis
Morris Higley
Cliff Campbell
Sam Privitt
Waggoner Ranch
Soviets planted spy device in Mos cow embassy before Nixon visit
UPI reports Soviet spy equipment found in Spasso House near Moscow and in guest housing used by Nixon party. The device in Spasso House chandelier could relay conversations to outside points. Embassy staff and American technicians monitored there and at Nixon conferences for hidden listening.
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Ernest Barcella
United Press International
Washington
UPI
U.S
Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Nixon
Spasso House
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Leningrad
Novosibirsk
Sverdlovsk
Khrushchev
Liewelyn Thompson
Thompson
Summer driver education course enrolls 40 plus students
More than 40 high school students have enrolled for the summer driver education course set to begin Monday morning. Students must report to the high school gym at 8:30 a.m. Those who paid the $5 deposit should bring $10 to complete payment, says High School Principal Garland Terrell.
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Garland Terrell
Steven Preston
Joe Hix
Eddie Weddington
Bobby Huff
Jerry Newberry
Linda Bridges
Clifton Clements
Ronnie Lawrence
Joe Don Hopkins
Johnny Wright
Reed Lockhoof
Pat
Mike Ehrle
Newlyn Bohannon
Larry Hamm
4 Hers Leave Monday For College Station
District winners in 4H Club work depart at midnight Monday for the State Round-Up in College Station June 7 to 9. The trip is funded by proceeds from the recent Slave Sale. Six teams with 16 members compete in Dairy, Poultry, Field Crops, Share The Fun, Rifle, and Livestock events, led by adult supervisors.
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College Station
John Sims
Bob Jones
Julia Ann Stamps
Paula Shaw
Rose Stepp
Sandra Weightman
Linda Key
Sherry
Sammy Bushon
Gary Hassell
Truitt Ball Jr
Harold Walkup
Bobby Andrews
Stanley Terry
James Austin
Leland Terry
Montie Cameron
Buford Austin
C. S. Smith
Dewey Bushon
Mary Scott
Childe Smith
McDonald Leads Davidson in Texas Crim. Appeals Runoff
United Press International reports Bryan judge W. T. McDonald holds an 8,000 vote edge over incumbent Lloyd W. Davidson in the Democratic runoff for the Court of Criminal Appeals. Early returns from 101 counties show McDonald 110,830 to Davidson 102,149 as the sole statewide runoff.
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United Press International Dist
W. T. McDonald
Bryan
Lloyd W. Davidson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Election Bureau
Davidson
McDonald
McDonald-Davidson
Two-Car Collision East of Childress Causes Light Damage
No injuries reported in a Saturday evening crash east of Childress. Mrs. Ted Henderson of Northwest Avenue K collided around a curve with Duke Holland Sr of 305 12th Street Northeast. both vehicles sustained light damage and no tickets were issued, sheriff's report said.
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Childress
Childress County
Davidson Wins Court of Criminal Appeals Seat in Childress County
Davidson received the majority over McDonald in Childress County with 229 votes to 209. In four county boxes including Precincts 2 3 and 4 the totals show Davidson leading in each location with 163 15 24 votes versus McDonald 127 22 37 votes respectively.
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Childress County
Lloyd W. Davidson
W. T. McDonald
Court of Criminal Appeals
Court House
Childress
Davidson
McDonald
Carey
Tell
Owen Re-Elected Sheriff in Hardeman County Returns
Owen was re-elected sheriff of Hardeman County with 1,467 votes to 1,114 for Willie Lane based on unofficial returns.
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Owen
Mason Owen
Hardeman County
Willie Lane
More Fashion More Quality Lower Prices at Johns Furniture
Johns Furniture showcases expanded fashion oriented selections and enhanced quality at reduced prices. The firm markets home furnishings and decor with emphasis on value, style, and durability for a broad customer base.
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Johns’ Furniture Company
Smotherman Wins Runoff For Precinct 1 Commissioner
Odis Smotherman elected to represent Precinct 1 starting January 1 1961 after a low turnout runoff. He defeated incumbent O T Rothwell 268 to 228 with votes by four boxes Childress Tell Carey and Highpoint plus absentee ballots counted in Childress. Smotherman a Childress native and first time candidate carried most votes in Childress and secured majorities in Carey while Tell and Highpoint favored Rothwell.
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Odis Smotherman
Rothwell
Carey
Smothermon
High Point
Personal Attacks On Ike To Save Nikie's Own Hide
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter denounces Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev for abusive personal attacks on President Eisenhower as an attempt to dodge blame for the Paris summit breakdown. The White House says Khrushchev lied about the President.
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Ike
Nikie
Washington
UPI
Christian A. Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
White House
Tidelands Battle Centered on History Claims
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson said Texas tidelands case hinged on historical records. He cited a 1836 boundary act claiming seas, the 1848 Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty, and Sam Houston's West Coast dream as basis for Texas owning tidelands and a three-league offshore boundary.
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Austin Upi
Texas
Tidelands
Will Wilson
San Francisco
Republic of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Tite Lands
Wilson
Sam Houston
Republic
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Reverend John A. English Appointed Northwest Texas Superintendent
Rev. John A. English becomes Childress District Superintendent of the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference replacing Rev. J. Edmund Kirby who served as Conference Treasurer and resided in Abilene. English previously led Abilene First Methodist Church and now resides at 911 Avenue G Northwest with his wife. they have a married son.
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John A. English
Childress
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
English
J. Edmund Kirby
Abilene
Abilene First
Eisenhower Flies to West Point for Class Reunion
President Eisenhower returns to West Point for a Class of 1915 reunion. He landed at Stewart Air Force Base amid a downpour, then traveled 23 miles through the Hudson Valley past cheering crowds to the academy. He visited a longtime family friend at a nursing home near Cornwall before resuming the trip to the campus.
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West Point N.Y
UPI
Eisenhower
West Point
U.S. Military Academy
Stewart Air Force Base
Washington
Hudson Valley
Evelyn Knight Ladue
Cornwall
Ladue
Garrison H. Davidson
Academy
Columbine
Dallas to adopt salt and pepper integration plan in 1961
UPI reports U S District Judge T Whitfield Davidson ordered the Dallas School Board to implement a voluntary salt and pepper integration plan in September 1961. The plan would pair one Negro and one white school for students to attend without forced integration, while a referendum on broader integration could be held later.
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Dallas Upi
U. S. Dist
T. Whitfield Davidson
Dallas School Board
Davidson
Dallas
Texas
W. J. Durham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Miss Jean MaGouirk Joins Johnson Campaign Staff
Miss Jean MaGouirk of Washington DC has joined the Lyndon B. Johnson For President forces and will work from Washington and Los Angeles in the coming months. Her parents, Mr and Mrs B F MaGouirk, learned the news yesterday.
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Jean MaGouirk
Washington, D. C
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Los Angeles
Calif
B. F. MaGouirk
Trace of Rain Noted Near Childress Airfield
A trace of rain fell shortly after midnight Friday in downtown Childress per FAA station reports at the airfield. No moisture was recorded at the station itself.
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Childress
FAA
Injured Men Continue To Improve At City Hospital
Homer Baker and Willard Gray improved Saturday at Childress General Hospital after a Friday morning fall from a Car-Vu drive in scaffold. Baker has a mild concussion with neck and chest injuries. Gray suffers a fractured pelvis and arm injury.
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Homer Baker
Willard Gray
Childress General Hospital
Car - Vu Drive In
Baker
Gray
Phipps
Layton
Rowden Cordell
Go Kart Track Opens Today for Afternoon Racing
The Go Kart track at the air field opens for racing at 1 30 p m today according to a Childress Kart Club member. Interested spectators and drivers are invited to attend with a marked racing area at the southeast ramp corner and a city release required to drive.
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Childress
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