Severe hail and floods sweep West Texas. more storms predicted
Thunderstorms drenched West Texas with hail up to golf ball size and as much as 11 inches of rain Sunday. Forecasters warned more storms today across Northwest and North Central Texas while fields from Abilene to San Antonio suffered crop damage and scattered power outages.
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Texas
United Press International
West Texas
Snyder-Sweetwater-Abilene
U.S
Weather Bureau
Abilene
Brownwood
Stephenville
Hamilton
Junction
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
Big Spring
Cottonwood
Snyder
Sweetwater
Truman Shifts Tactics Urges North for Freedom Riders
Former President Harry S Truman told James Peck to stay up North and let the South work out its own problems. He urged integration progress but cautioned against agitator labels and called for removing racial signs from Southern waiting rooms as a major step.
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New York
UPI
Harry S. Truman
South
James Peck
Truman
Alabama
Peck
United States
White House
Santa Rosa Round-Up Officials In Vernon Today
Santa Rosa Round-Up directors visit Vernon for the annual meet. The event runs June 21 to 24 with local leaders J. M Crews and Bill Ross among the executives.
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Santa Rosa
Vernon
Housing Authority Meeting in Childress Scheduled
A regular meeting of the Housing Authority of Childress will be held at 5 p.m. in the Authority offices to discuss routine business.
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Housing Authority of
Death toll stains Dominican Republic assassination aftermath
Security forces fatally wounded Gen. Juan T. Diaz and Antonio de la Maza Vasquez in a street confrontation in Ciudad Trujillo. Police report Diaz fired first prompting return fire. De La Maza died later in hospital as arrests climbed to twelve. Three suspects were arrested, one fled.
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United Press International
Ciudad Trujillo
UPI
Juan T. Diaz
Rafael L. Trujillo
Antonio de la Maza Vasquez
Diaz
Trujillo
de la Maza
Antonio Imbert
Rafael L. Trujillo Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Forces
Texas Weekend Toll Near State-Wide Fatalities
A United Press International summary reports at least 400 people died violently over the weekend in Texas with 23 traffic deaths. A Texarkana highway wreck killed three and injured 18, and a second crash near Albany claimed five more lives. Six cars were involved in the Texarkana crashes, with Mrs Dodd and Mrs Carter among the dead and trooper Bill Carter and his family injured.
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United Press International
Texas
Texarkana
Albany
Wyatt T. Carter
Hamburg
Ark
James Dodd
Grand Prairie
U. S. 67
Dodd
Bill Carter
Mineral Wells
Carter
Page
Adlai Stevenson Receives Warm Welcome in Caracas LA Tour
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson began a 10 country three week South American tour with a cordial reception in Caracas. He met President Betancourt, dined with advisers, and planned a briefing for foreign correspondents and a reception at the U.S. embassy. He noted President Kennedy asked him to consult with governments on the Alliance for Progress. He said time prevented visits to Mexico and Central America.
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UPI
Adlai Stevenson
South America
America
U.N
U.S
Teodoro Moscoso
Stevenson
Tomalo Betancourt
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Mexico
Central America
Javits and Goldwater Clash on Johnson Tour for Integration
Senators Javits and Goldwater debated how to ease Southern racial tensions. Javits urged a Johnson stumping tour to show integration is law. Goldwater favored moral persuasion and opposed troops, backing marshals in the Freedom Riders case.
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Washington
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
U. S
Freedom Riders
Goldwater
Kennedy Macmillan see Vienna gain in Laos ceasefire
Kennedy and Macmillan hailed Vienna progress toward a Laos ceasefire as a step to Geneva talks. They pledged unity on Berlin rights and discussed a possible four power summit while Salinger noted a cordial, full discussion of Vienna subjects. Khrushchev’s Moscow reaction differed, praising the Vienna talks as a good beginning.
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UPI
White House
London
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
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Laos
Geneva
Kingdom
Macmillan
Berlin
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Maccmillan
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No. 10 Downing Street
Jacqueline
Lee Radziwill
Moscow
Pravda Today
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Comment On Goldwater Rockefeller Ticket Comment On Goldwater Rockefeller Ticket
GOP Chairman Miller floated a Rockefeller Goldwater ticket as a possibility but Goldwater rejected the idea citing liberals and conservatives. Javits also criticized Miller's TV suggestion while Nixon was named as an outstanding potential ally.
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Goldwater Rockefeller
Washington
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Clinton
N.Y
Hamilton College
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Miller
Richard M. Nixon
Former Local Resident Named Editor of Grants Daily Beacon
Frances Shipe of Grants has been named editor of the Grants Daily Beacon succeeding Burton W. McBurney. The former Chil Dress resident joined the staff in 1959 as family page editor and photographer. She holds a BA in business education and journalism from New Mexico Highlands University and has worked in law, banking, insurance, and teaching.
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Frances Shipe
Grants
Frances Wedern
Childress
Frank Weddington
Grants Daily Beacon
Shipe
New Mexico
Beacon
James B. Barber
Burton W. McBurney
Frank
Jimmie Weddington
Las Vegas
N.M
New Mexico Highlands University
Three Charged With Hot Checking In County Court
Three men faced separate hot checking charges in County Court this morning. J W Duncan allegedly passed a $10 check, J C Shaw of Matador allegedly passed a $10 check, and Bob L Lively allegedly passed a $30 88 check. The checks were given to local merchants.
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J. W. Duncan
J. C. Shaw
Matador
Bobby L. Lively
Severe Thunderstorms Forecast Across West Texas Area
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts renewed thunderstorms today in West Texas and nearby Oklahoma. Severe conditions expected from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. along a line from 60 miles southwest of Gage Oklahoma to Abilene Texas, with the Texas zone bounded Electra to Strawn to Abilene and Colorado City to Amarillo.
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United Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Texas
Gage
Okla
Abilene
Tex
Texas
Electra
Strawn
Colorado City
Amarillo
Pampa
Oklahoma
Home Show Committee To Hold Final Meeting
The committee that sponsored the 1961 Home Show will meet at 8 p m tonight in the Glen Stiner home. This will be the final meeting of the year and a financial report will be presented.
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Glen Stiner
Honor Court Tonight at Fair Park Scout House
A Boy Scout troop Honor Court is set for 7 30 p m in the Scout House at Fair Park. Refreshments will be served and parents of all scouts are invited to attend.
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Fair Park
Polio Shots Urged by City Health Officer
Dr Jernigan urged residents to take polio shots after a report showed polio rising nine percent from the previous year. He cited Dr Jonas Salk recommending the two week interval series before the season peak and advised residents to contact their personal physician.
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J. H. Jernigan
Jonas Salk
Dr. Jernigan
PHA Auditor Opens Books in Childress Visit
C Douglas Brewster auditor for the Public Housing Authority arrived in Childress to assist Earl Brown local housing administrator in opening the books for the authority and to establish a bookkeeping system. Brewster with the Ft Worth regional office said the visit is not a regular audit but a routine books opening activity.
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C. Douglas Brewster
Public Housing Authority
Childress
Earl Brown
Brewster
Ft. Worth
Self-Employed Tax Relief Passes House In Bipartisan Vote
The House approved a tax relief bill for self-employed individuals including doctors lawyers and farmers. It would allow postponement of income taxes on up to 10 percent of income into a retirement fund with a maximum annual deferral of 2500. The measure faces Senate hurdles and uncertain revenue impact of 300 to 400 million yearly.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
House Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Trosper Pleads Guilty To Suspended License Charge
Kenneth Jerome Trosper pled guilty in County Courts to operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. He was fined $50 plus costs.
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Kenneth Jerome Trosper
Government Speaks on Schools Desegregation Policy
The Justice Department argued that states must maintain public schools without discrimination and cannot shutter them to avoid desegregation. The brief, filed in Baton Rouge, cites the 14th Amendment due process and links education access to voting rights, urging preservation of desegregation orders while considering a local shut-down statute in St Helena Parish.
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Washington
UPS
Justice Department
Baton Rouge
St. Helena Parish
Louisiana
St. Helena
Federal District Court At
U. S. Court of Appeals
Nut
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty To DWI Charge
Ernest Lee Kaizer of Hollis Oklahoma pleaded guilty to DWI and was sentenced to 10 days in jail a $150 fine and $28.35 in court costs with a six month license suspension. He was charged with striking a parked car in the 300 block of Ave F Northwest around 1 a.m. and was apprehended by the Highway Patrol about 30 minutes later. Considerable damage occurred to the parked car and lighter damage to Kaizer's vehicle.
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Ernest Lee Kaizer
Hollis
Okla
Kaizer
Ave. F. Northwest
Highway Patrol
Preston's Name Left off List
The Index reports Dick Preston was omitted from the Chamber of Commerce M Squad list published in Sunday's issue.
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Preston
Dick Preston
Chamber of Commerce
Msquad
Index
Thunderstorms Ravage Croplands Across Nation
Severe storms battered Colorado crops near Trinidad Pueblo and Sterling injuring a rancher and killing livestock. Tornadoes and hail damaged areas in New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma with evacuations in Stillwater as rain delayed wheat harvest and widespread flooding continued.
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United Press International
Colorado
Oklahoma
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
New England
United States
Trinidad
Pueblo
Sterling
Rocky Mountain States
Nebraska
Kansas
New Mexico
San Jon
N. M
U. S
Texas
Clovis
Snyder
Stillwater
Okla
Trace Rainfall Tidbit From Local Weather
A trace of rainfall was recorded overnight in the downtown Index Gange area. FAA Station at the air field logged a trace for Sunday with no moisture since midnight until press time today.
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FAA
Council Meeting Tonight With City Council
Chairman of the Citizen's Committee Dr. L W McClendon will meet with the City Council in the regular session at 7 30 tonight.
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L. W. McClendon
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