West Texas Tornado Forecast Extends Across Panhandle
UPI reports a Weather Bureau tornado forecast for West Texas spanning 3 pm to 9 pm with 60 miles either side of a Roswell New Mexico to Abilene line. The area includes Amarillo Lubbock Big Spring Snyder and Abilene amid past days of hail cloudbursts high winds and tornadoes.
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United Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Weather Bureau
Roswell
N.M
Abilene
Amarillo
Lubbock
Big Spring
Snyder
Severe Texas storm slams Waco area with hail and tornadoes
A line of thunderstorms battered Northwest Texas and beyond, causing damage in Waco and Crosbyton while hail wrecked windows in Amarillo and Post. Trees uprooted, roofs ripped, cars stalled, and two light planes damaged at the airport. A tornado traveled 10 miles in Dallam County with no major damage reported.
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Waco Hall
Baylor University
Waco
Crosbyton
Kalgary
Lorena
Spur
Lubbock
Panhandle
Dallam County
Amarillo
Post
Texas
Nebraska
Iowa
Arkansas
Ilinois
City Council Receives Committee Reports and Paving Update
Citizens committee report presented by General Chairman B. W. McClendon with Air Field panel's three suggestions including Unicom, public phone near the hangar, and improved runway safety. Council to thank members and extend Sanitation Water and Finance reviews for 30 days with major expenditures eyed for Sanitation and Water. Paving deadline June 15 and owner cost 1.36 per running foot. Water ski life preserver laws noted and land lease to Duke Holland at 1 per acre for 60 acres.
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Citizens Committee
B. W. McClendon
Air Field
R. A. Yarbrough
Guy Jones
J. W Chambers
Kenneth Fink
Childress
Duke Holland
Short Stories SUSPEN SETTES in Chidress Index
A warm weather feature presents SUSPEN SETTES short stories by popular writers in the Chidress Index. Each five minute tale offers surprise endings across western, romance, humor, and mystery genres. most are new works without reprints.
CofC BCD Directors Set Thursday Meeting Agenda
CofC BCD Board of Directors will meet Thursday to discuss items including nominating a local man or woman for the Texas A&M Century Council. The council will start a one year study to develop a project of special interest to Texas.
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Cofc Bcd Board of
Jeff Henderson
Texas A&m College
Century Council
Texas
Wenderson
Court of Honor awards for Troop 61 members
Jerry Henderson earned a Music Merit Badge at a Court of Honor meeting in the Scout house. A. V. McFarland cited Joe D. Sledge and Larry Murphy as First Class Scouts, while Second Class awards went to Irene Clements, Rusty Jones, Paul Camp, Alfred Stephens, Russell Harmon, and Mike Henderson. Troop officers were installed with M. Henderson, Bobby Rowland, and R. Harmon as patrol leaders, Ro Harmon as quartermaster, J. Henderson as scribe, L. Murphy as senior patrol leader, David Galligan as assistant senior patrol leader. W. J. Copeland led the candle lighting service and L. Murphy delivered the oath. About 38 Scouts attended.
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Jerry Henderson
Court of Honor
Scout House
A. V. McFarland
Joe D. Sledge
Larry Murphy
C. E. Sledge
Irene Clements
Rusty Jones
Paul Camp
Alfred Stephens
Russell Harmon
Mike Henderson
M. Henderson
Bobby Rowland
R. Harmon
Ro Harmon
J. Henderson
L. Murphy
David Galligan
W. J. Copeland
Oath
New Officers Installed By 40 and 8 Club
Frank Buster installed 1961 officers for the local 48 and 8 Monday at the Veterans Building. Names include Dub Kikman, Roy Allmond, George Spear, Ed Wykes, Kyler Fields, Jeff Henderson, Ray Naron, Val Land, Herman Macon, and others in roles such as Chef de Gare, Correspondent, and Lampiste.
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Local 48 & 8
Frank Buster
Veterans Building
Dub Kikman
Chef de Gare
Roy Allmond
Sue Chef de Train
George Spear
Ed Wykes
Quanah
Commissaire
Kyler Fields
Jeff Henderson
Ray Naron
Aumonier
Val Land
Wichita Falls
Commins Voyageur
Lampiste
Herman Macon
Guarde Laorte
Wheat shipments reach 251 carloads as harvest stalls
About 251 carloads of wheat have been shipped as harvest pauses due to weather. Elevators at Kirkland and Childress report 141 cars moved from there, 110 from Childress, while a county elevator manager estimates two thirds of the harvest completed.
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Kirkland
Childress
Rackets Boss Marcello Becomes Stateless After Deportations
Carlos Marcello, long suspected Gulf Coast mob chief, was deported from the United States to Guatemala and rejected by Guatemala and other nations. Born possibly in Tunis, he returned to the U S and was jailed after entering illegally. He faces a felony re entry charge with a $50 000 bond as his lawyers push for June 29 hearings.
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New Orleans
UPI
Carlos Marcello
Gulf Coast
Mafia
United States
Marcello
Guatemala
Tunis
Tunisia
Immigration Service
South Amer
Ican
el Salvador
U.S
Adlai Stevenson Visited Venezuela Amid Demonstrations
In Caracas, anti-government protests accompanied Ambassador Stevenson during his three week South America tour. He met with Venezuelan business leaders at the U. S. embassy before heading to Argentina. Police dispersed student-leftist crowds protesting wage cuts and tax hikes on oil profits.
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Frances L. McCarthy
United Press International
Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Adlai Stevenson
South America
America
U. N
Argentina
Trade and Industry
Stevenson
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
United States
Re-Elect Local Directors To Santa Rosa
The five Childress directors of the Santa Rosa Round-Up were re elected at the annual meeting in Vernon. John Holton from Wellington replaces Polly O Neil. Chiff Campbell and Bill Batten become directors, replacing others. Re elected are J M Crews Ernst Davis Bill Ross Morris Higley Sam Privitt. The annual show runs June 21 to 24 at the Santa Rosa Show grounds in Vernon.
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Childress
Santa Rosa
Vernon
John Holton
Wellington
Polly O'Neil
Chiff Campbell
Bill Batten
Memphis
Jim King
J. M. Crews
Ernst Davis
Bill Ross
Morris Higley
Sam Privitt
Santa Rosa Show Grounds
Jewish Youth Visitor From Israel Stays With Texan Hosts
Avra ham Avrahami an International Farm Youth Exchange student from Israel arrived in Ce Vee Saturday as guest of Don Smith in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Donald Smith The 23 year old Rommie speaks Hebrew and English He is not bound by food restrictions and has spent eight years of primary school four years of secondary school now employed as Village Secretary He lives on a 29 acre farm in Moshar Beit Shearim Israel with his mother a brother and two sisters Continued on Page Two
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Avraham Avrahami
International Farm
Israel
Don Smith
Donald Smith
Rommie
Moshar Beit-Shearim
Joseph Avrahami
Texas
Dinner Planned By Home Show Committee
Four members of the Home Show met Monday night to discuss results and hear the financial report. They considered a dinner to honor Pony Express participants and possibly raising funds to beautify the Lakes area. Attending were Lois Stiner, E. J. Huddleston, W. E. Helms and Jeff Henderson.
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Home Show
Pony Express
Lakes
Lois Stiner
E. J. Huddleston
W. E. Helms
Jeff Henderson
4-H Members Attend Texas A&M Roundup
Local 4-H boys and girls who placed in District competition travel with Conty Agent Chile Smith to Texas A&M for the statewide Roundup. A District camp is planned at Buffalo Gap June 12-14.
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Wichita Falls
Texas A&m
Chile Smith
Buffalo Gap
Kennedy Returns From Visits With Big Three
President Kennedy, looking fit and happy, landed at Andrews Air Force Base after a London to Goose Bay layover. He planned a White House briefing with Senate and House leaders and a 6 p.m. EST nationwide address to report on talks with Khrushchev De Gaulle and Macmillan.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Andrews Air Force Base
London
Goose Bay
Labrador
White House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dirksen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Air Force
New York
Paris
Vienna
Ships collide in fog near Cape Henry
In heavy fog at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay two ships, the 13 000 ton World Challenger and the 8 000 ton Maipo, collided eight miles southeast of Cape Henry. No casualties were reported as both vessels later anchored with Coast Guard aid. The Maipo sustained a six foot hull gash and flooded but remained under its own power heading to Norfolk.
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Portsmouth
UPI
Chesapeake Bay
Maipo
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Baltimore
Fifth District Coast Guard
Cape Henry
Lightning Knocks Out Transformer in West Texas
Intermittent lightning early today disrupted electric service in several areas of town as heavy showers dropped up to over an inch of rain. A WTA spokesman said transformers and fuses were hit, with two lines severed but power restored soon after. Rain totals included .63 inches since midnight at FAA Station and .30 at Downtown The Index gauge by 8 am, plus local reports of about 1.20 inches at Lake Childress and various rural totals.
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West Texas
WTA
FAA
Baylor
Lake Childress
Louis Sally
Fred West Farm
Union Flat
Floyd Biddy
High Point
Councilmen Are Assigned at City Council Meeting
At last night's City Council session assignments were made. Charles Mock, newly elected Mayor Pro Tem, received public lands and buildings. Joe Howard gained Health Welfare and Finance. Mike Wilson took Fire Police and Equipment Company. J Lyons received Public Utilities Water and Sewage. John F Herren was assigned Streets and Alleys.
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Charles Mock
Joe Howard
Mike Wilson
J. Lyons
John F. Herren
TO ELECT OFFICERS AT AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY MEETING
Election of officers is set for 7 30 tonight by the American Legion Auxiliary in regular session at the Veterans Building where the Legion will hold a regular meeting as well.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Building
Legion
HDC Gives To Cancer Crusade
Several Home Demonstration Clubs donate to the Cancer Crusade. Other clubs and civic groups may call M K Wilcoxson for pickup or deposit gifts at First National Bank.
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Cancer Crusade
M. K. Wilcoxson
First National Bank
John Forbis Lions Speaker At Noon Meeting
John Forbis told the Lions Club that Childress is the friendliest little community in America and spoke on world problems including communism and rising crime. He noted increases in church attendance boy scouting and little league baseball. John Snedegar joined the club as a new Lion and the board of directors will meet Friday noon. Officers installation is set for June 27. Truman Webb led the program and Bob Bransey attended as a guest.
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Childress
America
Forbis
Lions Club
John Snedegar
LeRoy Gaines
Gains
Lions
Truman Webb
Bob Bransey
Fire Department Meeting Set For 7 Tonight
A Fire Department meeting will begin at 7 o’clock tonight at the Fire Hall, a spokesman said.
Race clash near Trinity alarms North Carolina
A white mob of about 150 armed men and a group of Negro youths fought near Trinity North Carolina as highway patrols and sheriff deputies moved in to separate them. The disturbance followed a shop refusal of service to Negro youths. One store owner vanished during the melee and later returned, saying he hid from the crowd. The incident coincides with shifts in the Freedom Rider movement as northern participants travel toward Mississippi to challenge segregation.
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United Press International
Trinity
N.C
Randolph County
Robert Parris
Néstro
Freedom Rider
Freedom Riders
Richmond
Jackson
Miss
Trailways
St. Louis
The
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Delta
Mississippi
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Sim Vaughn
Guy Burton
Fair Park
Mack
Howard
Cofc Bcd
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Kennedys
Macmillans
By Chares K. Liner
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Honduras
Adlai
Big Three
House
House Foreign Affairs
Mittee
HDC
Cancer
John Forbis Lions
W. W. Wilson
Parris
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