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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1963
Page
1
Britain's Labor Party demands a full inquiry into the Profumo resignation amid security and propriety concerns. Harold Wilson plans to push the debate when Parliament resumes, while the queen allows Profumo to skip a formal appearance.
Washington officials say federal troops could be used next week to enforce court-ordered integration at the University of Alabama despite Gov. George Wallace’s opposition. The administration aims to avoid clashes with Alabama police and would rely on superior federal force to ensure compliance, mirroring Clemson’s peaceful case. Concurrently, civil rights legislation strengthening Justice Department litigation powers is being drafted for Congress next week.
Four Childress boys Norman Love Jerry Huddleston Larry Evans and Jerry Sachse along with Judy Wilson travel by bus to the University of Texas Austin for the Texas Boys State 1963 session. They will join attendees from across the state in learning about government through mock parties campaigns and laws under American Legion sponsorship.
The Old Settlers Association calls for volunteers for a major project July 18 to 28. President Bill Goodson says directors officers and committee chairmen meet at 7 pm today at city hall and invites anyone willing to help.
The Green Summer Band Camp closes with a 7 30 p m concert at the Rotary Bowl Fair Park featuring the Concert Band Stage Band and Twirlers The public is admitted free If weather is bad the event moves to Fair Park Auditorium
The Tell Rural Neighborhood Club invites anyone who likes to sing to an 8 p.m. program on Monday June 1 at the Tell School building. Refreshments will be served after the event.
In St Paul Minnesota the Highway Department said a pedestrian charged with ignoring a don't walk sign claimed to the judge that he thought the sign advertised a taxi company.
A Santa Fe freight derailed late Thursday near Hereford Texas seven miles west injuring rear brakeman H L Hundorf of Amarillo with bruises and lacerations. An axle snapped causing the middle section of an east bound freight on the southern mail line to derail with no immediate damage estimate.
Thunderstorms stirred the Del Rio region and showers dotted the Texas Panhandle Big Bend and Midland Odessa area overnight. Presidio logged 108 degrees the hottest in the nation with 56 to 80 degree readings across coastal and inland locations. Rain totaled .79 inches at Del Rio .77 at Presidio .65 at Alpine and .02 at Midland.
Inquiries into grazing soil bank land have led to state approval and a pending decision at the ASCS Office in Washington. Local manager Gene Frisbie says dry months have increased grazing pressure on native grasses and temporary use of soil bank grassland may be allowed to let grasses recover.
Washington indicates no plans to protest Venezuela over the raid on the U S military mission office in Caracas by pro Castro terrorists.
The article reports on the clash between Governor George Wallace and federal authorities over blocking Negroes from entering the University of Alabama. It notes a possible federal troop response if Wallace surrounds the sites with state troopers. A July injunction threatens contempt penalties if walls defy court orders. Regular summer registration proceeds with late enrollment allowed all week.
President Kennedy announced plans to meet Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Great Britain June 29 and 30 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk after naval demonstrations at China Lake. He will also visit West Germany Ireland Italy, then return to Washington by July 2 or 3. The trip shifts from earlier Rome plans after Pope John XXIII’s death and aims to bolster U S security and allied seas dominance.
The Childress City Council unanimously approved the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority project after a meeting with Dr. S. H. Townsend and engineers. Sessions with towns including Quanah Paducah Hedley and Clarendon continued, outlining financing routes, rates, and timing for water delivery by 1966.
State Sen Charles Herring of Austin emerges as a leading candidate for Texas 10th District in the wake of a Johnson Connally elevator talk. Observers note the two leaders discussed Herring as the man for the seat vacated by Homer Thornberry and later mention Merle and Jake in the conversation aboard the Cortez Hotel lift during Kennedy’s visit.
Nine days of funeral rites began today in St Peters basilica for Pope John XXIII whose body lies in the tomb. The services will continue until June 17 ahead of the Sacred College of Cardinals meeting to choose his successor.
A head on collision five miles north of Childress on Highway 83 injured Mrs. Joe B. Brown of Calera Oklahoma, passenger and owner, who was treated at Jeter Townsend Clinic and released after neck injuries. Christine Cobb Olier of Wellington drove the car. Franklin David Fitzgerald of Kennett, Missouri, operated the truck combine. The auger being pulled detached and veered into the opposite lane striking the car. Fitzgerald was cited for lacking a commercial operator's license.
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