Ike Seeks Higher Savings Bond Rates and Debt Limit
President Eisenhower urged Congress to raise savings bond interest from 3.26% to 3.75% and end the 4 1/2% cap on new Treasury issues, while permanently boosting the national debt ceiling to 288 billion and temporarily to 295 billion. He argued these steps are essential for prudent government finances and to ease bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Theis
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Nuclear Testing Could Triple Fallout in Areas
Washington based report summarizes an unofficial study from a congressional atomic energy subcommittee hearings. It says continuing high rate nuclear testing for 40 years would raise average global radiation to natural levels but triple doses for many northern hemisphere residents especially where fallout is heaviest. The analysis cites ICRP guidance as the benchmark for permissible exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Commission On Radiological Protection
Congressional Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Subcommittee
United Press International
Atomic Authority the
ICRP
Mrs. C. C. Darnell Dies in Sleep at 77
Mrs. C C Darnell, 77, died in her sleep at her son Pat Darnell's home in Childress. Funeral at 4 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with Pastor Joe Allen officiating. Interment in Childress cemetery. Born February 5, 1882 in Nashville. Survived by four sons, two daughters, two brothers, and many grandchildren.
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CC. C. Darnell
Pat Darnell
First Baptist Church
Joe Allen
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Darnell
Nashville
Tenn
Childress County
New Mexico
Pat
Mairl Darnell
Childress
J. C. Darnell
Lubbock
Donald Darnell
Austin
M. T. Buck
Pampa
Louise McComb
Odessa
J. B. Worrell
Bisbee
Ariz
George W. Worrell, Jr
Reno, Nev
George A Moore Dies at 79 Burial Set for Tuesday
George Alonzo Moore 79 died today at Childress General Hospital after illness. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday in First Baptist Church with Rev. Parrack officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Witts Moore and ten children, 28 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alonzo Moore
Childress General Hospital
First Baptist Church
Ra L Parrack
Johnny Rucker
Buddy Hatley
B. D. Stamps
Owen Henry
Bill Prescott
James Mitchell
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Mr. Moore
Parker County
Tex
Mary Witts
Concho
Hillsboro
Moore
Southside Baptist Church
Childress
G. A
Pete) Moore, Jr
Martin Lee Moore
Ernest Moore
Lubbock
J. W. Moore
Greenville
S. C
E. D. Moore
Williams Bay
Wis
Ruby Conway
Lorene Barstow
Midland
Mary Aldy
Amarillo
Ella Mae Day
Portales
Funeral for Anna Lee Morris in Claude
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Lee Morris 42 wife of Earl F Morris of Claude are set for 3 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church Claude Burial will be in Claude by N S Griggs and Sons Amarillo Rev J D McDaniel will officiate assisted by Cecil Hardaway and James Todd She died at 505 p m Saturday from injuries in a two car collision seven miles west of Clarendon She was born July 18 1916 in Denton County Survivors include her husband one son Garre Lynn of Claude her mother Mrs Mattie Davis of Crowell three sisters Mrs Faye Bankston of Lubbock Mrs Marie Short of Vernon and Mrs Robbie Nichol of Crowell three brothers Cecil Davis of Crowell Billy Ray Davis of Encino Calif and R B Davis of Shamrock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lee Morris
Earl F. Morris
Claude
First Baptist Church
N. S. Griggs and Sons of
Amarillo
J. D. McDaniel
Cecil Hardaway
James Todd
Clarendon
Denton County
Garre Lynn
Mattie Davis
Crowell
Faye Bankston
Lubbock
Marie Short
Vernon
Robbie Nichol
Cecil Davis
Billy Ray Davis
Encino
Calif
R. B. Davis
Shamrock
Chiropractor McClendon Changes Plans for Oklahoma City Meeting
Dr. L. W. McClendon will not attend the Brownfield chiropractic convention this week. He will instead be in Oklahoma City on Sunday and Monday, June 14 15, to attend the convention there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. McClendon
Brownfield
Oklahoma City
Mail Delivered by Guided Missile
The United States successfully carried mail by a guided Regulus I missile from the submarine Barbero to Mayport Florida delivering about 3000 letters at near sound speed. Postmaster General Arthur F Summerfield called it historic and the first missile mail delivery in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Post Office Department
Atlantic
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Mayport
Arthur F. Summerfield
Barbero
Drunks Fire Near Nicaraguan Palace Amidst Rebel Activity
Gunfire echoed around the presidential palace in Managua as the national guard dismissed the incident as drunks firing in the air. President Somoza reportedly safe inside the palace. guards allegedly killed one attacker while police captured several suspects. Gen. Anastasio Somoza called the episode celebratory drunks and said rebel bands had weakened and were breaking up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
National Guard
Luis A. Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Senate approves major Texas tax bill with cigaret hike
A Senate committee endorsed a revised 151 million dollar tax plan including a three cent per pack cigarette tax increase. House sponsor Rep. George T. Hinson vowed to fight, urging quick House passage to reach conference. The committee criticized draftsmanship and backed a package raising 159.997 million over two years with varied taxes on tobacco, gas, utilities, and capital, while rejecting several Daniel proposals.
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Austin
UPI
Senate
House
Price Daniel
George T. Hinson
Mineola
Senate State Affairs Committee
Hinson
Daniel
Phillips
Senate State Affair Committee
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Hardeman
Subcommittee
Texas Legislative Council
Sen
R. A. Weinert
Seguin
4 H Boys And Girls To A M To Compete
Donations from local clubs and firms will send 4 H first and second place teams and top individuals to the 4 H Roundup at College Station on June 9 1911. Twelve districts will compete with Childress County represented in five contests.
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College Station
Childress County
Bill Moore
Mary Scott
Grace Holman
Sammy Bushon
Gary Hassell
Truett Ball
Harold Walkup
Child Recovers From Fall On Concrete In Home
Patricia Woods six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Odell Woods fell on concrete at the family home Saturday evening. She was unconscious for about three hours, then showed improvement by Sunday according to a Northwest Texas Hospital report stating no surgery needed for the head injury.
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Patricia Woods
Odell Woods
Northwest Texas
Dry drop marks X15 milestone at Edwards AFB
The X15 space craft completed a dry drop from the B 52 mothership over the Mojave Desert gliding to Rogers Dry Lake runway at Edwards AFB four minutes after release. Test pilot Scott Crossfield, 37, steered the glider to a clean landing as the program advances toward manned spaceflight.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
National Aemnautic and Space Administration
Los Angeles
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Loo Receives Animal Offers for Childress Fair Park Zoo
The Childress Chamber of Commerce manager Jeff Henderson received proposals from Mena Arkansas offering a doe and possibly a fawn and a black male bear for the planned zoo at Childress Fair Park. Mayor Paul P. Sanders told Henderson the animals were roaming near Mena and that the bear could be donated if someone would arrange pickup. Henderson accepted by letter and plans delivery at an undetermined date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Fair Park
Mena
Ark
Cofc
Jeff Henderson
Paul P. Sanders
Henderson
Childress
Start Removal Of Deadly Gas From Box Cars
Wrecking crews in MCRAE GA cleared debris from a derailment to remove two overturned tank cars carrying 20 000 gallons of chlorine gas. Officials debated evacuation but no leak was found and plans were paused as logs were moved to access the cars and load them for removal.
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Mcrae
UPI
Showers May Hit Parts Of State This Week
Scattered showers moistened the northeast and southeast corners of Texas this morning with forecasts predicting a return of scattered showers and thunderstorms in other sections during the week. Temperatures ranged 57 to 72 across the state with mild conditions elsewhere and limited fog in East Texas and along parts of the coast. The five day outlook called for near normal temperatures statewide and thunderstorms confined to the southwest, northwest and north central regions. Rainfall reports for the 24 hour period ending 6 am noted 0.68 inches in Corpus Christi 0.9 in Texarkana and 0.8 in Beaumont Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Amarillo
Brownsville
Abilene
Presidio
Corpus Christi
Texarkana
Beaumont - Port Arthur
Liberace Denies Homosexual Charges In London Libel Suit
The pianist Liberace testified he is not homosexual during a libel trial over a Daily Mirror article. His lawyer challenged the paper’s meaning and passages by columnist Cassandra were read aloud describing Liberace in hyperbolic terms from 1956 London reporting.
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London
UPI
Liberace
TV Idol
London Daily Mirror
Gilbert Beyfus
Gerald Gardiner
The
Daily Mirror
William Connor
Beyfus
Connor
Cassandra
Britain
U. S
Charlie Chaplain
Continue To Work To Avert Steel Strike
Negotiators resume talks to avert a mid year steel strike affecting 500000 workers as union and industry clash over wage and price issues. McDonald weighs actions Friday with the Wage Policy Committee amid warnings of possible extended downtime for users and plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Steel Magazine
Sixteen Killed In Farm Labor Truck Crash
In Phoenix a truck carrying farm laborers crashed into a tree and burst into flames killing sixteen men and injuring thirty two others. Five bodies were found later, and officials said identifying the Mexican nationals among the victims would be a long, difficult task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz Upi
Arizona
Lane Signs To Attend WTSC Canyon
Jerry Lane of Childress signed a letter of intent to attend West Texas State College in Canyon on a basketball scholarship this fall. He will receive room, board, and tuition. Lane is the son of Mr and Mrs Weldon Lane of Childress.
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Canyon
Jerry Lane
Childress
West Texas State College At
Mett LaFollette
Lane
Weldon Lane
Be r Wright Dies At Winters At 88
Funeral services for Be r Wright, 88, were held at 10 a m today at the Winters Church of Christ. Wright was an uncle of Mrs W M Stiner of Childress and had visited there several times. He died Saturday after remaining active until his passing.
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Be R Wright
Winters Church of Christ
Wright
W. M. Stiner
Childress
Adenauer Denies Ike Influenced West Germany Leadership Decision
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer said President Eisenhower did not influence his choice to stay as head of government. The denial, issued by the Federal Press Office, followed reports of private talks and scuffles over who would lead West Germany amid Adenauer’s reversal on running for chancellor.
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Bonn
Germany
UPI
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
West Germany
Adenauer
United States
John Foster Dulles
Ludwig Erhart
City Jail Reports Single Weekend Guest
City Police reported only one inmate in the local jail over the weekend. Chief Alvis Maddox said the guest showed an unusual fondness for a certain type of beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvis Maddox
Watkins Fined for Driving While License Suspended
Darrell Wayne Watkins, about 23, pleaded guilty in County Court to driving while license was suspended. He was fined $100 and court costs. Watkins, a former resident now of Wichita Falls, was arrested by the Highway Patrol Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Wayne Watkins
Watkins
Wichita Falls
Highway Patrol
Saunders perjury trial set for August 3
Austin UPI reports District Attorney Les Procter announced the perjury trial of former Insurance Commission Chairman J. Byron Saunders will be held on August 3 by agreement.
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Austin Upi
Dist
Atty
Les Procter
Insurance Commission
J. Byron Saunders
Sally Attends Fort Worth Meeting
City Manager Louis Sally and Mrs Sally travel to Fort Worth for a municipal meeting today and tomorrow to discuss local governance and city administration.
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Sally
Fort Worth
Louis Sally
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Boston
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University of Leningrad
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By Lloyd Larrabee
Africa
William J. Hatton
A&m
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D. W. Watkins
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