Floods claim 28 lives in Montana major city at risk
Montana floods across the Missouri and Sun River rivers left 28 dead and thousands homeless as Great Falls faced rising waters. City crews used 40 private boats for rescue while homes and a bridge near collapse drew attention. State officials estimated damage at $10 million amid runoff and dam bursts.
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Great Falls
Mont
UPI
Montana
Missiouri
Sun River
Tim Babcock
Governors Push Prompt Civil Rights Bill Action
Thirty six governors signed a bipartisan statement urging prompt enactment of the civil rights bill during the 56th annual conference. The group refused a formal resolution and kept signer names private until finalizing the list as the agenda moved to nominations and next year’s host state.
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Cleveland
UPI
Senate Cloture Clamps Down on 75 Day Civil Rights Filibuster
The Senate voted 71 to 29 to invoke cloture ending a 75 day Southern filibuster on a sweeping civil rights bill. Texas senators split with John Tower opposing and Ralph Yarborough supporting final action within two weeks. The bill would end discrimination in voting schools employment public places and services.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Texas
John Tower
Ralph Yarborough
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Bloc
Russell
Corporation
House
John F. Kennedy
Senate Cloture Vote On Civil Rights Bill Surges 71 to 29
Washington UPI reports the Senate advanced debate on the civil rights bill by invoking cloture with a 71 to 29 roll call. Democrats supported cloture led by McNamara Morse and Mansfield. Republicans opposing included Goldwater and Hoey.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Oe Son
Bartlett
Bayh
Og Burdick
Cannon
Church
Clark
Dodd
Douglas
Edmondson
Engle
Gruening
Hart
Hartke
Humphrey
Jackson
Kennedy
la ‘ Long
Magnuson
Mansfield
McCarthy
McGee
McGern
McIntyre
McNamara
Metcalf
Monroney
Morse
Moss
Muskie
Nelson
Neuberger
Pastore
Pell
Proxmire
Randolph
Ribicoff
Symington
Williams
N.J
Yarborough
Young
Ohio
Aiken
Allott
Beall
Boggs
Case
Cooper
Cotton
Curtis
Dirksen
Dominick
Fon
First Ishing Tournament Held Here For Youths
The Red River Sportsmen's Club hosts a first of its kind fishing tournament at Fair Park Lake this Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. Open to ages six to twelve with no entry fee, four trophies will be awarded. Demonstrations on bait, fly, and spin casting will be conducted by G. P. Slim Davis.
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Fair Park Lake
Jack Burrus
Red River Sportsmen's Club
G. P
Slim) Davis
Jefferson S. Henderson Dies Funeral Thursday
Jefferson S. Henderson, former Childress Chamber of Commerce manager, died at noon in Hot Springs Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services set for 10 am Thursday at First Methodist Church Hot Springs Ark with burial at 2 pm in Texarkana. Survivors include widow Helen two children Robert and Mary Edward another son Jefferson Henderson Jr in Arlington and daughter Sandra Riley in Kansas City.
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Jefferson S. Henderson
Childress Chamber of Commerce and
Board of City Development
First Methodist Church
Hot Springs
Ark
Texarkana
Henderson
St. Joseph Hospital
Gross Funeral
Cofc’cd
Childress
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Johnson touts peaceful nuclear power breakthrough
President Johnson told Holy Cross College graduates that economical nuclear power for peaceful purposes is near. He said the United States is ahead of schedule in commercial nuclear power and that the technology will aid world development by reducing poverty disease and resource shortages. Johnson also noted world peace is not solely a result of the Cold War. This was his sixth commencement address as president and follows talks at Swarthmore College.
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Worcester
Mass
UPI
Johnson
Holy Cross College
United States
Holy Cross
Swarthmore College
Pennsylvania
University of Michigan
University of Texas
Coast Guard Academy
Johnson City
Tex
Poor Boy's Nite At The Palace This Week
Wednesday and Thursday event at The Palace titled Poor Boy's Nite with admission set at 26 cents.
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the Palace
Substitutions Offered in Wheat Program Details
The 1965 wheat program allows substitution between wheat and feed grains to give farmers flexibility. Substitution applies to farms with both a feed grain or oat rye base and a wheat allotment, and is limited by minimum feed grain production. Certificates are issued on the smaller of the normal wheat acreage yield-derived figures or the plantable wheat area, with allocations announced later.
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Childress Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Offices
Social Security Program Praised By Amarillo Official
Hal Geldon, district manager, told the Rotary Club that the Social Security system is financially sound. He said trust funds exceed 20.5 billion dollars and will rise by about six billion in five years. Funds are invested in federal securities and draw interest, adding about seven billion in interest to the system.
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Hal Geldon
Amarillo
Break In Heat Wave Seen By UP International
Weathermen forecast a possible slight break in Texas late spring heat but not for several days. Five day outlook shows 1 to 4 degrees below normal in northern and western Texas with scattered thundershowers except far southwest. Temperatures reached 109 in Presidio and 105 Midland with other readings reported across Lubbock Childress and San Angelo.
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Texas
Mercury
Presidio
Midland
Childress
Wink
Lubbock
San Angelo
Upper Panhandle
Dalhart
Laredo
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
New ABCs for Our Children Why Is Reading So Difficult
Editor notes William Schaill of The Reading Laboratory outlines the Initial Teaching Alphabet in a three part series. He argues the device aids rapid reading and comprehension for both adults and children and explains how classrooms nationwide are adopting it. The article reflects on early reading experiences and the challenges children face in learning to read.
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William Schaill
The
Reading Laboratory Inc
Schaill
New York
NEA
Cigarette Sales Fall After Surgeon General Report
The IRS says U S cigarette shipments fell 13 billion in the first quarter, with February the hardest hit after the surgeon general's smoking and health report. March shows a sharp rebound as sales totalled 108 billion versus 121 billion a year earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Surgeon General
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Install Officers For DeMolay Chapter Here
Officers of the new DeMolay Chapter were installed as the chapter completed this weekend. The 26 members include Master Councilor David Galligan and Senior Councilor Andy W. Scott along with other appointed leaders. The advisory group is led by W. W. Kinney with a roster of local Masonry members.
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David Galligan
Andy W. Scott
Preston Stevens
Bryce Wormsbaker
David Adcock
Ronnie Clift
Henry Frost
Bernie Cox
Ronald Frost
Dee Russell Harmon
Marshall
Grady Clifton
Childress Master Masons
W. W. Kinney
Clarence L. Carter
Willie L. Painter
Joe Claiburn Crain
Charles A. Strickland
F. Dodge
Andrew A. Bass
A Erett Jones
Jack Fox
Clinton McGhee
H. E. Hi Dewey Smith
Barry's Foes Are Disarmed Beaten at Governors Conference
The rump convention of governors ends with anti Goldwater forces defeated and disarmed. The 56th annual National Governor's Conference shows what the party should do ahead of the national convention as leaders maneuver amid errors and split directions.
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Cleveland
UPI
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Minnesota
William Meadows
Cal Farley
Jimmy May
Buddy Fesmin
Ralph
John A. Goldsmith
Mike Mansfield
Christine Keeler
Profumo
Mise Keeler
Hall
Andy Rogers Childress Insurance Agency
Jeff S. Henderson
Rotary Club
UP International
Childress County
Parks and Wildlife Department
Membaan
Pe Talekworth
Barry
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