Tornado sighting sparks early morning warnings between Childress and Paducah
A ground tornado sighting between Childress and Paducah prompted early alerts as it moved southeast. The storm brought heavy rain with totals around an inch, minor moisture at the airport, and no damage reported though winds overturned two trailers. County Agent Cox warned harvest would suffer if rain continued and fields must be worked soon.
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Childress
Paducah
FAA
Air Field
Kirkland
Floyd Biddy
High Point
Biddys
L. V. Keel
Carey
Rivercamp
Tel
Harry Cox
Burlington
Quanah
Vernon
Memphis
Clarendon
Wellington
Austin
Weather Bureau
Freeman May Sue Amarillo Globe-News Over Estes Story
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman may sue the Amarillo Globe-News, a Pulitzer prize winning paper, after it published a Billie Sol Estes scandal story. Freeman’s aide Thomas Hughes said Freeman’s attorneys believe there are grounds for suit.
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Freeman
Amarillo News
Amarillo
UPI
Amarillo Globe-News
Orville Freeman
Billie Sol Estes
the Globe-News
Thomas R. Hughes
Hughes
Lubbock Man Surrenders in Lawton Killing Case
A 21-year-old Lubbock man surrendered to Comanche County authorities at the Lawton courthouse after being contacted by a Lubbock attorney. He is to be questioned about the death of Isaac Garrett Jr. whose body was found shot in a Lawton backyard. Residents reported hearing four to five gunshots before discovery.
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Lawton, Okla
UPI
Comanche
Forrest McClug
Lubbock
McClung
Isaac Garrett Jr
Garrett
Lawton
Werner Aides Recovery From Fort Worth Car Wreck
Werner and wife G D Werner of Kirkland showed significant improvement Saturday. If he continues to improve he will move to a daughter’s Irving home this week from a Fort Worth hospital where they remained in critical condition after a car wreck more than a week ago.
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G. D. Werner
Kirkland
Werner
Irving
Fort Worth
Instructors Complete Texas Tech Grass Short Course
Truman Kidwell of Childress and T. H. Seay of Estelline finished a two day Grass Short Course at Texas Tech for vocational agriculture instructors. The program covered range management practices and grass identification. Other area attendees included B. L. Peacock of Roaring Springs Stanley Westbrook of Clarendon and Frank Kennedy of Quail.
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Truman Kidwell
Childress
T. H. Seay
Estelline
Texas Tech
B. L. Peacock
Roaring Springs
Stanley Westbrook
Clarendon
Frank Kennedy
Quail
No Information On Improvements At Airfield
United Press International reports FAA could not locate info on planned improvements at Childress Airfield. FAA sought federal help to build 31 new Texas airfields in five years and upgrade 166 existing fields. Childress and Wellington airfields were included in the requests.
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United Press International
Washington D. C
Federal Aviation Agency
Childress
UPI
FAA
Texas
Wellington
Tornado alert floods police lines near Paducah and Childress
Police were flooded with calls after a 2:15 am tornado sighting between Paducah and Childress. Chief Maddox urged people to seek storm shelters and to heed sirens rather than call emergency services. Lightning struck two houses, burning wallpaper and a roof hole at Sgt Monroe Grant and Hugh Underwood homes.
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Paducah
Childress
Alvis Maddox
Monroe Grant
Hugh Underwood
Underwood
Maddox
Youth Killed In Fort Worth Fight
Michael Charles Payne, 19, was killed early Sunday outside a Fort Worth nightclub during a fight between two groups of boys. Police say an argument led to a bottle strike and a gunman fired three shots, fatally wounding Payne near the heart. Three suspects were arrested.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Michael Charles Payne
Payne
City Council and School Board Meetings Tonight
The City Council will convene at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall. The Childress Independent School District Board of Trustees meets at 8 p.m. in the School Administration Building.
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The
Childress Indpendent School District
Kennedy Seeks Cooperation Between Government Business
President Kennedy urged a new concord of cooperation among government business and the public at Yale, aiming to curb hostile dialogue and address real economic problems. He warned against myths about government size debt and confidence, stressing shared responsibility for steady progress.
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Kennedy
New Haven, Conn
UPI
Yale University
Industr
Yale
New York
Joseph P. Kennedy
Institute of Physical Medicine
Reha
Washington
Orville Wishes He Never Made Estes Statement
Sen. Mundt says Agriculture Secretary Freeman told him he wished he had never spoken that the Billie Sol Estes case was blown out of proportion. Freeman, via aide, declined to comment on private conversations and suggested no public rebuke.
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Washington
UPI
Karl E. Mundt
R-S. D
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Billie Sol Estes
Mundt
Sen
John L. McClellan
Freeman
Wreck on Avenue D leads to license violation charge
Police complete report on a westbound car collision with a parked vehicle near the hospital on Avenue D Northeast. William F. Kent of Childress was ticketed for no operator's license and jailed for possible driving while intoxicated. Norwin Garrison of Paducah owned the parked car. No injuries reported. damage described as considerable to Garrison’s car.
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William F. Kent
Childress
Avenue D
Norwin Garrison
Paducah
Kent
County
Severe Texas storms spawn tornadoes and flash floods
United Press International reports a tornado touched ground between Dalhart and Dumas in the Texas Panhandle with funnel clouds near Austin and Childress. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain, hail, 55 mph winds, and tornado alarms as lakes and rivers rise along the Brazos and Colorado.
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United Press
Texas Panhandle
Austin
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Dumas
Childress
Texas South Plains
Panhandle
Texas
Tucumcari
N. M
Wichita Falls
South Plains
Palacios
Possum Kingdom Lake
Lake Graham
Lake Eddelman
Brazos
Colorado
Drunk Man Kills One and Attacks Family Near Sherman
A drunk farmhand tied up a farmer and two sons at a Ballou farm home nine miles from Sherman, beat the couple, and fatally shot Robert Ballou after ripping Mrs Ballou’s dress. Eugene Welch, detained by a Texas resident and handed to Texas DPS, confessed he did it and claimed innocence.
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Sherman
UPI
R. J. Ballou
R. D. Sinclair
Tex
Eugene Elch
Sinclair
Welch
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Ballou
Robert W. Ballou
Willis
Robert
Ballou Farm
Dean Martin quits film over Monroe departure
Dean Martin refused to appear in the film Something's Got to Give after Marilyn Monroe was fired by 20th Century Fox for absenteeism. He said he would not star opposite any actress but Monroe and criticized the studio for the move. Lee Remick is named to replace Monroe, but production status remains unclear.
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Hollywod
UPI
Dean Martin
Marilyn Monroe
20Th Century Fox Studios
Martin
Marilyn
Lee Remick
Glamour Girl
Miss Lee Remick
Miss Remick
Four Die Near Wichita Falls in Headon Crash
A two car collision on rain slick US 287 east of Wichita Falls killed four men. Don Thomas 18 of Bellevue died later in hospital. Drivers D J Perkins 27 of Henrietta and Harry Wayne Dean 21 and Tommy Raiter 24 from Bellevue died at the scene. Edward B Coker was injured.
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Wichita Falls
UPI
Don Thomas
Bellevue
D. J. Perkins
Henrietta
Perkins
Harry Wayne Dean
Tommy Raiter
Thomas
Edward B. Coker
Dean
Raiter
Coker
Estes Paper Auctions In Pecos Under Receiver Sale
The Pecos Daily News founded by Billie Sol Estes in 1961 faces public auction today. Receiver Harry Moore will sell the newspaper and Estes Fort Stockton Implement Co as first items in Estes holdings, ordered by Federal Judge R. E. Thomason amid his voluntary receivership.
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PACO
MIT
Pecos Daily News
Billie Sol Estes
Harry Moore
West Texas Agriculture Tycoon
Moore
Fort Stockton
Tex
Farm Implement Company
Estes
Spearman Escapee Dies by Own Action in New Mexico
Joe Lee Hobbs, 32, an escapee from Spearman jail, shot himself in an Artesia out house Friday as police closed in. He had earlier robbed in Brownwood, held up an Artesia liquor store, and possessed a car with plates linked to a missing Graham woman. Police used tear gas during the pursuit. He died before capture. body identified in New Mexico.
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Artesia
N. M
UPI
Texas
New Mexico
Joe Lee Hobbs
Spearman
Tex
Hobbs
Graham
V. L. Nor
Laos Princes Reach Coalition Government Accord
Prince Souvanna Phouma announced that rival Laotian princes reached an agreement to form a national coalition government. The deal involves Souphanouvong and Boun Oum with a signing planned Tuesday to formalize the accord in Khang Khay. Continued on page three.
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National Coalition
Syuvanna
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
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Ted” Kennedy
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