GMC Chief Declines CIO Negotiation Request
Walter Reuther urged General Motors president Harlow Curtice to enter talks with the CIO United Auto Workers. Curtice refused, saying Anderson and Seaton have full authority to negotiate. Reuther warned negotiations are at a critical stage with a strike deadline looming for 385000 GM workers.
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GMC
Detroit
Walter Reuther
Harlow Curtice
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Curtice
Reuther
William S. Knudsen
C. E. Wilson
Harry Anderson
Louis Seaton
Anderson
Seaton
CIO Electrical
Hopes For End To British Rail Strike Vanishes
London reports a weekend settlement seems unlikely as the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen rejects a government wage offer despite Monckton appeal. No talks set until Monday. A waterfront walkout halts the Saxon ia and Media sailings stranding 1 080 passengers. Cunard lines charter airliners to send tourists home. A separate longshoremen strike blocks over 250 freighters in six ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Walter Monckton
Saxonia
United States
Canada
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Monckton
Youths To Attend 4 H Leader Camp
County Agent W E Hafner and Mrs Lou Jeffers will take 4 H boys and girls to the 4 H Leadership Camp at the Presbyterian campground at Buffalo Gap Monday to Wednesday. They plan to return to Childress Thursday afternoon. Participants include John Chapman Butch Liles Johnny Mote Jerry Lynn Jones Mildred Hunter Glenna Sue King Betty Jo Liles Cynthia Caradine and Peggy Mahan. The program features recreation and swimming plus citizenship and safety instruction with West Texas Utilities supplying an engineer for life saving safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hafner
Lou Jeffers
Buffalo Gap
Childress
John Chapman
Butch Liles
Johnny Mote
Jerry Lynn Jones
Mildred Hunter
Glenna Sue King
Betty Jo Liles
Cynthia Caradine
Peggy Mahan
West Texas Utilities
President proposesAtoms for Peace aid to allies at Penn State
President Eisenhower urged friendly nations to share in building research and power reactors. The plan would have the US pay half the construction costs and provide fuel, while offering American expertise for peaceful nuclear progress. He spoke to about 20,000 rain soaked attendees at Beaver Stadium after touring a new $300,000 reactor.
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University Park
Eisenhower
United States
Beaver Stadium
Pennsylvania State University
Game Rules Meeting Set for Childress County Sportsmen
Landowners and sportsmen in Childress County are urged to attend a Wednesday night meeting at the courthouse. The Texas Game and Fish Commission announced the session starts at 8 p m to discuss seasons and bag limits with biologist Dick DeArment present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Walter Hicks
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Hicks
Dick DeArment
Wheeler
Panhandle
Shivers Speaks To USC Class Amid Controversy
Gov Allan Shivers of Texas spoke at USC commencement before 3,116 graduates despite protests from students faculty and a Negro Baptist preachers group. Placard demonstrations occurred in Beverly Hills with about 100 college students, but no disorder. Shivers urged national unity and equal rights while rejecting regional labels.
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Los Angeles
Allan Shivers
Texas
University of Southern California
USC
Shivers
Beverly Hills
Southern California
Ted Guith
Negares
Boys Ranch Fund Climbs Slowly
Local plea for donations to Boys Ranch reports $552.39 raised toward an $1,800 annual goal. Annie Ruth Bell notes gifts at First State and First National Bank, with three additional donations from Tell HD club Kirkland HD club and Childress high school. A monthly bank draft option is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Ranch
First State
First National Bank
Annie Ruth Bell
Childress
C. B. Holleman Dies At Lubbock
Funeral services for C. B. Holleman of Lubbock will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at the Broadway Church of Christ. He died at 10 30 Saturday morning after months of ill health. his son Carrell Holleman of Childress and his grandson Ernie were with him. Survivors include his wife three sons one daughter and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Holleman
Lubbock
Carrell Holleman
Childress
Broadway Church of Christ
Holleman
Ernie
Demo Drive To Modify Cuts Fails
The Senate Democratic push to alter Eisenhower defense manpower cuts collapsed leaving the administration with its new look budget. Democrats faced added costs for a $356 million B 52 bomber production and hesitated to fund further $329 million to counter Marine Corps and Army cuts. The Senate appropriations committee will mark up the $31.4 billion defense budget next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
John Stinnis
D-Miss
West Germany Replies To Soviet Note On Diplomacy
Bonn sent an official note to Soviet ambassador Serge Vinogradov acknowledging Moscow’s bid to establish diplomatic relations and inviting Adenauer to visit. The reply, signed by Baron Von Maltzan, followed the Soviet surprise note offering de facto recognition and a Moscow invitation. Adenauer heads to the United States for talks with Eisenhower and Dulles.
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Bonn
Germany
Federal Republic of
West Germany
Soviet Union
Moscow
Serge Vinogradov
France
Paris
Baron Vollrath von Maltzan
Vinogradov
von Maltzan
Adenauer
United States
Eienhower
John Foster Dulles
Flag Day Chairman To Be Named In Childress Elks
Childress Elks Lodge No 1113 will name the Flag Day chairman at Monday nights meeting announced by Exalted Ruler James E. Ragsdale. Flag Day activities in Childress have been run by the lodge in recent years with the event observed on June 14. The Elks meet at 8 p m at the lodge hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Elks Lodge
James E. Ragsdale
Lodge
The
Elks
Fire damages dairy vent motor in Saturday blaze
A blaze around 6 55 PM Saturday burned out a motor in a vent at the Dairy Mart. No other damage reported. Cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Mart
Le Mans Crash Kills At Least Sixty Five In Spectator Tragedy
A sports car at Le Mans races at 160 mph exploded into the grandstand crowd. Police put death toll at 65 with over 100 injured as flames and debris rained on spectators. The Mercedes driven by Pierre Levegh collided with an Austin Healey, sending wreckage into the stands as the race continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Mans
France
New York
American Automobile Association
Levegh
Mercedes
Salk Praises New Vaccine Safety Standards Move
Dr. Jon E. Salk lauds Public Health Service for stiff new safety standards in vaccine testing and production. House committee chair J. Percy Priest orders a full investigation as the government reviews the vaccine program amid disagreements over the white paper and suggested revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jonas E. Salk
Public Health Service
J. Percy Priest
House Commerce Committee
Salk
Pittsburgh
Leonard A. Scheele
Bers
Priest
Congress
Cap Maker Faces $214000 Expense Gap In Probe
Washington report on Harry Lee Lev a Chicago cap maker and pay off inquiry figure who asserts he cannot recall $214000 in cash expenses over two years The Senate Internal Security subcommittee released Friday closed door testimony and Theodore Weinberg noted the IRS questions levs tax returns starting 1950 requiring itemized entertainment and promotional deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Lee
Chicago
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Lev
Theodore C. Weinberg
Internal Revenue Bureau
Weinberg
Operation Alert 1955 Civil Defense Test Set Next Week
The United States will stage its largest civil defense drill from June 15 to June 17. President Eisenhower and about 15,000 federal workers will relocate to secret emergency centers as 50 cities simulate war conditions to test readiness and continuity of federal functions.
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Eisenhower
United Press Dispatch
John L Cutter
Washington
Air Defense Command
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Civil Defense
Foodhandlers School Opens Monday at City Hall
The Foodhandlers School begins 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in the City Hall Board of Directors room, replacing Fair Park Auditorium. Two sessions daily, the second at 7 p.m., run through June 17 under Dr. Bob Jones. Firms handling food should send a representative. housewives are invited. no advance registration is needed.
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Foodhandlers
C of Cbcd Board of Directors
City Hall
Fair Park Auditorium
Bob, Jones
Dr. Jones
Nixon eyes big four talks and Soviet moves
Vice President Richard Nixon warned the free world to expect more conciliatory moves from Russia before and during the Big Four conference. He argued such tactics are standard Communist moves to retreat then advance toward world domination and noted aims to neutralize Germany and push China into the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Richard M. Nixon
Free World
Russia
Nixon
Texas Press Association
Europe
Germany
Asia
China
United Nations
Indictment in Veterans Land Program Bribery Case
Zavala County grand jury indicted Bascom Giles three times for agreeing to take bribes totaling 59 000 in a land deal tied to the Veterans Land program. J Paul Little is charged with offering bribes to Giles, while C P Einster of Yoakum faces forgery charges over a land title in the same batch.
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Crystal City
Bascome Giles
Zavala County
Giles
Zavala
Dimmitt County
J. Paul Little
C. P. Einster
Yoakum
Zavala County Grand Jury
Texas Coun
Cross Services Held Saturday for Troy A. Cross
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 4 p.m. for Troy A. Cross 53 who had lived in Tell for many years. He died Friday afternoon at Childress General Hospital. Burial followed at Tell cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home supervision. Survivors include his parents a brother and three sisters.
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Troy A. Cross
Tell
Cross
Childress General Hospital
Southside Baptist Church
Ira L. Parrack
Childress First Baptist Church
Newberry Funeral Home
Hood County
J. C. Smith
Ernest Rea
W. D. McDonald
Doy Skinner
R. A. Caldwell
H. B. Rhodes
A. B. Cross
George T. Cross
Odessa
Ione Cross
Nina Young
Corsicana
J. M. Monk
van Alstyne
Air Reserve Unit To Meet This Afternoon
A special meeting of the Childress Air Force Reserve unit will be held at 1:30 this afternoon at the Panhandle Motor Company. Major James E. Ragsdale reported the event and urged all members to attend.
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Childress Air Force Reserve
Panhandle” Motor Company
James E. Ragsdale
Childress Unit
Ragsdale
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Barlingen
Edes
Kas
Jerry Block
Will Wallace
Edinburgh
Chamber of Commerce
Harlingen
Boys Ranch Fund
Flag Day
Pierre Levegh
John Fitch
Stamford
Seattle
Paul Zavattero
Bobby Cornell
Eric Zavattero
Steve Cornell
NEA Telephoto
Food School
Grand Jury
Bascom Giles
Air Reserve
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