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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
3
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Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt gears up for the final evacuation of the Suez Canal zone by British forces, marking his biggest week since toppling King Farouk four years ago.
Hollywood music critic Spike Jones blasts Elvis Presley and peers as harmful to his satire driven act. He recalls satirizing tunes like Heartbreak Hotel and Blue Suede Shoes, complains teens misread references, and describes struggles shaping new routines at the Moulin Rouge. He notes audience reactions to parodies of The Platters and heartbreak songs.
Washington Deputy Defense Secretary Reuben B. Robertson Jr. says one uniform would not solve all problems when asked about push for strict armed forces unification.
President Eisenhower's emergency surgery at Walter Reed Hospital did not significantly alter the political landscape. Republicans remain confident Ike is the 1956 candidate with Nixon as potential running mate, while Democrats confront Kefauver Stevenson tensions and Harriman calculations ahead of the August convention.
Fort Worth markets show cattle steady to strong with higher slaughter steers and active cows, calves slow, hogs mostly steady to down, and sheep bids mostly steady. Cattle ranges include good slaughter steers 17 to 19.50, cows 12.50 to 13.50, bulls 10.50 to 14, stocker steers 15 to 17.75, and calves 16.50 to 18.50. Hogs 16.75 to 17 for several weights, sows 11.50 to 13.50. Sheep bids mostly steady with good slaughter lambs 21 to 24 and utilities 17 to 20.50.
In Pasadena Kenneth A. Pashby, 25, explains he killed his 19-year-old cousin-by-marriage with a kitchen knife saying he felt like killing someone and had nothing against her personally. The speech includes remarks on capitalism and the Leninist road.
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