Violent Deaths Jump Upward Over Weekend
United Press International reports a weekend surge in deadly events across Texas. At least 29 people died in traffic accidents, drownings, and other causes, including a father and son killed by a train in Austin and a 6 year old suffocating in a refrigerator in El Paso.
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United Press International
Texas
Austin
Tom EK. Nettlewhip
Round Rock
Gary
James Lewis Mathis Jr
Jacksboro
Brazos
Waco
Charles Moore
Robert Lee Steverson
George Jinks
Grapevine Lake
Fort Worth
Nehemiah Chapman
Nacogdoches
Lonnie Emerson
Dallas
Trinity River
George P. Livermore
Lubbock
Guthrie
Catherine Boni
St. Louis
Houston
Lake Jackson
Bence R. Martin
Michael Wheeler
Fl Paso
Linda Harrison Dies in Odessa Death at 13
Linda Harrison 13, of Odessa, niece of Mrs. J L Brooks of Childress, died after a long cancer illness in Memorial Hospital Odessa. Burial is planned at Paducah Cemetery with Hubbard Funeral Home directing. Survivors include her parents Elbert and, siblings Jeannette Theresa Harold Robert.
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Linda Harrison
Odessa
J. L. Brooks
Childress
Memorial Hospital
Bethany Christian Church
Howard Marshall
Paducah
Hubbard Funeral Home
Linda
Childress County
California
Disneyland
Elbert Harrison
Jeannette
Theresa
Harold
Robert
I. R. Harrison
Lubbock
T. J. Cross
Olton
C T. Thomas
J. B. Thomas
Kirkland
Death Claims T H Jouett of Estelline
T H Jouett of Estelline, a recent resident patient at a Childress rest home, died about 9 15 a m today in Childress General Hospital. The body is to be taken to Memphis today for arrangements there. No other details were known here today.
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T. H. Jouett
Estelline
Childress Rest
Childress General Hospital
Memphis
Former Tell Resident Critically Injured in Vernon Weekend Accident
Jack Cromartie of Quanah nephew of W. E. Garrison of Childress was critically injured Saturday returning from Vernon. He suffered a skull fracture and is hospitalized in Lubbock. He is identified as a former Tell resident.
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Jack Cromartie
Quanah
W. E. Garrison
Childress
Vernon
Cromartie
Lubbock
Tell
AWOL Soldiers Tell Of Killing Spree Across States
FBI-identified crime spree driven by robbery motives ends at a Utah roadblock. Two AWOL soldiers Gerald York and James Latham confess seven murders from Florida to Colorado, plus two assaults and six car thefts. Notches on a stolen pistol mark each killing.
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Salt Lake City
UPS
FBI
United States
Leonard Blaylock
Tennessee
Illinois
Kansas
Colorado
Gerald R York
Jacksonville
Fla
James Douglas Latham
Mauriceville
Texas
Grantsville
Utah
Dale Carson
Duval County
Florida
Blaylock
New Roads
Edward J. Juidorz
Deat
Recovery Squadron to Start Operations at Childress Field
The 416 Recovery Squadron of the Air Force Reserve will be opened at Childress Air Field on July 1. Up to 49 personnel will train monthly with one permanent staffer to begin. The unit, part of the 8508 Recovery Group from Fort Worth, will provide emergency landing sites and recovery services for USAF and Allied aircraft in case of attack.
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Air Force Reserve
Childress Air Field
8508
Fort Worth
Edward D. W. Hardin, Jr
2484
Air Force Reserve Sector
Ron
Frank C. Gready
2695
Air Reserve
James Rausdale
Childress
Air Force
USAF
U.S. Air Force
Edward D. W. Hardin
9416
James Ragsdale
IPE
Kennedy Uses Crutches for Flight to Washington
President Kennedy, hobbling with a back ailment, was loaded onto an Air Force jet via a hydraulic crane at West Palm Beach. White House aides said the lift was safer than crutch-assisted stairs. Kennedy appeared unbothered, smiling as he entered the 707 and planned to continue using crutches in Washington.
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United Press International
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Air Force
Washington
White House
Cape Canaveral
West Palm Beach
Patrick Air Force
Canaveral
Andrew Hatcher
Roland Gates
Hatcher
Four Killed in Boating Mishap at Niagara Falls
Four people including two women died in a Niagara Falls boating accident on the Canadian side. The Pink Lady capsized in the upper river and two women plus one man were swept over Horseshoe Falls while another man drowned near the power plant forebay. The victims include the American couple Stan Tessman and his wife from Buffalo and Canadian couple George and Rope Line Stewart of Ridgeway.
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United Press International
Niagara Falls
Ont
UPI
Merit
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara
Stan Tessman
Buffalo
George Stewart
Ridgeway
Stewarts
Stewart
Cpl
Huh MelIsaac
Niagara Park Commission
Roger Woodward
N.Y
Bobby
Deanne
Jean Artman
Murrysville
Safety Meeting On Kirkland Highway Job Planned
A safety meeting for the Kirkland to Cottle County highway construction is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Highway Department District offices. Open to anyone interested in highway safety, with Cooper and Woodruff of Amarillo as paving contractors for the Kirkland project.
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Kirkland
Cottle County
Highway Department District
Cooper and Woodruff
Amarillo
Paducah
Childress
May traffic toll in Childress County with three accidents
Three traffic accidents were investigated by the highway patrol in Chil dress County in May, with two injuries and $2,500 in property damage. Through May 1961 the county totaled 16 rural crashes, eight injured and no deaths, noting the first fatality this month. Dowdy warns drivers to beware dusk driving. Nearby counties show various May figures. eight of 31 counties had no accidents.
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Childress County
D. R. Dowdy
Set
Dowdy
Collingsworth
Hardeman
Motley County
Flaming Cairo Crash Kills 18 to 20 on Electra
An airliner carrying 36 aboard crashed on Cairo's disaster ridge near Runway 34 while approaching from Rome to Karachi. Official figures to date indicate 18 to 20 dead, with 17 injured and one missing presumed dead.
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Cairo
UPID
KLM
Hague
Holland
Rome
Karachi
Coastal Texas Faces Flooding as Heavy Rains Hit Coast
Torrential rains drenched the Texas coast for a second day causing minor flooding and some damage while inland farmers welcomed the moisture. Houston area received heavy rain with gauges varying, Magnolia and Freeport noted high totals, and showers were expected to continue as weather remained cloudy across central and eastern Texas.
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United Press International
Texas
Houston
Magnolia
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Galveston
Victoria
Assassination of Trujillo Reaches Higher Levels
Confession ties plot to top government. Maj. Gen. Jose Roman Fernandez admits involvement but denies mastermind role. He was defense secretary and is detained at San Isidro air base for interrogation. OAS fact finding team plans prison interviews in La Victoria and with those in protective custody.
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T. M. Fagrell
United Press International
Ciudad Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo
Jose Roman Fernandez
Trujillo
Roman
San Isidro Air Base
Joaquin Balaguer
Organization of American States
la Victoria
Interior
Hollis Youth Resident of Childress Died in Carrolton
Marion Keith Neal 19 of Hollis Oklahoma died from gunshot wounds Saturday in Carrolton. He resided and worked in Childress for months last year, worked four years at Parker Floor Covering, and returned to Hollis last spring. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hollis Church of Christ with interment in Fairmont Cemetery. Survivors include his parents sister two brothers and grandparents.
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Marion Keith Neal
Hollis
Okla
Carrolton
Childress
Parker
Hollis Church of Christ
Fairmont
327 Cars of Wheat Shipped Reported
A total of 327 cars of wheat have been shipped from the county. Kirkland sent 185 cars and Childress 142 cars. An elevator manager predicted the harvest may finish within the next two days under continued hot dry weather.
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Kirkland
Childress
Bailbond And Crime Link Probed In Kansas City
A Kansas City grand jury probes bailbond practices and possible ties to organized crime. Officials note bonds of up to 50 000 posted quickly as bondsmen operate by territory under a monopoly setup linked to an ex convict with narcotics charges.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Jackson County
William Collet
Kansas City
Richard D. Tensen
Rosabelle Carpenter Taken To California
Rosabelle Carpenter was returned to Los Angeles California today by a woman deputy to face forgery and child desertion charges. She had been held locally after allegedly passing a worthless check at a department store. Her male companion was sent earlier to Arizona, according to Sheriff Gaylon Smith.
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Rosabelle Carpenter
Los Angeles
Calif
Gaylon Smith
Arizona
Smith
Spinal Meningitis Case Reported Here
A spinal meningitis case is diagnosed by City Health Officer Dr. J. H. Jernigan. He says only one case is known and there is no cause for alarm. The patient, Emmett Beal, is isolated at Childress General Hospital.
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J. H. Jernigan
Emmett Beal
Childress General
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Patricia Annkewitt
Valdosta
Ottavio
Aiken
S.C
Tullahoma
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John
Page
William J. McNatian
Francis Webb
Childress High School
Albuquerque
N.M
Texas Navy
Andy Rogers
Young Webb
Price Daniel
Francis
Rogers
Cc. H. Webb
Hollis Youth
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