Rebels Attack Official Homes Amid Beirut Battle
Rebel troops allegedly aided by Syrian forces assaulted the residences of Lebanon's president and prime minister with bazookas mortars and machine guns as Beirut erupts into heavy fighting. U N observers watch as clashes rage in Beirut Tripoli and the Shouf Mountains amid charges of Syrian and Egyptian interference.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
United Nations
Camille Chamoun
Sami Es- Solh
Tripoli
Shouf
Chamoun
Es-Sahl
Tereek Jedideh
U. N
Security Council
New York
Syria
Egypt
United Arab Republic
Priests Freed By Communists
Two American Catholic priests freed by Communist China after five years in prison on spy and sabotage charges. Joseph P. McCormick of Ossining New York and Cyril Wagner of Pittsburgh said they were in good health and would sail to Hong Kong next Friday. They had been imprisoned since June 15 1953 and held in Shanghai's Ward Road jail before later transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
UPI
China
Joseph P. McCormick
Maryknoll
Ossining
N. Y
Cyril Wagner
Pittsburgh
United Press International
Shanghai
McCormick
Wagner
Ward Road
Services For Dill Infant Held Saturday
Funeral rites for Nathan Luther Dill one day old son of Mr and Mrs G W Dill were held at 2 pm Saturday at Newberry Chapel conducted by Sam Randolph pastor of the Tell Baptist Church Burial was in Childress cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home The baby was born June 13 in Childress General Hospital and died at 2 40 am Saturday Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J L Dill of Chillicothe and Mr and Mrs W O Keel of Tell with one great grandmother Mrs J L Dill of Childress named in the notice.
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Nathan Luther Dill
G. W. Dill
Newberry Chapel
Sam Randolph
the Tell Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Childress General Hospital
J. L. Dill
Chillicothe
Two Car Crash Near 610 Avenue B Causes Ticket
No one was injured in a two car accident near 610 Avenue B Southwest around 7 30 Saturday night. Wayne Bailey said he was blinded by the sun when he struck Jackie Smiths parked car. Bailey received a ticket for no driver s license and both vehicles sustained minor damage.
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610 Avenue B
Wayne Bailey
Jackie Smith
Bailey
Local Harvest May Be Record This Year
Local harvest may set records as 90 to 95 percent of the train crop is gathered in Childress county. Estimated yield could reach 610000 bushels worth about 900000 dollars. County Agent Bill Moore notes averages between 25 and 30 bushels per acre, with some areas reporting 30 to 40. Fort Worth and Denver Railway tallies show over 300 cars shipped by Saturday night with Kirkland and Childress contributing 150 and 155 cars respectively, totaling about 549000 bushels across 305 cars.
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Childress County
Bill Moore
Kirkland
Return From Boys State Honors Lone Texan Leaders
Lynn Lankford son of Mr and Mrs Ollie Lankford and Harry Buster son of Mr and Mrs Sterling Buster were to return Saturday evening from Austin where they spent a week at Boys State sponsored annually by the American Legion. Selected for leadership scholarship and character by local teachers, the program on the University of Texas campus taught state government and politics with recreation. Charles Harrison sponsored one boy and Cox Farr Post 65 of the American Legion funded the other’s expenses.
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Lynn Lankford
Ollie Lankford
Harry Buster
Sterling Buster
Austin
Boys’ State
American Legion
Cox-Farr Post No 65
University of Texas
Charles Harrison
The
Legion
Governor Daniel to Inspect Grasshopper Infested Area
Gov Price Daniel plans a Monday flyover of the northern Panhandle to inspect grasshopper damaged lands. He will be joined by Lynwood Rhodes to review impact on cotton barley wheat and rangeland across up to 26 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Price Daniel
Panhandle
Lynwood Rhodes
Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Office
Dumas
Daniel
Agriculture and Civil Defense
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Water trouble resolved after storm hits booster pump
City Manager Louis Sally said the muddy water and low pressure issue in the city was cleared up after a storm damaged the booster pump at the air field. Lightning hit the pump, draining the overhead tank to a very low depth during the week.
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Louis Sally
Strange Beast With Human Feet Reported Killed in Nepal
In northwestern Nepal a strange creature with a bear like face and human feet, linked to the Yeti legend, was tracked in a 14 000 foot pass and killed by Raja of Mustang riflemen. The skull and hide were sent to Katmandu for examiners.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mustang
Tibet
Flood Threat Worsens as White River Rises in Indiana
Floods sweep north central Indiana as the White River nears 19 feet at Anderson, threatening 200 to 300 homes in Park Place and displacing about 5,000 residents. Governor Handley surveys the area while a church convention near the flood zone faces disruption.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Iniana
White River
Anderson
Ind
Indiana
Randolph County
Here
Governor Tours
John Heiden
Park Place
Harold Handley
John W. McConnell
Marion
Peru
Wabash
Church of God
Auto Is No Match For Jet In Any Race
Lt. Walter H. Hathcock of the Memphis Police raced a Navy F8U-1 jet from downtown Memphis to the naval air station 19 miles away. The jet, traveling from Dallas at 453 miles per hour, finished in 26 minutes. Hathcock completed the course in 30 minutes amid city traffic, joking the ride was rough.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPI
Walter H. Hathcock
Memphis Police Dept
Naval Air Station
Hatchcock
Dallas
Tex
Texas B and PW Pushes Deleting Birth Certificate Blank
Dallas delegates at the Texas B and P W Womens Club convention voted to urge the state legislature to remove the blank on birth certificates that currently contains legitimate or illegitimate. Ruth Fox called the wording insulting and punitive to some, as officers for the coming year were elected with Mary N. Ryan named president-elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Texas Business and Professional Women’s Club
Texas
Ruth Fox
B&pw
Mary N. Ryan
McAllen
Tex
No Fishing Ban at Lake Childress Enforced Tonight
Fishing devotees are reminded that no fishing will be allowed at Lake Childress after tonight at midnight Baylor Lake will stay open to fishermen per city rules issued earlier this year.
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Lake Childress
Baylor Lake
Adams May Become Political Liability For White House Aide
Washington lawmakers question Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams over gifts from Bernard Goldfine and possible influence inquiries. Senators Goldwater and Potter say Adams could be a liability if favors were accepted, while Yarborough terms the matter a Teapot Dome scale impropriety. The White House maintains support as hearings begin.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Sherman Adams
Adams
New England
Bernard Goldfine
Congressional
James C. Hagerty
Charles F. Potter
Mich
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Magerty
Hagerty
New York Herald Tribune
Justice Department
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Potter
Harry Vaughn
Truman
Goldwater
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Committee On Legislative Oversight
Peter F. Mack
D.- Ill
Two More Grass Fires Extinguished
The Childress Fire Department answered two calls Saturday to extinguish grass fires. One was in the 1900 block between Avenues H and I Northwest and the other at 507 Avenue CC Southwest.
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Childress
Avenues H and I
Ave Cc
Reds Refuse U S Emissary in East Germany Standoff
United States envoy arrives in East Berlin to negotiate for nine missing American airmen, but East German Reds decline to deal without formal State Department authorization. Soviet refusals to assume responsibility follow the airmen’s capture after a helicopter crossed the Iron Curtain. Col. Robert P. McQuail, head of the U S liaison mission, is met by Deputy Foreign Minister Otto Winter who refuses discussion.
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Joseph
Fleming
United Press International
Berlin
UPI
United States
East Germany
State Department
U. S
Iron Curtain
John Foster Dulles
U. S. State Department
M. K. Hodes
Europe
Gov
Hodes
Col
Robert P. McQuail
Bluefield
W. Va
East Berlin
UPI Official Speaks On Press Freedom At Texas Meet
William C Payette of United Press International urged the Texas Press Association to keep journalism free from propaganda. He warned readers detect partial reporting and stressed that a free press is essential to liberty, noting censorship erodes trust and history shows enslaved peoples lack free presses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Old Settlers Meeting Called at Court House Monday
All committee members of the Old Settlers Association are to meet at 8 o'clock Monday night at the court house, announced by Mrs. Ethel Seigler on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers Association
Court House
Ethel Seigler
De Gaulle Holds 90 Minute Talk With Algerian Leader Soustelle
Paris UPI Gen Charles de Gaulle met for 90 minutes with Jacques Soustelle the Algerian revolutionaries top political mind. Soustelle left the Premier's residence at ease saying no government post was offered though he was not reprimanded. The meeting followed De Gaulle's crackdown on the Algerian committee of public safety after their ultimatum to dissolve all French political parties.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Jacques Soustelle
de Gaulle
Soustelle
Algeria
Senate In Overtime On Labor Bill
The Senate met in a rare Saturday session starting at 9 a.m. to debate a labor union reform bill co sponsored by JFK and Irving Ives. The measure would force unions to file financial records and hold secret ballots while resisting admin amendments backed by Labor Secretary Mitchell and Eisenhower aides. A first amendment to deny NLRB services to noncompliant unions failed 53 to 30 with 10 Republicans joining Democrats.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Eisenhower
D.t
Alexander Smith
R- N.J
National Labor Relations Board
Smith
John F. Kennedy
D- Mass
Irving Ives
R-N. Y
James P. Mitchell
Chamber
Nearly 200 Attend Band Picnic And Concert
About 190 people from Quanah Wellington and Childress and their families joined a wind up outdoor Summer Band School concert and barbecue at Fair Park. The event capped a two week program with demonstrations of band and twirling by students and their supporters.
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Fair Park
Quanah
Wellington
Childress
Presidio Does It Again Saturday Heat Wave Grips Texas
The Texas Saturday heat neared 100 degrees with Presid io at 100 and Fort Worth Mineral Wells and Wichita Falls around 98. Western El Paso rain totaled .20 inches while Corpus Christi saw .46 and Lufkin .14 and Austin .01. Coastal areas stayed cooler with 89 in Corpus Christi and Galveston as clouds spread inland and little heat relief was forecast for Sunday.
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United Press International
Mercury
Texas
Presidio
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Lufkin
Austin
Galveston
Childress Youth Held for Amarillo Theft Warrant
A local youth is jailed in Childress on a theft warrant issued by Amarillo authorities. He was arrested and placed in county jail Friday afternoon after the warrant was delivered to the local sheriff’s office Saturday night.
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Amarillo
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B&apw
Barbara Gusther
Theodore Heuss
San Francisco
Barbara
NEA Telephoto
Harris
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Goldfine
Northfield
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
U.S
OLD Settlers Meeting
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