President Eisenhower shows steady improvement after operation
President Eisenhower continued his recovery with a small bowl of cream of wheat and watched the Open golf tournament on television from Walter Reed. He laughed at a huge signed greeting card from 156 competitors and thanked reporters for their well wishes, hinting at a possible second term.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Rochester Times-Union
E. R. Messner
Ike
Hagerty
May rainfall relief mixed with drought in Texas report
May brought heavy rains to parts of Texas while South Central Central and West Texas faced ongoing drought. Statewide May average 2.72 inches, 74 percent normal. Record high reservoir levels in flood areas, groundwater at new lows in El Paso and San Antonio regions.
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Austin
Texas
West Texas
State Board of Water Engineers
Cowhouse Creek
Pidcoke
Elm Creek
Ballinger
Comal Springs
New Braunfels
Guadalupe River
Panhandle
Corpus Christi
Colorado River
el Paso
San Antonio
Prospects for Income Tax Cut Fade Amid Budget Surplus
Washington reports slim prospects for a pre election income tax cut as a $3 billion debt limit reduction and a smaller temporary debt ceiling shape legislative moves. Democrats and Republicans back the debt cut while Ways and Means members weigh timelines. Senate opposition and prior failed efforts stain hopes amid a $275 billion permanent debt cap set for July 1.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
Progress Reported in Steel Contract Talks
New York report says United Steel Workers and the Big Three producers made progress in breaking a deadlock before the June 30 strike deadline. After a 2 12 hour session, talks recessed until 2 p.m. Sunday with plans to resume to work out details on supplementary unemployment benefits and a guaranteed wage plan in Ohio, Indiana, and Virginia.
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NEW York —Ph — Company
United Steel Workers Union
US Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Ohio
Indiana
Virginia
City Jaycees Begin Street Paving Applications
City Manager Joe Howard said paving contracts cover 10 to 15 city blocks with Childress Jaycee Club cooperation. The Paving Committee will contact property owners, with about 39 dollars per 50 foot lot. first five blocks to be paved around July 1 and the rest by early September on a first come basis.
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Joe Howard
Childress Jaycee Club
Howard
Mrs. Minnie Eason Dies in Childress Rites Set
Minnie Prewitt Eason, 86, longtime Childress resident since 1919, died Friday night at Childress General Hospital. Funeral at Assembly of God Church at 3 p.m. Pallbearers named. burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, four sons, 25 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren.
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Minnie Prewitt Eason
Childress
Childress General Hospital
Assembly of God Church
Ross Davis
Pearl Robinson
Earl Sallee
J. B. Robinson
Jake Gallagher
Bill Ricks
Bob Bohannan
Farris Hammons
Mesdames In
Steve Eason
Amarillo
Roy
Leonard
Cather Eason
Pineau In US To Talk With Dulles
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau arrived in Washington for talks with US leaders on Russia and North Africa. He planned meetings with Secretary of State Dulles and may meet President Eisenhower, after visiting his son and grandchildren in Alexandria.
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Washington
Christian Pineau
Russia
France
North Africa
John Foster Dulles
Pineau
Claude C. Pineau
Air France
Claudia
Johnny
Alexandria
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Dulles
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
New York
Union Station
Moscow
Soviet Union
H-Bomb airdrop miss at Bikini confirms human error
Air Force says May 21 H-bomb drop at Bikini missed its target by somewhat less than four miles, not undermining the test. Secretary Quarles cites human error, adds the miss was larger than expected and that the plan remains to conduct about 17 more detonations before September.
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Washington
Air Force
Bikini
Donald A. Quarles
Quarles
Namu Island
Honolulu Star -Bulletin
Proving Ground
Senate delays final vote on foreign aid bill amid amendments
Senate Foreign Relations committee bogged down on minor amendments to the 4.5 billion foreign aid bill and postponed a final vote until Monday. The panel increased military aid by 600 million, while Allen Ellender pledged deeper cuts to below the House level. Ellender urged ending a era of billion dollar boondoggles and flat budgets for Uncle Sam. Continued on Page Two.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
House
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Foreign Relations Committee
Ellender
Louisiana
Sam
Seaappropriations Committee
Texas Gubernatorial Race Heats Up Six Weeks Out
Texas politics tighten as Democratic primary campaigns for governor race toward the six week mark. A Hearne rostrum clash between J Evetts Haley Carnvon and Ralph Yarborough burst into a dispute over race. Gov. Shivers urges conservatives to lead a party machine takeover at the September convention as three integration questions head to the July 18 primary ballot. Reuben Senterfitt attacks Senator Daniel’s eligibility amid party infighting.
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United Press
Texas
Sen Price Daniel
Allen Shivers
J. Evetts Haley Carnvon
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Shivers
Sen
Lydon Johnson
Democratic Executive Committee
Harriman Avoids Civil Rights Controversy in Denver
Gov Averell Harriman of New York declined to join a civil rights dispute at a Denver news conference after arriving from New York. He urged moving ahead with the Supreme Court desegregation ruling while his campaign chairman Gov Raymond Gary of Oklahoma pressed for local action backed by Christian principles for school boards.
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Denver
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Supreme Court
Segregabiour
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
State of Oklahoma
Gary
Harriman Rally in Denver Seeks Boost in Delegate Votes
United Press reports Harriman campaign managers say he has about 190 to 210 first ballot votes pledged for the Democratic national convention. The total trails Stevenson’s 872 votes as Kefauver loses momentum after California primary victory. Harriman attended a Denver rally for delegates from 11 western states and a Welby dinner with Stephen Mitchell as the keynote speaker.
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Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Denver
Welby
Stephen Mitchell
Adlaire Stevenson
Mitchell
New Yorker
Colorado
Harvinnian
Stevenson
United Press
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tenn
California
Editors Expect Eisenhower To Carry Oklahoma
Editors at the Oklahoma Press Association convention survey that Eisenhower will carry Oklahoma for the Republicans in November and that Stevenson is the Democratic nominee. They name Eisenhower as likely president and list Stevenson, Symington, Harriman, Kefauver and Truman as possible nominees.
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Ardmore
Okla
Oklahoma
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Press
Oklahoma Press Association
Stevenson
Harry S. Truman
Averell Harriman
Stuart Symington
Symington
Harriman
Estes Kefauver
Truman
Milton Eisenhower
Earl Warren
Chillicothe appoints Marvin Gilliland as police chief
Marvin Gilliland former Chillicress policeman now living in Vernon has been hired as police chief by the City of Chillicothe. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Grady Gilliland of this city.
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Marvin Gilliland
Childress
Vernon
City of
Chillicothe
Grady Gilliland
Lions To Install Officers Tuesday In 1956 57 slate
The Childress Lions Club will install its 1956-57 officers at Tuesday's noon meeting led by Dr. Robert Butler. Newberry announced installations include Herbert Clift Sarm Miller Alton Ryan Russell Jones secretary Roy Key treasurer W J Hembree tail twister Cecil Pryor lon tomer and K A Yarbrough song leader. Two new directors Homer Buckley and Carl Denny will also be installed.
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The
Childress Lions Club
Robert Butler
Civic Group
Bonnie Newberry
Herbert Clift
Sarm Miller
Alton Ryan
Russell Jones
Roy Key
W. J. Hembree
Cecil Pryor
Lon Tomer
K. A. Yarbrough
Homer Buckley
Carl Denny
Newberry
Nine entrants named for Childress Fourth of July Bathing Beauty Contest
Red Gentry announced the first nine contestants for the Childress Jaycee Fourth of July Bathing Beauty Contest. Winners notes include Miss Judy Adams and Miss Sharon Bonner. Watkins Inc will present a ten dollar prize to the winner. extra prizes planned for second and third place.
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Red Gentry
Fourth
Jaycee
Judy Adams
Sonja Gresham
Lenora Stevens
Paula Graham
Yvonne Helmstetler
Kay Long
Jean Smith
Cindy Hargrave
Sharon Bonner
Gentry
Watkins, Inc
Walter Lockhoof
Priz
Fair Park Lake
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Reds Free Two US Priests In China Saturday
In Shanghai two American priests Father John Clifford and Father Thomas Phillips, both of San Francisco, were released after three years as spies. They said they are very well and content but offered no future plans. Bishop James E. Walsh, remaining in Shanghai, noted the priests’ release and indicated they may be ordered to leave Red China.
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
John Clifford
San Francisco
Clifford
Thomas Phillips
Red China
Mags
Shangai
James E. Walsh
Hishop Walsh
Phillips Ap
Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov Opens Arab World Visit
Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov arrived on his first diplomatic mission to reach out to the Arab world. He plans talks with Egyptian Premier Nasser in Cairo and visits Syria Lebanon before Greece to promote Soviet friendship and avenues like aid and barter trade.
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Dmitri T. Shepilov
Shepilov
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Syria
Lebanon
Greece
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Russia
Egypt
Soviet Union
Mahmoud Fawzi
Nasser
Lhst
Texas Guardsmen Open Two-Week Training Near Fort Hood
The 36th National Guard Infantry Division will assemble at North Fort Hood for an annual two-week summer training. About 10,000 men are expected to participate. Troops will train with modern infantry weapons and move into field simulations during the second week.
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North Fort Hood
36Th National Guard Infantry
Local 4 H Members To Attend Buffalo Gap Meeting
County Agent Bill Moore and HD Agent Mrs. Lou Jeffers will lead a group of local 4 H Club members on a three day trip to Buffalo Gap for a conservation meeting. Delegates include Ronald McCoy J E Benham Jr Johnny Mote Betty Durfey Charlotte Shipman and Grace Holman.
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Bill Moore
Lou Jeffers
4-H
Buffalo Gap
Four-H
Ronald McCoy
J. E. Benham, Jr
Johnny Mote
Betty Durfey
Charlotte Shipman
Grace Holman
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Hearne
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Daniel
Jean Brierre
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Buenos Aires
NEA Telephoto
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