House seeks to lower national debt limit by 3 billion
The Ways and Means Committee plans a quick vote to cut the debt ceiling from 281 billion to 278 billion for the new fiscal year starting July 1, with Treasury Secretary Humphrey facing questions over the budget surplus forecasts. President Eisenhower had urged a one year extension of the 6 billion temporary rise, while Humphrey and Senator Byrd discuss a shorter extension given expected surpluses.
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Washington
House
Ways & Means Committee
Treasury
George M . Humphrey
Humphrey
Senate
House Tax Committee
John Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
Congress
Eisenhower
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon Speaks At Physical Fitness Meet
At Annapolis Vice President Nixon addressed a national conference on physical fitness. He warned against a drift toward gadgetry that reduces exercise and urged strong follow through by educators and health officials. Eisenhower sent his support and nearly 150 leaders attended including J Edgar Hoover and Kenneth Wilson.
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Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Kenneth
Tug) Wilson
Rites Wednesday For Bailey Bay Boy
Funeral services for Gary Dale Bailey three year old son of Mr and Mrs John D Bailey of Bay Cliff will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Assembly of God Church Rev Ross Davis will officiate Pallbearers are Paul Bailey James Bailey Herbert Roten and Benny Roten Burial in Childress Cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home Gary Dale Bailey died about 630 PM Saturday in a Houston hospital after a five month illness He was born December 7 1952 in Amarillo Survivors include his parents two brothers Davia and Larry and his grandparents Mrs Meda Roten Childress Mr and Mrs Clyde Bailey Childress and L L Roten of Bay Cliff
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Gary Dale Bailey
John D. Bailey
Baycliff
Assembly of God Church
Ross Davis
Paul Bailey
James Bailey
Herbert Roten
Benny Roten
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Houston
Amarillo
Davia
Larry Bailey
Meda Roten
Childress
Clyde Bailey
L. L. Roten
Compromise On Air Force Budget Sought In Senate
Senate Republicans pressed for a middle ground on Air Force appropriations, aiming for about 600 million increase instead of 1.16 billion. Lt Gen Donald Putt urged 250 million more for research to speed weapons development, warning that Russian air power could overtake ours without funds.
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Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Styles Bridges
Bridges
Air Force
Appropriations Committee
Donald L. Putt
Senate Armed Services
Air Power
Putt
Pentagon
House Ways & Means Predict Debt Limit Vote
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee predicted they would vote overwhelmingly to lower the current legal limit on the national debt. Continued on page six.
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Ways & Means Committee
Northeast Gets Breather From Lengthy Heat Wave
A nationwide cooldown ends a weeklong heat wave as Atlantic squall line activity eases and cool air settles over New England and the Atlantic Seaboard. Temperatures drop into the 50s and 60s along the coast while the Midwest and Great Lakes see relief from extreme heat. Detroit reports record rain floods with widespread basement flooding after a heavy storm though the weather pattern shifts toward cooler air.
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Cyrus C. Cope Dies at 71 in Childress Home
Cyrus C. Cope 71 longtime resident of the area died at 6 20 PM Monday at his home 510 Sixth Street Se He was born November 2 1884 in Denton County Texas Funeral services set for 2 PM Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Dr Clifton Tennison presiding Pallbearers included Carl Hudson Henry Feeley Clyde Adams E A Beaver T A Shahan and J E Begley Burial in Clarendon Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home direction He worked over 30 years at West Texas Utilities Company retiring as chief engineer He was an active Mason member of Childress Lodge 695 the chapter council and Childress Commandry Survivors include his wife Pearl.
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Clifton Tennison
Carl Hudson
Henry Feeley
Clyde Adams
E. A. Beaver
T. A. Shahan
J. E. Begley
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Newberry Funeral Home
Cope
Childress
Clarendon
West Texas Utilities Company
Childress Lodge 695
Childress Commandry
Pear
Methodist Councilors Plan Summer Camp at Ceta Canyon
Twenty Methodist Junior Camp Councilors from the Childress district hold an all day session in Fair Park to plan the camp at Ceta Canyon from July 9 to 13 for children aged 10 to 12. Conrad Ryan of First Methodist Church in Clarendon leads the meeting.
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Childress
Fair Park
Ceta Canyon
Conrad Ryan
First Methodist Church
Clarendon
Dixie Solon Voices Fears Of Federal School Control
Washington reports Rep. Phil Landrum predicts that if the 1.6 billion school construction bill passes funds will be withheld from states with segregated schools. Landrum and three other House members testified before the House Rules Committee for final hearings on the long stalled measure. Backers seek to move the bill to the House floor despite leadership uncertainty. Also appearing were Reps. Cleveland Bailey Henry Dixon and Adam Clayton Powell as an amendment was debated.
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Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Congress
Landrum
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House Rules Committee
Cleveland Bailey
Wva
Henry A. Dixon
Utah
Adam Clayton Powell
FHA Chief Accused of Heavy Drinking at Hearing
Kathryn Carter, a former Montana FHA employee, testified at a Senate Civil Service hearing that Farm ers Home Administration head Robert McLeaish and Montana officials were intoxicated at a June 1954 dinner at the Frontier Club in West Yellowstone following a state FHA directors meeting. She described Hansen and Cogdell as intoxicated and said another employee assisted Hansen. McLeaish had no immediate comment and was to testify later.
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Farmers Home Administration
Kathryn Carter
Bozeman, Mont
FHA
Montana
Senate Civil Service
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Montana Fha
Carl O. Hansen
Frontier Club
West Yellowstone
Mont
Carter
Slate Shower For Burned Out Family
A shower for the John Hughes family of Kirkland, whose home was destroyed by fire Sunday night, has been set for 8 o clock Thursday night at the Kirkland School. The family lost all belongings including furniture and clothing in the blaze. All items such as furniture, clothing, and money will be accepted.
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Kirkland
Kirkland School
Ike Handles Small Pile Of Business
President Eisenhower, at Walter Reed, breezes through light office work and laughs over a photo book of grandson David Eisenhower playing golf. White House aide James Hagerty notes the book boosts him after abdominal surgery while he signs four bills and reports. A five year 37.5 million library services program for rural areas is authorized.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
David Eisenhower
Hagerty
Congress
United States
Union Strives to Break Steel Front with 11 Company Talks
The United Steelworkers begin individual bargaining with 11 smaller steel firms to pierce a solid management front for a long term contract. Inland Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube may submit proposals today. The dispute centers on a five year no strike package with wage increases, as unions press for a breakthrough in negotiations affecting 650,000 workers.
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United Steelworkers Union
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Soil Bank aims for 8.5 to 15 million acres in reserve
The Agriculture Department seeks 8.5 to 15 million acres enrolled in the soil bank this year to cut basic crop output. Payments range from 4 to 366 dollars per acre from a 1.2 billion fund, with reductions via underplanting, destruction, or early harvest deadlines.
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Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Dulles and Pineau Focus on North Africa and Mideast
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles held a second conference to align Western policy on North Africa and the Middle East. They weighed France's Algeria policy and possible UN implications while aiming for a unified arms deliveries stance. Pineau met Sen. Walter F George for lunch and discussed NATO ambassador plans.
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John Foster Dulles
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Peneau
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D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
Fisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russia
Soviet Union
UN Report Says Two Atolls Are Uninhabitable
A United Nations mission reports Bikini and Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands may be permanently uninhabitable due to radioactive fallout from U S atomic and thermonuclear tests. Natives displaced by tests face irreversible conditions, while Rongelap residents may return.
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Eniwetok
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Marshall Islands
Pacific Trust Territory
Trusteeship Council
Rongelap
Kili Atoll
Kili
Com- Continued
Battle for Kentucky Democratic Party control looms
Kentucky Democrats choose sides in a power struggle between Gov. A. B. Chandler and Sen. Earle C. Clements over control of the state party and a 30 vote national delegation. Chandler appoints Joseph J. Leary to Barkley’s Senate seat interim while Clements supporters push for a race involving former Gov. Lawrence W. Weatherby.
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Demos
Washington
Texas
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Senate
Earle C. Clements
Adlai E. Stevenson
Democratic
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Alben Barkley
Navy
Chandler Monday
Attourney
Joseph J. Leary
Barkley
Leary
Chandler
Clements
Lawrence W. Wetherby
Bond Sales Below Quota In Childress District
District reports show Series E and H US Savings Bonds sales under state average for five months. Childress district records 28.4 percent of quota, with Stonewall 43.9 and Hall 39.0, Dickens County 29.9, Childress 26.8, Cottle 18.1, Motley 174, and King and Kent counties with none. District chair Morris Higley. Childress county chair Gene Smith. district chairwoman Mrs Bill Ross.
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Stonewall
Hall
Dickens County
Cottle
Motley
King and Kent
Morris Higley
Gene Smith
Bill Ross
Humphrey Signals Moves to Cut Foreign Aid Bill
Senator Hubert Humphrey warned that some Democrats may push further cuts to the 4.5 billion dollar foreign aid bill as it faces Senate debate. He said he does not support drastic reductions like the House approved one billion dollar cut. The bill passed 13 to 2 in the Senate Finance Committee with support from other lawmakers.
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Humphrey
Washington
Huebert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William Langer
R-Sd
Lions Install Robert Butler As President
Dr. Robert G. Butler was installed today at noon to lead the Lions Club for the 1956 57 term. District Governor W. T. Nelson delivered the address and challenged officers to their duties. New slate includes Herbert G. Clift as first vice president Sam Miller second vice president Alton Ryan third vice president Russell V. Jones secretary Roy Key treasurer W. J. Hembree tail twister Cecil Pryor lion tamer. Homer Buckley Carl Denny named two year board directors Presley Wright Sim Vaughn hold overs. Butler spoke briefly, then Newberry thanked Lions for their cooperation. Kenneth Jones pastor of Central Christian Church was welcomed as a new member. John S. Freeman of Dallas attended as a guest.
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Lions Club
Howard E. Newberry
W. T. Nelson
Herbert G. Clift
Sam Miller
Alton Ryan
Russell V. Jones
Roy Key
W. J. Hembree
Cecil Pryor
Homer Buckley
Carl Denny
Presley Wright
Sim Vaughn
Butler
Newberry
Kenneth Jones
Central Christian Church
John S. Freeman
Dallas
City To Purchase Two Police Cars
City officials accepted bids from Pan handle Motor Company and Smith Motor Company for one police car each. No delivery date set. Both cars to have V-8 engines. City Manager authorized to pay 33 for two firemen to attend a Fire School at Texas A&M College next month. Chief John Ballew to teach with state-paid expenses. Country Club water-rate request tabled. ordinances prevent special rate. Parking meters and gun smoke control discussed with no action.
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Panhandle Motor Company
Smith Motor Company
Joe Howard
Texas A&m College
John Ballew
Country Club
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