Big Four Talks Fold to July Break Over Berlin Crisis
The Big Four foreign ministers ended their Geneva meeting in a recess to mid July with plans to reconvene for a final plenary session. Western officials reported Khrushchev offered a time-limited concession on Berlin but the West rejected it, keeping Berlin talks in play while a cooling period begins.
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Geneva
UPI
U. S
Christian Herter
Sdlwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Khrushchev
West Berlin
East
West Germany
Mr. Khrushchev
Moisture Recorded in Childress Area
United Press International reports patchy rainfall across the Childress area with totals from trace at Chil dress to 1.30 inches near Hedley. The Index gauge recorded varied amounts in towns including Hedley Clarendon Claude and nearby airfield readings. Forecasters expect cooler weather for the northern sector Saturday and showers increasing at night while the state records high temperatures near 100 degrees.
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Childress
Hedley
Burlington
Memphis
Clarendon
Claude
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Kirkland
United Press International
Panhandle
Presidio
Alpine
Galveston
Fast
Texas
West
Local Scouts Rank At Top At Camp Perkins Wichita Falls
Troop 61 continued its strong showing at Camp Perkins near Wichita Falls led by W. Hamilton and his son Lyle. The group scored 100 percent and achieved the camp’s best set-up rating on Thursday morning.
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Camp Perkins
Wichita Falls
W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Lyle
Ike Criticizes Senate For Strauss Turndown
President Eisenhower condemned the Senate for rejecting Lewis J. Strauss as secretary of commerce in a 49 to 46 vote. Strauss, veteran AEC head, was the eighth presidential appointee denied Senate confirmation in U S history.
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Ike
Senate
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Senate Today
Lewis J. Strauss
Strauss
Charles Beecher Warren
Coolidge
Atomic Energy Commission
Commerce Department
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hugh Scott
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Printers Walk Off In Kansas City Newsrooms
More than 400 printers from three daily papers walked off the job after rejecting a final offer from the Kansas City Star and suspending publication. Union members voted to strike, halting presses and disrupting newspaper operations in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
UPI
Seal 80
International Typographical Union
Kansas City Star
Defense chief orders continued unescorted patrol flights
Washington UPI reports Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy has ordered Far Eastern forces to keep unescorted patrol flights despite this week’s attack by Communist jets on an American Navy plane off Korea. New York UPI notes top level steel negotiations resume today with the nationwide strike deadline only 1 day away.
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Washington
UPI
Neil H. McElroy
Korea
New York
African Women Stir Violence In Durban Riots
In Durban South Africa protesters led by women clashed with police after assaults on government beer halls sparked more rioting. Police reported multiple deaths and over a hundred injuries as clashes surged across Lamontsville and Victoria Street with bare hands and improvised weapons.
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Durban
South Africa
UPI
Lamontville
Port City
Lamontsville
Victoria Street
Doctor Barr’s Condition Listed as Same by Wife
Dr Roy Barr remains in the Veterans Hospital in Amarillo with his wife reporting his condition as the same today. The hospital location is Amarillo, and his spouse provided the update on his health status.
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Roy Barr
Barr
Veterans Hospital
Amarillo
Earl Long Declared Insane and Seized in Louisiana
Earl Long was certified insane and committed to a Louisiana mental hospital after a dramatic pursuit from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Lt. Gov. Luther Frazer, acting as chief executive, debated legality as officials disputed who governs.
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Jack V. Fox
United Press International
Baton Rouge
UPI
Earl Long
Luther Frazer
Long
New Orleans
Louisiana National Guard
Chester Williams
Stachman Wyatt
East Baton Rouge Parish
Mandeville
Wiliam Cook
Charles Belcher
Belcher
Accused Man Plans Tour With Newsmen Over Uranium Swindle
John Milton Addison and Dan Nance, indicted on fraud charges in Bexar County, plan a week long tour with three San Antonio journalists to inspect uranium properties across New Mexico Utah Colorado Arizona and Wyoming. Metz, Denver, surrendered after indictment on theft charges tied to a 16 state investors scheme promising 10 percent interest.
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San Antonio
UPI
John Milton
Addison
Dan Nance
Bexar County
Grand Jury
M. D. Jones
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
Wyoming
Key Herbert
Kono-Tv
Jim Logan
Marco Gillam
San Antonio Express
Aero
XERF
Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
Nance
John Metz
Denver
Metz
Postmaster Sustains Minor Injuries In Twin Crashes
Postmaster J. A. Hilburn was listed in good condition after two single car crashes Thursday. He first struck a lumber company at Avenue A and Commerce Street South West after blacking out at 11 a.m. His second crash at Avenue A and Commerce Southeast occurred at 4 p.m. damaging a light pole and his car, with estimated pole damage at $100 and car a total loss. No tickets were issued.
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J. A. Hilburn
Hilburn
Commerce
Avenue A
Commerce St
Commerce Southeast
Catholic Priest Transfer Plans Announced for Childress Parish
Father Gerald Lynch of Holy Angel's Church will move to Sacred Heart Church in Spearman, effective July 1, leaving Childress after arriving March 1954. He will be replaced by Father Kevinhand from Saint Mary's Church in Amarillo.
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Gerald Lynch
Holy Angel's Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Spearman
Childress
Father Lynch
Father Kevinhand
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Amarillo
Mrs C V Jones Improves After Heart Attack Suit
A brief newspaper item notes Mrs. C. V. Jones is doing little better after suing over a heart attack she suffered on Monday. The report summarizes her health status and legal action in concise terms.
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C. V. Jones
Integration Move Seen as Little Rock Schools Reopen
Little Rock School Board plans further study of a federal court ruling that clears the way for integrated high schools next fall. President Evertt Tucker Jr. says an integration program now seems certain as the board weighs the decision with attorneys. The court struck down Acts 4 and 5 used by Gov. Faubus to close schools, saying both are unconstitutional under the due process and equal protection clauses.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Orval Faubus
Supreme Court
Everett Tucker Jr
Teker
Tucker
Faubus
Arkansas
Neproes
Mock named chairman of Panhandle district relation panel
Charles Mock has been named chairman of the Public Relations committee for the Panhandle District of the Texas Bottlers Association. Mock operates the Nehi Bottling Company here.
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Charles Mock
Panhandie
Texas Bottlers Association
Mock
Nehi Bottling Company
Set Wheat Vote July 23
Wheat producers in Childress County and nationwide will vote July 23 by referendum on placing marketing quotas on the 1960 wheat crop. Voting is at the ASC office in the courthouse from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. If quotas pass, compliant farmers may market all wheat. over-quota producers face penalties for excess wheat. If not approved, no marketing restrictions will apply. Each grower will receive their individual allotment in advance.
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Childress
ASC
Wheat shipments limited to two carloads from county
Two carloads of wheat have been shipped out of the county this season. The shipments come from Childress and the Kirkland office has not opened yet, according to a Burlington official. Most of the wheat exported came from irrigated land.
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Burlington
Childress
Kirkland
Paving Contract Let For Ox Bow Crossing Area
The State Highway Department let a paving contract for 9.5 miles in Hall County from State Highway 86 between Estelline and Turkey to Farm Road 657 toward Lakeview. Low bid came from Luce Construction Co. of Vernon and N F Bradley of Memphis for 77,835.80 dollars.
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Estelline
Turkey
State
Hall County
Lakeview
Luce Construction Co
Vernon
N. F. Bradley
Memphis
Tom Huggins Dies Buried Saturday in Childress
Thomas Harvey Huggins 79 died at Childress General Hospital after illness. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. Saturday at Newberry Chapel with Rev. Rollo Davidson and Rev. J L Hester officiating. Interment in Childress cemetery. Survivors include wife Eugenia, sons Sam and Dick, daughter Elizabeth, two sisters, and other relatives. He was born July 31, 1879 in Hopkinsville Kentucky and lived in Childress since 1907.
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Thomas Harvey
Tom) Huggins
Childress General Hospital
Newberry Chapel
Rollo Davidson
Slaten Methodist Church
J. L. Hester
First Methodist
Ernest Aran
Harold Wright
John Ballew
Bertram Knight
Elbert Krigbaum
Alton Landrum
Rowden Jefferies
W. M. Watson
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Fort Worth & Denver
Mr. Huggins
Hopkinsville, Ky
Childress
Amarillo
Huggins
Eugenia
Sam Huggins
Dick Huggins
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Elizabeth Huggins
Lucy Huggins
M. M. MacKallar
Norman, Okla
Legion Players Set Saturday Workout, Amarillo Trip
American Legion managers Bill Shahan and Chester Hufstetler call all AL baseball players to a 4 pm Saturday workout at Pair Park. The squad travels to Amarillo for a Sunday double header with the first game at 2 pm.
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American Legion
Bill Shahan
Chester Hufstetler
Amarillo
Local Singers Gather for Sunday King Memorial Singing
Singers from the surrounding area are expected to attend a 2 pm Sunday at King Memorial Methodist Church for the regular Childress County Singing Convention.
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Childress County
King Memorial Methodist Church
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Kingfish) Long
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