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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1958
Page
1
County Commissioners with County Agent Bill Moore chose not to seek federal or state aid to fight a rising grasshopper infestation. They said aid would be ineffective and costly, about $5,000, and would only cover right of way roads. Moore and officials will continue monitoring the situation and rely on local farm agencies for any further action.
United Press International reports eight tornadoes in Texas with five near Dallas. A gray funnel near Royse City danced across a field before vanishing. Tornadoes touched down at Mesquite and near Garland, Terrell, and Forney, with no Dallas injuries. A tornado near Borger’s Electric City damaged trailer homes, injuring a 45 year old woman and a 50 year old man. Flood crest on the Frio River threatened Fowlerton, while Derby flood levels were compared to 1951.
Civil Aeronautics Administration marks its 20th birthday with an open house at the Childress CAA station this Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. The event highlights the agency’s role in safety, air traffic control, and modernization of civil aviation.
Bernard Goldfine reportedly registered last month under an assumed name at a Washington hotel near the White House. The House subcommittee investigating influence peddling has subpoenaed records from the Sheraton-Carlton as part of its broader hotel records review.
Washington states that the Geneva scientific talks scheduled for July 1 will study how to police a possible test ban and do not commit either side to banning nuclear tests. Moscow conveyed a Soviet expectation of an outright ban, while the U S note reiterates past correspondence clarifying the relationship between talks and testing cessation.
Unrest within Wisconsin Democrats over the Negro national committeewoman selection at the La Crosse convention appears to ease. Apologies are offered and calls for unity grow after tensions between the Madison and Milwaukee factions. The dispute centered on Vel Phillips against veteran Marguerite Benson with Milwaukee accusing racial prejudice in reverse.
Fort Worth state labor commissioner Monty B. Morgan died from a heart attack in Fort Worth Thursday night. He was 68.
The Lions Club hostess committee reports lodging secured for 15 foreign students and four leaders arriving June 30. Eleven girls and four boys will stay two nights in local homes as part of a tour studying culture religion and education in America. The United Nations Committee organized the two day stay.
In Limassol a Turk was shot and four Greeks injured as Greeks and Turks clashed amid a fresh outbreak of violence less than a day after Britain announced a new effort to pacify Cyprus. British paratroopers and marines restored order and imposed a curfew while leaflets promote Macmillan’s home rule plan.
The Senate votes 44 to 32 against an amendment by Sen. Potter to cut the 10 percent tax on new cars and 8 percent on auto parts to 5 percent retroactive to March 1. Debate notes employment and economy while House-Senate talks loom on broader transportation tax repeal.
Gov. Price Daniel told an Austin luncheon that Texas runs a balanced budget and a deficit talk harms the state’s image for attracting out of state business. He cited no direct reference to former Gov. O Daniel and contrasted with rival claims amid campaign weekend activity and a COPE scorecard.
Paris reports show National Assembly members upset by De Gaulle's ban on cabinet access to parliamentary committees. Talks of a special session arise as deputies mull cross examining the premier on policy while committees continue meeting and ministers cancel appearances.
The Lions Club will sponsor a carnival in Fair Park during the Old Settlers celebration. The event runs Friday July 18 and Saturday July 19 with opening hour 1 p.m. Friday and operations all day Saturday. Further details will be announced later.
Five Childress youths were released to their parents after three spent the night in city jail for stealing watermelons from a parked truck near Highways 287 and 83. Two youths were not caught until the next morning. The driver did not file charges as the boys paid for the melons eaten and damaged.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Senate approval of the House passed five-year extension of the reciprocal trade agreements act. He called the program vitally necessary to counter Soviet economic imperialism and said not extending it would be unthinkable.
At 3 20 p m Thursday a two car collision at Avenue B and North Main caused moderate damage. Clara Louise Harper 16 received a ticket for driving without a license after backing into Charles Hayden Webb of 301 Avenue J Southeast. Neither party was injured. The driver said she looked away for a moment before the impact.
President Eisenhower signed a bill granting classified government employees a ten percent pay increase retroactive to January first. The action was announced today by UPI, marking a step in federal pay reform.
Two United Auto Workers locals representing 7,500 workers at 78 Detroit area tool and die shops agreed to a three year extension of expiring contracts to avert a stoppage that could disrupt 1959 car production. The extension leaves the agreement on shaky ground with a 10 day notice to cancel. Chester A. Cahn said no settlement was near and extensions align with bargaining patterns at big three firms.
insurgents attack an army patrol in Beirut shattering a passive truce during UN Secretary-General Hammarskjold visit. Solh seeks large UN police force. Hammarskjold envisions unarmed observers. Battle in Tareek Jedida lasts about an hour with casualties.
Palmer Massey the District Engineer announced the Northfield to Matador road is open to traffic though work remains to finish cleanup next week. The highway provides ChilDress with a new paved route south toward Matador.
UPI reports District Judge Roberts of Austin ordered Franklin American Insurance Co of Dallas placed into permanent receivership today, directing the insurer’s assets be conserved and its operations supervised by a court-appointed receiver.
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