Former AGVA official testifies about bribe for job in Florida
Clayton Hart, former AGVA Tampa branch manager, testified before the Senate rackets subcommittee that he paid his boss 2000 dollars to secure a 150 a week job in Florida. Hart said he resigned after being asked by the AGVA national board about payments to Jackie Bright.
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Washington
UPI
American Guild of Variety Artists
Senate
Florida
Clayton
Smiley) Hart
AGVA
Tampa
Fla
The
Entertainers Union
Jackie Bright
AGWA
Hart
National Board of
Bright
Ankles Draw Attention As Monroe Style Fades
London reports photographer Harrison Marks says Marilyn Monroe set the old bust standard, but fashion now shifts to a general figure. He notes viewers notice hips, paunch, knees, and ankles, with ankles signaling a balanced proportion rather than top heavy appeal.
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London
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Harrison Marks
Marilyn
Jayne Mansfield
Marks
City Youth Set For Panhandle Hereford Breeders Field Day
Childress youth James Austin will participate in activities at the Panhandle Junior Hereford Breeders first annual field day near Happy. The event at Walter Graham Ranch 15 miles west of Happy includes a noon barbecue lunch with Jim Higgins of Hereford as master of ceremonies. About 1,000 contestants and visitors from the Golden Spread are expected. Austin also serves as an association officer.
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Childress
Walter Graham
Happy
James Austin
Jim Higgins
Hereford
Higgins
Golden Spread
Young Austin
Old Settlers To Meet Again Wednesday
Off icers and directors of the Childress County Old Settlers Association are urged to attend an 8 p m Wednesday meeting in the city hall Council room. Mrs Carrie Hardin temporary president announces details of the July 18 celebration will be shared and invites others to help.
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Childress County
Old Settlers Association
Carrie Hardin
287 Association Is Well Accepted
The 287 Association received the most favorable comment among five associations in a survey by Hereford Chamber of Commerce manager Bill Thompson. The survey covered associations of 287 60 66 385 and 20 and was sent to CofC-BCD Manager Jeff Henderson. The 287 group was organized in Childress in the 1920s.
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Bill Thompson
Hereford Chamber of Commerce
Cofc-Bcd
Jeff Henderson
Thompson
Childress Chamber
Childress
White House Watches Red Buildup Opposing Quemoy and Matsu
UPI reports the White House watching a large scale Chinese Communist buildup on the coast opposite Quemoy and Matsu. Officials consider the move possibly defensive or a prelude to an attack, with U.S. debate over defense commitments for the outlying islands.
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Washington
UPI
White House
United States
Quemoy and
Matsu
Pierre Salinger
Mao Tse-tung
Quemoy
U. S
Southeast Asia
China
Chiang
U.S
Formosa
Jaycees Hear Baseball Team Progress Report
Thomas Heflin reported the American Legion Jaycee baseball team is tied for first with Amarillo Palo Duro and Hereford. Childress hosts Palo Duro Friday at 7 30 p m with 50 cent admission, 25 cent students, 50 cent car inside fee, bleachers provided. Team stands 2 1 for the season.
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Thomas Heflin
American Legion-Jaycee
Childress Jaycees
Heflin
Amarillo
Palo Duro
Hereford
Childress
Rodney Copeland
Tom Bailiff
Jaycees
Norman Hemphill
Rains Hit South Parts Of State Begin Summer Quietly
Forecasters said summer would arrive quietly in Texas with fair skies and occasional showers. Corpus Christi reported 3.26 inches of rain, while Brownsville and Laredo saw lesser totals. Highs reached the 100s in several areas, and insurance adjusters estimated southeast Panhandle wind and hail damage at 560000 dollars, mostly in Childress.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Laredo
Presidio
el Paso
Amarillo
Childress
Southeast
Panhandle
Chess Club Meeting Aims For Fall Tournament
John Forbis announces a Chess Club meeting at 7 30 p m Friday at the Chanteer of Commerce offices inviting all area players to attend. Efforts will be made to hold a tournament here this fall.
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Chanteer of Commerce
John Forbis
Eforts
Rusk visits Berlin as border clashes flare around wall
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk toured West Berlin amid border gunfire by Communist guards at Brandenburg Gate. Police reported about 40 shots fired toward refugees. Western crowd welcomed Rusk and pledged U S support.
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Berlin
UPI
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Paris
West
East Berlin
Brandt
United States
de Gaulle
Neues Deutschland
West Berlin
Kennedy backed farm grain controls face close House vote
President Kennedy's aides predicted a tight rollcall on government production controls for American grain farmers as the House prepared for the final day of debate. Senate approval of planting restrictions already won, while Republicans warned the talks would wreck farming and accused Freeman of buying votes to secure Democrat support.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
House
Senate
GOP
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Senate House Conference
Mail Those Small Envelopes Right Away
Postmaster Verner Stevens urges immediate use of note envelopes smaller than three by four and a quarter inches before January 1. After that date only rectangular or larger envelopes will be accepted and envelopes over nine inches deep and twelve inches long are not recommended.
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Verner Stevens
Postoffice Department
Girl Transferred To Amarillo After Head Injury
Jeanette Coyle, 15, was taken by ambulance to St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo after suffering a basal skull fracture from a fall from a moving car in this city Tuesday night. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. A Coyle.
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Jeanette Coyle
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
Afernoon
Miss Coyle
A. Coyle
Wellington Man Fined in Worthless Check Case
Kelly Pigg of Wellington pleaded guilty in County Court to swindling by worthless check. He was fined $10 and costs and ordered to repay the amount of the check to a Childress business firm.
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Kelly Pigg
Wellington
Pigg
Childress
Greenbelt Bowl Board Meeting Postponed
Greenbelt Bowl Inc directors meeting slated for 5 p.m. today has been postponed to Monday or Tuesday of next week due to several directors being out of town. Morris Higley announced the delay as final plans for the annual Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic are expected to be made at the rescheduled session.
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Greenbelt Bowl, Inc
Morris Higley
Tornado forecast issued for parts of Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado forecast for southwestern and south central Kansas, northern Oklahoma, and parts of the Texas Panhandle. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected with hail, isolated strong winds, and a chance of one or two tornadoes between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. CST. The affected Oklahoma area lies west of a line from the Kansas border near Pawhuska to Pauls Valley and Elk City to the Texas border.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Weather Bureau Today
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
Pawhuska
Chandler
Pauls Valley
Elk City
Texas
Cheyenne
Beaver County
Panhandle
Lipscomb
Hemphill
Atomic Space Blasts Expected
Washington reports that the United States will continue space based nuclear tests despite two consecutive failures. The June 4 Johnston Island launch lost track of the missile, with the tracking system blamed. A second failure occurred Wednesday due to a rocket malfunction. Both warhead and missile were destroyed.
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Washington
API
United States
Johnston Island
Thor
Atomic Energy Commission
Flight engineers settle dispute. strike averted for Pan Am
Leaders of the flight engineers union reach a settlement of the jet crew dispute with Trans World and Eastern Air lines rejects the agreement, ending a threat of a strike.
Mother of Jim Eddy Dies in Colorado
Agnes Eddy, mother of Jimmy Eddy of Childress, died at 3 30 p m Wednesday at her Denver Colorado home. Funeral services will be in Denver Friday with interment there. Mr and Mrs J Eddy left for Denver for the services.
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Agnes Eddy
Jimmy Eddy
Childress
Denver
Colo
J. Eddy
Johnson Excused from Jury Duty over Residency
Judge Herman Jones in 53rd District Court excused Lyndon B. Johnson, vice president of the United States, from jury duty because he is not a resident of Travis County.
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Austin
Herman Jones
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