Grand Prize Added for Old Settlers Parade
Alton Ryan leads the cat division of the Old Settlers Annual Celebration announcing a 50 grand prize for the parade on June 18. Prizes span churches and schools civic and service trucks and commercial floats with Gay 90s theme 25 percent completeness 25 percent and originality 50 percent in judging. Sam Privitt parade chairman notes crepe paper and supplies available from Childress Office Supply.
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Alton Ryan
Sam Privitt
Privitt
Childress Office
Red Headquarters Stormed by Mob in New York
A 350 strong anti Communist demonstration erupted into violence at the Park Avenue Soviet delegation to the United Nations. Police reports say seven officers and several pickets injured while nine demonstrators were arrested for disorderly conduct. The rally began peacefully at 2 30 pm over Nagy and 1956 revolt leaders.
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New York
UPI
Park Avenue
United Nations
Imre Nagy
Anthony O'Connell
Former Childress Resident O T Egerton Dies in Houston
O T Egerton, longtime Childress resident and dry goods merchant in the early 1900s, died in Houston. Funeral rites are set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pampa. Survivors include three nieces from Childress: Mrs. Gene Smith, Mrs. H C Preslar, and Mrs. Tom Preston.
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Houston
O. T. Egerton
Childress
Pampa
Mr. Egerton
Gene Smith
H. C. Preslar
Tom Preston
Thunderstorms Roar Across Texas Panhandle Floods Alert
A fresh line of thunderstorms dumped 3 to 4 inches of rain from Shamrock to Borger with an inch at Pampa and a possible tornado near Kingsville west of Pampa. Flood warnings were issued along the Guadalupe and Blanco rivers while San Antonio crews rescued motorists including an 8 year old girl.
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Texas Panhandle
Colorado
Shamrock
Borger
Pampa
Kingsville
Panhandle
Clarendon
Corpus Christi
Texas
San Antonio
Frio
Maria Gizman
Frio River
Weather Bureau
Guadalupe River
New Braunfels
Blanco River
San Marcos
Palacios
Beaumont
Alpine
Cotulla
Junction
Victoria
Candy Not Happy In US In Ottawa Ill
Mainichi reports Mrs. Fumiko Matsuda says Haru Candy Girard sobbed and threatened suicide if her husband William S. Girard left her. Girard, an American soldier, killed a Japanese shell picker at Camp Weir last year.
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Tokyo
UPI
William S. Girard
United States
Mainichi
Fumiko Matsuda
Washington
Girards
Ottawa
Ill
Haru Candy
Girard
Candy
Camp Weir
Pioneer County Resident Dies
Charles P. Love, a longtime Childress County resident, died about 4:15 this morning in a local convalescent home. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Newberry Chapel with Assembly of God pastor officiating. Burial will be in Childress cemetery by Newberry. Survivors include his wife Dora of Childress, three sons Clan Love of Amarillo Kelley Love and Robert K Love Sr of Plainview, two daughters Mrs J D Whitley of Amarillo and Mrs Mildred Keeton address unknown, one brother M D Love of Irving, Texas, 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Charles P. Love
Childress Cunty
Newberry Chapel
Assembly of God
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Dora
Childress
Clan Love
Amarillo
Kelley Love
Robert K. Love
Plainview
J. D. Whitley
Mildred Keeton
M. D. Love
Irving, Tex
Wheat Shipments Reach 370 Cars From County
Burlington Lines reported 370 carloads of wheat shipped from Childress and Kirkland. Childress sent 191 cars and Kirkland 179, with several carloads stored in Childress elevators. Kirkland office closed after harvest.
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Burlington Lines
Childress
Kirkland
Burlington
School Officials to Attend Canyon Meeting
School superintendents John W. Hamilton of Childress and Wade Kimble of Childress County will travel Tuesday to Canyon for an administrator course at West Texas State, sponsored by the Texas Education Agency.
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Childress School
John W. Hamilton
Childress County
Wade Kimbrough
Canyon
West Texas State
The
Texas Education Agency
Wildcat Strike Shuts Part of Redstone Jupiter Missile Plant
Less than 500 UAW members among 9,500 workers staged pickets at Chrysler operated Redstone Jupiter plant halting part of operations. Sheriff deputies kept order as nonunion workers entered. dispute centers on overtime use and authorization.
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Jim Klockenkemper
Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Army
Redstone Jupiter Missile Plant
Sheriff's Deputies
Chrysler
N S. Greenberg
United Press International
Milan Matich
UAW
UAW International
Graham Delivers Shutout at Seals Stadium in San Francisco
Billy Graham struck out Satan before a 38,000 strong crowd at Seals Stadium. The evangelist led his San Francisco crusade to its climax with a fiery sermon and a record turnout at the ballpark.
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San Francisco
Billy Graham
Satan
Seals Stadium
Graham
Crisis Looms for De Gaulle as Algeria Tensions Rise
NEA Special Correspondent Leon Dennen reports growing opposition to Charles de Gaulle from the army and Committees of Public Safety. De Gaulle’s plan to take Guy Mollet to Algiers in July could trigger a final clash within 30 days, with critics labeling the general a prisoner of discredited politicians and fearing civil war.
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Leon Dennen
NEA
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
France
Army
Committees of Public Safety
Guy Mollet
Algiers
Mollet
de Gaulle
Algeria
Guy Vinatrel
The
Committees
Vinatrel
Stickney Back In Texas Charged With Barnes Murders
Howard B. Stickney, 20, returned to Houston from Canada to face murder charges in the death of Shirley Elaine Barnes and her husband Clifford Barnes, both 26. He was arrested in Perth, New Brunswick, after fleeing the state following the killings at a beach party. A second murder charge was expected to be filed today as authorities continued to pursue the case.
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Houston
UPI
Howard B. Stickney
Stickney
Canada
Shirley Elaine Barnes
Clifford Barnes
Texas
Eddie Oliver
W. C. Doss
Stickeny
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Perth
N. B
Barnes
Salesman Found Dead Near Bow ie After Ex Wife Shooting
W. W. Williams a 46 year old former auto salesman sought in the shooting of his ex wife was found dead Sunday in his car on a road south of Bowie Justice of the Peace Howard Williams said the wound appeared self inflicted The ex wife was shot in her Waco home Thursday and is recovering in a Waco hospital Williams had been charged in connection with the Waco shooting.
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Bowie, Tex
UPI
Bowie
W. W. Williams
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Waco
Williams
Johnson Is Still Missing
The search for 82 year old Frank Johnson, a retired Wichita county Democratic leader, continued into its fifth day with no clues. About 45 volunteer riders and 200 people searched highways, ditches, and the Wichita River banks around Wichita Falls.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Frank Johnson
Sheriff's Patrol
Wichita River
Steve Marchand
Judge Denies Stay on Central High School Integration Order
UPI reports Federal District Judge Harry J. Lemley rejected the NAACP request to stay his order suspending integration at Central High School. The judge said delaying enforcement would likely nullify the judgment during appeals and noted the public interest in proceeding toward a Supreme Court ruling.
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Harry J. Lemley
Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Ark
UPI
NAACP
Central High School
Court of Ap
Peals
United States Supreme Court
Wiley Branton
Pine Bluff
Branton
St. Louis
Arch House
Lemley
Supreme Court
Highway Patrolman Killed by 14-Year-Old in Willis Texas
In Conroe Texas a 14-year-old Willis boy with a juvenile record shot and killed Highway Patrolman Benjamin K. Smith 30 during a motel arrest attempt for motorcycle theft. Smith died seven hours later at 5 16 a m. the boy Joseph William Green 115 pounds was arrested. Green claimed accident as the corralled suspect Isbell 15 was also involved.
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Conroe
Tex
UPI
Willis
Benjamin K. Smith
Smith
Joseph William Green
John R. Kleinmann
J. B. Kelly
Green
Ronnie Ear Isbell
Isbell
Don Gunner
Gunner
Kleinman
Office of Justice of the Peace
R. J. Jordy
Kelly
Kleinmann
New Lineman Joins Vamore From Altus Oklahoma
Bill Edwards of Altus Oklahoma is the new lineman for the Vamore Company announced by Johnny Monroe. Edwards arrives with his wife and two children to join later. He hails from Hobart and previously worked seven months on the Altus maintenance crew.
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Bill Ewards
Altus
Okla
Vamore Company
Johnny Monroe
Edwards
Hobart
Childress City Council Set Meeting at City Hall
The Childress City Council will meet at 7 30 p.m. tonight at City Hall to discuss upcoming city business and potential ordinances.
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Council
Childress
Chutist Hurt During Texas Air Show Landing
John M Thorne Sr. of Grand Prairie fractured his leg in a parachute jump at an air show in Tyler Texas. Thorne’s chute opened but he twisted the leg upon landing.
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Chutist
Tyler
Tex
UPI
John M Thorne Sr
Grand Prairie
Thorne
West Germany Embassy Stoned in Moscow Amid Nagy Protests
Russian demonstrators attacked the West German embassy in Moscow injuring several and smashing windows with ink in a three hour protest. The raid followed a West German attack on the Bonn embassy and coincided with Nagy’s execution protests across Copenhagen and New York.
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Henry Shapiro
United Press International
Moscow
Bonn
Copenhagen
Cool Weather Brings Showers To Childress
Cool air and showers dim the morning in Childress with downtown rainfall at .15 inches versus .06 recorded by CAA. Noon clearing noted with a trace at the airfield from midnight to 6 am and .06 from 6 am to noon. Rural report from Mrs. A V Mote at Union Flat shows .15 inches. Burlington's 1 pm roundup lists Clarendon .05, Hedley .50, Shamrock .08, Quanan .25, Goodlett and Acme. No reports from Wellington or Memphis.
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Childress
CAA
A. V. Mote
Union Flat
Burlington
Clarendon
Hedley
Shamrock
Quanan
Goodlett
Acme
Wellington
Memphis
Cyprus talks continue as U S seeks compromise solution
UPI reports behind the scenes U S efforts to reach a compromise on the Cyprus problem. Berlin reports East German demands of 3095 dollars for nine U S prisoners, plus diplomatic recognition, before release. Beiruti tensions rise over U R A actions with possible Anglo American intervention. Sherman Adams states he will stay in Washington to finish his work. A planned hearing on condemned child killer Jimmy N Shaver before the State Board of Pardons and Paroles did not occur.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
United States
Berlin
Austin
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Jimmy N. Shaver
Dallas school board says Little Rock pause won't alter plans
Dallas UPI reports that Dallas school board officials state the suspension of integration in Little Rock Arkansas will not affect their future plans for Dallas schools.
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Dallas
UPI
Little Rock, Ark
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Vumore
Lubbock
West Germany
Bulletins
Beirut
Lebanon
Sami Es-Solh
United Arab Republic Today
Hancock
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