Central Texas Hit By Tornadoes And Heavy Rain
Up to near ten inches of rain fell near San Saba as Central Texas faced more storms. Reports described two tornado funnels near Dallas and another near Jacksonville, with damage to a barn and a home roof. Rain totals spread across Lampasas Hubbard Waco and other towns while rivers overflowed and roads flooded, though no major damage was reported beyond scattered property impacts.
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Riot Put Down At Springfield Prison By Tear Gas
Warden says three ringleaders led a 16 hour revolt at the Prison Medical Center in Springfield. A 125 member assault using a bulldozer and tear gas freed five guards, who endured knife injuries and one serious scalp wound. Names of rioters withheld.
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UPI
U. S. Prison Medical Center
Russell
Settle
G. V. Richardson
Richardson
William L. Fitch
Leonard Appleby
Robert Rosendahl
Charles Allen
Jung
Rosendahl
Two Are Jailed For Theft Here
Malcom Pickett 19 of Chil dress and Kansas City and George Moore 17 of Kansas City were charged with misdemeanor theft and arraigned Tuesday. They pleaded theft of scrap iron from a farm four miles southeast of Childress. Each faced a total fine and costs of 381.75 and were remanded to sheriff custody.
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Malcom Pickett
Childress
Kansas City
George Moore
Charles Reynolds
Reynolds
School Survey Meeting Set by Wilson School Committee
The Wilson School survey committee schedules a 2 pm meeting Thursday July 2 in the Wilson School music room. Supt J W Hamilton says final committee reports will be presented and recommendations may be offered with school board members and other interested persons invited. A financial committee meeting to review district finances is set for 8 pm Monday June 29 at the school administration office.
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Wilson School
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Starkweather Seeks Last Chance as Execution Nears
Charles Starkweather, 20, on death row for a 11‑person killing spree, awaits what may be his final day before scheduled electric chair execution in Nebraska. His father Guy Starkweather plans to seek a court stay and a writ claiming trial errors in Lancaster County District Court.
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Neb
UPI
Charles Starkweather
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Guy
Starkweather
Lancaster County District Court
Dallas Couple Drown in Galveston Surf
Mr and Mrs C P Stewart of Dallas drowned off the 12th Street beach in Galveston Tuesday while using rented rubber floats. Their bodies were recovered from the surf.
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C. P. — Stewart
Dallas
12Th Street
Wheat Held For Seeding Across Region
A FW and D spokesman said two cars of wheat were shipped from Childress with none from Kirkland. Most harvest is stored for seed as irrigated land yields a smaller crop. On the South Plains line the crop is shorter, with about 28 cars through last night and around 30 expected tonight.
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Fw&d
Childress
Kirkland
South Plains
Annuals Due In Two Weeks At Local High School
Students anxious for the school annual learned from Supt. J. W. Hamilton that yearbooks are in final production. The publisher promised an official newspaper notice when the annuals arrive within about two weeks.
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Supt
J. W. Hamilton
Surival Of Human Race From Nuclear War Questioned
Dr Robert R Newell testified before a congressional subcommittee on the genetic effects of protracted radiation exposure after a U S Russia nuclear war He warned that while survivors could propagate 24 million to 60 million new mutations the overall price would be a major fraction of the population killed or dying and long term harm to infants and adults Continued On Page Five
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United Press International
Washington
UPL
Russia
United States
Robert R. Newell
Newell
Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory
San Francisco
Congressional Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Fleeing First Lady Leaves Gov Long in Limbo
Mrs Blanche Long fled Louisiana Tuesday night amid her husband Earl Longs mental hospital commitment. The first lady’s departure complicates the pending sanity hearing set for Friday while Earl Long asserts full competence to resume governorship. Judge Robert D Jones will decide if Long is insane, as Sims claims Earl was kidnapped and improperly impeached. Louisiana remains without a governor.
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Jack V. Fox
United Press International
Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
Blanche Long
Gov Earl Long
Long
Robert D Jones
Earl Long
Jones
Joe Arthur Sims
Earl
Sims
Eisenhower Seeks Long Term US Military Aid Control
President Eisenhower urged Congress to place US foreign military aid on a long term basis and shift control to the Defense Department. He endorsed 12 recommendations from a special committee and aims to plan aid over three to five years while funding remains annual. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed a $4.16 billion aid bill focusing on economic loans.
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UPI
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Congress
Defense Department
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Draper
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Pleads Guilty To Swindling By Check
Clais L. Brock of Chillicothe pled guilty to swindling by a worthless check and was fined $20 plus costs in County Court. The check was given to Lyndale Dairy last year according to the report.
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Clais L. Brock
Chillicothe
Lyndale
Herter Throws Ball Back To Russians On Berlin Crisis
Secretary of State Christian Herter asserts Western rights in Berlin and calls on the Soviet Union to back down before any new talks. Geneva ministers plan to resume July 13 with no progress toward settlement after six weeks of discussions. Senate committee members back Herter's stance and urge a counterproposal from Khrushchev to acknowledge West access and seek stability in Germany and Central Europe.
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UPI
Christian A. Herter
Berlin
Russia
Germany
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrusshchev
Britain
France
United States
Geneva
Herter
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Homer FE. Capehart
R-Ind
Reds
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Soviet Union
Mansfield
Khrushchev
Eurpe
Marilyn Monroe Reported In Splendid Condition
Marilyn Monroe is reported in splendid condition at Lenox Hill Hospital after undergoing gynecological surgery on Tuesday. The UPI account notes her status as stable and improving under medical care.
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Marilyn
New York
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Lenox Hill Hospital
Cigarette Fund Tapped to Finance Texas Legislature Session
Texas lawmakers approved transferring 400000 from the cigarette tax fund to the contingent expense fund to finance a second special session. House vote 116 to 19 sent the bill from Rep. Heatly of Paducah to the Senate. House also approved a July 5 state holiday proposal for employees, with objections from Rep. Cotton over payroll impact and voter gains in Travis County. Senate adjourned until Thursday.
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Lloyd Laribee
United Press International
Austin
UPI
Texas
House
W S. Heatly
Paducah
Senate
Obie Jones
Jim Cotton
Weatherford
Cotton
Jones
Travis County
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Childress Man Arrested in Hall County Burglary Case
Sheriff said John Tippett of Childress County was arrested here yesterday and returned to Memphis to face burglary charges. Tippett was to be arraigned in Justice Court for an alleged Hall County burglary from Monday. Another Childress County man is held for further investigation with no charges yet filed.
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Childress
Hall County
Memphis
Gaylon B. Smith
John Tippett
Justice Court
Smith
Defeat Attempt To Water Down States Rights
The House rejected an amendment to limit the states rights bill and defeated a proposal to apply the core provision only to future legislation. The debate centered on whether federal law should preempt state law and potential conflicts with existing statutes.
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Washington
UPI
House
Congress
Justice Department
Emanuel Celler
D- N.Y
Howard W. Smith
D- Va
Edwin E. Willis
D- la
John E. Dingell
D-Mich
Governor appoints Whittenburg to Texas A&M College board
Gov Price Daniel names 8 B Whit tenburg of Amarillo to the Board of Directors of Texas A&M College, expanding governance.
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Austin
UPI
Price Daniel
8. B. Whittenburg
Amarillo
Texas A&m College
Paducah Man Killed in Freak Post Office Accident
John Biddy Sr. 85, of Paducah died after a car struck him in front of the Paducah Post Office. A driver, Mrs. Joe Scaded, reportedly pressed the accelerator by error while parking, causing the vehicle to jump the curb. Biddy, a retired farmer, died minutes after being taken to a Paducah hospital. he and friends were regular morning yard visitors.
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John Biddy, Sr
Paducah
Sherrill Creamer
Childress
Biddy
Floyd Biddy
High Point
Joe Scaded
Mr. Biddy
Cottle County
Cadets Earn Reward Trip to Air Force Academy
Four local Civil Air Patrol cadets and the squadron Adjutant will fly to Colorado Springs for a two day visit to the Air Force Academy. The Cadets are Truett Ball Billy Drake Gary Hassell and Carol Clem Higley along with 2nd Lt Norman King. Major Clayton Campbell of Plainview arranged the trip. They return Friday.
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Air Force
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sgt
Truett Ball
Billy Drake
Gary Hassell
Carol Clem Higley
Norman King
Texas
Clayton Campbell
Plainview
Lost Raccoon Recovered by Police Seeks Owner
A one third grown raccoon found around 1 p m in the 900 block of D Northwest was taken to the police station for owner claim. City Judge Bud Copelin noted the collar bearing its owner and said the station can house pets while awaiting pickup.
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Bud Copelin
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