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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1963
Page
2
Analysis urges a three part program to stabilize U S cotton markets. Immediate domestic sale at world prices, broader price competitiveness in U S markets, and major cost reductions from intensified research. Congress considers interim government aid until production costs fall.
A report notes extensive cotton loss from garden webworms last week with control using Toxaphone DDT Parathion mixtures. Tex a&m agronomist John Box advises late dryland cotton side dressing once land plots allow access by fertilizer rigs.
In Spokane Washington a local radio station aired a public service message about sensible weight loss. The program featured a Miss who would discuss reducing diets tomorrow night and refreshments were to be served.
The 1961 Hawaii legislature adopts the official state motto As mau ke ea o ka aina meaning The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. This phrase anchors Hawaii’s identity and civic messaging.
The North German Lloyd liner Brennen bound for Cherbourg from New York collided with a 75-foot whale. Captain Guenther Roessing reported no hull damage and gave no information on the whale's fate.
In a speech referencing 1848 Frankfurt and Paris, Kennedy asserts the United States will defend Europe and its freedom, insisting the Atlantic community is indivisible. He warns that split alliances benefit adversaries as De Gaulle pursues a French nuclear deterrent and NATO multilateral plans evolve.
An Austin report urges careful use of farm tractors on roads warning that tractors used for all purpose travel create traffic hazards. Operators should pull off to let faster traffic pass, use rear mirrors, and avoid rushing crossings to prevent serious accidents.
Memphis special reports that unfavorable U S cotton prices push foreign producers to expand acreage and ease exports. The National Cotton Council says support for legislation aims to boost competitiveness, noting foreign acreage rose from 27.5 million in 1947-48 to 46.8 million in 1955-56 and exports fell to 2,225,000 bales in earlier years.
The IRS loosened travel and entertainment deduction rules for the current year but business leaders say the changes are still too complex. National Restaurant Association counsel Thomas Power urged Congress to simplify them as some firms face continuing losses. Regs apply after July 31 for practical enforcement.
Steve Gary of St Marys California has signed his 1963-64 contract with the San Francisco Warriors of the NBA. He was the third overall pick in the draft and will join the team for the upcoming season.
College Station report quotes Beverly Reeves of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service on how proper adjustment and annual overhaul of cotton pickers save money. She notes even 1 percent efficiency loss can cost about a dollar per acre, with 3 to 4 percent losses common.
CHICAGO Special It pays to be physically fit in more ways than one especially if you are a Texas 4-H Club member enrolled in the national 4H health program One Lone Star boy will be richer by a 150 college scholarship and more than 200 youths expected to qualify for health medals Nearly 700000 boys and girls nationwide participated in health activities in 1962 including about 4000 in Texas Demonstrations meetings displays and local health drives are used to promote health while the Cooperative Extension Service supervises 4-H Clubs.
A dense listing of broadcast times and programs across KGNC KGYN KSYD and channel 7 stations for Tuesday June 25 1963. It details a daily lineup including Rocky and His Friends Abbott and Costello Warren and The Weather Huntley Brinkley report Dick Powell Theatre Border Patrol NBC News Johnny Carson Show and late night news and weather segments with various channels and local airings.
TV listings for KFDK KGNC KSYD channels feature dayparts from 7:00 to 12:36 with shows including The Price Is Right Truth or Consequences Match Game Loretta Young Theatre You Dont Say Burns & Allen Make Room For Daddy and Love of Life alongside NBC News weather and local news updates.
A dense listing of daytime and early evening TV programs and times across channels 7 and 10 includes soap operas The Guiding Light The Secret Storm and Dark Shadows style fare such as Password Houseparty To Tell The Truth The Millionaire and Queen for a Day along with news Weather reports and children's fare like Captain Kangaroo and Freddie the Fireman.
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