Kennedy Tours Ireland Rooted in Family Heritage
President Kennedy visited southeastern Ireland on a sentimental trip tracing his ancestry. He toured New Ross and Dunganstown, greeted crowds of about 5,000, and reflected that his great grandfather left Ireland to seek liberty. He joked about potential local jobs and pushed through security lines to meet residents and view family sites.
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Dublin
Opi
John F. Kennedy
Ireland
New Ross
America
Dunganstown
Wexford
John Barry
Berlin
Albatross Co
N Ross
Kennedy
New Ross Urban
John V. Kelley
Kelly
Mary Ryan
Dedication Ceremonies At Veterans Building Sunday
State Historical Survey marks unveiling of a plaque for the Veterans Building in Childress at 4 p.m. Legion Commander J Henderson announces. Rev Lester Hill gives the invocation. Tom Preston presents the building history. Senator Andy Rogers offers the keynote. Sam Privitt will be recognized. Refreshments follow.
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Byerican Legion
J Henderson
Cen
YMCA
Childress
Fort Worth
Denver
Retans
Veterans
C. J. Lyons
Lester Hill
Legion
Tom Preston
Andy Rogers
Sam Privitt
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Claude Hipps Appointed District Clerk in Childress
Claude Hipps was sworn in as District Clerk in a special Commissioners Court session. Appointed by District Judge Luther Gribble, Hipps will serve until the next general election, with a two year remainder if he seeks continued office. He succeeds Harold D. Cordell Sr. and has a background in insurance and local government service. Mrs. Hipps serves as secretary of the county Red Cross chapter.
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Claude Hipps
Commissioners Court
Carrell Holleman
Hipps
Luther Gribble
Wellington
Harold D. Cordell
Childress
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
American Legion
Childress County
The
Red Cross
Doctor Philpott resigns from CU dermatology post
Dr Osgoode S Philpott 68 announced his resignation as head of the dermatology department at the University of Colorado Medical Center citing the job had gotten under his skin.
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Boulder, Colo
UPID
Osgoode S. Philpott
University of Colorado Medical Center
Philpott
Invasion Talk Fades From Miami Cuba Refugee Reports
Talks of a Cuba invasion by refugee commandos have collapsed in Miami after wild inflation of figures. Actual landings were about 20 men, but reports surged to 500 then 3,000 armed guerrillas. No verifiable fighting or progress reports emerged, and CRC leadership changed amid muted activity and unclear broadcasts.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Central America
Manuel A. de Varona
de Varona
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Art Works Displayed From Panhandle Youth Contest
Two drawings by sixth grade winners Manuela Castillo and Jerry Barfield will be exhibited during the first two weeks of July in the Fine Arts building at West Texas State University Canyon. Castillo’s Rotary Bowl earned second place and Barfield’s drawing of an old locomotive 501 earned third in the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation contest.
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Childress
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Ples Harper
Heritage
West Texas State University
Canyon
Manuela Castillo
Jerry Barfield
Optomist Club Plans Charter in Childress
Bill Hollars president of the Plainview Optomist Club travels to Childress for an organization meeting of local citizens at noon tomorrow at Gay's. The group seeks 25 charter members to start a Childress Optomist Club and invites interested residents to attend.
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Bill Hollars
Plainview Optomist Club
Childress
Gay’s
Hollars
Nightly Juarez Strip Tease, Daylight El Paso Neighbor
Rose Marie Devarti hides in plain sight by day in El Paso while Georgia Storm headlines Juarez clubs each night. The Fairfield, Connecticut native spent 24 years of her eight year burlesque career across the border where earnings far exceed U.S. pay, and she prefers the Juarez spotlight over stateside work. Storm earns top money there, with a packed Waikiki club and four nightly shows, despite long hours ending at 3 30 a m and a busy travel schedule elsewhere. She lives with her 10 year old Chihuahua and keeps a modest life between performances.
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EL Paso
UPI
Rose Marie Devarti
Georgie Storm
Juarez
Mexico
Fairfield
States
Georgia
Storm
United States
U.S
New York
New Jersey
Florida
Houston
Waikiki
Old Settlers Meet Tonight Sets Final Plans
Officers and directors of the Old Settlers Association will meet at 8 p m today at city hall to finalize plans for the upcoming celebration. President Bill Goodson urged all chairmen to attend.
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Old Settlers Association
Bill Goodson
Open House for Lloyds Electric at New Location
Lloyds Electric invites the public to an open house Saturday from 2 to 5 pm at 1103 Fe to announce its new location. Free door prizes and a 5 pm drawing for a GE Steam and Dry Iron are offered. Owned by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Walkup.
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Lloyd’s Electric
Lloyd's Electric
Lloyd
Wirtz Urges Civil Rights to Curb Job Discrimination
Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz urged Congress to add tools to fight hiring and promotion bias by employers and unions. He cited job shortages, lower qualifications of many Black job seekers, and racial bias as causes of economic hardship. He backed permanent executive enforcement and authority for the President to block discrimination, noting strides by the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.
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Washington
UPI
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress
Wirtz
House Judiciary Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
U. S
Guard unit miscue at funeral procession apology issued
Members of the 36th Division National Guard from Amarillo pitched a tent in Fair Park last night. A sergeant driving a vehicle unintentionally drove through a funeral procession and later apologized to Chief of Police Alvis Maddox, saying he did not realize the procession was present.
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36Th Division
The
National Guard
Amarillo
Fair Park
Alvis Maddox
Godber Replaces John Profumo as War Minister in Britain
London reports Joseph Godber 49 replaces disgraced John Profumo who resigned after admitting lies about an intimate relationship with Christine Keeler. Peter Thomas to replace Godber as foreign office undersecretary. Dr Stephen Ward prepares defense for a vice trial linked to the Profumo affair.
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London
UPI
Joseph Godber
John Profumo
Godber
Foreign Office
Profumo
House of Commons
Christine Keeler
Britain
Peter Thomas
Stephen Ward
Ward
Khrushchev to visit East Berlin amid Kennedy trip
Soviet rhetoric hardened ahead of Khrushchev's Friday air trip to East Berlin after Kennedy's West Berlin visit. Pravda claimed a Bonn Washington atomic axis forming from Kennedy Adenauer talks while Khrushchev warned against imperialism and world war.
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Moscow
UPI
Kennedy
West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
East Berlin
Khrushchev
West
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
Bundeswehr
Jaycees View Golf Movie For Junior Tour Guests
The 14 players in the Jaycee Junior Golf Area Tournament attended a showing at the Childress Jaycees clubhouse. Guests from Childress, Vernon, Paducah and Quanah watched a color film about the 1962 Buick Open featuring the only hole in one ever recorded on film in a PGA tournament, with Marsha Harris and Charles Mitchell among the attendees.
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Jaycee
Childress Jaycees
Childress
Vernon
Paducah
Quanah
Marsha Harris
Charles Mitchell
Second Session Of Ecumenical Council Set For Sept 29
Vatican City reports Pope Paul VI fixed September 29 for the second session of the Ecumenical Council and ordered the preparatory body to resume work next week. The Sept 8 start was delayed by Pope John XXIII illness and death as preparations for Paul VI coronation proceed in St Peter's Square with wide attendance. Kennedy to meet Paul VI privately prior to coronation. Earl Warren to head U.S. delegation.
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Ecumenical Council
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
John XXIII
Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani
Pope
St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Paul VI
Kennedy
Pope Paul
Pontiff
Earl Warren
United States
Cere
Translator TV Group To Meet Here Tonight
The Red River Valley Translator TV Association will decide its future at an 8 p m meeting today in the courthouse. President Charles Mack invites all members to attend as the group seeks enough income to cover current expenses. otherwise the operation may be closed.
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Red River Valley
Translator TV Association
Charles Mack
Water project talks in Austin with state officials
State Senator Andy Rogers and Roland Walden of Quanah flew to Austin to confer with the Texas Water Development Board on a proposed regional water project. The plan calls for storing water at a dam north of Lelia Lake to supply several area cities. Dr. S. H. Townsend, president of the project, was not well enough to attend. The board may assist with financing.
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Andy Rogers
Roland Walden
Quanah
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Austin
Texas Water Development Board
Lelia Lake
S. H. Townsend
Water Development Board
Jones Boy Incident At Sadler's Wells Ballet
An unidentified small white haired man in a tuxedo and black hat attempted to kiss Princess Margaret at the entrance to Sadler's Wells Ballet Theater in London. A theater official pushed him aside. he then slipped into the crowd, waved his hat, smiled, and departed. No explanation was given.
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London
UPD
Princess Margaret
Sadler's Wells ‘Ballet Theater
Riding Club Meets for Special City Hall Meeting
The Childress Riding Club will holding a special meeting at 8 p.m. Friday in City Hall to decide which riders to attend events over the next two weeks.
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Childress Riding Club
Open House Announcement Ad Promises Friday Paper Feature
An advertisement states an open house is announced in Friday's newspaper. It highlights the event and invites readers to attend, signaling date, location, and details to be found in the issue.
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Lloyd’s Electric
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