Dulles Rejects U S Recognition of Red China
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles bluntly ruled out U S recognition of Communist China while leaving open the possibility of future relations with China's mainland population. He dismissed calls to seat Peiping in the United Nations or expand trade and cultural ties as he spoke at Lions International convention. Continued on Page Three.
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San Francisco
John Foster Dulles
U. S
United States
China
Dulles
Peiping
United Nations
Red
Lions International
Louisiana
Texas-Louisiana
Cameron
Lake Charles
Marshall
Civil Rights Restored in Argentina Ahead of Elections
Buenos Aires reports end of the state of siege after 15 years as civil rights are restored. Release of 180 political detainees is expected, while charges linger against 93 ex congressmen and other opposition figures. Political parties gain campaign freedoms and press protections until court orders. The move precedes a constitutional convention and presidential election set for February.
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Buenos Aires
Sieve
Argentina
Pedro E. Aramburu
Youth Tells Of Family Battles in Wichita Falls Trial
James Clifford Parks, 17, on trial for murder of his mother, testifies he ran away 25 to 30 times, then fired a rifle at Luther and Eunice Parks during a bedroom quarrel. He claims fear of his father and says he did not intend to kill anyone. A landlady witness describes neglect and abuse.
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Wichita Falls
James Clifford Parks
Parks
Luther FE
Eunice Parks
Myrtle Mitchell
Nuclear dud halted by five man disarming team at Nevada test site
An atomic device failed to detonate at the Nevada test site forcing a three man tower climb to disarm the dud. Walter Arnold Liver more Edward K Tucker Germbhausen Grier Forest Fairbrother and Bernard Rubin led the risky effort with 17 AEC technicians and a Navy radiological team sheltered nearby until safe. The failure, blamed on power loss to the device, marked the second non detonating unit firing in Nevada.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Walter Arnold
Livermore
Calif
Edward K
AEC
Wrights Quit Posts In Local School System
A. P. Wright distributive education coordinator and Mrs. Wright, freshman English teacher at the Childress High School, resign to join Grand Prairie school system. Wright led the DE program for three years and helped coach football. he also served as Lions Club president.
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Childress Independent
A. P. Wright
Childress
Wright
Janet Sherwood
Grand Prairie
Wright- Denny Motor Company
West Texas Utilities Company
Lions Club
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Panama Canal Water Level Near Critical Low
Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal Zone has fallen to 82 feet, three feet below normal and eight inches above the record low. Operators face reduced drafts for ore carriers and supertankers until the lake level recovers to 83 feet.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Gatun Lake
Brownell urges Congress to limit effect of court ruling
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. urged Congress to curb the Jencks decision scope by creating legislation that lets courts delete irrelevant FBI material and allows government refusal to surrender reports if testimony is struck or a mistrial results. He backed a milder White House bill to close loopholes and protect law enforcement.
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Brownell
Congress
Washington
Herbert) Brownell Jr
Supreme Court
FBI
Senate Judiciary
Clinton F. Jencks
House Judiciary Subcommittee
FBI Files
Herbert Brownell Jr
Capitol Hill
White House
Steel Price Hike Spurs Demand for Investigation
United States Steel Corp announced a six dollar per ton price increase triggering calls in Congress for an inquiry into the steel rise and the broader wage price spiral. House leaders urged immediate investigation as industry officials warned the move could lift prices on goods from pins to locomotives.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Eisenhower
House
Carl Albert
Okla
U. S
U.S
Funeral rites for Robert R. Smith in Kirkland
Funeral services for Robert Ran dolph Smith of Kirkland were held at 4 PM at Kirkland First Methodist Church conducted by Rev. R. J. Bounds and Rev. A. Lucky. A longtime Childress County resident since 1895 he died at home Wednesday. Pallbearers named W. P. Close Lark Collins W. P. Fowler John T. Fowler D. Thomas Clyde Perkins. Interment in Kirkland Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home direction.
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Robert Randolph
Bob) Smith
Kirkland
Kirkland First Methodist Church
R. J. Bounds
A. Lucky
Mr. Smith
Childress County
W. P. Close
Lark Collins
W. P. Fowler
John T. Fowler
D. Thomas
Clyde Perkins
United States Neighbors China in Initial Arms Talks
London dispatch says the United States will detour around Communist China in its first step disarmament plan and press for China to trim its forces. Harold E. Stassen presents U S ideas for inspection and control as Valerian Zorin requests speed. China remains a powerful absentee in the U N subcommittee with speculation on eventual Red membership in five years.
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London
United States
China
Harold E. Stassen
Valerian Zorin
Russia
Stassen
U.S
Zorin
U. N Disarmament Subcommittee
United Nations
Poles Mark Anniversary of Poznan Uprising Silence
Thousands of Catholics march in Poznan for the first anniversary of the Poznan uprising. The silent procession honors 75 dead in clashes with Stalinist authorities and follows the route past Red Army Square. Clergy-led ceremonies include prayers at St. Wojciech Church amid restricted nightlife and liquor bans.
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Poznan
Poland
Hungary
Wladyslaw Gorulka
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynsky
St. Vojevek
St. Dominicus Church
St. Vojczek
Red Army Square
Equalization Board Meets in County Courthouse
Members of the Childress County Commissioners Court met this morning as the Board of Equalization in the court room at the courthouse to conduct proceedings and hear assessments.
Colonel Claims Private Firm Shapes Missile Plans
Colonel John C. Nickerson Jr testified that private firms influence the Air Force missile program and that aircraft company sales offices in Washington are largely lobbying hubs. He pleaded guilty to 15 counts for failing to safeguard secrets and faces up to 30 years, fines, and possible dismissal.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Air Force
Washington
Lobbes
Nickerson
Wilson
Army
W. C. Barry
Charles H. Taylor
Mohawks Move Claim to United Nations Over Land
Mohawks, about 35 to 40 in camp near Fort Hunter New York, assert 8,000 acres along Schoharie Creek were never sold or treaty covered. Spokesman Standing Arrow says they seek peace under the white man’s laws but are prepared to take their land dispute to the United Nations if Albany does not grant their rights.
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Fort Hunter
N. Y
United Nations
New York State
Buckman
St. Lawrence Seaway
New York
Canada
Standing Arrow
Turtle
United Nations Assembly
Senate moves defense budget to clear path for civil rights fight
The Senate rushed action on President Eisenhower's defense budget, restoring $971.5 million of a $2.5 billion House cut and keeping $1.2 billion for defense. The Appropriations panel aimed to finalize the bill, with sources saying the Air Force likely gained the majority of restored funds as leaders sought speed before the civil rights bill reaches the floor.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Military Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Armed Services
Dennis Chavez
DN. M
Army
Navy
Air Force
Rights bill figures to span five to six weeks
The article notes expectations that the rights bill will last five to six weeks. It also cites the House Foreign Affairs Committee action to block status of forces treaties and deny criminal jurisdiction to foreign governments over U S personnel, with an 18 to 8 vote.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Eisenhower
Lawyer Named Head of National Jaycees
Milwaukee report says Charles E. Shearer Jr. 34 assumed leadership of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce after defeating William R. Risher and Lawrence D. Woodworth on the second ballot at the three day Jaycee convention. About 3 000 delegates cast ballots.
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National
Jaycees
Milwaukee
Wis
ULP
Charles E. Shearer Jr
U. S
Indiana
William R. Risher
Bamberg
S. C
Lawrence D. Woodworth
Kent, Wash
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Allen Marshall
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Greenbelt Hereford Breeder 5 Association
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G. Y. Gillespie
Goodlett
Ourward Lenter
Lubbock
Bill Wright
American Hereford Association
Fort Worth
Charles Machemehl
Brenham
Tex
Wrights
Greenbelt Hereford Breeders Association
Fair Park
Guy Railsback
Cutter Laboratories
Durward Lewton
Brent Spence
Bob Smith
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Newberry Funeral Home
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