Ike's Mission Forces Red to Act in Japan
President Eisenhower says his diplomacy prompted Japan to cancel a Tokyo visit as Reds and Russians opposed his Far East tour. He argues top-level exchanges curb Communist imperialism and urges successors to pursue such trips if needed. Senators offer mixed reactions to the address and its implications.
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Ike
Red
Japan
Stewart Hensley
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Russia
Red China
Tokyo
Far East
Senate
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Everett M. Dirksen Jr
White House
China
Nobusuke Kishi
Philippines
Taiwan
Okinawa
Korea
United States
Free World
Richard Nixon
Honolulu
Christian Herter
Heat Wave Threat Looms Over Texas Amid Floods
A new heat wave was forecast for Texas with temperatures reaching 100 degrees or more after recent floods on the Gulf Coast. The Weather Bureau warned of isolated thundershowers but not worsening floods as volunteers contend with the Colorado River in Matagorda. Overnight lows varied from 58 degrees at Dalhart to 80 degrees in Corpus Christi and Presidio.
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Texas
Gulf Coast
U.S. Weather Bureau
Matagorda
Colorado River
Arkansas
Corpus Christi
Presidio
Dalhart
Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado
Brazos
Sabine
Trinity
Neches
Jerry Griffith
Houston Weather Bureau
Gulf Area
New Orleans
Gray Named To Executive Post
Willard H. Gray of Childress was elected an executive committee man for a three year term at the First Cavalry Division Association reunion in Washington. Col. Charles E. Brady of Far Hills was elected president for the next year. The division began training at Fort Bliss during World War II and set 1961 reunion dates in San Antonio for June 30 to July 2.
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Willard H. Gray
Childress
First Cavalry Division Association
Washington
Gray
82Nd Field Artillery
Fort Bliss
Charles E. Brady
Far Hills
N. J
San Antonio
Johns Furniture Company Offers More Fashion and Quality
Johns Furniture Company unveils expanded selections with stylish designs and higher quality at lower prices. Customers will find broader ranges of living room, dining, and bedroom pieces featuring modern finishes and durable construction.
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Lowey
Johns’ Furniture Company
West Halts Disarmament Conference Walkout Ends Talks
West halts the ten nation disarmament conference after a Soviet walkout. The five Western delegates declare the talks dead and send the records to the United Nations as the arms negotiation path returns to wider UN forums.
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West
Geneva
UPI
United Nations
Ormsby
Gore
Russia
General Assembly
Chilean Relief Fund Still In Operation
Five days remain for donations to the Ministerial Alliance Chilean Relief Fund. Over 40 blankets have been contributed at First Presbyterian, including 13 new ones, with a collection table at the basement entrance for donations. Blankets and sweaters gathered by the Red Cross and Ministerial Alliance will be sent to earthquake hit Chile.
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First Presbyterian
Edgar Graham
Red Cross
Chile
Parker Addresses Lions Club On Agricultural Chemistry
Jesse Parker spoke to the Lions Club on agriculture chemicals noting two essentials for plant growth water and minerals. He cited crop removal of plant food annually and predicted returns of four dollars for each dollar invested in fertilizers. President Russell Jones thanked the club as new officers led by LeRoy Gaines prepare to take over next week. Father Lewis Miller and Guy Hilber attended as guests with Jerry Dugan in charge of the program.
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Jesse Parker
Lions Club
Parker
Russell Jones
LeRoy Gaines
Lewis Miller
Guy Hilber
Jerry Dugan
Governors conference bets on favorite sons stevenson unlikely
Four Democratic governors California New Jersey Iowa and Kansas say they want a contest for the nomination but doubt Adlai E Stevenson can win a third time. The group breakfasted at the annual Governors Conference and agreed Stevenson's chances are remote while they remain favor ite sons.
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Glacier Park
Mont
UPI
Adlai E. Stevenson
California
New Jersey
Iowa
Kansas
Stevenson
Rotary Meeting Date Mixup Corrected in Childress
The Childress Rotary Club reaffirms that the installation of officers will occur Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Childress Hotel. Dr. Jack Fox, past president, urged all Rotarians and Rotary-Anns to attend.
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Childress
Childress Hotel
Rotary-Anns
Greenbelt Classic Tickets Go On Sale July 13
Tickets for the 11th annual Greenbelt football classic go on sale July 13 at three Childress locations the Chamber of Commerce office Saied's and Eu bank Park Drug. Priced at 2.50 each the sale is first come first served. The East West all star classic will be played August 13 at Fair Park Stadium.
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Childress
Chamber of Commerce Office
Saied’s
Eubank Park Drug
Fair Park Stadium
367 Expected To Die Over July Fourth
CHICAGO UPI The National Safety Council warns the upcoming three day Fourth of July weekend could top the 367 killed during the recent Memorial Day holiday. The council notes about 73 million cars on the road will travel 7.2 billion miles, urging motorists to drive with greater care.
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Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Council
Guardsmen Begin Chigger Battle At Fort Hood
Guardsmen of the 36th Infantry Division begin two weeks of field training at North Fort Hood Texas facing chiggers poison oak ivy and sunburn as they dust clothing and dig in Maj Gen Carl L Phinney commands units from nearly every state part of the Texas National Guard boosted by 40 Army reservists 8200 men will train with rifles pistols and 8 inch howitzers and report no accidents at start of maneuvers
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Fort Hood
Tex
UPI
North Fort Hood
36Th Infantry Division
Carl L Phinney
Dallas
Texas National Guard
Philippines battered as Olive typhoon leaves massive toll
Twelve-foot waves from Typhoon Olive struck western Philippines coast causing at least 109 deaths and 55 000 homeless. Damage estimated at 25 million dollars with extensive flooding around Subic Bay though U S Navy reports minimal damage and no fatalities at the naval complex.
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Manila
UPI
Philippines
U.S Naval Base
Subic Bay
United Press International
Olongapo
Hong Kong
U.S Navy
Zengakuren Fails To Mobilize In Tokyo Demonstration
In Tokyo the Zengakuren student group could not muster more than about 1 000 at a Parliament building protest planned as a mass anti government action. 20 neo fascist supporters arrived with a loudspeaker truck. police prevented clashes as leftists sang the Communist Internationale.
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Tokyo
UPI
Zengakuren
Eisenhower
Japan
Parliament Building
Greater Japan Patriotic Society
Port Arthur man attempts underwater endurance record
Ben Thornton, a 22 year old research chemist, used a self contained underwater breathing apparatus to dive into an eight by eight foot tank at a Port Arthur shopping center. He drank vegetable soup and mashed bananas through a plastic squeeze bottle on his final day to extend underwater time. The dive began at 6 09 p m last Friday as he aimed to surpass the existing human underwater duration record.
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Port Arthur
Ben Thornton
Absentee Ballots Cast In July 16 Tax Office Race
Absentee ballots had been cast in the county clerk's office as voters prepare for the July 16 election to decide whether the tax assessor-collector’s office will operate as is or under the sheriff's department. Absentee voting began Monday with polling at regular boxes across the county.
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Sheriff's Department
Africans Celebrate Independence in Congo Strong Display
In Leopoldville Africans celebrate ahead of independence on June 30 with joyful dances in city streets. Congolese men skip work to join spontaneous revelry while white residents avoid African sections amid lingering fears of racial violence. The territory, peaceful overall, faces political discontent from Baluba and Bangala tribes over government representation.
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Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
United States
Five Killed As Air Force Tanker Crashes Near Bethel
Five crewmen died when a KC-97 tanker from Plattsburgh Air Force Base crashed Monday night in the White Mountains foothills near Newry Maine. The aircraft exploded into flames and broke apart, burning in the rugged forest six miles north of Bethel.
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Bethel
Maine
Air Force
White Mountains
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Air Force Base
Newry
Here
CAP Searching For Downed Plane
The Federal Aviation Agency in Midland reported a missing flight from New Orleans to El Paso has been found with all five occupants safe. This developing CAP search involved Midland authorities and the UPI dispatch notes the recovery.
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Midland
Tex
UPI
Federal Aviation Agency
New Orleans
el Paso
Air Force CAP launch search for down plane between Midland and El Paso
Intensive air search began after a private plane with a New Orleans insurance executive and four family members aboard disappeared. Airports from Midland to Deming, New Mexico were checked without clues, prompting a full-scale hunt by Air Force and Civil Air Patrol.
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EL Paso
Army Announces 8000 Draft Call for September
The Army issued a September draft call for 8,000 draftees, 1,000 more than August and the largest monthly call since December. The total called since the Korean War began in 1950 rises to 2,547,930 men.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Brownsboro Schools Add Extra Students Amid Dispute
Brownsboro school district admits operation funds were based on a census that counted out of district children. Supt Homer D Bass discusses funding in his appeal for reinstatement before State Education Commissioner J W Edgar. Earlier a Brownsboro board meeting erupted in violence leaving one man dead and several injured.
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Austin
Eugene Carvin
Tyler
Brownsboro
Bass
Captain Rides With Stricken Tanker
The captain and two crewmen remained aboard the oil tanker SS George MacDonald as 40 crew members were rescued by another tanker and a Coast Guard cutter. The ship was flooding after a rupture in the engine cooling system flooded the engine room.
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Charleston
S. C
UPI
Coast Guard
Four Days Of Flooding Kill At Least 11
UPT volunteers and jail prisoners joined sheriff's deputies and civil defense workers at Matagorda to sandbag a river levee as floods from a Gulf Coast storm eased. The Texas and Arkansas deaths rose to at least 11. Bay City and Houston areas faced residual flooding.
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Matagorda
Tex
Colorado River
Gulf Coast
Texas
Arkansas
Bay City
Houston
Limit Of $25 Per Day Means Some Congressmen Will Pick up Own Tab
A $25 daily ceiling on travel expenses will force some congressmen to pay for meals and incidentals themselves. A UPI check found hotel rates vary by city with rooms from $10 to $16 and basic meals at $8 to $9, leaving little for tips and services. Even in big cities like New York and Los Angeles the total could squeeze budgets unless officials watch costs.
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United Nations
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Palais Des Nations
David Ormsby-Gore
Washington
House
House Administration Committee
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
United Press International
St. Louis
Los Angeles
New York
Atlanta
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Frederick M. Eaton
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Bulletin
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