One Missing In Crash Of Rescue Plane
A Marine helicopter crashed during the search for three missing fliers in the Pacific off Japan. One crewman is missing, three survivors were rescued to Yokosuka Naval Hospital, as the week’s third disaster dampened morale in the ongoing operation.
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Pacific
Navy
Tokyo Bay
Oshima
Army
Whitemarsh
Yokosuka Naval Hospital
Suspension of Critical Postal Employee Stands
A Houston postal worker Curtis C. Wilson must serve a 90 day suspension for criticizing Gov. Allan Shivers in a letter to a Houston newspaper. Philip Young chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission said the minimum penalty under the Hatch Act must stand. Shivers had urged reinstatement but Young noted the penalty is often too severe and could be changed only by action from Congress.
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Austin
Houston
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Philip Young
Federal Civil Service Commission
Curtis C. Wilson
Wilson
Young
Govenor
Local youths set for Wichita Falls tennis eliminations
Two local junior players F. A. Davis and Otto Stahl leave for Wichita Falls to compete in the Jaycee eliminations. Winners advance to the state meet. Davis and Stahl were sponsored by the Childress Jaycees.
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F. A. Davis
Otto Stahl
Wichita Falls
Jaycee
The
Childress Jaycees
Davis and
Stahl
Drowningsat Fair Park Claims 12YearOld Ruben Hall
Ruben Clinton Hall 12 drowned in Fair Park city pool during morning swim lesson. Lifeguards and volunteers attempted artificial respiration for over two hours before he died at Childress General Hospital. He was son of Mr. and Mrs. K T Hall of Avenue C Sw.
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Ruben Clinton Hall
Fair Park
K. T. Hall
Avenue C. Sw
Childress General Hospital
Boy Scout
Young Hall
Jim Landrum
Joe Dillenkoffer
President Ike disputes Demo praise on his legislative record
President Eisenhower challenged Democratic claims of progress on his legislative program during a news conference. He waved a list of unpassed bills he called vital, cited cooperation but said credit for results is unclear, and named areas lacking final action including highways, manpower, housing, health, schools, and security.
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Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Swimming School To Be Continued At Fair Park
The Boy Scout swimming school at Fair Park will continue through Friday as announced by district scout chairman Bob Polson. He said safety measures are being heightened and youth supervision remains strict with instructors and lifeguards overseeing all classes.
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Bob Polson
Polson
Steel Mills Prepares For Possible Strike Shutdown
Pittsburgh reports that major steel mills including US Steel banked furnaces as a strike deadline neared at midnight Thursday. US Steel President Clifford Hood defended a 10 cent wage offer as fair, while USW President David McDonald accused the company of an unreasonable stance and prepared to shut mills if talks fail.
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Iipp
US Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
US Steel
Man
Clifford H. Hood
USW
David J. McDonald
Two Ex Airmen Sought As Slaying Suspects In Dickinson
Galveston Sheriff Braggne said two ex airmen are being sought as suspects after they were seen in Dickinson last week the home of Mrs. John McPherson and her two relatives was found slain in bed. A hot suspect met Mrs. McPherson in a cafe and investigators know one man is in West Texas while the other may be in Los Angeles. The case involves rings not stolen and Mrs. McPherson had tried to pawn them after returning from Sulphur La.
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Tex
Galveston
Frank Biaggne
John McPherson
George
J. N. Nor
Braggne
Turner
Texas crops show better than usual season, USDA reports
The USDA says a better than usual crop season is developing in Texas with field work advancing across most of the state. Wheat is largely harvested in the Low Plains, sorghum progressing from planting to harvest, and corn a favorable outlook with rain anticipated. Some counties in rolling plains report delayed work due to rains and hail, while several counties face heavy losses from recent storms.
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Austin
US Department of Agriculture
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Blacklands
High Plains
Oklahoma Panhandle
Plains
Northwest Plains
Add
Castro
Hale
Bailey
Lynn
Crosby
Hall
Childress
Hardeman
South Texas
Lattimore Surprised by Prompt Perjury Case Dismissal
STOCKHOLM Sweden Owen Lattimore said he was very surprised and happy the US government dropped its three year old perjury case. He noted the decision came sooner than expected while he vacationed in Sweden after a lecture tour in Britain. The attorney general announced the dismissal of charges that Lattimore lied to the Senate Internal Security subcommittee in 1952. The case history included earlier dismissals and reinvocation, with key charges thrown out as vague.
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Sweden
Upowen
Lattimore
United Press
Britain
Herbert Brownwell Jr
Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
US District Court
US Court of Appeals
Luther W. Youngdahl
Estimated 380 traffic deaths forecast for Fourth of July
The National Safety Council projected 380 Americans will die in July Fourth highway accidents during the three day weekend, with 40 million vehicles on the move. It urged cautious driving including slower speeds, early departures, alertness, single lane passing, and avoiding driving when sleepy.
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National Safety Council
America
Labor Faces Severe Test In Three Fields
Washington reports organized labor faces a tough three front fight next year. States push right to work repeal and limits on federal income tax, while labor presses for layoffs pay plans in contracts at General Motors and Ford.
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Washington
US Senate
House of Representatives
General Motors
Ford
Woman to Represent City at Stamford Rodeo Dates
Mrs. Freddie Cordell will represent the City of Childress at the Stamford Rodeo July 1 2 and 4 it was reported this morning by Bob Pilson manager of the local Chamber of Commerce and BCD Office.
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Freddie Cordell
City of Childress
Stamford
Bob Pilson
BCD
Eisenhower Sees Hope for Easing Global Tensions
President Eisenhower said improved odds for easing world fears exist, based in part on insights from the United Nations anniversary in San Francisco. He cautioned against high expectations for the Geneva Summit, noted a possible shift in Soviet attitude, and downplayed the Alaska air incident as local, while confirming plans to attend Geneva starting July 17.
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Eisenhower
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San Francisco
Geneva
Alaska
Nike
Rainfall Moves East Texas After West Texas Deluge
Rainfall shifted eastward across Texas after heavy showers drenched West Texas with up to three inches. Forecasters expect the heaviest rain to continue in West Texas tonight while showers move into North Central Texas. Totals included 2.25 inches west of San Angelo and up to three inches near Miles and Rotan, with Floydada recording two to three inches and more than seven inches this month in the area. Continued on page two.
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West Texas
San Angelo
Rotan
Floydada
Floyd County
Weather Eases Up In Midwest Amid Storms Across Regions
Violent June weather relented in the midsection as showers and thundershowers affected the Mississippi Valley and Southern Plains. A tornado touched two farm buildings near Aberdeen South Dakota, while a sighting southwest of Shattuck Oklahoma remained unconfirmed. Two lightning deaths reported in West Texas, with heavy rains in San Angelo and Childress. Nebraska saw relief after a deadly Scottsbluff tornado. extreme temperatures ranged from 40 degrees in Fraser Colorado to over 100 in Ledorado Cotulla Salt Flat Texas.
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Plains
Aberdeen
St. D
Shattuck
Oklo
Texas
San Angelo
Childress
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
North Pacific Coast
Fraser
Colo
Laredo
Cotulla
Salt Flat
Greenbelt Breeders Group Plans Pitchfork Ranch Tour
Members of the Greenbelt Here ford Breeders Association will tour the Pitchfork Ranch near Guthrie on Friday July 15 starting at 10 AM with a chuck wagon lunch. Dee Burns, ranch manager, will serve as guide. The ranch operates a commercial Hereford herd with registered Herefords.
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Greenbelt Hereford Breeders Association
Pitchfork Ranch
Guthrie
Glenn Ross
Dee Burns
Ross
Negro Soldier Waco Jury Sentences Marion Washington to Death
An all white jury in Waco convicts Army sergeant Marion A. Washington after an hour and 20 minute deliberation for the slaying of Henry Poole at a secluded park site near Waco. Poole, an airman from Spartanburg, SC, was killed as he stopped an attempted rape of his fiancée Miss Dorothy Parendorf. Washington is sentenced to the electric chair. Continued on Page Sb.
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Marion A. Washington
Henry Poole
Washington
Poole
Bryan Air Force Base
Spartanburg
S. C
Dorothy Parendorf
Bremond
Tex
Range School Group To Visit Mill Iron
Agents and vocational agriculture teachers of the Seventh County Range School will arrive about 7 o clock tonight. A group of 30 will visit the Mill Iron ranch tomorrow for lunch and field study in plant identification range condition utilization reseeding brush control and range economies. Instructors include Dr. Vernon A Young Dr. Omer E Sperry Garlyn Hoffman and A H Walker with Hafner in charge of arrangements.
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Mill Iron
Vernon A. Young
Omer E. Sperry
Garlyn O. Hoffman
A. H. Walker
Texas A&m Extension Service
Hafner
Parking Meter Holiday Ends Friday Citywide
City Manager Joe Howard reports Childress parking meter holiday ends Friday after a 60 day period. Meter deposits will be required again starting Saturday.
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Ike
John Foster Dulles
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Max Boydston
Dwana Knight
Muskogee
Vera Davidson
Tahlequah
Northwestern State College
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Chicago Cardinals
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Gary Hassell
Charles Mashburn
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