Americans Kidnapped by Cuban Rebels Reach 42
United Press International reports in Havana that Cuban rebels have kidnapped two more Americans in Oriente province, bringing the total to 42. Also held are two Canadians. Victims include Sherman Avery Utz, general manager of the Ni-Be nickel plant, and his assistant J. Andrew Toll. Rebels claim they will release captives soon, in retaliation for refueling at Guantanamo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis L. McCarthy
United Press International
Havana
UPI
Amerins
Oriente
Orning
U. S
Seiz
Sherman Averyute
Ni- Be Nickel
J. Andrew Toll
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Avana
Park Wollan
Moa Bay
Wollan
Fidel Castro
Raoul Castro
Inflation and Deficit Loom in 1960 Campaign
The administration seeks deep spending cuts to achieve a budget surplus before the next presidential election. The 1958 fiscal year closed with a deficit of 2.75 billion dollars, with a feared 12 billion deficit in the coming year. Republicans and Democrats ready to trade charges as the 1960 campaign looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman Smith
United Press International
Washington Upi
Eisenhower
GOP
Dick Bell's Father Dies in Amarillo Home
Mitchell Edward Bell 94 the father of Dick Bell of Childress died Sunday afternoon in an Amarillo convalescent home. Funeral services were pending at Murphy Funeral Home in Clarendon. Bell came to the Texas Panhandle in 1884 to work for Charles Goodnight on the JA Ranch and later ranched near Clarendon. He was Donley County's oldest resident and a charter Khiva Temple member. Survived by his son, daughter in Amarillo, three other sons, a sister, two grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Mitchell Edward Bell
Dick Bell
Childress
Amarillo
Murphy
Clarendon
Mr. Bell
Texas Panhandle
Charles Goodnight
Donley County
Goodnight
First Methodist Church
Goldfine Told To Keep His Mouth Shut By Adams
Boston promoter John Fox testified before the House influence investigation subcommittee claiming Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams told Bern ard Goldfine to keep silent about troubles with federal agencies. Fox added Goldfine boasted Adams was "taking care" of his problems, a claim Adams denies. The hearing was postponed to allow Goldfine more prep time for his reply.
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Goldfine
Adams
John Fox
Washington
UPI
Boston
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Fox
House
Harris
James C. Hagerty
White House
Washington Post
Hagerty
Joseph P. O'Hara
Rminn
Mildred Paperman
Two Grass Fires Put Out by Childress Fire Department
The Childress Fire Department answered two calls to extinguish grass fires at Kirkland and in the alley of the 1200 block of D Southwest Sunday. The Kirkland fire destroyed a garage fences and wheat stubble according to a fire department report. The Southwest fire was extinguished quickly.
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Childress
Kirkland
Self Service Shaving Booth Opens in Bridgnorth
A barber in Bridgnorth England introduces a do it yourself shaving cubicle equipped with two electric razors. The charge is sixpence per shave. The stand offers a quick option for local customers seeking a fast grooming service.
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Bridgnorth
England
UPI
Minister Takes Leave To Save His Marriage
The Rev. James A. Doubleday began a month's leave of absence from Grace Episcopal Church Kirkwood to salvage his marriage and the $200,000 inheritance his wife lost in a romance with a cowboy. FBI says the money was stolen by Raymond Headspeth who had shared a motel with Mrs. Doubleday in Tucson. Headspeth was arrested in Miami. Mrs. Doubleday says she gave him the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Charles Rakoff
Christ Cathedral
Barbara
Michael
David
Reno
Nev
Doubleday
FBI
Raymond Lewis Headspeth
Headspeth
Miami
Paducah Youth Killed in Vernon County Collision
Mike Henry, 19, of Paducah Texas was killed and Lucian Weldon Grant, 19, critically injured in an auto truck crash near Vernon. The truck driver Jerry Maddox of McAlester Ohio was uninjured.
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Paducah
Vernon Vernon
Tex
UPI
Mike Henry
Lucian Weldon Grant
Here
Jerry Maddox
McAlester
Ohio
Dual Funeral Services Here Tuesday
Dual funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Margaret Leslie and her daughter Mrs. Ruth McConnell will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church. Officiating will be Dr. E. E. White and Frank Lin Weir. Survivors include three daughters and two sons with numerous grandchildren. Interment will follow in Childress Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Margaret Leslie
Ruth McConnell
First Methodist Church
E. E. White
Childress
Franklin Weir
First Methodist
Wellington
Leslie
Kenneth Givens
Harold Wright
C. V. Jones
C. J. Lyons
J. H. Harrison
Wilmer Rutledge
John Ballew
Alvis
Beverly Ann McConnell
Tulsa
Okla
Chester Fires
Ralph G. Love
Belmont
Calif
Sam Miller
Brownwood
James A. Leslie
Bill Leslie
Adrian
Lestie
Sam _ Miller
Newberry Funeral Home
Safety Council Foresees 410 July Weekend Highway Deaths
The National Safety Council warned of 410 traffic deaths and 12 000 disabling injuries during the 78 hour Fourth of July weekend as 45 million cars travel 12 billion miles. Drivers are urged to pace themselves and avoid alcohol while staying safe around water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
CAP Cadets to Meet Tuesday
Childress youths enrolled in CAP are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting Tuesday at the CAP building on the air field. CAP Commander R A Yarbrough said the entire program will be explained to interested teens.
Honor Student Highlight in UT Engineering Honor Roll
One Childress student was among 445 University of Texas College of Engineering students named to the honor roll for the 1957 58 spring semester. Hugh D Wade appeared on the Magna Cum Laude roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
University of Texas College of Engineering
Hugh D. Wade
Supreme Court rejects bid to speed integration at Central High
The Supreme Court declined a speeded ruling on Little Rock Central High School integration. It noted the 8th Circuit will act in time for next school year. The Lemley order had delayed integration for seven Negro students. NAACP lawyers appealed to the 8th Circuit. Alabama must not have access to NAACP membership lists under 14th Amendment protection, overturning a $100,000 contempt fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Little Rock
8Th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Central High
Harry J. Lemley
Lemley
Central
NAACP
8Th Circuit Court
St. Louis
the &Th Circuit
Circuit Court
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Montgomery
Lucy
Talks on policing nuclear tests open in Geneva
In Geneva the United States and Soviet Union prepared to begin talks on policing nuclear tests. Prof. Fyodorovo of the Soviet delegation expected the conference to proceed as scheduled at the Palais des Nations. Western delegates report agreement on a joint program to control suspension of tests and plan for a Friday meeting with the Soviet group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Geneva
UPI
Russia
West
Y. K. Fyodorovo
Palais Des Nations
United Nations
Fydorov
U. S
James Brown Fisk
London
Soviet Union
Chrysler Drops 1 100 Workers in New Labor Trouble
Detroit reports Chrysler Corp sent home 2 700 first shift workers amid renewed auto industry labor strife as talks with the UAW loom with Studebaker Packard. Plymouth body and assembly plants account for 1 500 and 1 200 idle workers following refusals to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Plymouth
Plymouth Assembly
Trim Department
Grasshoppers Here Are Under Control County Insect Situation
Childress County farmers have control of the grasshopper infestation in cotton crops. County Agent Bill Moore said today that damage is limited to spots and mainly in pasture land and along roads and ditches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Bill Moore
Foreign Students To Arrive Here Tonight
Fifteen foreign students on a tour of the United States will arrive here about 7 o clock tonight for a two day visit sponsored by the Lions Club United Nations Committee led by Richard Bird. Eleven girls and four boys will be hosted by local families during their stay and will be luncheon guests of the Lions tomorrow. The LeRoy Gaines home will host a barbecue supper for the group tomorrow night. Mrs J K Givens helped secure lodging with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lions Club
United Nations Committee
Richard Bird
LeRoy Gaines
J. K. Givens
Deposits Rise at First State Bank After Error
A transposition error in Sunday's Index misreported First State Bank assets. Correct figures show assets as of June 1958 at 2,475,884.01 with June 1957 assets at 2,411,526.65. Deposits June 1957 stood at 2,165,207.31, while June this year reach 2,210,704.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First State Bank
Halliburton Services Held for Lewis A. Halliburton
Funeral services for Lewis Andrew Halliburton 67 were held at 4 p m at Newberry Chapel with ministers from Fundamental Baptist Central Christian and Calvary Baptist officiating He died at 3 10 a m Sunday in Childress General Hospital after about a weeklong illness Pallbearers were C E Richardson Grady Brown Alvin Stephens J Ray Jones Buddy Trammel Frank Cochran Burial was in Childress cemetery Halliburton worked for the city about eight years previously farming in High Point Community He was born March 28 1891 in Macon County Tennessee and belonged to the Fundamental Baptist Church Survivors include wife Lizzie Halliburton one son Glen Halliburton of Ennis Texas two brothers Tom Halliburton of Arkansas City Kansas Eugene Halliburton of Corpus Christi one sister Ida Baker of Houston and one granddaughter Ann Halliburton of Ennis
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Lewis Andrew Halliburton
Newberry Chapel
Lewis Wilson
Fundamental Baptist
Kenneth Jones
The
Central Christian
Gordon H. Highfill
Calvary Baptist
Mr. Halliburton
Childress General Hospital
C. E. Richardson
Grady Brown
Alvin Stephens
J. Ray Jones
Fundamental Baptist Church
Lizzie Halliburton
Childress
Glen Halliburton
Ennis
Tex
Tom Halliburton
Arkansas City
Kan
Eugene Halliburton
Corpus Christi
Ore
Ida Baker
Houston
Ann Halliburton
Thief in Maryland Bank Robbery Faces Extradition
Alvin Curtis Amos III waived extradition to Maryland after a Glen Burnie bank robbery last Wednesday. He was arrested in El Paso where FBI agents recovered $508.35, three revolvers and a rifle. His bond was set at $25,000. Frank Lampron, the other suspect, was captured with $5,093. Amos, a 20 year old diabetic, required insulin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
UPI
Alvin Curtis Amos III
Maryland
Glen Burnie
Amos
FBI
Gordon Shanklin
Blen Burnie
Frank Lampron
Lebanon Air Force Rockets Across Front Near Beirut
Lebanese air force fighter planes launched a rocket attack on rebel positions seven miles from Beirut International Airport amid Lebanon’s civil war. Earlier, rebels hit Shemlan causing evacuation of British citizens, and fighting continued in Tripoli with a truce affecting the American Presbyterian Hospital. No casualties reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Shemlan
School of Oriental Studies
Tripoli
Rebels Hit Akka Region Amid Unconfirmed Death Toll
Unconfirmed reports claim a large clash near Akka between 2000 insurgents and government forces with scores reported killed. Rebels led by Kamala Jumblat attacked Shemlan, were halted by fire from darmes. British officials note Jumblatt warned and English residents moved to Souk al Gharb.
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Akka
Shemlan
Kamala Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Souk al Gharb
Hot Weather Returns to Texas With Warmer Readings
Texas warms from a cold snap as coats go back to mothballs and rain gear sits by doors. Skies clear to partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers along the mid coast and Panhandle, highs in the 70s rising to normal summer levels by mid morning. The five day forecast calls for near to above normal highs and moderate precipitation statewide with Sunday night lows from 67 at Lufkin to 83 at Galveston. Continuous rainfall totals include 0.32 inches at Galveston and 0.14 at Brownsville.
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mid-Texas
Pan
Weather Bureau
Lufkin
Galveston
Amarillo
Lubbock
el Paso
Laredo
Houston
Austin
Dallas
Brownsville
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Safety Council
CAP
Cyril
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Toronto
Toledo, Ohio
Chrysler Missile Plant
UAW
Studebaker-Packard
General Motors
Ford
First
Halliburton
Lana
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