Cisco Roving Maniac Terrorizes Texas Town After Murder
Cisco Texas police and Texas Rangers hunt a likely mentally deranged killer who stabbed Florence Hussey 14 times and crushed her skull with a brass flower pot. The 53 year old church secretary was found at her home as the town of 4500 went on edge with extra patrols and frightened residents. Police note robbery not motive as $50 remained untouched and the murderer possibly waited inside. We know little about suspect as authorities press for leads.
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Cisco
Tex
UPI
Lee Horn
Horn
Florence Hussey
First Baptist Church
Tve
Texas Rangers
Hussey
Kennedy signs liberal Social Security bill
President Kennedy signed a broad Social Security reform widening benefits for about 3.7 million Americans starting next year. Tax hikes will raise worker and employer contributions by up to $6 annually from January 1, and self employed paid up to $9 more. Widows receive a 10 percent boost, minimums rise to $40 for retirees, and early retirement at 62 with reduced benefits becomes available.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Ling Temco merger makes James Ling new boss of Chance Vought
James J Ling wins control of the combined Ling Temco Empire after stockholders approve dissolving Chance Vought and merging with Ling Temco Electronics. The deal, effective Aug 31, creates a $195 million industrial group with about 20 000 employees and a $300 million order backlog. Plants sit side by side in Grand Prairie near Dallas.
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James Ling
Chance Vought
Dallas, Tex
UPD
Chance Vought Corporation
Ling-Temco Electronics, Inc
James J Ling
Texas
Ling
Justice Department
Department
Chance Vought Board of Directors
Ling-Temco
Grand Prairie
Dallas
Greenbelt Bowl Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow
Tickets for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic on August 12 go on sale tomorrow at the Chamber of Commerce office and Subank Park. Priced at 2.50 dollars, the 8 p.m. game hinges on community support, as Morris Higley warns this could be the last year without strong turnout and backing.
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Chamber of Commerce
Subank Park
Texas Interscholastic League
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Morris Higley
British Warships Headed to Persian Gulf as Kuwait Crisis Grows
British warships including two aircraft carriers and four frigates move toward the Persian Gulf as Iraqi and Kuwaiti forces face off along the border. London reports normal precautions amid mounting fear of a forcible seizure. Arab League aims for peace as Abdel Khalek plans talks in Baghdad with Kassem.
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Beirut
UPI
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Kuwait
Iraq
London
Harold Macmillan
Foreign Office
U. S. State Department
Washington
U. S
Cairo
Arab League
Abdel Khalek
Baghdad
Kassem
JFK Orders FBI Probe Into Berlin Crisis Security Leak
President Kennedy has directed an FBI investigation to identify the source of reports on U S plans to meet the Berlin crisis. White House spokesman Pierre Salinger said agents are questioning Joint Chiefs of Staff officers at the Pentagon. Newsweek and Chicago Sun Times linked to possible high level disclosures and a criminal probe.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
FBI
U.S
Berlin
White House
Pierre Salinger
Pentagon
Salinger
Robert F. Kennedy
Newsweek
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Chicago Sun-Times
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
West Germany
France
National Guard
Civil Reserve Air Fleet
Germany
NATO
Europe
City Hall signs three alleys for extended paving program
City Manager Louis Sally announced three alleys are signed for paving under the extended city program and two more may follow soon. The project will be two coats, higher cost than the last one, with no start date set and funding required before work begins. FW&D may contribute for blocks on Avenue C Northwest if residents push for paving. Alleys will be 15 feet wide to avoid extra pole and utility relocation costs. Inquiries may be made at Sally’s office.
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Louis Sally
Fw&d
Avenue C
Sally
Dies Suddenly While Visiting Daughter
Mrs. Otto Moates 88 of Childress died suddenly at 1 15 a m Thursday in the home of her daughter Mrs Donald Edgerton in Farmington New Mexico She had been visiting there for three weeks She was a member of the First Baptist Church and resided in Childress over 50 years Survivors include five sons Marvin Moates Willi e Moates Bob Moates Dewey Moates and John Moates and three daughters Lora Groseclose Floyd Gibson and Edgerton, with Edgerton in Farmington New Mexico and others in Roswell and Carey.
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Otto Moates
Childress
Farmington
New Mex
Moates
Donald Edgerton
First Baptist Church
Marvin Moates
Willlie Moates
Carey
Bob Moates
Gunter, Tex
Dewey Moates
Roswell
N. M
John Moates
Farmington, N. M
Lora Groseclose
Floyd Gibson
Edgerton
Fogging for Insects Completed in Fair Park
City Manager Louis Sally reports fogging for flies and other insects finished in Fair Park this morning. He notes Childress fogging ended last week and a refrigerator was placed in the Fair Park Auditorium for public convenience.
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Fair Park
Louis Sally
Childress
Sally
Former Resident Dies in Montana Funeral Here
Former Childress resident Jor dan Edward Jackson 64 died at 10 p m Wednesday in Baker Montana The body arrives 6 54 p m Sunday for burial in Childress Cemetery Other arrangements are pending He was born December 17 1896 in Breckenridge and was a Montana rancher He left Childress in the 1920s Survivors include three sisters Mrs R C Finnell Mrs Annie May Herring and Miss Bertha Jackson all of Fort Worth two brothers Dick Jackson of Fort Worth and Milton Jackson of Kirkland
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Childress
Jordan Edward Jackson
Baker, Mont
Childress Cemetery
Mr. Jackson
Breckenridge
Montana
R. C. Finnell
Annie May Herring
Bertha Jackson
Fort Worth
Dick Jackson
Milton Jackson
Kirkland
Senate subcommittee weighs deceptive packaging in chocolate mints
Senate subcommittee members Pratt Hart and staff passed varied packaging around for comparison while Thomas Wharton of Packaging Consultants praised manufacturers and rebutted claims that shoppers are fools.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Subcommittee
Thomas P. Wharton
Packaging Consultants Inc
Wharton
Last Day of June Pleasant in Texas Weather
Warm tropical breezes from the Gulf of Mexico and sunny skies marked a pleasant end to June across Texas. Isolated coastal showers were possible while a northeast high pressure ridge kept central areas dry with only light rain in Alpine Laredo and Victoria.
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United Press International
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Alpine
Corpus Christi
Gulf
Laredo
Victoria
Traffic Could Take 450 Lives Over Holiday
Americans face a long weekend as forecasts predict fair weather and heavy highway travel. The National Safety Council estimates 450 traffic deaths could occur over a 102 hour period from 6 p.m. today to midnight Tuesday, with 70 million cars expected on the roads.
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United Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
National Safety Council
Tentative maritime strike deal reached by NMU and AMMI
David L. Cole of Kennedy emergency board announced a tentative and conditional agreement ending deadlock on foreign flag impasse between the National Maritime Union and the American Merchant Institute. The strike will continue until formal contracts are signed with Masters Mates and Pilots as well.
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New York
UPI
David L. Cole
Kennedy
National Maritime Union
American Merchant Institute
NMU
AMMI
Cole
Woman Cleared As Suspect In Kidnap Killing
BUFFALO New York police cleared Lorraine Stones 32 of being the kidnap kill suspect in the death of 3 year old Andrew Ashley found in Delaware Park lake after kidnapping. Authorities said she was arrested hitchhiking in Amherst in an intoxicated state and resembled the killer but candy and diabetes explanations emerged.
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Buffalo
N. Y
UPI
Andrew Ashley
Asst
John McCarthy
Lorraine Stones
North Buffalo
Delaware Park Lake
Spring Lake
Amherst
Miss Stones
Street Marker Work Is Halted in Childress
City Manager Louis Sally announced street sign installation is paused due to parking meters and landing light work at the air field. Signs spread through southwest Childress and partly in southeast Childress, with completion delayed by about a week.
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Louis Sally
Sally
Southwest
Childress
Southeast
Insurance Not As Represented Alarm for Childress Residents
CofC BCD Manager Jeff Henderson warned that out of town hospital insurance salesmen offer policies that are not as represented and are expensive. Henderson, who had some policies checked by Jim Luker of Childress General Hospital, said these plans will not pay for hospitalization and urged contacting the Chamber of Commerce if solicited.
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Childress
Out of Town Hospital
Cofc-Bcd
Jeff Henderson
Henderson
Jim Luker
Childress General Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Drivers urged to observe stop and yield signs in Childress
Chief of Police Alvis Maddox urged stricter observance of stop and yield signs after several wrecks. Drivers on Main and Third Street North to Avenue A must stop. when entering North Main from A, yield the right of way. Even without a sign, a full stop is advised when moving from gravel to paved streets.
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Alvis Maddox
Childress
Main
Third Street
Avenue A
Dust storm humor at Boyce House camp
A recruit sheltered in a cook tent during a dust storm. He quips that a lid on the camp kettle would reduce dust in the soup. The cook fires back that the soldier’s business is to serve his country. The soldier replies that his duty does not include eating the dust.
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L. L. Martin
Richard K. McDaniel
Maniac
S. E. Parkinson
By Preston McGraw
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Lebanon
Karim Kassem
New Jersey
Britain
JFK
Leopoldville
Congo- Upi
Congo
Istanbul
Turkey
Gursel
By H. J. Heller
Boyce
Melissa Harris
Santa Rosa
Calif
Melissa
Harris
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