Alcatraz closes as last inmates leave in final days
Ghosts of notorious gangsters linger in the Alcatraz cells as 27 of the 260 inmates are moved to other facilities in preparation for the island prison's closure by June 30. The piece recalls the 1946 Battle of Alcatraz and other escape attempts. United Press International reports Kennedy’s Europe plans and remarks from a US news conference.
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UPI
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Kelly
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Alaska
Frank C. Weatherman
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U.S
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Vienna
Nikita S. Khrushchev
London
Macmillan
Latin America
Costa Rica
Brazil
Absentee Balloting Slow for Childress Elections
April elections appear light as absentee voting lags. No ballots cast for two Childress Independent School District trustees and only four for the city election. City ballots must be returned by March 29 with voting at city hall and the school election by April 2 with ballots at the county clerk’s office in the courthouse.
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Childress Independent School District
Coun- Clerk
Texas Senate OKs Seashore Plan After Conferees Reach Compromise
March 22 1963 marks day 140 of the 58th Texas Legislature as Sen Bruce Reagan and conferees announce a final compromise on Padre Island Seashore. The Senate passes the bill after a heated debate amid calls for a tobacco auction and a rapid-fire local issue. A tense House session follows with a question on new Republican members as litter bug volunteers appear on the floor.
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Texas LegismiUute
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Syceker Byron Tunnell
Iren
Austin
Light Rains Sweep Rio Grande Valley and Gulf Coast
Light rains peppered the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas Gulf Coast as the first freeze of the spring season was reported in the Panhandle. Overnight lows ranged from 32 in Dalhart to 62 in Brownsville and Corpus Christi with Thursday's high near 76 at Presidio. The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted a pattern of warm days and cool nights with rain in prospect for South Texas.
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United Press International
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Gulf Coast
Panhandle
Dalhart
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Presidio
U.S. Weather Bureau
South Texas
Cold wave chills Midwest and West with record lows
United Press reports frigid conditions across the U S with temperatures sinking to six degrees below zero in Michigan and a low near that level in other states. Californias forecast calls for a mild high as a warmer spell enters the region.
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United Press
Calif
Pet Poisoner Returns Again Neighbors React
A distressed father recalls his dog’s poisoning and the desire to confront the culprit. The incident follows multiple cases of pet poisoning in the area with police urging residents to keep pets on their property and to report threats safely.
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The
Index
Miss Wilson Wins Art Contest in Childress
Judy Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Wilson won the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation contest sponsored by the Woman's Department Club in Childress High School. Her winning drawing of the former YMCA building will be entered in an area competition for use near the Palo Duro Outdoor Theater entrance. Manuela Castillo placed second Jerry Barfield third and Ronnie Clift fourth.
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Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Woman’s Department Club
Judy Wilson
Mike Wilson
Childress High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Austin
Childress Art Club
Palo Duro
Manuela Castillo
Jerry Barfield
Ronnie Clift
Miss Wilson
YMCA
Veterans Building
Cramer urges U S to press Mexico on Cuba aid and traffic
Rep. William Cramer Republican Florida asked the State Department on Thursday to urge Mexico to demand Cuba embassy actions in Mexico. He urged suspension of Alliance for Progress aid until such steps are taken.
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UPI
Kegg Department
Alliance For Progress
U.S
Cuba
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
States Department
Mexico
Mex
Mayme E King Dies Funeral To Be Saturday
Mayme Ellen King 74 died at 5 30 am at Childress General Hospital after months of heart illness. Funeral services conducted at 4 pm Saturday at Childress Church of Christ by Jack R Hackworth and E A Sanders. Burial in Childress Cemetery with pallbearers Felton Lane W J Clements Watts Leach Ned Garrison Harold Cawthon Joe Cooper Sim Vaughn Charles Jones. Born December 30 1888 in Denton. Survived by one daughter Marie King and six grandchildren and two great grandchildren among others.
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Childress Church of Christ
Jack R. Hackworth
E. A. Sanders
Childress Cemetery
Felton Lane
W. J Clements
Watts Leach
Ned Garrison
Harold Cawthon
Joe Cooper
Hollis
Zora Dial
North Hollywood
Calif
Chester Eddleman
Fort Worth
Mary Sexton
Albuquerque
N. M
Grass Meeting Saturday at Northfield
Farmers from throughout the Northfield area are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting on growing Coast al Bermuda and other grasses at the Northfield community house. Bennie Jack Simpson will conduct the session focusing on soil needs.
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Bermuda
Northfield Community House
Bennie Jack Simpson
Soil Eee SO
Kennedy Lets Cuba Move On With Wait And See Stance
President Kennedy said he would wait to see if the Soviet Union withdraws more troops from Cuba. He cited estimates of about 3 000 troops already withdrawn and noted unclear if remaining personnel are combat forces. He said March’s end will clarify the total.
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UPI
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Minnesota Governor Recount Vote Standoff Heats Up
GOP Governor Elmer L Andersen weighs appeal after a statewide recount left Democrat Karl Rolvaag ahead by 91 votes for Minnesota’s governor post. Both parties press for continuation of the fight with a potential supreme court appeal for a special runoff.
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UPI
Elmer L. Andersen
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
Andersen
State Supreme Court
George J Vavoulis
St. Paul
Rolvaag
Capitol
Paintings Return Home to Paris Louvre from Atlanta
Two famous paintings loaned by France depart Atlanta for Paris. The works Mother and Beata Tour's Penitent Mary will end a long journey home to the Louvre after being seen by more than 100000 visitors at the Atlanta Art Association exhibition.
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UPI
Atlanta Art Association
France
Paris
Louvre Museum
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Be &i Tour
Candy May Leave Bars Behind in Texas Parole
Gov. John Connally was expected to sign parole papers for Barr the 28 year old stripper serving 15 years for marijuana possession The State Board of Pardons and Paroles urged release noting her prison choir participation and Bible reading She hopes to move to California with her husband and her 8 year old son amid prior connections to West Coast mobster Mickey Cohen and a high profile trial that drew judge photos.
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UPI
John Connally
Barr
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Texas
Dallas
Candy
Juanita Dale Phillips Sahakian
Gov. Connaily
California
Mickey Cohen
Edna, Tex
Former Resident To Be Buried Here Saturday
Funeral services for Mary Alice Aynesworth 87 will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Newberry's. She died yesterday in Jacksonville Texas wife of the late J dH Aynesworth who died in 1940. Survivors include two sons James L Jacksonville Jack H Houston Brig General H D Shaw AFB a daughter Mrs Susan Beard Amarillo two brothers Nobel Timmons Walter Timmons both of Elbert Texas one sister Mrs Belle Rogers Graham and 13 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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Newberry’s
Aynesworth
Jacksonville
Texas
J. Dh. Aynesworth
Joe S Allen
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Kenneth Fink
J. D. Michie
Jimmy Leslie
Clyde Sherwood
J. A
Plans Expand Coin Show at Fair Park Auditorium
Fourteen tables have been sold and 200 linemen entries noted for the upcoming Coin Show in Fair Park Auditorium. Marvin Dabhbe, president of the Childress Coin Club, says 15 more tables will be added. Two auctions with four auctioneers will run at 7 am Saturday and 2 pm Sunday. P K Anderson of Hobart Oklahoma, VA of the American Numismatic Association, will attend. Collectors from seven states are expected.
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The
Childress Coin Club
P. K. Anderson
Hobart
Okla
American Numismatic Association
Fair Park
Marvin Dupree Dies at 2159 AM in Childress Hospital
Marvin Dupree owner of Marvin's Feed Store at 908 Avenue RB SW died today at Childress General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and few details are known. Howard F. Newberry said a sister Mrs. Fra Bynum of Blackwell Oklahoma was en route to Childress.
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Blackwell
Okla
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