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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1963

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Fort Worth socialite found dead near a desert tunnel

A Fort Worth Tex socialite was found dead near a prospector tunnel in Phoenix. Police report slim leads with no suspects yet as federal agents assist. She was last seen being dropped at a north Phoenix luxury apartment after arriving to visit her ill mother.

Phoenix Ariz UPI Langdon Sera Rea Iis Federal Bureau of Investigasa Assistance Ralph Edmund Edmundson Fort Worth, Tex

Million Dollars in Checks Highlight Estes Trial

Prosecutor waved a million dollars in checks before 12 jurors in the Estes mail fraud trial. He argued Billie Sol Estes obtained the funds by fraud across state lines with forged documents in 14 counts including fraud and conspiracy.

Ment Billie Sol Estes U. S Fred Morton Estes Morton

Sixty one Nominated To Play in Greenbelt Bowl

The Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic nominations reach 61 with more expected before selection. The game is set for July 27 with Jake Lawson and Alex Saied directing duties. Decorations and sales managed by Green Belt and Childress County Old Settlers Association directors. Jerry Dugan to represent Green Belt. Mrs. Jake Lawson named chairman.

Jake Lawson Alex Saied Greenbelt Childress County Old Settlers Association Jerry Dugan

Kurile Volcano Eruption Reported by Moscow Radio

Moscow radio reported that Edeko in the Kuriles erupted after 30 years of dormancy. The home service described a rumble with smoke and a black cloud of ash rising about a mile, and a scientific expedition was sent to Paramoshiro to study the eruption.

Moscow UPI Moscow Radio Kuriles Home Service Paramushiro

Divorce Granted to Jody Richardson in Alma case

Judge Luther Gribble presided after a lengthy illness as divorce was granted for Jody Richardson from Alma Richardson in a non jury session.

Jody Richardson Alma Richardson Luther Gribble

VFW to Nominate Officers At Tuesday Meeting

The VFW will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Veterans Building. Officers will be nominated for the coming year and other business conducted.

VFW Veteran's Building

CAP Meeting At Airfield CAP Building Tonight

The Civil Air Patrol will hold a 7:30 pm meeting at the CAP building on the airfield. All members are urged to attend this local gathering.

CAP Civil Air Patrol Mem

Missing Model Keeler Appears in Madrid Apartment

A red haired London model Christine Keeler spent the night in a Madrid police station to escape reporters and later appeared in an apartment of an American real estate man. She had fled Britain two weeks earlier before testifying in her former boyfriend’s trial and was traced to Madrid by British newsmen. A British embassy spokesman said there are no charges against her.

Madrid API London Britain Christine Keeler Miss Keeler John Profumo House of Commons Dick Zeidman England Retiro Zeidman

Typhoid Closes Down Ski Resort in Zermatt

A Swiss ski village near Geneva suffers Typhoid fears as visitors shrink and hotels cut staff. The once lively town is almost deserted with dining rooms empty and shops closing while medical bulletins grow sterner. Night life remains the only sign of life as isolation from the outside world deepens.

Geneva Zermatt

State Secretary Manning Defends Truth in Press Policy

In testimony to the House subcommittee Manning affirmed officials must tell the truth or mute remarks when security dictates. He called falsehood unnecessary and described a built in conflict between private diplomacy and public need to know policies. The hearing, led by Rep. Moss, also involved Arthur Sylvester defending the administration’s news policy amid critiques from the Cuban missile crisis era.

Stant Stae For Robert Manning Ent House A. Manning Manning Defense Arthur Sylvester John E. Moss Calif Sylvester Ogan State Department

Hamilton Named Norway Delegate to Midwest Model U N

Lyle Hamilton of Childress will serve five days as a United Nations delegate from Norway at the Midwest Model United Nations in St. Louis. He and four McMurry College classmates will represent Norway on the Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee and in General Assembly sessions.

U. N McMurry Midwest Model United Nation Assembly St. Louis Lyle Hamilton Childress Marcus Ramage Spade Ronni Hart Abilene Norway United Nations Hamilton J. W. Hamilton McMurry College Midwest Model United Nations Intercollegiate College Council For the United Nations American Association For the U.N Model U.N Chase Park Hotel Midwest

Disposal Plant Repairs Needed City Council Told

City of Childress faces extensive disposal plant work after State Health Department recommendations. Records kept at the plant. screenings buried or burned. east wall repaired. sludge pump replaced. sludge removed under state approval.

Fair Park Charles Mack Lyons Joe Howard Frank Dakis

Willy Brandt to visit United States in June

West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt will travel to the United States in June to speak at the Rotary World Conference in St Louis on freedom and understanding in the world. He agreed to cancel if President Kennedy’s European trip starts earlier than June 13.

Berlin UPI West Berlin Willy Brandt United States Kennedy Brandt St- Louis Rotary International

Wayne probate judge to sue state over juvenile care failure

Detroit bulletin reports a Wayne County probate judge plans to sue the state for failing to commit to adequate institutional care for juvenile delinquents.

Bulletin Detroit UPI Wayne

Texas Weather Update Averages Warm Week Ahead

United Press International reports a cold front moved through Texas with thundershowers fading. Storm activity hugged the Gulf Coast and Red River regions while Dallas Fort Worth felt a steady wind. Temperatures were forecast to stay 2 to 7 degrees above normal with little precipitation inland.

United Press Internationa Texas Tyler Corsicana Gulf Coast Red River Paris Texarkana Longview Dalhart Corpus Christi Panhandle South Plains Far West Texas Dallas- Fort Worth San Angelo Laredo Dallas

Miss Spring of 63 Ballot Contest Opens in Childress

Ballot boxes are out for Miss Spring of 63 in Childress with voting open to all. Entries must be clipped from The Index Page Three and dropped into a local ballot box by April 3. Miss Spring of Childress will be crowned April 6 at the Palace Theater.

Saied’s Watkins J. C. Penney Lois’ Shop Dahil’s Eubank Park Drug the Fashion Shoppe Webb’s Studio Ranchouse Restaurant Montgomery Wards Boles’ Jewelry Buckley’s Men's Store Childress Greenhouse Helen’s Shoppe Hartley’s

High School English Teacher Injured in Weekend Accident

Mrs. Roberta Lee Daily, English teacher at Childress High School, is hospitalized at Baylor Hospital Dallas with neck injuries, a sprained ankle, and other injuries after a weekend automobile crash. Authorities have not released further details.

Robert Daily Roberta Lee The Childress High School Baylor Hosital Dallas

Princess Margaret Heads to Germany for First Common Market Visit

Princess Margaret will travel to Germany Tuesday in what is described as the first royal visit to a Common Market nation. The trip follows the British government's cancellation of her planned France visit.

London UPI Margaret Germany France

Government Troops Overran Red Outpost Near Cambodian Border

Government forces seized a Viet Cong base in the Duong Minh Chau area, capturing weapons and workshops after a defectors tip. Five soldiers died, four wounded, 24 missing in subsequent Viet Cong attacks on two outposts. Civilian and Viet Cong casualties reported in Giang Trom district.

Tay Ninh South Viet Nam UPI Duong Minh Chau Saigon Trang Bang U.S Vinh Quoi Ba Xuyen Mekong Delta Giang Trom Kien Hoa Sriron

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