Filibuster Blocks Action in State Senate
In Austin, Sen. Wayne Wagonseller of Bowie opened a talkathon to kill a motorbus registration fee bill amid a Senate rule suspension. The move followed Sen. Jimmy Phillips’s 23 hour 35 minute session seeking more funds for John Sealy hospital. House and Senate battles continued on securities act revisions and a statewide toll road authority, with key votes reported as the page continued.
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Austin
Senate
Wayne Wagonseller
Bowie
Wagonseller
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Phillips
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Rep
Jack Bryan
Buffalo
Johnnie B. Rogers
Wagenseller
House
Allan Shivers
Dallas Bank Robbery Suspect Searched Across City
Dallas investigators focus on 33 year old Matthew Lafoon of Fort Worth in a $2,062 Justin State Bank heist last Saturday. He was last seen after flashing money and buying clothes. brothers Charles and Leroy faced charges in Fort Worth. Police tracked him to Union Station before his trail disappeared near the Adolphus Hotel.
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Dallas
Justin State Bank
Matthew Lafoon
Fort Worth
Charles
Leroy
Lafoon
Denton County
Carswell Air Force Base
Union Station
Adolphus Hotel
Inman Wins First In Tractor Rodeo at Farm Prevue
J Frank Inman captured grand champion in the Power Steering Tractor Rodeo at the Farm Equipment Prevue. Hicks and Helms sponsored the event at Fair Park, with about 1200 attendees. Other winners included Gerald Wakefield Jim Parker Arlen Miller Broyles Hightower James Moran and Mrs B B Harris of Quanah receiving prizes.
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J. Frank Inman
Hicks and Helms
Gerald Wakefield
Jim Parker
Arlen Miller
Broyles Hightower
James Moran
Childress
B. B. Harris
Quanah
Hicks
Helms
Vernon Hafner
Fair Park
Daily Worker article used as evidence in Red functionaries trial
In Denver the 1945 Daily Worker piece by Jacques Duclos was admitted as prosecution evidence in the trial of seven alleged Communist functionaries. Witness John J. Lautner testified he read the article with other documents in 1945 to revive his party involvement despite defense objections.
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Denver
Daily Worker
Federal District
Jacques Duclos
John J. Lautner
John B. Williamson
Communist Party
Lautner
Jean S. Breitenstein
Duclos
Rotary district head visits session with Quail chorus
The Girls Chorus of Quail High School entertained the Rotary Club with The Encores boys group. Quail superintendent Herman Moseley introduced, directed by Mrs. Lowell Wells. District Governor Jerry Debenport invited locals to the Midland District Conference on April 10 12 14. Visiting Rotarians included W B Hooser Ed Thompson Joe Anderson and Houston Rogers.
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Quail
Rotary Club
Lowell Wells
Herman Moseley
Doyle McKinney
Jerry Debenport
Odessa
Rotary
Midland
Childress Club
Bill Vehstage
W. B. Hooser
Ed Thompson
Memphis
Joe Anderson
Quanah
Houston Rogers
Tulsa
Chowhounds Meet Thursday Night at City Hall
The Childress Chowhounds will hold a short meeting at 7 PM Thursday night at City Hall. Bob Polson announced it and said the meeting is important but will not last over 30 minutes and urged all members to attend.
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Childress Chowhounds
Bob Polson
Polson
Explorer Conclave Scheduled Saturday at Sheppard AFB
The Boy Scout Explorers Conclave, postponed from last weekend, will be held this weekend at Sheppard Air Force Base. Alton Landrum and George Aherne will take 11 Childress Explorer Scouts to the event starting Friday night and running through Saturday.
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Sheppard Air Force Base
Alton Landrum
George Aherne
Childress Explorer
Premier's Troops Crush Rebels in Saigon Bloodshed
In Saigon Premier Ngo Dinh Diem's government troops backed by tanks halted a midnight uprising by Binh Xuyen forces amid heavy casualties. Clashes spilled into dawn as Cao Dai and Hoa Hao sects threatened a capital blockade, prompting panic and hoarding among Saigon's 600,000 residents.
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Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Diem
Binh Xuyen
Cao Dai
Hoa Hao
Cholon
U. S
J. Lawton Collins
East German tolls on routes to Berlin raise costs
Berlin officials report a new highway tax by the East German authorities that would boost a heavy truck round trip from about 7.50 to as high as 100 dollars. The tolls take effect April 1, marking the anniversary of Soviet actions surrounding the 1948 Berlin blockade. West Berlin cites a cold economic blockade and forecasts impossible trucking to supply Berlin on a normal basis.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Otto Suhr
Iron Curtain
Dix
Commissioners To Be Named Friday By King
County Judge Leonard King will name and qualify new county commissioners Friday morning under the re districting order approved this month. He plans to re appoint last year’s elected commissioners who qualify and will announce selections for Precinct 3 and likely reappoint Rothwell to Precinct 1 and Fowler to Precinct 2. Either Richards or Sachse may take Precinct 4, with the districting effective Friday ending the old board. The redistricting issue passed by about two to one in a recent voter ballot.
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Leonard King
King
O. T. Rothwell
John Turk Fowler
Louis Richards
L. A. Sachse
Seniors From Nine Area Schools Plan Career Day
Leonard King announced the Career Day event with 304 seniors from nine area high schools including Quanah Paducah Memphis Kirkland Wellington Dodson Quail Turkey and Childress. Thirteen colleges and one hospital will send representatives for the day at the First Baptist Church with noon meals served there.
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Leonard King
C of C
BCD
King
Quanah
Paducah
Memphis
Kirkland
Wellington
Dodson
Quail
Turkey
Childress
First Baptist Church
Pennell Denied New Trial in Whiskey Case
Special Judge Charles Reynolds overruled Mike Pennell’s request for a new trial in the county court whiskey sale in a dry area case. The defense appealed on several legal points, and the denial allows an appeal to higher courts.
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Charles Reynolds
Mike Pennell
Amarillo Chamber Plans Goodwill Delegation to Childress
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will send a goodwill group to Childress on April 12. Secretary-manager Polson of the CBCD notes the party will spend the night there. additional details will be announced later.
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Amarillo
Eisenhower criticizes war forecast about Asia
President Eisenhower challenged Adm. Carney's April 15 forecast of a Matsu attack and a later Quemoy strike. He urged caution in war speculation, warned against harming Chinese Nationalist morale, and defended aides' right to opinion within the administration. He also rejected a top level meeting without an agenda and warned about officials causing government difficulties.
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Washington
Eiserhower
Far East
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Matsu
Quemoy
Carney
Straits of
Formosa
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Giles declines to testify under oath in civil suit
Bascom Giles refused to answer questions under oath for a second time in 53rd District Court. The ex land commissioner invoked constitutional immunity to avoid testifying about his tenure at the Veterans Land Board. The state seeks a deposition in a civil suit by Attorney General John Ben Shepperd to recover 35 000 allegedly taken as a bribe.
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Austin —i
Bascom Giles
Veterans Land Board
Giles
53Rd District Court
John Ben Shepperd
Clint Small Jr
Small
T. Kellis Dibrell
Easter Parade Deadline Sets Friday Noon
Registration for the Kiddie Easter Parade is due Friday at noon with a 52.50 cash prize and a free theater ticket for entrants. Participants must be at the West Texas Utilities Company corner by 1 15 Saturday. Entries, per a later report, include seven to twelve year olds listed with numerous names.
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Bob Polson
C of C
BCD
West Texas Utilities Company
AEC Says No Atomic Tests To Be Held For Four Bays
The Atomic Energy Commission announced no further nuclear experiments will occur for four days after a historic twin explosion day in Nevada. The grand daddy device atop a 500 foot tower and a second B-36 dropped bomb produced the first same-day pair, shaking three states and triggering alarms while drawing 700 troops and over 100 Air Force planes to witness. A 1.4 roentgen reading was reported in Alamo 50 miles away, with a 3.9 roentgen safety limit noted by officials.
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AEC
Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Desert
Las Ve
Air Force
Alamo
Attendance Gain Noted In Church Crusade Report
About 1,225 persons attended church services at six local churches Sunday, the fourth Sunday in the Church Attendance Crusade, compared with an estimated 1,189 last Sunday. Reports from Central Christian, King Memorial Methodist, First Methodist, Baptist Mission, Calvary Baptist, and First Baptist show totals across Sunday School, morning worship, and evening services, with several morning and evening totals estimated.
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Central Christian
King Memorial Methodist
First Methodist
Baptist Mission
Calvary Baptist
First Baptist
Warm windy Texas weather as spring returns
Southerly winds push up temperatures across Texas on Wednesday as spring warmth returns. A Pacific frontal system is expected to cross Thursday with no cold air or moisture forecast. Overnight lows ranged from 32 in Dalhart and Lufkin to mid 50s in Corpus Christi with clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Texas
Dalhart
Lufkin
Brownsville
Amarilo
Lubbock
Salt Plat
Austin
Soviet Denies Gromyko Violated Secrecy Agreement
Moscow says Andrei Gromyko did not violate any secrecy pact at the London disarmament conference. Foreign ministry notes that he reserved the right to speak to the press and that his March 25 interview did not breach UN directives. The statement says the subcommittee on disarmament operates in private only by intent, not necessity.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Foreign Ministry
Leonid Hyichev
United
Myko
London
Gromyko
UN General Assembly
Subcommittee On
Jaycees To Elect Officers Thursday
New officers of the Childress Jaycee Club will be named at the noon meeting Thursday announced by President Buddy Cordell. Nominations stay open just before voting for each office with top posts eyed by Gordon Gravley Bill Adams and Richard D Bird. All members urged to attend and participate in selecting officers for the next year.
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Childress Jaycee Club
Buddy Cordell
Gordon Gravley
Bill Adams
Richard D. Bird
Cordell
Seniors To Present Annual Play Thursday At CHS
The Childress High School senior play Eighteen In June will be performed Thursday night in the school auditorium at 8 o clock. Dress rehearsal was held Tuesday. The three act comedy by Hilda Manning features a Sparkling description and admission is 30 cents for students and 60 cents for adults.
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Childress High School
Hilda Manning
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Dickie Lee Jones
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Roy Eason
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Sandy Jones
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Kay McNabb
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Jimmy Smith
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