Diem supporters oust Bao Dai in Saigon palace clash
In Saigon supporters of Premier Ngo Dinh Diem toppled ruler Bao Dai and forced army chiefs Gen Nguyen Van Vy and Gen Le Van Ty to sign a document backing Diem. The anti Bao Dai move comes amid violence that killed hundreds in two days and a siege around the generals' palace headquarters.
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Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
Diem
Nguyen van Vy
le van Ty
Palace
South Viet Nam
Pres. Eisenhower
Viet Nam
J. Lawton Collins
John E. Dawn
Center
Paul Sturm
NEA
Leaders Foresee House Passage of UMT Bill
House GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr predicts President Eisenhower's universal military training plan will pass the House next week without trouble. The program aims to build a 2.9 million ready reserve by 1960 with a six month voluntary training phase for pre-draft youths. Rep. Dewey Short opposes UMT and fears a backdoor path, while Rep. James E. Van Zandt is noted in the report.
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Washington
House
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Fisenhower
Dewey Short
R-Mo
UMT
House Armed Services Committee
James E. van Zandt
Meter Holiday To Open Here Monday
Free parking will be available almost everywhere in Childress starting May 1 as two months of meter use are granted by the City Council. The Trade Development committee of the Chamber of Commerce and BC D has urged members to have employees park away from downtown areas.
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Childress
Trade Development Committee
C of C
BCD
Childress Clubwomen Plan Clean-Up Drive May 16
Childress clubwomen push a Clean-Up Point-Up Fix-Up Week starting May 16. Dr. Roy Barr heads the Civic Improvement Committee with Garden Club leadership by Mrs. Paul Ord. Local plans include school involvement through the Belle Lettres Club and student essay and poster projects.
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Roy Barr
Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Childress
WDC
Paul Ord
Garden Club
Barr
Joe Howard
Bud Adams
Bill Monroe
Frank Douglas
Carl Hudson
Belle Lettres Club
A. A. Bush
Kate Biggerstaff
Lula Mae Carter
Julia Ross
Hazel Graham
Lorene Metcalf
Nellie Agnes Kennedy
Mmes
Frank Wallin
T. J. Stanford
Dora Diggs
Edward Crews
W. B. Clynch
Childress Jaycees Win Eight Awards At State Meet
Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce took eight achievement awards at the state convention in San Antonio. President Buddy Cordell announced three first place Jakes, four second place, and one third place awards along with Pace-Setter honors for Cordell Bill Monroe Gordon Gravley and Bill Adams.
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Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Buddy Cordell
Jakes
Jaycees
Cordell
Bill Monroe
Gordon Gravley
Bill Adams
Childress Civic Club
Little League Rosters to be Picked Monday
Little League managers will meet Monday at City Hall to select the 1955 rosters. Tryouts were held last Thursday afternoon. Pony League managers should attend to assign late enrollers. The 7:00 p.m. session coincides with the league Board of Directors meeting.
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League
Baylor Lake fishing opens as winter ban ends
City officials lifted Baylor Lake winter fishing ban, opening a season for Childress area anglers. Joe Howard said the lake holds about 10 feet of water at the intake and locals expect fishing to be fair to good with ordinances still in effect.
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Childress
Baylor Lake
Texas
Joe Howard
Howard
Eisenhower Extends Olive Branch to Labor as AFL CIO Merge Nears
President Eisenhower spoke at a cornerstone ceremony for a 3.5 million marble building near the White House to serve as AFL CIO headquarters after their merger this fall. He urged conciliation with labor leaders, invoking Wilson and pledging continued world peace efforts.
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Washington
iPp
Eisenhower
Organized Labor
White House
AFL
CIO
Woodrow Wilson
Knowland Says He Will Not Resign From Senate Post
Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland said he has no present intention of resigning his party leadership despite disputes with President Eisenhower over Far Eastern policy. He disputed speculation about successors and reiterated opposition to negotiations without Chinese Nationalists in Formosa Straits talks.
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Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
Knowland
Formosa Straits
Local Scouters To Attend Finance Meet
Several Childress Scouters plan to attend the Northwest Texas Area Boy Scouts finance meeting in Vernon. The dinner event, chaired by Bob Polson of the Western District includes Hardeman Childress Cottle and King counties. Pauline's Two for the price of One Plus $1.00 Sale continues through First Mondays.
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Childress
Northwest Texas
Boy Scouts
Vernon
Wilbarger Auditorium
Bob Polson
Western District
Hardeman
Cottle
King Counties
Pauline
Surgeon General backs polio shots as safe program
U S Surgeon General Dr Leonard A Scheele said there is no reason to halt polio vaccination despite rising cases linked to the Cutter vaccine. California paused its program while an investigation continues. Guidance from experts and a meeting with Dr Jonas Salk and 16 specialists focused on safety checks and patient histories.
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Jonas E. Salk
The
Health Service
California
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Nationalist China Backs Plan for cease-fire in Formosa Strait
Adm. Radford and Walter Robertson obtained assurances from Chiang Kai-shek that Nationalist China would observe a cease-fire with Red China in the Formosa Straits if Peiping agrees. Senators Saltonstall Smith Case and others signed a declaration supporting Eisenhower's push to negotiate with Peiping, while protecting Nationalist rights.
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China
Washington
United States
Nationalist China
Formese Straits
Red China
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Peiping
Formosa Strait
Senate
GOP
William F. Knowland
Calif
William K. Jenner
R-Ind
Clifford P. Case
RNJ
Case
Smith and Saltonstall
Gordon Allott
Colo
J. Glenn Beall
Prescott Bush Conn
Frank Carlson
Kan
Norris Cotton
James H. Duff
Irving M. Ives
Thomas H. Kuchel
Frederick G. Payne
Texas Legislature Enters Final Week of Regular Session
Texas lawmakers head into the last full week of the 120 day session. The $1.5 billion appropriation bill and a tax bill to bridge a $60 million gap face final talks. Pay after day 120 remains free despite a $25 daily rate for the opening period.
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Texas
Austin
House
Senate
Administration To Seek Standby Control Powers
The administration plans to seek standby authority from Congress to control wages and prices in war mobilization or atomic attack scenarios. President Eisenhower and cabinet men agree on the need for clear power to impose a wage price freeze, with options to request outright legislation or push it via Congress. The measure may be attached to the defense production act before its June 30 expiration.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
ChiangOKs Plan For US Forces On Formosa
Chiang Kai Shek reluctantly approves a U S plan to station American forces on Formosa including a possible division or token Marine unit and an anti aircraft group. The move aims to deter China Communists and may influence cease fire talks, with Nationalists wary of U S pressure on surrounding islands.
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Formosa
Taipei
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Adm
Arthur Radford
US Joint Chiefs of Staff
Matsu
Quemoy
Benson says past farm policies blamed for Great Plains drought
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson told President Eisenhower that earlier Democratic farm policies contributed to dust bowl conditions. He cited wind erosion damage across seven Great Plains states and noted the drought remains serious though not as severe as the 1930s.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
Great Plains
Eisenhower
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Benson
Agriculture Department
Savings Bonds Week In Texas Set May 22-28
US Defense Savings Bonds Week is May 22 through 28. At a meeting of Bond Sales chairmen from the Childress district, Texas was noted as leading in many categories yet lagging in bond sales overall. The Childress District, including several counties, ranked third highest in percent of quota sold through March 31, and Cottle County led the state with 9184 percent of its quota.
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Texas
US Defense
Childress
Hotel Childress
Morris Higley
Cottle
Dickens
Hall
Kent
King
Motley
Stonewall
Cottle County
County Petit Jury Panel Selected for May Term
The sheriff's department released a county petit jury panel for the May term. Docket includes Mike Pennell for whiskey sale and Jesse Lyon for negligent homicide. The panel lists numerous local residents and reports for May 6.
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Sheriff's Department
Mike Pennell
Jesse Lyon
A. L
Harp Jr
Hazel Graham
E. A. Beaver
Howard L. Preston
Hollis Cagle
W. B. Ellis
R. C. Clements
W. I. Lambert
J. Frank Inman
Earl Preston
Virgil Brewer
W. H. Griffin
Earl Hackler
A. J. Johnson
A. O. Howard
J. D. Michie
E. T. Pistole
Frank Dakis
Wade Kimbrough
Silas Crawford
Dan Davis
Roy Key
A. B. Daulton
Floyd Evans
Dan Callaway
Grand Jury Plans Letter To People
The Grand Jury finishing its term Saturday plans mailing a letter to Childress County citizens critiquing lax handling of county funds and business over the past four years. The letter uses the audit of 1951 through 1954 as its data, with some digest details appearing in Friday’s Childress Index. The audit generally finds the county's books in good shape and notes steps already taken by the new commissioners court and judge in January.
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Childress County
Allen Harp
Commissioners Court
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