United States Pressures Diem as Saigon Near Showdown
A U.S. general in Saigon restated policy that dissociated the Vietnamese military from the Buddhist crackdown and warned of risks to the Diem regime. Washington leans toward diplomatic pressure rather than a coup, while a large rally in Saigon supported Diem but appeared smaller in enthusiasm than reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
United States
Ngo Diem
Cision
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Diem
Washington
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Nhu
County budget shows valuation rise and new commissioner
Chil dress County adopts a budget showing about a 400000 increase in assessed valuation from the previous year. Ralph Sides sworn in as Commissioner of Precinct 2 replacing John Turk Fowler after the budget hearing. The tax rate remains 95 cents per 100 valuation. Total county valuation estimated at 12900000 with a 420000 debt and 676981.34 voted over the years, of which 256981.34 has been retired.
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Ralph Sides
Childress
Kirkland
Precinct 2
John Turk Fowler
I&s
Childress County
Leonard King
Sides
30 Days to Better Grades Series Here in The Childress Index
The Childress Index announces 30 DAYS TO BETTER GRADES an exclusive schoolwork aid series beginning September 3. The plan, developed by The Reading Laboratory of New York, offers simple methods to improve reading comprehension study habits and test taking.
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Childress Index
Reading Laboratory of
New York
Khrushchev Declares Yugoslav Communist Party Marxist-Leninist
Premier Khrushchev labeled the Yugoslav League of Communists a Marxist-Leninist party and announced that basic differences between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia have been resolved. He aimed to repair Kremlin Tito relations and improve ties with Yugoslavia.
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Khrushchev
Yugoslav League of Communists
Kremlin
Tito
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Park Chung Hee Announces Candidacy for President
South Korea's military ruler Park Chung Hee formally announces his bid for the presidency in October elections. He faces main opponents former premier Huh Chong and former finance minister Kim Do Yung.
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Park Chung Hee
South Korea
Huh Chong
Kim Do Yung
Pakistan mulls policy shift after US airfield loan suspension
Finance Minister M. Shaib says US freeze on a 4.3 million airport construction loan may push Pakistan to rethink foreign aid policy. Washington dropped funding after Pakistan and Communist China agreed on airport landing rights exchange.
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Muhammed Shaaib
U. S
United States
Pakistan
China
Royal Mail Robbery Suspect Pregnant Woman Sought
Scotland Yard shifted the hunt for the robbers to Cliftonville on England’s southeast coast after detectives learned a spendthrift couple may have spent part of a 7.3 million dollar loot there. A suspect woman was reported pregnant and hospitals and midwives were alerted to watch for her.
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Scotland Yard
Royal Mail
Cliftonville
England
Jaycees To Open Rest Stop Monday
The Childress Jaycees announce the Labor Day Rest Stop will reopen at noon Monday on the north side of the Court House. Free coffee and soft drinks will be offered to motorists, with an art display by local talent. Sixteen Jaycees will run the stop through Friday morning, as part of a national Jaycees project. Friday night drew 188 autos.
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Childress Jaycees
Labor Day
Don Gage
Court House
Gage
Childress Talent
Jaycees
Fliday
Childress Group
Demonstration Set for Meeting Of Sportsmen
The Red River Sportsmen's Club will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. at the West Texas Utilities building where Leland Duckworth, the president, announces a shell loading demonstration by L. E. Boles. A possible gun handling talk and a public dove barbecue discussion are on the agenda.
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Red River Sportsmen's Club
Leland Duckworth
L. E. Boles
West Texas Utilities Building
Duckworth
Beaver Biddy Winners in Radio Contest
Harold L. Beaver of 2013rd Street Southeast topped the KCTX National Radio Month Sweepstakes Contest announced by George Morey. Beaver won a Hawaiian Holiday for two including seven days and six nights in Hawaii, roundtrip airfare, and $100. Second prize went to P. D. Biddy of Box 614 Childress for a similar seven days and six nights in any Holiday Inn.
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Harold L. Beaver
2013Rd Street
George Morey
Beaver
Hawaii
Amarillo
P. D. Biddy
Childress
Biddy
Holiday Deaths Rise Amid Labor Day Weekend Traffic
Traffic deaths surged during the Labor Day weekend with early Saturday injuries and fatalities described as alarming. Officials report a pace of about five deaths per hour, eclipsing last year’s record total of 501 for the holiday period.
Identification of 18 Blast Bodies Continues
Federal disaster team joins the search to identify 18 miners killed in the potash mine blast near Moab Utah. Seven men survived after dramatic rescues as Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. and mining experts probe possible ignition factors.
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Moab, Utah
John Stocks
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Grand Junction
Colo
Johnny Rucker Elected Old Settlers President
Johnny Rucker named president of the Childress Old Settlers Association at a directors meeting Friday night, succeeding Bill Goodson who led during the 75th Anniversary. Rucker was executive vice president last year.
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Johnny Rucker
Childress Old Settlers Association
Bill Goodson
Childress
Rucker
Childress Office
Murrah’s Book Store
M&m Hobby
Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Buckley
Jim Fields
Nita Tippett
Roy Key
Key
Sue Johnson
John Patterson
Tippett
Willard Copeland
More Interest In Election For Chamber Directors
The Cham ber of Commerce election shows a large voter turnout with 102 ballots received so far, the same total as the first election. Ballots must be turned in by Wednesday as the deadline approaches.
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Jeff Henderson
Henderson
Chamber of Commerce
Spotted Rains Boost Summer Dryness in Childress Area
Heavy rains fell Saturday afternoon across the Childress area, with 1.5 to 2 inches reported near Tell and 2.00 inches in five miles east of Childress during a 20 to 30 minute span. Strong winds and water standing near homes accompanied the shower, marking the first day of dove season as farmers and ranchers welcomed relief while dove hunters eyed tanks for birds.
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John Dodgen
Childress
Dodgen
Tell
Turncoat recounts utopia quest in Communist China
Albert Belhomme a Belgian by birth and former US Army sergeant told reporters in Yong Kong about ten years in China seeking utopia. He said he and his family faced hunger and prison camps for criticizing the Mao regime and that life there was harsher than in the United States.
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United Press International
Yong Kong
United States Army
China
Albert Belhomme
Belhomme
Ashland
Utopia
Belgium
Lowell D. Skinner
Akron
Ohio
Hong Kong
United States
U. S
Hilton
Peking
Tsiwan
Russia
Kirkland Field Drilling New Canyon Reef Test in Hardeman County
The Tom B. Medders No. 1 E. V. Perkins probe is drilling past 2 700 feet as an offset to Leonard No. 3 E. V. Perkins in Hardeman County. The Canyon Reef formation, producing oil nearby, would require about 4 750 feet total depth. Medders leases 80 acres on the E. V. Perkins property and is based in Wichita Falls, with the B O Jones Drilling Company handling operations. No activity reported on Leonard Ellis land test. Leonard rig remains dismantled.
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E. V. Perkins
O. P. Leonard
Leonard-Perkins
Gas Line Upgrades For Childress Schools
Superintendent J W Hamilton reports new gas lines are being laid in Childress school yards and into buildings above the floor to prevent explosion risk after leaks found during fall checks.
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Childress
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
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