Five Die As Weather Slams North Texas Saturday
Thunderstorms and high winds blasted North Texas causing at least five deaths in two fatal two car crashes near Wichita Falls and Arlington. Heavy rain and hail damaged homes and blew off roofs while temperatures plummeted from near 100 to the 70s.
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Arlington
Dallas
Alpine
Longview
Texas
Tyler
Mesquite
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Euless
Fort Worth
Bill Barnes
Barnes
Two New Firms to Open This Week in Childress
Two new businesses debut in Childress this week. The Jeep Army Store at 212 Main Street will sell sporting goods western wear work clothes camping gear and Army surplus with orders for military supplies on request. Polly's Drive In at 1005 Avenue F Nw offers charcoal steaks hot lunches and short orders with curb service and free delivery on Highway 287 with ample parking.
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Childress
Jeep Army
Main Street
Polly's Drive-In
Avenue F. Nw
Ronald Sims
Gene Snow
Altus
Okla
Sims
Polly Roche
Highway 287
Floods Swamp Buenos Aires Metro Port Closes
Flood waters from the River Plate and tributaries inundate wide areas of metropolitan Buenos Aires forcing thousands to flee their homes. City officials close the port to all shipping as heavy rains and 32 mph winds lash the area.
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Buenos Aires
Fire Devastates Parana Forest As Death Toll Rises
A forest fire swept through tinder dry pine stands and coffee plantations in Parana state Brazil killing at least 250 people and displacing more than 300000. The United States airlifted medical and firefighting teams to assist relief efforts.
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Brazil
Parana
United States
Riots in Saigon as Youths Protest Diem Regime
Troops and police fought a jeering mob of Vietnamese teenagers in Saigon. About 800 youths were arrested, including 600 girls. At a Saigon high school students shouted anti Diem and anti US slogans as police faced rocks, bricks, and other projectiles.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon High School
Diem
United States
Soviet hints support for China seat at United Nations
Izvestia assails U S backing for Chiang Kai shek in Formosa and signals Moscow will press for admission of Communist China when the United Nations General Assembly meets in New York later this month. Diplomats view the articles as a clear sign of renewed Soviet push despite ideological clash.
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Soviet Union
China
United Nations
Izvestia
U. S
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Chiang
U. N
America
Moscow
Peking
U. N. General Assembly
New York
De Gaulle Plans Broad Anti Inflation Pact For France
President Charles de Gaulle and key cabinet members finalize a sweeping long range program to curb galloping inflation. The plan blends economy with austerity and reportedly includes a credit squeeze and ceilings on wages rents and food prices.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Bobcats Boosters To Meet Tuesday
The Childress Bobcat Boosters will hold their first meeting of the season at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Bobcat Lounge upstairs in the Bobcat Gym. Officials say they plan to show films of the Childress Paducah game after the meeting and invite all old members and prospective recruits.
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Childress Bobcat Boosters
Bobcat
Childress-Paducah
County meetings scheduled for today in Childress area
County Commissioners Court convenes at 10 a.m. in regular session at the courthouse. The Childress School Board meets at 7 30 p.m. at the school administration office. World War I Veterans hold a 7 30 p.m. meeting to set convention plans. full attendance requested.
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County Commissioners Court
Childress School
Four Die In Rain Slick Wichita Falls Car Crash
A sedan collided with a station wagon on U S Highway 82 ten miles southeast of Wichita Falls causing four fatalities and five injuries. The dead include Billie Beal 63 Mickey Roger Stewart 38 and 33 Carroll Dean Stewart 28 and Cody Little 6. Dead and injured span California and Texas residents.
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United Press International
Texas
Wichita Falls
Billie Beal
Mickey Stewart
Carroll Stewart
Cody Little
Donald Ray Worley
Mickey Roger Stewart
Monte
Calif
Tex
Carroll Dean Stewart
Henrietta
Roy S. Beal
el Monte
Andy Beal
Edna Earl Stewart
Carol Lynn Stewart
Ross Little
SIC To Meet September 19 for Stockholders
The Security Investment Company calls a stockholders meeting at 3 p.m. September 13 at the First National Bank. SIC owns and operates Hotel Childress.
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Sic
The
Security Investment Company
First National Bank
Hotel Childress
Viet Nam Police Arrest Students In Saigon High Schools
Government troops and police hauled off in trucks about 200 teenage boys and 600 girl students after they staged anti-government and anti American demonstrations in five Saigon high schools. The event was part of unrest reported in Saigon with continued coverage on page 7.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPT
Wallace in Birmingham to plan defiance of school integration
Governor George C. Wallace arrived in Birmingham to consult with constitutional lawyers about his week of school closures and to prepare a telecast explaining his opposition to desegregation. He has used executive orders and state troopers to shutter eight schools sparking white parent anger and uncertainty over reopening.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Montgomery
United Americans For Constitutional Government
Huntsville School Integrations Face Legal Pushbacks
The report cites public criticism of Wallace's actions as whites in Huntsville denounce troop displays at schools. Mayor Searcy accuses Wallace of using tactics condemned of federal troops. Negro attorneys push to reopen closed schools in six districts, with integrated classes planned Monday in six elementary and high schools after earlier false starts.
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Wallace
Huntsville
R. B. Searcy
Birmingham
Mobile
Tuskegee
Donna Axum Crowned Miss America 1964 in Atlantic City
Miss Arkansas 21 year old Donna Axum won the Miss America title in Convention Hall over 51 contestants. Runners up were Miss District of Columbia Rosanne Tueller Miss Hawaii Susan Phering Miss Tennessee Martha Truett and Miss Arizona Susan Bergstrom. Additional honors went to Miss New York City for talent Miss Vermont for singing Miss Kansas for song and Miss Iowa for music with Miss West Virginia and Miss New York State cited for other talents. Judith Short and Rosanne Tueller shared talent and bathing suit prelim trophies.
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Atlantic City
UPI
Miss Arkansas
Donna Axum
University of Arkansas
Convention Hall
Miss District of Columbia
Ros
Anne Tueller
Hawaii
Susan Phering
Tennessee
Martha Truett
Arizona
Susan Bergstrom
New York City
Vermont
Kansas
Foreign Visitors Arrive for Lions Club Welcome in City
21 foreign students arrive Thursday from Tulsa under the Association for World Travel Exchange with 14 girls five men and one couple plus seven teachers hospital staff and a social worker. The group travels from ChilDress to a Texas ranch and then to western states before leaving Saturday.
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Childress’ Lions Club
U. S
Association For World Travel Exchange
Truman Webb
Arive
Tulsa
Okla
Webb
Association
Cofc-Bcd
Jeff Hender
Texas
West Ranch
Henderson
Childress
Austria
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
Holland
Phil Originals to entertain at F-R-M Banquet barbecue
The Phil Originals from Phillips will perform at the Farmer-Rancher-Merchant’s barbec ue during the Cotton Carnival at Rotary Bowl Fair Park at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Carnival chairman Charles Jones says the sponsors thank former rancher customers with this annual event. Sim Vaughn handles tickets Dr Bob Jones serves as master of ceremonies. About 645 farmers and ranchers have accepted invites. tickets cost $2 at the barbecue or the Chamber office.
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Phil Originals
Rotary Bowl
Fair Park
Charles Jones
Carnival
Phillips
U. S
Texas
Sim Vaughn
Bob Jones
City Council Elects Six To CofC-BCD Board
City Council elected six directors for CofC-BCD at a special meeting Friday night. New members include Mrs. Louise Bowers and Mrs. Mamie Green, alongside Richard D. Bird Tom Bailiff Neil Gage and Morris Higley. Holdovers are Charley Brown Jake Lawson Glenn Buckley F W Wyatt Johnny Glover and Guy Eastham. Annual banquet set for October 7 at Fair Park Auditorium with Jake Lawson as general chairman.
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Cofcbcd
Louise Bowers
Mamie Green
Bowers
Richard D. Bird
Tom Bailiff
Neil Gage
Morris Higley
Charley Brown
Jake Lawson
Glenn Buckley
F. W. Wyatt
Johnny Glover
Guy Eastham
Fair Park Auditorium
Lawson
Stupid Move: Teen Cancel Plans After Fort Riley Stockade
Six teen Doles of Wichita says he will not enlist after a prank sent him to Fort Riley stockade for eight days. He had planned to enlist on September 21, two days after his 17th birthday. The report notes Larry Avis, 18, of Wichita, was with him in Kansas City and had his own legal troubles.
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Wichita
Kan
UPI
Tom Doles
Doles
Fort Riley
Kansas City
Larry Avis
Avis
Childress
Two Held In Tulsa For Carey Robbery
Authorities hold Jessie McDearmond and Jerry Dale Shacklett in Tulsa for the Carey Post Office burglary. Both previously inmates from Texas penitentiary, with forgery charges pending, according to Childress County Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith.
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Carey Post Office
Tulsa
Okla
Childress County
Gaylon B. Smith
Oklahoma
Jessie McDearmond
Jerry Dale Shacklett
Lubbock
Texas Penitentiary
McDearmond
Special Training Program For CofC-BCD Will Help Sellers
A four day sales training program led by Mary Frances Bowden from the University of Texas will run September 30 to October 3 at 7 30 to 10 30 nightly. The course called Selling Techniques is sponsored by the CofC-BCD Retail Activities Committee and designed to improve how merchants attract and satisfy customers and help them decide to buy. Interested individuals or groups should contact the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Childress
Mary Frances Bowden
Retail Activities Committee
Cofc-Bcd
Tom Bailiff
University
Texas Education Agency
Chamber of Commerce Office
Government surplus food distribution announced
George Spear announced that government surplus foods will be distributed here on Wednesday and Thursday at 100 2nd Street, Ne. The notice was issued Saturday.
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2Nd Street
George Spear
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