Nixon receives warm Romanian welcome amid independence talk
President Nixon arrived in Bucharest for a 27 hour visit greeted by an estimated one million Romanians who cheered as his motorcade circulated. He urged peace cooperation while noting Romania's independent stance from Moscow and signaled openness to talks on Eastern Europe and arms control.
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Nixon
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Alfie McCain Dies in Childress Hospital
Mrs Alfie Marie McCain 49 died at 3 30 p m Friday in Childress General Hospital Funeral rites and burial pending information from son Larry stationed in Germany She lived at 1006 Avenue H Southwest worked at the hospital ten years married to Travis McCain May 3 1941 Survivors include husband two sons Travis D of Fort Smith Ark Larry in Germany mother Mrs Etta Morris of Vernon sisters Edith Law Helen Wilson Clara Leslie brothers Hollis and Raymond Morris Vernon and granddaughter Torrie Dean McCain of Fort Smith
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Childress General Hospital
Larry
Germany
Newberry Funeral Home
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Avenue H Sw
Wilbarger County
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Childress
Travis D
Fort Smith
Ark
Etta Morris
Vernon
Edith Law
Helen Wilson
Clara Leslie
Hollis Morris
Raymond Morris
Torrie Dean McCain
Greenbelt Bowl Classic Rosters Announced for 20th Anniversary
A 44 player roster splits into East and West squads for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic on August 16. Arrivals begin August 11 with workouts and activities. former players and coaches join in halftime recognitions. East and West coaches are Grant Teaff and Buddy Fornes respectively, with weights close at 186 and 185 pounds.
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Weldon Hayes
My Baugh
Dick Todd
Cheena Gilstrap
Grant Teaff
Buddy Horne
Angelo State
Buddy Fornes
Ronnie Giles
McMurry
Terry Kinard
Lamesa
Danny Nichols
Bowie
Danny Lane
Childress
Bruce Locke
White Deer
Randy Barber
Randy Parker
Youth May Be Key To All Coed Murders
Ann Arbor Michigan UPI reports John Norman Collins a 22 year old EMU senior charged with the slaying of Karen Beineman 18 moves into lineups as investigators seek six other murders in the same Ann Arbor Ypsilanti area. Sheriff Harvey says six cases remain unsolved.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
UPI
John Norman Collins
Eastern Michigan University
Karen Sue Beineman
Grand Rapids
Mich
EMU
Collins
Washtenaw County
Miss Beineman
Douglas J. Harvey
Walter Krasny
Ann Arbor
Krasny
University of Michigan
Ympsilanti
Reopening Kennedy Reopening Kennedy
The body of Mary Jo Kopechne may be exhumed for an autopsy two weeks after the car crash involving Sen Edward M. Kennedy. The potential autopsy aims to determine causes or contributing factors in the New England case.
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New Bedford
Mass
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Prosecutor Reopens Chappaquiddick Accident Probe
District Attorney Edmund Dinis of Massachusetts plans to reopen the Chappaquiddick accident inquiry after previously being blocked by a court. He discussed with Blythe Evans, Luzerne County DA, the steps to exhume Miss Kopechne’s body, buried in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, nearly two weeks earlier.
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Edmund
Dinis
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick Island
Blythe Evans
Luzerne County
Fear of Crisis Sparks Smith Barnes Cooperation
In Austin Texas Governor Preston Smith and Lt. Governor Ben Barnes show rare cooperation to press for a tax bill of at least 300 million dollars to balance the new fiscal year by September 10. Private meetings with senators aimed to avert a California like crisis. Barnes is portrayed differently by each side.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Smith
Texas
California
Ohio
Senate
Higley Named Director of Greenbelt Bowl
Higley named a director of the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic to complete this year’s leadership. He will replace Joe Gruetzner who resigned. The game is set for Saturday August 16 at Fair Park Stadium. Higley has previously served as director and held treasurer and president posts.
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Morris Higley
Don Johnston
Higley
Joe Gruetzner
Fair Park Stadium
Grass Fire Extinguished Near 1205 M. N.
The fire department extinguished a small grass and fence fire at 1205 M. N. at 2 20 p.m. Friday.
Tell Homecoming Registration Opens At 9 30 Today
Registration for the Tell annual homecoming begins at 9 30 a m in the Tell School Building with Mrs A T Fox and Mrs Roy Wygal assisting visitors. Tell Community Club officers in charge include Mrs J A Stinnett president Roy Wygal vice president and Mrs M H Conn secretary treasurer. A gift for the oldest guest and the traveler who comes farthest will be given. Memorial services are set for 2 p m after a 12 30 p m basket lunch.
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A. T. Fox
Roy Wygal
Tell Community Club
J. A. Stinnett
M. H. Conn
Registration Opens for CISD New Students Monday
Registration for all high school and junior high students new to the Childress Independent School District begins at 9 a.m. Monday at the high school.
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Z. J. Harmon
Childress High School
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Pics
Corpus Christi
Harmon
Arrest 50 In Red Spy Ring In Saigon
A South Vietnamese government spokesman announced the arrest of up to 50 people in a Communist spy ring with agents in the presidential palace and other ministries. Saigon papers said the network operated in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Hong Kong and France. Police noted two palace officials, Huynh Van Trong and Vu Ngoc Ruat, among those linked to the case.
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UPI
South Vietnam
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Laos
Hong Kong
France
Huynh van Trong
Vu Ngoc Ruat
Trong
Durbin Murder Trial Builds Jury With Nine Seated
Dist. Judge Tom Blackwell cut Saturday's session yet defense and prosecution expect the remaining jurors to be chosen by Monday. Nine jurors have been selected so far, including three women, in the death penalty case of Clyde Durbin Jr. The 22-year-old UT Austin dropout faces homicide charges in the shooting death of 21-year-old John Albert White of Corpus Christi during a Corpus Christi picnic.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Tom Blackwell
Clyde Durbin Jr
Durbin
University of Texas At Austin
John Albert White
Texas
Corpus Christi
Auto Industry Challenges Sharp Rise in Steel Prices
In Pittsburgh the steel pricing drive faces a rare auto industry challenge as General Motors halts deliveries to protest a 4.8 percent price hike by U S Steel. The increases, from six to nine fifty per ton, affect hot and cold rolled sheets strips and coated sheets used by automakers and appliance makers. Several other steel firms followed U S Steel’s lead.
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Pittsburgh
API
General Motors Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
General Motors
U.S
AUTO
Texas Treasure Hunt Sparks Legal Battle
Treasure hunter Jeff Burke claims about 50 sunken Spanish ships lie in Texas coastal waters containing up to 100 million dollars in gold silver platinum gems and art. Burke says he will begin exploring wreck sites after state approvals but disagrees with Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.
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Texas
Ure Hunter
Jerry Sadler
Burke
Rio Hondo
Padre Island
Jack Haskins
Seville
Spain
Mexico
Cattle Die as Truck Tumbles West of Quanah
A tractor trailer carrying 114 cattle overturned on U S Highway 287 four and a half miles west of Quanah at about 3 a m. Sixteen cattle were killed. Passenger Sidney McDougal of Jackson Mississippi was in serious condition and driver Ed Jackson Jr was treated and released. The truck burned after losing control and breaking from the trailer.
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Hardeman County
U. S. Highway 287
Quanah
Sidney McDougal
Jackson
Miss
Ed Jackson, Jr
Department of Public Safety
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