Two aircraft collide near Los Angeles airport
A Continental Airlines 707 colliding with a light Cessna 150 near Los Angeles International Airport injured none aboard the jet and left two occupants of the small plane hospitalized in good condition. The FAA cited no confirmed cause and noted prior radar visibility unclear.
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Los Angeles
International Airport
Continental Airlines
Hilo
Hawaii
Federal Aviation Administration
Arthur Wright
Compton
Calif
Harbor General Hospital
Wright
Leo Hopp
Granada Hills
Hopp
Art
Hall Ross
Boeing
FAA
Continental
Palmdale
Southern California
Dean Jones to star in CBS Chicago Teddy Bears comedy
Dean Jones, TV veteran, headlines CBS situation comedy The Chicago Teddy Bears as a Prohibition era speakeasy operator facing the mob. The show features Art Metrano as Big Nick Marr and aims to avoid offensive depictions while acknowledging Chicago 1920s gang warfare. Jones reflects on his career and production ties.
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Cynthia Lowry
Hollywood
Dean Jones
Chicago Teddy Bears
Chicago
Jones
Big Nick Marr
Art Metrano
Marco
Ensign O’toole
NBC
ABC
Smothers Brothers
Alabama
New York
Paducah Delegates Attend West Texas District Convention
Paducah residents joined the 68th annual West Texas District Association and Women’s Convention at Macedonia Baptist Church in Pampa hosted by Rev. E. S. Nelson. Attendees included Rev. Eli Cooper and Mrs. Putney with other local leaders, visitors, and relatives from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Amarillo. Relative health and social notes followed with family visits and a Tell community reunion featuring The Moonlighters.
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ORA Lee Frazier Index
Paducahans
West Texas District Association and Women’s Convention
Macedonia Baptist Church
Pampa
E. S. Nelson
Eli Cooper
Antioch Baptist Church
H. P. Putney
Women’s Presidents Conference
Carolyn Cox
Olivia Wilder
Teresa Wright
Keith
Lee Jackson
Dave Parker
J. G. Ford
Dink Woods
Mmes
Nelcy Nickson
Lois Parker
Lara Baker
A. L. Wood
M. W. Edwards
Alene Canon
Lawrence Moore
B. Fulton
N. L. Gilbreath
John Brown
I. D. Gilbert
Neoma
Myrtle Fish
Jesse Moore
Dallas
Dallas Love
Clyde Black
Bruce Moon
Tammye_ Ellis
Margie
Sheryl McPherson
Plainview
Moonlighters
Preston Staggs
Leonard Tolbert
Albert Hollar
Larry Staggs
Richard Crawford
Tell
Tolberts
N. S. Ward Jr
Goldwaite
S. F. Hunnicutt
Cleburne
Arthur Decker
Marion Chaney
Ivy Gunn
Hunnicutt
Local history notes and family connections in town
The article mentions the building now housing Heady offices and a neighboring drug store run by Theodore Combest. It recalls Viola Turner Hunnicutt and her girlhood friendship with Mrs. Gunn. Visitors include O. E. Sturdivants from Salem and Glenn Sturdivant of Albuquerque staying with their relatives Ray White and A. L. Beauchamp, plus other family ties.
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Theodore Combest
Hunnicutt
Viola Turner
Gunn
O. E. Sturdivant
Salem, Ore
Glenn Sturdivant
Albuquerque
N. M
Childress High Cheerleaders Earn Superior Rating at SMU
Childress High School varsity cheerleaders received superior ratings in the years and stunts competition at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The squad includes Lydia Shelton as head cheerleader and members Tanya Starnes Carol Hart Barbara Sue Nelson Sherry Hardison and Laura Lewellen. They will return home Friday night.
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Childress High School
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Lydia Shelton
Tanya Starnes
Carol Hart
Barbara Sue Nelson
Sherry Hardison
Laura Lewellen
Mills Installed as Cox-Farr Unit Auxiliary President
Mrs Mills was installed as President of the Cox-Farr Unit American Legion Auxiliary at a Tuesday meeting. Kathryn Webster of Memphis, 18th District President, served as installing officer and spoke about teamwork. Other officers named include Maynette Stiner first vice president and Willard Gray second vice president. Plans for the 18th District Convention in Childress next month were discussed with department and IV presidents expected as guests.
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Buster Mills
Cox-Farr
American Legion Auxiliary
Maynette Stiner
Willard Gray
Weldon Teague
Albert Toler
Bettye Estes
Luther Brown
Childress
Department
Henry Hill
Velma Berry
Caribbean Jewish Roots at Risk in Caribbean
Historian Malcolm Stern warns the Caribbean’s 300 year old Jewish community may vanish unless American Jewish institutions aid. He notes synagogues and other traces of Jewish life are rapidly disappearing.
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Waltham, Mass
Caribbean
Malcolm Stern
Indexes of days in Childress Texas calendar
A dense numeric list records day based figures for months January through December in Childress Texas. The page shows numbers next to each day across months including April May June August September October November and December with many values likely representing listings or statistics.
Neely Rites Held At Estelline For 90 Year Old
Funeral services for Elizabeth Neely 90 of Littlefield were held at the First Baptist Church of Estelline with Rev Elvis Pitts officiating. Interment followed in Childress Cemetery. Survived by daughter Paige Winn of Littlefield and two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Elizabeth Neely
Littlefield
First Baptist Church
Estelline
Elvis Pitts
Childress Cemetery
Spicer Funeral Home
Memphis
Parnell
Paige Winn
Lottery numbers reveal 1972 draft sequence and birthdates
Washington AP reports 366 numbers matched to birthdates in a leap year draft. No 1 triggers first calls with No 190 as practical cap, while boards may extend to fill needs. The published calendar order lists numbers drawn for January to March including 9, 18, 51, 74, and 364 among others.
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Congress
Washington
Rodney Childress 1920s–1950s Fort Worth worker dies
Rodney Childress of Lazarre began with Fort Worth and Denver as a carman in 1953 and served in the Korean War. He married Irene Anderson on June 3, 1955, in Newlin. Survivors include his wife, two daughters Rebecca and Connie, two brothers Jess and Alvin, and three sisters Louise Etheridge Merle Clements Estelle Gibson. He belonged to the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen No. 241.
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Childress
Estelle Gibson
Stinnett
Heavy Rains Subside To Light Showers Across Texas
Heavy rains eased to scattered showers across Texas after days of downpours. Totals ranged above 7 inches near Flatonia and Schulenburg, 6.08 inches at Beaumont Port Arthur, with rapid rain rates in Houston. Flood warnings lingered in Fayette and Harris counties as moisture shifts continued.
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Texas
Flatonia
Schulenburg
San Antonio
Houston
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Fayette
Harris
Panhandle
North Central
Far West
Panhandle Plains
Wichita Falls
Longview
East Texas
Special industry site transport plan under advisement
The Committee plans another hearing with the Commissioners Court regarding a special present industry site to transport materials and finished products. Lancer Home operates at the Airfield with a large payroll and expansion plans, aiding the local economy but facing weather-related difficulties. The Chamber of Commerce and City Council have requested action before FM allocation hearings in September.
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Commissioners Court
Chamber of Commerce
Lancer Home
Lancer
Thomas Is Back With Cowboys
Duane Thomas returns to the Dallas Cowboys after a brief trade to the New England Patriots. Cowboys president Tex Schramm cited unique circumstances in Thomas’s medical questions at New England camp as the reason for his return. Carl Garrett reverts to the Patriots, who keep a 197? No. 1 pick. Halvor Hagan and Honor Jackson stay with New England. Thomas placed on Dallas reserve list.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Dallas
Duane Thomas
Cowboys
Thomas
New England Patriots
Tex Schramm
New England
Patriots
Schramm
Carl Garrett
Halvor Hagan
Honor Jackson
Cowboy
Patriot
Holeman Outstanding Members Highlight July Jaycee Roles
Gerald Holeman received a certificate as Jaycee of the Month for July and Nick Christensen was named Project Chairman of the Month for July during the meeting. Bill Blackburn praised both as outstanding in the community. The group planned a breakfast with Greenbelt players and coaches and seating for the Greenbelt Queen Contest on Friday night August 13. Ronny McNutt was introduced as a new member. Guests Gary Gregory and Tom Harwell attended. A historian note mentioned biblical manna aroma from tama risk shrub.
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Gerald Holeman
Nick Christensen
Gerald
Nick
Childress
Bill Blackburn
Jaycees
Ronny McNutt
Gary Gregory
Tom Harwell
Bloodmobile to Visit Childress Next Thursday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Fair Park Auditorium in Childress next Thursday from 1 p.m. to 5 30 p.m. Volunteers are urged to contact Mrs Jerry Gressett after 1 p.m. to join the volunteer list for this and future visits.
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Red Cross
Childress
Fair Park Auditorium
Bill Smotherman
Jerry Gressett
Beaumont Rites For J H Head
Funeral services for J. H. Head, 92, were held in Beaumont Wednesday. Head, father of John Head of Childress, died Tuesday morning. Survivors include three children Jim Head of Austin, Mrs. E. L. Williford of Beaumont, and John Head of Childress, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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J. H. Head
Beaumont
Head
John Head
Childress
Jim Head
Austin
E.L. Williford
Mutscher’s Political Fortunes Dividing Texas Democrats
A survey shows mixed support for House Speaker Mutscher among Central Texas county chairs and lobbyists with 15 to 1 against in one county. Some observers predict re election while others urge resignation amid the so called Dirty 30 coalition.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Zbranek
Mutscher
House
Gus
Rap Brown
Texas
Ted Connell
Killeen
Waco
SDEC
Gem find yields watermelon tourmaline near Parlin mine
A gem discovery near Parlin Colorado brings watermelon tourmaline crystals from the Brown Derby mine area northeast of town. Also reported were blue beryl creamy topaz pink lepidolite and black tourmaline in nearby pockets.
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Parlin, Colo
Brown Derby
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Paducah News
Mrs
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Childress Index
Neely
Rodney
Constellation
Taurus
Holeman
Page Five
Bloodmobile
Catalina
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