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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1972
Page
1
President Nguyen van Thieu approves a harsh new press decree during a national emergency. It requires daily papers to post 50 000 dollars and allows suspension after two security violations, pending military court review.
A light rain fell in Childress Friday afternoon with FAA station at the air field recording only a trace. Downtown Childress averages about .04 inch. Skies dawned clear to partly cloudy over Texas with localized showers near Del Rio San Angelo and the Panhandle. Temperatures at 5 a.m. ranged from 65 in Amarillo to 80 in Galveston.
Mrs. Johnie Rucker in Hall County Hospital after a Friday evening crash on Eighth Street. Her car was hit from the rear by a westbound vehicle. the Rucker car was demolished while the other car was heavily damaged. Johnie Rucker unharmed. Ardell and Robert Wood in city jail. both admit drinking. charges expected per Chief Alvis Maddox.
Few details emerged about an incident at the courthouse Friday afternoon involving County Commissioner Kermitt Waters and Texas Ranger Leo Hickman. Waters was transported to a hospital in Amarillo with injuries not yet determined.
Lowell Elliott, the farmer who found the $500000 ransom from a parachuting skyjacker in Indiana, accepted a $10000 reward from American Airlines after initially turning it down. Two men were later arrested in Michigan and undergo psychiatric tests at a federal medical center.
Investigators press on for leads in the case of two missing girls, 8 year old Fara Fazi and 6 year old Cherry Lambert, daughters of Lackland Air Force Base sergeants. The FBI joined after Friday searches near San Antonio were halted, leaving a wide area west of the city still under search.
The Farmers Home Administration approves a $337,000 loan and a $334,000 grant for Thirsty Water Phases III and IV in Childress, Cattle, Hardeman, Wilbarger and Foard Counties. Red River Authority of Texas will expand water lines and storage to serve 828 homes and farms with water from Greenbelt authority, repayment over 40 years at five percent interest.
City police turned firefighters about 4 30 a.m. Friday when they saw a chute at the Old Settlers arena on fire. Chief Alvis Maddox said the blaze was small and the arena hose sufficed to extinguish it. Patrolmen Bill McMinn and Trust Bell aided in firefighting.
Senator Edmund S. Muskie has refused George McGovern's offer to be his running mate. He said the decision was family based, not political, made from his Kennebunk Maine home with sadness and regret. Muskie noted he may help the campaign in other ways and may be involved later in the fall.
John Schmitz, fresh from switching to the American Party, declares the nation in trouble and urges a new political base to spark an American renaissance. He links Nixon's defeat to his own initial move and calls followers to align with God and George Wallace's marching orders. The convention weighs approving his nomination and Tom Anderson as vice president.
Washington AP The House Internal Security Committee received a subpoena request from Rep Fletcher Thompson to question actress Jane Fonda about her Hanoi trip and propaganda broadcasts to U S forces in Southeast Asia. Fonda expressed willingness to testify and the Justice Department reviews her North Vietnam statements for possible law violations.
The East and West All Star Classic teams arrive in Childress Monday for registration at 9 a.m. in the West Texas Building. Coaches James Cameron and Richard Harvey lead the 44 players through two daily workouts through Thursday with a light Friday session before Saturday's game.
A Friday picnic in Rotary Bowl honors the Greenbelt players and queen candidates. Town residents are invited to donate sandwiches or cake and bring ice tea and potato chips. Volunteers to supply food should contact Lois Stiner or Buddy Wilcoxson.
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie May Harp 84 will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Childress Church of Christ with Author Judd officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include son Allen Harp of Childress daughter Opal Boyd of Tampa sister Bede Steffey of Childress brothers J L Clements of California and A Burl Clements of Kirkland.
Coach Charlie Johnson announced that 1973 Childress Bobcat players may report at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the High School Gym to check out shoes. Physicals are set for Sunday, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. in the Gym with practice starting the next day.
The Childress Bobcat Boosters convene at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the West Texas Utilities Building to organize for the coming year and arrange concessions for the Greenbelt game.
The Bobcat High School Band plans its first session in a general meeting at 8 a.m. Monday in the band hall.
All Legionaires and 40&8 members with families and guests are invited to a VFW Family Night at 7 p.m. Monday in the Veterans Building. Meat will be provided. attendees should bring a covered dish.
Henry Chustz from the Vernon Social Security Office will be at the Childress Courthouse at 10 a.m. on Monday August 7 to take applications for social security benefits.
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