Record U.S. pilots fly 139 missions in North Vietnam raid
American pilots flew 139 missions against North Vietnam hitting military sites fuel depots and communications. Three planes were shot down and one pilot rescued. In South Vietnam two Army helicopters crashed killing seven Americans. Air Force Navy and Marine crews logged 449 sorties and targeted 153 sites across North Vietnam setting a daily record.
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Saigon
Pleiku
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Marine
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Air Force
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
Haiphong
Mu Gia Pass
Dong Hoi
Former Paducah Girl Victim of UT Sniper
Karen Griffith, 17, Austin resident and former Paducah girl, died as the 16th sniper victim. She underwent lung removal surgery last week and developed pneumonia. Survived by parents Harvey and Pam Griffith and sister, Pam. Funeral services held in Austin and burial planned in Wichita Falls.
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Paducah
Karen Griffith
Austin
Harvey B. Griffith
13Th Street
Lubbock
Charles Whitman
Miss Griffith
Nannie Willford
Ida Cansler
Whitman
Harvey B. Griffith Jr
Briarwood Lane
Pam
Wilke-Clay Funeral Home
Ralph Smith
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Hampton-Vaughan Funeral Home
Wichita Falls
Crestview Memorial Park
Bodies of Sullivan and two teens found after crime near Fort Worth
Edna Louise Sullivan, 16, was found late Monday near a rural road 12 miles from where her boyfriend Robert Brand, 17, and cousin Marcus Dunnam, 16, were shot and found in the trunk of Brand's car. Brand and Dunnam were robbed and killed. Roy Green, 18, confessed to raping Sullivan, with Kenneth McDuff implicated by Green.
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Robert Hugh Brand
Alvarado
Marcus Dunnam
Tarzanna
Calif
Fort Worth
David Brand
Childress
Young Dunnam
California
Burleson
Tex
Edna Louise Sullivan
Civil Defense
Edna
Robert Brand
Brand
Mark Dunnam
Roy Green
Kenneth McDuff
August 19 Bloodmobile Visit at Fair Park Auditorium
The Red River Blood Center in Wichita Falls says the bloodmobile will visit Fair Park Auditorium in Childress County on August 19 from 12 to 6 p.m. This is the third of four annual visits, with Childress County one of 18 counties in the Red River Blood Program.
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Childress County
Fair Park Auditorium
Red Cross
Red River Blood Center
Wichita Falls
Fire Department drill scheduled at 7 30 p m
The Fire Department will conduct a drill at 7 30 p m today at the Fire Station. All firemen are urged to attend.
Hire Appraiser For New School Site Property
The school board accepted bids for various operating needs for the coming year and approved payments. Dalton Martin was hired as appraiser for properties involved in the proposed new high school site. Fred Cawthon resigned. he and his wife will move to Brownfield where he becomes head baseball coach and coach in the district. The board set August 15 to study the 1966-67 budget and August 22 for the public hearing.
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Fred Cawthon
Cawthon
Brownfield
Dalton Martin
Gulf Oil
Plains Milk Co
Sims Oil
Rucker Bros
Meads Bakery
Wilmer Rutledge
Wilson School
Estelline Board of Equalization Sets Friday Meeting
Members of the Estelline Board of Equalization will meet from 8 a.m. until noon Friday in the city office, according to Mayor Tom Collins.
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Estelline Meeting
Estelline Board of Equilization
Tom Collins
New Gridders Report For East Squad Drills
Jim Woods of Amarillo Cap rock and Joe Matlock of Wichita Falls Hirschie joined the Green belt Bowl East squad for drills. Dennis Robinson of Jacksboro unable to play was removed from the roster. Two-a-day workouts began with East and West squads at 8:30 and 9 a.m. Afternoon drills at 3:30 and 4 p.m. weekly sessions alternate on baseball and football fields.
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Jim Woods
Amarillo Caprock
Joe Matlock
Wichita Falls Hirschie
Dony
Dennis Robinson
Jacksboro
Floyd Gass
Bill Long
Austin College
Grant Teaff
Buddy Fornes
McMurry
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Wednes
City Maintains Nine-Year Tax Rate At $1.89 per $100
City Council voted to keep the tax rate at $1.89 per $100valuation, unchanged for nine years. City Manager Louis Sally said operations should run on the present rate despite past investments in water and sewer lines. Harold Evans of Spartans Industries noted a June 6 rent start for a building used by Childress Manufacturing, and the FAA received permission to place a directional finder atop the old parachute building at the air field.
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Louis Sally
Sally
Harold Evans
Spartans Industries
Childress Manufacturing Company
The
Federal Aviation Agency
Air Field
VFW To Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
A regular meeting of the VFW is set for 8 p.m. today at the Veterans Building. The gathering will cover standard post activities and member updates.
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VFW
Funeral services set for Michael L Brown in Childress
Michael Lee Brown dies at Wilford Hall Hospital after 11 hour kidney transplant operation from his mother at Lackland AFB. He would have been a senior at Childress High School and belonged to the Church of Christ. services Wednesday at Childress Church of Christ with E A Sanders officiating. Interment in Goodlett Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Brown born September 4 1948 in Quanah Texas.
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Michael
Lee Brown
Childress Church of Christ
E. A. Sanders
Goodlett Cemetery
Newberry’s
Troy Norrell
Otis Linley
Bernie Cox
Carter Reed
Andy Longbine
Paul Camp
Steve Wilson
John Wilson
Young Brown
Wilford Hall Hospital
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Mike
Childress High School
Church of Christ
Quanah
Texas
McEller Charged With Aggravated Assault
James McEller was fined $50 and court costs in County Court after being filed on for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, per official records of County Attorney Clarence Carter.
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James McEller
Clarence Carter
County Budget Hearing Set For August 31
County commissioners set the public hearing for next year’s budget on August 31 at the Monday meeting. The court approved purchasing a camera for the Sheriff’s Department and Highway Patrol. ASCS office room to be repainted. Nursing Program offices to move into two rooms vacated by the Soil Conservation District. Bills paid and reports approved from Justice of Peace, District Clerk, Sheriff, County Clerk, Treasurer, and Tax Assessor-Collector.
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Childress
Commissioners Court
Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
ASCS
Soil Conservation District
Justice of Peace
Sheriff County
School Repairs To Be Completed On Time
Contractors expect all repairs and redecorations in the school plants to be finished by the evening before the new term. Superintendent J W Hamilton said the high school gym has been redecorated. Four vacancies exist including girls physical education and related math and algebra at the high school and a junior high teacher and coach.
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J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Red River Sportsmen's Club to Elect Officers Tonight
Directors and officers will be elected at tonight's meeting of the Red River Sportsmen's Club. The gathering occurs at the West Texas Utilities building and starts at 7 30 p.m.
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Red River Sportsmen’s Club
West Texas Utilities Building
Services Set Wednesday for Mrs. Flo Newberry
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs. Flo rence Newberry will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Central Christian Church with Rev. Carlton Downing officiating. Interment follows at Childress. Pallbearers include Aubrey Rogers Earl Preston Charles Rogers Ross Smith Woodrow Boyd Dick Preston Clyde Sherwood and John Gay. Newberry was found dead at her home by her brother-in-law between 10 30 and 11 a.m. Monday. She died in her sleep. She married William H. Newberry Jr. on July 3 1925 in Childress. he died August 12 1962. Survivors include son William S. Newberry of Austin, grandchildren William H. Newberry Jr. and Mary Jayne Newberry of Austin, and sisters Mrs. Ruby Harwood and Mrs. Rachel Baugh of Austin.
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Florence Newberry
Central Christian Church
Carlton
Downing
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Aubrey Rogers
Earl Preston
Charles Rogers
Ross Smith
Woodrow Boyd
Dick Preston
Clyde Sherwood
John Gay
Childress
William H. Newberry, Jr
William S. Newberry
Austin
William H. Newberry Jr
Mary Jayne Newberry
Ruby Harwood
Rachel Baugh
Class Reunion Set for Sunday for CHS Class of 1943
CHS Class of 1943 plans a Sunday breakfast reunion at 8 30 am at Ranchouse Restaurant. Registration for ex-students is Saturday with breakfast reservations via WE7 2167 by Saturday.
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CHS
Ranchouse
West Texas Utilities
Civil rights leaders plan Cicero march as next move
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr open housing drive leaders vow to march into Cicero and other all white areas amid calls to confront segregation. Rev Bevel and Rev Jackson say protesters will press into Cicero this week as timing remains unsettled and police protection debates arise.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King
Cicero
James Bevel
King
Jesse Jackson
Bogan
Gage Park
Richard J Daley
David J. Sheehan
Chicago Lawn Civic Associa
Rainy spells continue across Texas Panhandle
Rainfall totals varied across the region with Childress reporting 0.30 inches and Northfield areas recording 0.30 to 0.46 inches. Paducah totaled 1.20 inches for Sunday and Monday as showers edged along the coast and into the Panhandle with Amarillo 0.04 and Lubbock 0.18 in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m.
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United Press International
Greenbelt Boys Hosted At Lions Luncheon Today
Childress Lions Club members hosted all Greenbelt Bowl football players at a noon luncheon in Hotel Childress. President Warner Stevens introduced the program chairman Vernon Eubank and coaches of East and West teams. Eubank noted this year's game could be one of the best in the 17 year history amid strong player records. Lions session urged members to attend the upcoming Lions Club Carnival. Special guest James Harris of Beatrice, Nebraska attended.
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Childress Lions Club
Hotel Childress
Warner Stevens
Vernon Eubank
Fubank
Stevens
James Harris
Beatrice, Nebaska
Prescott Rites Held Here Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Prescott of Amarillo were set for 2 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev. Joe S Allen officiating. Burial followed at Childress Griggs and Sons in Amarillo. The coroner held back ruling on her death pending Potter County sheriff investigation. Mrs Prescott, 32, died from a single .38 caliber gunshot wound at a Bushland party. Witnesses said she used a pistol from a purse to shoot herself. Parafilm test detected powder on her hand. She is survived by two children Kathy and Billy, her mother Allie Simmons, brothers Ervin Simmons and J Simmons, and sister Pauline Fields.
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Nancy Prescott
Amarillo
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Childress Cemetery
Griggs and Sons of
Prescott
Potter County
Sheriff’s Office
Jackson
Childress
Harold Barclay
Bushland
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Bloodmobile
Tom Higley
Kgnc Television
Childress Fair Park Stadium
Greenbelt
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Greenbeet Bowl, Inc
Park
Greenbelt Bowco
Gene Babb
Dallas
Sherman
Aches
Abilene
Fair Park Stadium
Mike Brown
McEller
Commie Country
Robert T. Loughran
Tion
Daley
Nicholas Katzenback
King's
Tell
FAA
Allan Thomas
Northfield
Greenbelt Boys
Lions
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