Hospital Notes List Admissions and Discharges
A hospital notes list records admissions on Saturday and Sunday for Mrs. Ben McLeland Larry Wright Mrs Lillian Griffin Mrs Thomas Hall irs Arthur D Taylor James D Elliott irt le Yancy Lawrence Cramer irs Joe A Gillem Douglas Ables Neil Gage Oscar Pryor Billy Lynn Prentice Janice Martin Pamela Trosper Eddie Leach Mrs Robert Johnson and discharges including Billy Wayne Sorrels Fletcher Gates Myrtle Turner Reed Graham Mrs Paul Pierce Tomm y Howard Mrs Carl Spear Larry Wright Jerry Jaco Mr Thomas Hall and baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben McLeland
Larry Wright
Lillian Griffin
Thomas Hall
Irs
Arthur D. Taylor
James D. Elliott
Yancy
Lawrence Cramer
Joe A. Gillem
Douglas Ables
Neil Gage
Oscar Pryor
Billy Lynn Prentice
Janice Martin
Pamela Trosper
Eddie Leach
Robert Johnson
Billy Wayne Sorrels
Clarence Taylor
Local social notes of multiple visitors and reunions
Local residents host and visit family over the weekend. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Walker from Vernon with Wilcox family, and numerous others from Wichita Falls Lubbock Amarillo Mansfield Ark Winter Harbor and Washington DC area. A West Texas University education fin ultim exercises occur in Amarillo Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walker
Brenda Kay
David
Horace Wilcox
Walker
Lonnie Walker
Vernon
Wilcox
Lloyd Woodard
Wichita Falls
Jess Vandiver
Gary Hassell
Amarillo
West Texas University
Amarillo Coliseum
Dakil Undergoes Surgery at Baylor Hospital Dallas
Frank Dakil reportedly had successful surgery Monday morning at Baylor Hospital Dallas and remains in the intensive care unit. Tom Roberson is the source noting the status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dakil
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Confirm Two Cases of VEE
Four new cases of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis were reported, two in humans and two in horses, bringing totals to 60 human cases and 86 equine cases, all in 12 South Texas counties. Federal aerial spraying aimed to cover about 9 million acres in Texas and Louisiana this week, while horse vaccination campaigns continue in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
Texas Health Department
Cameron
San Patricio
South Texas
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Colma Cemeteries Turn Brown as Strike Drags On
San Francisco AP reports Colma's 13 cemeteries, serving about 10 000 burials yearly, have become brown wastelands after greenskeepers and gravediggers walked off for over nine weeks. Residents lament overgrown graves as Mayor Alioto schedules talks with the 235 member Cemetery Workers Union and cemetery operators.
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San Francisco
Colma
Ernest Martens
Martens
Miguel Irizarry
Joseph Alioto
Cemetery Workers Union
Colma’s
West Texas storms bring hail and heavy rain across regions
The National Weather Service reports hail and heavy thunderstorms across West Texas with El Paso recording .62 inch of rain and hail and Childress gauge measuring 1.35 inches. More storms are forecast for West and Northwest Texas while other areas remain clear to partly cloudy with predawn temperatures from the 60s to 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Texas
Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
Galveston
National Weather Service
Weather Outlook For Coastal Plains And Statewide Heat
The forecast anticipates thundershowers in the Upper and Middle Coastal Plains with warm temperatures expected across the entire state. Local heat may intensify during peak afternoon hours and humidity remains high.
Top Honors In 4 H Show By County Club Members
Paducah 4-H member Randy Love and Vernon rival Frann Luedtke led District 3 record book entries from Cottle and King counties. Love showcased an electricity theme with grand champion Keifer in the calf show and earned the Greenhands award. Luedtke highlighted citizenship with 4 H and FFA involvement and school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Cattle County
Randy Love
Frann Luedtke
Vernon
Texas
Cottle
King Counties
Love
Paducah High School
Donald Love
Keifer
Farmers of America
PHS
Charles Luedtke
Miss Luedtke
Homemakers of America
SISK Lillian Leaves Legacy in Amarillo Area Obituary
Lillian Sisk survives with one son R. O. Jr. of Tascosa Road Amarillo and four brothers Dewey of 101 Arch Terrace Amarillo Harold of Princeton NC R L of Wellington Bay of Pine Bluff Ark. two sisters Mrs Harry Henderson Indianapolis Ind Mrs Bettis Childress. one grandchild.
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Lillian
R. O. Jr
Tascosa Road
Amarillo
Dewey
Arch Terrace
Harold
Princeton
N. C
R. L
Wellington
Bay of Pine Bluff
Ark
Harry Henderson
Indianapolis
Ind
Bettis
Childress
City Council Actions Include Tax Lot Sale and Condemnations
The council approved the sale of two back taxes lots at 704 and 706 Avenue I Ne to Mrs. Oradell Barker for 100 dollars. Two more houses were condemned. A mobile gasoline stations ban ordinance passed first reading. Dale Wallace urged retirees rely on private insurance instead of city hospital plan.
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Dale Wallace
Oradell Barker
Avenue I
Childress
Lions Welcome Group Of Coaches And Players In Childress
Head coaches introduced assistants Jerry Elledge and Dean Slatyon along with players. Trainers Mike Chase of McMurry College and Wayne Rathke of Howard Payne attended. Kitchens welcomed the group. L. V. Price, President Glen Stiner, and guests Ken Elliott and Roy Dodds spoke.
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Jerry Elledge
Dean Slatyon
Mike Chase
McMurry College
Wayne Rathke
Howard Payne
Kitchens
Childress
Lions
L. V. Price
Glen Stiner
Ken Elliott
Galveston
Roy Dodds
Cotton production forecast hits 10.9 million bales for year
The year’s first cotton production estimate shows 10.9 million bales, up eight percent from 1970’s 10.1 million. Steel output plunged 51.8 percent last week, down to 947 000 tons, the largest weekly drop since the 1959 strike. A note on the Democratic Party warns it risks sinking next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Washington
Gulf Ports
Nixon
U. S
Radical talk and political shift rumors sweep Washington
Sen. Henry Jackson blasted leftist critics as snide about hard hats and ethnics while others romanticize criminals. In New York speculation rose that Mayor Lindsay may switch to the Democratic Party after a Colorado trip as advisers push the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and
Henry Jackson
Washington Democrat
New York
John V. Lindsay
Democratic Party
Colorado
Alex Rose
Liberal Party
Lindsay
Custody Saturday for Clarence Otis Smith in extradition case
Federal authorities report Clarence Otis Smith was captured crossing the Gateway International Bridge from Matamoros to Brownsville. Smith, a Childress Texan, faces a federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on two murder counts and was jailed in Cameron County awaiting extradition procedures after arraignment.
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Gateway International Bridge
Brownsville
Matamoros
Mexico
Mexico City
Cameron County
Smith
U.S
William Mallet
FBI
Childress
Tex
California
Voter registration rules for 18 to 21 year olds in 1971
Dies stated that the 26th Amendment enshrined the right for 18 to 21 year olds to vote and must be registered. County registrars must accept applications, issue certificates valid for elections 30 days after registration, with 1971 certificates expiring March 1, 1972, and all voters required to register starting Oct. 1 to vote in 1972 elections.
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Dies
Mutschers and Sharp linked to banking bill debate
The article notes Mutscher supported legislation tied to large profits for politicians in exchange for backing a banking bill shielding Frank W. Sharp’s bank from FDIC scrutiny. Sharp testified in Houston after being ordered to Dallas for SEC questioning, with grand jury questions ongoing and Sen William Patman among future witnesses.
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Frank W. Sharp
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Sharp
SEC
Federal
Dallas
Houston
U.S. Dist
Rogert M. Hill
J. Quincy Adams
Hill
Adams
U. S. Atty
Anthony J. P. Farris
William Patman
Canada
Smith
Deadly Honeymoon to Be Shot in Los Angeles and Big Sur
MGM plans filming of Deadly Honeymoon starring Ryan O Neal based on a Larry Block novel. William Tennant to produce this contemporary mystery drama about a honeymooning couple targeted by hired killers during a fall shoot in Los Angeles and Big Sur.
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Los Angeles
Ryan O'Neal
Big Sur
William Tennant
MGM
Larry Block
School Board Approves Plans and Calendar for 1971-72
The board accepted bids for a new roof at the administration building and cafeteria repairs at Wilson Elementary. The 1971-72 school calendar was approved with inservice August 17-20 and first day August 23. Additional authorization provides up to 50 dollars yearly for Hollis Reavis toward insurance deductibles. Delinquent tax property may be sold by City Council in northeast Childress. Transfers of Nancy and Thomas Bryant require TEA approval. The board recessed to 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Thaten Brothers Construction
Charles Evans
Wilson Elementary
Hollis Reavis
Northeast
Childress
Nancy D. Bryant
Thomas L. Bryant
Texas Education Agnecy
All-Out War Declared as Belfast Riots Surge
The capital bears littered streets with Belfast’s rioting causing $39.6 million in property and personal injury claims over two years. Fire bombs left many workers jobless at night as violence escalates. Amid the clashes two British soldiers, two youths, and a Roman Catholic priest killed during last rites to an IRA gunman. An IRA leader proclaimed full-scale war after a 25-year-old IRA officer was shot, reportedly by a Protestant, as witnesses describe the chaos.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
New Field Guide Series Aims at Junior Readers
The series covers rock weathering soils layered rocks fossils plutonic and metamorphic rocks color of minerals beaches lakes astronomy and meteors. C F A Powell editor says the guides suit out of class use and complement Investigating the Earth from Houghton Mifflin with NSF support. Dr Robert Boyer of UT Austin was sponsoring editor and wrote the Guide to Rock Weathering.
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C.F.A. Powell
Houghton Mifflin
American Geological Institute
National Science Foundation
Robert Boyer
University of Texas At Austin
Astronauts Open Lunar Samples in Sterile Cabinet
Zeologists view the first box of moon rocks in a glass pressure cabinet as an expert handles bricksized, irregular stones. After noting the collection conditions, Scott and Irwin bring back about 175 to 185 pounds of lunar samples, with sand like material in the first container. Lunar Receiving Laboratory scientists weigh photograph and inventory each sample before storing them in sealed steel tubes for analysis.
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Scott
Irwin
Lunar Receiving Laboratory
County approves road widening plans and heavy utility work
The court details multi line utility upgrades costing over 40000 with right of way and fencing totaling over 57500 borne by the County, while state pays transport. It backs an all weather road from the airport to Highway 287 and plans a budget hearing on August 31 at 10 am in the courthouse.
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Commissioners Court
Court House
Apollo astronauts monitor readjustment after lunar mission
NASA released nine black and white photos of the lunar mission and delayed a film clip. Dr. Charles A. Berry conducted a four hour postflight exam on Scott Irwin and Worden to assess readaptation to gravity after weightlessness. He said the crew is in good condition but not yet at per flight levels.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles A. Berry
Scott
Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Earth
Berry
Guide Book For Vacation Field Trips
The Educational Division of Houghton Mifflin Co publishes a set of 10 slim field guides for earth sciences designed to involve amateur scientists in observing and interpreting environmental and earth processes. Each guide includes photographs, drawings, and equipment lists to aid teachers and students on field trips after Labor Day.
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Houghton Mifflin Co
Bach
Scrooge Wins Fourth International Honor
The 1970 musical Scrooge produced by Robert H. Solo and directed by Ronald Neame is named best family entertainment picture of 1970 by Puerto Rico’s El Centro de Medio de Communicacion Social. A silver plaque citation is sent to Cinema Center Films in North Hollywood, marking the fourth international honor for the film.
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New York
Robert H. Solo
Ronald Neame
el Centro de Medio de Communicacion Social
Puerto Rico
Cinema Center Films
North Hollywood
Calif
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Ional Agricult
Truman Kidwell
Childress High School
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Ray Seale
Shiner
Association
Jackie Smith
Charlie Johnston
Ken West
James Collingsworth
Ray Fintey
Bob Halencak
Fort Worth
Coaches School
Merle Monroe
Lubbock
Jarma Evans
Johnny Darnell
Merle Darnell
Kenneth Artis
J. B. McCoy
Mansfield, Ark
Rev
A .L. Heath
Ray Johnson
Jerry
Ronna
Donna
Winter Harbor
Maine
Ctrsn Garvis Johnson
US Navy
New York City
Waslington D.C
Roy Wygal
Russellville, Ark
Tony Wygal
W. J. Sharpe
John Wright
Jarrel Wright
Diana
Faith Ann
Albert Roberson
Tom Roberson
Sisk
Frankfurt
Germany
Italy
Moscow
Pravda
Tass
Austin
A. W. Mourland
Lyndon Johnson
National
Round Mountain
Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
Office of State Atty
Louis Lefkowitz
Albany
U. S. Supreme Court
Childress, Texas
Stinnett
Allen Dell Greer
Vietnam
Truman Smith
Greer
Darla Greer
Green Berets
Michael Markin
Charles Levy
Harvard Medical School
Clarence Otis Smith
Charles Mack
J. E. Benham
Alvis Maddox
Mutscher
Z. J. Harmon
John J. Mullins
Boston
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