Two Coast Guardmen Die as Plane Bombs Coast Guard Cutter
In a second friendly-fire strike within 48 hours, three U.S. Air Force fighter bombers hit the Coast Guard cutter USS Point Welcome near Saigon, killing two Coast Guard crewmen and wounding five others including a British journalist Tim Page. The previous day a bombing of Truong Thanh killed 26 people and wounded 114.
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Joseph L. Galloway
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Coast Guard
Coast
Point Welcome
Saigon
Vicky Hines Among Top Texas 4-H Horse Show Contenders
Miss Vicky Hines, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Hines of Childress, is slated to compete at the State 4-H Horse Show in San Antonio August 12 13. About 249 4 Hers from 12 districts enter, with eight harness classes and four performance events including barrel racing. The event at Joe Freeman Coliseum will award trophies and prizes as San Antonio declares 4 H Horse Show Week.
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Vicky Hines
Texas
San Antonio
Vicky
Vernon
Roy Hines
Childress
B. F. Yeates
Extension
Texas A&m University
Yeates
McAllister
Joe Freeman
Production of Wheat in Texas Falls Below ’65 Rate
Texas wheat output in August, while above July forecasts, trails 1965 totals. Aug 1 estimate reaches 66.83 million bushels, up from 65.34 million on July 1, with 22.5 bushels per acre average yield.
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Texas
Washington
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Clubs Donate To Eighth Field Hospital Fund
Friendship Club and Lions Club are among the latest donors to the Red Cross Operation Helpmate fund aimed at supplying the Eighth Field Hospital in Vietnam. The gifts will cover half the September supply costs for shipment to servicemen, with 12 clubs and organizations contributing so far. Mrs. Avis Bailey, local Red Cross secretary, praised broad community cooperation across races.
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Friendship Club
Lions Club
Red Cross
Eighth Field
Viet Nam
Avis Bailey
The
Divorce filed in district court Merle Hill versus Sam Hill
A divorce petition was filed Wednesday afternoon in the District Clerk's office listing Merle Hill as plaintiff and Sam R. Hill as respondent. The action requests court dissolution of the marriage and related relief.
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Merle Hill
Sam R. Hill
East West Gridders In Last Stages Of Drills
East and West Greenbelt Bowl squads finalize preparations for the Saturday night game at Childress Fair Park Stadium. East captain choices are Raymond Ater and Rickey Works. West captains to be chosen later. Players praised include Roy Farmer and Richard Puckett. knee injury to Leroy Deanda noted as likely not delaying him. Tom Higley will call play by play for KGNC. tickets on sale at Chamber, City Hall, and Eubank Park Drug.
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Gene Babb
Austin College
San Francisco
Dallas
Houston
Babb
East
Raymond Ater
Idalou
Rickey Works
Wichita Falls
West
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Eubank
Park Drug
Picnic Friday For Players And Queens At Fair Park
Greenbelt players queens and coaches hold a Friday night picnic at Rotary Bowl Fair Park starting 6 p.m. to allow time for queens to dress for the 8 p.m. pageant at the Elks Lodge. Parents and food providers invited. sandwiches cakes and pies requested. volunteers to arrive by 5 45 p.m.
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Fair Park
the Elks Lodge
Band Students BeginMagazine Subscriptions Next Tuesday
Aeese High School and junior high band students start selling magazine subscriptions on Tuesday August 16. Specials offered through mail orders stay valid through band student sales.
Orbiter On Course Question as Moon Mission Continues
Engineers and computers at JPL study telemetry from the lunar orbiter as it speeds toward the moon on a photographic mission to locate safe landing sites. A midcourse maneuver may be needed within three days.
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Moon
Pasadena
Calif
America
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Lunar
Madrid
JPL
Robert H. Gray
Reunion Plans for Class of 1956
Class of 1956 plans a soft drink party at Rotary Bowl from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and a luncheon at Rawhouse Restaurant at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Invited are classmates, teachers from that year, and families of graduates.
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Rotary Bowl
Bicycle Tour Opens Ninth France Ride by 78-Year-Old Kraft
Emile Kraft arrived in Melon France on the first lap of his ninth annual month long bicycle tour of France. He plans to touch all four corners of the country and said he intends to continue riding until he cannot.
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Melon
France
UPI
Emile Kraft
Kraft
Jaycees Cancel Donkey Baseball Game Tonight
The Jaycee Donkey Softball game is cancelled due to Greenbelt Bowl pre game activities announced at the noon meeting. Jaycees urge attendance at the Greenbelt Bowl game at 8 p m Saturday in Fair Park Stadium with special guests Greenbelt Coaches Bill Long Buddy Fornes and Gene Babb and Pat Gage.
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Jaycees
Fair Park Stadium
Greenbelt
Bill Long
Buddy Fornes
Gene Babb
Ang Pat Gage
Swimming School Certificates In RC Office
Red Cross Swim Class certificates issued for Beginner and Advance Beginner swimmers. Pick up times 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Cross office per secretary Mrs Baile. Names listed include Scott Hurst Keith Lacy and others from Houston and area.
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Red Cross
Jon Hufstedier
Pampa
Fair Park
Chileren
Scotts Hurst
Keith Lacy
Micheel Carmack
Kenneth Baker
Mike 'Arned
Deeter Sledge
Roger Hushand
Dwain Hicks
Terri Hicks
Houston
Davy Movers
Jake Rogers
Gene Hackler
Kathy Stewa Rene Miller
Cindy Morgan
Nebbie Morgan David Taylor
Sissy Taylor
Randall Gressett
Bruce Inman
Eddie Jennings
Joey King
Jay Nell Holland
Charmaine Pidgue
Twyla Sain
Arlena Sain
Brenda Blackwell
David Statum
Rusty Statum
Hazel Crawford
Alice Crawford
Rita Morgan
Kay Morgan
Anita Dotson
Senate to Begin Debate on Civil Rights Bill Sept. 6
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield announced debate on the House passed civil rights bill will start Sept. 6. He cited Senator Dirksen as pivotal to breaking a southern filibuster and urged cooperation for cloture. The House bill, approved 259 to 157, narrows the open housing provision. President Johnson praised the House action and urged swift Senate action.
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Steven Gerstel
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Aso
Everett M. Dirksen
Ili
Dirksen
Mansfield
Judiciary
House
Johnson
Judiciary Committees
Quiet Night Across Regions Of Racial Unrest
In Grenada Mississippi white men yelled and threw cherry bombs at about 250 Negro demonstrators. state troopers, armed with billy clubs, dispersed the crowd without violence. Detroit saw a calm east side under heavy rain with 37 arrests after earlier rioting. In Lansing an agreement restricting police and whites in the Negro area produced a quiet second night.
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United Press International
Grenada
Miss
Detroit
Chicago
Chicago Real Estate Board
Mississippi
Public Square
Courthouse
Belle Isle
Lansing
Mich
Socials Set For CHS Exes Groups
Graduates of Childress High School class years 1925 1926 and 1927 hold a social at 2 pm Saturday at the Childress Hotel Coffee Shop. Event lasts until the parade at 4 pm then resumes after the parade. All alumni invited regardless of graduation year.
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Childress High School
Childress Hotel
Iraqi Premier Naji Taleb's 18man unity cabinet sworn in
Beirut reports the 18 member national unity cabinet of Iraqi Premier Naji Taleb was sworn in at the presidential palace. Radio Baghdad announced the ceremony on Wednesday.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPT
National Unity
Naji Taleb
Radio Baghdad
Registration set for Estelline schools August 31
Estelline High School registration begins at 9 a.m on Wednesday August 31 announced by David L Haynie new superintendent. There is no registration for the grade school and both schools open September 1 for a full day. Max Jenks named Estelline principal. Haynie holds a bachelor's from Southeastern College and a master's from North Texas State University.
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Estelline High School
David L Haynie
Max Jenks
Petrolia
Estelline
Haynie
Southeastern College
Durant
Okla
North Texas State University
Denton
Pre School Band Practice Starts for High School Band
The high school band will begin pre school practice Monday August 15 from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Band director Norman Hemphill announced the schedule.
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Norman Hemphill
Whitman murder rampage linked to no drugs
A lab report presented to the jury found no significant alcohol or barbiturate traces in Charles J. Whitman's blood. Laboratory chief J. D. Chastain said testing was limited by sample quality but showed at most an insignificant amount of substances could have been present. Whitman killed his wife and mother and wounded 14 others from the University of Texas tower last week.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Charles J. Whitman
Department of Public Safety
Whitman
J. D. Chastain
Jack
University of Texas
Chastain
Pep
Fire breaks out in room of Hotel Childress
A fire at Hotel Childress around 10 30 a m started from an overloaded extension cord powering a worn air conditioner. A rug ignited and smoke filled the floor but the blaze was contained to one room and the hotel is reported fire proof.
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Hotel Childress
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U.S
South Viet Nam
Tim Page
Hue
Elizabeth Halstead
Can Tho
Teaff
Belt Bowl Association
Grant Ng
Bill
Coopwood
Perry Morren
Eubank Park Drug
Chamber of Commercs
Eighth Field Hospital
Leroy Deanda
Brownwood
Roy
Aeese
Joseph A. ST. Amant
David L. Haynie
Noodie
Jo Ed Cuppel
Hereford
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