Nixon Opens Campaign In San Diego With Vietnam Course
Richard Nixon launched his campaign in San Diego saying he would critique the Johnson administration but would not block the Paris peace talks. He emphasized the country comes first and pledged support for continuing the talks if conditions allow.
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Daniel Rapaport
San Diego
Calif
Upi
Richard M. Nixon
Paris
Nixon
Johnson
Texas
Lindberg Field
California
America
North Vietnam
San Antonio
White House
George Christian
Lbj Ranch
Christian
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
CIA
Richard Helms
Cyrus Vance
George McGovern Jumps Into Presidential Race
Senator George S. McGovern declared his candidacy on Saturday with backing from Robert F. Kennedy supporters. He urged an immediate end to the Vietnam War and framed his bid around substantial backing and a call for rapid change in U.S. policy.
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George McGovern
Johnson
Russia
Richard V. Oliver Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
Dl.d
Robert F. Kennedy
Professor Thug
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
McGovern
Humphrey
McCarthy
Kennedy
Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr
Frank Mankiewicz
Pierre Salinger
John F. Kennedy
Ethel
Sen Fedward Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
South Dakota
Sai
Repiblican National Convention
Richard V. Nixon
Chicago
Nixon
America
McCovern
Vietnam
Payments At New High In County
Social Security payments in Childress County break records this year with 1391 recipients totaling 101,841 dollars per month. Changes to the law expanded eligibility for widows, children, dependent parents, and widowers, expanding survivor benefits. Residents are advised to contact social security representatives who visit the courthouse in Childress each Monday.
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Edwin S. Draughon
Vernon
Drauehon
Childress
Draughon
Craughon
West Virginia plane crash claims 32 lives
A Piedmont Airlines turbo prop undershot Kanawha Airport runway in fog and crashed, killing 32 of 37 aboard. Four survivors, including a severely injured 20 year old, were in critical condition as rescuers battled flames and secured bodies at the airfield.
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Daniel Hose Charleson
W. Va
UPI
Piedmont Airlines
Kanawha
West Virginia
West Virginia Air National Guard
Charleston
Louisville
Norfolk
Ralph G. Stone
Stone
Piedmont
Landon C. Welford
Plane crashes at Roanoke runway edge during instrument approach
A F227 twin engined airliner crash near Roanoke occurred as it landed in instrument conditions. It hit the hilltop edge about 50 yards short and 10 feet low, tearing a wing and spilling fuel before a post crash fire. FAA alerted local authorities and NTSB dispatched a 52 man inquiry team.
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Stone
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Richmond
Newport News
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Smith and King Named Purcell Campaign Coordinators
Graham Purcell announced Ross Smith and Leonard King as coordinators of his re election bid for the U S House in the 12th District. Smith, president of the Childress Chamber of Commerce and son of the Smith Motor Co. owner, and King, a top young farmer and Farmers Union leader, are longtime Childress County residents. County voters shift to the 13th District in 1969 with the November general election.
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Ross Smith
Leonard Kine Jr
Graham Purcell
U.S
House of Representatives
Purcell
Smith
Smith Motor Company
Childrese Chamber of Commerce
Four Winds Industrial Foundation
King
Farmers Union
Leonard King
Texas
Childress
Childress County
Barbecue Aims to Boost Lazare Water Project Support
Four Winds Industrial Foundation urges strong attendance at a Lazare barbecue Friday night to celebrate water supply from Red River Authority via Greenbelt system. Congressman Purcell will turn on the water. tickets are $1.75 from local organizers and chambers. Lazare lies southeast of Kirkland with attendees directed via FM 1933 and State Highway 104.
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Childress
Lazare
Ross Smith
Four Winds Industrial Foundation
Graham Purcell
Red River Water Authority
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Sam Carmack
Joe Gruetzner
Wimner Rutledge
Teddy Hightower
R. A. Yarbrough
Chamber of Commerce
Kirkland
Coach Charlie Johnson Receives Teaching Degree
Charlie Johnson, head ball coach, earned his teaching degree from Southeastern College at Durant during the summer. Obla and his family returned to their home after spending the season in Durant.
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Charlie Johnson
Southeastern College
Durant
Obla
Tulia Bus Crash Kills One Injures 25 on Highway 87
A Kerrville Bus Lines coach carrying 34 passengers veered on a mist glazed road near Tulia Texas and hit a tree killing Delores Junco of San Antonio. Driver James Gist of Lubbock sustained a crushed ankle. A dozen Boy Scouts survived with minor injuries while 17 remained hospitalized but none were in critical condition.
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Syd Slingerland
Corpus Christi
Tex
Delores Junco
San Antonio
Kerrville
Set
Bill Wells
Texas Highway Patrol
Gist
Plainview
Lubbock
Melvin Airhart
Plainview Daily Herald
Plain
Area Meeting Set Here With Preston Smith
Democratic leaders from this senatorial district are invited to a Monday meeting here with Lt. Governor nominee Preston Smith. State Senator Jack Hightower of Vernon will attend, and the expanded event may alter the original 10 a.m. plan at Hotel Childress.
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Texas
Rowden Cordell
Smith
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Hotel Childress
Cordell
East Triumphs Over West In 19th Green Belt Bowl
The East defeated the West 19 to 14 at the 19th Annual Green Belt Bowl Football Classic. Ben Bob Walker of Childress earned the Outstanding Lineman Award, Mike Hargrove of Perryton was Outstanding Back, Jan Blain of Wellington was Greenbelt Queen, with runner-up Carolyn Chapman of Quanah and Miss Congeniality Sue Cannon of Hale Center.
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Childress
Ben Bob Walker
Walker
Mike Hargrove
Perryton
Jan Blain
Wellington
Carolyn Chapman
Quanah
Sue Cannon
Hale Center
U S Bomber Strikes US Soldier Unit in A Shau Valley
A U S fighter bomber strafed a unit of American soldiers in the A Shau Valley with rockets and 20 mm cannon fire, killing eight and wounding fifty. In a separate incident near Dong Ha an artillery unit fired on U S Marines, wounding four. The airstrike reportedly hit elements of the 101st Air Cavalry's 1st Brigade during a supposed attack on Communist targets.
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Saigon
APTS
A Shau Valley
U.S
Dong Ha
A. Shan Valley
U.S. Artiery
3Rd Marine Division
Done Ha
101St Air Cavalry Division
Fifth Mechanized Infantry Division
South Vietnam
Cai Rang
Ta Bat
Trum Thap
Phuyi Loi
Dong Nai
7Th Air Force
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Priest and divorced mother wed in Idyllwild ceremony
In Idyllwild California priest William Dubay 33 married Mary Ellen Wall 29 in front of about 150 during a ceremony at an air school. The bride is a divorced mother of four and Wall is an Episcopalian. Separate UPI note reports a misfired rocket stranded a Hurricane-tracking satellite in Cape Kennedy Florida.
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Idyllwild
Calif
UPI
William Dubay
Dubay
Mary Ellen Wall
Cape Kennedy
Fla
City Hold Election Eyed For One Cent Tax
City records show 12 absentee votes cast in the city election on a proposed one cent sales tax. City Hall will host a single voting box Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Deadline for absentee voting was Tuesday.
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Louis Sally
City Hall
Surplus Commodities Distribution Scheduled
Surplus commodities will be distributed from 8 30 a m to 4 p m Wednesday and Thursday at 217 Ave A Northeast. Persons applying for commodities for someone other than themselves must have a signed note of authorization.
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Ave. A
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