Fires Consume Peat Bogs East of Moscow in Round‑the‑Clock Battle
Some 16 500 firemen soldiers and citizens fight fires in tinder dry peat bogs and forests east of Moscow using bulldozers pumper trucks road scrapers dynamite helicopters and small planes. In Vietnam U S B52 bombers conducted their heaviest raids of the war dropping over 3 000 tons of bombs on supply caches staging areas and troop concentrations across North and South Vietnam.
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Moscow
Saigon
North
South Vietnam
U.S. Comand
North Vietnam
Woman 71 Faces Charge in Miami Shooting Self Defense Ruling
In Miami, State Atty. Richard Gerstein ruled 71 year old Mattie Davis acted in self defense after a man, Edward Dukes, dead from a gunshot following an attack on her and her niece Bea Moore. Dukes died Monday after a Sunday incident at Davis’s apartment.
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Miami
Mattie Davis
Richard Gerstein
Davis
Edward L. Dukes
Gerstein
Dukes
Bea Moore
Radio Hanoi Reports Clark Visit Details
Radio Hanoi said former Attorney General Ramsey Clark visited Hong Kong and discussed U.S. policy. The report offered no corroborating sources and noted no official confirmation.
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Hong Kong
Radio
Hanoi
Atty
Ramsey
U.S
Rogers
Eisenhower
Clark
Clark holds long talk with ten American POWs in North Vietnam
Clark met ten American prisoners of war during a North Vietnam visit and praised their living conditions and medical care. The North Vietnamese radio offered few specifics about the meeting location or whether the prisoners were at a camp, and details about where Clark travelled during his two week tour remain unclear.
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Clark
North Vietnam
International Commission
U.S
Indochina
RADIO
Long Trek Helps Center On 1000 mile Mercy Mission
Six Tulsa youths arrived in the Rio Grande Valley on the last lap of a 1000 mile trek to raise funds for an orphanage in San Miguel. The group began July 1 on foot and aims to raise forty two thousand dollars, with about six thousand already collected. Sponsored by Gospel Outreach of Tulsa, the mission is to ferry the Rio Grande Saturday afternoon. The six are identified as Roger Low and Hank Brame among others.
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MC Allen
Tex
Tulsa
Okla
Rio Grande Valley
San Miguel
Rio Grande
Gospel Outreach
Jim Whitby
Roger Low
Hank Brame
Greenbelt Bowl Queen Crowned At All Star Classic
Miss Hart crowns the new Greenbelt Bowl Queen during halftime of the All Star Classic in Fair Park Stadium. Thirty nine contestants were nominated by East West players and rode in the Parade of Queens before the game, with Miss Congeniality and runner up acknowledged in ceremonies.
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Carol Hart
Miss Hart
Childress
Fair Park Stadium
Queens
Fair Park
Man Charged in Attempt on President Nixon
Andrew B. Topping, 27, held on 500000 bail in New York on charges of threatening and attempting to kill President Nixon. He allegedly paid 1000 to a Secret Service agent posing as a killer in Central Park after seeking Nixon access and a court life sentence, with agent meetings in the Boat Basin.
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New York
Andrew B. Topping
Nixon
Topping
Central Park
Secret Service
U.S
Meeting Rescheduled by School Board for August 17
The school board meeting set for Monday night has been moved to 8 p m on Thursday August 17.
Romney Quits Housing Job
Washington AP Romney says he will resign as secretary of HUD after finishing final assignments for President Nixon. He notes an already shrinking Nixon Cabinet with eight members gone. Romney helped plan housing relief for flood victims in Luzerne County Pennsylvania and urged creation of a federal disaster director. He offered to help locate a successor and assist in relief efforts, but gave no timing or new job details.
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Washington
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Nixon
Romney
William P .Rogers
Defense
Melvin Laird
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Michigan
Auto Company
HUD
Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
Agnes
No Peace Chance Lost Rogers Says No Peace Chance Lost
Secretary of State William P. Rogers finds no evidence that Sargent Shriver told Nixon of a historic Vietnam peace opportunity. Rogers spoke at a news conference before testifying to the Republican Platform Committee in Miami. Shriver’s spokesman said he would not comment further and stood by his earlier statement.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Shriver
Rogers
Miami
Platform Committee
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Radio Hanoi
Clark
North Vietnam
American Nominee Attacks Nixon in Nashville Campaign
American party vice presidential nominee Tom Anderson accused President Nixon of propping up communism and failing to be conservative at a Nashville news conference. He claimed Nixon’s policies increased welfare rolls and debt and said he would campaign nationwide with Rep. John Schmitz, campaigning separately in some states.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nixon
American Party
Tom Anderson
Nashville
Anderson
McGovern
George McGovern
Farm Magazine
Pigeon Forge
Tenn
Louisville
John Schmitz
Calif
Hubert
Humphrey
Russia
China
Texas
Schmitz
California
Vietnam base Cam Ranh Bay becomes ghost town after US pullout
The AP describes Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam as a fading ghost town after the 40,000 American personnel left. Vast bases, warehouses, and hangars stand empty as Saigon takes over, with security concerns and dwindling Vietnamese prospects for industrial use.
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Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
Cam Ranh
Nevada
Arizona
Saigon
An Khe Valley
1St Cavalry
Dong Ba Tin
Guadalcanal
South Vietnam
GAG Plans Survey On Sewing Courses By Community Center
The Community Action Center seeks interest in sewing classes with potential employment. Instruction by TSTI Amarillo is planned for 80 hours at Childress, with a starting wage of $1.60 per hour if a job is secured. Interested residents may visit the Center at 501 Avenue NE or call 937-3711.
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Community Action Center
Rowden Cordell
Childress
TSTI
Amarillo
Cordell
501 Avenue
Funeral services held for Mrs Pearl Gilbert Amarillo widow
Funeral services were held Friday for Mrs Pearl Gilbert 61 who died at her home in Amarillo Wednesday Rev L V Ratliff officiated at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery She was born in Childress and had lived in Amarillo more than 50 years Survivors include two sons two daughters a sister and 14 grandchildren
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Pearl Gilbert
Amarillo
L.V. Ratliff
Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel
Llano
Perry Brothers Safe Robbed During Noon Hours
About $100 was taken from the Perry Brothers store safe during the noon hour Friday. The safe was unlocked and needed turning to open, authorities said.
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Perry Brothers
John Wilkins
Alvis Maddox
Grill Fire Hits Ranchhouse Restaurant. Little Damage Reported
Fire Department rushed to Ranchhouse Restaurant at 5 45 a m Saturday to extinguish a grill fire. Slight damage was reported with no injuries.
Back to School Edition to Go 100 Percent Sunday
The Index will distribute its annual back to school edition with full Sunday circulation for Childress. Merchants will not pay extra for the extended issue.
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Childress
Commissioners Court Meeting Set for August 14
The commissioners court will hold its regular meeting on August 14 at 10 a.m. in the court room to discuss agenda items and official business.
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Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court Room
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Billie Sartain
Jan Garrison
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Dena Baggett
Cathy Evans
Ellen Curtis
Jerri Massey
Kay Hill
Jay Nell Holland
Paula Parr
Kathy Sager
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