Soldier David Seal Returns on 3 Day Leave Before Vietnam
David Gregory Seal, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Seal of Childress, visits parents and friends on a 3 day leave before heading to Vietnam via Ha. Seal joined the Army in 1968 and trained at Ft. Bliss and Ft. Knox. A 196? Paducah High School graduate.
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Unclear Entry Fatality Report in South Africa Zoo Enclosure
Supervisors in South Africa reported the body of a man found Tuesday inside an animal enclosure at a zoo. The victim, 22, was reportedly killed by a lion after entering a fenced area. Local authorities investigated the incident and the zoo remained closed pending inquiries.
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Local Youths to Represent Lambda Chi Alpha in Dallas
Ril Fadrinaton and David Galligan of 500 Ave E southeast Childress will represent the Lambda Chi Alpha chapter at West Texas State University for the fraternity's 31st biennial international convention in Dallas August 25 through 28. Curtis E. Frank of New York City and Senator John Tower will address the gathering. Willis M. Tate will keynote the convocation. In other news, fighting around Vietnam leaves Americans dead and wounded as U S and Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong with B52 bombing and raids north of Saigon.
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Saigon
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Deserted Americans Smuggled to Sweden Claims Peace Group
A Japanese peace in Vietnam group said two U S servicemen were secretly smuggled to Sweden as deserters from Vietnam. They named Marine Pfc Raymond Sansiiero 19 of Long Island New York and Army Sgt Ou Yang Yotsai 24 of New York City.
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Jackson Rites Set Thursday In Amarillo
Funeral services for William M Jackson age 71, of Childress, will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Amarillo with interment in Amarillo Cemetery. He was born January 5 1897 in Peia and married to the former Mice Fidith Tewje Meenh in 1927. A painter, he and his wife moved to Childress in 1940 from Roenham. Survivors include his wife a daughter two sisters two brothers and several nieces and nephews.
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James Canner Conner Obituary in Matador
James Canner Conner died Monday morning in a children's nursing home after a three month stay. He was born October 26 in a town near Matador. He was a member of the First Methodist Church the Order of the Eastern Star and the Masons. Surviving are his wife a son a daughter and three grandchildren. Interment was in Matador Cemetery with graveside Masonic rites. Reverend John Fitzgerald led the funeral service at the church.
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Severe Weather Lashes North Texas With Tornado Reports and Flood Damage
Roofs blown off at Peddie Brook Apartments and many windows shattered as rains and hail battered the area. A Dallas road washed out and a car fell into a cratered pit. one man, Darrrell Moss of Denison, killed in a head on crash amid the storm. Funnel clouds spotted near Miami Skellytown and Whitewright with no damage reported. Temperatures spiked with Cotulla 105 Laredo 102 Presidio 101 Del Rio 101.
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Veep Race Sparks Quarrel Over Candidate Importance
Washington notes recount the vice presidential clash after election returns. Agnew dubbed "Zorba the Veep" in Miami Beach while Spiro Agnew lingers on his words. McGovern is portrayed as a last minute contender facing Humphrey and McCarthy with media briefings misnaming him as governor of South Dakota or a senator.
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Stalin statue site shadows former Interior Ministry in Prague
Svobodne Slovo reports on a location near the former Interior Ministry where a giant Stalin statue once stood now marked by a shadow of the secret police. The party presidium rejects attacks on the Peoples' Militia, calling it vital to the socialist system. Massachusetts remains governed by its original constitution with East Maine as West Quoddy Head.
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United States
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Maine
Will Childress residents pass city sales tax Saturday
Morris Higley warns that a vote against the sales tax will force the City Council to find money to meet obligations. He notes options include raising the rate from 1.80 to 2 per 100 and increasing service charges. The piece urges council action now regardless of who is in office.
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Japanese lanterns shipped to Boston in exchange for gaslights
Two Japanese stone lanterns weighing 1 500 pounds each will be shipped from Kyoto to Boston as part of a sister city exchange. In Green Bay, Bob Brown was placed on the injured list and rookie center Jay Bachman was traded to the Rams for a 1969 draft pick.
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