Marines Strike DMZ and Mekong Delta Viet Cong Threat
Saigon reports four North Vietnamese KIA in three DMZ clashes near Camp Carroll Con Thien and Khe Sanh while Marines seize three Viet Cong ammunition factories in the Mekong Delta. Thien declares South Vietnam can win an absolute victory as U S airpower pounds Viet Cong targets near Duc Hoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPD
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van Thien
South Vietnam
da Nang
South
Leathernecks
Shau
Camp Carroll
Khe Sanh
Reeds
Hue
Rural water project funded by FHA for Red River Authority
The Farmers Home Administration secured a 177000 loan and 176960 grant to help the Red River Authority build the Thirsty Water System serving rural communities in Childress Hall, Hardeman, Wilbarger, and surrounding areas. The project includes 110 miles of pipeline, four pumping stations, one well, and will deliver over 450000 gallons daily, creating jobs and boosting land values. Construction crews and local firms will benefit, with a ceremony Friday at Lazare and tickets $1.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River Authority of
Texas
Layare
Farmers Home Administration of
Childress
Philip C. Madeley
Lazare
Red River Authority
Newlin Hall County
Hardeman County
Hinds
Farmers Valley Wilbarger County
Childress County
Biges and Mathews
Wichita Falls
Herb Pettie
Olney
Bakers
FHA
Philip G Madeley
Chester Hufstedler
SCS
Gene Frisbie
ASCS
Forrest Preston
ARS
Lowell Cure
Barbara Haggard
Extension Service
Madeley
Farmers Valley
Four Winds Industrial Foundation
Cottle
Hardeman
Foard
Rites Friday For Mother Of Mrs. Otho Sims
Mrs. Ernest P. Jones of Amarillo mother of Mrs. Otho Sims of Childress died suddenly of a heart attack at her Amarillo home. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. Friday at Griggs and Sons Funeral Home. Interment in an Amarillo cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Sims and family in Amarillo. No further details available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest P. Jones
Amarillo
Otho Sims
Childress
N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Home
Sims
Amarillo Man Fined For Drug Possession
Amarillo man Junior Houston Moore was charged by the Highway Patrol with possession of a dangerous drug. He pled guilty at arraignment in County Court and was fined with court costs totaling 142 dollars per County Attorney Clarence Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Houston Moore
Amarillo
Highway Patrol
Clarence Carter
CHS Cheerleaders Take Third At SMU Competition
Skies cleared Wednesday evening permitting the Dallas SMU Cheerleading School event to proceed. CHS cheerleaders earned third place after poor weather prevented practice all day and the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
CHS
Native of Childress Woman Killed in California Train Crash
Martha Cox 56, a Childress native and Auburn area teacher, died August 7 when her car was struck by a train at a blind crossing in Auburn California. Funeral August 10 in Auburn Chapel of the Hills. burial in New Auburn District Cemetery. Survivors include husband Harold Cox daughter Barbara son and brother Robert Keirsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cox
Childress
June Stanford
Mr. Cox
Auburn
Sierra College
Methodist Church
Romanian Ceausescu Meets Dubcek in Prague Mutual Visit
Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and premier Ghorghe Maurer arrive in Prague to sign a treaty of cooperation with Czechoslovakia and show support for Alexander Dubcek's reform program. Ludvik Svoboda and other officials greet the delegation in cold windy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Dubcek
Kremlin
Moscow
Prague
Ludvik Svoboda
Europe
Ceausescu
Dubeck
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Ceanecu
Bucharest
Ghorghe Maurer
Corneliu Manescu
Tito
Eggers Charges Smith Reversed on Key Policy Areas
Republican Paul Eggers accused Democratic opponent Preston Smith of a complete turnabout on law enforcement education and pollution control. Eggers argued Smith failed to act on these issues while in office and questioned his willingness to lead with the times. Smith said he would not attend the Democratic national convention in Chicago as he met with senatorial district delegations. Senator Ralph Yarborough traveled to Arizona to back Eugene McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Eggers
Preston Smith
Austin
Engers
Smith
Chicago
Ralph Yarborough
Arizona
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Eggers
Senate
U.S
Hote
John Connally
Texas
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Parker Services Friday in Hollis for Mrs. Norris Parker
Mrs. Norris Parker of Hollis Oklahoma died after a long illness. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Friday at the Hollis Church of Christ with burial in Hollis Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, her mother Mrs. M P D Scott of Hollis, a daughter Mrs. J C Butts of Fnid, Oklahoma, and two sons Douglas Ray and Miral, both of Hollis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Parker
Hollis
Okla
Hollis Church
CHS Yearbooks Arrive For 1968 Pickup
Childress High School announces the arrival of 1968 Bobcat yearbooks. Purchasers may pick up at the old high school auditorium at 1 p.m. Friday, per sponsor Mrs. Martha Wallin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress High School
Bobcat
Martha Wallin
Helicopters Grounded After Compton Crash In LA
Los Angeles Airways halted all helicopter flights after a fiery Compton crash killed 21 aboard including the airline president's grandson Christopher Belvin and four members of a Disneyland-bound family. A prior May 22 crash killed 23. both incidents involved a Sikorsky S61-L and tail rotor failure as investigations continue.
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Los Angeles
API
Los Angeles Airways
Compton
Disneyland
Lenders Park
Los Angele
Rosecrans Avenue
Jonathan Dollar
Harry Martin
FAA
Christopher Belvin
Clarence M. Belvin
Nortex Planning Board to review county membership
The Nortex Executive Board will consider Childress County's membership and other county applications at tonight's Wichita Falls meeting. Wilbarger, Cottle, Hardeman, Foard, and Childress counties are on the agenda. The Childress County Commissioners Court voted last Monday to join Nortex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nortex Planning Commission
Childress County
Wichita Falls
Wilbarger
Cottle
Hardeman
Foard
Childress
Commissioners Court of
Jaycees Plan October Bloodmobile Visit
Nick Christensen reported on the Labor Day Rest Stop held yearly by the Jaycees. Christine Menefee was recognized for her contribution to the Jaycees fund supporting the Red River Bloodmobile. The Jaycees and Jaycee Wives will finance the next Bloodmobile visit in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Christensen
Christine Menefee
Jaycee’s Fund
Red River Red Cross
Deluge Hits Amarillo as Showers Sweep Texas Panhandle
Persistent showers dampened parts of the Panhandle and Gulf Coast with two rainfall spots reporting .10 inch. Amarillo faced a Wednesday deluge with flooding homes and businesses and two funnel clouds nearby. Travel hazards lingered as water surged through streets and a J.C. Penney flooded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Panhandle
West Texas
Gulf Coast
Amarillo
Houston-Galveston
Astrodome
Texas
Red River
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Trave
J.C. Penney
Jerseys Returned After Bobcats Theft
Fifty Bobcats game jerseys stolen from the northeast Bobcat gym storeroom have been recovered. Police say they were found at the county highway department residence in southwest Childress, in two sacks and a box, dumped after last night’s rain. They were dry and undamaged, valued at over 750 dollars. The theft occurred between July 4 and last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
West End disorder injures two as looting erupts
Violent disturbances in Louisville’s west end involve groups of Black youths looting throwing rocks and firing at police in a one square mile area. Six arrests are reported and two injuries occur, one to a white motorist. no curfew is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
West End
Dallas Man Dies In 2 Car Crash Near Vernon
Dallas salesman Ralph Samuel Smith age 41 died in a two car collision ten miles west of Vernon on US 287 at 10 am Wednesday. The other driver Captain Robert George Houglan of Schambs South Carolina Air Force was injured and in good condition at Chillicothe Hospital with bruises and abrasions. Trooper Larry McLemore investigated the wreck noting Smith lost control on a curve before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Samuel Smith
Dallas
Vernon
Robert George Houglan
Schanbs
South Carolina
Air Force
Chillicothe Hospital
Smith
Wine
Houglan
Larry McLemore
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Duc Hoa
Long A
West Cong
Cambodia
Spear
Joe Sprayberry
Houston
California
James 0
Jackson
UPI
Nicolae Ceausescu
Parker
Nortex
Jaycees
Index
A. B. Clements
Kirkland
Bobcats
Homestead
Fla
UPL
United States
Atlantic
Mcallen
Tex
APD
J. C. Looney
Crawford Martin
Public Safety Commission
Looney
Man
W. Va
Amherst Coal Co
Washington
Clark M. Clifford
North Vietnam
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