Mitchell Blasts Clark Over Hanoi War Talk
Former U S Atty Gen John Mitchell denounces Ramsey Clark as naive for aiding Hanoi’s propaganda after Clark’s North Vietnam trip and call to halt bombing Mitchell urges McGovern to confront the issue Clark defends moral stance and cites released prisoners and health of ten U S captives observed during visit
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Washington
U.S
John Mitchell
Ramsey Clark
Hanoi
Clark
Johnson
North Vietnam
San Francisco
Ted
USS
Mitchell
Committee For
United States
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Laird Urges GOP to Back Nixon Foreign Policy at Convention
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird told the GOP Platform Committee to reject weakness and back President Nixon's foreign strategy. He argued for firm leadership and warned that military strength must not waver while pursuing relaxations of world tensions. The speech came with Nixon advisers pressing containment of inflation and a $250 billion 1973 budget ceiling.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Melvin R. Laird
Republican Party
Nixon
Pentagon
GOP
Laird
George McGovern
Totter
Council of Economic Advisers
Herbert Stein
Ezra Solomon
Marina N. Whitman
Council
Congress
Harte Hanks Reports 33 Percent EPS Gain
In San Antonio Harte Hanks Newspapers Inc reports a 33 percent rise in earnings per share for the fiscal year ended June 30. In Houston police state Barnett Garrison, husband of Candace Messler Garrison, fell accidentally from a room to a balcony on the third floor, suffering brain damage, a broken hip and ribs, and a collapsed lung. He remains in critical condition with no further investigation planned.
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San Antonio, Tex
Harte Hanks Newspapers Inc
Houston
Barnett Garrison
Candace Messler Garrison
Garrison
Hightower Infant Rites in Tell Cemetery
Funeral services for Joseph Oliver Hightower infant son of Mr and Mrs Dan Hightower of Groom were held at 4 p m Sunday in Tell Cemetery. The infant was stillborn at about 6 a m Saturday at High Plains Baptist Hospital in Amarillo. Survivors include the parents and Oliver Hightower grandparents of Tell a sister and a brother.
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Joseph Oliver Hightower
Dan Hightower
Tell
High Plains Baptist Hospital
Amarillo
Oliver Hightower
New Directors For Outreach Center Named By County Court
Commissioners named Oma Whitehead Kenneth Peitz and Tops Gilreath as new Outreach Service Center directors from Memphis. Court took no action on funding a $43876 library building to be financed by borrowing. Veterans Officer James Bartlett was approved to attend a fall Service Officers meeting in San Antonio. Transfer of 1000 to the Jury Fund was approved. The Court approved spending 12598.88 on lateral roads and bridges with state share plus 3130 to sinking and interest. Court reporter James L. Richardson salary increased to 202.27 monthly by legislative action. Monthly bills and official reports were approved.
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Commissioners Court
Oma Whitehead
Kenneth Peitz
Tops Gilreath
Memphis
Veterans Service
James Bartlett
San Antonio
CofC Membership Opens Next Month
Bert Hargrave announces a September start for a Chamber of Commerce membership drive in Childress. Co directors will be Leroy Gaines and Don Johnston, with a goal to enlist every business and boost local growth through ongoing programs and new facilities expansion.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bert Hargrave
Hargrave
Leroy Gaines
Chamber
Don Johnston
Childress
Better Rains Fall In Area Over Weekend
The area saw varied rainfall over the weekend with amounts from .58 to 2 inches. In Houston Galveston storms caused at least one death as a rain swollen bayou swelled. Tornadoes and hail hit several cities as rain cooled the southeast. West Texas cleared after a Snyder flood the day prior.
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Childress
Cee Wee
Kirkland and
Tell
Community Center
River Camp
FAA
Air Field
Associated Press
Texas
Houston-Galveston
Snyder
Federal Judge Allows Escape
Dallas lawmen surrounded the city on a steel dragnet after four county jail prisoners escaped. Judge Hughes barred mail censorship, angering Sheriff Jones and county commissioners who blamed the ruling for the break. The fugitives were Billy McCarter Kenneth Pringle Russell Torres and Joe King, with Torres awaiting robbery murder charges.
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Dallas
Sarah T. Hughes
Clarence Jones
Jones
Hughes
Roy Orr
DeSoto
Texas
Billy W. McCarter
Kenneth R. Pringle
Russell G. Torres
Joe G. King
Torres
Holland Rites Set for 41-Year-Old Childress Native
Funeral services for W. H. Holland Jr. will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, with burial in Childress Cemetery. A Masonic ante-burial will be held at 1 p.m. at the Childress Masonic Lodge. Holland, a USDA livestock inspector for 14 years, died Monday night at Childress General Hospital. He was born August 17, 1930, a Korean War veteran, and survived by his wife Jane Ann Steed Holland and several family members, all residents of Childress.
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W. H
Duke) Holland Jr
Childress
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Fred Becker
Amarillo
Jimmy Parker
Johnny Longbine
Glen Sanders
Bill Rothwell
Lloyd Luck
Childress Masonic Lodge
Holland
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Childress General Hospital
Childress High School
Masonic Lodge
Wichita Falls
Jane Ann Steed
Minnie Lee Holland
Freddy Cordell
Lela Yeary
Woodward Denies Injunction in Hickman Case
U S District Judge Halbert O Woodward denied a temporary injunction against the Texas Ranger sought by K M Waters commissioner from Childress Waters 66 claims he was beaten by Leo G Hickman 42 who would face a civil suit for damages and possible permanent injunction against state police hiring Hickman Waters seeks 200000 damages and wants an injunction from hiring any officer without warrants and searches tied to an Aug 4 home entry prior to filing in federal court in Lubbock.
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Lubbock
Texas
Childress
U. S. Dist
Halbert O. Woodward
Woodward
Leo G. Hickman
K. M. Waters
U. S
Waters
Childress County
Texas Department of Public Safety
Hickman
Labor Leaders Back McGovern Aids Midwest Swing
Sen George McGovern launches a four day Midwest tour backed by 25 AFL CIO unions forming a National Labor Committee to support him He and economists Charles Schultze and Walter Heller discuss revisions to his tax welfare and employment proposals as he eyes adjustments.
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Lee Byrd
Associated Press
Washington
George McGovern
Midwest
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Afl-Cio
National Labor Committee
McGovern
Charles Schultze
Walter Heller
Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Kennedy
Johnson
Schultze
LBJ
Hunt blame for high food prices
In the election year debate over rising grocery costs, farmers, middlemen, and retailers dispute who profits most. Price breakdowns show beef, lettuce, and bread shares, with middlemen taking about 60 cents of every dollar. Labor and fuel costs have risen, while farmers gain slightly more from the food dollar but face higher living costs.
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Congress
Administration
Associated Press
Washington
Earl L. Butz
S. Kent Christensen
National Association of Food Chains
Christensen
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Bobcat Boosters Club Meeting Tonight
The Bobcat Boosters Club will meet at 7 30 p m in the West Texas Hospitality Room to discuss booster activities tonight.
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Bobcat Boosters Club
West Texas
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