Osorio denies money in Barnes talks on 1969 banking bills
Dallas AP reports John Osorio told SEC investigators there was no money involved in his conversations with Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes about passage of two banking bills in 1969. He said Barnes offered to help and that the bills aided small banks. Barnes and Sharp offered conflicting accounts and immunity talks.
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Dallas
John Osorio
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ben Barnes
Osorio
SEC
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Houston
Frank Sharp
Barnes
Senate
Preston Smith
Sharp
Waggoner Carr
San Antonio
al Capone
Ben
Carr
Jack Strong
Longview
Ellsberg Pleads Innocent in Pentagon Papers Case
Daniel Ellsberg pleads not guilty to illegal possession of secret documents and awaits a January 4 pretrial hearing in Los Angeles. Former Rand Corp. colleague Anthony Russo, jailed for contempt after refusing to testify, expresses pride in Ellsberg’s actions and faces possible 18 month confinement.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Ellsberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Anthony Russo
Rand Corp
Santa Monica
Russo
U.S. Supreme Court
William Co. Douglas
Elisberg
Vietnam
Regional flooding drives evacuations along Savannah coast
A tropical low battered the Carolina coast forcing about 100 families from low-lying Savannah and Chatham County areas. In Belfast, eight bomb blasts and some shots were heard in Northern Ireland with no casualties. Wallace plans to visit Hobson City to sign an order to block federal court intervention in the town’s school program. The Detroit auto industry shows improved capacity to face upcoming challenges.
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Charleston, S.C
Carolina Coast
Savannah
Chatham County
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Hobson City
Alabama
Oxford
Welfare Funds Shortage Threatens 1971 AFDC Aid
The Texas Welfare Board warned funds for aid to families with dependent children AFDC are about 35 million dollars short of the 58 million needed for the 1971 fiscal year. Legislature set a 23.1 million ceiling after other welfare categories. A drug program expansion will be funded by a 11.9 million state grant plus a 2 to 1 federal match.
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Wilson
AFDC
Louis Sarazan
Corpus Christi
Welfare Department
Lubbock
Houston financier says tacit understanding with Mutscher on stock profits
Frank W. Sharp told the SEC in a five day Houston deposition that he believed Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher agreed to aid passage of two 1969 banking bills in exchange for profits from stock trades. He said Mutscher felt responsible if profits were made to help the program in the legislature. Sharp’s statements relate to Sharpstown State Bank and its regulatory relief aims.
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House General Investigating Committee
Austin
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Securities and Exchange Commission
Texas
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Houston Chronicle
SEC
Sharp
Sharpstown State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
James Simms
Legislative Branch
Bank
Sharp-control
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Crotty Services Held for Mrs Dolly Crotty
Funeral services for Mrs Dolly Crotty will be at 10 30 a m Wednesday in the First Baptist Church Chapel. Rev Bud King will conduct the service and burial will be in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Cynthia Rebar of Dover and brother James R Gallagher of Fullerton.
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Dolly Crotty
First Baptist Church
Bud King
Calvary Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Cynthia Rebar
Dover
James R. Gallagher
Fullerton
Calif
More Payments To Wheat Farmers
Childress County wheat producers will receive an additional payment for 1971 wheat certificates. The payment will be at least 40 cents per bushel and may be issued in December. Final payments after December 1 will adjust the difference between the $1.20 preliminary payment and the certificate face value.
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Childress County
Clarence Smith Faces Extradition Decision In Camp Slayings
Clarence Otis Smith, 43, in Cameron County jail on state and federal bonds totaling 100000, weighs a negotiated extradition to California for the Bear River campsite double slaying. Nevada County officials consider a police line up. Smith’s attorney notes conditions but leaves the choice to Smith. Kenneth Garbe, survivor, arrived with officials to observe proceedings.
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Brownsville, Tex
Clarence Otis Smith
California
Smith
Harry Lewis
Brownsville
Lewis
Dist. Atty
Harold Berliner
Nevada County
Calif
Donna Fitzhugh
John Simmons
Cameron County
Sierra Foothills
Bear River
Berliner
Kenneth Garbe
Applegate
Texas
Garbe
Moisture Relief Rains Benefit Texas Area Crops
Rain favored the Childress region over the weekend with the Tell measurement at 2.70 inches, and other observers reporting varied totals including 1.58 inches at The Index and 0.86 inches at the FAA station. Farmers cite enough moisture for cotton and row crops while hoping for clear weather to aid growth.
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Childress
Tell
Aubrey Testerman
FAA
F. E. Biddy
High Point
E. B. Conner
Donald Monson
Fred Ballard
Cee Wee
A. B. Clements
Kirkland
West Ranch
One Injured in County Collisions
July crash report shows Childress County with seven wrecks one injury and no deaths. Cottle County records four crashes one injury. Collingsworth three crashes with three injuries. Hall County three collisions one death and no injuries. Hardeman County total of ten crashes with thirteen injuries.
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Childress County
Jack Thornhanger
Cottle County
Collingsworth
Hall County
Hardeman County
Lite A Bike Event Aids VFW Saturday In Childress
The Lite-a-Bike program by Veterans for Foreign Wars runs 9 a.m. to noon Saturday on the avenue south of the courthouse. Al Pitcher says riders should bring bicycles for Scotch Lite Reflector tape. no charge. Refreshments provided with help from Public Safety and Police.
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Veterans For Foreign Wars
al Pitcher
Childress
Pitcher
Department of Public Safety
Police Department
CHS Yearbook Arrival Set For September 1
CHS principal Roy Dodds announced the 1970-71 Childress High School Bobcat Yearbook will arrive around September 1 due to a Dallas publisher delay. Seniors who moved should contact the school about pickup procedures while distribution to underclassmen will occur after school.
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Childress High School
Bobcat
Childress
Roy Dodds
CHS
Dallas
Dodds
George Trent To Be Transferred For Surgery
George Trent, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Trent, will be moved from Childress General Hospital to Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls Thursday for surgery on his injured left leg from a July 29 motorcycle crash in the 600 block of Avenue F Ne. The motorbike struck a bird dog. the dog’s owner is clarified as not belonging to Earl Scarbrough.
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George Trent
Ben Trent
Childress General Hospital
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
Trent
Avenue F. Ne
Earl Scarbrough
Scarbrough
Most Americans Feel War Ending
American pullout is evident in Vietnam both militarily and psychologically, with airfields closed and bases abandoned. Peter Arnett notes a shift from a “we will prevail” mindset to acceptance that Nixon intends to withdraw, as Americans in Saigon and the provinces adjust to the evolving U.S. role and leadership.
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Peter Arnett
Associated Press
Saigon
Qui Nhon
la Drang
Dak To
Vietnam
United States
U.S
Nixon
Time changed for Childress Chamber meeting
The Childress Chamber of Commerce directors meeting is moved from 6 p.m. Monday August 23 to 2 30 p.m. Monday August 30 announced by Gene Merrifield manager.
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Childress Chamber of Commerce
Gene Merrifield
Otto E. Sisco Dies at 66 in Childress Texas
Otto E. Sisco 66 died at his home in Childress Texas after a long illness. Funeral services at Calvary Baptist Church are pending with Rev. Bud King and Rev. A M Stamps presiding. Born November 15 1904 in Red River County he was a retired Honolulu Oil Company pumper. He moved to Childress from Mena Arkansas four years ago and is survived by his wife two sons three stepsons four daughters and multiple relatives.
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Otto E. Sisco
Avenue Bew
Calvary Baptist Church
Bud King
A.M. Stamps
Childress
Newberry’s
Sisco
Red River County
Texas
Honolulu Oil Company
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