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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
1
Gunmen in a Protestant area killed a man in Belfast marking the 510th death in three years of sectarian violence. The attack followed a government offer of 125000 dollars for information on the revenge squads blamed for killings since July.
President Nixon vetoed a 30.5 billion health education and welfare bill after calls to strip 1.8 billion in added funds. House votes 203 to 171 to override, 47 short. Senate action not planned. McGovern and Kennedy blasted the veto as a campaign issue.
King Hassan II of Morocco escaped an assassination attempt when rebel pilots attacked his plane believing him wounded. Loyal forces later repelled the attackers in Rabat, as the air terminal and palace were strafed. Four killed, about 25 injured including Tourism Minister Abderrahman el Kouhen, and cars burned.
Six young women from Childress and nearby areas have been named Outstanding Young Women of America. The honorees are Mrs. Marsha Thaten Murphy of Canyon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Thaten. Miss Martha Cheryl Cherri Rapp of Estelline. Mrs. Patricia Nivens Bell. Mrs. Jeanene Riddell Johnston. Mrs. Lila Holman Hoobler. and Mrs. Cherry McKenzie Bolkenstyn, all of Childress.
Childress Tractor Company hosts all day open house to unveil Generation II tractors the biggest advance since the New Generation line. Homer McMinn invites the public after attending Waterloo Iowa unveiling, with 7 30 a m start, refreshments and door prizes.
Mrs. Charles Christy appointed Director of Girl Scout Service Unit 61 covering Childress troops. She joined Scouts in 1968, led Cadette Troop 110 to a top campsite award in 1969, and directed 1969 Day Camp at Scott Ranch. She is active in church and civic affairs and was named Woman of the Year at the Chamber banquet last year.
Mayor John V. Lindsay orders New York police to purge the five Cosa Nostra families after a long shooting feud spills into the city. The plan follows 15 mob killings and a recent mistaken-identity slaying of two civilians at a East Side restaurant. Grand jury subpoenas target leaders of all five crime families.
Funeral services for William C. Foster aged 64 were held at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Hedley with burial in Giles. A longtime resident, he died Tuesday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Amarillo. Foster was a farmer and former bus driver for the Memphis and Hedley school systems.
McGovern faced questions over Pierre Salinger acting as his envoy in Paris talks with North Vietnamese negotiators. He denied any instruction or formal approval, while the White House warned that such contacts could jeopardize President Nixon's efforts toward a peace settlement.
In Saigon U S presidential adviser Henry Kissinger met with President Nguyen Van Thieu and senior officials after secret discussions in Paris with Le Duc Tho. Officials refused to reveal content, fueling speculation about peace talks and possible political plans for Thieu.
Henry Moates 72 dies after months illness in Childress General Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Delmer McCracken and Rev. Joe S. Allen officiating. Burial at Childress Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary Lou, two sons Donald W. Moates and Jimmy L. Moates, four brothers, three sisters, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held for Ralph T. Dudley 71 of Texas City who died at home. A WW I veteran and Assembly of God Church member, heformerly lived in Childress. Burial was in the Texas City Cemetery. survived by his wife Ethel and 12 grandchildren among four sons and two daughters.
In July, Childress County logged nine crashes with one death and two injuries. Hall County saw ten crashes with three injuries, Cottle County two crashes with no injuries, and Collingsworth six injuries across eight crashes. Hardeman recorded six crashes with one injury. Through July 1972, the region reported 53 accidents with three deaths and 39 injuries, while Region 5 total July crashes stood at 713 with 34 deaths and 388 injuries. Deaths were reported in Archer, Lamb, Lubbock, Cochran, Palmer, Wilbarger, Floyd, Hockley, Jack, Young, Castro, and others.
Nomination period for the Outstanding Man and Woman of the Year in Childress is open as announced by Russell V. Jones of the Chamber of Commerce. Nominations are due by September 25 and the winners will be named at the Chamber banquet on October 3.
In Paris, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh and North Vietnamese delegates accuse the Nixon White House of failing to seek a correct negotiated peace in 1969. Porter counters by urging a cease fire and notes US troop reductions while condemning Hanoi’s broader military actions.
Four Americans were killed in action last week, six missing, seven died of non hostile causes, and 28 wounded. South Vietnamese spokesmen said losses were the highest in four weeks with 763 KIA, 2489 wounded and 151 missing, contrasting with the prior week’s 463 casualties.
The Board of Trustees of the Childress Independent School District will meet at 8 p.m. tonight in the School Administration building. Dishes left from the Greenbelt Queen's picnic are at Lois' Shop and must be picked up immediately by owners.
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