Earth tremors deepen Turkish quake toll fears
Survivors of Friday's massive Turkish earthquake faced new tremors as officials and radio reports varied on casualties. Estimates ranged from about 1,487 dead and 1,500 injured to higher figures, with reports in Erzurum and Varto signaling thousands feared dead. International aid, including U S medical and relief supplies, moved in while communications remained limited in remote areas.
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John Lawton
United Press International
Istanbul
Turkey
UPI
United States
Erzurum
Varto
Seismological Institute
Uppsala
Sweden
King to lead Chicago march under injunction limits
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announced a mass march in Chicago on Sunday as per a court injunction limiting protests to one demonstration per day with no more than 500 participants. He plans a 2 pm start at South Deering Street near the Trumbull Park area with smaller protests at real estate firms and a future event in Cicero. The plan follows earlier clashes in Trumbull Park in 1950s and potential counter demonstrations by the Nazis and other groups.
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Robert McDermott
United Press International
Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Kirg
South Deering Street
Trumbull Park
Cicero
King
National Guard
Cook County
Richard Ogilvie
American Nazi Party
National States Right Party
Marquette Park
Nation's Wings Restored By CHET DI MAURO
Airlines resumed service after a 43 day strike as machinists returned to work. Eastern United Trans World National and Northwest Airlines pressed toward full operation by late Sunday night or Monday morning with travelers hopeful and terminals filling nationwide.
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Chet DI Mauro
United Press International
Eastern
United
Trans World
National
Northwest Airlines
Lenora Wallis To Be Buried Here Monday
Lenora Wallis 93 of Fort Worth dies in a Fort Worth hospital. Graveside rites 9:30 a.m. Monday at Childress Cemetery officiated by Rev Don Conner. Born March 3 1873 in Elizabethtown Illinois she belonged to a Fort Worth Baptist Church. Survived by daughter Mrs Pope Taylor Fort Worth granddaughter Mrs Bill Brown Galesburg Illinois and three great grandchildren.
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Lenora Wallis
Fort Worth
Childress
Childress Cemetery
Don Conner
Calvary Baptist Church
Elizabethtown
Ill
Pope Taylor
Bill Brown
Galesburg
Reading Certificates Presented Thursday at Woman's Club
Presentation of certificates for the Summer Reading Program will be at 7 30 p m Thursday in The Woman's Department Club. Friends of the Childress Library will be in charge of the event.
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Woman’s Department Club
Friends of the Childress Library
Teaff Named Assistant Coach at Texas Tech
Teaff Grant Teaff, longtime head football coach at McMurry and Greenbelt Bowl mentor, was named an assistant football coach at Texas Tech on Saturday.
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Teaff Tott
Grant Teaff
McMurry
Texas Tech
Bloodmobile visit volunteers organized for drive
Volunteer workers for Friday's bloodmobile visit include organizers, hostesses, and table crews. Chairman Mrs. George Barry led arrangements with Mrs. Avis Bailey coordinating food and beverage donations for the Childress Chapter of the Red Cross.
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Mmes
J. A. Farr
Henry Feeley
Arvene Bellah
Carl Denny
R. H. Pieratt
Marvin Weir
Buddy Cline
W. J. Hembree
Harry Thaten
Cecil Pryor
Littleton Havins
Gus Leftwich
A. F. Verner
Dewey Smith
Vernon Eubank
Grenade Attack Hits Da Nang Officers Club
Viet Cong terrorists threw five hand grenades into the Take Ten officers club in Da Nang injuring twelve people including eight Americans. Guards fired on attackers, wounding one and capturing two suspects as more gunfire erupted at nearby Da Nang air base during the probed weekend offensive.
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da Nang
Dan Nang
Three Die As Fair Grandstand Platform Collapses
A wood and steel platform on the Illinois State Fair grandstand collapsed during 100 mile auto race trials. Photographers Dale Mueller and Glen Lockwood died, Ralph Heger was crushed. A truck tightening a rope moments before the failure triggered the disaster leaving 37 injured and Ronald Drewett in critical condition.
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Springfield
UPI
Dale R. Mueller
Overland
Glen R. Lockwood
San Bernardino
Calif
Ralph Heger
Mueller
Lockwood
Dick Wallin
Arcadia
Heger
St. John’s Hospital
Ronald W. Drewett
St. John’s
Bonehead Boys Take Explorer Post 65 Trip to Six Flags
The Bonehead Boys from Explorer Post 65 left early Saturday in the trusty old bus with over 400000 miles for a weekend trip to Six Flags over Texas. Sponsor Mikie Pennell accompanied them and they planned to return today.
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Bonehead Boys
Explorer Post 65
Six Flags
Librarian Charged in Slaying at University of Houston
Houston police charged James High Lucas, 40, a university librarian and distant nephew of 86 year old Josephine Lauterbach, with murder after her strangulation. Investigators found fingerprints near molasses smeared areas in Lauterbach's home and Lucas was seen near the police station before charges.
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Houston
University of Houston
James High Lucas
Josephine Lauterbach
Lucas
Two More Join Exclusive Gallon Club
Two more joined the exclusive Gallon Club at the Red ver Blood Center on Friday after donating a pint to bring their total to one gallon. New members are E. R. Bill Kelley of Route 2 Childress and Claude D. Cottle of 105 Avenue C. Se.
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Redver Blood Center
Bloodmobile
Charles Harrison
E. R
Bill) Kelley
Route 2
Childress
Claude D. Cottle
Avenue C
Registration Opens Monday for School Entry
Childress Public Schools schedule registrations beginning Monday at 10 a.m. for grades seven and eight at Junior High and 2 p.m. for grades one through six at Wilson Junior High Lee and East Ward. Teachers report earlier for respective grades. High School registrations run Thursday and Friday with times for seniors through freshmen, all in the high school gymnasium.
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Childress
Wilson
Junior High
Lee
East Ward
85 Volunteers Offer Blood During Red River Visit
A Red River Blood mobile visit drew 85 volunteers with 68 accepted and 17 rejected. The list names include E R Kelley Paul Havens Claude D Cottle Earl Harwell Eva Lee Eubank Raymond Love John A Rowell Ara Landrum Elen Wasson and many others.
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Red River
E. R. Kelley
Paul Havens
Claude D. Cottle
Earl Harwell
Eva Lee Eubank
Raymond Love
John A. Rowell
Ara Landrum
Elen Wasson
Don Conner
Lowell Wakefield
Herman Bragg
Dwayne McKee
John W. Hardin
Carolyn Prescott
A. W
Lloyd Watkun
Sidney Hajek
Bryce Wormsbaker
Reba Wakefield
Carolyn Rollins
Ruby Harrington
Carlton Downing
J. B Sprayberry
Laura Tutor
Ruby Henderson
Quentin Henderson
Katie Parker
Leon Henley
Morris Higley
Howard Freston
Howard Andrews
Judy Shelton
Darrell Jackson
Ted Shelton
Reuben Arnold
Larry Evans
Denzil McAlister
Jess Vandiver
Fol
Local Man Earns Master’s in Accounting at Texas Tech
Jimmy Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felton Lane of Childress, received his Master of Accounting degree during Saturday evening commencement at Texas Technological College. A 1961 Childress High School graduate, he entered Tech in 1961 and completed the five-year program in August 1965. He taught sophomore accounting last spring and served three years in the Red Raider Band while editing the Church of Christ Bible Chair bulletin for two years.
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Texas Technological College
Jimmy Lane
Felton Lane
Childress
Jimmy
Childress High School
Texas Tech
Red Raider
Church of Christ Bible Chair
Childress High to Issue Annuals Monday at School
Annuals for Childress High School will be distributed starting at 9 a.m. Monday in the Vocational Agriculture Building at the high school.
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Childress High School
Worse Food Prices Yet To Come
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Allen J. Ellender warned that the worst is ahead in rising food prices. He urged price controls only as a last resort and favored regulation to curb inflation before it spirals, though he noted past experience shows price regulation is costly.
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Washington
UPI
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Haying and Grazing Approved on Diverted Acres
Privileges to hay and graze on land diverted from production under USDA programs were approved for Childress and Armstrong counties. A wire from Congressman Walter Rogers reports increased wheat acreage next year, potential rise beyond 53,000 acres, and a 15 cent acreage increase. Gene Frisbie of the ASCS offices notes no barley planting restriction next year, with about 8,600 barley acres planted last year.
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Childress
Armstrong
USDA
Walter Rogers
Gene Frisbie
ASCS
Frisbie
Hospital Auxiliary Workers Meet Tuesday at Childress General
Hospital Auxiliary workers are asked to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Childress General Hospital. A formal presentation of nearly $700 in furniture for one room will be made during the gathering. The Auxiliary donates the furniture as a service to the hospital.
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Childress General Hospital
Public meeting on district budget and school agenda
A public session announced for Monday discusses the Childress School District budget. The meeting, set for 7:30 p.m., will cover district agenda items and related school matters.
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Blood Mobi
Pate
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W. A. McCoy
Frank Buster
Tom Preston
Palmer Massey
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George O. Spear
Richard H. Growald
United Press International Saigon
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W. P. Seal
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