Viet Cong violence widens in Saigon and Delta attacks
Viet Cong terrorists struck across South Vietnam in a wave of incidents. A blast in Saigon damaged a jeep with five Americans and an American civilian, injuring a woman and six children. In a regional forces post west of Saigon, casualties included soldiers and civilians, amid widespread terror actions as election pressure grows. An American air campaign over North Vietnam reported 12th weekly MI6 fatality and extensive strikes on petroleum depots, storage facilities, trucks, and bridges, with multiple targets hit and infrastructure damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Miller
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Mekong Delta
Saigon
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hanoi
Popular Forces
North Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
Johnson urged to remove government from labor disputes
National Window argues President Johnson and Congress must end government involvement in labor disputes such as airline machinists' strikes. It urges a national labor policy to remove political influence, criticizes Wirtz and LBJ wage guidelines, and cites Hartley’s ideas for improving labor relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
LBJ
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Fred A. Hartley
R-Nj
Hartley
Final Rites Tuesday For F H Chapman
Floyd Henry Chapman 85 of Waxahachie died at Waxahachie General Hospital after a months long illness. He was father to R C Chapman of Childress and husband of Nora, married in 1945 in Waxahachie. Funeral is 3 p.m. Tuesday in Red Oak with Red Oak Cemetery interment. survivors include children Charlie Chapman Phoenix Arizona Cleve Chapman Dallas. daughters Mrs Snider Mrs Bessie Shaw Mrs Peggy Leader. sister Mrs Cora Mae Lawson Dallas. brothers Homer Roy Herman Chapman of Red Oak. many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Relatives Mr and Mrs R C Chapman Mr and Mrs Roy Moyers Mr and Mrs Gene Chapman travel to attend.
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Floyd Henry Chapman
Waxahachie
Waxahachie General Hospital
R. C. Chapman
Childress
Red Oak
Tex
Red Oak Cemetery
Nashville
Cleve Chapan
Dallas
Snider
Phoenix
Bessie Shaw
Peggy Leader
Ardmore
Okla
Cora Mae Lawson
Homer Chapman
Roy Chapman
Herman Chapman
RC. Chapman
Roy Moyers
Gene Chapman
Three Tickets Issued After Amarillo-Area Accident
Three tickets issued with no injuries after a 4:45 pm collision at Avenue F and 13th Street Northwest. Harold Wayne Johnson of Amarillo stopped for a left turn, J R Tucker of Amarillo was behind, Annie Mae Atkinson of Childress struck Tucker’s car, and Atkinson’s car was struck by Sharon Lavon Palmer of Childress. Palmer and Atkinson cited for following too close. Atkinson also cited for no operator's license.
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Avenue F
13Th Street
Harold Wayne Johnson
Amarillo
J. R. Tucker
Annie Mae Atkinson
Childress
Tucker
Atkin
Sharon Lavon Palmer
Miss Atkinson
Palmer
Burrows
Enrollment To Begin Thursday At Childress Public Schools
Registration schedules set for the school. High school seniors start at 9 a.m. Thursday August 25 with juniors at 1 30 p.m. and sophomores at 9 a.m. Friday August 26. Freshmen register at 1 30 p.m. Friday. Grades seven and eight meet August 29 at 10 a.m. and grades one through six at 2 p.m. on August 29. Teachers report earlier at 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. for respective grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Public
Wilson
Junior
Lee
East Ward
Three Charged With Rape in Childress County Jail
Three men charged with rape of a person under 18 are in Childress County jail after 2:45 a.m. arrest upon returning to Childress. Richard D. Bartley 29 Haskell Arthur James Thomas 47 Brownwood and Charles Truett 17 Brownwood waived examining trial in Justice of the Peace Court. bonds set at 10000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Justice of the Peace Court
Sre
Richard D. Bartley
Haskell
Arthur James Thomas
Brownwood
Charles Truett
Sheriff's Department
Bartley
Don Ham
County Court Jury List Prepared for Thursday Session
The County Court jury list for the 10 a.m. Thursday session was announced today. Names include Jack Bohannon, Mrs. Lee Driver, E. L. Dill, John Dodgen, C. B Barfield, Wallace Campbell, C. T. Anderson, Delbert Adams, A. Coyle, Fred H. Cordell, C. Drake, H. M. Baker Jr., Harvey E. Compton, Frances Ballew, L. L. Baker, R. J. Cordell, Wade Bradford, C. J. Cheatheam, W. E. Close, and Mrs. Harold Camup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bohannon
Mrs
Lee Driver
E. L. Dill
John Dodgen
C. B Barfield
Wallace Campbell
C. T. Anderson
Delbert Adams
A. Coyle
Fred H. Cordell
P. Drake
H. M. Baker, Jr
Harvey E. Compton
Frances Ballew
L. L. Baker
R. J. Cordell
Wade Bradford
C. J. Cheatheam
W. E. Close
Harold Camup
Chilly Wet Weather Grips Panhandle and South Plains
Heavy rains drenched the Panhandle and South Plains with widespread flooding and crop-friendly moisture. Reports cite varied totals from The Index 0.40 to 6.01 inches in Plains towns, with Denver City roof collapse after rain and power lines down. Rail and road disruptions occurred near Van Horn and surrounding routes.
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South Plains
Texas
Plains
Southern Pacific
Texas and Pacific Railways
van Horn
Texas and Pacific Railway Co
U.S. 90
Texas 9
Lubbock
Bovina
Denver City
Floydada
Corlett Granted Extension of WW Scholarship
Jimmy Corlett Jr a former Childress High School resident who earned a degree at Wabash University and studied at Brown University has been granted a two year extension of a Woodrow Wilson scholarship. He later studied at the University of Madras in India on a full program.
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Woodrow Wilson
Jimmy Corlett Jr
Childress High School
Corlett
Wabash University
Brown University
Wabash U
University of Madras
India
Air Force planes target Dallas mosquitoes in encephalitis battle
Three camouflaged Air Force cargo planes diverted from Vietnam duties joined the Dallas attack on Culex mosquitoes blamed for five deaths and numerous St. Louis encephalitis cases. Three more planes fitted with nozzles sprayed Mala thian insecticide over the city at dawn, after weather delays.
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Dallas
UPI
Air Force
St. Louis
Texas Death Toll Soars After Weekend Collisions
Texas recorded a surge in violent deaths over the weekend with at least 41 fatalities including 30 traffic deaths. Notable crashes occurred near Buna in Central Texas killing six, near Angieton on the Gulf Coast claiming five, near Muleshoe in a rain storm taking two lives, and a pedestrian death in northeast Harris County. A Fort Worth boy drowned chasing a duck, and two others died in separate incidents on freeways.
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United Press International
Texas
Buna
Chester Lowell
Chester
Belinda
Debbie Bailey
Linda Kay Peters
Angieton
Gulf Coast
ZW Falcone
Stella Falcone
Billy Falcone
Jerry Rosenberg
Michael Cooper
Muleshoe
J. L. Cook
Tyler
Mae Murphy
Houston
Wayne Waddel
Fort Worth
Trinity River
Juanita Marie Suffes
Channelview
Tex
Deildale
Harris County
VFW District 13 Reports at Aug 20 21 Meeting
Commander John Sprayberry announced the 8 p.m. VFW meeting at the Veterans Building will hear reports from the VFW District 13 Convention held August 20 and 21. The auxiliary will meet. Attendees included Donna Mills and Joe Millsmander among others from Post 1521 Childress.
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VFW
Dimmitt
Veteran’s Building
John Sprayberry
District 13
Donna Mills
Joe Mills
Mander
Joe Sprayberry
Arthritis Cure Hoax Uncovered in Mexico Case
A Southern House member and the FDA are joining to halt a deadly hoax linked to an arthritis treatment prescribed by a Piedras Negras doctor. The drug, known by Dimethyl Pyrazolone Sulfanilamide and several trade names, is blamed for at least six deaths and six serious injuries in Texas and Louisiana. Representative Otto Passman became involved after constituents reported U S unavailability and researchers helped push warnings.
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Washington
UPT
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Mexico
Piedras Negras
United States
Texas
Louisiana
Otto Passman
D-La
Passman
Hattie Reed Dies Funeral To Be Tuesday
Mrs. Hattie Reed 82 of 611 Ave S Northeast died Saturday at Childress General Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev A L Sanders and Y R Gilmore officiating, burial in Childress Cemetery. She was born January 6 1884 in Williamson County and moved to Childress in 1929 from Falls County. Surviving are son Jesse Jackson and grandson Robert Earl Gilmore, plus four foster children: Pearl Chappel Phoenix Vivian Hart Kansas City Co Charlesetta Amarillo and Willie James Davis Minneapolis.
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Hattie Reed
Ave. S
New Hope Baptist Church
A. L. Sanders
Hollis
Okla
Y. R. Gilmore
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Reed
Childress General Hospital
Williamson County
Childress
Falls County
New Hope Church
Jesse Jackson
Robert Earl Gilmore
Chamber Officials Meet. Budget Hearing Set
The Chamber of Commerce directors will gather at 6 p.m. in city hall offices. A public hearing on the Childress Independent School District budget is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the School Administration building.
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Chamber of Commerce
Childress Independent School District
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U. S
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High Point
W. E. Andrews
Kirkland
A. B. Clements
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