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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1966

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2

Wall Street Charter Sees Downtrend Yet Potential Rally Cited

Newton D. Zinder of EF Hutton notes that any temporary easing of selling pressure in quality issues could lift investor sentiment and the market. Bache & Co. will pick new commitments based on earnings potential and strength. Thomson & McKinnon warns the downtrend could make high quality issues undervalued, creating buying opportunities for long and short term investors.

New York UPI Newton D. Zinder EF. Hutton & Co Inc Bache & Co

Score strikes out 245 in rookie Indians season

Herb Score fanned 245 batters in his first season with the Cleveland Indians, a record that still stands for a rookie.

NEW York Upi Herb Score Cleveland Indians

Mosquito Music May Help Control Pests

The Agriculture Department funds a $15 350 Florida study on using sound waves to influence insect behavior. Researchers will test ultrasonic and audible sounds to observe mosquito reactions during courtship and mating. The writer muses music could attract or repel pests, suggesting potential future uses against bugs.

Dick West Washington UPI Moonlight Bay U.S Department of Agriculture University of Florida Agriculture Department

Almanac Highlights From August 22, 1966

Today marks August 22 the 234th day of 1966 with [131] to follow. Notable events include Claude Debussy born 1862 and the Mona Lisa theft in 1911. Other items note America’s 1851 yacht victory, 1941 Leningrad siege advance, and Eisenhower nuclear testing offer in 1958.

United Press International Mars Venus Mercury Jupiter Saturn Claude de Bussy Louvre Museum Paris Leningrad Russia Eisenhower HL Mencken

Foreman to defend librarian in fatal slaying case

Percy Foreman Texas famed criminal lawyer agreed Sunday to represent librarian James Hugh Lucas charged with slaying an 8 year old widow found sprawled in a cross shape and covered with foodstuffs in Cottage Grove Oregon. The event coincides with a vast Oregon forest fire threatening major logging operations and forced shutdowns in the coast range as authorities work to contain it. Mayor Lindsay urged wage tax sharing as essential to help cities cope with mounting problems while a Treasury official urged Congress to reject a Viet Cong aid ban, arguing it could harm U S prisoners in North Vietnam.

Houston UPI Percy Foreman Texas James Hugh Lucas

Indexing by Morris Higley on inflation and defict spending

The author rejects tax increases to curb inflation and argues deficit spending from boondoggle programs and giveaways drives inflation. He urges cutting unnecessary spending to balance the budget and end inflation, asserting deficit spending keeps inflation alive.

Chilly Front Triggers Showers and Tornado Threat Across Texas

Wet weather swept across Northeast and North Central Texas with scattered showers. Severe thunderstorm watches prompted tornado alerts along the Red River Valley and western Panhandle as temperatures varied from 63 to 103 degrees across major cities.

Dumont Claude Wichita Falls Lubbock Alpine Texarkana Amarillo Midland Texas Lower Panhandle South Plains Pecos Davis Mountain Dalhart Galveston Laredo Panhandle Red River Valley Western Panhandle Red River Burkburnett Tex Bovina

Fulton Lewis Jr. Dies After Second Heart Attack

Washington radio commentator and syndicated columnist Fulton Lewis Jr., aged 63, died early Sunday following his second heart attack in four days.

Washington UPI Fulton Lewis Jr

Mosquito Epidemic Strains Dallas County Health Officials

Health director Dr Hal J. Dewlett reports 81 epidemic cases after five deaths tied to Malathion spraying. Authorities scramble to spray seven counties over seven days while defending insecticide safety amid warnings of blood disorders. Air Force sergeant misted by spraying also harmed. officials caution residents as operations continue.

Page One North Central Expressway Dawni Hal J. Dwelett Dewlett Richard Halden Carter Blood Center Forth Worth Dallas St Louis Halden U.S. Public Health Service Dewiett Air Force Donald Ressler Langley Dewitt

Leprosy Rate Un in Hidalgo County Texas

Hidalgo County reports one of the highest leprosy rates in Texas with 28 active cases and four new cases last year. Health officer Dr John R Copenhaver cites a state campaign and notes upward trends since 1960 while six cases are in Carville and 22 may go unrecognized by the public.

Edinburg, Tex UPI Hidalgo County Texas John R. Copenhaver Hidalgo- Cameron County Copenhavers State Health Department Hidago County Copenhaver Carville Lateprosarium

Weather highs and lows across the western states

The U.S. Weather Bureau reports Sunday’s high was 17 in Imperial California while the lower reading of 32 was recorded in Butte Montana, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

New York UPI US Weather Bureau Alaska Hawaii Imperial Calif Butte Mont

Plane discharge blamed for fish kill near Love Field

An agricultural spray washed from a plane at Love Field caused a massive fish kill at Bachman Lake. Officials say the diluted spray may be responsible though the pilot denies poisoning claims. The report notes St. Louis encephalitis shares symptoms with other illnesses, with headaches fever and extreme lethargy as common signs.

Love Field Municipal Bachman Lake St. Louis

Cost of living index climbs 0.4 percent in July

Washington reports the cost of living index rose 0.4 percent in July lifting the annual consumer price increase to nearly 3 percent. The government data released Monday show higher prices across sectors, signaling ongoing inflation pressures.

Washington UPI

Hartley urges national labor policy to bridge management and unions

The speaker frames a goal of fair federal labor policy that defuses conflict between management and labor. He notes unions fought the Wagner Act, contends NLRB favored unions, and warns Congress must vigilantly close loopholes while the president seeks broad public interest beyond labor boss signals.

National Labor Relations Board NLRB NLRP Congress

Eisenhower proposes 49 week universal military training program

The president suggests a 49 week universal military training plan for all 15 year old males as the fairest method to meet the nation's manpower needs.

Washington IPT Fmer Dwight JD Eisenhower

Shotgun Accident Claims Texas City Child

Three children at a Texas City home found a loaded shotgun. The youngest, 5 year old Lester Poston, was shot in the abdomen and died. His mother Fannie Mae Long was away at the time. A 12 year old uncle and 11 year old aunt were present.

Texas City Tex Lester Poston Fannie Mae Long Boston

FDA Holds Back Drug with Severe Side Effects

A historical report notes the drug reputed to cure arthritis often causes serious harm including fatal agranulocytosis. In 1964 an FDA panel linked the treatment to deadly white blood cell destruction, restricting its use to life threatening fevers and securing customs cooperation to block entry.

FDA U. S

Kent Corlett Scholarship recipient plans return to Brown for medical studies

Corlett earned the Kent Scholarship and studied ten years at Exeter England. He now lives in Providence Rhode Island and will resume schooling at Brown University to complete medical requirements after a five month teaching stint at Bishop University in Dallas.

Kent Exeter Eng Provir R 1 Brown Bishop Unversity Dallas

Russians Expand Military Aid in Middle East and Africa

Report indicates Russia increases arms shipments and personnel support to strategic theaters in the Middle East and several African nations, signaling a broad, sustained push to expand influence and deter regional rivals.

Washington UPI Middle East

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