Great Life Story Of A Laughing Speed Stop In Childress
An on duty officer in Childress stops a speeding car in a 30 mph zone on Avenue F. Three German UCLA exchange students present numerous IDs to the puzzled officer, who cannot speak German. They part ways with smiles as both sides enjoy a rare multilingual miscommunication moment.
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Childress
Highway 287
Avenue F
Childress Arm
The
Law
Howdy
Ucla
Dallas
America
Project Plunge: San Francisco Experiment for Nine Students
Nine Midwest students, trained in urban planning, spend a week in San Francisco with $2 and no home, seeking food, work, and shelter. They sleep in hostels or parks, wait in agency lines, and confront poverty while their mentor notes how the program broadens future city planners' view of residents.
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San Francisco
H. Roger Smith
Urban Studies Institute
Mankato State College
Mankato
Minn
Skid Row
Smith
Boston
Mobile
Ala
Marian Rucker
Mankao
Dave Garbish
Garbish
Brownsville
Boston Project
Lovelorn Hints On Sex Information Service Expands
In Newport Rhode Island the Sex Information Service expands from Newport County to all of the state after receiving over 250 calls since June 12. Volunteers answer anonymous questions with support from psychiatric social workers gynecologists psychiatrists and a clinical psychologist. The program is sponsored by Child Family Services of Newport a United Fund agency and targets married men ages 25 to 45.
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Newport
R.I
Rhode Island
Sex Information Service
Child Family Services of
United Fund Agency
Newport County
Jan Prochaska
First peacetime draft in American history authorized
The Selective Service System became law on October 29 1940 marking the first peacetime draft in U S history. The initial draft number drawn was 158 and began the nationwide registration process.
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Selective Service System
Red Cross Aids Victims In Snyder
A Snyder flash flood on August 13 caused about 2 million in damages affecting 100 families and 35 businesses. Red Cross disaster worker Mrs. Jim Moody helped about 25 families with grants totaling 3000, while Salvation Army provided meals and a church relief van delivered 500 clothing items in 12 hours.
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Snyder
Childress
Red Cross
Jim Moody
German air and water pollution a national concern
A Federal Science Ministry commission reports West Germany releases 3.39 million tons of sulphur dioxide and 4.5 million tons of carbon monoxide into the air annually. About 8.1 million tons of inorganic salts enter the waterways. Sulphur dioxide mainly from power stations and domestic heating. 80 percent of carbon monoxide from traffic. Water pollution blamed on chemical and mining firms.
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Bonn
Germany
West German Air
Federal
Science Ministry
Sewing Course Meeting Set In Childress Chamber Plan
A planning group was named to study buying and renovating abandoned homes in Childress under HUD program 2351. Russell Jones announced the group at the chamber meeting and urged starting work after the October banquet. Bert Hargrave said the September 11 steak dinner kick off the membership drive to add 60 new businessmen.
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Childress
Housing and Urban Development Department
Russell Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Park
Bert Hargrave
Hargrave
Chamber
Chamber elects directors and officers for upcoming term
The Jaycees Rotary and Radio Station awards were presented. Nominees for the Board of Directors election are being contracted. The Chamber president announced that new directors will meet the old board in September and new officers will be elected thereafter.
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Jaycees
Rotary
Board of Directors
Chamber
Girl Scouts Hold Service Team Course
A Girl Scouts service team course for Childress Quanah Paducah and Chillicothe groups will be in Childress at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Wesley room of the First United Methodist Church. A light lunch will be served and the workshop runs to 2 p.m. The NorCenTex Council leads with all service unit directors urged to attend with their teams.
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Childress
Quanah
Paducah
Chilicothe
Wesley Room
First United Methodist Church
NorCenTex Girl Scout Council
Weldon Teague
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