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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1966
Page
5
New York reports intra day highs and lows for the Dow Jones averages for the week ending August 26 1966. The industrials rose to 804.89 high and 780.56 close with a net off 24.06. Rails moved from 202.55 to 195.03 with a fall of 7.52. Utilities slipped from 125.60 to 120.90 down 4.67. The 65 stocks ranged from 212.42 to 272.01, down 9.35.
United Press International notes the cheetah as the fastest land animal, reaching speeds up to 84 miles per hour per Collier's Encyclopedia. This fact highlights the cheetah's exceptional speed among cats and mammals.
A Viet Cong battle ends with air strike misfire near Phu Lai causing American casualties. Reports from Saigon note Westmoreland limits on air attacks after Coast Guard incident. Other world items include Apollo splashdown, Lunar Orbiter images, and political clashes in the U S capital.
The article estimates that a quarter of all yarn used in fabric production today goes into knit foods for men women and children.
About one in twenty thousand people are albino due to inherited absence of pigment. The San Blas Indians of the Caribbean show the highest incidence, with seven in a thousand individuals affected.
The article details James E Fraser's 1913 buffalo nickel portrait using Chief Two-Moons, Chief John Big Tree, and Chief Iron-Tail along with Black Diamond the bison. It notes Iron-Tail's link to Little Bighorn, Big Tree's role in End of the Trail, Black Diamond’s zoo birth and death, and the coin’s thicker profile requiring fare-box changes.
In Washington, Rep Bernard Grabowski urged toy makers to avoid advertising toys of violence arguing they affect children and parents. The piece imagines a Violence Dad Toy Co selling arsenal themed toys as constructive, including a charcoal lighter and mock weapons, highlighting exploitative marketing potential.
Pearl Robinson extols self denial as essential to Christian holiness and urges readers to put God first. She cites Jesus and apostolic sacrifice, warnings of worldly distraction, and the need for persistent prayer and praise to endure trials and strengthen faith.
Francis Sullivan and Pauline Alfree tied the knot and celebrated by water skiing off Whitstable England. He wore a bowler hat and tailcoat while she wore a bikini and bridal veil as they skimmed the surf after the reception.
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