Bitterly Divided Convention Ends Tonight in Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey secured the Democratic nomination amid a fractious convention marked by loud boos and police tents against antiwar demonstrators. Rumors swirled on his running mate with Muskie Alijoto or Shriver named as possibles as McCarthy and McGovern pushed for a dove plank before the final session tonight.
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Chicago
UPI
Hubert H Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Sen. Edmunds. Muskie
Maine
Joseph L. Aljoto
San Francisco
Sargent Shriver
France
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Daley
Wisconsin
Carl Albert
McCarthy
McGovern
Reds Capture Strategic Hill Near Duc Lap Camp
North Vietnamese troops seized a hill overlooking the Duc Lap camp three miles away, prompting heavy U.S. air strikes. Reports cite large Communist casualties and ongoing air and artillery bombardments around Duc Lap and other battleareas near Saigon Hue and Da Nang.
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Duc Lap Camp
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Saigon
UPT
Duc Lap
UPI
Perry Young
South Vietnam
U.S
Hue
Trang Bane
Nat Gibson
Cant Wiliam Burrier
Uvalde Tex
Gibson
82Nd Airborne
Governmnt
da Nang
Quang Neaj
Tam Ky
Jaycees Sponsor Circus Performances in Childress
The Childress Jaycees announced Carson and Barnes Circus will perform October 4 as a three day event with Sky King as a featured attraction. Nick Christensen said Jaycee Rest Stop will aid travelers near the courthouse with refreshments donated by Oak Farms. Donations for Stacey Janeane Young are requested at First State Bank.
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Oak Farms
Stacey Janeane
Charles Young
Houston
Wile Cweets
Keith Dishman Ara
Brother of Local Woman Is Killed
Former Shamrock resident W. F. Bud dy Hawley 54 died when his farm tractor overturned at a culvert two miles east of Twitty Wheeler County He was pinned beneath the tractor and pronounced dead at the scene Justice of the Peace Cecil Amerson ruled the death accidental Hawley was a carpenter and bricklayer born in Kimble County moved to Shamrock in 1959 from Childress Survivors include his wife Minnie and many children and siblings Services are pending with Richerson Funeral Home in Shamrock
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W. F
Buddy) Hawley
Shamrock
Twitty
Wheeler County
Cleo Sims
Ave. B
Northwest
Childress
Cecil Amerson
Hawley
Mr. Hawley
Kimble County
Church of Christ
Minnie
Coughters
Victor Parrish
Donnie Stone
Pecos
Kathy Tye
Mary Lou Hawley
Johnny
Robert
Alvin
Whittier
Calif
Freddy
Pamna
Jesse Hi Hawley
Albany
Buck
Odessa
Claire Hagle
Goree
Dee Hollingsworth
Rochester
Tex
Phil McManus
Hubert Boner
Rob Calhoun
James Roland
San Jacinto Calif
Sims
Richerson Funeral Home
Yugoslav Party News agency Says Soviet Occupation Failed
The official Yugoslav Communist party news agency charged on Tuesday night that the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia was a policy of force that failed due to the united and resolute resistance of the Czechoslovak people.
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Belgrade
Borba
Yugoslav Communist Party
Czechoctavekia
Newsmen suffer in Chicago police protest clashes
Chicago confrontations between police and antiwar protesters spill into a violent night. Newsmen from UPI, NYT, Chicago Tribune and others are injured or arrested as officers clash with demonstrators outside convention headquarters. Police boost protections, name tags, and press officers while DOJ orders FBI probe.
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Chicago
UPTI
James B. Conlisk
UPL
Robert Kieckhefer
Hansson Ulla
Swedish Cooperative News Center
Paul Sequeira
Chicago Daily News
Edwin Kerins
UPI
New York
Caleb Orr
Dave Satter
Washington Post
John Burnett
Washington
Barton Silverman
New York Times
Dave Nystrom
Chicago Tribune
Jeffrey Blankfort
San Francisco
Ramparts Magazine
Thomas Corpora
Linda Mathews
Los Angeles Times
Convention Hall
CBS
Mike Wallace
Non Rather
Justice Department
FBI
German Air Force pilots forced to retire at forty
A wartime cabinet measure to retire pilots at age 40 was blocked to prevent draining the air force of experienced personnel. The decision aimed to curb pilots leaving service for civil aviation careers.
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Wearneeday
Warhormant
Czechs Oust Bilak As Slovak Party First Secretary
The Slovak Communist party ousted Vasil Bilak as first secretary and replaced him with Gustav Husak. Bilak faced charges of collaboration with the Soviets over the 1968 invasion while Husak, loyal to Dubcek, was not charged. The move signals continued Czechoslovak defiance of Moscow terms amid tensions with the Kremlin.
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James C. Jackson
Prague
UPI
Slovak Communist Party
Vasil Bilak
Czechoslovak Radio
Bratislava
Bilak
Gustav Husak
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Dubcek
Kremlin
Husak
Czechoslovakia
Litevik Svoboda
Svoboda
Tribune de Lausanne
Dubeck
Parliament
Josef Smrkovsky
Oldrich Cernik Cantin
Mrs Clyde Johnston services Friday in Borger
Funeral services for Mrs Clyde Earnest Mickie Johnston 69 will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Borger with Rev Joel Allen and Rev D S Smith officiating. Interment in Chil Dress Cemetery. Survivors include husband John N E Johnston, sister Fay Carothers of Borger, niece Mrs Billy Bay of Thermopolis, nephew James P Jameson of Longmont.
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Clyde Earnest
Mickie’ Johnston
First Baptist Church
Joel Allen
D. S. Smith
Burger
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Dick Preston
Nolan Evans
Joe Frazier
Harold Cheek
Edd Fite
Allen Harpers
Johnston
Comanche County
John N. E. Johnston
Vernon
Quanah
Rebecca Lodge
Noble Grand
the Lodge
The
Baptist Church
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Fay Car Others
Borger
Billy Bay
Thermopolis
Woo
James P. Jameson
Longmont
Colo
Fortner Rites Held Wednesday In Oklakbkama
Mineral services for John Fortner Sr. 79 of Antioch California were held Wednesday at Prairie Bell Oklahoma with Masonic rites. Interment followed in Prairie Bell cemetery. Fortner, a Woodland Texas native, moved to Dewey County in 1910 and was a deputy sheriff and early stockman. Survivors include two daughters, Laveta Fortner and Mrs. Leo Palmer. two sons Floyd and John Jr.. a sister, Mrs. Roy Rawson. two brothers Jeff and George. six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mr Fortner and Mrs Jeff Fortner attended the funeral.
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John Fortner Sr
Antioch
Calif
Train crash near Estelline prompts resumed traffic and funeral plans
Two men injured in yesterday’s Estelline wreck are expected to leave Childress General Hospital today with “fine” condition. Traffic is to resume late today as Burlington tracks are cleared. Lloyd Christy 59, fireman was killed. Floyd Christy and Buck Little were injured. Funeral for Lloyd Christy set for Friday at Temple Baptist Amarillo. Christy’s survivors include wife Gladys and family. Separate report: Seoul says four North Korean intruders shot by South Korean troops in the DMZ with no South casualties.
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Estelline
Childress General Hospital
Burlington
Lloyd Christy
Floyd Christy
Buck Little
Seoul
UPS
Demilitarized Zone
Royce Tippett Wins Little Britches World Champion Title
Fourteen year old Royce Tippett captured the Little Britches World Champion title at the Little Britches World Championship Rodeo in Littleton Colorado with 741 points. He earned world championship saddles and buckles across bull riding bareback bronc calf roping and flag race. The Tippett family traveled over 6000 miles to compete in multiple rodeos this summer earning numerous trophies saddles and buckles.
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Royce Tippett
Tell
Littleton
Colo
Royce
Tippetts
Little Britchee
Ulysses
Dodge City
Medicine Lodge
St. John
Goodland
Kaw
Hobart
Buffalo
T Bar” Tippett of Tell
Little Britches
Texas
Northfield Area Flooded by Four-Inch Rainfall
The Northfield area endured heavy rainfall with scattered gauges reporting up to four inches. Wind and storms were widespread, with the Gulf air clash to the south fueling the system. Local totals varied from traces to four inches as more than one site measured rainfall through the night.
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Donald Munson
Cee Wee
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