Fourth Party Movement Faces Texas Verification
Liberal Democrats and Wallace supporters discuss a possible fourth party split with Republicans. Texas election officials state candidate filings were due by June 28, while figures warn such a move could aid Wallace. Critics doubt a viable third party, noting potential protest impact rather than a real coalition.
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United Press International
Chicago
Texas
George Wallace
Washington D. C
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Jon Lindsey
New York
Secretary of State
Austin
Atty
Crawford Martin
Socialist Party
Davis
Wallace
Rio Grande Valley
Ted Erhart
McAllen
Erhart
Hidalgo County
Republican Party
Pat Conway
Preston Smith
Humphrey Muskie Seek Doves to Rejoin Party at Chicago
Democratic leaders urge antiwar dissidents to return to the fold as Humphrey accepts the nomination with Muskie as running mate. McCarthy and his followers stay away, challenging the party unity shown in Chicago amid earlier clashes with protesters. Humphrey pledges to pursue peace in Vietnam and end the war if elected.
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Raymond Lahr
Chicago
UPI
Humphrey-Muskie
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Hubert H Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Humphrey
Johnson
Vietnam
National Guardsmen
Muskie
Maine
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Junior College Report To Be Given Tuesday
The Steering Committee studying a possible junior college in Childress will present its report at 6 p.m. Tuesday in city hall. Chairman Genn Buckley and members Owen Henry and Gordon Graviey will discuss findings after returning from Austin where they appeared before the Coordinating Board of the Texas Education Agency. Jack Gray of Dittmar and Company will present the report to the committee and the public.
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Childress
City Hall
Genn Buckley
Buckley
Owen Henry
Gordon Graviey
Austin
Jimmy Ross
Coordinating Board
Texas Education Agency
Jack Gray
Dittmar and Company
Most Business Houses To Close On Monday
Most business houses will be closed Monday Labor Day announced by Tom Lemén chairman of the Retail Activities committee of the Chamber of Commerce The regular monthly Bargain Day will be held Tuesday merchants will run advertising in The Index Sunday and Monday Free parking in Veges both Monday and Tuesday is noted.
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Tom Lemen
Retail Activities Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Boxcar Fire Extinguished After Train Wreck
Firemen fought a boxcar blaze near Estelline after a wreck halted trains since Wednesday. Railroad workers struggled to access the wreckage as crews toiled to clear the line. Engineer T F Christy and brakeman Dr Little were hospitalized, Christy later released, Lloyd Christy killed in the wreck. funeral set for Friday in Amarillo with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Estelline
T. F. Christy
Amarillo
Childress General Hospital
Dr. Little
Lloyd Christy
Temple Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
W. C. Sherman Rites Sunday In Sinton
Funeral services will be at 4 pm Sunday at First Methodist Church in Sinton for W. C. Sherman known as Bill. He died today in a Sinton hospital after a lengthy illness. Interment will be in a Sinton cemetery. Survivors include five sisters led by Mrs. Tom Roberson and one brother.
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First Methodist Church
Sinton
Ww. Co
Bill) Sherman
Tom Roberson
Childress
Sherman
Roberson
Riding Club Outing Postponed to September 7
The Childress Riding Club outing planned for tomorrow evening has been postponed to next Saturday September 7, announced Roy Moyers, president, today.
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Childress Riding Club
Roy Moyers
Port Arthur baby found on porch after hospital kidnapping
Port Arthur police report a 5 day old baby found crying on a porch on 14th Street at 4 40 am. The infant was abducted from a local hospital Wednesday and the kidnapper remained at large. A caller alerted officers? The owner did not identify by name.
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Port Arthur
Tex
14Th Street
T. L. McBride
No Hope Now as Czechoslovaks Face Soviet Censorship
Prague reports fear and silence as Literarni Listy issues its last edition under Soviet pressure. Citizens avoid Westerners, censorship increases, and reform leaders face purge rumors while Prague shows sparse rallies and blank pages in Mlada Fronta.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Literarni Listy
Fu. 21
Brno
Mlada Fronta
Ivan
Freedom
Vietnamese outpost held amid heavy attacks on coast
North Vietnamese troops captured a South Vietnamese outpost 10 miles west of two farming villages and held it despite heavy U.S. air and artillery strikes. In Duc Lap area fighting killed 55 communists within a mile of the outpost as overall deaths neared 1,100 in eight days. Two government soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in Duc Lap operations near Giánhia.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Ha Thanh
Duc Lap
Gianghia
Perry Young
Quang Ngai
An Lap
An Lao
Texas Democrats brace for tough year after convention
Texas Democrats, who helped Humphrey win Texas at the convention, face a difficult year returning to Texas. Governor Connally calls it a rough year and questions Humphrey’s ticket with Muskie. Party leaders urge unity while Texans assess the candidate’s ability to govern and win in November.
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David Anderson
Chicago
UPI
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
John Connally
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Will D. Davis
Muskie
Connally
Sen
Purcell Honored For Work In Agriculture
Graham Purcell received the Knapp Porter award for outstanding contributions to Texas agriculture and family life in College Station. The award honors Dr Seaman A Knapp and Walter Porter and was established in 1962 during the U S Department of Agriculture and Land Grant Colleges centennial celebration. Congressman John Hutchinson presented the honor and praised Purcell, noting his service on the House Agriculture Committee.
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College Station
Knapp - Porter
Texas
Graham Purcell
Seaman A. Knapp
Agriculture Extension Service
Walter Porter
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
Purcell
Dallas - Wichita Falls
John Hutchinson
Agriculture Extension Service of Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Wallace to keynote Texas party convention at Memorial Auditorium
George Wallace of the American Party will address the Texas state convention on September 17 at the Dallas Memorial Auditorium and Convention Center. Headquarters said Wallace will arrive a day early for a fundraising dinner and rally at Memorial Auditorium.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
George Wallace
Texas
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Wallace
Dallas
Memorial Audi
Campers Stranded as Palo Duro Floods Close Canyon
Rainstorms drenched Northwestern Texas with Canyon reporting 7.87 inches. Fifty five people were stranded in Palo Duro Canyon Park as floodwaters rose, with one girl airlifted after a 60 foot fall. Supplies reached campers by helicopter while a crossing remained blocked.
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United Press International
Texas
Canyon
Tex
Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Air Force
Patricia Robertson
Enochs
Pee Thetro
Oklahoma
Midland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
South Plains
Palo Dure Canyon
Gulf Coago
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Liberal Demos Back Fourth Party Movement
Edmund Muskie
W. C. Sherman
Literaryi Listy
Josef Smrkovsky
Communist Party
Alexan
Democratic Party
Temple
Long Binh
Fredericksburg
Palo Duro
L. B. Holman Place
Rivercamp
Herman West
FAA
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