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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1966
Page
6
Memphis golfers must enter the 1966 Memphis Invitational Golf tournament by 8 p.m. Saturday with a 12.50 entry fee. The event includes meals, flighted 18 hole play, long drive contest, and top prizes of golf equipment and medals. The championship and consolation rounds occur Sunday and Monday with the top eight competing for the title.
Montreal entertainment program at Expo 67 spans diverse acts including opera performances and controversial striptease shows drawing attention to the international exposition.
In Saigon the black market thrives near the Street of Flowers selling luxury items from perfumes to transistor radios at high prices. Army gear and pilfered goods circulate amid an economy driven by war spending, devaluation, and abundant piastres. Officials say three wars exist in South Vietnam and the market acts as a safety valve, while wages for soldiers and laborers remain meager.
Demonstrators winning broad support from Milwaukee clergy for a march into Cicero, Illinois as Congress of Racial Equality and local groups receive parade permits. Cicero authorities threaten National Guard use to protect participants amid tensions over segregation and housing.
In Tonkin Gulf the United States reports sinking two North Vietnamese PT boats and damaging two more amid heavy anti aircraft fire. A damaged RF4H Crusader may have participated while patrol boats engaged. Saigon sources say Viet Cong aims to curb military activity ahead of Sept. 11 elections as Liberation Front radio calls for assassination efforts and voter boycott.
Clyde Franklin Stacks, 23, was sentenced Tuesday to two to three years in prison for car theft. He muttered he wanted 19 years and told the judge it would take that to break him. The judge questioned the request and eventually denied it.
At 11 am the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 7.29 points to 782.95 led by rail and utility sectors. The transport index gained 1.64 and utilities added 0.78 as broader stock totals climbed with 65 stocks up to 272.13.
Treasury reports for the fiscal year through August 26 show withdrawals at 28.197 billion dollars and deposits at 21.746 billion. Cash balance stands at 8.081 billion, with public debt at 323.952 billion and gold holdings of 13.259 billion.
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