Locals Listed as Patients at High Plains Hospital
Local notes show Y. B. Merrell of Childress and Mrs. Ruby L. Johnson of Estelline admitted to High Plains Baptist Hospital Amarillo with Johnson admitted August 27 and Merrell on August 29. Several visitors from St. Louis, Perryton, Plainview, Memphis, and other Texas towns share updates on visits and enrollments for area students and relatives.
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High Plains Baptist Hospital
Amarillo
Y. B. Merrell
Childress
Ruby L. Johnson
Johnson
Merrell
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List Names
A hospital notes section lists admitted patients by day of week including John Daniels Kit Williams Mrs Scott Johnston Mrs C B Nobles Mrs J W Vardeman Mrs Johnny Bigham Leo Inman Sr Annie Bryant Naomi Grafton Bob Thomas Louis Jones H R Overbey J W Zuber Mrs G H Nations Mrs Bobby Hart Janice Colson Jerry Collins Mrs Bobby Dale Carter Quanah Dismissals include David Smith Tim Wyatt Troy Hackler Mrs Joe Sanders M A Barron E J Huddleston Vicki Trosper Edith Pearl Reed Barbara Lovelady Mrs Robert Butler Lee Patterson with days noted Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daniels
Kit Williams
Scott Johnston
C. B. Nobles
J. W. Vardeman
Johnny Bigham
Leo Inman Sr
Annie Bryant
Naomi Grafton
Bob Thomas
Louis Jones
H.R. Overbey
J. W. Zuber
G. H. Nations
Bobby Hart
Janice Colson
Jerry Collins
Bobby Dale Carter
Quanah
David Smith
Tim Wyatt
Troy Hackler
Joe Sanders
Wellington
M. A. Barron
E. J. Huddleston
Vicki Trosper
Edith Pearl Reed
Barbara Lovelady
Robert Butler
Lee Patterson
Israeli doctor invents heart beat device for battlefield triage
Professor David Canon unveils the Heart Potential Detector the HPD a compact instrument designed to measure a patient’s heart activity under battlefield conditions. The device nicknamed the toy helps determine priority care among multiple injured victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehovot
Israel
David Canon
Deaths of Horses From VEE Infection in Texas
Texas officials report 89 lab confirmed horse deaths from sleeping sickness this summer. Commission members criticize federal officials for exaggerating the epidemic. Executive director notes 1,447 horses died from all causes. 571,169 of an estimated 625,000 horses vaccinated. Sibley credits herd vaccination and notes the outbreak halted near Brazoria County.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Animal Health Commissioner
R. W. Hodge
del Rio
Commission
H. Q. Sibley
Paducah Airman Advances in Electronics Training
Airman First Class Jimmy Dale Thomas, a 1970 Paducah High School graduate, reported to Chanute Field Illinois after a two week leave. He will receive special training as an electronics engineer in air communications. Thomas completed five months in electronics engineering on the ground and began service in January at Lackland AFB.
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Paducah
Bob Thomas
Jimmy Dale Thomas
Chanute Field
Ill
Thomas
Lackland Air Force Base
Bond Sales Wake July Drop in Childress County
July bond sales in Childress County fell slightly behind the quota with Series E and H bonds totaling 3602. Year to date sales reached 40564 or 58 percent of the yearly target. Texas July sales rose 8.7 percent from 1970 while national July sales increased 16.3 percent.
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Childress County
Gene Frisbie
Texas
Wilson-Holley Family Reunion Elects Leaders
Billie J. Holley named president and Melvin Best of Lubbock elected treasurer for the annual Wilson Holley family reunion. The third weekend in August set as the future date. forty seven relatives attended a two day celebration. Eldest was Mrs Allie Carr. youngest Tammy Carr. farthest travelers Mr and Mrs Austin Fowler and Homer Earl of Dodge City Kansas. Other participants included Merle Holley Roswell NM Elmer Holley Pampa Floyd Carr Harve Adams Arlington Clark Porter Mark Porter Hoyt Springer Pine Johnson Fort Worth Bill Porter Bill Dunlap Lela Estes Olney and Paducah relatives listed.
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Ora Lee Frazier
Billie J. Holley
Melvin Best
Lubbock
Allie Carr
Tammy Carr
Austin Fowler
Homer Earl
Dodge City
Kans
Merle Holley
Roswell
N.M
Elmer Holley
Pampa
Floyd Carr
Harve Adams
Arlington, Clark
Mark Porter
Hoyt Springer
Pine Johnson
Fort Worth
Bill Porter
Bill Dunlap
Lela Estes
Olney
Paducah
Kevin
Regan
Todd
Grover Ray Wilson Jr
Richard
Sharon
Gaylon
Sheila
Harkey Holley
Local Families Share News From Area Visits and Achievements
Multiple families host visitors and report education and travel milestones. Barbara Rivers, a 1971 Ranger Junior College graduate, enrolled at San Angelo State University with her parents. Annie Wilder also enrolls at Ranger Junior College after Paducah High School spring graduation. Joie Ray Jeter wins a 1971 outstanding sales achievement award from Oil Chemical Company at a Ruidoso Downs meeting. Dery White presents plaque as West Germans reportedly consume 177000 tons whipped cream in 1970.
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Barbara Rivers
Ranger Junior College
Willie Austin
San Angelo State University
Annie Wilder
Paducah High School
J. P
Pete’’ Walker
Aurora
Colo
W. Q. Bailey
C. P. Brownfield
Alta Rae Clark
Billy Prater
Warren Prater
Cecil Clifford Holt
Dallas
Clifford Graves
Christian Church
Prescott
Ariz
Kenneth Bowling
Dale
Jennifer
Morris Plains
N. J
Claud Bowling
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Charles Zeno Holt
Canada
St. Mark's School For Boys
Grande Marais
Lake Superior
Holt
Richardson High School
Joie Ray Jeter
Jeter Feed Co
Oil Chemical Company
Ruidoso Downs
N.M
West Texas
New Mexico
Dery] White
Lubbock
Travis Gary
Haskell
Wildcat Staked In King County Oil Prospect
PADUCAH No 9 D S B Burnett Estate, King County, reports a five eighths mile west southwest outpost to the Big M Strawn reef lime pool. Taubert Steed Gunn Medders of Wichita Falls stake a 5,600 foot prospect nine miles southeast of Guthrie and one mile southeast of Captain Burk Strawn reef discovery. A 5,447-foot failure separates it from the oiler.
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Paducah
S. B. Burnett
King County
Wildcat
Taubert, Steed, Gunn & Medders
Wichita Falls
T. A. Thomson
Guthrie
Captain Burk Strawn
Lions Science Program Highlights Nuclear Power and Water Salt Transformations
LaVillas Smith and Terry Jones presented the Nuclear Science Symposium in Austin in June under West Texas Utilities sponsorship. The Lions discussed nuclear power’s current and future role and dual purpose plants producing electricity and drinking water. September and October were set as membership months. Howard Cook organized the program with guests Roy Jameson of GM, Eddie Leary and Mike Rollins from the state welfare office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVillas Smith
Terry Jones
Austin
West Texas Utilities
Glen Stiner
Lions
Howard Cook
Roy Jameson
Chevrolet
General Motors
Eddie Leary
Mike Rollins
Leopold's path from prison to Castaner religious amid humanitarian aims
Leopold, son of a Jewish family, transformed in prison with a drive to help others. He joined Castaner’s Protestant dominated village life, wrote an intensive sociological study of the area, and led hospital fundraising. He sought missions abroad but age and health hindered the plans.
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Forbes
Leopold
Brethren
Nate
Foobes
Castaner
Africa
Albert Schweitzer
Poland
Vietnam
California court blocks local property taxes for schools
The California Supreme Court ruled the local property tax financing education unconstitutional, urging trial on applications and prompting talk of a statewide tax to equalize funding. Gov. Reagan would not comment pending study, while officials in Sacramento foresee potential overhaul to balance district finances.
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Ronald Regan
Supreme Court
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Superior Court
State Supreme Court
Beverly Hills
Baldwin Hills
William J. Johnson
School Busing Debate Raises Local Civil Rights Tension
Officials discuss integration via busing with a plan possibly starting before board review. They aim to cap trips at 30 minutes or about 10 miles each way. No data exist on typical ride lengths, while some homeowners say busing pressures pushed them to sell.
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Supreme Court
Contempt shielded witness in Medina court martial
Former My Lai command member Frederick Widmer invokes the Fifth Amendment despite immunity to avoid testifying at Captain Ernest Medina's court martial. In other items Beverly Harrell challenges a federal lease cancellation for Cottontail Ranch near U.S. 95. American troop levels in Vietnam may drop to 177,000 by December per U.S. Command. Governor Preston Smith dismisses Brig. Gen. James Rose and appoints Lt. Col. Belisario Flores to the Texas National Guard post. Dow Jones index slides as profit taking continues. Larry Teaver joins the Texas State Insurance Board, pledging to back the governor on auto insurance rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
Medina
Frederick Widmer
Austin
Larry Teaver
Preston Smith
State Insurance Board
Teaver
UN Sponsored Survey Maps Jamaica Water Resources
A United Nations sponsored program surveyed Jamaica to aid water resource management. Jamaica U N FAO and U S engineers gathered ground and air imagery using a modified C 130 from Palisadoes Kingston while field teams and SCUBA divers collected water temperature data for cross reference with aircraft thermal imagery. The effort aimed to aid Jamaica and the FAO in natural resource assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island
Jamaica
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Earth Resources
Caribbean
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Palisadoes
Kingston
Launch Vehicle Performs Well on Apollo 15 Mission
Huntsville Alabama report says Saturn V met all objectives and performed satisfactorily in Apollo 15. First stage thrust reached 7,840,000 pounds the highest among Saturn V flights. Minor navigation deviation occurred in Earth parking orbit, corrected in Bermuda with no lasting effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Canary Island
Carnarvon
Bermuda
Experimental Landing Radar Could Aid Future V STOL Aircraft
NASA developed an experimental landing radar now tested in helicopter flights. The system measures velocity and altitude with one unit and may serve as an altimeter for future V STOL craft. Further tests are planned over the next year.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Quick Quiz: historic convention venues and space age
The piece presents a rapid trivia roundup: two presidents nominated at church conventions in Baltimore. Explorer I marks Space Age entry on Jan 31, 1958 from Cape Canaveral. early football straps aided by pulling carriers. Floyd Patterson becomes youngest heavyweight champ at 21 in 1956. UN European HQ located in Geneva.
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U.S
Martin van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Baltimore
United States
Cape Canaveral
Cape Kennedy
Floyd Patterson
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