Secret Rhodesia talks in London amid brink of sanctions
London reports Harold Wilson and Ian Smith meet in secret off Gibraltar aboard HMS Tiger as Britain weighs UN sanctions over Rhodesia's 1965 unilateral independence. Smith flees Salisbury by RAF jet. Wilson delays action to avoid economic backlash while aiming to force renunciation of independence.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
H.M.S. Tiger
Gibraltar
Smith
Salisbury
Royal Air Force
Wilson
Britain
United Nations
Rhodesia
Washington
U.S
U.N
America
Saturn 5 second stage lights up sky in gulf coast test
The Saturn 5 second stage fired in a static test at Bay St. Louis Mississippi. Orange flames and a white smoke plume filled the cloudless Gulf sky as scientists hailed the test as a success. The run, described as right down the middle, marked a recovery from delays and the SIT stage explosion last spring.
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Bay ST. Louts, Miss
UPI
Gulf Coast
Apollo
Burial Service Friday for Mrs McFaul in Wichita Falls
Mrs C R McFaul 62 of Wichita Falls sister of Mrs Clyde Johnson of Childress died Wednesday in Wichita Falls Hospital Funeral services 2 pm Friday Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home chapel Wichita Falls with Rev Joe S Allen officiating Burial in Childress Cemetery She was born March 1904 in Hardeman County lived in Wichita Falls 43 years and worked 11 years as receptionist at Medical and Surgical Clinic Survivors include husband of the home son from Big Spring sister Mrs Johnson brother J A Sheid of Altus and two grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. McFaul
Wichita Falls
Clyde Johnson
Childress
Wichita Falls Hospital
Hampton- Vaughan Funeral Home
Chanel
Joo S Allen
Childress First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
McFaul
Hardeman County
March
Wichita Fals
Medical and Surgical Clinic
Avenue J
Maid
Big Spring
Johnson
Chidress
J. A Sheid
Altus
Okla
Killer sentenced in Brownsville murder case
Jesus Ramirez, 21, was sentenced to a five year probated term for the fatal Christmas Eve stabbing of Antonio Gonzales. A jury found Ramirez, of San Benito, guilty of murder without malice.
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Brownsville, Tex
UPI
Jesus Ramirez
Antonio Gonzales
Ramirez
San Benito
Paintings for Hospital Donation Drive Acknowledged
Local artists who have agreed to donate paintings to Childress General Hospital are asked to deliver the works by Saturday. Hospital Auxiliary members will hang the pieces in patients rooms. Mrs L L Baker chairs the painters contribution committee.
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Childress General Hospital
L. L. Baker
Cotton price changes set for 1967 loan and support
Gene Frisbie, supervisor of the local ASC office, announced 1967 cotton program adjustments. Price support payments rise to 11.53 cents per pound, diverted rate to 10.78 cents, and loan rate for one-inch middling white drops to 20.25 cents per pound from 21.00 cents.
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Gene Frisbie
ASC
Farmers File For Cropland Adjustment in Texas
Hundreds of South Plains and Panhandle farmers queued in near freezing weather to file early applications for the 1967 cropland adjustment program. Lineups formed in Hereford Canyon and Tulsa with 75 signups in the first hour at Hereford. Applications run through March 3 and aim to retire land from production for 5 to 10 years with federal leases and payment rates higher than prior years.
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United Press International
South Plains
Panhandle
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Hereford
Canyon
Tulsa
Lubbock
Rush
Texas
F. G. Collier
Portales
N.M
Swisher
Local Jaycees Host Spaghetti Supper Friday
Childress Jaycees invite the public to a Spaghetti Supper at 6 p.m. Friday in the Veterans Building. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 0.50 for children. Mrs. Bill Sager spoke at the noon meeting in the Childress Hotel Dining Room. She chairs the Modern Home Club project committee and urged clubs to unite to remodel the Fair Park Auditorium.
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Bill Sager
Childress
Modern Home Club
Postmaster Warns of Limited Mailing Time Before Christmas
Postmaster Warner Stevens urged Childress residents to plan early as only 23 mailing days remain before Christmas. Officials forecast over eight billion pieces of mail, stressing ZIP Codes, early shopping, careful wrapping, and using first class postage to ensure cards are forwarded if recipients move. The Postal Service also notes a special Christmas stamp to aid holiday mail.
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Warner Stevens
Childress
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Stevens
Snirit
Post Office Department
Search for Morrell wreck victims on Lake Huron continues
Coast Guardsmen comb Lake Huron under clear skies 18 miles north of Harbor Beach near Bethlehem Steel as they seek 23 missing crewmen from the 600 foot ore carrier Daniel J Morrell. Eleven bodies have been recovered with weather hindering salvage efforts.
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Edward S. Lechtzin
United Press International
Harbor Beach, Mich
UPI
Coast
Gigrd
Lake Huron
Daniel J. Morrell
Great Lakes
Carl D. Bradley
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Bethlehem Steel Co
Vera
Les
Detroit
Harbor Beach
Hale
Winstein
Morrell
Lackawanna
N.Y
Taconite Harbor
Minn
Lakes
Keys Named Honors Freshman In UT Engineering
Jerry Malcom Keys of Childress was among 36 Honors Freshmen at the University of Texas selected for the distinguished rating in the College of Engineering. Keys and the others came from the top five percent of their high school classes based on grade averages. Oliver Carl Brown of Quanah was named Engineering Fellow, among 83 upperclassmen, ranking in the top five percent of their class during the 1966 spring semester.
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Jerry Malcom Keys
Childress
University of Texas
College of Engineering
Keys
Oliver Carl Brown
Quanah
Cotton Trailer Fire Destroys Wesley Riker Bale
A cotton trailer and about a bale of cotton belonging to Wesley Riker were destroyed in a fire at 9:45 a.m. today eight miles north of the city on US Highway 83. The local fire department extinguished the blaze.
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King Grocery
Wesley Riker
Little Miss Paducah Pageant Set Saturday
The first Little Miss Paducah Pageant will be held at 7 30 p m Saturday in the high school auditorium with 67 girls aged four to 12 entered. The 1964 Study Club of Paducah sponsors the event with tickets 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Proceeds fund hospital needs and a Youth Education Award. Rehearsals are Saturday with groups at 9 00 a m 2 00 p m. mothers must attend.
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Paducah
Terry Brooks
Francine Tippen
Linda Kay Townley
Jane Mulkey
Val Townley
Farmers Coop Gin
Tammy McWilliams
Killingsworth Jewelry
Carla Archer
Texaco Station
Nora Stamps
Bob’s New & Used Cars
Angela Burns
White’s Groc
Kathy Burns
Crumps
Cheryl Killian
Paducah Drug
Cheryl Porter
Salem’s
Reecie Kay Burton
Paducah Parts
Judy
23 Safety Standards For 1968 Automobile Models
Washington reports the government posted 23 safety standards for 1968 autos under the National Traffic Safety Act. The rules cover headrests, seat belts, glare reduction, sun visor edges, door locks, instrument panel designs, and removal of protrusions to reduce injury risk. Regulators expect final standards in January with comments due by January 3, 1967.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Rites Saturday For Father Of Walter Lockhoof
Walter Lea Lockhoof, 78, died Wednesday at his Sacramento home after a month long illness. He was father to Walter Lockhoof of Childress. Services set for 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Southlawn Chapel in Sacramento. Walter Lockhoof to fly from Amarillo to attend. Survivors include his wife, daughters Mrs Walter Craig and Mr Dorothy Martaker of Sacramento, seven grandchildren including Pete Lockhoof of Denton, and great grandchildren.
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Walter Lea Lockhoof
Sacramento
Clair
Walter Lockhoof
Childress
Southlawn Chapel
Scramento
Amarillo
Walter Craig
Dorothy Martaker
Pe Lockhoof
Denton
Warming Trend Moves Westward Across State
A shift in arctic air weakens over Texas as Gulf breezes slow its retreat. The Weather Bureau expects a warming trend through Friday with mild readings along the coast and in South Texas. Panhandle winds ease while overnight lows range from the 20s to 60s across Texas.
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United Press International
Texxas
Rees
South Texas
Childress
San Angelo
Galveston
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Justice Dept probes electronic bugging rights in tax case
The Justice Department reviews all past and present cases for potential rights violations from electronic bugging. It urges the Supreme Court to overturn Joseph F. Schipani’s tax evasion conviction based on FBI bugged evidence from a business search tied to organized crime.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Department
Supreme Court
New York
High Court
Joseph F. Schipani
Schipani
FBI
Precipitation for Year Falls Below Normal
Year to date precipitation totals 14.64 inches, far under the normal near 20 inches. Measurable rain was limited to 0.03 inch on November 9 at the FAA Station with traces on November 1 and 26, as monthly figures show minimal moisture across January through November.
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FAA
Large U S casualties in Vietnam war week
UPI reports more than 900 American servicemen killed or wounded in Vietnam week ending with major fighting along the Cambodian border. 143 U S deaths and 709 WIA, raising total American fatalities to 6 192. Operation Attleboro in zone C near Cambodia cited as main source of losses. Communist losses estimated at 1 422. Allied kill ratio about 4 3 to 1. Additional figures referenced earlier today.
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Bryce Miller
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Viet Nam
U.S Militay
U.S
Attleboro
Cambodia
Saigon
Kiesinger becomes West German chancellor in grand coalition
Kurt Georg Kiesinger, 62, former Baden Württemberg governor and ex Nazi party member, is sworn in as chancellor of West Germany. He leads an unprecedented grand coalition with the Social Democrats after an overwhelming parliamentary vote, succeeding Ludwig Erhard amid policy disputes. Willy Brandt remains SDP chair.
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Bonn
UPI
Christian Democratic
Kurt-Georg Kiesinger
West Germany
Social Democrats
Kiesinger
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Heinrich Luebke
Ludwig Erhard
Christian Democratic Union
CDU
Erhard
Social Democratic
Willy Brandt
West
Bowling Ball Friday Invitation By Childress Women's Bowling Assn
The public is invited to a Bowling Ball hosted by the Childress Women's Bowling Association at 7 p.m. Friday. The event will be held at Greenbelt Lanes in Greenbelt, with proceeds supporting association activities.
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Childress Woman’s Boawling Association
Greenbelt Lanes
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