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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1967
Page
6
The writer argues John Connally would not be suitable and praises Robert G. Anderson, former Vernon resident, as a capable pick for Secretary of Defense. Citing Anderson’s work in the Eisenhower era and Rickover’s Navy role, the piece questions McNamara’s record and favors Anderson if available.
Gerald DPD Grizzle circuit minister for the Watchtower Society visits the Jehovahs Witnesses congregation in Childress as part of annual society training. He conducts a ministry school and service meeting and offers counsel to local ministers. A program Saturday at 8 p m includes audience participation and on Sunday at 3 p m he delivers Finding Courage in a World Full of Fear followed by a Bible study at Kingdom Hall 208 1th St Southwest. Interested persons welcome with no collections.
Amarillo based Gene Galle, a leading ballet master, will speak at Hotel Childress ballroom at 1 pm on Saturday about starting a once-a-week ballet class in Childress. He cites national studies on teen girls’ fitness and notes his long career with the Amarillo Civic Ballet and Galle Studio of Dance.
Heavy snowfall disrupted eastern Nevada Utah Wyoming and Colorado with Ely Nevada recording eight inches. Rain covered the Pacific Coast as winter weather persisted across the medium region today.
Graveside rites for Amy Wilcoxson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Wilcoxson were held at 4 p m Thursday at Childress Cemetery with Dr Burgin Watkins officiating. The stillborn child arrived at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Family from Muleshoe Lubbock and Childress attended.
Army Private First Class Mariland Sims age 20 from Memphis Tennessee participates in the post wide field training exercise at Ft. Carson Colorado from early November to mid December under Vietnam veterans supervision. The exercise simulates battlefield conditions to test readiness and identify training needs. Sims serves as a cannoneer in Battery D 6th Battalion 5th Infantry Division 2th Artillery.
Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a key figure in aerial innovation, led the early development of the dirigible. His work established the framework for steerable airships that transformed air travel and military reconnaissance in the 20th century.
Billy Doyle Black 36 of Wellington died in a car crash near Hollis Oklahoma. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Wellington with FE Fletcher officiating. Interment followed at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. He was a Phillips 66 dealer and member of the Church of Christ and Kilwanis Club. Survivors include his wife two sons two daughters three brothers five sisters and his parents.
Prime Minister Eshkol urged regional peace as a precondition for free passage through Suez and Tiran Strait. He linked border security to peaceful settlements and rejected the division of Jerusalem, vowing the city will remain undivided and its history intact.
Indiana youths Luther Carter, Jim Bland, Randall Tannehill, Daniel Schultz, and Wayne Sterling traveled to Florida after a fight over Schultz driving. Schultz has been identified among the two victims found near U.S. 1. authorities suspect two guns were used. Family members question facial matches as investigators seek IDs from a mutilated class ring from Eastern High School, class of 1967.
The piece notes Democrats split on McCarthy with some opposing him while others argue Vietnam debate could energize the party. John Bailey and Minnesota leaders signal support for Johnson Humphrey. Dirksen likens McCarthy's effort to a snowflake on a swift river.
The initials in the name of poet W H Auden stand for Wystan Hugh.
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