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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
1
South Vietnamese legislators entered a shattered hamlet in My Lai, Vietnam, as they investigated an alleged 1968 massacre by United States troops. The delegation toured the scene seeking clues and testimony amid ongoing scrutiny.
Legislators rode atop two tanks in a Lowes operation and brought four civilians who claimed residence in or near the hamlet. The group’s movement indicates a political show of force amid regional tensions and questions about civilian safety.
Legislators reported civilians heard firing and civilians crying during the My Lai massacre allegations on March 16 1968. Senator Tran Van Don led the investigation team as South Vietnamese officers barred entry until militiamen cleared the area. Two civilian survivors said they escaped into paddy fields as Americans reportedly entered the hamlet.
Police arrest two members of a wandering hippie band and seek a third in the Sharon Tate murder case. Charles Watson and Patricia Kernwinkel are in custody. Linda Kasabian is being sought. Indictments to be sought for seven killings including Tate's. Leno and Rosemary LiBianca were also killed in a related spree.
Gen William Westmoreland testifies before a House subcommittee that the Vietnam War might have been over or nearly over if bombing of North Vietnam had continued. Transcripts with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird were released Monday as lawmakers show rising concern over import competition and U S trade policy.
United Nations in New York reports the Big Four resume talks to thaw the Arab Israeli deadlock. Diplomatic hopes remain low as Britain’s Lord Caradon France’s Armand Berard and Jacob A. Malik press for progress in the stalled peace process.
The Mahr Tire and Supply is being closed due to the owner's health. Mahr says he will undergo major surgery and cannot work for at least six months. The business plans to close around December 10 and is for sale.
In Houston eleven people including seven scientists are placed in isolation after a rubber glove used on Apollo 12 lunar rocks ruptured under pressure. The incident slows preliminary rock examination while twenty scientists remain to complete the work. Four contractor employees are also quarantined as the team moves to quarantine quarters.
Nettie D Freeman 92 longtime Henrietta resident and mother of Mrs Willie White of Childress died Monday at a Henrietta hospital. Funeral 2:30 p m Owens Brumley Burkburnett Chapel Rev Boyd Taylor burial Burkburnett Cemetery. Born January 6 1887 she had lived in Henrietta since 1918. Survivors include two sons.
The Childress Bobcat Marching Band participates in Wichita Falls downtown parade set to start about 4 30 p m with about 50 units. It marks Wichita Falls first Christmas parade with plans for an annual event. A special school board meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p m in the administration office.
Funeral services for Mrs. Callee Williams 82 of Amarillo sister of Oma Mullins of Childress will be held at 3 p m Wednesday at Floydada United Methodist Church Rev C B Melton and Rev Lester Hill will conduct the rites Burial will be in Carr s Chapel Cemetery Floydada by Schoo ler Gordon of Amarillo The body lay in state in the Amarillo funeral chapel until noon today
Tom Williams of Water Inc spoke on water needs and the failed bill to bring Mississippi River water to Texas. Pamphlets titled Action Today for Water Tomorrow were distributed as a call to action. A film on California aqueducts was shown. Ches ter Hufstedler led the program. Jerry Dugan announced the Christmas Party for Ruth Fite on December 16. A board meeting was set for Thursday with visiting Lion Dr. Raymond Hander from Wichita Falls.
Bill Hanes administrative assistant to Congressman Graham Purcell will speak at the Rotary Club tomorrow at noon. The meeting is at Hotel Childress, followed by a noon flight over Baylor Lake and Lake Childress and the Red River region near the proposed northwest county dam project to retain brine water.
Former Texas legislators and some who registered as lobbyists in 1969 are taking brief posts with state agencies to qualify for retirement benefits of $1800 or more annually. A new law allows eight years of service before 1970 to count toward state employee retirement if a former lawmaker works for a state agency and pays 288 dollars per year of service into the fund.
U S District Judge Jack Roberts dismissed Madalyn Murray O Hairs suit to bar astronauts from praying and reading the Bible aloud in space. The judge ruled she failed to show a valid cause of action and granted the government motion to dismiss.
Sid urges safety through new tires and directs customers to La Ger Motors offering three nationally known tire brands for sale.
Seoul AP reports U S military says three American helicopter crewmen shot down in North Korea on August 17 will be released Wednesday at Panmunjom truce village. A military spokesman added U S and North Korean representatives would meet Tuesday evening.
In Washington the Senate considers a major tax reform bill with Gore backing a staged rise of the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 1000 over four years. President Nixon opposes the increase and may veto. The Treasury warns the amendment would widen the net tax impact.
The first national draft lottery assigned birth dates to determine order of call. A glass jar at Selective Service HQ in Washington drew all 366 dates including February 29 to assign men aged 19 to 26 born on dates beginning with J for earliest possible induction next month.
The capsules determine the sequence for draft calls next year for men with matching birthdays. Those deferred or exempt may face future 1-A status. Rep. Alexander Pirnie, Republican from New York and ranking member on the draft subcommittee, drew the first date.
The 1969 Junior Livestock Show sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce will start at 9 30 a m Saturday at the bus barn east of the Junior High School. Judge Max Stapleton will place 21 steers and three heifers during the morning, with 4 H members Larry Jones Terri Jones Monte Bradley Londa Cameron Ronda Cameron Felton Cameron Monty Symmeron Bobby Felton Nippy Nippert Larry Cure Wayne Cure exhibiting. Trophies and ribbons will be awarded in steer and heifer classes and a top showman award will be given. Public invited to attend and support the youths 4 H projects.
On Monday in District Court two divorce actions were granted. Viola Fincher Collier regained her former surname West. Milzie Frances Burns was divorced from Monroe N. Burns.
In Saigon the AP reports that enemy shelling killed more Americans in the last 24 hours than in nearly four months. U S artillery then bombarded North Vietnamese troops in the DMZ for the first time in two months after a small U S aircraft was damaged. The U S communique notes two of 30 attacks hit U S units or installations.
Two people injured in a head on crash eight miles east of Childress at 8 05 a m were released from Childress General Hospital. Ellen Simone Kennedy of Chipley Florida and Gale Beck of Waterbury Connecticut, East Texas in Commerce students, were involved when Kennedy slept and crossed the center line into James Hassell's westbound vehicle. Edward O Conner and Chris Stell, fellow Commerce students, were uninjured in the Kennedy car.
Don Johnston, president, announced the committee chairmen for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic to be held in August. Names include Player Selection Robert Johnston Cecil Park. Parade Gordon Gravley George Morey. Advertising and Program Harold Kitchens James Barnett. Queens and Junior Hostesses John Forbis Maxie Carmack. Housing presumed Gerald Havens. Game Dr. Bob Jones Bill Wood. Trophies and Tickets Morris Higley. Picnic Cecil Park.
A lakeside Quebec home for the aged burned to the ground in Notre Dame du Lac. Police said as many as 55 of the 75 to 80 residents were unaccounted for while about a score escaped the blaze that swept the three story wooden building on Lake Temiscouata.
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