Saigon fights surge as U S and Viet Cong clash in delta
In dawn battles near Saigon U S infantry aided by Navy and Air Force units hunted hundreds of Viet Cong and reported at least 187 killed. Guerrillas struck Long Binh base igniting fires and destroying supplies as a U S plane crash with 26 aboard was revealed. The USS Ozborne took a North Vietnamese shore battery hit, with two sailors killed and three wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Risher
Saigon
UPI
America
Long Binh
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
7Th Fleet
Ozbourn
Delta
Nalls
Air Force
Kennedy Decision Boosts McCarthy in Primaries
Senator Edward M. Kennedy says he will not run as a favorite son in the Massachusetts primary, clearing the way for Senator Eugene J. McCarthy to enter. McCarthy plans to oppose Johnson in California, Oregon, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts, while the National Conference of Concerned Democrats backs McCarthy amid Vietnam tensions.
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Milton R. Benjamin
United Press International
Edward M. Kennedy
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Massachusetts
McCarthy
Johnson
California
Oregon
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Boston
Vietnam
Iff
New Hampshire
National Conference of
Democrats
Chicago
President Johnson
Charleston
W. Va
la Costa
Calif
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
West Virginia
Maryland
Hubert Humphrey
Pacific Coast
West
Gallup
Childress FAA Boys Eliminated In Plainview Quiz
Childress Vocational Agriculture boys who won first in the FFA quiz in Greenbelt district placed fifth in the area eliminations in Plainview. Monterrey Lubbock won first in the quiz. Team members Gary Gregory Charles Moore Jimmy Trammel and Johnnie Myers. Sponsor Tru man Kidwell. First place winners in other events were Samnerwood Greenbelt district Senior Chapter Conductions Boys Ranch Senior Skill and Friona Junior Skill. Only first place winners advance to state contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Vocational Agriculture
FFA
Greenbelt
Plainview
Monterrey Lubbock
Gary Gregory
Charles Moore
Jimmy Trammel
Johnnie Myers
Truman Kidwell
Saamnerwood
Boys Ranch
Friona
Two From Here Attend TSAMT State Meeting
Mary Helen Mock and Claudie Wilson returned from San Angelo after attending the TSAMT state meeting. Mock is a medical technologist and Wilson a certified technologist. Speakers included Dr. Lloyd R. Hershberger on hematology and Dr. Victor Schulze on local diseases along with Robert Schavitle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Helen Mock
Claudie Wilson
San Angelo
Texas State Sociey
Mock
Wilson
Lloyd R. Hershberger
Victor Schulze
Robert Schavitle
Two Tickets Issued in Childress Hit and Run
cg B Lindsey of Childress received two tickets after a hit and run at 25:30 p m Sunday on 1000 Blakes Avenue Northwest. Lindsey was cited for failing to stop and render aid and negligent driving after sideswiping Dan Atkinson's car also of Childress. Officers John Canon and Dave Ricks investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cg. B. Lindsey
Childress
Blakes Avenue
Northwest
Lindsey
Dan Atkinson
John Canon
Dave Ricks
River Sportsmen's Club Meeting Tonight at WTU Room
The River Sportsmen's Club will meet at 7 30 p m tonight in the West Texas Utilities hospitality room for an evening gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed River Sportsmen’s Club
West Texas Utilities Hospitality Room
Funeral services for Mrs D D Durfey of Wellington
Funeral services were held for Mrs. W D D Durfey 86 of Wellington at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Ellis Todd officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. She died Sunday in St Josephs Hospital after a long illness. Born February 17 1881 she had lived in Wellington 78 years. She was the former Minnie Love Campbell and married W D Durfey July 16 1908 at Dalhart. Surviving are a daughter Mrs W E Warrick of Wellington a son Dean of Midland ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W D D. Durfey
Wellington
W. M. Durfey
Methodist
Ellis Todd
Fairview Cemetery
Buck Britt Dies Today In Clayton
Buck Britt 68 of Pasamonte Ranch Clayton New Mexico died suddenly at the Amarillo family home. Services likely in Clayton with survivors including wife Elizabeth son Sam sister Mrs Caperton Shamrock and four grandchildren. His son Max preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace E
Buck) Britt
Pasamonte Ranch
Claton
N. M
Childress
Amarillo
Clayton
Mr. Britt
S. P. Britt
Janet Egerton
Britt
Wheels County
Gene Smith
First Heart Transplant Declared Successful in Cape Town
Doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town announced the first human heart transplant success. Louis Washkansky, 55, received Denise Darvall's heart and was in satisfactory condition, with doctors optimistic about recovery while researchers noted the need to monitor possible rejection over years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scott
Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Christian Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Denise Darvall
Denise
Washkansky
Chance
Bellville
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Grocers
Jacobus Burger
Greek ships sail for Cyprus to begin troop withdrawal
Greek ships sailed today for Cyprus to begin the withdrawal of Greek troops under terms of the agreement preventing a Turkish Greek war. Diploma tic sources in Athens said. Steel producers faced a decision on whether to raise steel sheet prices or risk another showdown with the government, leaving U S Steel Corp. isolated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Cyprus
Athens
Pittsburgvh
UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
Rabin Seen as Possible U S Ambassador Pick
Maj Gen Itzhak Rabin who led Israel to a rapid victory in the Midcoast war is reported as a potential candidate for the United States ambassador post. Government sources in Jerusalem noted the prospect today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Itzhak Rabin
Israel
United States
Jerusalem
Cable Car Nightmare Puts Dozens Injured In San Francisco
A rainy Sunday night cable car in San Francisco lost its grip on its steel cable and careened down Hyde and Bay Street, colliding with cars, sparking a fire, and injuring 43 people including six children. A U S Coast Guard family of six was inside a burning vehicle, while bystanders aided victims as the car dragged a second car and shattered glass filled the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Sullivan
San Francisco
UPI
Derek Stewart
Stewart
Hyde and
Bay Street
U.S. Coast Guard
Robert Taylor
Hanoi Hardliners Raise Price for Ending Vietnam War
UPI reports diplomats say North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh has toughened its stance and rejected compromise. They claim Hanoi seeks American defeat by military or political means and shows little sign of negotiating, counting on world opinion and U.S. political uncertainties. Moscow supplies most North Vietnamese weapons while China may boost aid if Beijing normalizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londin
UPI
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Hao
Peking
China
Russia
Moscow
Court Affirms Order Against Lurleen Wallace
The Supreme Court upheld a statewide desegregation order against Alabama Governor Lurleen B. Wallace and state education officials. The Montgomery three judge court's March 22 1967 ruling required the state to implement a model desegregation plan, finding officials interfered with local authorities to perpetuate segregation in public schools. The suit, begun by Negro parents against the Macon County Board of Education, has persisted for about five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Alabama
Lurleen B. Wallace
Montgomery
Boards of Education
Macon County
Ala
Board of Education
Bert Lahr Dies at 72 After Illness in New York
Comedian Bert Lahr, famed for his Wizard of Oz Cowardly Lion role, died early today at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital at age 72 from a massive intestinal hemorrhage after a back ailment and pneumonia. Lahr, born Irving Lahrheim in New York, began in vaudeville in 1910 and rose to Broadway and film fame. His career included FunnyLion stage roles and a long screen legacy ending with The Night They Raided Minsky's filming before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Bert Lahr
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital
Minsky’s
Lahr
Victor Moore
America
Master of Junacy
Hollywood
Broadway
Ethel Merman
Louis XV
du Barry
Bea Lillie
Queen Victoria
Conference Sets Borger for federal procurement briefing
Congressman Bob Price announces a Borger conference with Defense Department reps bringing 50 to 100 million in open contracts. Texas businesses access vast federal procurement info, with agencies including DoD, NASA, AEC, GSA and SBA represented to aid smaller firms and subcontracting opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
UPI
Bob Price
Defense Department
Magic Plains
Texas
Phillips
Kermit
Price
North Texas
Department of
Apartmnt of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Deense Supply Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
General Services Administration
Department of Commerce
Small Business Administration
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior and Veterans Administration
Cotton Allotments May Be Sold or Leased In County
Childress County cotton farmers may sell or lease their cotton allotments to another farm in the county. The final date to file an application is January 2, 1968. No cotton can be sold or leased across state lines. The transaction is between seller and purchaser with no set price, but there must be some value. Lease listings are available at the ASCS office for inspection by other farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
ASCS
Two Men Fined for Alcohol and Disorderly Conduct in Childress
Over the weekend two men from Childress faced fines and jail time. A. T. Davis paid 25 dollars for alcohol intoxication. Horace Wright was fined 25 for disturbing the peace and 20 for fighting. Both reside in Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Davis
Horace Wright
Childress
Service Officer George Spear III Missing From Office
George Spear III, service officer, is away this week due to illness and remains at his home. Local office operations are paused until his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spear III
George Spear
Spear
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