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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
2
Barbara Haggard explains substitute tree risks from imported evergreens. AKAM Extension forester Bill Smith advises buying early, storing outdoors, trimming base, and keeping the tree in water, checking daily to prevent needle shedding and drying before Texas markets.
South Vietnam eyes an observers mission to Paris with Saigon warning it would walk from talks if terms favor communists. In Saigon Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky to oversee delegation amid tensions. In Paris negotiators debate seating and access as China watchers note Beijing’s timing. In San Francisco Panther Eldridge Cleaver remains sought for parole violation. New York faces a potential Edison strike as Con Ed deems 90 000 workers essential for service.
William Col by is named ambassador and serves as the US specification adviser to South Vietnam. He is the third ambassador in the country at once as American officials announce the promotion.
Farmer Home Administration officials announce a new federal interest supplement plan to aid low income rural families. Eligible households as low as 3000 yearly income could obtain up to 9000 for site purchase and construction with payments possibly reduced to 1 percent. A sample shows a family of five with 3000 gross income receiving about 929 yearly on an 8000 loan, with two year review of agreements and potential supplements at renewal.
Stan Piper named chairman of the Cottle Kine 4-H Council for a two year term. Te wrence Poe Rhonda Matney serve as vice chairmen with Ben Biemont as secretary treasurer Steve Drennan as reporter Velda Isbell as recreational leader. District delegates include Ronda Matney and Stan Piper from seven clubs across the two county area. The group meets thrice yearly with additional committee meetings as needed.
Paducah Kentucky reports J D Chewning reelected chairman of the Inner Pease Soil and Water Conservation District board. Officers elected include Lord Meves as vice chairman and Willie Gibb as secretary treasurer. Other board members are J M Hill and W D Lipscomb.
Negotiations with North Vietnam stall as Saigon demands Viet Cong act only as part of Hanoi delegation. Communists press for an independent Viet Cong seat and speaking rights, while talks rest on seating arrangements and table side choices.
Hollywood reports director Jack Clayton will helm a movie adaptation about Sir Basil Zaheroff, famed armaments magnate, with project details expected to unfold through new script development.
Hollywood reports Beau Bridges will travel to Australia to take a leading role in Return of the Boomerang a story set in a remote Australian locale. Production details and exact dates were not disclosed.
Ariane Sheppard files for divorce from Dr. Sheppard seeking temporary and permanent protection, use of their Ray Village home, and attorney fees after claims of threats and a contentious split. The case follows past lawsuits accusing patients’ deaths after surgeries and involves a house near the Marilyn Sheppard murder site.
Hollywood reports Alfred Hitchcock selected 20 year old Claude Jade for the ingenue lead in Topaz. Universal Pictures has signed the French actress to a seven year contract, marking a major move in her film career. Anissa in Pic.
In Hollywood Anissa Jones star of Family Affair signs for Elvis Presley project The Chautaqua with Christine Advises and Chris tine Jorgensen named technical advisor to the producer for the autobiography film development.
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