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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
6
The author argues regulation is needed but cautions mergers concentrate power harming small communities. Big firms move production overseas for cheap labor, risking US jobs. The solution is keener competition and decentralization of both business and government to preserve national health.
Major James A. Hawkins is a communications officer with the 125th Air Traffic Control near Bien Hoa Vietnam. He previously completed a tour in Germany at Schweich. He is married to Dolores Thompson daughter of Mrs Cora Thompson of Paducah. They have two children and reside in Abilene. Major Hopkins hails from Vernon son of Mr and Mrs Ben J Hopkins of Lemon Grove California.
On this day 1918 Wilson sailed to attend the Versailles peace conference. 1949 FDR ordered liquidation of the WPA. 1948 UK union fined for prolonged strike. 1965 Gemini 7 completes a four day Earth orbit. Gemini 7 and Gemini 4 rendezvoused in space. George Washington quote ends.
Nigeria declared it would begin peace talks with the Biafran leadership when rebels agree to meaningful dialogue. The government also criticized international relief efforts amid the ongoing fighting.
Washington columnist Dick West discusses USDA entomologist Gallun’s heredity approach to combat hessian flies by breeding strains that cannot infest certain wheats. The piece envisions crossbreeding flies to spread resistance and imagines applying such genetics to other insects, including picnic-hating ants and squeamish mosquitoes.
Wall Street chatter notes Dow Jones signals a consolidating phase with bullish patterns and a potential test of the 10,000 level by year end. Harris Upham cautions a minor correction amid overbought conditions while signaling no long term deterioration. The report also touches on shifting global themes from Argentine divorces to a clown court case in England and a prankster facing penalties.
A collection of brief notices from Mrs. Tom Goff and others detailing visits and attendances in Amarillo Lubbock and Plainview. Mentions include relatives en route to Fort Worth for reenrollment visits to Truman Mabry and Grace Glover of Amarillo and a Thanksgiving gathering. Also notes a London party bust and a UPI blurb on the U S national salute policy with President ex president and president elect.
Paducah report lists Set Bol Rouknight, son of Mr and Mrs George Rouknight, now in Vietnam with an advisory team after Korea and Germany tours. It notes Army service begun February 1969, basic at Fort Ord, and time in Korea and Germany prior to Vietnam. Also mentions Grover R. Lindeau, a Bien Hoa-based airman, and Tinday inspecting planes after bombing missions over North Vietnam.
Hans Conried has signed to play the flamboyant bachelor in Paramount's television adaptation of Barefoot in the Park, based on the Broadway hit and the movie.
Israeli sources warn the Jordan River front nears full scale war after mortar and air strikes. Arab forces strike south of the Dead Sea and near the Damiya Bridge, with rail links cut and casualties reported as tensions rise across the border.
Reports say Israeli forces blew bridges between Amman and Aqaba after a wave of Arab border attacks. Jordanian and Israeli leaders warn of continuing danger while King Hussein aids the truce area. In San Francisco, protests at San Francisco State escalate as police deploy to quell riots. A bomb damages Andrew Jackson High School in Queens but no injuries are reported.
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