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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1967
Page
6
President Johnson rejects rumors that Cabinet members will resign aside from McNamara. He says he knows of no others planning to leave. only McNamara is identified as possibly departing amid questions raised by some observers.
Doctors described Washkansky’s recovery as excellent after the Sunday operation in Cape Town. Cobalt treatment and anti rejection drugs were used while Denise Darvall’s heart was tested for compatibility. The surgeon Christian Barnard led a 30 member team and voiced guarded optimism as the patient improves with fluids and feeling better.
UPI reports researchers tracing felt to central Asian nomads, predating mentions in Chinese, Greek, and Roman records. The material seen in fall and winter fashion is linked to Odysseus, Caesar’s soldiers, and Genghis Khan, who wore white felt during his crowning.
Rep Robert Dole claims Johnson administration stop and go policies crush wheat prices. He cites exports cut from 523 million to 292 million bushels and U S farm prices at 1 39 per bushel, Kansas farmers at 1 31, and accuses a cut in Food for Peace requests of 25 percent as policy driven hunger.
Hillcrest Children’s Home in Hot Springs Arkansas has awarded the 1967 Friendship Award to Rev. Charles W. H. Scott of Springfield Missouri for ten years of service to the home. Former recipient include the late Mrs. Hallie Garrison of Childress who received the honor in 1963.
Amid heavy fire the Vietnamese marines and U S troops stormed ashore as 50 Communists, lying in wait along the banks, were driven back. Col. Bert David advised retreat, but Maj. Pham Nha, leading Vietnamese forces, ordered continued fighting.
The City of Childress passes Ordinance 532 zoning all blocks adjacent to Farm to Market Road Nos. 2042 and 3031 from Avenue F Northeast to Avenue K Southeast as a Residential District. It limits uses to single family homes, parks and public facilities, and imposes sign and setback rules with penalties for violations. The measure, approved November 27 1967, includes repeal of conflicting ordinances and an emergency clause to take effect immediately.
Akron engineers at Goodyear advise maintaining the recommended tire inflation at all times for best performance in snow. The note also explains typical sugar envelope calories, with 1 teaspoon equaling 18 calories and most envelopes containing 1 to 2 teaspoons.
Wallace Wood, veteran writer artist of Bucky's Christmas Caper, recalls arriving in New York in 1948, learning lettering and inking, contributing to Mad for 12 years, and later creating Tower Comics heroes, selling a TV animated show, and publishing the fanzine Witzend for fans by pros.
Dr Benjamin Spock led a New York anti draft rally with over 200 demonstrators arrested as hundreds burned draft cards. Protests spread to Cincinnati Antioch students turning in cards dipped in blood and Los Angeles where 22 cards were dropped into a blood filled vessel. Madison Wisconsin saw about 100 women marching to draft offices and Portland Oregon reported 320 marchers escorted by apprentices.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy plans to enter Wisconsin’s April 2 presidential primary, prompting discussion of cross voting under the state law. The move affects Democratic dynamics with Johnson on the ballot unless he withdraws, while the law also allows indicating a no vote against a candidate without competition. Civil and draft card protests occur in multiple cities as part of broader political tensions surrounding the primary season.
Oregon State University entomologist Robert Every says spiders move indoors for warmth and food, causing a seasonal rise that appears larger than it is.
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