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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1966
Page
6
Funeral services for Mrs. Lawson were held at 2 pm in Belmont Baptist Church Abilene with burial at an Abilene cemetery. She was the mother of Jake Lawson of Frederick Oklahoma formerly a Lone Star Gas Co manager in Childress. She died Sunday morning in Abilene after a long illness.
Treasury data for the fiscal year through December 1 lists withdrawals of 72 billion 554 million 969 thousand 445 dollars and deposits of 57 billion 853 million 525 thousand 313 dollars. The cash balance stands at 4 billion 659 million 244 thousand 599 dollars with public debt at 329 billion 697 million 412 thousand 652 dollars and gold holdings at 13 billion 157 million 820 thousand 237 dollars.
The Rhodesian crisis deepened as Smith and Wilson traded blame aboard a British warship in the Mediterranean. Wilson warned sanctions would gain UN approval to press Smith into accepting majority rule for Rhodesia's 45 million black Africans, ending the unreal independence dream.
Texas state highway engineer D C Greer warned that federal highway funds cutbacks ordered by President Johnson will reduce new highway contracts in Texas over the next six months. He estimated about 57 million dollars in federal matching funds would be withheld in the fiscal year ending July 1 1967. He noted funds are temporarily impounded for Viet Nam and would return when the emergency eases.
Observers question if Jordan may retaliate against Israel as pressure rises again Monday in Nablus, 25 miles north of the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem, amid ongoing regional frictions and protests.
US warship actions are reported near North Vietnam with planes from the Roosevelt destroying or damaging cargo boats and barges. Actions continue along the coast and in Thanh Hoa Haiphong regions with multiple vessels hit or damaged in late November and early December.
In Ybilisi the Petro yan Museum debuts honoring grandmaster Tigran Petro syan as a Moscow style chess tribute. The opening highlights Soviet chess prestige and local enthusiasm for the game.
Final rites for Joe Henry Ward Sr. were held at 2 pm in Newberry Chapel with Dr Burgin Watkins of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery. Ward, a retired rancher, died early Sunday at Childress General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Reporting from the Vietnam front notes a daring helicopter rescue of Phantom crewmen by so called Jolly Green Giants operating from Thailand and South Vietnam. The operation faced multiple mechanical problems and delays before success near Dien Bien Phu near the Laos border.
In Richmond England two teen boys were found guilty after police testified three state hamburgers recovered from the suspects following a Friday chase were admitted as Exhibit A amid courtroom laughter. The case ends with the youths convicted.
Alfred New York reports college dean Robert Brown 25 will leave for two year Army service at Ft Dix. Meanwhile draft deferments for students stir debate as deans remain in place.
Washington PRSA members debate the value of an eight hour written test and three hour oral exam to gain accreditation. One critic cites the step as a jab at the profession while others defend raising standards as a professional status similar to doctors or lawyers.
A heartfelt note from a 3rd grader asks Santa for Uncle Walkie Talkies a battery powered airplane and his dog Mr M. plus any surprises. The child signs with love to Santa and mentions loving him.
In Ireland Christmas Eve is known as the Night of Cakes, tied to an old custom of baking spiced Christmas wines with caraway seeds for consumption on the eve of Christmas.
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