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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1966
Page
6
A 1966 field hospital in verrican Red Cross Texas thanks county donors for gifts from cash to puzzles and comfort items. They note wash cloths and towels, patient fondness for hot showers, and praise from ward nurses for supporting patients with severe injuries.
The column links water scarcity to human needs and societal choices, noting ninety seven percent of world water is too salty and stressing water as essential. It recalls a rare Catholic Friday meat allowance and mentions an Elks feed with fish, then reflects on water as a divine gift with no substitute.
Delegates from twelve Arab League members including Jordan gather in Cairo to consider unified defense plans against Israel amid internal disputes. Syria denounces Jordan for not enforcing Arab League commitments as regional tensions rise and curfews tighten in western Jordan after raids.
The almanac notes Wednesday December 7 1966 as day 34 with 24 to follow. It lists Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky and Saturn as the evening star. It recalls Willa Cather’s birth in 1876 and key events including Madison’s 1808 election, Hoover’s refusal to meet hunger marchers, Pearl Harbor era bombings, the 1965 ecumenical council closing, and FDR’s quote on time.
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