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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1972

Page

6

Court Docket Shows Admitted and Dismissed Names

The list records admitted and dismissed individuals across Tuesday and Wednesday sessions. Names include Mrs. Billy O Daniel Bob Custer Mrs. E A Nelson Marie King Carl Miller Leo Smith William B Green Mrs. Allen Jones and others with several dismissed entries on Wednesday and Thursday.

Billy O'Daniel Bob Custer E.A. Nelson Marie King Carl Miller Leo Smith William B. Green Allen Jones Mark Fires Kenneth Evans Ricky Briscoe Lizzie Wilhite Willis Moran Dannie Tiffin Baby Shane Crabtree Della Montes Randy Harris

Stolen Car Recovered by City Police in Lubbock youths arrest

Two Lubbock youths were arrested here Tuesday night by City Police after being found with a stolen car from Lubbock. One 15 year old was released to his parents Wednesday morning and the other 20 year old was released later when no charges were filed. The automobile was recovered by the owner Wednesday night.

Lubbock Charles Harrison Ave. G Sufferage Field Mich Detroit West Coast Willard Gray Ave. C Seminole Okla E.R. Blair Ave. M Mary Alice Mitchell Richard Bird Childress University of Texas S.L. Dowi Third Street Charles Boyd Ave. D Maxie Carmack Ave J Cleveland Ohio Homer Buckley Buckley's Alex Saied Gibson's Sweetwater Pearl Harbor Walter Lockhoof Watkins Sacramento Calif Army Air Corp

Youths Issued Tickets After Farm-to-Market Collision

Two Childress High School youths driving on the wrong side of FM 3181 north of Childress were issued tickets by the Department of Public Safety. No injuries were reported and one car driven by Dante Frisbie overturned. Turk Nelson received a ticket as the other vehicle’s driver. The incident occurred at 12 20 p.m.

Childress High School Childress Department of Public Safety Dante Frisbie Turk Nelson

Funeral Held For Mrs. Hilda Scott of Lubbock

Mrs Hilda Scott 43 of Lubbock died in a car crash with autopsy ruling accidental death. Her vehicle left F M Road 835 and plunged into a canyon near Slaton. She formerly lived in Childress and leaves a son and three daughters among survivors.

Hilda Scott Lubbock Sanders Memorial Chapel Justice of Peace Alvin Stafford of Slaton Scott Childress Butler Heights

Officials say few reports on matching trailers hinder investigation

Sheriff J E Benham said only a couple of reports had come in about trailers matching the description and they led to dead ends. The $500 reward posted by Lancer Tuesday produced no leads. An air search by the company’s plane also failed as ground fog and mist blanketed the countryside.

J.E. Benham Lancer

Cold Texas Wednesday Brings Single Digits Across West

In West and Northwest Texas skies were clear to partly cloudy and temperatures stayed cold. Amarillo logged a high of 19 degrees after a morning low of minus one, the same low reached in Dalhart. Rain or drizzle was forecast to develop in South and Southeast Texas and spread northward by nightfall into Northeast Texas. West and Northwest Texas saw warmer readings despite the overall frigid day.

Texas Amarillo Dalhart

People recall Pearl Harbor bombing through voices across the nation

Survivors and witnesses from diverse places recount their reactions to the bombing news. Stories span Detroit to Sacramento with servicemen en route to the West Coast, students and workers describing shock, fear, and a rush to enlist.

Apollo 17 launches toward Taurus Littrow from Cape Kennedy

Apollo 17 blasted into space aboard the Saturn V from Cape Kennedy after a 12:33 a.m. EST liftoff. Cernan and Schmitt will land in Taurus Littrow with three moon walks planned and Evans remaining in orbit aboard America as the crew aims to collect rocks, deploy instruments, and sample roughly 210 pounds of lunar material over 75 hours on the Moon.

Cernan Mission Control Moon Lunar Earth Cape Kennedy Marshall Spaceflight Center Huntsville Ala Space Florida Atlantic Evans Schmitt Taurus Littrow America George C. Wallace Alabama

Boy with cancer to meet Apollo crew on Hawaii Samoa trip

Since being told two years ago he would die, Kevin has met about six astronauts and written to fifty more. Navy Rear Adm J L Butts invited him aboard the Ticonderoga when the astronauts return to earth. He will fly to Hawaii on December 15 then to Samoa to meet the Ticonderoga, returning to Hawaii December 20.

Navy J.L. Butts Ticonderoga Earth Kevin Hawaii Samoa

Beryl Reid Signed for Dr Phibes Sequel Role

London AP reports Beryl Reid joins the cast of Dr Phibes Rises Again to play a scheming travel agent. Also in the lineup are Vincent Price Robert Quarry Fiona Lewis Terry-Thomas Hugh Griffith Walli Kemp Peter Cushing John Cater and Peter Jeffrey.

London Beryl Reid Dr. Phibes Miss Reid Vincent Price Robert Quarry Fiona Lewis Terry-Thomas Hugh Griffith Walli Kemp Peter Cushing John Cater Peter Jeffrey

Truman in serious condition amid hospital update

Former President Truman was admitted to a hospital late Tuesday with pulmonary congestion and later bronchitis. A hospital spokesman said the infection and mild heart weakening from arteriosclerosis worsened, placing him on the critical list as officials noted he had passed through an ultracritical period.

California Oakland Harold Kitchens Joe Sprayberry Ave. H. NW Alvis Maddox Granite Okla Penitentiary Virgil Brewer Ave. E Truman John Dreves Daniel

Nixon Pursues NATO Reductions and Vietnam Talks Progress

At a semiannual NATO meeting Nixon’s plan for force reductions is previewed by Defense Secretary Laird with Congress expected to approve. In Texas a $6.8 million microwave system contract links ABC CBS and NBC affiliates in multiple cities. In Washington House Democrats plan to declare Hale Boggs’s seat vacant, enabling a special election after his disappearance. Kissinger and Tho resume talks amid cease‑fire expectations and Christmas forecasts in Saigon.

Nixon North Atlantic Treaty Organization William P. Rogers Defense Melvin R. Laird Congress Austin Tex Texas ABC CBS NBC Communications Properties Inc Collins Radio Co Dallas San Antonio Corpus Christi Houston Beaumont Waco Harlingen Weslaco Washington House Hale Boggs Boggs Louisiana Nick Begich Alaska Begich Navy

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