City and Parks and Wildlife to Test Fish Control Plan
The City Council approved a seven year working agreement with Texas Parks and Wildlife to study stocking and restocking in Baylor Lake and Lake Childress. Plans call for initial heavy stocking next year, with three years of Baylor stocking and no stocking at Childress, to evaluate fish production and size classes while allowing ongoing fishing with only creel checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Baylor Lake
Lake Childress
Lonnie Peters
Canyon
Parks and Wildlife
Childress
Peters
C. J. Lyons
L. V. Keel
First Test Of Escape From Apollo Is Okay
At White Sands New Mexico the Apollo launch escape system was tested with an unmanned Apollo bypassing a booster. Little Joe I lifted the structure to 31 00 feet while the capsule rose to 45 000 feet before parachutes deployed and the capsule landed safely.
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White Sands
N.M
UPI
United States
New Mexico
Earth
Editor mocks Wilson with White House beagle cartoon
In the Daily Mail cartoon Harold Wilson is pictured entering the White House tradesmen entrance. A beagle warns the prime minister to beware of being picked up by the ears as he strides inside.
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London
UPI
London Daily Mail
Harold Wilson
White House
Wilson
Civil Defense Refresher Courses Planned at Junior High
A refresher course for adult Civil Defense education will start at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Junior High School library. The three hour session will be led by a Texas Education Agency consultant from Austin. Childress County has 14 certified Civil Defense instructors and all are urged to attend. A new teachers guide and audio visual material will be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Childress
Ditch Dangers Warn Public Over Pipeline Work
B F Crobb superintendent warns of extreme danger around trenches for the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority pipeline. He appeals to parents to keep children away and notes possible trespass charges by Police Chief Alvis Maddox.
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Childress
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Greenbelt
Charges Filed Against W R Shields In Lamesa Case
Charges of swindling by worthless check were filed against W R Shields of Lamesa in County Court today. Shields has not been apprehended.
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W. R. Sheilds
Lamesa
Shields
Jet Bomber Crashes Near Pease Air Force Base
A B47 jet bomber crashed on snow covered farmland near Newington New Hampshire after takeoff from Pease AFB. All four crewmen were killed Maj Daniel J Campion Jr Capt Truman A Purch Maj John R Smith and Capt Bennie Forrester. The aircraft valued at 18 million dollars belonged to SAC 251st Bomb Squadron.
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Newington
N.H
UPI
Pease Air Force Base
Daniel J. Campion Jr
New York City
Truman A. Purch
Charleroi
John R. Smith
Nyack
N.Y
Bennie Forrester
Portsmouth
Pease
Mnth
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Three Americans Die in Viet Nam Outpost Fight
South Viet Nam combat near Saigon claims three more American lives as Viet Cong forces attack a government outpost 125 miles southwest of Saigon. Names identified include Capt Norman W Heck Jr Lt James G Dunton and Sgt 1c Guy T Freeland. The post fell after a pre dawn assault by about 40 rebels with grenade launchers.
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Saigon
API
Washington
Army
Norman W) Heck Jr
Sue Heck
Lewis Ave
Ida, Mich
James G. Dunton
Brendan Dunton
Upham St
Melrose
Mass
Guy T. Freeland
Loy L. Freeland
34Th St
Fort Smith
Ark
Pentagon
Viet Nam
America
An Las
Saizon
Traffic Improvements Reported to Childress City Council
Cecil McNeil of Amarillo reports Childress citywide traffic improvements show gains from 50 to 82 percent in 1963 across divisions incl safety education and engineering. Council approves emergency clause adding parental age letters for pool halls and purchases about 150 new parking meters to reduce maintenance costs.
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City of Childress
Cecil McNeil
Department — of Public Safety of
Amarillo
J. W. Hamilton
National Safety Council
McNeil
Childress
District Court Hears Divorces Custody and DWI Case
Three non jury cases settled and one criminal disposed. Divorces granted for Katie Brown St Clair and Linda Joplin name restorations. Sylvia Patterson awarded custody of her child. Mer cer Wilson Jowers guilty of driving while intoxicated and placed on probation after one year in prison. Chavez probation revocation rescheduled for December 16. Hall County auto collision damages case settled.
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Katie Brown St. Clair
J. W St. Clair
Brown
Sylvia Christine Patterson
Lee Elvin Patterson
Linda Kay Joplin
J. W. Joplin
Mercer Wilson Jowers
Rudy Chavez
Farris Fund Near $2600 After Update
Maurine Farris Fund contributions approach $2600 with police chief Troy Roces noting the total today. Miss Farris, 17, was in an auto crash weeks ago and faces additional surgery after hospital cast changes, with transfer planned to an Amarillo hospital in a month or six weeks.
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Maurine Farris
Troy Roces
Farris
Amarillo
Texas Backwardness Criticized by Melvin Belli at UT
San Francisco lawyer Melvin Belli assailed Texas law as backward in a University of Texas speech to the Texas Union. He faulted women’s legal equality, domestic relations law, suspended sentence rules, and other issues. He predicted a Ruby case reversal and blamed Texas Bar leaders and the Dallas Morning News.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Melvin Belli
Texas
Belli
San Francisco
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
University of Texas
Texas Union
United States
Ruby
Joe Brown
Texas Bar Association
Dallas Morning News
Dallas News
VFW Regular Meeting Announced for Tonight
Commander John Pyle announced a regular VFW meeting at 7 30 p m today at the Veterans Building.
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VFW
Veterans Building
John Pyle
Golden Harvest Time For Gyp Artists Warned
New York report quotes Kenneth B Wilson of the National Better Business Bureau warning of Christmas scams. Street hawkers peddle cheap watches and fake perfumes while mail order ads and solicitors push low price brand goods. Some rackets end in theft and counterfeit perfume labels, with delivery scams and fake charity solicitations common during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Kenneth B Wilson
National Better Business Bureau
Wilson
1964 Cotton Crop Estimated At 15 356 000 Bales
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimates the 1964 cotton crop at 15 356 000 bales with average lint yield of 524 pounds per acre from 14 058 000 harvested acres. The 1965 carryover expected at 13 million bales. Farmers vote December 15 on marketing quotas.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department Today
Crop Reporting Board
Teas Test Drilling Beneath 2900 Feet Near Carey
Paul Teas No 1 operated by Kadane Drilling Company of Wichita Falls continues below 2900 feet west of Carey. The test aims to reach the Palo Duro formation expected to extend to about 8000 feet.
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Paul Teas
Ted R. Sheilds
Carey
Kadane Drilling Company
Wichita Falls
Palo Duro
Hootenanny Set for Saturday at Fair Park Auditorium
The Childress Old Settlers Association hosts a Hootenanny at 8 p m Saturday in the Fair Park Auditorium. Everyone is invited to participate or simply enjoy the evening, said Bill Goodson, chairman.
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Childress Old Settlers Association
Fair Park
Bill Goodson
Century of Hatred in Sudan Triggers Runs of Violence
Riots in Khartoum leave at least 14 dead and over 40 injured as security forces enforce a ban on public meetings. The unrest darkens a region already linked to Congo rebel movements and bordering nations.
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Khartoum
Sudan
UPI
Africa
Congo
Moise Tshombe
United Arab Republic
Ethiopia
Libya
Chad
Central African Republic
Nile
Films Show Living Modes In Iran
M. B. Inman of the agriculture division of the state department presented a program to the Lions Club with slides on living and transportation in Iran. He described medieval conditions, oxen plows, milk carried by burro in five gallon containers, and milk sold in pots or cans. He noted 90 percent of rural Iranians are illiterate and outlined state department goals to aid animal husbandry without creating competition, for a more balanced diet. FE. J. Huddleston led the program as Leo Inman and the Ruth Fite Christmas party were announced for next week.
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M. B. Inman
Agriculture Division
State Department
Lions Club Today
Iran
Inman
Foreign Service
Childress
Sam Miller
Ruth Fite
Leo Inman
FE. J. Huddleston
Post Office Sees Christmas Mail Record Likely
Postmaster Warner Stevens says the Post Office Department predicts a record volume of Christmas mail this year. He notes annual growth around 3 percent and expects over twelve billion pieces to move in December with about ten percent in the final three weeks. Public cooperation and early mailing, plus ZIP Codes, help the system handle the surge.
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Warner Stevens
Post Office Department
Childress
Christmas Dinner Held by 40 and 8 Lodge Honor Ladies
The 40 and 8 Volture No. 1059 hosted their annual Christmas dinner in the Veterans Building. H. EF. Lawson gave the invocation before a steak dinner replacing the traditional turkey. The hall was decorated by Dub Eikman and each lady received a pair of hose with bingo awarded as a highlight.
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Veterans Building
H. EF. Lawson
Dub Eikman
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Parks and Wildlife and City
Apollo
South Viet Nam
Hall County
Gyp
Ache
Christophe Gbenye
Gaston Soumialot
Post Office
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