Viet Cong to probe UN talks amid Vietnam peace speculation
Official disclosure that Viet Cong representatives sought UN contact sparked talk of a possible split within the National Liberation Front and inclusion of non Communist elements in a future Saigon government. Vice President Humphrey warned of such a split but aides said his comments referred to a remote possibility.
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Washington
UPI
United Nations
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Arthur J. Goldberg
Hubert H. Humphrey
CBS
U.S.A
New York
NLF
Saigon
Goldberg
U.N
Fulbright Attacks LBJ Vietnam War as Immoral and Unnecessary
Sen. William Fulbright denounces President Johnson’s Vietnam policy, calling the war immoral and unnecessary and saying its outcome would not be cause for pride. He urges an honest effort to end the conflict through negotiation or international avenues, while noting long term costs.
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Washington
UPI
J. William Fulbright
Pesident Johnson
Vietnam
America
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas
Dodd
Johnson
Saigon
Bobcat banquet honors football players and staff in Fair Park
The Bobcat Mother Club hosted the annual banquet in Fair Park Auditorium with guest speaker Bert Huffman delivering a nostalgic message on keeping equipment and bosses. Honorees included senior fullback Larry Moore and senior center Ronnie Smotherman receiving Outstanding Player and Fighting Heart awards respectively, amid presentations to coaches players and their families.
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Bobcat
Fair Park Auditorium
M. K. Wilcoxson
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Larry Moore
Bert Huffman
Bobcat Mother Club
Fair Park
Southwestern Life Insurance
Bill Moore
Ronnie Smotherman
Ochis Smotherman
Childress Index
James Barnett
Burgin Watkins
Texas Technological College
Courage
Huffman
Sherry Poling
Althea Allison
Orinda Eikman
Janet Gloar
Cara Cordell
Genie Allen
Richard Fancher
First Baptist Church
Charlie Johnston
Kenneth West
Billy Joe Rothwell
Wayne Vowell
James Johnson
Jimmy Don Rothwell
George Trent
Pen Bob Walker
Robert Proffitt
Jack Smith
Jeffrey Cordell
Joe Bill Hardison
Larry Browning
Grant to Operate SBD Center Authorized
A $6,773 grant funds three months of operation for the Asner mont Small Business Development Center Inc. Local directors are Gene Revs, E. L. Bolden and Howard E. Newberry. The center serves Stonewall and surrounding counties with director Oscar Dickinson.
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Asnermont Small Business Development Center, Inc
Ralph Yarbrough
Gene Revs
E. L. Bolden
Howard E. Newberry
Stonewall
Kemp, Fisher, Cottle, Hall, Jones, Motley
Briscoe, King, Foard Dickens
Hardeman, Childress
Knox Counties
Oscar Dickinson
School Holiday Dismissal Set For December 19
All schools in the Childress School System will dismiss at 2 45 p m Tuesday December 19 for Christmas holidays. Classes resume at regular time Wednesday January 3 1968 announced Supt J W Hamilton today.
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Childress
J. W Hamilton
Missing Lakeview Man Searched After Farmhouse Fire
A Lakeview farmer, Shelby Hignight 31, vanished after a farmhouse fire at the Jim McMurry farm two miles west and one mile south of Lakeview. Sheriff Elmer Neel, Texas Ranger W P Baten and others led a Thursday search around Lakeview for clues to his disappearance, with his running pickup found at the burning house.
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Memphis
Lakeview
Hall County
Texas Rangers
Weal
Shelby Hignight
Hignight
Jim McMurry
McMurry Farm
Memphis Volunteer Firemen
Hall County Sheriff’s Office
Oes
Elmer Neel
Texas
W. P
Bill) Baten
Pampa
E. G
Butch) Albers
Canyon
Young Homemakers Bake Sale Saturday Morning
The Young Homemakers host a bake sale this Saturday at 9 00 A M with assorted desserts and savory treats available for purchase to support community projects. Proceeds go toward club activities and local charity.
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Young Homemakers
Three Day Bong Son Battle Sees 66 More Kill Ed
US and South Vietnamese forces close in on a trapped North Vietnamese regiment on the Bong Son Plains. The three day toll reaches 252 Communist dead with 16 Americans killed and 9 wounded. Nearby clashes near Bu Dap report multiple American fatalities and heavy Viet Cong pressure.
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Bong Son
Saigon
UPI
China Sea
Red
Sawada
U.S
Dak Son
Mekong Delta
Donation Voted by Childress Fire Department
The Childress Volunteer Fire Department voted to donate 25 dollars to the Elks Children’s Christmas party and 25 dollars to the Girl Scouts in the county, a department spokesman said. The portion was deleted from Monday’s Index story about new officers.
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Childress
Elks’ Children
Four Winds group visits Washington to push rural industry plan
A Four Winds Industrial Foundation task force sped to Washington to press top government officials and Congress for support of a plan to attract industries to Childress, Cottle, Foard, and Hardeman counties. Members Ross Smith, Mrs. Carroll Koch, and Bill Neal met with Under Secretary Baker and Rep. Graham Purcell, highlighting rural urban balance and alignment with federal efforts.
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Four Winds Industrial Foundation
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Childress
Cottle
Foard
Hardeman
Ross Smith
Carroll Koch
Bill Neal
Quanah
Baker
Johnson
Foundation
Graham Purcell
Purcell
Congress falters as Year of the Goat marks 1947 scrutiny
Washington writer notes the 1947 Year of the Goat mirrors a Congress beset by inefficiency and discipline problems. Delays in final appropriations stretch into December, half-pay for some federal workers, and a stalled ethics and reforms agenda. The piece blames wartime costs and internal inertia for the malaise.
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William Theis Washington
UPI
Congress
Ath
Rancher charged with murder and assault after family killing
Breckenridge reports a rancher J. M. Hill was charged with murder and assault for the killing of his mother Mabel Hill and wounding his sister. Sheriff Chase Booth identified Hill as the suspect living with his elderly mother on a northern ranch.
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Breckenridge
UPD
Chase Booth
J. M. Hill
Mabel Hill
Here
Wild Goose To Be Served At Trap Shoot
Red River Sports men's Club announces a barbecue of wild geese and duck at Baylor Lake. President Bob Moates says barbecue starts at 12 30 p m and is free, with the trap shoot beginning at 1 p m and open to the public.
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Red River Sportsmen's Club
Bob Moates
Baylor Lake
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U. S
Organization of American States
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Weather Bureau
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Moscow
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