This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
8
In a coast region report the president criticizes atrocity claims in Vietnam while defending U S actions. He says My Lai was isolated and pledges full fact disclosure and punishment for proven culprits. He rejects a civilian probe now and argues against a tax reform bill raising taxes for many despite Senate proposals.
An oral agreement with CWH Manufacturing on a 10 year tax exemption was minuted with yearly review. A proposed ordinance requiring quitters to obtain a permit was tabled. Morris Higley outlined Baylor Lake and Lake Childress water security work from Red River and urged a committee from Council and Chamber of Commerce to lead the effort. He called for a committee on city and county interests in Water, Inc. A Texas Water Quality Board report found the disposal system inadequate. the city engineer will be contacted.
News items from Childress show jurists schedule arraignments for three Manson followers while indicating defendants in custody in Texas and Alabama. Additional notes cover Nixon remarks on My Lai, Calley court-martial, and a major fiscal aid debate with Nationalist China. Other items report an Athens air disaster, Laos Viet Nam operations, and a tax exemption question with Nixon.
President Nixon projects a future troop withdrawal and says the war may end regardless of Paris talks if the Vietnamization plan holds. He notes casualties and infiltration down from a year ago and warns the enemy can launch offensives. The My Lai massacre question is raised but no decisive new findings are presented.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.