Viet Cong Denounces US Crimes as Talks Slowed
Duong Dinh Thao of the Viet Cong accuses U S forces of crimes "worse than Hitler" to derail Vietnam peace talks. He calls for direct talks with the Viet Cong and rejects Saigon as the sole negotiator. Diplomats expect a compromise next week, but Nov 6 opening appears doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Libera
Paris
UPI
United States
Nazi Germany
Saigon
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Thao
South Vietnam
Hitler
North
Arts Council Plans Second Show Here
The Childress Fine Arts Council plans a second presentation before the first show Christmas Fantasy is seen. Fantasy will be Saturday night in the junior high auditorium with Esther Johnson, renowned concert pianist, performing for students in the afternoon and adults in the evening. Gene Galle of Amarillo is arranging the second show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Ares
Audi
Thoded Welu
Gene Gallo
Amarillo Civic Ballet Company
Beverly Ahuddell
Aneela Farley
Charles Vinnelson
Amarillo
Mary MaCormick
Galle
Carl Orff
Pan
Jove
Dianne Henshaw
Marilyn Robinson
Kerry Moore
Louise Thomas
The
Corps
Larry
Annette Robinson
Patricia Wilde
New York City Ballet Company
Childress
Mise Wilde
Woman's Department Club
Childress Fine Arts Council
Esther Johnson
Strasburg
Germany
Gene Galle
Death of H W Fite prompts partial funeral plans
Horace Wilson Fite 70, longtime Childress County Trapper, was found dead on the Wesley Riker farm six miles north of Childress at 11 30 am. Death attributed to a heart attack. Survivors include wife Ada Leamons and children Ross, H W Jr, Fannie, Ruth, and siblings. Funeral services are incomplete with the body at Newberry's. Born January 5, 1898 in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Wilson Fite
Childress
Wesley Riker
Justice of the Peace
J. Paul Goodson
Gene Dill
Jessie Dill
U.S. 83
Ross D. Fite
el Salvador
Central America
H. W. Fite, Jr
Ceres Goias
Brazil
Fannie Henderson
el Paso
Ruth Fite
Olen Fite
Burney
Calif
Lesa Irwin
Hoopa
Odell Austin
Redding
Loise Looney
Mena, Ark
Parking Meter Vacation Begins Early This Year
The City Council approved an immediate meter vacation through December 25 after denying a December 18 to 25 period. The action ends parking meter usage in the city for the reminder of the holiday period.
Council Votes To Halt English Taxi Service
The City Council unanimously approved a resolution canceling Downing English's taxi franchise in Childress Texas. English may appeal at the December 16 meeting. the resolution takes effect December 17 after council review of prior liquor-conviction and license suspension clauses. The panel also adopted the 1968 69 budget with a record expenditure level driven by higher water rates and pending revenue from a one percent sales tax and Greenbelt Water Authority costs. Permission was given for FAA to erect a UHF directional finder facility at Childress Airport.
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Downing English
Childress
English
City of Childress
Texas
Downing Faelish
Childress County
City of
Louis Sally
Greenbelt Water Authority
Federal Aviation Agency
Childress Air Field
Nixon Names Laird Secretary of Defense
President Nixon plans to name Rep. Melvin Laird of Wisconsin as secretary of defense marking a break with past practice. Laird would be the first Pentagon head recruited from Congress, seen as signaling smoother relations between Defense and Capitol Hill. The announcement was expected on television alongside Nixon's cabinet reveal.
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Washington
UPI
Ledt
Richard M. Nixon
Rep
Melvin Laird
Nixon
New York
Defense Department
Services Set For Father Of Mrs. M. Yount
Virgil Cecil Penn 69 of Taft California died Friday after long illness. Funeral at 2:30 am Wednesday at Morton's Mortuary Elk City Oklahoma with interment in Elk City cemetery. Survived by wife Martha Adcock Penn of Taft, son Jesse Penn Houston, daughter Mrs. Yount Childress, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild. Born May 13 1899 Maryville Texas retired oil field worker and Pentecostal Church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Cecil Penn
Taft
Calif
M. H. Yount
Childress
Morton’s Mortuary
Elk City
Oklo
Penn
Maryville
Tex
Martha Adcock
Chandler
Okla
Pentecostal Church
Jesse Penn
Houston
Yount of
Trio Presents Carols For Lions Club
The Lions Club heard Christmas carols today at noon from a trio LaNoel Castleberry Kay Vaughan and Karen Nippert LaVan a Castleberry on piano. President Gordon Gravley announced the annual Christmas Party next Tuesday. Dick Preston led the meeting and a somber note came with the death of H W Fite Ruth Fites father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
LaNoel Castleberry
Kay Vaughn
Karen Nippert LaVana Castleberry
Groun
Gordon Gravley
Dick Preston
Ward Wee
H. W. Fite
Ruth Fite
Beavers Drill Test Below 3050 Feet Near Chil Dress
The Carman No 1 Coda Beavers south of Chil dress, is drilling below 3050 feet to test the Ellenberger formation, expected below 810 feet. Moran Drilling Co of Wichita Falls crews, same that drilled Bright and Schiff No 1 Felton north of Community Center, perform the operation. No further activity reported on Burk Royalty Co No 1 Ted Shields re entry after temporary abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carman Corporation
Childress
Ellenberger
Moran Drilling Company
Wichita Falls
Bright and Schiff
Felton
Community Center
Burk Royalty Company
Ted Shields
Counle Hired As Teachers For Spring Semester
The regular school board meeting hired a husband wife teaching team Mr and Mrs Larry Dean Anne of Stinnett. Both are West Texas State University students due to graduate in January and start teaching in the spring. Anne will teach chemistry and phocies in the high school. Mrs Appel will be a reading teacher. The board also approved purchases for gym walkways rubber matting and for a mimeograph machine a spirit duplicator and a calculator. A floor waxer polisher will likely be bought per Supt Howard Murchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Dean Anne
Stinnett
West Texas State University
Anne
Appel
Howard Murchison
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meet Tonight at 7 30 P M
A Veterans of Foreign Wars group schedules a meeting at 7 30 p m tonight in the veterans building. Members are invited to discuss post activities and community service efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Building
Everett Ford dies at 54 in Amarillo hospital
Everett Olen Ford, 54, died at 5 15 p m Monday in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo Funeral services set for 10 a m Thursday at Bible Baptist Church with Rev Luther R Bradley officiating Interment in Childress Cemetery under Newberry's direction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Olen Ford
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Bible Baptist Church
Luther R. Bradley
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
County Sets First Fat Steer and Heifer Show
The Childress County Agricultural and Chamber of Commerce sponsor the inaugural Fat Steer and Heifer Show on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the bus barn behind the Junior High. Harry Cox of Tulsa will judge the event with 22 steers and 4 Angus heifers entered. Cash prizes will go to grand and reserve champions, with showmanship awards and record books recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell B
Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural and Livestock Committee of
Rites for Benjam in Loveless Held Thursday
Finneral services for Benjam in Loveless Sr. 72, a retired farmer, will be at 2 p m Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Amprillo. Rev. Joe S. Allen will officiate. Burial will follow in Childress Cemetery. Loveless was born March 5, 1896 in Bardwell and married Myrtle Marshbanks March 5, 1959 at Quanah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finneral
Benjamin Franklin Loveless Sr
Veteran's Hospital
Amprillo
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Childress
Newberry’s
Mr. Loveless
Bardwell
Tex
Myrtle Marshbanks
Quanah
Erin Teague Fifth In Contest At Lubbock
Erin Teague of the Blue Bird 4H Club placed fifth in the Make It Yourself With Wool contest at Lubbock. She modeled a royal blue wool jumper with white blouse and accessories among 26 sub-teen contestants. Teague is the daughter of Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs Weldon Teague and was the lone sub-teen entrant from Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin Teague
Blue Bird 4H
Lubbock
Frin
Weldon Teague
Childress
Over 30 000 Americans Die in Vietnam
U S military sources say the Vietnam death toll has passed 30 000 with nearly half of the deaths this year. Official tallies through Nov 30 stood at 29 865, as shellings hit nine camps near Saigon. One pilot rescued was Air Force Maj. Robert L. McCann of Dedham Massachusetts.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Saigon
UPT
Vietnam
U.S
America
North Vietnam
Air Force
Robert L. McCann
Dedham
Mass
Tri Ton
Nui Co
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Hanoi
Arts Council
H.W. Fite
Laird
Defense
George Marder
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Robert S. McNamara
Ford
House
Sejun
Republic
Johnson
Caritol Hill
M. Yount
Trio
Lions
Beavers
Counle
VFW
Everett Ford
County
B. F. Loveless
Ministerial Alliance
Gene Joplin
Calvary Baptist Church
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