Gemini 7 Laser Beams Mark Rendezvous Pace In Space
Gemini 7 crew spotted a laser beam from Hawaii signaling potential light beam communication as Gemini 6 readies for a launch to attempt a close formation rendezvous. Schirra and Stafford target Sunday lift off with 47 minute window.
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United Press International Space Center
Houston
UPC
Hawai
Frank Borman
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Hawaii
Ascension Island
Atlantic
White Sands
N.M
Space Agency
Hawaii Station
Schirra
Stafford
W Somerset Maugham In Coma Near Death At 91
W Somerset Maugham, 91, lay in a coma near death at the Anglo American hospital near Nice France. A medical bulletin cited vascular origin and grave prognosis with blood transfusion administered. Searle and Dr Rozanoff reported long illness since influenza and recent bed confinement at Villa Maure Square in St Jean Ferrat.
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France
UPI
W. Somerset Maugham
Maugham
Georges Rozanoff
M. Guira
P Berton
Rozanoff
Villa Maure Square
Mediterranean
St. Jean Ferrat
Alan Searle
Searle
Riviera
China Violates India Border Eight Times This Month
New Delhi reports Defense Minister Y B Chavan claims Red China breached India's border eight times in December and that about 350 Chinese troops remain three miles inside Indian territory. He warns Beijing aims to pressure Pakistan and disrupt talks between Shastri and Ayub Khan.
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UPT
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Red China
India
Chavan
Pakistan
Kashmir
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
North East Frontier Agency
Hatung la
China
Report on Texas Farmers Union State Convention
Childress County members heard a report on the State Convention of the Texas Farmers Union from Leonard King Jr., president. The state meeting took place in Abilene. Eddie Leary, county insurance agent, discussed the program as Kenneth Moss of Paducah led a question and answer period.
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The
Texas Farmers Union
Childress County
Leonard King Jr
Abilene
Eddie Leary
Kenneth Moss
Paducah
Monday meetings set by local authorities
The Commissioners Court convenes at 10 a.m. in the court house. The City Council plans a 7:30 p.m. regular session at city hall. The Childress Independent School District Board of Trustees meets at 7:39 p.m. in the School Administration building.
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Childress Independent School District
Marines Capture Viet Cong Stronghold South of Da Nang
US Marines battled through mud under heavy fire to seize a Viet Cong forest stronghold 20 miles south of Da Nang near Rice Bowl Valley. The position, stormed after hours of bombardment, was held against a fierce Communist counter attack as Marines closed in with joint Vietnamese forces nearby.
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Ray F. Herndon
United Press International Saigon
UPI
da Nang
Rice Bowl Valley
Operation Command Center
Qui Son
South China Sea
Valley Forge
Saigon
Mekon
Go Cong Providence
Mekong River
Mekong Delta
Pacifists Begin Second Day Of Hunger Strike In New Hampshire
Two young pacifists Kathie Sullivan and James Wilson enter a second day of fasting in St. Joseph's Cathedral chapel Manchester to protest priest discipline over Viet Nam and civil rights. They vow to continue as long as needed, enduring cold and heat for their beliefs.
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Manchester
UPI
Viet Nam
Kathie Sullivan
James Wilson
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Sullivan
James Donahue
Dement May Be Returned Home Today
T. L. Dement’s condition was reported as good at Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls after a crush injury to his left heel from a fall from a box car at FW and D shops. His daughter Karen said he may be brought home today but will not return to work for several weeks.
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T. L. Dement
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
Fw&d
Karen
Sev
Budget Cuts Loom in Great Society Amid Viet Nam Costs
President Johnson seeks to cushion Great Society programs with economy measures tied to Viet Nam expenses. White House sources say new budget pruning may slow initiatives, with Appalachia and development projects in commerce facing funding reductions while defense increases buoy the economy.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Washington
Gemini
Apalachia
Commerce Department
Woman Dies From Injuries Of Accident
Mrs. D M Cogdell of Snyder formerly of Childress died in Baird hospital after an automobile crash near Baird. Surviving are daughter Mrs Joynnye Sue Bowden of Snyder two sons D M Jr and Billy Cogdell and seven grandchildren. Funeral services likely in Snyder. Mr. Cogdell died two years ago and the couple had earlier lived in Childress County.
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D. M. Cogdell
Snyder
Childress
Baird Hospital
Baird
Cogdell
Tom Hardin
Buckle Ranch
Kent
Scurry
Joynnye Sue Bowden
D. M Jr
Floydada
Billy Cogdell
Tulsa
Surplus Commodities Distribution Announced by Help Office
The service officer George Spear said containers must be provided by recipients for this week’s surplus commodities. The office at 217 Ave. A. Ne will be open Wednesday and Thursday.
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George Spear
Ave. A. Ne
Turbulence Flared as Cold Front Roared Through Texas
A cool Pacific air mass swept across Texas on Saturday causing gusts up to 50 mph in west Texas and bringing a tornado near Marshall. An elderly couple sustained minor injuries from a farmhouse strike south of Harrison County.
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Texas
Marshall
Harrison County Sheriff’s Office
Odessa
Abilene
San Antonio
College Station
Austin
Hawks Tipped by Plane in State Playoff Loss
The Iowa Park Hawks, District 2-AA champions, were eliminated from the AA state race by Plane 40 to 8 at Wichita Falls on Saturday night.
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Town Park Hawks
Wichita Falls
John Randall to Be Buried in Amarillo
John Randall 82 of Panhandle died Thursday in St. Ann's Rest Home Panhandle. Funeral 10 am Monday at First Baptist Church Panhandle with Rev. Godwin of Amarillo officiating, Masonic graveside rites in Llano Cemetery Amarillo. Survived by Myrtle Vance widow three sons brother three sisters seven grandchildren five great grandchildren.
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John Wandall
Panhandle
Childress County
St. Ann’s
First Baptist Church of
Tennessee
Myrtle Vance
Carson County
First Baptist Church
Masonic Edge
Scientific Satellite Pioneer 6 To Orbit Sun From Cape Kennedy
United States aims to launch a 140 pound Pioneer 6 satellite from Cape Kennedy to orbit the sun, part of a $60 million program to study interplanetary space. Delta rocket boosts, three solid stages, and a parking orbit set up a final solar path over Africa.
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Cape Kennedy
Delta Pioneer
Pioneer
Delta
Africa
Couple Arrested For Forged Check Frauds In Oklahoma
An Oklahoma couple is in Childress County jail after police arrested them Friday night on suspicion of passing forged checks. Gloria Reynolds, 15, of Mangum and Harold Tillman, 21, of Duke face multiple counts tied to checks in Dalhart, Dimmit, Dumas and other towns. Police say an alert merchant helped stop further fraud and anticipate more cases during the Christmas season. Reynolds to be held for Juvenile Court. Tillman arraigned with $1500 bond.
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Oklahoma
Childress County
Dalhart
Hereford
Dimmitt
Dumas
Gloria Reynolds
Mangum
Harold Tillman
Duke
Alvis Maddox
Christas
Tillman
Santa Claus Visits Childress Stores Downtown
Santa Claus made a brief appearance in downtown Childress Saturday at several shops. He is expected to make multiple appearances next week, especially Friday night when most stores stay open until 9 p.m.
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Santa Claus
Childress
Stars Announced For Elks Benefit Basketball Game
Elks Lodge 1113 announces Jaycee Elks basketball starters John Forbis Scottie Clements Bernie Steed Wayland Mitchell and Carroll Seal. Dalton Martin says Elks will press to lead. substitutes Derrill Nippert Butch Clifton and others will back them. Game at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the high school gym. Tickets 75 cents adults 50 cents children. Proceeds go to the Elks Children's Party.
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Elks Lodge
Elks Children’s Party
Arraigned Bill Abbott in theft by bailee case
Abbott indicted for theft by bailee was arraigned in a Justice of the Peace Court. He was returned to Chi ldress from Colorado by the Sheriff's Department.
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Bill Abbott
Justice of the Peace Court
Childress
Colorado
Sheriff's Department
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