Multinational Forces Report Heavy Vietnam Toll On Coast And Border
U S South Vietnamese and South Korean troops say they killed at least 641 Communists in decisive battles on the coast and border. U S and government forces claim 471 North Vietnamese killed in six day battle for Truong Lam village which ended in Allied victory. Casualties include 33 Americans killed and 147 wounded. Marines report 54 Communists killed near the DMZ with 21 wounded. Koreans seize a hilltop headquarters near Qui Nhon after a three day battle, claiming 116 enemy dead. Government reports 380 South Vietnamese killed last week, the highest weekly total, as Communist toll for the week reaches 1,818 killed by allied forces. Senator Percy and wife escaped a flamethrower attack near the Cambodian border.
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Alvin B. Webb
Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Truong Lam
Charles Percy
Loraine
Percys
Illinois
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
Leathernecks
Qui Nhon
Mekong Delta
Peace Corps
Gia Dinh
Dak Son
Percy
Nixon Seen as Front Runner for GOP Nomination
GOP leaders view former Vice President Richard Nixon as the leading candidate for the 1968 GOP presidential nomination though they note he must avoid bloopers and win key primaries. Harris poll shows Nixon ahead of Rockefeller Romney and Reagan among Republicans, while trailing Johnson overall. Romney’s New Hampshire bid could shift momentum if he wins, threatening Nixon’s lead.
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Ramond
MM. Lahr
Washington
UPT
Richard M Nixon
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
Louis Harris
Washington Post
Harris
Nelson A. Rockefel
Ler
New York
George W. Romney
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
Calfornia
Johnson
Romney
Granite State
Childress School Names Textbook Selection Committee
The Childress Independent School District Board named a committee to study and recommend new textbooks. Members cover elementary grades, science, arithmetic, high school subjects and drama, with detailed assignments for each subject and grade. Additional actions adjust cheerleader policies, top student awards, and budget items for health services and library resources.
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Childress Independent School District
Josephine Pryor
Margaret Stanford
Ellouise Inman
Charlotte Sally
Helen Preston
Jane Ann Steed
Mary A. Smith
Ernesine Collier
Jane Kilcrease
Migratory Health Nurses
J. W. Hamilton
Degree Work Scheduled at Childress Masonic Hall
Masters degree candidates will present at 7 30 p m at the Childress Masonic Hall Tonight refreshments will follow the ceremony providing a reception for attendees and participants.
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Childress Masonic Hall
City Night Dispatcher A E Stephens Receives Raise
The Night Dispatcher A E Stephens in Childress received a monthly raise of 7.50 dollars as part of recent city employee pay boosts announced by Mayor Co J Lyons. The council also bought four chainsaws from Montgomery Ward for 174 dollars.
Fukien Province Rebels Against Mao Reported by Tass
Tass reports Fukien province in China is in serious rebellion against Mao Tse-tung. Posters call Fukien “a second Wuhan” and troops were sent to Wuhan earlier. Five Maoist emissaries to Fukien have been arrested.
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Moscow
UPI
Fukien
Mao Tse-tung
Tass
Peking Wall
Wuhan
Texas Weather Outlook With Rain Likely Wednesday
United Press International reports warm south winds across Texas and a lingering low front in the Panhandle. Clear skies gave way to increasing clouds as lows ranged from the 30s to the 40s. Rain is forecast statewide Wednesday with light snow flurries possible west of the Pecos.
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United Press International
Texas
Panhandle
Pecos
Gold buyers flood London and Paris amid dollar threat
A surge of buyers besieged London and Paris gold markets as Basle talks and currency fears boosted demand. The pound gold price rose to a record 292-10 pence per ounce while the dollar price held near 35.20. Paris turnover reached 48.9 million francs, underscoring nervousness over currency risks and possible U.S. market controls.
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London
UPI
Paris
U.S
Basle
Financial Times
France
Farm Income Tax Reporting To Be Program
Young Farmers of America sponsor an educational program at 7 30 pm Thursday at Childress High School Vocational Agriculture building. Norman Brints Area Farm Management Specialist Vernon will present on the latest farm income tax reporting information. Edwin Craughan Area Social Security Specialist Vernon will discuss new Social Security rulings for farming and ranching. Informal discussions to answer questions will follow. Truman Kidwell YF advisor invites interested persons.
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Childress Charter Young Farmers of America
Childress High School
Norman Brints
Vernon
Edwin Craughan
Truman Kidwell
VFW to Meet Tonight at Veteran's Building
The VFW will meet at 7 30 p.m. tonight at the Veterans Building. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming events and post matters.
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VFW
Veteran's Building
Hospital Plans To Be Approved Thursday Night
Final plans for the new hospital for Childress are expected to be approved at a 7 p.m. Thursday night directors meeting announced by Bill Leonard president. The session at West Texas Utilities will include architect W Jackson Wisdom of Houston consultant Charles Dunn of Dallas and an engineer. Upon approval all documents go to Austin for Burton approval.
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Childress
Bill Leonard
West Texas Utilities
W. Jackson Wisdom
Houston
Charles Dunn
Dallas
Austin
Burton
CHS Band Presents Lions Program with Christmas Music
Eleven members of the CHS High School Band performed Christmas music for the Lions at a noon program. Norman Hemphill, the band director, explained instrument costs funded by the school. The band totaled 96 members. President Sim Vaughn announced the club would again honor Ruth Fire with their annual Christmas event.
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Lions
Norman Hemphill
Sim Vaughn
County To Assist In City Street Upkeep
Childress County will help maintain city streets when possible after a county court meeting. The court also raised Veterans Service Officer George Spear’s salary to 200 dollars monthly and agreed to install vending machines in the Assembly Room.
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Childress
Pay Raises and Postage Hikes Move Forward in Congress
Congress prepared to approve a 2.7 billion dollar military pay raise for 3.5 million personnel and a matching civilian raise with a 900 million dollar postal rate rise. Postal charges would rise one cent for letters and two cents for postcards starting January 7, with 25 percent, 39 percent increases for second and third class mail over the next two to three years. Retroactive to October 1, these raises bring a Christmas bonus to about 5.5 million Americans.
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Washington
UPTI
Congress
House
White House
Senate
Local soldier realizes Americans not playing war games in Vietnam
In July Spec 4 Adcock, newly named mortar forward observer for Company C of the 1st Cavalry Division, faced a daylong firefight 30 miles south of Da Nang on the South China Sea coast. He crawled to relay fire support after two Americans were killed.
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LZ Baldy
Vietnam
David Adcock
1St Air Cavalry Division
Adcack
7Th Cavalry
South China Sea
da Nang
Adcock
NATO weighs flexible defense stance against nuclear use
CAPSULE: NATO defense ministers near approval of a U S proposed strategy for a flexible defense not automatically using nuclear weapons in a Communist attack. The State Department asks Congress to criminalize unauthorized overseas travel. House appropriations approve 1 4 billion for Johnston poverty program, 370 million below ceiling. An Israeli soldier and an Arab infiltrator die in a clash near Ben Shemen. Baylor honors Texas official Homer Garrison Jr. for 48 years in law enforcement. Johnson urges staying the course for peace and social betterment. Police cite motive in slaying of two girls found in a canal.
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Brussels
UPI
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Defense Chiefs
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnston
Congress
Waco, Tex
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safey
Texas Rangers
Baylor University
Mrs Story Dies at 77 in Childress Funeral Wednesday
Mrs Fanny Baby Story 77 of Childress died at 945 pm Monday in Childress General Hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Rev Lester Hill and Rev Joe Allen officiating Interment in Childress Cemetery under Newberry's direction She born June 11 1890 came to Childress in 1924 from Clarendon married Fred A Story October 6 1908 in Gatesville Surviving are her mother Mrs Gussie Strickland Amarillo one daughter Mrs Malone Hagan Childress one brother R E Strickland Lubbock three grandchildren Mrs Ellis Brown Altus Okla Mrs Keith Esty Lubbock and Mrs Ed Knox Ada six great grandchildren
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Fanny Baby Story
Childress
Childress General Hospital
First Methodist Church
Lester Hill
Amarillo
Methodist
Joe Allen
First Baptist Church
Newberry
Story
Clarendon
Fred A. Story
Gatesville
Gussie Strickland
Malone Hagan
R. E. Strickland
Lubbock
Ellis Brown
Altus
Okla
Keith Esty
Ed Knox
Ada
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State Center For Human Development
East Ward
Gordon Graviey
Chamber of Commerce
Graviey
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A. E. Stephens
Red
China Province
Mao
CHS Band
1St Cavalry Division
Airmobile
Cavalair
Darlene Adcock
David Ad
Darlene
Helen Adcock
State Department
Stokely Carmichael
Ben-Shemen
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Killeen
Tex
Afl-Cio
Hollywood, Fla
Fred Story
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