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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1967
Page
6
The column mocks press focus on protest and discontent and highlights odd good-news bits from the agriculture department. Cows with cool heads yield more milk, rain as a water source, and traps adjusted to avoid bees while fighting elm disease beetles.
A Louisiana Democrat Rep. Joe D. Waggoner denounces Robert S. McNamara as the worst Secretary of Defense, claiming he never did right and endangered national defense. The letter argues McNamara will resign, while LBJ benefits politically, and predicts more administrations liabilities moving out, possibly if LBJ seeks re election.
American Farm Bureau Federation speakers at its 49th annual meeting criticize federal involvement in agriculture and warn of ruin for wheat growers if tariffs rise. Karl Hobson of Washington State University urges quick sales to avoid value loss as tariffs threaten export demand from Japan and currency shocks risk slowing world trade. The resolutions committee calls for a halt to government farm control and price support programs to restore profit oriented farming.
The Californian notes speculation on Rockefeller Reagan as a favorite son candidate. It says he may pursue his home state while not withdrawing in states such as Wisconsin Nebraska and Oregon where officials may place his name on ballots.
A proposed antinepotism provision would bar congressmen from employing relatives or in laws on their official payrolls. Current relatives already on the payroll would remain unaffected when the measure becomes law.
UPI reports in the Times of London a classified ad from Pamela Gude, daughter of a Norwegian diplomat, seeking Mr. Right. She lists preferences including driving, farm tasks, cooking, and caring for children and animals, noting she earns $192 weekly without the job.
United Press International notes the Republican party officially adopted its name on July 6, 1854 during a mass meeting in Jackson Michigan. The article mentions political figures such as District Attorney Robert E. Montgomery of Memphis and Hall County Commissioner Lance Walker in a varied calendar of political items.
American troops on the edge of a field called in almost 400 mortar rounds over six hours to hold enemy positions. Adcock dug a hole, adjusted fire by sound, and directed rounds near concealed NVA positions while artillery and helicopters pounded the area. Captain Lenhar credited the mortar work with keeping the enemy from breaking contact as armored personnel carriers then pushed through. The clash left 107 North Vietnamese dead in the battlefield.
A helicopter pilot whisked Mrs Percy away immediately and, twenty minutes later, a second helicopter picked up Percy.
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