Nixon Holds Eight Hour Cram Course For New Cabinet
President elect Richard Nixon opened eight hours of lectures for his incoming cabinet at the Shoreham Hotel. He said he felt like a teacher and invited wives to attend to ensure a smoother launch. Rogers will be Secretary of State and Laird heads the Pentagon. The all Republican, all male slate includes no women or Negroes and no one under 43.
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Eugene V. Kisipr
Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Shoreham
White House
Johnson
Attv
William P. Rogers
Dean Rusk
Rep
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Pentagon
Clark Clifford
U.S
France
Richard B. Russell
D. Ga
Senate Appropriations Committee
Rusk
Apollo 8 Flight Will Proceed As Scheduled
UPI reports NASA officials confirmed no problem with fuel leakage in one F-1 engine of the Saturn V during preflight tests. The Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders will remain aboard the three man mission around the moon set for December 21.
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AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Moon
Space Agency
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Gilvin named Texas Parks chair amid board doubt
Gov. John Connally tapped Amarillo contractor Leon P. Gilvin to succeed Will Odom as chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Gilvin would be the first West Texan on the panel, but the commission’s fate is unclear as Gov. elect Preston Smith eyes a smaller board and potential reshaping by the Legislature.
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Gilvin
Preston Smith
Smith
WTU Annual Christmas Party Tonight
The West Texas Utilities Panhandle District Christmas party is set for 7 p.m. at Fair Park Auditorium with Durwood Chalker Abilene VP presenting Service Recognition awards. Floyd Green Childress acts as master of ceremonies. J C Randel introduces guests and new employees. Douglas Randel and Horizon students provide entertainment. Santa Claus will arrive with gifts. bingo is directed by Guy Jones.
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West Texas Utilities Panhandle
Fair Park
Durwood Chalker
Abilene
WTU
Floyd Green
Childress
J. C. Randel
Douglas Randel
Santa Claus
Guy Jones
Cotton Producers Reelect Officers Leadership
The Greenbelt Cotton Producers Inc re-elected all officers led by W C Durrett Lakeview as president Ernest Rea Tell as vice president and A J Garland Clarendon as secretary Directors include D D Pennington McLean J R Hefley Twitty H S Mahaffey Clarendon D E Burson Quita ane D C Chewnine Cee Wee L B Collis White Deer Joe Devan Flamot and R Breeding Samnorwo. The group formed in 195 for a Memphis cotton classing office which last season handled over 130000 bales and this year nearly 68000 bales have been classed.
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Greenbelt Cotton Producers, Inc
W. C. Durrett
Lakeview
Ernest Rea
Tell
A. J. Garland
Clarendon
D. D. Pennington
McLean
J. R. Hefley
Twitty
H. S. Mahaffey
D. E. Burson
Quitaane
D. C. Chewnine
Cee
Memphis
Kids Basketball Program Named Jaycee Project
The Childress Jaycees voted to run a Kids Basketball Program as a club project with Don Gage as chairman. Tickets for the December 27 wrestling match at Fair Park Auditorium are on sale at Harp Drue and Eubank Drue. Amarillo wrestler David Seal announced the Jaycees basketball team will face the Wellington Jaycees soon with date to be announced. Larry Patterson attended the meeting as a guest.
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Childress Jaycees
Don Gage
Jaycees
Fair Park
Harp Drue
Eubank Drue
Amarillo
David Seal
Wellington Jaycees
Larry Patterson
Charges Against Carolyn Martin To Be Dropped
Sheriff J E Benham announced that Carolyn Martin will have charges dropped and will be returned to her foster parents in Lamar Arkansas. She is jailed on an accessory in an armed robbery and stated she was 18, but at 16 cannot be tried as an adult. The other three suspects remain jailed with bonds of five thousand dollars each.
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Carolyn Martin
Arkansas
Donald Edward Lococo
Verre Jerome
Joyce Esick
Friday Deadline for Paintings at Junior High Exhibition
Artists must submit paintings by 3 30 p m Friday at the junior high school for an exhibition Saturday. The show is part of the Christmas Friday celebration and held in the junior high gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Je Heind
Allies Alerted Against VC Attack on Saigon
North Vietnamese troops killed 12 U.S. Marines and wounded 1 in a 10 hour battle near the DMZ as allies went on high alert for a possible Communist attack on Saigon. U.S. casualties and air power details were released as border fighting continued and alarms rose ahead of NLF anniversary.
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Saigon
Alvin B. Webb JR
UPS
U.S
Dmz
Saison
National Liberation Front
NLF
Paris
St. Liberation Radio
Bien Hoa
U.S. Army
Long Binh
Navy
Vietnam
Cold Front To Hit Texas Today
United Press International reports a weather front moving from Kansas toward Arizona will bring rain or snow to Texas. Temperatures in Texas on the day were warm in cities such as Fort Worth 63 and Abilene 62 while the front advances southeast toward the upper coast by Friday afternoon. Snow was forecast for parts of New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle.
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United Press International
Texas
Kansas
Arizona
Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Abilene
Nallac
Wichita Falls
Waco
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Organization Tonight Opens Community Action Program
The organizational meeting of the Community Action Program will be held at 7 p.m. at the city hall. The public is invited to attend the meeting.
Ethel Kennedy delivers a Kennedy child after tragedy
Ethel Kennedy gave birth by Caesarean section to a healthy 8 pound 4 ounce girl at Georgetown University Hospital at 8 40 a.m. EST. The baby is Robert F. Kennedy's 11th child and fourth daughter, arriving six months after the assassination of the father.
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Ethel Kennedy
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Georgestown University Hospital
Don Dorsett Elected New President of Riding Club
Don Dorsett was elected president of the Childress Riding Club for the coming year at City Hall. Wayne Havins was named vice president and Mrs. Loss Maddox secretary treasurer with Mrs. J. J. Westenburg as reporter. Mrs. Finis Wrinkle became food chairman. The group plans a Christmas caroling and dinner at Community House Fair Park December 21 at 6 am. Thirty one members attended.
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Don Dorsett
Childress
City Hall
Wayne Havins
Loss Maddox
J. J. Westenburg
Finis Wrinkle
Fair Park
Tex Ritter Compares Hijack To Bad Western Script
UPI reports Tex Ritter aboard a St Louis to Miami Trans World Airlines jet when a gunman hijacked the Boeing 727 to Havana. The hijacker and a pregnant companion, both described as attention seekers, coordinated the takeover with routine crew assistance. Captain Dennis L. Maloney confirmed the plan as passengers learned over the loudspeaker.
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Matthew T. Kenny
Miami
UPI
Tex Ritter
Hollywood
Ritter
Dennis L. Maloney
Havana
1Lth
Susan Brant
Coman
Maloney
Hollywood Star Tallulah Bankhead Dies at 65
New York reports Tallulah Bankhead died at St. Luke's Hospital at 7:45 a.m. She succumbed to double pneumonia with emphysema, ending a life famed for fast talk, mink coats, and stage dominance. Born in Huntsville, she rose from a beauty contest to theater legend with hits in The Little Foxes and The Skin of Our Teeth. Her career spanned London and Hollywood, with notable films and a long stage run in Private Lives.
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New York
UPI
Tallulah Bankhead
Miss Bankhead
Eugenia
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York City
Huntsville
House of Representatives
London
William Brockman Bankhead
Alabama
England
America
Britain
Hollywood
Alfred Hitchcock
Sadie Thompson
Iris March
Billy Rose
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