Scouting Plans Outlined for 1970 in Greenbelt District
At Dutch's Restaurant the first all scouters meeting of the Greenbelt Boy Scout District set the 1970 program. Leaders from Quanah Childress Vernon reviewed items including Scout-O-Rama March 20 21 in Vernon and district events in Wichita Falls Lake Pauline and Vernon.
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Quanah
New Greenbelt
Dutch’s
Childress
Vernon
C. A. Deuschle
Jerry Dugan
Bill Hajek
George Miller
Northwest Texas
Wichita Falls
Lake Pauline
Horizon
Bowie
Troop 59
Explorer Post 59
Miller
Rivers Denies Massacre Evidence As Probe Continues
House subcommittee chairman Rep. L Mendel Rivers says no evidence yet substantiates a massacre claim though he cautions he has not ruled it out. He rejects a Washington Star report claiming a helicopter pilot testified to firing on soldiers while rescuing wounded civilians.
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House
Congressional
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S. C
Rivers
U.S
Washington Evening Star
James Boyle
Boyle
Mrs C A Thomas Services Today
Funeral services are set for 2 p m today at Newberry Chapel for 77 year old Kirkland resident Mrs Myrtle Davis Thomas wife of C A Thomas who died Wednesday at Childress General Hospital Burial will be in Kirkland Cemetery She was born January 2 1892 in Indian Territory Oklahoma and moved to Childress County in 1906 She married C A Thomas January 8 1911 in Kirkland and was a Methodist member Survivors include her husband one daughter three sons five sisters nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren Also named are Mrs Gene Cook of Albuquerque and Mrs Pearl Aaron of Wellington and brothers E F Bartlett Ozro Bartlett W M Williams
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry Chapel
C. A. Thomas
Kirkland
Childress General Hospital
J. E. Shewbert
First United Methodist Church
Ruther Judd
Church of Christ
Thomas
Indian Territory
Oklo
W. H. Davis
Childress County
Myrtle Clara Davis
Methodist Church
Fort Worth and Denver Company Play Actress Alice
Alice, native of Oklahoma, is remembered in services attended by Mr and Mrs Cecil Pryor. Survivors include her husband two daughters Mrs David Watson of Fort Worth and Mrs Sam Wallen of Ardmore Okla and two grandsons Richard and Charles Wallen of Ardmore.
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Alice
Fort Worth
Denver
Oklahoma
David Watson
Sam Wallen
Ardmore
Okla
Richard
Charles Wallen
Cecil Pryor
Tax changes clash over Social Security and tax relief
The discussion centers on a 10 percent benefit increase proposal, a $100 minimum Social Security payment, and shifts in tax credits. Senate amendments add college expense credits, medical deductions for seniors, travel deductions for disabled workers, and investment tax relief, while critics warn inflation and imbalanced funds.
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Conference Committee
Senate
Golden Triangle Home of Pittsburgh Wedge-Shaped District
The Golden Triangle sits between the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers with the confluence forming the Ohio River at the tip where the streams join.
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Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Christmas Traditions Through the Ages in Our Community
The article reflects on how Christmas celebrations evolve from natural to artificial trees and electric lights while preserving togetherness and gift giving. It traces customs from greens and candles to the Yule log, stock-ings, and legends linking pagan rites to modern holiday practices, highlighting dolls, toys, and evolving carols.
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Yesteryear
Nerve Gas Test Incident Kills Sheep and Contaminates Skull Valley
In March 1968 an aerial GB nerve gas test blew into Skull Valley killing 6,400 sheep. Army officials at the test center initially refused comment before confirming a damaged filling plug caused a small leak during relocation of a one-ton storage container. Survivors include family members and descendants of local residents.
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Skull Valley
Army
Farmers approve quotas for upland and extra long cotton
Agriculture Department reports continued quotas with high farmer support. About 96 percent of Texas growers favored quotas, while Virginia led at 92 percent. national averaging over two thirds. Quotas apply to next year’s crops with price support and penalties for excess production.
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Agriculture Department
Kansas
Virginia
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
First Pan American Air Mail Clip Lands in Lisbon
The first Pan American Airways clip cast off from Port Washington New York on May 20 1939 carrying 1804 pounds of mail. In just under 27 hours the plane landed in Lisbon completing the inaugural transatlantic air mail run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Airways
Port Washington
N.Y
Lisbon
Panthers Clash With Police Leave Six Wounded
Police and Black Panthers exchange gunfire in Chicago and Los Angeles scenes that leave three officers and three Panthers wounded. Leaders Huey Newton Bobby Seale Cleaver Hamp ton Hilliard among those cited. Authorities report intensified clashes and calls for federal inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey P. Newton
Bobby Seale
Stokeley Carmichael
Dave Hilliard
Panther
Nixon
Cleaver
California
Panthers
Chicago
Los Angeles
Justice Department
America
Charles Garry
San Francisco
Black Panther Party
Poppycock
Garry
Nixon Administration
Illinois
Fred Hampton
National Urban League
Barbs on Moonflight Romance and New Space Plan
Sam the Junkman eyes the moon nightly after Apollo 11 while fashions intrigue the town. A pay-now pray-later space travel plan is rumored as the latest craze. The Swiss convert a 14th century mule trail into a 7320 foot mountain road, the highest open to traffic in Switzerland, cautions issued for unfamiliar motorists.
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Sam
Junkman
Switzerland
My Lai operation referenced in soldier statements
Reports from soldiers in recent days discuss the My Lai operation while U S leaders report slower growth in crime for the first nine months of 1969. FBI Director Edgar Hoover noted armed robbery rising as a significant urban threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Lai
Washington
FBI
4. Edgar Hoover
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Pagf Fight
PNA
Gene Cook
Albuquerque
N. M
Pearl Aaron
Wellington
E. F. Bartlett
Ozro Bartlett
W. M. Williams
Justice of the Peace
John Williams
Highway Department
Miss Thompson
San Marcos
Scotty Thompson
Corpus Christi
Villyards
Commerce ST
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
John J. Williams
Rdel
Williams
Treasury
Finance Committee
Polaroid
WEBBS
Santa
Martin Luther
St. Nicholas
Ter
W. C. Adams
Travis Lockhart
Harold Brown
Mr. Taylor
Navasota
Tex
Marshall
Johnnie B. Duckworth
Lubbock
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hampton
Berkeley
Calif
Panther Bobby Hutton
By Phil Pastoret
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Financial Programs, Inc
Call Truman O. Webb
Nogales
Ariz
Mexico City
Nancy Robbins
Rudy Robbins
Port Arthur
Saigon
Houston
M. D. Anderson Hospital and
Tumor Institute
Fred Steinmark
University of Texas
Steinmark
Czechoslovakia
Christmas Wakefield
Stases
Jimmy & Russell Harman
Automotive Distributors
Childress, Texas
Gates
Jos
Walker Ae
Sans Bae Bens Lisce Childress Auto Supply
United States
City Sewing Machine CO
Marysville
City Sewing Machin Co
Marysvile, Kansas
AMSE
Lenede
Ctisth
Nrettap
Lmateari
Srossics
WY State
Broadway
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