Apollo 17 Astronauts Sleep Before Lunar Walk Tonight
In Taurus Littrow the moonward team Cernan and Schmitt slept eight hours after setting up camp and delaying plans to search a landslide for ancient rocks. They will awaken near 3 p.m. EST and begin a 6 03 p.m. EST lunar traverse with Rover to collect about 200 pounds of rock. Ronald Evans remains aboard the America operating science gear as the mission nears another historic surface milestone.
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Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Moon
Taurus-Littrow
Mission Control
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Rover
Cernan
America
Ronald E. Evans
Schmitt
Challenger
Evans
Congress To Offer Nixon Olive Branch
Senator Edward M. Kennedy said Congress would extend the olive branch to President Nixon in the new session. He spoke at a $500 per couple fund raising dinner for Democratic donor Eugene L. Wyman, with proceeds benefiting Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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Los Angeles
Edward M. Kennedy
Congress
Nixon
Massachusetts
Final Wheat Program Payment Set for Childress County Farmers
Gene Frisbie of the ASCS office announced a final payment of six cents per bushel to Childress County wheat producers for the 1972 program. The calculation uses parity and market prices to arrive at a final certificate value of 1.34 dollars per bushel, with the preliminary payment at 1.28 dollars per bushel based on 75 percent of parity and price estimates.
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Childress County
Gene Frisbie
ASCS
George Bush New GOP Head
Washington AP reports both parties overhaul leadership. Nixon shifts political operations to GOP HQ while George Bush designated to lead the Republican National Committee at its January 19 meeting. Dole exits after two years in the chair.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
GOP National Committee
George Bush
U.S
United Nations
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Bush
GOP
Sister Of Former Resident Dies Today
Miss Elizabeth Lander of Alva Oklahoma died at 10 30 a m today in Alva after a lengthy illness She was sister to Chet Lander of Pampa formerly of Childress and Frank Lander of Alva Funeral services were to be in Alva but details were unavailable at press time
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Elizabeth Lander
Alva
Okla
Chet Lander
Pampa
Childress
Frank Lander
City crackdown on Hare Krishna in downtown Dallas sparks arrests
Dallas police arrest several Hare Krishna members on charges of demonstrating without permits as part of a plan by City Attorney Alex Bickley to clear the sect from the downtown area. The AP dispatch also notes other unrelated items from Austin and San Antonio.
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Dallas
Alex Bickley
Apollo 17 second moon walk planned tonight
Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt are set for a second lunar surface exploration while Ronald Evans remains in orbit aboard the command module America.
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Space Center, Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Lunar
Ronald E. Evans
Moon
America
Weather shifts as ice storm loses grip in Texas
The sun returns and temperatures rise north of a Paris Mineral Wells San Angelo line while Waco stays near freezing. Freezing drizzle lingers near the Red River and roads clear in Dallas Fort Worth but ice remains north of the line. Schools remain closed in North Texas as moderating temperatures are slow to rise.
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Associated Press
Texas
Paris- Mineral Wells
San Angelo
Waco
Weather Service
Red River
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas
The
North
Panhandle
del Rio
Austin- Texarkana
Gulf Coast
Marfa
el Paso
Dalhart
Childress
Amarillo
Lubbock
Galveston
Houston
Longview
Lufkin
Midland
San Antonio
Texarkana
Icy weather limits accidents to few in area
Despite icy streets and fog, area traffic remained light with only one mail truck crash near Estelline and several minor city incidents. Dallas Love Field flights were slowed and a Red Cross shelter opened for stranded riders as crews sanded roads and police logged hundreds of incidents.
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Department of Public Safety
Estelline
Memphis
Avenue C
Main
Minnie M. Shipman
Childress
Elizabeth Ann Herman
Dallas
Mickey Ray Henderson
Janet Zint Mabry
Tell
Fifth Street
U.S. 287
Lucille Fox Johnson
Eddie Charles Hall
Fifth St
Tyler
Greenville
Texas
American Red Cross
Wichita Falls
Love Field
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Condition Of Harry Truman Stays Critical
Former president Harry S. Truman remained in serious condition as doctors reported unstable vital signs overnight. A hospital spokesman said respiration pulse and temperature increased while blood pressure stayed normal, with no specific readings disclosed.
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Jim Bagby
Associated Press
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
City Considers Water Sale To Carey And Misc Council Actions
City council discussed whether Childress can sell water to Carey residents with engineering firm McMorries and Associates. Red River Water Authority offered to take over lines from Greenbelt water system. Other actions include extending water rights contract, advertising for a new police car, leasing old city lake land to Roy Moyers, approving securities exchange for deposits, health and sanitation duties committee setup, downtown trash can project rejection, and code enforcement results noting demolitions and cleanups.
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Childress
Carey
McMorries
Red River Water Authority
Greenbelt
Lake Childress
City of
Estelline
Country Club
Florence Greer
Michie Sandhill
Old City Lake
Roy Moyers
Moyers
First National Bank
Exchange Securities
W. E. Helms
Walter Lockhoof
Community ASCS Committees Elected for 1973
The Community ASCS election results list committee members for Communities A through E with chairmen, vice chairs, members and alternates. A meeting is set for December 15 at 1 30 p.m. to select two county committee appointees for 1973, with terms of one and three years available.
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Community Committee
Gene Frisbie
Childress
Highpoint
Union Flat
A. J. Johnson, Jr
Troy Boykin
Walter Lambert
Robert G. Jones
Stanley Terry
Community B
Ralph Sides
Dale Driver
Earl Hackler
Loco
Arlie Frank Campbell
Art Kane
Herschell Mayhugh
Virgil Patterson
Sammy Motsenbacker
Gilpen
Harrell Chapell
J. N. Helm, Jr
Cecil Phillips
N. W. Altman, Jr
T. T. Davis
Claud Fowler
E. Carey
Don Bearden
Bill McKee
Howard Grimes
Edwin Wyatt
J. B. Wyatt
Wildcat Staked Near Childress in Texas Oil Test
A wildcat well is staked northeast of Childress to test 5,000 feet on Canyon Reef production southeast of Kirkland. Drilling will occur on Methodist Home land, about four miles northeast of Childress, donated by Mrs. Y. C. Garrison. Location designated as Lin- Mour Drilling Company No 1 Methodist Home.
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Childress
Canyon Reef
Kirkland
Methodist Home
Y.C. Garrison
Waco
Northwestern Survey
The
Lin- Mour Drilling Company
No. 1 Methodist Home
Bobcat Mothers Banquet Date Adjusted to January 6
The annual Bobcat Mothers Banquet for Childress High School football teams is moved to January 6 from the previously announced January 7. The Farmers Home Administration office will close Wednesday afternoon through Monday morning for a multi-district meeting in Amarillo.
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Childress High
The
Farmers Home Administration
Amarillo
Wichita Falls Bloodmobile Sets Up at Fair Park
The Bloodmobile from Wichita Falls is on site despite hazardous highways. Donations are accepted at Fair Park Auditorium until 6 p.m.
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Wichita Falls
Fair Park Auditorium
Meeting Postponed by Childress ISD Board
The Board of Trustees of the Childress Independent School District postponed the regular meeting from last night to Wednesday night due to the weather.
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Childress Independent School District
Old Settlers to Hand Out Free Doughnuts Saturday
The Childress County Old Settlers Association will give free doughnuts and coffee on Saturday December 23 at Main Street and Avenue B. W E Helms president announced the event.
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Childress County
Old Settlers Association
Main Street
Avenue B
W.E. Helms
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Cernan and Schmitt
Mark Dugan
United Methodist Church
Jerry Dugan
Marvin James
Charles Evans
George Page
Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
University of Texas System
Dolph Briscoe
Dan Petty
Bethpage, N.Y
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Apollo
FAA
Harry Truman
Mildred Klapper
Chamber of Commerce
Charlene Smith
Klapper
Ninth Street Southwest
Deborah
Elizabeth
Wildcat
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