Constantine Leads Greek Revolt Against Junta in Athens
King Constantine directs troops toward Athens amid reports he fled the capital to challenge the military regime. The junta radio labels him misled but the king rallies supporters in central and northern Greece as parts of the army reportedly back him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rigos
Athens
UPI
Constantine
1St Army
Larisa
Athens Radio
Greece
Cental Greece
Crete
Constantine Kollias
Ian News
Anss
George Paridis
Ansa
Fisselman
Zaloxordidi
Royal
Pentagon
Fanta
Constantine V. Kollias
Kollias
Voloia
Foreign Ministry
White House wedding costs questioned for Lynda Johnson
Washington report notes estimates of Lynda Johnson and Marine Capt. Charles Robb wedding costs ranged 65 000 to 75 000 if held in church and private club. White House staff say costs may not exceed 20 000 final accounting kept private. Guest describes exiting reception at east end of the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman Smith
UPS
White House
Washington
Lynda Johnson
Marine Corps
Charles Robb
Johnson
Relative of Local Residents Burned to Death
Three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Grissom of Clarksville Arkansas was burned to death when the family home burned about 1 am Sunday. The child, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Charles McCain, was staying with grandparents as her siblings slept in the house. The McCains, delivering Sunday papers, assisted in evacuations before the fire department arrived. Additional relatives traveled from Childress and Lubbock to Clarksville that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Grissom
Clarksville
Ark
Charles McCain
Childress Residers
McCain
Childress
Gene McCain
Mary Dry
W. C. Stephens Jr
Lubbock
Clarksvile
Christmas Concert by Childress High School Band
The Childress High School Band invites the public to a Christmas concert at 9 30 p m Sunday in the high school auditorium. Admission is free. The program features Christmas Greetings Jingles Bells Rhapsody O Holy Night Born Free and other selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress High School
Rio Grande Valley towns approve 1 cent sales tax vote
Thirteen Rio Grande Valley communities plus Breckenridge pass the 1 per cent city sales tax by comfortable margins. Mansfield rejects the proposal 113-60. Odessa postpones a Dec. 28 vote. Breckenridge narrowly approves 488-245, lifting total approving municipalities to 116. Eighteen communities reject it. About 157000 residents fall under the tax as civic leaders hail the victory. Major cities Weslaco Edinburg McAllen San Benito and Harlingen report strong margins and pledge no property tax increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Rio Grande Valley
Breckenridge
Mansfield
Odessa
Uanimoty Roma
Weslaco
John Stevens
Lloyd Hawkins
Edinburg
McAllen
Paul Veale
Donna
Harlingen
LaFeria
Mercedes
Missiona
Port Isabel
Raymondville
San Benito
Santa Rosa
Karnes City
Kenedy
Kerens
la Mesa
Seminlee
Springtown
Fort Worth
Human Wave Hacked Apart By US Infantry
North Vietnamese attack near Saigon is repelled by U S Army 25th Infantry Division. Twenty two Communist soldiers defect to allies. U S jets fly 88 missions against targets in North Vietnam as the war progresses near the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin B. Webb JR
Saigon
UPID
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
McCloskey Wins Landslide In California District Race
Republican Paul N. McCloskey defeats Democrat Roy M. Archibald by about 2,200 votes in California's 11th Congressional District. Unofficial totals show McCloskey 66,314 to Archibald 44,347 with Shirley Temple Black receiving 3,986 write-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood City
Calif
UPI
Paul N
Pete) McCloskey
San Mateo County
Roy M. Archibald
J. Arthur Younger
McCloskey
Shirley Temple
San Francisco
Archibald
San Mateo
Black
Willie Slocum
San Bruno
Wilson Hardin Dies at 83 Funeral Rites Pending
Wilson Roger Hardin, 83, died at 10 am today at Childress General Hospital. The body rests at Newberry Funeral Home with funeral arrangements pending. A World War I veteran, he operated Harden Grocery and Market for years and a local recreation parlor recently. Survivors include wife Carrie, son Ed, two stepsons, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Roger Hardin
Childress General Hospital
Newberry Funeral Home
Hardin
Main Street
Jacksboro
Childress Elks
Effie Kindle, longtime Childress resident, dies at 76
Effie Kindle, age 76, a longtime Childress resident, died Tuesday at Childress General Hospital. funeral set for Thursday at Bible Baptist Church with Rev Luther R. Bradley officiating. Burial in Olympus Cemetery under Newberry's direction. Survived by five sons, a daughter, three sisters, a brother, 26 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Kindle
Childress
Childress General Hospital
Bible Baptist Church
Luther R. Bradley
Olympus Cemetery
Newberry’s. Pallbearers
John Foster Kindle
Harold
Otis
Needle Calif
Robert
Muleshoe
Clifford
Lubbock
Louis
Legrande
Calif
Delbert Seal
Gertrude Wynnef
Mother of Local Woman Dies Tuesday
Osteopathic Hospital in Amarillo reported the death of Mrs George Cloyd a 93 year old resident of Amarillo and mother of Mrs Lon Morton of Childress after a lengthy illness Born in Missouri she married George Cloyd in Pilot Point moved to Hereford in 1898 and to Amarillo in 1942 Mr Cloyd preceded her in death in 1958 Survivors include another daughter Mrs BE Green of Amarillo two sons John of Fort Worth and E R of Canadian 13 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren Funeral services are pending with Gilliland Funeral Home Hereford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cloyd
Amarillo
Lon Morton
Childress
Gilliland Funeral Home
Hereford
Cloyd
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Missouri
George Coyd
Pilot Point
Castro County
Morton
BE. F. Green
John
Fort Worth
E. R
LVNA Supper At Elks Lodge For Hospital Staff
The Childress LVN Association invites all hospital employees board members advisory board health nurses doctors and clinic staff to a covered dish holiday supper at 7 p.m. Friday at the Elks Lodge. Attendees are asked to bring canned goods for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LVNA
Elks Lodge
Childress Lvn Association
Industrial Group Explained To Rotarians
Childress Rotary Club members were told at noon today that the population across Childress Hardeman Foard and Cattle counties declined from about 54 000 in 1940 to around 22 000 to 23 000 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Hardeman
Yrtsshrd Shr Shrmm
Four Winds Industrial Foundation Aims to Bring Industry
Bill Neel of Quanah, president of the newly formed Four Winds Industrial Foundation, urges four-county area to attract industry to Hardeman Childress Cottle and Foard counties. He notes the region’s aging population and outlines support from local chambers and foundations. Morris Higley led the program and C. J. Lyons received a nine year perfect attendance pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Neel
Quanah
Four Winds Industrial Foundation, Inc
Neel
Four-County
Houston
Four Winds
Childress
Chamber of Commerce
Foard
Morris Higley
C. J. Lyons
First National Boosts Dividend for 1967 Total $3 Per Share
Directors of the First National Bank voted to declare a $1 per share year end special dividend. This is in addition to the regular 50 cent per share quarterly dividend, bringing the total paid per share for 1967 to $3. The bank also raised the interest on special certificates of deposit to five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
AFL CIO Endorses LBJ for 1968 Election
AFL CIO President George Meany announces full endorsement of Lyndon B Johnson by the federation. Johnson addresses 2,000 delegates at the convention, receiving repeated cheers as he outlines his administration's achievements and urges wage restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
UPI
Aflcio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
AFL Cio
Ade
Basketball Forms Available for Childress Youth Program
Forms for the Childress winter basketball program are being sent home in elementary schools. Coordinator W L Eikman asks boys to return signed forms with a $1 contribution and their own basketball shoes. The program costs no other fees and aims to include all eligible boys ages eight to fourteen by December 1, 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
W. L. Eikman
Funeral services held for Mrs. Fanny Story in Childress
Funeral services for Mrs. Fanny Story 77 of Childress were conducted at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Lester Hill and Rev. Joe Allen officiating. Burial followed at Childress Cemetery. Survivors include her mother one daughter a brother three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She died Monday evening in the local hospital. Born June 11 1890 she came to Childress in 1924 from Clarendon and married Fred A. Story in 1908 Gatesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Ravey Story
Childress
First Methodist Church
Lester Hill
Amarillo
First Methodist
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Lewis Meinzer
Larkin Wallis
Charles Reynolds
Donald Black
Carl Denny
Walter Lockhoof
Cecil Park
Charles Harrison
Fletcher Carter
Vernon Eubank
Clyde Sherwood
Aubrey Rogers
Larry Knight Wins VOD Contest Title at High School
Larry Knight a 17 year old junior at Childress High School won first place in the 21st annual Voice of Democracy Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary. Knight will receive a 50 dollar savings bond from David Brown Post 25 VFW. The tape of his speech advances to the District XIII Contest in Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Knight
Childress High School
Lee Knight
Voice of Democracy
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Larry
David Brown Post
Plainview
Austin
Orinda Eikman
Jack Smith
Phyllis Preston
Verlin McKeever
Barbara Nichols
Althea Allison
Janet Gloar
Vicki Lee
David Grimes
Phil Campbell
Nellie Agnes Kennedy
James Conway
County Farmers Vote to Retain Cotton Marketing Quotas
County farmers voted 455 to 30 to continue marketing quotas on cotton for 1968. Gene Frisbie of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service county supervisor announced the result, with ballots mailed and counted this morning at the ASCS office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Frisbie
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Donald Smith of Cee Vee Dies After Illness
Donald Smith formerly of Cee Vee died Sunday night in a Sulphur hospital after an illness. He is survived by his wife Earlene a son Donnie Mack and a daughter Mrs Carroll Nall of Midland. No other information was received here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Smith
Cee Vee
Earlene
Donnie Mack
Carroll Nall
Midland
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101St Regiment
Wilson Hardin
LBJ
Pledge of Labor
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