Law South of the Red by Rusty Baker
A reader letter lampoons local law and elections in Childress County. It mocks a bootlegging trial and a judge’s conduct, questions election irregularities, cites cross-county voting anecdotes, and ends with a punch about digging up votes.
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Shadex
Roy Bean
Childress
Hall County
Childress County
Duval
Estelline
Cotthe County
Donley County
Cass
Collingsworth County
Childres
John Connally
Estelline and Area Weekend Family Visits Mentioned
Estelline residents and neighbors share weekend visits with relatives and friends from Lubbock Amarillo Memphis and other nearby towns. Notable events include F F A District Banquet in Wellington and funeral attendance for J D Richburg in Fort Sumner.
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Cherri Rapp
Jerrel Rapps
Dub Crump
Lubbock
Doyle Wynns
Bill Easleys
West Texas
Rita Delaney
Danny Longbine
Darlene Bragg
Rita
Brenda Crocker
Delaney
Sammy Motsenbocker
Dodson
Albert Motsenbocker
Gary Walker
Jack Boney
Farm Bureau
Kansas City
Teddy Sparks
J. L. Sparks
Bennie Nelson
Paul Collins
J. C. Richburg
Estelline
James Richburg
Lakeview
Jee Richburg
Memphis
J. D. Richburg
Fort Sumner
Monroe Richburg
Cecil Adams
Hill Rogers
Littlefield
Pamela
Paul Evang
PHS Classes Vie For Mass Decoration Prize
Paducah High School student council will award prizes for the best giant Christmas cards placed on the school lawn by class organizations. Richard Archer, council president, said the permanent greetings would be kept as decorations for future years.
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Paducah
Paducah High School
Richard Archer
Defeated Candidate's Humorous Retrospective
The defeated candidate signs a newspaper statement recounting exaggerated counts of losses and misadventures from four months canvassing. He jokes about personal harms, gifts, miles walked, lies told, and revival visits, finally noting his defeat and thanking readers for vetoes and support.
Secret talks set new allied proposal for Vietnam conference
UPI reports in Paris that American and North Vietnamese negotiators met to discuss a proposed plan to move the expanded Vietnam conference forward. Cyrus Vance and Col Ha Van Lau joined talks after 3 p.m. local time, with the site undisclosed and procedural disputes delaying the start.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Hanoi
Col Ha van Lau
Almanac Today December 13 historical notes
The Almanac Today outlines events on December 13 across history from Abel Tasman naming New Zealand in 1642 to U S Army activities in 1918 and Hong Kong air attacks in 1941. It notes James Petrillo ending his ban on phonograph records in 1948 and closes with F D R's wartime thought for the day.
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Mars
Jupiter
Venus
New Zealand
Abel Tasman
U.S. Army
Rhine River
Coblenz
Germany
Britain
Hong Kong
James Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Rumor to lead Italy as 29th postwar government crisis deepens
51 year old Mariano Rumor, former schoolteacher and resistance fighter, is chosen to head a center left coalition including the Christian Democrats and Socialists. Time is pressing as Italy wrestles with economic paradox, unemployment, and political fragmentation after elections and a caretaker government collapse.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Italy
Christian Democrats
Mariano Rumor
Alcide de Gasperi
Republican Party
United States
West Germany
South
Pietro Nenni
Nenni
Cristian Democratic Foot
Dracsine
Giovanni Leone
Wall Street Charter Raises Doubt Over 1969 Rally
New York market analysts from Wright Investors' Service Thomson McKinnon and Hayden Stone warn that NYSE common stock is overvalued and likely to fall in 1969. Profit taking should finish by early January, a sell-off could steady technicals, but no major reversal is yet indicated without bad news.
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New York
UPI
Wright Investors’ Service
N.Y. Stock Exchange
Hayden
Stone
Children's Yule Program Set At Methodist Church
The Children's Division Christmas Tree Program begins at 6 15 p m Sunday at First United Methodist Church with Mrs Jack Burrus and Mrs J E Shewbert in charge The event features Norman Hemphill directing singing with Mrs Alvis Maddox on organ The Senior High Methodist Youth Fellowship decorates the sanctuary tree and the children finish it in worship before the program concludes with O Christmas Tree and lights and the congregation bringing White Christmas gifts for the needy
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First United Methodist Church
Jack Burrus
J. E Shewbert
Norman Hemphill
Alvis Maddox
Littleton Having
Commission On Education
Charles Evans
Gerald Havens
Kindercarten
Bill Leonard
Bryce Wormsbaker
Littleton Havins
Alice Brace
Donald Wright
W. J. Vogel
John Forbis
J. E. Shewbert
Stewardess in White Aboard Lufthansa Transatlantic Flight
A stewardess in white on Lufthansa trans Atlantic flights is a trained nurse who will help parents keep their children comfortable during the journey.
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New York
UPI
Lufthansa
German Airlines
Lawmakers Clash Over Homestead Foreclosure Exemption
Continued debate in Texas between Judge Chadick and Commissioner Wright on a proposal to exempt homesteads from debt foreclosure. The plan would cap the exemption at 25 000 and preserve existing rights, a stance Chadick calls causing lasting confusion and inequities. Wright argues it would perpetuate inequities for nearly a century.
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Powe Ne Ogdoches
T. C Chadick
Texarkang
Chadick
Wright
Greece Sees Higher Tourist Traffic in 1969
UPI reports based on foreign travel bureaus that Greece will experience increased tourist traffic in 1969, according to the National Tourist Organization of Greece.
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Athens
UPI
Greece
National Tourist Organization of
Flu vaccine scarce as epidemic widens across cities
The nation faces scarce vaccine with only about five million doses available for doctors as flu epidemics strike cities. Philadelphia reports nine flu related deaths while New York faces near epidemic levels. Actress Tallulah Bankhead dies in New York City from double pneumonia and respiratory failure. A Virginia epidemiologist notes 59 of four million residents may have Hong Kong flu. Colorado shows border to border outbreak. governors Laxalt and Kirk are limited or confined to official duties.
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Philadelphia
New York City
Tallulah Bankhead
Virginia
Richard Rothenberg
Richmond
Colorado
Goy Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Goy Claude Kirk
Florida
Tallahassee
Christmas Pageant Details With Gift Exchange
Service da Fikman, Judy Henderson, Janet Gloar and others led a holiday pageant directed by Mrs. Derrill Nippert with Judy Henderson as accompanist. Douglas Randel presented The Gift of the Magi while Guy Jones managed the camel scene after Santa Claus visited and handed out gifts. Red foil backdrop, greenery, candle lights, red candles, velvet bows, and poinsettias adorned tables.
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da Fikman
Judy Henderson
Janet Gloar
Cindy Howell
Marilyn Robbins
Paula “Sters
Susan Sims
Darlene Wheen
Lileesa Wyatt
Derrill Nippert
LaNeal Castleberry
Mesdames W. L. Eikman
E. O. Sims
Douglas Randel
Guy Jones
Santa Claus
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Enco Service
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Wall Street Charter
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