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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1971

Page

8

Page Eight Hospital Admits And Discharges

Hospital notes show several admissions from Saturday to Tuesday including Lee Patterson Mrs Franklin Wyatt Mrs Nathan Stewart Mrs Malissie Gooch Mrs Leo Hickman Mrs Mildred Klapper Paul Collier Glenda King Mrs S L Loter and Mrs Ben Adams. Discharges include Rusty Deaton from Paducah and Mrs Esther Richardson.

Lee Patterson Franklin Wyatt Nathan Stewart Malissie Gooch Leo Hickman Mildred Klapper Paul Collier Glenda King S.L. Loter Ben Adams Rusty Deaton Paducah Esther Richardson Delbert Wasson Bill Heckathorn EE. Barber

Local Residents Suffer Hip Fractures In Ice Storm

Mrs Bertie Lewis of Spearman formerly Childress sustained four hip fractures after a fall during icy conditions and is hospitalized in room 565 A High Plains Baptist Hospital Amarillo. Mr and Mrs B Kellerman and grandchildren Nathan Natalie and Neil of New Braunfels visited the McFarland families over the weekend.

Bertie Lewis Spearman Childress High Plains Baptist Hospital Amarillo B. Kellerman Nathan Natalie Neil New Braunfels T.O. McFarland Don McFarland

County veterinarians report dipping vats plan and scabies cases

County veterinarian Duke Holland Jr. and State Inspector W J Copeland, both reachable in Childress, discuss private vat construction near Wellington and a planned vat in Motley County. The county has two confirmed scabies cases, one in the southwest and one in the north.

Duke Holland Jr W.J. Copeland Childress Holland Wellington Motley County

Christmas TV repeats shape holiday viewing

Television curates annual holiday fare aimed at children with repeats like Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and Frosty the Snow Man. ABC and CBS shows perform well in Nielsen ratings while new Dickens and animated projects spark award-worthy goals for future seasons.

Cynthia Lowry NEW York Santa Claus Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ABC CBS Charles Dickens Dickens Chuck Jones Richard Williams Jones Sir Michael Redgrave Alastair Sim Scrooge Williams

Grinch Broadcast Costs and Profit Reported

The figures note a total cost around $300,000 for a project nicknamed Grinch. It claims per minute costs near $10,000 to $18,000. The sixth broadcast has shown profit in four prior reruns.

Pythias Campaign Supports Cystic Fibrosis Fund Drive

The National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation will receive all campaign proceeds. Formed in 1955, it opened its first Center in 1961 and now operates 110 centers. It funds basic science and clinical work, conducts scientist conferences, and publishes related literature. Residents may donate through the Childress Knights of Pythias Lodge or drop funds in local collection cannisters.

National

Hijacker who called D B Cooper profits on Thanksgiving eve

A man hijacked a Portland to Seattle flight on Thanksgiving eve taking $200 000 in cash and diverting toward Mexico before bailing out between Seattle and Reno. The hijacker identified himself as D B Cooper in a note postmarked Seattle. FBI declined comment on the letter which to be sent to major papers.

Portland Ore Seattle Mexico Reno Nev D.B Cooper FBI New York Seattle Times Washington Post New York Times the Post

Rancher Coordinates Federal and State Vet Efforts in Quarantine

A longtime rancher, coordinating through his Washington office, says he will facilitate cooperation between federal and state veterinary offices. He may return to Amarillo later this week to oversee actions as Childress county remains in the quarantine area.

Washington Amarillo Childress County

Immunization drive targets 15000 schoolgirls in Johannesburg

Johannesburg city council launches a two month campaign to immunize 15000 schoolgirls against German measles. Vaccine costs 1.40 per child and covers white girls in first year of high school and all 12 year old girls of other races. Rubella risks mental retardation in babies if contracted by pregnant women.

Johannesburg South Africa

Price Commission reports many firms seek price stability

The Price Commission head says about 26 percent of the 1 500 largest U S firms have filed or plan to file requests to hold prices after asking firms to state intentions last Nov. 27.

Washington Price Commission C. Jackson Grayson

County Commission Meeting Actions December 1972

The board approved transferring 487.81 dollars from public building fourth class funds to general third class funds. They also authorized hardware replacement and recovery of jury chairs on the witness stand. Monthly bills and officials’ reports were approved.

Jackson leads SCLC rift amid leadership shakeup

In Dallas Mary Trout becomes the department’s first woman sergeant. Trout, a 5 foot 6 inch veteran of juvenile, detective and vice squad work, joins 21 women on the force as a milestone after tensions in the SCLC between Jackson and Abernathy surface following the 1969 convention.

Mary Dallas Mary Trout

Vernon school board sets budget and appoints textbook committee

The board approves a 100 dollar expenditure for surplus government equipment for the Vernon Outreach Center and for repairing automobile body damage from bad weather. Textbook Committee members for 1971 72 include Leeta Bryan Mary Sanders Ernestine Collier Hazel Bullock Wilson R E Copeland Maggie Gaines Betty White Bobby Hart Donna Hart Jane Holland Nellie Agnes Kennedy Charlie Johnston Ronald Parker Roy Dodds and Murchison. The annual meeting with County TSTA is set for Monday February 2 1972. Preston Insurance Agency is chosen to service the district textbook custodian bond. Monthly financial statements and bills are approved.

Vernon Childress Textbook Committee Murchison Leeta V. Bryan Lamar Mary M. Sanders Ernestine Collier Wilson Hazel Bullock Wilson R. E. Copeland Maggie Gaines Betty White Bobby Hart Donna Hart Jane Holland Nellie Agnes Kennedy Charlie Johnston Ronald Parker Roy Dodds TSTA Preston Insurance Agency Rogers Insurance Agency

Bill 60 Delay Threatens Presidential Debate Restrictions

House leaders fear the bill's delay past the recess could keep the current equal time rule in force for federal elections delaying radio and TV debates next year. The plan caps candidate media spending at 10 cents per voter with six cents for broadcast ads and includes spending reports to the comptroller general.

New Hampshire Florida Hays House Administration Committee Democratic House Nixon Congress White House Scott House Senate U.S. Comptroller General

Indian War Update From East Pakistan Front

Indian spokesmen report 130 mm artillery and advances on Dacca from north and east while naval strikes on Chittagong and Pakistan ports cut sea escape routes. Casualties exceed 8,500 for India in ten days. 4,000 Pakistani troops and similar numbers of paramilitary forces captured. Khukri sinking adds to losses. Delhi appeals for restraint as Mukti Bahini quiets.

New Delhi Dacca Chittagong Navy East Pakistan Pakistan Radio Pakistan Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan Niazi Ram Rajasthan Punjab East Khukri Arabian Sea Sam Mackenshaw Manekshaw Mukti Bahini Bangla Desh India Soviet Union U.S. Security Council Italy Japan

Christmas hair dryer guide highlights safety US label requirement

The checklist emphasizes essential points for a hair dryer purchase. It stresses that the definitive indicator of safety is the US label on the product, and urges buyers to verify these points before buying.

Refugees crowd river banks as ferries raise prices

Refugees crowd the Little Ganges river banks south of Dacca while ferrymen hike fares. Pakistanis resist at Khulna, and fighting rages in Chhamb Kashmir. Newsmen barred from fronts. Soviet and British moves shape the wider conflict.

Ganges Dacca Khulna Chhamb Kashmir India Vasily Kuznetsov Soviet Union Moscow Indira Gandhi New Delhi

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