Powell and Humphrey clash over war and welfare in LBJ era
National window centers on Rep Adam Clayton Powell and Vice President Hubert H Humphrey sparring over Johnson's split of funds between war and Great Society programs. Powell attacks LBJ, while Humphrey advocates urban renewal and civilian program funding to curb riots. Humphrey warned cities face riots unless urban needs are met.
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LBJ
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Hubert H. Humphrey
Horatio Alger
Powell
Johnson
Humphrey
Great Society
Washington
Action Council For Better Cities
Viet Nam
Tihe
White House
Two Job Corps Girls Expelled From Red Cliff Reservation
Jill Hunt and Judy Rothman, both volunteers with Job Corps, were ordered off the Red Cliff Reservation near Bayfield Wisconsin amid a heated War on Poverty controversy. Clergy and officials described the uproar as a clash between generations with the two white volunteers at the center, amid charges they inflamed youth and promoted violence. The women, aged 22 and 20, packed their bags and vowed to quit volunteering in Ameri ca.
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Bayfield
Wis
Jill Hunt
Judy Rothman
Red Cliff
North Woods
Washington
Lake Superior
Stores Stay Open Later Thursday For Christmas Shopping
Most of Childress stores will stay open until 9 p.m. tomorrow night and continue to 9 p.m. through Christmas Eve. Santa Claus will visit all the stores, announced Bill Coopwood, chairman of the Retail Activities committee.
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Childress
Bill Coopwood
Retail Activities Committee
Santa Claus
Gemini 6 And 7 Close Rendezvous In Space Chase
Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford of Gemini 6 met Gemini 7 in a dramatic space rendezvous near Cape Kennedy. The two 18 foot capsules came within 10 feet at about 5 miles per second after a 100000 mile chase. Frank Borman and James Lovell remained on course aboard Gemini 7 while Gemini 6 then met them 185 miles over the Philippines. Ground control confirmed eyes on each other through windows as the crews exchanged remarks.
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Cape Kenedy
UPI
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
United States
Frank Borman
James Lovell
First Gemini Space Rendezvous Reels In Orbit duos
Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 achieved the first orbital rendezvous with both spacecraft within 120 feet at 2:27 p.m. EST. Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston radioed mission control with calm confirmation as Wally Schirra aided the close approach to Frank Borman and James Lovell.
Major Power Plant Knocked Out Near Haiphong
UPI reports U S Air Force planes bombed a 24 000 kilowatt coal plant near Haiphong 14 miles from the port causing it to produce nothing that night The raid involved four to six Thunderchief fighters one was downed and the pilot rescued from the South China Sea The mission followed Johnsons warning after McNamara returned from Viet Nam In ground action Marines pressed Phuoc Valley seeking a Viet Cong regiment remnants but appearing largely dispersed.
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Michael T. Malloy
United Press Internacional Saigon
UPI
Haiphong
Hanoi-Haiphong
Air Force
Haiphonghanai
South China Sea
da Nang
Johnson
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S
McNamara
Phuoc
Saigon
CofC Budget Set At $9 260 by Rotary Club Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce adopted a budget of $9 260 announced by treasurer Bill Sager at a Rotary Club meeting. He said this requires doubling dues and excludes a manager, with tripled dues needed for managerial services. Dr. Gene Blackwell described the nine operating committees and the chamber’s setup.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Bill Sager
Sager
Charles Groom
Pat Steed
Woman Suffers Car Damage After Two-Vehicle Accident
Mrs Ruth Stepp of Clarendon received a ticket for failure to grant right of way after a two car crash about 6 pm Tuesday at 10th Street and Avenue E Northwest. Mrs W C Rippy of Childress drove the second car which sustained considerable damage and the Stepp car was totally damaged according to city police.
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Ruth Stepp
Clarendon
10Th Street
Avenue E
W. C. Rippy
Childress
Stepp
May Boost Age Limit for Draft
A UPI report from Austin states local draft boards may draft men aged 26 to 35. State Selective Schwartz urged colleges to report dropouts so the nation can use those students who show no progress. He doubts raising the age to 35 will yield many inductees due to deferments and other reasons.
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Austin
UPI
Schwartz
Cee Vee Community Club Organized With Elections
Bobby Jones elected president and Mrs T A Riddell secretary at the newly formed Cee Vee Community Club. Directors named are Mrs Hazel Hoffman FE R Monson and Glenn Neal Seal. Meetings set for the first Monday monthly in the Hughes estate donation building. Kitchen and club room redecorated. further refurbishing planned after year’s start. family monthly supper postponed to January 28 due to holidays.
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CEE Vee
Bobby Jones
T. A. Riddell
Cee Vee Community Club
Hazel Hoffman
FE. R. Monson
Glenn Neal
Hughes
Chavez Given Death Sentence for Raping 8 Year Old
James Placido Chavez aged 25 was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to raping an eight year old girl. The UPI report notes the Tuesday verdict and Chavez's admission of guilt.
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Amarillo
UPI
James Placido Chavez
First Snow Of Season Falls In Childress Area
The Childress area reports its first snow of the season with enough moisture to halt the cotton harvest and a low temperature of 28 degrees. Cold weather expected through the weekend, with rain along the coast and inland toward Junction, Mineral Wells, and Paris.
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Childress Area
Childress
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Midland
Junction
Mineral Wells
Paris
First season snow sweeps Northwest Texas High Plains
United Press International reports heavy snow and icy roads across the High Plains with the Weather Bureau warning of slick conditions north of a line from Crosbyton to Plains. Plainview and Dalhart report snowfall, with four inches expected in the Panhandle by nightfall and extending eastward across the region.
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United Press International
Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
High Plains
Crosbyton
Lubbock
Plains
Plainview
Tohoka
South Plains
Panhandle
Pauline Griffin
Dalhart
Weather Bureau
Safety Meeting Held by Bob Hart in Canyon
Bob Hart physical education instructor and chairman of the Childress Schools Safety Committee attended a safety meeting in Canyon Tuesday. The session was arranged by the Texas Education Agency of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Safety Association. Hart will report findings to the school administration at the next session.
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Bob Hart
Childress Schools Safety Committee
Canyon
Texas Education Agency
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Safety Association
Hart
Bringing Spaceships Closer in Orbit Aboard Gemini Flights
A UPI report from Houston describes the first planned rendezvous of two spacecraft Gemini 7 and Gemini 6. It outlines the precision timing, split second liftoff moments, and risk of delays affecting the orbital alignment as pilots Lovell Schirra and Stafford attempt nose to nose proximity within a few feet.
Boys Ranch Youth Home For Holidays
Cheves Paul Raines, a former 1930s Vee boy, lives at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch near Amarillo and will spend Christmas at the ranch with 336 youngsters scattered for holidays. The annual Christmas party is set for December 19 in the gymnasium, and the ranch aims to provide every boy a new suit through the Christmas Suit Fund. Charles, seven, has lived at the ranch for over two years with house parents and 35 other boys, forming a family-like home.
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Cheves
Paul Raines
Cal Farley
Amarile
Cee Wee
Ranch Shoi
Boys Ranch
Charles
Ben
Hale Services To Be Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Mae Hale will be at 4 p m Thursday in the Calvary Baptist Church with the pastor Rev Don Conner officiating Interment will be in the Childress Cemetery under the direction of Newberry s Pallbearers will be Ray Prater Jack Preston D C Buck Grady Stamps Buford Taylor Mayland Foard Grady Manuel and J B Brown Mrs Hale a resident of Childress since 1916 died Monday night in Childress General Hospital a few hours after she was admitted
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Fannie Mae Hale
Calvary Baptist Church
Don Conner
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Christmas Party For Rotarians Held Last Night
Campfire Girls entertained the Childress Rotary Club at the annual Christmas party last night. Sponsors were Mrs. W. L. Eikman and Mrs. Otho Sims. Gifts were given to Rotary Anns. Guests included Mrs. Tom Hardin, Mrs. J. H. Jernigan, Mrs. J. M. Crews, Mrs. Charles Dorsey, Mrs. T. L. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Green, Mrs. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright, Mrs. Perry Jeter, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Leary, Mrs. Arthur Power, Mrs. J. Ross Bell, Mrs. Tom Roberson, and James Glenn of Abilene.
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Childress Rotary Club
W. L._ Eikman
Otho Sims
Rotary Anns
Tom Hardin
J. H. Jernigan
J. M. Crews
Charles Dorsey
T. L. Lewis
Ray Green
Sims
Harold Wright
Perry Jeter
Eddie Leary
Arthur Power
J. Ross Bell
Tom Roberson
James Glenn
Abilene
Gemini 6 Lifts Off Cape Kennedy At 8 37amEST
The Gemini 6 spacecraft lifted off from Cape Kennedy at exactly 8 37 26.471 am EST, mission control reported. The launch marks a key moment in the space program as officials confirm a precise departure time.
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Space Center
Houston
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Mission Control
Gemini 6 And 7 Spaceflight Marks Four Astronauts Aloft
Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper in Gemini 6 joined James Lovell and Frank Borman on Gemini 7 as the two craft achieved their historic twin mission orbit. The crews reported a smooth liftoff and soon established visual and radio contact, marking the first time four astronauts were in space simultaneously.
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United Press International
Walter Schirra
Frank Borman
Pacific
Borman
Houston Control
Cape Kennedy
Pad 19
Schirra
Mission Control
Gemini 7
Leach's Wife Held in Death of Country Singer
Curtis Leach, 37, a country and western singer, died after being stabbed in his Mesquite home. His wife Edna was held in Dallas County jail for questioning as officers consider charges. Leach bled to death from a severed artery after a butcher knife wound. He had recent success with songs including Highwayman and Golden Guitar.
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Mesquite, Tex
UPI
Curtis Leach
Leach
Edna
Dallas
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Job Corps
Qniddohs
Chris
AL Rossiter Jr
Ground Control
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Stafford
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Manned Spacecraft Center
Wally Schirra
Gemini 6
Christopher C. Kraft
Nvn
Albatross
M. E. Nicholas
Coldwater
Kan
Raymond Bauer
Evansville
Ind
Joel Ruiz
Laredo
Tex
Harrel Bauer
Rohnert Park
Calif
J. L Williams
Orlando
Fla
Harry Barnes
Detroit
Mich
Cofc
Childress Manufacturing Company
Spartans Industries, Inc
Spartans
H. A. Padgett, Jr
Earl Padgett
H. A. Padgett
Ed Johnson
Nashville, Tenn
Yearwood and Johnson
Eddie Katz
Padgett
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Earth
Lovell
Cape
Control
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