Vietnam War spills into Laos as North Vietnamese attack
The neutralist Laotian government said three North Vietnamese regiments regrouped inside Laos and attacked Lao positions near the Plateau des Bolivens. U.S. bombers targeted Hanoi and Haiphong as a four day truce outline included a controversial bombing pause over North Vietnam.
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Alvin B. Webb
Saigon
UPD
Laos
Vientiane
Dak To
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Plateau Des Bolivens
National Defense Ministry
Pathet Lao
South Vietnam
North Vietam
Foreign Ministry
South
Binh Dinh Province
illegitimate births rise in Texas study reports
Texas birth data show illegitimate births climbed 166 percent over 26 years and 50 percent from 1960 to 1966. Rates vary by race and age, with higher rates among Negroes and in the 20 to 29 age group, while experts question data accuracy and cite shifting social norms.
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Paul K
Guy Shuttlesworth
Baylor University
Walter Firey
University of Texas At Austin
Riding Club Plans Christmas Caroling in Fair Park
The Riding Club will depart Fair Park at 6 30 p m to visit Childress General Hospital and three local rest homes to carol for residents Santa Claus will give gifts at each home The group will return to the Community House at 730 p m for a party and Christmas dinner The club provides ham bread coffee cold drinks and dinnerware Each family brings a covered dish and own silverware
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Childress Riding Club
Fair Park
Childress General Hospital
Santa Claus
Schools Here Dismissed Early
All Childress schools were dismissed at 2 45 p m due to bad weather. Superintendent J W Hamilton said buses would run at that time to safely bring students home. Schools were not held today in Wellington and Estelline.
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Childress
J. W. Hamilton
Wellington
Jones Services To Be Saturday In Amarillo
A. G. Jones Jr 46 of Amarillo died at 430 am in the Veterans Hospital after months illness. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday Blackburn Shaw Chapel Amarillo with Rev Lester Hill officiating. Interment in Amarillo. Born December 19 1921 he was a Childress High School graduate and WWII Naval officer who worked in Amarillo advertising. Survivors include son Matt in Germany brother W L Bus Jones Amarillo and three aunts and a cousin.
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A. G. Jones, Jr
Amarillo
Veteran's Hospital
Blackburn- Shaw
Matt
Germany
W. L. “Bus” Jones
Carl Leverett
Homer Paine
M. E Jones
Childress
Arvene Bellah
Santa Claus Visit Planned in Childress Stores
Ralph Vallone chairman of the Retail Activities committee announced Santa Claus will visit Childress stores tonight from 7 to 9 p m and Saturday from 2 to 6 p m All children are urged to visit Santa in the shop setting amid ample last night snow.
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Santa Claus
Childress
Ralph Vallone
Retail Activities Committee
Santa
Vallone
Bobcats Open Tulsa Tourney With First Victory
Childress' varsity Bobcats defeat Farwell 74 41 in the Tulsa tournament second round. The win improves the Bobcat cage record to 1 40.
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Bobcats
Childress
Farwell
Tulsa
Winter Storm Death Toll Rises Across Texas Reports
Ice and snow grip the Childress district as two US Mail trucks crash west of Childress, leaving no injuries but prompting DPS investigation. A fatal bus wreck near El Paso and multiple crashes raise the death toll as temperatures drop and schools close.
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Childress
Texas Highway Department
Child
United Press International
Texas
el Paso
Texas City
West Texas
Panhandle
Continental Trailways
Department of Public Safety
William Carlin Jr
Binghamton
N. Y
Carlin
University of Arizona
White Sands Missile Range
Roy S. Glass
Constantine Seeks Return as Greek Junta Regime Holds Power
Deposed King Constantine of Greece speaks with the military regime he attempted to topple while in Rome. Greek Foreign Minister Pipinelis travels from Brussels as tension rises over possible reconciliation talks. In Athens the junta solidifies control with Lt. Gen. George Zoitakis as regent and portraits restored, signaling a cautious door to potential return.
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Constantine
Greece
Rome
Panavotis Pipinelis
NATO Foreign Ministers Conference
Brussels
Ed Wentelymm
Greta
Anne Marie
Pipinelis
George Papadopoulos
UPI
Ernest A. Lotito
Athens
Paris
Petros Garoufalias
Garoufalias
Constantine Karamanlis
Antonis Poumpouras
Tine
George Zoitakis
California Man Pleads Guilty in Dangerous Drug Case
Larry G Buckhanan of California was arrested by the Highway Patrol and arraigned in County Court on possession of a dangerous drug. He pleaded guilty and was fined plus court costs totaling 67 dollars, per County Attorney Clarence Carter's records.
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Larry G. Buckhanan
California
Highway Patrol
Clarence Carter
Rotary Party Postponed by Childress Club
Weather delays force postponement of the Childress Rotary Club Christmas Party. President John T. Forbis announced this morning the event will be rescheduled and held at a later date at the Hotel Eaves.
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Childress Rotary Club
John T. Forbis
Hotel Eaves
Scientists create primitive life form at Stanford
Stanford researchers led by Dr. Arthur Kornberg and Dr. Mehran Goulian announced the creation of an artificial DNA virus in a test tube. The test tube virus reproduced across generations and raised claims it could imitate a primitive form of life, a step toward cancer insight and understanding life's fundamentals.
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Paul R. Jeschke
Stanford, Calif
Stanford University
Johnson
Arthur Kornberg
Mehran Goulian
Goulian
Stanford
University of Chicago
Kornberg
Department of Biochemistry
Republicans Plan Prime Time Reply to Johnson
The Republican leadership will air 30 minutes of prime time on CBS NBC and ABC tonight to respond to President Johnson’s AFL CIO speech. Senate Leader Dirksen and House Leader Ford will use the free time, while Johnson to tape a one hour interview for broadcast Tuesday night.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
GOP
Johnson Meanwile
White House
Two Teens Rescued After 30 Hours in Ohio Mine
In Wellsville Ohio two Warren youths aged 18 and 19 were found after 30 hours trapped in an abandoned clay mine. They said they had given up hope and sought a place to die before rescuers, aided by sheriff's deputies and volunteers, reached them after a cave in trapped them under rock and slate.
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Wellsville
Ohio
Mike Sanfrey
Sanfrey
Harry Reibold
Warren
Old Slope
Columbiana
Russell J. van Fossan
John Denno
Denno
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