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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1965
Page
4
In a humorous column, Dick West riffs on using a national stockpile to influence economics and politics. He jokes about stockpiling judges and even escorts for a president's daughters, then pivots to a light note on memory and a poem about love while reflecting on aging.
The Atomic Energy Commission detonated two nuclear blasts at the Nevada test site to study effects on weapons systems. One device yielded under 20 000 tons of TNT and the other between 20 000 and 200 000 tons.
A reader argues a tax increase of five billion under Social Security changes is louder than rate hikes while predicting a take home pay drop and employer burden. The note questions Fed Board control and cites TV talk, mentioning Carson and a whisky sour.
Funeral services for Rev. Charlie Gus Starks were conducted at 2 p.m. in Starks Temple Methodist Church he organized. Ministers included Rev. Campbell and district superintendents Rev. Patterson and Rev. Lott with Rev. Patterson of Wichita Falls and Rev. Stults of Amarillo. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. Body to be taken to Lufkin for services and interment. Starks lived in Childress about 25 years and served many Texas pastorates and organized churches, spanning 14 years as district superintendent.
A congressional report argues income tax reform will be debated in the next session. It endorses increasing the personal exemption from 600 to 1000 for taxpayers, spouses, and dependents, linking tax relief to private economic growth and broader family benefits.
Childress FFA received three leadership awards at the District Greenbelt Banquet in Paducah this week. District officers presented honors including Childress first in Junior Farm Skill third in Radio Broadcasting and first in Senior Farm Skill. Dr Robert Jones received a State Honorary Farmers Degree.
A Texas safety message warns 110 holiday traffic deaths and urges motorists to obey laws and extend courtesy. Sergeant Floyd Etheridge calls all patrols on duty and all DPS units to work toward safer highways during the holiday period.
The report notes the 24 hour period ending 11 am today with a high of 56 degrees and a low of 26, compares to 1964 December 17 with a high of 68 and a low of 9. It lists hourly readings for Thursday and Friday and provides sunrise and sunset times. It also states 60 percent of American women own life insurance policies per Texas A&M University.
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