Apollo 17 crew head home after lunar mission
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans launch 68 hours homeward from the moon after a record mission. They report orange soil at Shorty Crater and scientists note a thinner lunar crust estimate from seismic data.
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AP Aerospace Wrnter Space Center
Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrision H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Cernan
Schmitt
Moon
Shorty Crater
W.R. Muehlberger
University of Texas
Lunar
Gary Latham
University of Texas At Galveston
Campora Nominated by Peronist Party for President
Buenos Aires AP reports Dr Hector J Campora chosen as presidential candidate after Peron refused the nomination. Peron endorses his adviser for the March 11 elections amid party dynamics.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Today
Hector J. Campora
Peron
Truman in deteriorating kidney function amid restful night
Doctors reported former President Harry S. Truman 88 remained semiconscious with stable vital signs though kidney output continued to fall despite treatment. The advisory noted unsatisfactory kidney function but no decrease in overall stability as care proceeded.
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F. Richard Ciccone
Associated Press
Kansas City (Ap
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Graham
Hightower Announces CAAA Grant for North Texas
Senator Jack Hightower announced a $64 330 grant to the North Texas Regional Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to establish education information and referral centers in the North Texas State Planning Region 3. The grant funds total 81 285 with 16 955 contributed locally.
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AUTIN
Jack Hightower
North Texas
John W. Welborn
North Texas Regional Council On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
MHMR
Bowie
Childress
Graham
Paducah
Quannah
Seymour
Wichita Falls State Hospital
Vernon Center North
Red Sailors See Soviet Activity Easing in Mediterranean
Admiral Frederick Turner of the 6th Fleet says Soviet surveillance has become more restrained since the August safety pact. He notes distant stalks by ships, end of overflights from Egypt, and reduced harassment as Egypt-Soviet ties worsen. A Russian spy ship remains in view nearby.
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Forrestal
The
Mediterranean
U.S. Navy
6Th Fleet
Washington
Moscow
Frederick Turner
Turner
Egypt
Soviet Union
Whitten Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services for John Nolan Whitten age 67 were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Newberry Funeral Chapel with burial in Tell Cemetery. Rev J W Newton led the service. Pallbearers were Dane Bill Gayle Whitten Roy Wygal Thomas Garcia and Thomas Phillips. Whitten a 15 year Amarillo resident died Thursday at the Veterans Hospital after a two month stay. He was born January 30 1905 in Honeygrove Texas and was a World War II veteran. Survivors include daughter Dorothy Brown of Lancaster Texas two sisters Birdie Davoult and Jewell Willoughby of Chickasha Oklahoma and one grandson.
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John Nolan Whitten
Newberry
Tell
J. W. Newton
Assembly of God Church
Dane
Bill
Gayle Whitten
Roy Wygal
Thomas Garcia
Thomas Phillips
Mr. Whitten
Amarillo
Veteran’s Hospital
Honeygrove
Texas
Dorothy Brown
Lancaster
Birdie Davoult
Jewell Willoughby
Chickasha
Okla
Crackdown Set On Methadone By John Stowell
Federal crackdown aims to curb methadone distribution amid rising addiction and fatalities in Oregon Indiana and the District of Columbia. Officials report methadone linked deaths while clinics call it a temporary measure until a final antagonist is found.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Oregon
Indiana
Philadelphia
Sunshine Forecast Brings Clear Skies Across Texas
Dry weather returns with a warming trend after late week snow and cold. The Associated Press reports frigid air eased slowly as north winds faded, with temperatures near zero in some areas and 8 to 10 degrees above in others.
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Associated Press
Texas
Wink
Perryton
Texas Panhandle
Seeping Gas Blamed for Weirton Steel Plant Blast
Officials report seeping coke gas caused a Friday explosion at a coke plant in Weirton West Virginia. Nineteen men died and over twenty were injured as 600 workers evacuated. Federal and state probes begin to locate the gas source.
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M.W. Minarcin
Associated Press
Weirton
W.va
Brown Island
Ohio River
Fletcher L. Byrom
Koppers Construction Co
Pittsburgh
Koppers
Weirton Steel
National Steel of Pittsburgh
Koppers, Weirton
Kopppers
Byrom
Clara Terrell Dies at 89 Funeral Set Today
Funeral services for Clara Rike Terrell 89 will be at 2 p.m. at Newberry Funeral Home with Rev. Marvin James presiding. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs John F Robinson, sister Mrs Dave Ammons, four grandchildren, six great grandchildren.
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Clara Rike Terrell
Newberry Funeral Home
Marvin James
First United Methodist Church
Childress Cemetery
Robert Caradine
George ‘‘Shine’’ Robinson
Percy ‘‘Bud’’ Merrick
Walter Lockhoof
Glen Stiner
John R. Robinson
Terrell
Farmersville
Texas
Claude Terrell
Childress
Frederick
Okla
John F. Robinson
Dave Ammons
Helmleigh
Fire destroys home. Ray Sims burned in Kirkland area
Ray Sims suffered burns to his face and right hand when a fire destroyed his home south of Kirkland at 11 45 a m Friday. Firemen could not determine the cause. Sims was alone at the time.
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Ray Sims
Kirkland
Sims
Lamar Singing Hours Changed
Lamar Elementary announces new school singing times. Students will sing Monday from 9 to 9 20 and Tuesday from 1 10 to 1 30.
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Lamar
Lamar Elementary
Dolph Briscoe Dinner Tickets On Sale In Amarillo
Tickets for the Dolph Briscoe Regional Victory Dinner on January 3 at the Amarillo Civic Center are available at the Chamber of Commerce and from Bill Blackburn or Bill Sager. Each duo ticket costs 25 dollars.
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Dolph Briscoe
Amarillo Civic Center
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Blackburn
Bill Sager
Library Closed for Christmas Holidays
The County City Library will be closed from December 22 through December 27 for Christmas holidays, with services suspended during the period.
Correction: PTA buys copy machine not coffee maker
The Childress Elementary Teacher-Parent Organization voted to purchase a copy machine, correcting The Index report that stated a coffee machine was bought. The correction clarifies the intended purchase and ensures accurate local sourcing.
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Childress
Social Security Rep to visit Childress Courthouse
Richard Lawhorn of the Vernon Social Security office will be at the Childress Courthouse at 10 a.m. on Monday December 18 to accept social security applications.
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Richard Lawhorn
Vernon Social Security Office
Childress
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John A. Scali
White House
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Neil Gilbride
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United Mine Workers
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American Industrial Labor Movement
John L. Lewis
Yablonski
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National Bank of Washington
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