Foncreb'e Menton Earns All-State Honor On 1968 Team
Randy Barber of Childress Bobcats earned honorable mention on the 1968 All-State football offensive back list after rushing 1 1 net yards on 194 carries for 60 points and 10 touchdowns. He highlighted a 178 yard game against Wellington and 215 yards in a single game versus Abernathy, earning area Back of the Week honors from the Amarillo Daily News and similar recognition from Wichita Falls Record News.
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Randy Barber
Childress Bobcat
Iowa Park
Steve Martin
Seymound
Craig French
Low
Barber
Randy
Abernathy
Wellington
Childress
Amarillo Daily News
Wichita Falls Record News
Fort Worth
Str-Telegram
Ense
War ner suspended after missing bout
Heavyweight fighter Don Warner was suspended indefinitely by the State Athletic Commission for failing to appear for a scheduled bout with Roy Williams last Wednesday. The action follows Warner’s absence and the ongoing inquiry into the bout arrangement.
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William
Ore
UPI
John J. Agues
Philophia
Don Warner
State Athletic Commission
Roy Williams
Quirks and Court Dates Hit Headlines in Odd Local Snippets
A whimsical police seizure in Eugene involves a marijuana related plant with festive decorations. In London a divorce is granted on grounds of cruelty between Marion Hood and Robin Hood. In Longview a retailer warns of higher prices during a Cowboys Browns game hours. In Houston a rookie police officer arrests three bank burglars on his first shift.
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U.S. Pat
United Press International
Eugene
Ore
Peru
Marion
London
UPI
London Court
Marion Hood
Robin Hood
Longview
Tex
UPD
Frank Collier
Dallas Cowboys
Cleveland Browns
Loneview News-Journal
Cowboys
Cleveland
Houston
H. G. Pirtle
Police Academy
W. Cross
Electronics Technician James Ford Returns After World Cruise
Norfolk VA December 16 Electronics Technician Third Class James E Ford USN son of Mrs E C Ford of 101 Fourth St SE Childress has returned to the United States aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS America after an around the world cruise started April 30 The seven and a half month voyage included a US Seventh Fleet duty in the Gulf of Tonkin with four 30 day combat periods flying missions disrupting North Vietnamese supply lines The America made brief port calls at Subic Bay Yokosuka and visited the Philippines Australia New Zealand and Brazil during the homeward journey
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Norfolk, VA
James E. Ford
Usn
E. C. Ford
Fourth St
Childress
United States
United States Seventh Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
America
North Vietnam
Subic Bay
Philippines
Yokosuka
Japan
Morrall Named to NFL All Star Team in 1969 Selection
Baltimore quarterback Earl Morrall earns the NFL All Star slot as John Unitas sits out with an elbow injury. The 13 1 Colts finished 13 1 best in the NFL, with Morrall joining a cast including Kelly Sayers Warfield Mackey Tingelhoff Hicker son Mudd Neely Neely and others on the first squad. Baltimore led with five players on the team while Cleveland and Minnesota had three each.
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Vito Stellino
UPT
NEW York
UPI
Baltimore Colts
United Press International
John Unitas
Bart Star
Fot Morrall
Green Bay
Morall
NFL
Pavel
Morrall
Baltimore
Leroy Kelly
Cleveland
Gale Sayers
Chicago
Sayers
Paul Warfield
Clifton McNeil
San Francisco
John Mackey
Snot
Mick Tingelhoff
Minnesota
Gene Hickerson
Howard Mudd
Ralph Neely
Dallas
Bob Vogel
Merlin Olsen
Los Angeles
Bob Lilly
Deacon Jones
Carl Eller
Willie Davis
Dick Butkus
Dave Robinson
Mike Curtis
Bobby Boyd
Lem Barney
Detroit
Larry Wilson
St. Louis
Willis Wood
Neely
Tingelhoff
Kelly
Savers
Jones
Olsen
Lilly
Robinson
Butkus
Wood
Santa Claus to Visit Paducah on Saturday
Santa Claus will arrive on the square in Paducah Saturday at 3pm to greet children and learn what they want for Christmas. He will be escorted into town in the bright fire truck provided by the Paducah Volunteer Fire Department, with candy and treats for his young friends, hosted by the Lions Club and the Jaycees.
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Paducah
Santa Claus
Christma
Lions Club
Jaycees
Jolly Ole Saint Nick
Viet Cong to discuss release of three prisoners on Christmas Day
Report states that up to five unarmed Viet Cong men would meet at 3 p.m. on Christmas Day to discuss freeing three prisoners. The Viet Cong would fly their flag at the meeting site and call for a pause in military actions in the area. No details were given on how the prisoners would be released.
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Pace One
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Liquor by the drink and anti crime push in Texas
Texas lawmakers push liquor by the drink with urban support while cautious on anti crime legislation. Rep. Jim Earthman urges city drinking options and Rep. Russell Cummings wants private clubs regulated. Rep. Honore Ligarde cautions stiff enforcement may erode law respect. Rep. Frances T. Farenfold backs reforms to police training courts and prison overhaul. Rep. Bob Armstrong favors slow action to tackle crime causes. Sen. Charles Wilson notes local officers are content with current laws.
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Pate
Jim Earthman
Houston
Russell Cummings
Honore Ligarde
Laredo
Frances T. Farenfold
Corpus Christi
Presidents Crime Commission
Bob Armstrong
Austin
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Lawmakers debate pollution controls and confessions policy
Senators and representatives from Texas comment on anti crime measures and pollutions regulation. A R Schartz supports limited reform while Temple Dickson criticizes oral confessions as ineffective. Ace Pickens notes potential confessions from floggings, Tex Braun pushes local prosecution of corporate polluters under public nuisance laws. Mrs Farentold urges decisive action.
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Tex Braun
Houuston
Braun
House
Senate
Farentold
Robert €. Nichols
Houston
Viet Cong Attack Follows Threat Near Saigon
Communists attack around Saigon area striking a school hotel and alley and wounding four Vietnamese civilians. South Vietnamese defense remains on alert as talks reportedly target a Christmas meeting 50 miles northwest of Saigon to discuss prisoner releases.
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Saigon
Liberation Radio
National Liberation Front
Tay Ninh
Portugal May Dawn A New Day Under Caetano Regime
Foreign observers note gradual reforms in Portugal under Premier Marcelo Caetano as censorship loosens and debates on school policy appear. Moves toward women’s suffrage and allowing exiled opposition leader Mario Soares to return generate cautious optimism, though censorship persists and literacy requirements remain.
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Antonio de Olivera Salazar
Portugal
Marcelo Caetano
Tovie
Salazear
Toeturn
Selazar He Jis
Mario Soares
Sao Tonia
Laos and Thailand face guerrilla pressure near bases
In Bangkok a protest movement claimed guerrillas rounded towns in central Thailand and forced the U S air base at Takhli on full alert while launching air strikes against Communists in South Vietnam.
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Laos
Thailand
Bangkok
Aon
U.S
Takhli
South Vietnam
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