Severe Chile quake devastates Tal tal coastline and Nor thern towns
A strong earthquake shaken a 60 mile Chilean coast injuring and trapping residents at Tal tal and nearby towns. Initial tallies report one death and several missing miners, while 65 people are hospitalized. Taltal’s adobe homes were heavily damaged and power and water were cut.
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United Press International
U.S
Hawaii
Takal
Julia
Chile
el Cobre
Pueblo Hundido
Chanarat
Caldera
Inca de Oro
Taltal
Antofagasta
Bitter Panhandle Cold Drives Texas Freeze Wave
The Panhandle and West Texas endure bitter cold with readings as low as four below zero at Darhart. Amarillo Lubbock Midland Abilene Wichita Falls San Angelo Alpine Presidio El Paso and Dallas Fort Worth also recorded subfreezing temperatures. The Weather Bureau warned of another frigid night with clear skies expected statewide. East Texas saw heavy rain with Texarkana at 2.53 inches. Dalhart and Kerrick reported significant snow cover while winds up to 45 mph whipped the drifting snow.
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United Press International
Mercury
Darhart
Texas Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland
Abilene
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Alpine
Presidio
el Paso
Dallas-Fort Worth
Brownsville
Longview
Tyler
Lufkin
Trinidad
Celina
Dalhart
Woman Is Killed In Crash Here
Mrs. Flossie Butrum of Lefors was killed instantly when her auto was struck by a tractor truck at the Crossroads in West Childress. She drove in front of the truck on U S 83 and was dragged 131 feet after being knocked from the car. The truck driver Jim Johnson of Fort Worth was uninjured.
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Flossie Butrum
Lefors
West Childress
Butrum
U.S. 83
Newberry’s
Jimmy Johnson
Fort Worth
Mother of Local Woman Dies Tuesday
Mrs. G. J. Rotton of Fort Worth died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at her home 3202 North Pecan Fort Worth after a short illness. Funeral services are pending with Shannon Funeral Home. She was a member of the Evangelical Assembly of God Church. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Red Farris of Irving and Mrs Bruce of Childress, a mother, several brothers and sisters and grandchildren.
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G. J. Rotton
Fort Worth
Alton Uce
Childress
Pecan
Shannon Funerals
Davis Charged In Liquor Violation
Davis, a Childress County resident, pleaded not guilty to transporting liquor for resale in County Court. Bond set at 2000 dollars. he remained in Childress County jail after failing to post bond. Davis was arrested yesterday afternoon on a three dollar bond.
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A T. Davis
Childress
Norm
Davis
Train Hits Stalled Truck Kill 12 in Everett Mass
A Buddliner passenger train crashed into a stalled oil truck at a crossing in Everett, killing 12 and injuring about 20. The tanker carried 7000 gallons of No 2 heating oil, igniting a large fire that shattered windows and forced evacuations. Police described a chaotic rescue as fire crews battled the blaze and the wreckage stretched along the tracks.
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Everett
Mass
UPI
Boston Bruin-Detroit Red Wings
Boston Garden
Boston and Maine
B&m
Second Street
Boston
George Stewart
Ralph Devito
Buddliner
Stewart
James Broderick
Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church
US paratroopers lead major Mekong Delta assault
Vietnamese paratroopers and U S advisers battled near the U Minh Forest in the Mekong Delta as American and South Vietnamese forces launched the largest airborne operation of the war. At least 89 Viet Cong were killed in the opening hours, with as many as 10 000 troops involved. The drive aimed to clear the delta ahead of a broader U S invasion plan and followed heavy bombing and napalm strikes against Viet Cong positions.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
U Minh Forest
Mekong
United States
Georgia
Okefenokee
Capital Is Program for Rotary Club
A Rotary Club meeting featured a film titled Washington D.C. the Capital of the United States of America. Eldon Sanders arranged the program with Wilson Holman as Student Guest. Visiting Rotarians included Dr Wayne Smith of Lovington NM and John Scott of Mineola. guests were John Bragg David Gailigan and Jerry Keys.
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Washington D.C
United States of America
Rotary Club
Eldon Sanders
Wilson Holman
Wayne Smith
Lovington
N. M
John Scott
Mineola
John Bragg
David Gailigan
Jerry Keys
Not Arraigned Driver Arrested on License Suspension Charge
Charles Reed Hutt of Abilene was arrested by the Department of Public Safety at 7 55 p.m. yesterday seven miles east of Childress on U S 287 and charged with driving while license was suspended. He has not been arraigned.
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Charles Reed Hutt
Abilene
Department of Public Safety
Childress
U.S. 287
Kennedy Money and the Press Clash Over Book Excerpt
The piece contrasts the wealth of the Kennedys and other powerful figures with the ordinary citizen, highlighting how money shapes press battles. It notes Jacqueline Kennedy’s demand to alter taped interview passages, Look magazine’s $3 million potential loss, and demands for a $5 million indemnity bond, illustrating wealth's sway in free press disputes.
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Kennedys
U.S
Joe E. Lewis
el Morocco
Jacqueline Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Look Magazine
Supreme Court
Rockefellers
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson TV
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Sukarno Faces Military Pressure in Jakarta Show of Force
Jakarta garrison with 4500 troops massed before Freedom Palace as crowds urge President Sukarno to be tried for last year’s abortive Communist coup. Maj. Gen Amir Machmud led a show of unity with tanks and APCs while Sukarno met chiefs of staff and denied plans to quit.
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UPI
Freedom Palace
Sukarno
Joint Chiefs of Staff of
Armed Service
Amir Machmud
Macmud
Suharto Suharto
Bogor
Suharto
Sukar
Cancer Benefit Game Supports Childress County Society
Proceeds from a basketball game at Bobcat Gym go to the Childress County Chapter of the Cancer Society. The fundraiser features graduate members of Childress High School classes of 1965 and 1966. admission is free, with voluntary contributions requested.
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Childress County
The
Cancer Society
Childress High School
Ot Cenver m
Bobcat Gym
Protest over USDA cotton law administration in Texas
A Texas coalition of cotton officials met in Waco to protest USDA administration of the cotton law claiming an average loss of $10 per bale for growers. S. J. Vaughn of Hillsboro led the group which cited government cotton dumping, skip row deletion, release and reapportionment of cotton and projected yield figures as key measures. The gathering drew Rep. W. R. Poage and Rep. J. J. Pickle with supportive representation from Rep. Bob Price.
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Waco
Tex
UPI
Department of Agriculture
Texas
S. J. Vaughn
Hillsboro
Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association
USDA
W. R
Bob) Poage
Lura Myers Buried in Savannah Georgia Today
Funeral services for Mrs. A. L. Myers 51 former Lura Rutledge of Childress were held at 11 a.m. in Savannah Georgia. She was born May 23 1915 in Childress moved to San Antonio in 1937 worked in an air depot during World War II where she met Highway Patrolman Al Myers whom she married. Survivors include her husband of the home her father T E Rutledge of Childress sisters and other relatives.
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A. L. Myers
Lura Rutledge
Childress
Savannah
Georgia
Myers
San Antonio
al Myers
Decemee
Lynn
T. E. Ledge
Ceyde Rutledge
Lubbock
Ereens
Ce Ae Rutledge
Boetina
Carolina
A. Day
Las Cruces
Mm M
Ike L. Barwick
Columbia
South Carolina
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