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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1967
Page
4
In a breezy explainer, Dick West describes the 1968 leap year as a bissextile. He contrasts the Julian and Gregorian calendars and clarifies the idea of an extra day after February, noting how it alters the year’s rhythm and naming.
A proposed reform suggests lengthening the year by six hours instead of a leap day. This year would start at midnight for New Year, next year at 4 am, and subsequent years at 6 pm, aiming to diversify celebrations and avoid the leap-day complication.
Lt. Donald R. Hurst writes from a hospital near Chu Lai about his wish to complete his Vietnam tour, his duty to protect civilians, and his belief that Vietnam should have peace and freedom. He notes public debate over ending the war and recalls a wartime interview project for Life Look and Post. He contemplates mailing the letter.
Wall Street chatter cites a year end rally likely to carry into 1968. Bache Co. notes favorable economic news and potential continued gains while Tessel Ostrait sees many issues inching up after consolidation. Robert Allen of Shearson Hammill predicts a narrow trading range and selective opportunities amid an election year.
The Friant Dam near Fresno measures 3430 across the crest and rises 320 feet, ranking as the world’s fourth largest dam according to the National Automobile Club. The structure sits about 20 miles northeast of Fresno.
The National Automobile Club urges motorists in San Francisco to check all vehicle lights periodically keep windows clean and obey traffic signals for safe driving.
Ronnie Tucker was promoted December 1 to sergeant and commands an armored personnel carrier on Highway 14 between An Khe and Pleiku. He and his carrier escort truck convoys from An Khe to Dak To in Vietnam as a member of C Troop 2nd Squadron 1st Cavalry Regiment. His parents are Mr and Mrs Mac Tucker of Guymon Oklahoma.
Austin reports that Texas highway engineer Gibb Gilchrist ordered crews to leave as many trees as possible along the roadway. The memorandum includes a reprint of Joyce Kilmer’s poem Trees to emphasize environmental guidance.
UPI reports U.S. military authorities asked Japanese police to aid in locating Spec 4 Frick Sr. Freeman of Conyers Georgia and Spec 4 Harvey Mundy of Alton NL who did not report for their flight back to Vietnam on December 15 after a week of rest in Tokyo.
UPI commentary notes the removal of a 90 foot Prague statue as symbolic. Antonin Novotny, East Germany’s Ulbricht linked leaders, and Brezhnev’s visit shape a cautious path toward reform amid censorship and Slovak regional tension.
Historians list about 25 major cultural groups that formed Texas including Germans at New Braunfels Danes at Dannevang Poles at Panna Maria and Norwegians of Norse Tex The stories will be told in HemisFair 68 exhibits set for San Antonio next April.
December commemorates 100 years since Edward A. Calahan, a telegraph operator, invented the stock quotation ticker in 1867. The moving tape now handles rapid market data far beyond its early fame, recording minute by minute trades once seen only in panic.
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