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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1964
Page
1
Texas lawmakers anticipate enacting new tax legislation in the upcoming session despite Gov. Connally and other leaders resisting. The UPI survey notes broad sentiment in the 59th Legislature that new taxes will be required to fund state needs.
International Longshoremen Association head Thomas W. Gleason was expected in Galveston to press talks on a west Gulf dock contract. Shippers eyed crew levels as a potential bottleneck, hoping for near normal operations despite limited progress in negotiations.
Albert Stokes Jr. was apprehended in Quanah and returned to Childress to be arraigned on two counts of unlawfully giving a false statement in writing. He pled guilty in County Court and was assessed a $100 fine and court costs on each count for making a false unemployment compensation claim while employed.
Joe Ed Brown of Amarillo was arraigned and pled guilty to DWI in County Court. He was arrested by Highway Patrol Tuesday night. He received a $125 fine and costs, plus three days in jail and a six month driver’s license suspension.
Chief of Police Alvis Maddox reported the city jail has seen no overnight inmates for several nights around Christmas. Arrests have been rare and none have been kept in jail, reflecting a quiet period in city policing.
The first lettuce cigarettes underwent a retail test in San Francisco with mixed comments from office workers. Perry Resnick of Guardian Smoking Products Inc said the smokeless product contains no tobacco or nicotine and hopes to attract distributors while growers from Salinas Valley watched. Early packs sell for 42 cents each.
Congolese rebels seized 87 white hostages from Wamba before mercenary rescuers arrived. Seventy four survivors later reported arriving in Leopoldville with 121 whites rescued from Wamba on Tuesday. The captives were said to have been taken to Mungbere, where a massacre occurred a month earlier.
Directors from Club Service Community Service and International Service presented six month progress for the current Rotary year. Lel and Duckworth will report on Vocational Service next week. M. K. Wilcoxson chaired. Guests included Dixon Holman Fort Worth Sam Henderson Las Cruces Don Nichols Houston and Dale Walker Amarillo.
Pittsburgh based report notes government and university officials warn that creeping price raises and a looming steel strike could depress the economy. USW cautioned stockpiling would spur a false industry surge and risk later recession. Jones & Laughlin raised galvanized sheet prices by six dollars per ton, a move echoed by other majors.
The Texas Research League pushed a plan to overhaul state building oversight, proposing a single revised building commission for most programs and a constitutional change to remove ex officio members. It aims to centralize control over state design contracts, affecting governor veto power and architecture appointments.
President Johnson met with George C. McGhee ambassador to Bonn at his Texas ranch to discuss a matter involving West Germany. Also present were Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg and Donald S. Hornig as they spoke about AEC programs and next year’s nuclear budget.
Nigeria's first independence era vote begins with about half the electorate abstaining and police at largely deserted polling stations. UPGA leaders urge boycott while NNA candidates claim North rigging as resignations flood the ballot.
United Press International reports a DPS tally at 10 a.m. shows 108 deaths from year end violence with 53 traffic fatalities and 28 homicides or personal crisis events. A record 190 deaths are predicted between Christmas Eve and Sunday midnight, of which 105 would occur on streets and highways.
Judy Hill a 19 year old sophomore at Texas Christian University was crowned Maid of Cotton 1965 in Memphis heading to a news conference and a Cotton Bowl reign while Linda Kay Smith of Fairfax Alabama and Cheryl Ann Semrad of Waukomis Oklahoma were named first alternate and second runner up respectively.
Southern Railway restored passenger and freight service after a one day strike by the firemen union halted travel across 13 states. Union members began returning to work around 3 a.m. EST under a federal court order. Freight trains were 5 to 8 hours late in North Carolina while passenger service aimed to normalize within about 12 hours. Pickets were removed and operations were returning to normal, said Tom Martin in Chattanooga.
The Poor Boys' Riding Club sponsors a public dance at Fair Park Auditorium starting at 9 p m Thursday night. Admission is set at 1 per person.
The Labor Department reports November’s consumer price index up two-tenths of a percent marking the eighth rise in 11 months. Housing clothing and automobiles led the gain with items costing ten dollars rising to ten dollars and two cents.
A 2:15 p m collision at the Ave D and 17th St NW intersection involved a southbound pickup driven by Larry Wayne Gaines and an eastbound car driven by Ralph Carl Binson both of Childress. Both drivers were examined at a local clinic and released. both vehicles suffered considerable damage.
Ralph Duncan, field representative of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, made a visit to Childress yesterday to discuss local business concerns and community matters.
Sen. Richard B. Russell warned against U.S. involvement in the Congo, calling it a tragedy and poor statesmanship. He argued Europe has more stake and urged President Johnson not to repeat mistakes seen in Viet Nam, while noting reevaluation of Viet Nam policy may be needed.
Fez and drizzle reduced visibility to less than a mile across a wide Southeast Texas area while mild temperatures kept readings above freezing. A Pacific cold front moved into west and extreme North Texas by dawn, with 30s on the High Plains and 40s elsewhere. The front stretched from McAlester Oklahoma to Fort Worth to San Angelo, as fog drifted south of the line and light showers lingered from Mineral.
Richard J. Strayer, National Field Representative of American Red Cross, reported to San Francisco to assist in disaster operations. Mrs. Margaret Hipps, local RC secretary, said all chapters are urging communities to donate through local chapters to aid flood victims.
Fire crews tackled a small trash and grass fire on 406 Ave. F. SW. at about 4:45 p.m. No other damage was reported.
New Year’s Eve dance featuring the orchestra at the 9 in 1 College club invites members and guests. Admission is $1.50 per person or $2.50 for a couple. Dance will be held at the Childress County Club with social events and music.
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