Slasher Seeks Ninth Victim in Hollywood Slaying
Police hunt the Skid Row Slasher after Clyde Hay 34 with National Cash Register Co. slain in a Hollywood apartment. Hay was found with throat cut ear to ear, beaten, in a $130 month unit. door unlocked and neighbor heard thumping noise. Asst. Police Chief Gates confirms Slasher link.
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Los Angeles
Clyde C. Hay
National Cash Register Co
Hollywood
May
Asst
Darv] Gates
Hay
Energy Program of Ford Starts By President Ford
Energy measures from President Ford take effect as the first phase of his energy program begins. Congress weighs further steps while the administration outlines aims to curb fuel use and promote domestic production.
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Energy Program of
Ford
Associated Press
Washington
Congressional
Federal officer charged with telephone bomb threat at IRS building
Donald W. Gooding, a member of the Federal Protective Service, was arrested on a charge of conveying false information by telephone about the damage or destruction of a building. The incident occurred while he was on duty at the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal
FBI
Donald W. Gooding
Federal Protective Service
Internal Revenue’ Service
J. Edgar Hoover
Conservatives Seek 1976 GOP Nomination If Ford Drops Out
Sen. Barry Goldwater says the conservative wing will push to capture the 1976 Republican nomination if President Ford does not run. He notes no decision yet and argues Nixon remains influential among many conservatives. Ford’s stance has improved his standing with conservatives on oil and leadership.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Republican Party
Ford
Barry Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Goldwater
Greenbelt Bowl Names Committees and Donates Concessions
Greenbelt Bowl Athletic Association formed several committees at a Thursday City Hall meeting. Jerry Smith and others joined the Player Selection Committee while Arvene Bellah and Bill Bennett joined Housing and Food. President Wayland Wright announced the organization remains in strong financial condition with 463 dollars on hand and 500 dollars in a reserve. The group has donated funds totaling 630 dollars to local bodies from 1974 profits, including 250 dollars to the Childress Public Library and 280 dollars for stadium lighting. The Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic is set for the second Saturday in August with 44 players from two squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbelt Bowl Athletic Association
City Hall
Jerry Smith
Jimmy Don Rothwell
Bobby Harpole
Arvene Bellah
Bill Bennett
Jim Wetherington
Billy McNeely
Lowell Wakefield
Michael Fhrle
Charles Christy
Ross Smith
Queens
Wayland Wright
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Wright
Childress Public
Greenbelt Row Athletic Association
Towell Wakefield
Texas
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce
Childress Public Library
Fair Park Stadium
Childress Council Sets Election Agenda for Tuesday
City council members meet at 7 p.m. in City Hall to discuss appointing a fire marshal review the audit report and consider bids to cleaning the water tower in northwest Childress. Dub Deuschle will discuss 911. election judge and two clerks. special election for Place Four. bids on fire hose ambulance contract renewal and Greenbelt Director.
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Childress
City Hall
Northwest Childress
Dub Deuschle
Schweikhard Names Red Cross Drive Chairmen
Mike Schweikhard names committee chairmen for the 1975 Red Cross Membership and Fund Drive. Dalton Martin leads Leadership and Advance Gifts. Jim Wetherington heads Business and Industry. Mrs. Glen Stiner leads Special Groups. Mrs. A. J. Johnson Jr. heads Rural. Residential quadrants list couples as chairs. Drive runs in March with a $4,674 goal and about 150 volunteers. contact Schweikhard or Mrs. Weldon Teague to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Mike Schweikhard
Dalton Martin
Jim Wetherington
Glen Stiner
A. J. Johnson Jr
J. A. Steed
Southwest
Cecil Pryor
Cbert Stevens
Southeast
Robert Custer
John Forbis
Bill Brown
Schweikhard
Weldon Teague
Red Cross
Rainy January extends into February across Childress County
Rains kept coming through January and February, aiding pastures and winter grains. FAA station logs show January total of 1.36 inches with scattered daily amounts and several observers reporting between .50 and 2 inches in various parts of Childress County.
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Childress County
Local dealers credit cash rebates for auto sales boost
Auto dealers report a cash rebate program is aiding sales as usual slow season persists. Cline Motor Co. owner Buddy Cline notes rebates lift activity though fears what happens when rebates end. Ross Smith of Smith Motor Co. says Ford rebates draw traffic and sustain sales through late February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Cline
Cline Motor Co
Chrysler - Plymouth
AMC
Cline
Chrysler
Ross Smith
Smith Motor Co
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Smith
Seven Inch Cloudburst Causes Fatal Flood in Nacogdoches
An AP report notes a seven inch cloudburst sent creeks surging up to eight feet over banks, flooding a six square mile area in Nacogdoches and causing at least one death. More details are promised on Page 2.
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Associated Press
Nacogdoches
Behrhorst Divorce Granted In District Court
One divorce was granted this week in District Court. Wilmer Edward Behrhorst and Earlie Dawn Behrhorst were the parties, and her former name Klunkert was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Edward Behrhorst
Earlie Dawn Behrhorst
Klunkert
Memorial Donation Noted in Gale Moran Fund List
Among those contributing to the Gale Moran Memorial Fund in Thursday's Index was Mrs. Troy Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Moran
Troy Moore
Lions Club Donates to Childress Cemetery Drive
The Childress Lions Club contributed to the Committee to Improve Childress Cemetery in memory of Gale Moran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Cemetery
Childress
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Slasher
Childress Public Library Board
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Chamber
Morris Higley
Gene Merrifield
Delbert Wasson
Glenn Buckley
By Jeffrey Mills
Ical ES
Belfast
Northern Ireland
George Coulter
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Kennedy
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Udall
Frank Church
Idaho
Henry M. Jackson
D- Wash
Jackson
Richard M. Nixon
Wakefield
Red Cross Drive
Drive
Clyde
Tex
Childress Chamber of Turn
FAA
Kenneth Fllis
Kirkland
Buford McKeever
Garden Valley
Don Monson
Cee Wee
Aubrey Testerman
Tell
Floyd Biddy
Highpoint
Carey
Childress Proper
Gorman Finley
Chester Sinclair
West Childress
Jesse Fllison
East Childress
Hillcrest Terrace
North Childress
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