Pay Increases Granted To Telephone Employees
Southwestern Bell workers across five states gain wage boosts retroactive to February 7 1965. Increases range from 2 to 5 per week totaling about 9 cents an hour or near 9 million annually. Key reclassification affects 10 cities including Galveston Huntsville and Linton Texas and Benton Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Soroka
ST. Louis
UPI
Southwestern, Bell Telephone Company
Ilinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Frank P. Lonergan
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Lonergan
Galveston
Huntsville
Tomball
Linton
Tex
Hays
Kan
Blue Springs
Pacific
Mexico
Benton
Ark
Titan 3-A rocket enters orbit in military tests
The 124 foot Titan 3-A boosted into low earth orbit from Cape Kennedy carrying a 69 pound radio laboratory satellite and a larger dummy payload. The third stage propelled the payloads. an Air Force spokesman announced the craft was in orbit about 12 minutes after launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Air Force
Defense Department
Massive air raid hits North Vietnam in retaliation
Nearly 150 American and South Vietnamese planes bombed targets north of the 17th parallel in response to a Viet Cong attack on a U S Army billet in Qui Nhon. Heavy fires were reported in multiple strike zones, with 25 Americans feared dead and many injured or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael T. Malloy
Saigon
UPS
North
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Washington
17Th Parallel
South Viet Nam
Johnson
U.S. Army
Qui Nhon
Siagon
da Nang
7Th Fleet
China Sea
Ranger
Coral Sea
Hancock
Navy
Robert H
Pleiku
Air Force
Chap le
Cancer Second Largest Cause of Death Urges Immediate Action
New York report stresses cancer as the nation's second leading killer with about 500000 new cases and 280000 deaths annually. It urges early detection and prompt treatment using surgery or radiation, notes varying success with chemotherapy, and highlights prevention as feasible without harming industry.
Hearings On Record State Budget Finished
Lawmakers closed hearings on a record 3.52 billion state budget for the next two years in 12 days. Rep. Bill Heatly led the House panel and praised its work after nearly 130 hours of hearings since Jan. 27, with action targeted in early March. The Senate Finance Committee continues hearings into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lee Austin
UPI
House
Ree
Bill Heatly
Paducah
State Water Pollution Control Board
Heatly
Senate Finance
Terri Jones Wins Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Oklahoma exhibitors dominate at Wichita Falls 34th Junior Beef Show with Terri Jones earning grand champion Hereford heifer for top summer yearling. Larry Jones places fourth in senior Hereford heifers. Howard Johnson takes first in that division as Johnson family attends. The event ends Friday with top 60 steer auction and sponsor luncheon for entrants and guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Childress
Terri Jones
Ginger Kinder
Troy Kinder
Frederick
Okla
Miss Jones
Bob Jones
Larry Jones
Bob Joneses
James Johnson
Hereford
Young Johnson
J. B. Johnson
Howard Johnson
Young County
Times Publishing Company
Initiation For DeMolays Set Saturday
Initiation is scheduled for nine members of the newly organized Order of DeMolay this Saturday. Active initiates include Freddie Gulledge and others. visiting DeMolay boys and men from Hope De Molay Chanter and Maskat Temple Shriners from Wichita Falls are expected at 2 p.m. in Masonic Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of DeMolay
Freddie Gulledge
Larry Mooney
Larry Mullenix
Ronald Briley
Thomas Rutledge
Perry Stevens
David Baker
Robert Maxwell
Richie Cates
de Molay
Masonic Hall
Hope de Molay
Maskta Temple
Wichita Falls
Joint tax offices meet at City Hall tonight
A joint session of representatives from the school board city county and state tax offices City Council and Commissioners Court will convene at 7 30 tonight at City Hall to discuss tax assessment matters and coordination among units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
Kosygin Flies to North Korea for Talks With Kim Il Sung
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin flew from Peking to Pyongyang with a delegation, signaling possible unity talks amid U S air raids in Vietnam. Radio Pyongyang said he was greeted by Premier Kim Il Sung and stayed at the government guest house. The visit follows China and Korea demonstrations against U S actions. North Korea placed its 400,000 strong army on combat readiness amid alleged American provocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Peking
North Korea
United States
Viet Nam
Tass
Moscow
Kosygin
Red China
Pyongyang
Radio
Radio Pyongyang Said Kosygin
Kim Il Sung
South Korea
Abel's Lead Shrinks in United Steelworkers Race
With two thirds of locals reporting, Abel leads USW president race but margin narrows as McDonald gains. Unofficial UPI tallies show Abel at 267,078 to McDonald 258,397 as late results arrive from major locals. Abel's Chicago HQ had paused tallying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
I. W Abel
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
Abel
McDonald
Chi
Ringo Starr Weds Maureen Cox in London Ceremony
Ringo Starr, age 24, married Maureen Cox, 18, at Caxton Halls London. Best man was Brian Epstein as the Beatles prepare to record a soundtrack for their second feature film. Maureen, from Liverpool, met Ringo in 1962 after dating a year and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Ringo Starr
Maureen Cox
Birgo
Caxton Halls
Brian Epstein
Beatles
Liverpool
Mersey
Maureen
Ringo
Compton Heads to Amarillo for Legion Oratorical
Gary Compton, a Childress High School student and local American Legion post 65 winner, advances to district competition in Amarillo Friday. The event begins at 2:30 p.m. and will be judged by Legionnaires including Commander Jake Lawson and Dub Eikman, with Compton’s parents and his teacher in attendance. The Amarillo winner moves on to divisional competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Compton
Childress High School
American Legion
Cox-Fur Furr Post
Amarillo
Jake Lawson
Dub Eikman
Frank Buster
Young Compton
Homer Compton
Nellie Kennedy
Dang er Love at Work Junior Class Play at CHS
The Childress High School junior class presents a three act comedy titled Danger, Love at Work at 7 30 p m Saturday in the CHS auditorium. The play centers on Janice a bank clerk engaged to Jeff and her ex steady from New York City bringing chaos to a small town. Tickets available at the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Holland
Ronnie Gray
the Childress High School
Childress High School
Janice
Jeff
New York City
CHS
Texas constitutional rewrite and Connally salary hike proposed
UPI reports lawmakers filed bills in Austin including a constitutional amendment to enable multi sections changes, a plan to raise Gov. Connally's salary to 50 000 with a 25 000 expense allowance, renaming the Texas Confederate Home for Men as an Austin State Hospital annex, and creating county wide vocational school districts funded by up to 20 cents per 100 valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Senate Committee On
W. H. Miller
Houston
John Connally
Texas Confederate Home For Men
Cavness
Austin State Hospital
Bill Satterwhite
Ennis
Harwell Named First Mate Of Boneheads Explorer Post
Tommy Harwell was elected first mate by Bonehead Boys Explorer Post 65 members at a regular meeting. Bobby Rowland was chosen second mate and third mate. The group listed members and dates for the Explorer Ball in Wichita Falls and noted flags will be displayed Friday for Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Harwell
Bonehead Boys
Explorer Post 65
Bobby Rowland
James Grantham
Bob Ward
Jerry Bourland
Delbert Wasson
Explorer
Wichita Falls
Wasson
Abraham Lincoln
Mother of Local Woman Dies in Amarillo
Mrs. T. J. Werner 74, longtime Amarillo resident and mother of Mrs. W. E. Palmer of Childress, died Tuesday at St. Anthony's Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Blackburn-Shaw chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was born in Erath County, married to T. J. Werner in Comanche June 24, 1906, and was a member of East Amarillo Missionary Baptist Church. Survived by husband, three sons, four daughters, one sister, 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
T. J. Werner
W. E. Palmer
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
Memorial Park Cemetery
Werner
St. Anthony's Hospital
Erath County
Comanche
East Amarillo Missionary
Annual Pancake Supper Tonight at Veuvan’s Building
The B P W announces supper starts at 5 30 p m today in Veuvans Building with all you can eat portions served until 7 30 p m Tickets cost 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for children Proceeds support club activities and community service programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B&pw
Veuvan
Hail and Driving Rains Lash Texas Regions
United Press International reports springlike storms batter North Central Texas with hail and floods near Dallas Trinity River evacuations. A Weather Bureau forecast warned of tornadoes large hail and damaging winds from Paris through Texarkana and along a Waco to Texarkana line with snow in the Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Panhandle
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Dallas
Trinity River
Paris
Cleburne
Bryan
Carthage
Tex
Texarkana
Waco
Texarkan
Ark
Weather Bureau
Billie Sol Estes Appeals Rehearing to Supreme Court
Billie Sol Estes lawyers again appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for a rehearing after the court denied a previous request on January 18. He faces a 15 year sentence from 1963 for fraud and conspiracy and remains jailed in El Paso County. Justice Black refused bond relief as the court sits in recess until March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
US Supreme Court
Estes
High Court
Fl Paso
Hugo Black
West Texas Agriculture King
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Legion Delegates Attend State Conference in Austin
Three American Legionnaires will travel to Austin for a state wide mid winter conference. Attending Saturday and Sunday are Dub Eikman District 18 First Vice Commander Adjutant Frank Buster and County Veterans Service Officer George Spear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legionnaires
Austin
Dub Eikman
District 18
Frank Buster
Veterans Service
George Spear
Meeting Hour Change for Chamber and City Development Board
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development shift to 6 p.m. Monday to enable attendance at the annual CofC meeting in Memphis, announced by manager Joe Thurman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Developent
Joe Thurman
Cofc
Memphis
Blood donors pledge in Childress County for tomorrow
Despite illness in Childress County, 37 residents volunteered to donate at the Fair Park Auditorium bloodmobile tomorrow. Donors may still sign up at the auditorium or contact Mrs. Morris Higley between 12 noon and 5 45 p m. to replace blood given to Marion High Tower, a Hodgkins disease patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Fair Park Auditorium
Morris Higley
Marion Hightower
Hodgkins
Higley
Hightower
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Childress General Hospital
Virgil McGee
Rotary
J. A. Stinnett
Tell
Cee Vee
Andrew G. Dick
Church of the Nazarene
Guy Eastham
Burlington
Mur
Pipe Displays At City Banks Show Ground Pipe
City Manager Louis Sally reports displays of ground pipe removed in Childress are at the First National and First State Banks. The pipe is being replaced or cleaned as funds allow, with aims to finish before water from the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority arrives June 1. Smaller than six inches are being replaced. larger pipes are cleaned where possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
First National
First State
Louis Sally
Greenbelt
Municpal and Industrial Water Authority
Amarillo hosts tax officers meeting by city officials
Mayor C. J. Lyons City Manager Louis Sally and City Tax Collector Mrs. Howard Preston will attend a meeting of the North Plains Chapter of the Texas Association of Tax Assessor Officials in Amarillo tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Lyons
Louis Sally
Howard Preston
Amarillo
North Plains
The
Texas Association of Tax Assessor Officers
Pancake Supper Benefit at Veteran's Building Thursday
A pancake supper fundraiser at the Veteran's Building will run from 5 30 to 8 PM Thursday. Proceeds support local veteran groups and community projects.
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North Viet Nam
Delos Smith
UPI Science
New York
Terri
By Rudy Cernkovic
Capo
McDon
Ald
McDonald's
Ringo the
Beatle
By Maris Ross
Bea
Connally
Kopper
Manson
Don Cavness
Boneheads
Billie Sol
Legion
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