Maoist alert as China puts Beijing under military control
Tokyo reports say Mao Tse-tung alerted border units with the Soviet Union and moved to seize the Peking Security Board turning it into a revolutionary police body. The three point proclamation authorized military control and tied units from Sinkiang to border readiness amid Sino Soviet tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Barton
United Press International
Tokyo
UPI
China
Soviet Union
Peking
Dents
Mao Tse-tung
Peoples Liberation Army
Pengen
Lo Ji Ching
Peking Security Board
E Tokyo
Mainichi
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
State Council
Kyodo
Sinkiang
Red China
Red Guard
Chou En-lai
Chen Yi
United States
Taylor Nursing Home Open House Today
The ultra modern Taylor Nursing Home at 1610 Avenue G Northwest opens to the public today from 1 to 4 p.m. The 60 bed facility features individual furnishings, wall décor, private telephones, a coffee bar, dining and lounge areas, and a central wood burning fireplace. The staff includes head cook Mrs O Dell Rasco and nurses in charge with LVNs and aides guiding tours led by administrative assistant Mrs Floyd Etheredge. Central heating and air conditioning keep the home comfortable for residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Nursing Home
Avenue G
Floyd Etheredge
Cilitate
O'Dell Rasco
Ruby Harrington
Pauline Howard
Leroy Campsey
R. N
Dorothy Hardin
Anno Fillpot
Maxine Baker
LVN
Betty Stevens
Ruth Sloss
Annie Ruth Hicks
Marie Gressett
Elsi Fuller
Brenda Mills
Childress
Lawmakers Face Issue Of Teachers' Pay Raise
Texas lawmakers confront a contentious fight over a proposed 147 million dollar teachers pay raise. Gov. Connally favors 63.8 million with 5 percent average raises, while the Texas State Teachers Association pushes for about 775 dollars per teacher annually. The dispute centers on timing, funding, and who leads the push in the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Anderson
United Press International Austin
UPI
John Connally
Texas State Teachers Association
Connally
TSTA
House
Rep. Hinson
Mineola
Senate
A. M. Aikin
Paris
Preston Smith
Smith
Treasury
Business Course Starts February 21 for Small Firms
Applications are now being received for a Practical Record Keeping for the Small Businessman course. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Retail Activities committee with partners SBA and local groups, the six week program runs each Wednesday from February 21 through March 28 in the West Texas Utilities Conference Room for a $3 total fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Vallone
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Utilities Conference Room
Childress C of C
Small Business Development Center
Aspermont
Small Business Administration
Garner Young
SBA
Lubbock
Light Rain Falls Saturday in Childress Area
Light rain fell across the Childress area on Saturday with totals ranging from trace amounts to .10 of an inch. The Index registered .06 inches while the FAA station at the air field recorded .07 inches. Other reports included .10 at Kirkland and .10 at Cee Wee, with traces at West Ranch, Lakes, Rivercamp, Red River area, and Community Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
FAA
Air Field
Kirkland
West Ranch
Red River
Lakes
Rivercamp
Cee Wee
Community Center
Surplus Commodities Distribution Announced at 217 Ave Northeast
Surplus commodities will be distributed from Hayam today at 217 Ave Northeast. Applicants are asked to bring their containers, said Spear, the distributing clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayam
Spear
Flynt and Wife Planned Visit by Legion and Auxiliary
Jack Flynt and his wife Mary state department leaders will make official visits March 7 to Cox-Farr Post 65. They are the first husband wife team to head Texas Legion and Auxiliary state departments. Cox-Furry and A will host a dinner meeting in the Veterans Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Flynt
Texas Department
American Legion
Mary
Texas Department Auxilary
Cox-Farr
Flynt
Cox-Furry
Flynts
Veterans Building
Congress weighs shifting war tax burden to business
In Washington, lawmakers debate lifting extra Vietnam War taxes from individuals and placing more on corporations or even an excess profits tax. White House urges price restraint as auto prices may rise 60 to 80 dollars, gasoline up a cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
White House
Detroit
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Senate
No Fatal Accidents Reported In Area In January
January brought no traffic fatalities in Childress County and nearby areas. Collingsworth County posted the best showing with one accident and minor injury, while Childress logged four wrecks with six injuries and over two thousand dollars in property damage. Cottle Hall and other counties recorded multiple incidents. April 15 remains motor vehicle inspection deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Floyd Etheridge
Collingsworth County
Cottle County
Hall County
Railroad Men Gave Blood At Wichita Falls
Clinton McGhee a Ft. Worth and Denver Railroad veteran recalls past practice of gathering rail workers to donate blood at the company hospital in Wichita Falls to aid fellow employees in need The group included Fred Hayes R L Prescott J D Mills Sam Denney H E Wright Orville Owens Avery Messer and Bob Kilgore The long time volunteers say almost everyone who worked for the railroad donated blood at one time or another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton McGhee
Ft. Worth
Denver
Childress
Wichita Falls
McGhee
Fred Hayes
R. L. Prescott
J. D. Mills
Sam Denney
H. E. Wright
Orville Owens
Avery Messer
Bob Kilgore
Public School Week Observed In Childress
Texas Public School Week will be observed in Childress March 6 through 10, announced Saturday by A A Bass, chairman. The week is sponsored by Childress Masonic Lodge No 695 with committee members W W Kinney Donald Black Warner Stevens J W Hamilton P A Sandis Powers son Steed LeRoy Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Childress
A. A. Bass
Tet Truce Lapses as Vietnam War Resumes
UPI reports that after a four day Lunar New Year truce, American and South Vietnamese forces returned to combat. U.S. officials cite 20 Americans killed and 148 wounded, with 369 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese violations and 96 Communist deaths during the truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin B. Webb Jr
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
M. B. Robertson Services Today In Paducah
Funeral services for M B Robertson are set for the First Baptist Church Paducah with Rev Robert Beck. Masonic graveside rites by Paducah Masonic Lodge will follow at Garden of Memories Funeral Home of Norris handles burial. Robertson born Oct 4 1864 in Parker Texas lived in Cottle County and belonged to Masonic Lodge 88 Dallas Scottish Rite and Khiva Shrine Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mart B. Robertson
Paducah
First Baptist Church
Robert Beck
Plainview
Mystery Of Apollo Fire May Never Be Solved
Top space official testifies that the Apollo fire's cause may remain unsolved after the Jan. 27 Cape Kennedy tragedy. NASA's Robert Seamans and Dr. George Mueller briefed the Senate Space Committee on the nine member board’s exhaustive investigation into the deaths of Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
John A. Goldsmith
United Press International Washington
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Cape
Senate Space Committee
Robert C. Seamans Jr
National Aeronautics and Spntience
NASA
George E. Mueller
Manned
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
Edward Te
Roger Chaffee
Clinton P. Anders-N.m
Reynolds Rites Are Pending
Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Reynolds 80 died at 2 15 p m Saturday at a local rest home. She lived at 1002 Avenue E Nw. Funeral services are incomplete Newberry will be in charge. Born January 1 1886 in Louisville Ky she moved to Childress in 1927 from Memphis Texas. Survivors include three sons Jack and Roy of Childress Raymond of Lubbock two daughters Mrs Johnnie Forten sister Mrs Cleo Moore of Pampa and a brother Gocher Van-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lee Reynolds
Avenue E Nw
Newberry
Reynolds
Louisville
Childress
Memphis
Texas
Enoch
Jack
Roy
Raymond
Lubbock
Johnnie Fortensister
Cleo Moore
Pampa
Gocher van
Funeral Mass Monday For C. A. Christoph
Charles A. Christoph, 8, of Amarillo, uncle of Ted Smith of Childress, died Thursday. Funeral mass set for 2 p.m. Monday at Heart Cain Cemetery burial to follow under N. S. Griggs and out of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Christoph
Amarillo
Ted Smith
Childress
Heart Cain
N.S. Griggs
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