Childress and Olney Meet for District 2AA Title
The Childress Bobcats and the Olney Cubs duel at Vernon Thursday at 8 p m to decide District 2AA basketball champion with both teams flat after Friday wins and a tied regular season. Admission is 1 for adults 50 cents for students officials from Abilene Wichita Falls Fort Worth assigned. The Thursday winner advances to Bi-District versus Phillips and the victor there moves to Regional play.
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Childress Bobcats
Olney Cubs
Vernon
Abilene Officials Association
Childress
Wichita Falls
Olney
Fort Worth
Phillips
Smith signals bid for Texas governorship on campaign trail
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith resumes campaigning with a Brownfield Chamber of Commerce speech announced by Othe Green Associates of Austin. The press release fuels speculation about Smith’s gubernatorial ambitions as he eyes the Governor’s chair.
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William Hamilton Austin
UPI
Preston Smith
Smith
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Othe Green Associates of
Austin
Buckley enters race for City Council Place 1
Glenn Buckley files for Place No 1 on the City Council announced by City Manager Louis Sally. He is opposing incumbent W L Dub Eikman who seeks a second term. Eikman is the first council hopeful with an opponent. Mike Wilson seeks re election to Place 2 and Cecil Park to Place 3. Election set for April 6.
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Glenn Buckley
Louis Sally
W.L
Dub
Eikman
Buckley
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Mike Wilson
Cecil Park
Local Students to Take Part in All Senior Honor Band
High school seniors from a four state area join about 700 peers for the Tenth Annual All Senior Honor Band and Chorus Concert at East Texas State College Commerce. Jo Lynn Cargile Ronald Clift Carolle Denny Ron Dishman Marsha Harris Jan Harwell Sherry Ann Howard Johnny Martin Mike Smotherman lead Childress representation while 400 will audition for seating in three bands and the honor chorus. Conductors Neill Humfeld Conred Bauschka and Bob Cartwright head the ensembles.
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East Texas State College
Commerce
Childress
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
Jo Lynn Cargile
Ronald Clift
Carolle Denny
Ron Dishman
Marsha Harris
Jan Harwell
Sherry Ann Howard
Johnny Martin
Mike Smotherman
Neill Humfeld
Conred Bauschka
Bob Cartwright
Greenville High School
Weatherly Rites Reported for Fort Worth Resident
Funeral services for Tom M Weatherly of Fort Worth are set for 2 p m today at Parnell Community Church with Rev. Royce Denton officiating. Interment will follow in Greenland Cemetery under Spicer Funeral Home Memphis. Weatherly, a retired tool builder, died Thursday at home.
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Tom M Weatherly
Fort Worth
Parnell Community Church
Royce Denton
Greenland Cemetery
Spicer Funeral Home
Memphis
Weatherly
Tell Community Club Meeting Set for Monday Evening
A Tell Community Club session is scheduled for 7 p m in the schoolhouse with Mrs. Oscar Glover directing the program. Classifieds note 6 Shooter Water Rates ads for next two weeks.
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TELL
Tell Community Club
Morday
Oscar Glover
Surprise Snow Hit West Texas Towns Saturday
A swift moving upper air trough brought surprise snow to Abilene and Midland with up to three inches expected in northeast Texas. Snow reduced visibility to 0.75 miles at San Angelo as the Weather Bureau warned of hazardous driving conditions Saturday night.
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United Press International
West Texas
Piney
East Texas
San Angelo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Abilene
Midland
Sweetwater
Global anti US demonstrations erupt across cities
The report notes mass anti American protests across multiple nations including the Soviet Union China Hungary Italy Japan Indonesia and France. It cites thousands marching in Moscow Tokyo Jakarta and Hanoi with clashes in Budapest and Paris. Officials warn such actions threaten diplomatic ties and safety.
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U.S
Budapest
State Department
Washington
William R Tyler
Janos Radvanyi
Higher Education Bill Gets Action This Week
Gov Connally's higher education program centers on a proposal for an 18 member coordinating board to oversee all public colleges and universities. The measure faces House floor action Monday with possible Senate consideration next week. Alternates propose expanding TCHE powers. supporters say the board is needed to ensure proper use of more than 100 million in excellence funds.
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Senate
Sen. W. T. Moore
Bryan
Connally
Rep
R. H. Cory
Victoria
House
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Walter Richter
Gonzales
Texas
Coordinating Board
TCHE
Relative of Local Woman Dies Friday
Mrs. Ernest Breedlove of Gulfport Mississippi died at 12 40 p m Friday in Gulfport hospital after several months illness Funeral arrangements are incomplete with services likely Monday and burial at Claude Cemetery Survivors include her husband a granddaughter and two grandsons She and her husband had visited Mrs Walter Smith in Amarillo and Dumas over the years
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Ernest Breedlove
Gulfport
Walter Smith
Childress
Gulfport Hospital
Claude Cemetery
Gary Compton Wins Contest In Amarillo
Childress High School senior Gary Compton won the 18th American Legion District Oratorical Contest held Friday at Tasco sah High School Auditorium in Amarillo. He received a $50 prize and a $100 college scholarship and will compete for the 4th Division at Big Spring Junior College on Saturday February 20.
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Gary Compton
Childress High School
Homer Compton
American Legion
Tascosa High School
Amarillo
Gary
Globe News Publishing Company
Big Spring Junior College
Austin
Blood center drive draws 42 donors in Childress
Carol Higley reports 42 persons donated at the Red River Blood Center bloodmobile. Eleven were turned away for medical reasons. Volunteers teamed with Wichita Falls RRB nurses to praise Childress residents for caring and giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Higley
Childress
Red River Blood Center
Childress County
RRB
Wichita Falls
Blood donors rally for Hightower and others at Fair Park
The blood chairman closed the Fair Park Auditorium after a Friday visit, praising good neighbors who again stepped forward. Donors included six relatives of Marion Hightower and others who supplied blood for three transfusions. Additional donors supported Mrs. J. T. Petty, Mr. L. W. Timmons, and C. T. Morgan’s needs, expanding the community effort.
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Sion
Blood
Fair Park
Marion Hightower
Charlie Whitten
Irene King
Arlie Johnson
Morris Hilly
Margurite Havens
Ann Artis
Arthur L. Warren
Hightower
J. T. Petty
Don Carmack
Donald Mills
R. E. Nelson
Emmett Beal
Childress
Red Cross
Raymond Caldwell
Tell
Fair Park Auditorium
Abel Appears To Win USW Presidency In Close May Challenge
Edward C. Sielski reports that I W Abel claimed apparent victory over incumbent David J. McDonald in the USW presidential race. The result faces a potential court challenge amid near ties and irregularity accusations, with McDonald making no immediate comment.
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Edward C. Sielski
Pittsburgh
UPI
I. W. Abel
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
USW
McDonald
Abel
Bailyhoo
Red Cross appeal seeks clothing donations in Childress
The Childress Red Cross asks for men and boys jeans and work shirts and all types of children's clothing. Donors should call Mrs. Margaret Hips, RC executive secretary, to arrange collection.
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Childress Red Cross
Margaret Hips
Wetzel changes plea and is fined in DWI case
Ronald Paul Wetzel of Plainview changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in County Court. He was fined 125 dollars plus court costs, received three days in jail and an automatic six month suspension of his driver’s license.
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Ronald Paul Wetzel
Plainview
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Dies After Custody Battle
Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, 60, died Saturday in Los Angeles after a long custody fight over her heiress daughter. The socialite fought for years to retain custody while living in obscurity on the West Coast, dying of cancer.
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Vanderbilt
Los Angeles
UPI
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria
January Among Worst Traffic Months in Chil Dress County
January was described as one of the blackest months for auto mishaps in Chil Dress County. Four people were killed eight injured and property damage totaled $17,019 according to Texas Department of Public Safety figures. Cattle County reported one accident with no injuries.
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Childress County
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cattle County
Two Burned When Home Explodes Near Cee Wee
Two residents suffered first and second degree burns when a house four miles west of Cee Wee exploded around 4 30 p m due to a suspected butane blast. Mrs James G Riddell and her 16 month old daughter Kris ty Gay were injured with James away at the time. The roof lifted then dropped, windows and doors were blown out. Mrs Riddell lies in fair condition at Childress General Hospital while relatives care for the child.
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Cee Wee
James G. Riddell
Kristy Gay
James Riddell
Government surplus food distribution announced
George Spear announced a surplus food distribution from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. People with surnames A to M will receive food on Wednesday, and those with surnames N to Z on Thursday.
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George Spear
Viet Cong Attacks. Viet Nam Warns of Stronger Measures
Saigon military chief Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh warned that stronger steps would follow retaliatory air strikes if Viet Cong acts continue. Viet Cong mined a patrol train in Thua Thien Province and fired mortars at a southern airstrip in Binh Dinh with no casualties reported. An explosive gasoline fire at a Saigon military camp was blamed on a careless smoker. China and the Soviet Union urged intervention and pledged to unite against U S imperialism while North Korea aligned with their stance.
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Saigon
UPI
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Thua Thien Povince
Here
Binh Dinh
Three Enroll At Clarendon College This Spring
Three men from Childress D J Jenkins Don Morgan and Richard Preston enroll this spring in Clarendon College night courses. The college reports a 26 percent rise in spring semester enrollment over 1964 with 202 total students, up from 131.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
D. J. Jenkins
Don Morgan
Richard Preston
Clarendon College
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Peking
Dows
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Tokyo
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Jakarta
Uncle Sam
Satan
Moscow
Izvestia
Leningrad
Baku
Yerevan
Ashkhabad
Tbilisi
Hanoi
Paris
By David Anderson
Nellie Agnes Kennedy
M. E. Allison
Dub Eikman
18Th District
Frank Buster
J. H. King
Morris Higley
Howard Newberry
Glen Stiner
Billy Crain
Arthur Caradine
John Martin
E. J. Huddleston
W. F. Henson
Wetzel
Arthur J. Dommen
China
Russia
U. S
Alexei Kosygin
Kim Il Sung
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