Red Chinese Troops Told To Prepare For War
Reports from Peking describe Mao Tse-tung ordering frontier troops to prepare for war along the Soviet border. Moscow Radio and other outlets cite internal upheaval and purges as rival factions clash in Shansi and Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Smith
United Press International
Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Russia
Moscow Radio
Inner Mongolia
Tibet
Peking Wall
Mao
Frontier Army
Red China
Politburo
Yeh Chien-ying
Ming Pao
Sinkiang
First Test For City Sales Tax In March
Texas lawmakers debate optional city sales tax with a Senate vote unlikely before March 10. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith and sponsors predict a close Senate fight and uncertain House fate as supporters gauge votes ahead of the 60th day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Anderson
United Press International
Austin
UPI
Texas
Senate
House
Preston Smith
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Joe Christie
el Paso
Smith
Plant Blast Could Not Have Happened
Texarkana Texas UPI reports Col. R P Larned head of the investigating team calls the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant blast an accident that could not have happened. He notes the plant is designed to minimize explosion effects and the 105 MM projectiles being assembled could not detonate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Tex
UPI
Army Ordnance Plant
Col
R. P. Larned
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
Paducah Rites For Mrs Ford
Mrs Velvie Ford 56 of Paducah died in Memorial Hospital Paducah. Funeral at 3 p m today at Paducah Missionary Baptist Church with Rev Troy Cartmill officiating. Burial Garden of Memories Norris Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include husband J G Ford Jr and Grady of Fort Worth Albert of Paducah Crosbyton Date and Leslie of Saginaw daughter Eunice Oliver Panama City Fla Vernice Gregory Fort Worth and Mackie Ford of the home sisters Edith Crewes and B B Bartee Andrews brothers Elmer Thompson Bridgeport Garland and Frank Thompson Andrews and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velvie Ford
Paducah
Richard Memorail
Paducah Missionary Baptist Church
Troy Cartmill
Garden of Memories
Norris Funeral Home
J. G
J. G. Jr
Grady
Fort Worth
Albert
Date
Crosbyton
Leslie
Saginaw
Eunice Oliver
Panama City
Fla
Vernice Gregory
Macie Ford
Edith Crewes
B. B. Bartee
Andrews
Elmer Thompson
Bridgeport
Garland
Frank Thompson
Winners in Show Are Sold at Wichita Falls Beef Auction
Two Childress winners in the Wichita Falls 4 H and FFA District Beef Show sold their entries at Friday's auction. Larry Jones received 41 cents per pound for his entry and Cheryl Jones earned a similar rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Wichita Falls
FFA
Larry Jones
Cheryl Jones
Larry
Cheryl
Course To Open Tuesday For Local Merchants
The Chamber of Commerce announces a Tuesday night course for Chi ldress merchants with at least one representative. The program runs 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. each week at West Texas Utilities Conference Room through March 28, $3 for the full course. Each session features a different instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
West Texas
Newspaper Guild Denies CIA Funds Amid Inquiry
The American Newspaper Guild stated it never received CIA or any government funds. It acknowledged four private foundations and three additional organizations contributed over 1960–1964, totaling 494 dollars and hundreds of thousands to its international affairs program, which funds seminars and staff aid. The guild said no dues supported the program and pledged to sever ties with any linked group if found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Sveilis
United Press International Washington
UPI
Guild
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Granary Fund
Boston
Andrew Hamilton Fund
Johnson
Farson
Charles A. Perlik Jr
Dog helps Workers Find Blast Victims Bodies
A German shepherd named Silver aided rescue crews at the Morningstar Paisley plant after a series of blasts. Fire and debris hampered efforts while snow and freezing temperatures persisted. Silver and handler William Short arrived from New York City to assist in locating buried victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex J. Michelini
United Press International
Hawthorne
N.J
UPI
Morningstar-Paisley
International Latex Corp
Veterans Service Officer Back In Office This Week
Starts Wednesday The Professionals at Great Western report the Veterans Service Officer will be back in his office from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Spear has been ill for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Service Officer
Bak
Spear
Appreciation Expressed by Blood Chairman
Mrs. Charles Harrison, chair man of the Bloodmobile program, expressed appreciation for the cooperation shown during Friday’s visit. She thanked the 102 volunteers who registered to donate blood and listed several contributing ladies by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harrison
Jack Fox
J. J. Westenburg
Shirley Clapton
T. R. Whitehead
Ky Smith
Amo Fillpot
Olean Bearden
Irby Martindale
Helen Ad
Allied offensives claim 1250 Viet Cong in week of fighting
South Vietnamese troops using helicopter assaults cut off escape routes and killed 161 Viet Cong in two central coast battles. Australian forces with U S air strikes killed 70 Communists 47 miles east southeast of Saigon, in what was their second largest battle of the war. B52 bombers struck targets along the Cambodian border as U S and allied troops drive in seven operations with more than 35,000 personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
API
U.S
South Vietnam
U. S
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
North Vietnam
Cham Chuong
Hanoi
Panhandle
Freeman Violating Meat Import Act, Price Says
Texas representative Bob Price told The Index via conference call that the secretary of culture appears to violate the Meat Import Act of 164 in plans to increase red meat imports beyond the established base, citing a Department of Agriculture publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Culture
Bob Price
Texas
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agriculture Trade
Price
Blood donors at Fair Park record 186 volunteers Friday
A Friday blood drive at Fair Park Auditorium collected 84 accepted donors from 102 registrants while 18 were rejected for medical reasons. Morris Higley earned a two gallon donor honor after his sixteenth pint, and eight new members joined the Gallon Donor Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walkup
Don Carmack
Oliver McKee
John A. Rowell
Joe Cooper
Morris Higley
Ivan Knox
Bloodmobile
Fair Park Auditorium
Rewben Arnold
John A. Rowells
Ivan Knox Lloyd Luck
Joe L. Cooper
George Walkin
Claude D. Cottle
John A Rowell
Herman FP
Bruce Harvey
Camntan Lioyd Walkin
R. G Pratt
A L. Srader
Raymond Rhodes
Toe Crain
Wilmer Rutledoe
A T Henderson
Bill Troener
CS. Downing
Leon Henley
Dorothy Rasherry
de- Alva Hicks
Janice Bryant
R C. Sloss
Carl F Kelly
A. T
Stephens
Charlie R. Simmons
L. Campbell
Martha Lou McKee
Gerald Holeman
J. E. Vaught, Jr
H B. Grimes
Jimmie Fave
Don McFarland
Lloyd Luck
Diane Mashburn
George R. Ralston
Dwayne McKee
Benny Joe Moore
Harold W. Hardin
Charles D
Six Candidates File For Childress Hospital District Board
Six persons announced for seven board seats on the Childress County Hospital District. Filing runs through March 5 with petitions from candidates and 15 voter signatures. Incumbents Stinnett Menefee and McGhee serve on the board. other elections set for April. Irby Teague and Richard Bird seek re election to the Childress Independent School District board. Glenn Buckley Frank Dakil and Don Gage run unopposed for three City Council seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Iit
Christine Menefee
Childress General Hospital
Miss Menefee
J. A
Malone Hagan
Bill Coopwood
Rin Teonardo
Childress Independent School District
Glenn Buckley
Frank Dakil
Don Gage
Rotary Club to Mark 62nd Anniversary This Week
The Childress Rotary Club will observe the 62nd anniversary of Rotary, tracing back to its Chicago founding on February 23, 1905. The milestone is announced by club officials noting the long lineage of Rotary International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Rotary Club
Rotary
Rotary i
Chicago
Another Blue Angel Crashes in Desert Crash Deaths Rise
A Blue Angel pilot was killed when his plane crashed 16 miles northwest of El Centro California in the Southern California desert. It followed a similar crash earlier this month and marked the third fatal accident for the team in five months and the fifth in recent years. The crash occurred at 9 05 a.m. PST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Centro
Calif
UPI
Sone — Ses
Antec Ue
California
Here
Local Cancer Crusade Sets Goal At 2057
The Childress County chapter of the American Cancer Society sets a $2,057 Crusade goal this year. Crusade Chairman Mrs. Sam Carmack and local secretary Mrs. Deane Dodge attended the District 3 South Crusade Meeting in Lubbock. Dr. Carl F. Page of Lubbock presided, with L. E. Lefty Ross of Quanah giving the closing speech illustrated by film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
American Cancer Society
Crusade
Sam Carmack
Carmack
Deane Dodge
District 3
South Crusade
Lubbock
Carl F. Page
Tallibbock
L. E
Lefty’ Ross
Quanah
Jack Hurst
Dodge
Steve Rice
Austin
Man Fined $95 in County Court For Driving While License Revoked
A. D. Sims fined 95 dollars and costs in county court Saturday after pleading guilty to driving while his license was revoked. Sims was arrested by Terence Carter earlier, with authorities listing additional details surrounding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amartty
D. Sims
Costa
Sven
Sims
Terrence Carter
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Soviet Union
Peking People’s Daily
Shansi
Red
Canton
Sing Tao Jih Pao
Wang Li
Party
China
Red Guard
Wang
Reuben Arnold
Mrs. Ford
Newspaper Guild
Broad High Foundation
Columbus
Ohio
Chesapeake Foundation
Baltimore
Warden Trust of
Cleveland
Arthur Rosenstock
William J
New York City
William Short
Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Great Western
Freeman
Gus Leftwich
Chareles Rogers
A. P. Hamilton, Jr
Starte Warneeday
Professionals
Western
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