Calls for emergency talks on Arab terrorist threats to airlines
Demands mounted for an international conference to plan action against Arab terrorist attacks on commercial airliners. Governments pilots and airport authorities join preliminary consultations as the United States and Switzerland seek an ICAO meeting in Montreal. The Zurich Tel Aviv flight crash that killed 47 spurred the urgency.
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Associated Press
United States
International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
Pompidou Could Face Cold Reception in Congress
AP reports French President Georges Pompidou risked a cool reception in a joint session of Congress despite denials of taking sides in the Middle East crisis. In Santa Barbara, crowds clashed with police as demonstrators burned a patrol car and blocked streets on the UC campus before a Kuntsler speech.
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Washington
Middle East
Georges Pompidou
Congress
Santa Barbara
Calif
University of California
William Kunstler
Two kidnapped girls found unharmed in Missouri
The FBI says two Alabama sisters Tina Cain and Tiffany Cain aged 3 and 2 were recovered unharmed. John Messick 22 of Tucson was arrested at a Liberty home with the girls. Donald Bradford Lee Jones 23 faces state and federal kidnapping warrants.
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Kansas City
FBI
Alabama
John Charles Messick
Tucson
Ariz
Liberty
Tina Cain
Tiffany
Butler
Ala
Donald Bradford Lee Jones
Connec
Sageser Rites Held in Fort Worth
Funeral services for O B Sageser a former Childress bus driver will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Roseland Hill Baptist Church Fort Worth. Burial is in a Fort Worth Cemetery. He died Tuesday evening in a Fort Worth hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife Lorraine and one son and one daughter.
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O. B. Sageser
Fort Worth
Roseland Hill Baptist Church of Fort Worth
Sageser
Childress
Lorraine
Scamardo Trial Witness Holds Court Spellbound
In Edinburg Texas AP report key witness Percy Foreman gained extra time as Jerry Watkins testified about the killing of Sam Degelia Jr. Harrelson, charged with malice murder, is to be tried later. Scamardo is accused of offering 2000 dollars to kill Degelia, a former partner and friend.
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Edinburg
Tex
Pete Thomas Scamardo
Percy Foreman
Houston
Jerry O. Watkins
Watkins
Charles Harrelson
Sam Degelia Jr
McAllen
Degelia
Harrelson
Scamardo
Hearne
More witnesses to be called in Heatly probe
Federal grand jury in San Antonio will hear more testimony on the Heatly race as it meets for a third time. U S Attorney Wheatley said no more than four subpoenas would be issued and did not confirm whether State Rep W S Heatly would be called. Witnesses include Texas Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr and Dr John Hutchison of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service along with other contributors.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
W. S. Heatly
Paducah
U.S. Atty
Seagal Wheatley
Heatly
Texas
Martin Dies Jr
Jesse James
Texas House Appropriations
James
Leon Williams
Quanah
Zack Fisher
Memphis
Wheatley
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Williams
Extension Service
Hardeman County
Hutchison
Junior Banks of Childress Convicted for Worthless Check Swindle
FINED TUESDAY Junior Banks of Childress tried in County Court yesterday for swindling by worthless check found guilty and fined $15 and court costs and one day in jail.
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Childress
Rites Thursday for Mother of Booker T. Jackson
Mrs. Clara Jackson of Carlsbad New Mexico mother of Booker T. Jackson of Childress died at 4 p.m. Monday in Carlsbad after a two month illness. Funeral services and burial will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Carlsbad under West Funeral Home direction. Also surviving is son Edward Jackson who has lived with her nine years.
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Clara Jackson
Carlsbad
N.M
Booker T. Jackson
Childress
West Funeral Home
Edward Jackson
Bob Richardson Speaks at Cub Scout Banquet
Cub Scout Pack 61 hosted its Blue and Gold Banquet at First United Methodist Church Tuesday evening with highway patrolman Bob Richardson as guest speaker. He discussed police history using confiscated weapons for illustration while Donald Larned served as Cubmaster and Dr J E Shewbert offered invocations.
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Bob Richardson
First United Methodist Church
Richardson
Donald Larned
J. E. Shewbert
Bob
Two Programs Presented To Rotarians By Local Students
At today's Childress Rotary Club meeting two programs featured musical performances by Childress High School students and the Third Grade of Wilson School. Hubert Powers led the programs with the high school group including Benny Land Carol Mills Genie Allen Nancy Campbell Vicki Meadows and Keith Mills directed by Mrs J Frank Inman and Mrs William Collier. Guest Gaylord Renz attended.
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Childress Rotary Club
Childress
Wilson School
Hubert Powers
Benny Land
Carol Mills
Genie Allen
Nancy Campbell
Vicki Meadows
Keith Mills
Wilson
J. Frank Inman
William Collier
Gaylord Renz
Dizzy Dean Denies Link With Gambling Scandal
Phoenix AP Jerome Dizzy Dean declares he never joined a gambling syndicate and says his only involvement was placing a few wagers for a friend. He fights back tears as he leaves a hotel room briefing after a Detroit grand jury names him among ten indicted in a nationwide gambling case.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
Detroit
St. Louis Cardinal
Wagner Dies at 44 in Garden Valley Farm Laborer
Wilburt Elbert Wagner, 44, a farm laborer on the Bill Duke farm in Garden Valley, died suddenly of a heart attack at 3 30 p m Tuesday on the Duke farm. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Friday from Riley Funeral Home in Hamilton with burial in Jonesboro cemetery. He had lived about 15 years in the area and is survived by one brother Walton Wagner of Hamilton and three sisters Bertha Mason of Hamilton Pauline Bates of Odessa and Frances Kissell of Childress.
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Wilburt Elbert Wagner
Bill Duke
Garden Valley
Duke Farm
Riley Funeral Home
Hamilton
Tex
Jonesboro
Newberry’s
Wagner
City of
Childress
Walton Wagner
Bertha Mason
Pauline Bates
Odessa
Frances Kissell
Officials struggle with terrorism policy after Swissair disaster
US officials confront how to handle Arab airline terrorism as debate grows over hijacking and air shipments to Israel after two explosions on European to Tel Aviv flights. State Department opts for international discussions, avoiding a stop to flights to Israel. Swissair Flight explodes after takeoff from Zurich killing 47.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
State Department
United States
Israel
Europe
Tel Aviv
SVN Hands Lai Khe Base to ARVN as 1st Division Leaves
The U S Army transferred Lai Khe base camp to the ARVN 5th Division, marking a major step toward local responsibility for guarding northern Saigon approaches. With the 1st Infantry Division due to depart by April 15, Lt Gen Julian J Ewell notes the shift reflects a broader war trend.
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Lai Khe
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
United States
5Th Division
Army of the Republic of
Namese
Julian J. Ewell
3Rd Corps
25Th Infantry
SVN
Fair Weather Returns After Texas Rainfall
Rains that soaked much of Texas for four days tapered off today as skies cleared from the west. Heavy moisture was measured at several points overnight with hail noted in some areas but no report of serious damage.
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Associated Press
Texas
Maddox Ax Handles Clash in Capitol Restaurant
In Washington Maddox hands out ax handles in the Capitol restaurant sparking a confrontation with Rep. Charles Diggs who called the act an offensive racist symbol. Diggs demanded Maddox leave and later introduced a resolution asking governors to lose restaurant privileges.
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Washington
Maddox
U.S. Capitol
Coa
Charles C. Diggs
Dmich
City Tourism Plans Discussed at Chamber Meeting
A Tuesday night session of the Childress Chamber of Commerce Tourist Committee considered promoting the city to visitors. Ideas included identifying local attractions, creating a brochure, listing Fair Park reunions for outreach, and possibly locating a museum building. Attendees included Don Johnston as chairman and Dub Eikman Lloyd Luck and Bill Blackburn. Greenbelt 4-H Club to Meet March 2 at 7:30 pm to decide projects and hear method demonstrations from Rhonda and Londa Cameron.
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Childress
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Park
Don Johnston
Dub Eikman
Lloyd Luck
Bill Blackburn
Rhonda
Londa Cameron
Fire Disrupts Wire and Telephone Service in Alvord
An Alvord Texas booster station fire disrupted long distance service across Northwest Texas including Wichita Falls Childress and Vernon. Southwestern Bell crews worked around the clock to restore about 1 000 circuits and aim to have all service back by Wednesday night. The cause was not immediately known.
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Associated Press
Alvord
Tex
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Wichita Falls
Childress
Vernon
Texas
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Gene Joplin
Joplin
June Sanders
Palestine Guerrilla Command
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