Viet Cong Releases Two U S Civilians And A Filipino Woman
Viet Cong forces freed Thomas R Scales 44 of Matamoras Pa Robert W Monahan 41 of Brooklyn and Bellport N Y and Ophelia Baza wife of an Air America employee after six months in captivity near Xuan Loc Bien Hoa Province They were hospitalized for examination. U S officials said 48 Chinese fishermen were to be released from Hainan Island aboard an American destroyer with delays due to objections from Peking. The report also notes Tet cease fire talks and ongoing U S air operations over North Vietnam with several MIG 21 engagements and one F 4 Phantom damage.
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Bryce Miller
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Viet Cong Today
United States
Vietnam
Thomas R Scales
Matamoros
Robert W. Monahan
Brooklyn
Bellport
Ophelia Baza
Air America
U6 Central Intelligence Agency
Viet
Gulf
South Vietnam
Nha Trang
State Department
North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Hanoi
Inf
Thailand
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphone
Few Changes Expected In Current Draft Law
Washington dispatch notes Congress plans minimal changes to the Selective Service law before it expires at midnight June 30 1967. Officials say universal service is unlikely and a lottery or civilian service options may be discussed, but overall reform remains limited amid draft dissatisfaction. Defense leaders stress the necessity of conscription to maintain military strength despite proposed alternatives.
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Vietnam
Ted
Congress
United States
Defense Department
Peace Corps
Defense
Robert S
Voters to Elect Seven for Childress Hospital District
In a quiet off year Childress County voters will elect seven members to the Childress Hospital District. Current appointees J Frank Inman Russell Jones Clinton McGhee C R Dugan J S Randel Mrs J A Stinnett and Miss Christine Menefee may seek election.
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Buckley
Mike Wilson
Cecil Park
Basketball Meeting To Be Held Saturday
The Winter Kids Basket ball program meeting moved from Thursday to 10 a m Saturday at City Hall. Interested persons must obtain parental approval and return forms after taking them home for signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Papate
George M. Smith Dies in Dallas at 92
Funeral services for George M. Smith 92 a former Childress resident who died in Dallas after a short illness will be held at 4 p m Thursday in the Macon Douglas Funeral Chapel Burial will follow in a Dallas cemetery under Douglas Funeral Home of Dallas He was born October 5 1874 in Decatur Alabama and married Mary Etta King in 1898 Survivors include sons Porter Durward Gordon Glen Luster Ted Smith and others plus three daughters and 50 grandchildren
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George M. Smith
Childress
Dallas
Macon Douglas
Douglas Funeral Home
Dallar
Smith
Decatur
Alabama
Mary Etta King
Smiths
Childress County
Cottle County
Porter and Durward
California
Gordon
Albuquerque
N. M
Glen
Luster
Ted Smith
Sam Daugherty
Jess Jarvis
Frank Hawkins
Muleshoe
Dave Ricks
Frank Smith
Hereford
Art Heist Loot Recovered In London Nine Masterpieces Restored
Scotland Yard reports the recovery of eight art treasures stolen from Dulwich College gallery including three Rembrandts, three Rubens, one Elsheimer and one Don ranks. Police say three paintings found in London and secrecy was kept to prevent further damage. No arrests announced yet as investigation continues.
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John Meehan
United Press International London
UPI
Scotland Yard Today
Scotland Yard
Dulwich College Art Gallery
London
Streatham Common
Dulwich Gallery
Britain
Yard
Sanentae
Rees DB Festiond Yard
Winter Freeze Grips Texas With Clear Skies
A deep freeze swept Texas under clear skies with teens in West Texas and the Plains and 20s in the Panhandle. Lows ranged from 12 at Monahans and 13 at Junction to 40 at Galveston. No precipitation was reported as crops faced potential frost damage. Rio Grande remains largely unfrozen due to the brief duration of the cold spell.
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United Press International
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
West Texas
Plains
Panhandle
Monahans
Junction
Galveston
Rio Grande V
Hightower to discuss legislation impact at Childress dinner
State Se Jack Hightower will discuss how proposed legislation affects this district at a talk tomorrow. The event starts at 7 30 p m and will be held at the Childress Elks Lodge hosted by the Business and Professional Women's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hightower
Childress Elks Lodge
Scieaeed
Business and Profession
Powell Payroll Probes Stir Talk of Congress Misconduct
A column argues Congress cannot curb its discredited members led by Rev. Adam Clayton Powell. It notes inquiries into Powell payrolls and possible kickbacks, plus lavish public trips with women guests, and compares past Senate spendthrift practices to broader abuses by lawmakers.
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Congress of the United States
Adam _ Clayton Powell
Republic
Caribbean
House
Powell Committee
Powell
Europe
Loyes
Con
Adist
U.S. Senate
Senate
Ae Sens
Serva
Rocky Mountains
Sister of Mrs. Temple Dies in Higgins Texas
Mrs. Clevie Hahlaus 75 of Higgins died Tuesday morning in a Canadian hospital. Sister of Mrs. S. E. Temple a longtime Childress resident now in New Mexico. Services pending with Duenkel Funeral Home. Survived by husband Herman Hahlaus two sons two brothers and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevie Hahlaus
Higgins
Childress
Engine theft stalls car in ENO Finland
Toivo Pekkanen discovered the problem after opening the hood when the car would not start. The engine had been stolen, leaving the vehicle inoperable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eno
Finland
UPI
Toivo Pekkanen
Rotarians To Hold Assembly Here Friday
An agenda of the Rotary Club has been called for 7 30 p m Friday night at the Hotel Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Hotel Childress
Johnson Seeks Extra Funds for Vietnam War Costs
President Johnson will ask Congress for an additional 1 to 4 billion dollars for Vietnam war costs, raising the potential total defense spending for the year to about 67 to 68 billion. Administrations officials dispute the timing and scope, noting the extra funds cover the current fiscal year.
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LBJ
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Con
Administration
Vietnam
Defense Department
Deposits Rise at First National Bank
Deposits and assets of the First National Bank increased as activity continued upward, signaling growing financial strength for the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Rogers Names Nominees For Academies
Congressman Walter Rogers announced district nominees for appointment to the Military Academy at West Point Naval Academy at Annapolis and the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. Principal West Point nominees include Timothy Pat Flynn Darrell Schwab and John M Montague. Naval nominee is Montford III Johnson III and Air Force nominee is Joe Calvin Shields.
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Walter Rogers
U. S. Air Force
Military Academy
West Point
New York
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Rogers
Timothy Pat Flynn
Elma C. Flynn
Amarillo
Darrell Schwab
Stinnett, Deer
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Peking
Saigon
Vung Tau
Scales
Helen Scales
Matamoras
Monahan
Elizabeth Monahan
Se Aay
Texas Young Farmers
Young Homemakers
Corpus Christi
Truman Kidwell
Jimmy Hackler
Hackler
Teddy Hightower
Teddy
Area
Young Farmers
Area Association
Daniel Rapoport
England
Hightower
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