Yarborough Drops Gubernatorial Bid in Texas Race Shifts
Len Ralph Yarborough declines to run for Texas governor saying he can do more as a senator. With Yarborough out, Preston Smith leads a crowded Democratic field while others like John Hill Eugene Locke and Waggoner Carr weigh campaigns. Republican options remain weak as Tower and Bush express reluctance.
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David Anderson Austin
Tex
UPI
Len Ralph Yarborough
Washington
Yarborough
Preston Smith
John Connally
Sec. of
John L. Hill
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Austin Tex
Texas
Sen
John Tower
Miami
Deadlines Loom For Voter Registration And Candidacy
Two deadlines press citizens to act. By January 31 eligible voters must register for all elections, with 2 818 registered by noon Saturday. February 5 is the filing deadline for precinct, county and district offices, with party chairs handling Republican filings and no filing fee expected for candidates.
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U. S. Fromm
Hospital Board
John F. Robinson Coss
Ray Taft
Toft
Apollo Lunar Module delay shifts moon landing to Jan 22
AP and UPI reports outline a four day postponement of the unmanned Apollo Lunar Module test flight due to fueling difficulties. The delay aims to ensure the craft can safely reach the moon and return.
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Cape Kennedy
Horace Henson Promoted to Store Manager
Horace Henson, former resident and son of Mr and Mrs W F Henson, was promoted to manager of the White Store in Boulder Colorado. He succeeds Archie Pearce who is reassigned to manage the Lake Side Store near Denver after 19 years with White.
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Horace Henson
W. F. Henson
Boulder
Cole Henson
Archie Pearce
Henson
Longmont
Colo
Pearce
Lakeside
Denver
Rites Held For Father Of Mrs. Mooney
Funeral services for Virgil Clifton Armstrong 65 father of Mrs Lorene Mooney were held at 2 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Chillicothe with Rev Don Rhoads officiating Interment followed at Chillicothe Cemetery Ward Funeral Home directed the services Armstrong died Thursday in a Chillicothe hospital after a lengthy illness He was born October 28 192 in Nocona and lived in Chillicothe since 1942 He retired from Burlington Railroad Survivors include his wife Carrie two sons Virgil Jr in West Covina California and Richard in Germany three daughters Margie Patterson Pettrolia Clifa Dale Davis Wichita Falls and Peggy Brake England one brother Newton Oklahoma City three sisters Myrtle Wright Lloyd Craxton Penny Wright all of Ryan Oklahoma 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild Mr and Mrs Mooney attended the services
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Virgil Clifton Armstrong
Lorene Mooney
First Baptist Church
Chillicothe
Don Rhoads
Ward Funeral Home
Armstrong
Nocona
Burlington Railroad
Mooney
Carrie
Virgil Jr
West Covina
Calif
Richard
U.S. Army
Germany
Margie Patterson
Pettrolia
Clifa Dale Davis
Wichita Falls
Peggy Brake
England
Newton
Oklahoma City
Myrtle Wright
Lloyd Craxton
Penny Wright
Ryan
US Offensives To Halt Viet Cong Threat Around Saigon
U S forces launched two pronged offensives south and east of Saigon aiming to trap Viet Cong forces threatening the capital. In the delta area 25 miles southwest, infantry and Riverine units closed a pincers while another push 12 miles east involved Australian troops in Operation Akron, with light combat reported.
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UPS
U.S
Saigon
Hanoi
Alvin B. Webb Jr
UPI
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North Vietnam
Yen Bai
Dmz
South Vietnam
Delta
The Fashion Shoppe Sale Dares Price Comparison
The Fashion Shoppe challenges shoppers to compare sale prices with rivals offering Suits Coats Sportswear and Mandy Dress at Half Price or less. Prices are slashed to attract bargain hunters across the region.
Bevers No 1 Coda Becomes Deep Test Near Childress
Pan American Petroleum Corporation No 1 Coda Bevers southeast of Childress is drilling below 7 625 feet. The test aims to Ellenberger at 8 100 feet and may reach Ellenberger above that depth.
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Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Surplus Foods To Be Distributed At 217 Ave A Northeast
Distribution of surplus commodities will be held Wednesday and Thursday from 3 30 am to 4 pm at 217 Ave A Northeast. Persons receiving commodities for others must have notes of authorization to be eligible.
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Ave
Duo Fined and Jailed for Theft
Robert Banks and Franklin Rose were arraigned in County Court and each fined 52 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 60 days in jail for theft. They pleaded guilty to stealing five batteries from Cooper and Woodruff and a battery and a radiator from Hyatt King. They were arrested by the Department.
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Robert Banks
Franklin Rose
Cooper and Woodruff
Hyatt King
Department
Public Favors Parking Meters In Close Vote
The Index surveyed ChilDress residents on parking meters with 154 in favor and 129 against. This week asks if Eugene McCarthy is fronting for Robert Kennedy, a broader question with wider, but still modest, interest.
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Childress
Fatal Suvu waterfront fire kills two fishermen
A flash fire on the Suvu waterfront Saturday killed two Korean fishermen and injured eight others. The blaze began when a match was struck while crews washed clothing in a bucket of gasoline.
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Suvu
Fiji
Air pact to open Bali to U S airliners and Garuda rights
Indonesia and the United States plan to sign an air agreement on Monday granting Garuda Airlines landing rights in Honolulu and San Francisco while opening Bali to U S airliners.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPD
United States
Bali
U. S
Garuda Airlines
Honolulu
San Francisco
Kaspernak in Critical Condition After Heart Transplant
Palo Alto doctors report Kaspernak 54 lapsed toward semi in a coma days after receiving a housewife's heart in America's first adult transplant. The patient worsened due to liver failure from bilirubin buildup, though he remained intermittently alert.
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Duston Harvey
Palo Alto
Calif
UPID
Mike Kasperak
Kasperak
America
Stanford University Medical Bulletin
Six Pennsylvania College Students Blinded by Sun After LSD Use
Norman M. Yoder said six Pennsylvania male college students, juniors, were permanently blinded after staring at the sun while taking LSD near their campus. The incident, kept private at the students’ request, echoes a prior Santa Barbara case. Two engineers must change career plans due to blindness. others pursue teaching, social service, and rehabilitation.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Norman M.yoder
Yoder
University of California At
Police Crush Plot to Murder Tito in Phnom Penh
Cambodian leader Sihanouk said police arrested Chinese nationals with four crates of grenades plotting to assassinate Marshal Tito on his upcoming official visit to Phnom Penh. He urged military courts to try the Khmer Reds and Blues swiftly and execute them if found guilty, warning independence would be at risk if Tito was harmed.
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Thailand
UPID
Tito
Yugoslavia
Phnom Penh
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Sihanouk
Marshal Tito
Indochina
Cambodia
John F. Kennedy
Karachi
Graham Steers Rally To Beat Childress In Tight 62 61 Win
Graham's Steers edged the Childress Bobcats 62 61 Saturday night after trailing most of the game. Childress led 51 43 after three quarters as wag Bruce Morey scored 24 for Childress and Ping Gough added 21 for Graham.
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Steers
Childress Bobcats
Childress
Cats
Wag
Bruce Morey
Ping Gough
Hats Only at Fashion Shoppe cee for $1.00
A brief sale note announces Hats Only at the Fashion Shoppe cee offering hats for one dollar. Limited quantities and details not provided.
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Cee
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