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Newspaper

Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1968

Page

6

Soldier Carrick Participates in Chu Lai Artillery Assault

Pfc. Larry N. Carrick, 23, took part in a recent artillery attack near Chu Lai with 105mm howitzers. The battery involved was Battery B, 1st Battalion, 14th Artillery, airlifted to a hilltop position 15 miles northwest of Chu Lai, as part of ongoing America operations. Carrick is with B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery near Binh Son and has been in Vietnam since early fall. He is married to Carolyn R. Mooney, residing with her parents, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Carrick of Cee Wee.

Chu Lai Vietnam Larry N. Carrick 198Th Light Infantry 14Th Artillery America Carrick 16Th Artillery Binh Son Carolyn R. Mooney Ray Mooney Cee Wee

Spanish protests over Gibraltar air space and ship harassment

The Spanish government delivered two notes to the British embassy protesting alleged harassment of Spanish ships around Gibraltar and violations of Spanish air space by British planes.

Gibraltar Madrid UPI

Marines Describe Successful Two-Man Kill Over North Vietnam

Two U S pilots reported a two man crew firing a missile into a MIG 17 tailpipe causing the jet to crash. It marked the 10th confirmed MIG kill by American pilots in air combat over North Vietnam. US officials note three American F4 Phantoms were lost this week including two Thursday and one Tuesday.

Gage One North Vietnam U.S Hanoi

Former paratrooper accuses Jackson of risky Miami exile flight

An agency spokesman cites an unconfirmed report of a passenger on Jackson's takeoff amid exile efforts against Castro. Jackson, a former Army paratrooper, reportedly bought a two passenger 1946 aircraft for aerial photography and parachuting after failing to find a pilot. His mother in California says he was violently anti Castro and moved to Miami years ago to fight the regime.

Page One Jackson US Army Sky Miami Azalie Timmerman Santa Anna Calif

Chicago teen gets max for assault on detective in court

Tyrone Kelley, 18, was found guilty of simple battery against Chicago Transit Authority Detective Donald Lattin. He punched the detective in court, triggering the judge to raise the sentence to the maximum six months in jail.

Chicago UPI Tyrone Kelley Hicago Transit Authority Donald Lattin Kelly Lattin

Johnson's State of the Union speech draws crowd

The piece argues Johnson earned strong applause by declaring a crime crackdown and promises action. It contrasts his stance with Humphrey in 1966 and questions rioting rhetoric. The author urges empowering existing law enforcement over expanding federal personnel and criticizes court limits.

Lyndon Johnson Hubert Humphrey Congress

Yoder Suspended Over Fabrication of Supporting Forms

Shafer said Yoder admitted he was the only person involved in the fabrication and forged forms to back the story. Yoder, who has been commissioner for the blind since 1959, was suspended immediately from the $20,600 annual post after being blinded as a child by a baseball bat.

Shafer Yoder

Public notice of eminent domain hearing in Childress County

State of Texas cites all persons with title or interest in Lot 8 Block 109 and Lots 4 and 6 Block 114 Fairview Addition Childress to appear at a Special Commissioners hearing. The hearing on February 25, 1968 at 10:00 AM at the Childress County Courthouse addresses damages for condemnation requested by the State Highway Commission.

State OF Texas Fairview Childress Childress County Texas C. E. Crews Farmers and Mechanics State Bank Blair Hughes S. F. Jones Catherine Jones Louise Lowry Healy State of

Sailors seek asylum and desert fears on Enterprise voyage

Japan reports pacifist efforts to sway Enterprise crewmen as 5,250 sailors face desert pressures. Four USS Intrepid crewmen seek asylum in Sweden after being allowed liberty near Sasebo, joined by Truxton and Halsey personnel in a regrouping outside the base.

Kent Liston Lee Enterprise Intrepid Sweden U.S Sasebo

Coast Guard Rescue Party Stymied as Lifeboat Damaged

A Coast Guard cutter Absecon failed to deploy its lifeboat from a stricken Dutch freighter amid a stormy Atlantic voyage. In Geneva officials foresee a US Soviet draft treaty to curb nuclear weapons ready for global signing by late spring or early summer.

Coast Guard Absecon Atlantic Geneva UPI

Severe rainfall and flooding hit South Texas towns

The Weather Bureau forecast lingering heavy rain across the upper coast with isolated up to an inch and a half. A front moved to the Gulf and should exit the state by Saturday while Rio Grande Valley thunder showers caused minor hail and flooding. San Antonio faced a major cloudburst. roads flooded and residents sought higher ground as Blanco River Cypress Creek Nueces and San Antonio River rose along drainage routes.

Gulf Rio Grande Valley Mission San Antonio Johnson City Blanco River Cypress Creek Nueces River

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