Johnson submits record 186.1 billion budget with defense rise
President Johnson sent Congress a 186.1 billion dollar budget highlighting selective domestic increases while pressing a 10 percent income tax surcharge to cover Vietnam costs. Defense leads spending at 79.8 billion, health and welfare rise to 51.4 billion, with deficits seen under current estimates.
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James L Srodes
Washington
UPI
America
Johnson
Congress
Great Society
Vietnam
U.S
Defense
John
Nixon enters race as confident but polls shake support
Richard M. Nixon becomes a live candidate for the Republican presidential nomination this week with a March 12 New Hampshire primary looming. Nixon plans a formal announcement before next weekend as Gov. George Romney campaigns in New Hampshire, while doubts linger about Nixon's ability to beat President Johnson and secure the convention nomination.
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Raymond Lahr
Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Nixon
White House
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Johnson
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Seal Services Held Here This Afternoon
Funeral services for Iva Pearl Birdie Seal 71 of Tell were set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Joe S. Allen and Rev. Moody Hicks officiating. Grandsons served as pallbearers. burial followed in Childress Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home. She died Saturday night at Childress General Hospital.
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Iva Pearl
Birdie) Seal
Tell
First Baptist Church
Registrants to Vote Drop at Courthouse Registration Booth
Downtown registration workers failed to appear Saturday and no ground floor booth opened at the courthouse. Assessor-Collector U. S. Fromm notes registration has slowed though blanks remain in the newspaper. Deadline to register for this year’s elections is Wednesday. A total of 3 445 had registered this morning.
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Taw
U. S. Fromm
Fromm
W. M. Stiner Dies at 71 in Childress County
William M. Stiner longtime teacher in Tell Olympus and Cottonwood later ran one of Childress first service stations and worked as a farmer He died at his home 54 Avenue C ow He was born March 21 1881 in Sacramento Calif and married Ruth Derden March 25 1908 in Kemp Survivors include wife three sons Glen Donald Raymond three daughters and four grandchildren Funeral services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Central Christian Church with burial in Childress Cemetery</analysis>
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William M. Stiner
Childress County
Childress
Avenue Cow
Mr Stiner
Sacramento
Calif
Kemp
Tex
Ruth Derden
Tell
Olympus
Cottonwood
Stiner
Central Christian Church
Woodmen of the World
Carlton Downing
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Harry Bellah
John Ballew
George West
Felton Lane
Johnny Ray Jones
Glen of
Donald
Dallas
Raymond
Paris
C. O. Turner
Amarillo
Emogene Miller
Fort Worth
Miss Magnet Stiner
Betty Crocker Award Goes To Karen Griffin
Karen E. Griffin of Childress High School won the 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for her written homemaking knowledge and attitude test score on December 5. She will compete for state and national scholarships and receive a silver charm, with state winners earning 1500 dollars and a 500 dollar runner up prize. The winning school gets Encyclopaedia Britannica sets, and state winners advance to the national contest in Minneapolis.
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Karen E. Griffin
Betty Crocker
Childress High School
General Mills
Karen
Minneapolis
Legion meeting set for Tuesday at 7 39 p.m
American Legson will hold a meeting at 7 39 p.m. Tuesday in the Legion building. All members are urged to attend and bring their wives.
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Legion
Red China and Korea warn US risks Asian war
Seoul reports China and North Korea accuse the United States of risking a new Asian war over the Pueblo seizure. North Korea vows to punish the 83 crew as U.S. forces bolster defenses and air and naval units move toward Korea.
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China
Korea
Charles A. Smith
Seoul
UPI
State Department
Kimpo
North Korea
New Delhi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Pueblo
United States
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Tokyo
Canberra
Japan
Peking Radio
Pyongyang
U.S. Pyongyang
Rodong Shinmun
Far East
North
South Korea
Three Car Pileup Injures One at Fourth Street
At 3 30 p m Sunday a three car crash at Fourth Street and Avenue F US Highway 287 left one person injured. Gladys Anice Benham of Childress stalled her eastbound car causing Beverly Valene Jose of Abilene to stop behind, then was struck by Deloris Ann Moody of Wellington. The rear impact sent Jose and Moody cars into heavy damage. the injured passenger was treated at Childress General Hospital for neck injuries.
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Fourth Street
Avenue F
Gladys Anice Benham
Childress
Beverly Valene Jose
Abilene
Benham
Deloris Ann Moody
Wellington
Moody
Jose
Childress General Hospital
Wayland Wright
Otis Burrows
Examinations For Jobs Held Here By Federal Agencies
Congressman Bob Price urges students to apply for summer federal jobs with a February 1 1968 deadline. Applications available at post offices or Price offices in Amarillo Pampa Washington. Exams will be in Amarillo Childress Dalhart Littlefield Pampa Perryton Plainview Lubbock and nearby Texas cities and nationwide.
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Bob Price
Civil Service Commission
Congressman Price
Amarillo
Pampa
Washington
Childress
Dalhart
Littlefield
Perryton
Plainview
Lubbock
Allies Cancel Truce Amid Invasion Threat Across Vietnam and Laos
Allied forces scrap the 36 hour Tet truce in the North South Vietnam battle zone. They say no cease fire in South Vietnam northern five provinces and for 175 miles above the border. A 40,000 strong North Vietnamese buildup around Khe Sanh signals a major offensive with Laos spillover.
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Eugene V. Righer
Ces
Nas US
Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Laos
North Vietnam
Michael Carmack Suffers Eye Injury
Seven year old Michael Carmack son of Mr and Mrs Don Carmack was taken to Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls after being struck in the eye by a dirt clod while playing in the yard. Local physician called the injury serious and the family sought treatment Sunday afternoon.
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Michael Carmack
Don Carmack
Bethania Hospital
Wichita
Michael
Carmack
Intensified search for two missing submarines continues
In France the Minerve is believed located by sonar after vanishing Saturday with 52 sailors aboard. In Cyprus Israeli crews probing for the Dakar report unidentified radio signals from a submarine with 69 aboard but cannot confirm identity while oil slicks and debris are checked in the two areas.
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Loulon
France
UPI
Nicosia
Cyprus
Dakar
Mediterranean
Onan
Jerusalem
Youth Council Members Attend District I Conference
Nine local Youth Council members plus Mr and Mrs W L Eikman and Miss Barbara Waybourn attended the District I Texas Youth Conference in Amarillo. About 400 north Texas students joined seminars on LSD drug addiction alcoholism and crime and elected district officers. Attendees included Danny Havins Orinda Eikman Kay Campbell Todd Nelson Ben Bob Walker Donna Garrison Althea Allison Lileesa Wyatt Judy Henderson. Dub Eikman and Monty Cameron announced receipt of a letter making the group a member of the state organization.
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W. L. Eikman
Barbara Waybourn
Texas
Amarillo
North Texas
Danny Havins
Orinda Eikman
Kay Campbell
Todd Nelson
Ben Bob Walker
Donna Garrison
Althea Allison
Lileesa Wyatt
Judy Henderson
Mothers' March Total Nearing $1,100
The Mothers' March total reaches 1094 dollars with four section captains unreported. Mrs. Bob White, National Foundation Fund Drive chairwoman, announced. The Block of Dimes by Alpha Zeta Juniors added 38 dollars. NF canisters in businesses will be picked up Wednesday by the Bonehead Scouts.
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Bob White
National Foundation Fund Drive
Alpha Zeta Juniors
Bonehad
Graveside Rites for Mrs. Hat tie Holland Tuesday
Graveside services for Mrs. Hattie Alma Holland 73 of Amarillo will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Childress Cemetery under Schooler Gordon of Amarillo. Funeral services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fairview Baptist Church in Amarillo with Dr. Ford officiating. Mrs. Holland died Saturday in an Amarillo hospital. A native of Aledo Texas she lived in Amarillo since 1951 moving from Dallas. Her husband J. D. Holland buried in Childress Cemetery in 1948. Survivors include son James of the home 10% Pryor of Amarillo daughters Mrs. W. Dillard of Bloomington California and Mrs. Jeanne Space of Amarillo sisters Mrs. W. W. McCracken Weatherford Mrs Ola Walker Dallas and Mrs. Tillian Young Cleveland Arkansas six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Hattie Alma Holland
Amarillo
Childress Cemetery
Schooler Gordon
Fairview
James
Pryor
W. Dillard
Bloomington
Calif
Jeanne Space
W. W. McCracken
Weatherford
Ola Walker
Dallas
Tillian Young
Cleveland Ark
Best Dressed Contest Open in Childress Again
The long running Best Dressed Woman contest in Childress returns for another year with many inquiries and nominees. Favored entrants include Mrs. Earl Harwell Mrs. John Starkey Mrs. Bert Hargrave Mrs. Sam West Mrs. Ray Green former BDW Mrs. Carroll Holleman and Mrs. Lee Hollingsworth. Nominees may be submitted to The Index by mail or call 7-2525 before February 13. The 1968 winner will be announced February 18 in the society section.
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Pot Pourri
The
Index
BDW
Earl Harwell
John Starkey
Bert Hargrave
Sam West
Mrs. L Darby Rites Held in Estelline
Funeral services for Mrs. L Darby 82 longtime Estelline resident were conducted at 2 30 p m at the First Methodist Church Estelline with Rev Elmer Ward Rev James Futch and Rev E G Johnson officiating Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery Svicer Funeral Home directed the services She died Saturday at her home born October 30 1885 in Bosque County Texas had lived in Estelline 60 years She is survived by a husband two daughters Frankie Walker and Lillie Zora Crump two brothers C W Simpson Jess Simpson and Rufus Simpson two sisters Mrs Mal Tucker and Mrs Dea la Ritchie two grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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L. Darby
First Methodist Church
Estelline
Elmer Ward
James Futch
Plains
E. G. Johnson
Assembly of God Church of
Fairview Cemetery
Svicer Funeral Home
Bosque County
Texas
Frankie Walker
Lillie Zora Crump
Brownsville
C. W. Simpson
Ben Wheeler
Jess Simson
Grand Saline
Rufus Simpson
Irving
Mal Tucker
Duncan
Okla
Dealoa Ritchie
Greenbelt Bowl Directors Schedule 7 30 P M Meeting
Greenbelt Bowl directors will meet at 7 30 p m tonight at Eubank Park Drug. President K Wilcoxson urges all directors to attend.
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Eubank Park Drug
K. Wilcoxson
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Moody Hicks
Assembly of God
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Joe Dudley Seal
Newberry Funeral Home
Sewell
C. E. Seal
Berlin
Oklo
Delbert
Carroll Seal
W. I. Lambert
Frank Inman
J. H. Brown
Clovis, N.M
Edna Law
Elk City
Forest Baker
W. M. Stiner
Karen Griffin
American Legion Meeting
Mwonsan
Sasebo
Miles
Sea OF Japan
Pacific Ocean
Ikorea
Hattie Holland
J.L. Darby
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