Bank Closing Probe Expands In Cotton Receipts Scandal
State and federal examiners broadened the inquiry into the sudden closure of First State Bank in Vernon Texas. The probe ties the bank’s failure to insufficient funds and possible use of cotton receipts as security without real cotton. FBI FDIC and a state task force lead the investigation, with 26 creditors and 11 banks across four states affected.
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Associated Press
Vernon
Tex
First State Bank
Dist
Atty
Bill Neal
FBI
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
North Texas
Frank McCowan
USS
Northern District of
Texas
Salvage dive planned for Andrea Doria 245 feet down
Two divers set to begin a 10 day salvage assault on the sunken Andrea Doria off Nantucket 45 miles away. They seek to recover cash bonds art treasures and jewelry valued at about 4 million dollars from the wreck once dubbed a floating art gallery.
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Fairhaven
Mass
Nantucket Island
Ehrlichman Denies Watergate Cover Up In Senate Hearing
Lawrence L. Knutson reports John D. Ehrlichman accused John W. Dean III of lying to the Senate Watergate committee and said the White House relied on Dean for information. Ehrlichman defended Nixon as a practical international politician and defended meetings as lawful, listing 22 sessions from June 17, 1972 to Election Day and asserting Dean overstated White House concerns about demonstrations.
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Associated Press
Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Dean
Nixon
John Dean
Ehrlichman
Democratic Party
Committee
H. R. Haldeman
Anthony T. Ulasewicz
Ulasewicz
Watergate
May Charge Policeman With Murder
Dallas Police Chief Frank Dyson said he will press for a murder indictment against policeman Darrell L. Cain in the death of handcuffed 12 year old Santos Rodriguez. A 13 year old boy was arrested as Cain and another officer investigated a North Dallas gas station break in around 2 45 a m.
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Dallas
Frank Dyson
Dyson
Darrell L. Cain
Santos Rodriguez
Cain
Two Charged In District Court
Bonds set at 2000 dollars for two men in district court. Eugenio Santo Guzman faces marijuana possession charges after arrest by city police. Darrell Wayne Jennings charged with driving while intoxicated second offense by the Department of Public Safety.
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Eugenio Santo Guzman
Darrell Wayne Jennings
Department of Public Safety
Price Summer Shoe Sale at Hope's Shoe Store
Hope's Shoe Store advertises a summer sale on footwear with discounts on various styles. Customers are invited to visit the shop for special prices and limited-time offers on popular shoes and accessories.
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Hope’s
Hijackers Blow Up Plane After Seige In Libya
Four hijackers blew up a Boeing 747 at Benghazi airport a few minutes after hostages and crew escaped via an emergency chute. Libyan troops arrested the hijackers as passengers fled about a quarter mile from the aircraft. The jet had held 139 aboard since Friday after taking off from Amsterdam and traveling via Dubai and Damascus before ending in Libya.
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Elias Antar
Associated Press
Benghazi
Libya
Amsterdam
Dubai
Persian Gulf
Damascus
Mediterranean
4-H Junior Rodeo To Be August 3 4
The 10th Annual Childress 4-H Junior Rodeo is set for August 3 and 4 at Old Settlers Arena in Childress. Over 200 youths up to 18 years old expected across eight events including bareback riding barrel racing and bull riding. Top finishers win sterling silver belt buckles and overall leaders get belt buckles. entry forms available from Lazy F Western Store or County Extension Office.
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Childress
Old Settlers Arena
Rnder
Lazy F Western
County Extension
Trammel Rites Planned for City Employee William B Trammel
Funeral services set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church for William Benton Trammel 63 a retired city mechanic died Monday at Childress General Hospital. Rev Truett White to officiate with burial in Childress Cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Pearl Cole Trammel and his mother.
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William Benton
Buddy) Trammel
Calvary Baptist Church
Truett White
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Jimmy Harman
Preston Shoffner
Odell Woods
Marvin Estell
C. E. Seal
Roy Hassell
Trammel
Rites Held For Mrs Rufus Vickers In Burleson
Funeral services for Mrs. Rufus Mary Self Vickers age 69 were held at 2 p m today at Jones Funeral Home Burleson. She died at 2 a m yesterday and lived in Alvarado Texas. Survivors include her husband four daughters a sister a brother and ten grandchildren.
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Rufus
Mary Self) Vickers
Ray Don Williams
Childress
Jones
Burleson
Vickers
Alvarado
Texas
Floyd Hardin
Eugene Nichols
Royce Mitchell
Midlothian
Williams
Grim Prospects Hang Over Phnom Penh Amid Siege
AP dispatch from Phnom Penh outlines three looming futures for the capital and its 1.5 million residents, all bleak. The insurgent army now at the city’s doorstep threatens a final, devastating confrontation.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Penh
Lon Nol
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Thailand
Death of G C Red Weightman Funeral Thursday
G C Red Weightman 67 died Monday at St. Anthony's Hospital after five years of confinement. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Childress Church of Christ with Eldon Sanders and J R Chism officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Weightman was a Kirkland resident and longtime Precinct Two employee.
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G. C
Red
Kirkland
Precinct Two
Childress County
Weightman
Immunization Deadline Barrells for Charlress Schools Fall Start
J E Martin superintendent warns Childress schools risk loss of accreditation if 90 percent of pupils are not immunized. State Board of Education requires 90 percent coverage for oral polio DTP measles and rubella. Martin urges parents to complete shots before school begins.
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Childress
J.E. Martin
Martin
State Board of Education
State Board of Health
Vivian Jones Funeral Services Set For Tomorrow
Funeral services for Vivian Earl Jones will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Central Christian Church where he was a deacon and trustee. Doug Morton to officiate. burial in Childress Cemetery by Newberry s. Jones died Monday in Houston after weeks of confinement. He was born in Stamford on April 13 1911 and moved to Childress in 1923. He served in World War II and worked at Norris Hardware before joining the Texas Highway Department. Survivors include his mother a brother in Houston a niece in Dallas and two great nieces.
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Vivian Earl Jones
Central Christian Church
Doug Morton
Childress
Newberry’s
Jones
Houston
Marvin Estell
Albert Feagin
Howard Preston
Bill Drake
Fay Eatherly
Glen Stiner
Walton Landrum
Waldo Epps
Mr. Jones
Stamford
Norris Hardware
Texas Highway Department
Childress Masonic Lodge No
T. C. Jones
Gordon
Bill Clark
Dallas
Bloodmobile Dates and Quotas for Red River Red Cross
The Red River Regional Red Cross Blood Program lists visits to Childress with quotas of 82 units. The schedule includes September 4 and December 11 this year, plus 1974 dates March 12 June 25 September 24 and December 10, all with 82 units targets.
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Red River
Red Cross
Childress
Directors Meet for Community Action Program Session
The Community Action Program directors will convene at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Community Action Center with Argus Burnett, director of the Panhandle Action Program, attending. Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic directors plan an 8 p.m. meeting Thursday in City Hall.
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Community Action Center
Argus Burnett
Panhandle
City Hall
Bobcat Boosters Plan Meeting For Greenbelt Bowl Prep
The Bobcat Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the West Texas Utilities building to elect officers and discuss concessions for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic.
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Bobcat Boosters
West Texas
Quiet Weekend Records See Few Arrests Here
In contrast to recent weekends, last weekend was quiet with one arrest by the Police Department and one by the Department of Public Safety.
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Police Department
Department of Public Safety
Fire destroys house at 808 Ninth Street No
A residence at 808 Ninth Street No was consumed by fire at 5 30 this morning per the Fire Department. Other details were not learned.
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Ninth Street No
City Council Meeting Tonight At City Hall
The City Council schedules a 7 p.m. session at City Hall this evening. Officials invite residents to attend and discuss upcoming agendas.
Annual High Point Reunion Planned for Fair Park Auditorium
The annual High Point Reunion will be held Sunday in Fair Park Auditorium. Registration starts at 10 a.m. Attendees are asked to bring a basket lunch.
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High Point
Fair Park Auditorium
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