Buddhist Crisis Ends as Military Junta Talks Fail
Buddhist and military leaders reached a fragile agreement to end Saigon's three month crisis but mobs burned the U.S. consulate in Hue and an effigy of President Johnson. Thich Ho Giac urged reforms and warned of further riots if Ky does not include religious and political leaders in the regime. Minh survived an attack as violence spread to Saigon and Hue with mobs torching buildings and a grenade injuring the monk and driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Miller
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Saigon
Johnson
U.S
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Ky
Giac
U.S. Navy
Kys
Minh
Thich Tam Chau
Vien Hoa Dao
Nursing Home To Be Constructed In Childress
City Manager Louis Sally announced a $175 000 Taylor Nursing Home will be built in Childress between 16th and 17th streets on Avenue G Northwest. The 60 bed facility will employ about 25 staff, with the city asked to lay water and sewer lines to serve the site. the council will discuss at the next meeting. Four Taylor Nursing Homes already operate in Wichita Falls Altus and Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Louis Sally An
17Th
Avenue G
Taylor Nursing Homes
Wichita Falls
Altus
Okla
Vernon
Gemini launch postponed again due to technical problems
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan sat in their capsule as last minute issues forced another scrub of the Gemini flight. Guidance system data delays and concerns about a satellite’s protective shroud thwarted liftoff, with a six minute window to catch a 185 mile orbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Rossiter Jr
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Cernan
Stafford
Texas Denies Draft Shortfall Blames Ethnic Groups
Texas selective service director Col Morris Schwartz defends the state's draft system as highly efficient and attributes a higher rejection rate to presence of ethnic groups in the population. He counters Republican claims that Texas calls fewer men than Michigan, noting local boards and defense decisions. Griffin, a Michigan senator, helped direct the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPS
Texas Selective Service
Morris Schwartz
Washington
Texas
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Schwartz
Griffin
Senate
Coin Clubs Will Meet In Quanah
Area coin clubs will gather June 5 in Quanah for a Dutch lunch and a swap and trade session. The Dutch-treat meal is at 1 15 p m at Dutchs Cafe and the session starts at 2 30 p m in the First National Bank club room. Collectors are expected from Childress Memphis Electra Vernon and from Altus and Hollis Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quanah
First National Bank
Childress
Memphis
Electra
Vernon
Altus
Hollis
Okla
Rotary program on driver education at Childress Club
Richard Hughett and Bobby Hart, summer driver education instructors at Childress High School, spoke at the Rotary Club meeting. Hughett described the classroom portion in two phases while Hart covered the six hour driving and observation segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hughett
Bobby Hart
Childress High School
Rotary Club
Hughett
Hart
Absentee Ballots Cast In Texas Run-Off
Absentee voting was slow in Childress and statewide with 10 ballots cast before the 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline. Saturday voting runs 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the courthouse voting box for the runoff between Franklin Spear and Crawford Martin for Attorney General, per County Democratic Chairman John Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
John Robinson
Franklin Spear
Crawford Martin
Negroes Win Offices in Alabama Primary Runoff
In a historic rural Alabama primary runoff in Birmingham, Black candidates defeated white opponents for sheriff, tax collector, and the Board of Revenue amid racial unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
UPT
Board of Revenue
Alabama
Near Perfect Trip Continues For Surveyor On Moon
The 2194 pound Surveyor spacecraft nears a gentle touchdown in the Sea of Storms as Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers report a flawless midcourse correction. Transmission will begin with a view of a probe leg before panoramic surface images, aiming to show crust firmness ahead of a potential 1969 manned landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Bothwell
United Press International
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Americas
Surveyor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cape Kennedy
JPL
U.S
Canvassing of Hospital Votes Thursday
County commissioners and the county judge will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday in the courthouse to canvass the ballots cast May 28 on the hospital district proposal and an $800,000 bond issue for a new hospital. Both projects passed by slim majorities, with a 24 vote margin for the district and a small margin for the hospital. The court will name the first hospital Board of Managers after canvassing and approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
Markets Trim Losses Near Noon With Modest Decline
Stocks eased from morning losses by afternoon with the UPI indicator showing a 0.19 percent drop on 1,299 issues. Dow averaged 882.73, down 1.34, while rails fell 1.15. Airlines rose as Tex Instruments, Collins Radio, RCA and others posted gains. Kodak regained losses. several firms gained or slipped modestly amid mixed tech and steel moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
United Press International
Dow-Jones
KLM
Braniff
Delta
Texas Instruments
Collins Radio
RCA
Fairchild Camere
Zenith Ito
Honeywell
IBM
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
du Pont
Kodak
Polaroid
Xerox
Teledyne
Comsat
Korvette
May
Smith- Kline & French
Johnson & Johnson
US Bombing Mission Greatest in War Against North Viet Nam
UPI reports the US Air Force mounted its largest operation of the war against North Viet Nam, hitting an eight square mile Yen Bay supply complex 80 miles northwest of Hanoi. Three US jets were lost, a pilot rescued, others missing. Navy and Air Force teams conducted about 300 sorties the day after allied raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Yen Bay
Hanoi
Communist
China
Brazelton
Inglewood
Calif
Bowman
Deby
Kan
Hig
Navy
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
Spears Charges Martin With Split Interests In Runoff
State Senator Franklin Spears charged Crawford Martin with split interests in the Texas attorney general runoff, alleging Martin worked for five private clients while drawing state pay as secretary of state. Spears cited land-sale profits and other cases as proof of a “clique-backed” campaign against the public. Martin drew endorsements from Gov. John Connally and 13 state senators, with Hazlewood praising him as an outstanding attorney general candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Franklin Spears
Crawford Martin
San Antonio
Spears
Drew Pearson
Percy Lee Curtis
Martin
Curtis
John Connally
Hazlewood
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Aid
Thoe
People of
Texas
Austin
Fort Worth Bank Bid Wins School Bonds Sale
The Fort Worth National Bank and Russ and Co. combined bid $900000 for a new high school and remodeling projects was accepted by the school board at a special meeting. The deal includes bond refinancing after 18 years at an average 4.16 percent over 25 years. other bids ranged from 4.17 to 4.37 percent. Remaining funds will be deposited locally for summer remodeling and short term government bonds to earn interest. A base bid from Timmons Construction Co. Amarillo for heating upgrades and controls was also accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forth Worth National Bank and Russ and Company
First National Bank of Dallas
Rowles- Winston and Co
Texas Bank and Trust Company
Mercantile National Bank of Dallas
Dittman and Co
Gene Smith
Sim Vaughn
Jack Gray
Lubbock
Timmons Construction Co
Amarillo
Interviews Begin Thursday for Childress Manufacturing Jobs
Industry applicants for Childress Manufacturing Corp will be interviewed Thursday Friday and Saturday at the Childress Hotel per plant manager Alva Wheeler. Each interview lasts twelve minutes. Equipment arrivals start Monday and installation begins. Initial production will be women and girls dusters. Wheeler and Billy Cogbill seek two houses with two or three bedrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Manufacturing Corp
Childress Hotel
Alva Wheeler
Wheeler
Billy Cogbill
Light Showers Bring Mild Texas Weather
A few small showers fell over the High Plains with patchy fog in South Texas. Texas moved into June with generally June like weather as most areas saw fair skies and mild temperatures. Overnight lows ranged from 56 at Dalhart to 76 at Presidio. Forecasters expected scattered thundershowers to build in West Texas late today. No Central and Northeast Texas tonight and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
High Plains
Texas
Dalhart
Presidio
West
Central
Rogers Announces Army Salt Studies Released
Congressman Walter Rogers announced that Part Two of the Army Red River Basin studies on water pollution control for Jonah and Salt Creek near Estelline has been completed. The plan includes brine collection, evaporation reservoirs, and substantial sediment and brine storage across Areas XIII and XIV, with total storage around 142,490 acre feet at the spillway crest. The study, part of the national water pollution control project adopted in 1959, was submitted too late for this session but may be reviewed by the Bureau of the Budget Interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rogers
Department of the Army
Arkansas Red River
Congressman Rogers
Jonah
Salt Creek
Prairie Dog
Red River
Estelline
Saltreek
Little Red River
Prairie Dog Town
Rogsers
Congress
Rogers
Bureau of Bud
Fund Started For Philpott
A fund for Harrison Philpott has been started and donations may be sent to First State Bank contacts Eric White Ray Moon or Roy Key. Philpott is reported doing as well as can be expected after surgery in Amarillo for left hand and arm amputation following an electrical shock near Memphis. He remains in the hospital isolation unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Philpott
Eric White
Ray Mooney
Roy Key
First State Bank
Philpott
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
Memphis
Services For Mrs Sheffield In California
Funeral services for Mrs. Alton B. Sheffield Jr. of Fresno California will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Fresno. She died early. Survivors include her husband Alton Jr one daughter and two sons. Sheffield was nephew of Belves Bailey of Childress and formerly lived here with his parents Mr and Mrs A B Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton B. Sheffield Jr
Fresno
Calif
Safety Council leader: Pieag Johnson's traffic plan far short
The National Safety Council president said Pieag Johnson's traffic safety proposals are far short of what is needed. He urged stronger measures to reduce accidents and improve road safety nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Pie Ag Johnson
New State Park Aims to Link Texas Big Wetlands and Fauna
Texas announces a plan to turn its richest wildlife area into a new state park in collaboration with the Parks and Wildlife Department. The project seeks to protect flora and fauna while providing public access and educational opportunities.
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Texas Big
Parks and Wildlife
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