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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1966
Page
2
The IRS moved to collect a 1965 tax bill by seizing 36083 from Baez's bank accounts. Liens were filed in Monterey County and funds were extracted from a San Mateo county bank account to cover the amount.
The Town Council ruled on Wednesday that bus drivers may legally order children to relinquish seats to their elders, a rule intended to keep older passengers seated during trips.
UPI foreign analyst notes President Johnson backs Dean Rusk in pushing relaxed trade rules, while Congress resists amid anti Communist sentiment. Chamber of Commerce favors capping embargoed items, arguing policy diverts Western trade to Europe. Western firms target Poland Hungary and Yugoslavia for joint ventures, modernization, and expanded West aid and investment.
United Press International reports a line of thunderstorms across Texas with 1.06 inches of rain in Amarillo. Showers spread from the South Plains to West Texas and North Central Texas while overnight lows ranged from 56 to 73. Garden City Kansas saw 50 mph winds as Presidio posted 101 degrees for the national high.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a study into whether interstate buses should have seat belts after noting current design can fling passengers through windows in crashes. The inquiry will cover all interstate passenger operations and assess shoulder straps and mandatory use if belts are installed.
Admission list includes Mrs. Chris Rodriguez Mrs. Tom Graham Michael Williams Mrs. James Riddell and J. W. Burkett with sessions scheduled today. Afternoons start at 2 38 and evenings at 7.00.
A letter from a Childress merchant criticizes local stores that open on Memorial Day. The writer urges honoring fallen soldiers and respecting approved holidays, urging merchants to observe the holiday and avoid profiting from the observance. He questions why others would violate holiday norms and calls for collective adherence.
Treasury figures show withdrawals of 13.60 billion and deposits of 121.53 billion. Cash balance stands at 6497.09, with public debt around 32.14 trillion and gold totaling 1.353 trillion.
In Plymouth England UPI reports two names, Cornelius Tripe and John Bee, were dropped from a plan to select street names honoring former mayors, narrowing the list under consideration.
The 24 hour period ending at 11 am today reached 91 degrees at 3 and 4 pm with a 64 degree low at 4 am. June 2 1965 saw a 97 degree maximum and a 76 degree minimum, with hourly readings listed from noon to 11 pm and sunrise at 5 30 and sunset at 7 49.
Nelson leads a labor strike with pickets shouting Huelga and En Union Hay Fuerza to rally cantaloupe workers. Churches and volunteers offer food and clothing as Nelson tours stations urging workers to stay away from fields. Rio Grande City tied to the strike as a poor hub in Texas agricultural activity.
The hottest readings reported to the U.S. Weather Bureau excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 101 degrees at Presidio Texas and Phoenix Arizona. The morning low was 27 degrees at Oakland Maryland indicating a wide temperature spread across the region.
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