Preston Smith Wins Democratic Nomination for Texas Governor
Lt. Gev Preston Smith a conservative businessman from Lubbock won the Texas Democratic nomination for governor, defeating Don Yarborough. Smith led with 545,721 votes to 406,758 and about 57 percent from 226 of 254 counties, aided by heavy spending on direct mail and newspapers.
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David Anderson Dallas
UPI
Gev Preston Smith
Lubbock
Texas
Smith
Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
Robert Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
Yarborough
Smith Wace
John B. Connally
Preston Smith
Smih
Houston
Don Yarbough
Smith wins big in Childress County runoff for governor
In a runoff, Preston Smith carries Childress County by about 3 to 1 over Don Yarborough for governor. Hazlewood loses to Joy in the Court of Civil Appeals race. Totals show Smith leading countywide with 958 votes to 306 for Yarborough and Hazlewood trailing Joy in several precincts including Northwest North-Northeast and South Childress. Absentee counts favor Smith.
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Childress
Preston Smith
Don Yarborough
Jack Hazlewood
Court of Civil Appeals, District Seven
Yarborough Hazlewood
James Jovy
Tell
High
Point Carey
Smith
Yarborough
Hazlewood
Joy
Harre! Chapel
Gilpin
School Board Accepts Bids For School Equipment
The School Board votes to accept bids from American Desk Company for furniture and office equipment for the new high school. A committee will negotiate with Gordon's Furniture and Fink Furniture over dining room bids, with details announced by Richard Bird.
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American Desk Company
Varia
Richard Bird
Littleton Ha- Vine
Charles Jones
Gordon's
Fink Furniture
Fishing Derby Date To Be Set Monday
Red River Sportsmen's Club will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the West Texas Utilities Community room to set the date for the annual Fishing Derby for Children. The Derby is held annually in Fair Park.
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Red River Sportsmen's Club
West Texas Utilities
Fair Park
Helen Keller Dies at 87 in Connecticut Home
Helen Keller, the blind deaf mute who rose from darkness to become a renowned advocate and author, died at her Easton Connecticut home on Saturday, just weeks before her 88th birthday.
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Helen Keller
Easton Conn
UPIT
Retired Teachers Plan Delayed Meeting Date
The Retired Teachers Organization will not meet this week as planned. President Lula Mae Carter says a later date will be announced.
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Virs
Lula Mae Carter
Dedication Of Greenbelt Lake Pageant Today
Formal dedication of Greenbelt Lake marks the five day celebration for the state’s newest sports and resort area. The ceremony starts at 1 30 p m with attendees urged to arrive by 1 p m. Races by the National Outboard Association follow, sponsored by the City of Clarendon, with dignitaries from the Water Rights Commission of Texas and the U S Department of Interior expected. Judge Otho Dent is the principal speaker.
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Greenbelt Lake
National Outboard Association
Clarendon
Shell Townsend
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Election Year Theme For 1968 Miss Childress Pageant
The 1968 Miss Childress Pageant sponsored by Childress Jaycees will start at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with nine local and area contestants. The winner advances to the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth this July. Advance tickets are on sale at 1.75 dollars, door price 2 dollars. Student advance tickets are 1 dollar, door price 1.25. Cochairs Coy Kendricks and David Carroll supervise the event with Don Gage handling judges and publicity, Dick Preston ticket sales, and Charles Christy pageant director. Three judges, including Glenn Shelton and Perryton residents Sarah and Charles Lovett, are named. master of ceremonies is to be announced.
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Childress Jaycees
Fort Worth
Cochairmen
Coy Kendricks
David Carroll
Don Gage
Dick Preston
Charles Christy
Glenn Shelton
Wichita Falls Record News
Sarah and
Charles Lovett
Perryton
Richard Huff Joins Annual US 287 Caravan to Canada
Mr and Mrs Richard Huff to take part in the US 287 caravan starting Wednesday in Dumont. They will join Saturday in Dubois for the national convention with officers and directors to be elected. The tour includes Yellowstone Park West Yellowstone Helen Montana Cardston Alberta Canada Lake Louise before returning home.
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Richard Huff
Canada
Dum
Huffs
Dubois
Yellowstone Nation
Saigon Battles Raze City Blocks In Viet Cong Assault
Viet Cong forces tore through western Saigon causing American and South Vietnamese units to destroy entire city blocks in a scorched earth stand near the Cholon district. The fight neared the Presidential Palace as US gunships and jets hit Vietcong positions and a Bien Loi Bridge defense battle raged nearby. Casualties included at least 204 Viet Cong killed and U.S. losses of 14 Marines dead and 102 wounded, with additional clashes farther north near Hue and Khe Sanh.
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Richard VY
Oliver Aigon
UPI
D—Viet Con
Saigon
Presidential
Tan Son Nhut Ai
Hue
Khe Sanh
U.S. Army
Bien Loi
U.S
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Be Gaulle in Control Strike Sparks Paris Protests
About 35,000 students led by Daniel Cohn-Bendit marched through Left Bank Paris streets in a major anti Gaullist protest. The nationwide strike faltered as De Gaulle maintained firm control and no violence was reported.
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Paris
UPI
Daniel Conh-Bendit
France
Charles de Gaulle
Montparnasse
Sorbonne University
Cohn-Bendit
Strasbourg
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Gaul
Central Texas storms lash wheat and cotton yields
Winds and heavy rain swept through Central Texas Friday night and Saturday, damaging crops in several areas. Farmers reported up to 3.80 inches in spots with hail in places and a cold front bringing thundershowers across the state. Some wheat was blown down while cotton fields suffered washouts, though many farmers believed crops could recover if dry weather returns.
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Tell
Aubrey Testerman
Clyde Nippert
Donald Monson
Cee Wee
United Press International
Texas
Weather Bureau
Wichita Falls
Abilene
San Angelo
el Paso
Six Youths Receive Degrees At Texas Tech
Six Childress youths were awarded degrees at Texas Technological College during the commencement in Lubbock. Clara Ann Robinson earned a Bachelor of Arts. Barton Wayne Havens Elizabeth Love Shahan and Larry Gayle Whitten received Bachelor of Science in education. Ronald Guy Jones earned electrical engineering. John Doran Wright earned mechanical engineering. Billy Duane Ferrer earned a Master of Education. Ray Gene Hutcheson earned a BSS in electrical engineering. Jackie M. Smith received a Bachelor of Science in physical education.
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Childress
Texas Technological College
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
Clara Ann Robinson
John Robinson
Barton Wayne Havens
Paul Havens
Elizabeth Love Shahan
T. A. Shahan
Larry Gayle Whitten
Charlie Whitten
Mr. Whitten
Ronald Guy Jones
Guy Jones
John Doran Wright
H. H. Wright
Billy Duane Ferrer
Estelline
Ray Gene Hutcheson
Jackie M. Smith
Childress High School
Paducah Youth In Serious Condition
Paducah youth Timmie Detwiler is hospitalized in Lubbock Methodist Hospital in serious condition after a personal safety related gunshot wound Thursday. He is the son of W. F. Detwiller of Paducah and was a 1967 Paducah High School graduate and Valley View farmer.
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Paducah
Timmie Detwiler
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
W. F. Detwiller
Young Detwiler
Paducah High School
Valley View
James A Joy Declared Apparent Winner for Civil Appeals Judge
James A Joy of Plainview leads in District Seven Civil Appeals race with 47,117 votes to 42,319 for rival Jack Hazlewood as 44 of 46 counties report. Joy born in Foard County carried Chil County. office vacated by Alton Chapman.
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James A. Joy
Plainview
New Bottling Machine For Dr Pepper Installed
A new Mode 50 Miller Hydro bottle washer is being installed at the Dr Pepper Bottling plant in Childress under installation engineer Glen Riddick of Great Bend Kansas. The plant is the largest yet in Childress and required moving and rearranging much equipment to fit the size. The plant serves six counties.
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Miller Hydro
Dr Pepper
Glen Riddick
Great Bend
Kansas
Childress
Evelyn Holland Crowned Greenbelt Queen in Clarendon Pageant
Evelyn Holland of Childress won the Miss Lake Greenbelt Queen title in Clarendon with strong support from the Alpha Zetas. Beverly Finley of Quanah earned first runner up, Debbie Bird second runner up, Nelda Stepp of Clarendon third, and Earla Carmack fourth, each backed by local groups and sponsors.
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Childress
Debbie Bird
Richard D. Bird
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Nelda Stepp
Clarendon
Nelda
Earla Carmack
Childress Rotary Club
Sam Carmack
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Organized Labor
Johnson
Connally
Ralph Yarborough
Gubercoe
I. Smith
Senate
Ane Trd Nxkareer’y Smith
Shell H. Townsend
Greenbelt
Childress County
Richard Huffs
Be Gaulle
By Allan Priaulx
FB. Hutchins
Red River
West Ranch
Allen Thomas
Northfield
Floyd Biddy
High Point
Kirkland
A. B. Clements
L. B. Holman
River Camp
FAA
Air Field
Anderson Mitchell
Baylor Lake
Paul Efird
B. P. Henderson
Texas Tech
James Joy
Evelyn Holland
Miss Evelyn Holland
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