Goldwater Near First Ballot Victory In Delegates Vote
UPI tally shows Barry Goldwater with 445 delegates pledged and another 170 likely from remaining states, edging toward the 655 needed. California results and upcoming state conventions in Alabama Colorado Hawaii Texas and more boost his position while Rockefeller remains a remaining obstacle.
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Washington
UPI
Len Barry Goldwater
United Press International
Arizona
California
San Francisco
Alabama
Colorado
Hawaii
New York
Goldwater
Texas
Idaho
New Mexico
Virginia
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Hockefeller
Rao
Willam Scranton
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Maxwell to Represent Post at Boys State in Austin
Robert Maxwell, son of Mr and Mrs Nolan T Maxwell, left for Austin to serve as Cox Farr American Legion Post's representative at Boys State for a week. The Childress High School senior was an alternate for Jimmy Don Wilson, who was injured playing baseball Monday night and could not go.
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Robert Maxwell
Nolan T Maxwell
Austin
Cox-Farr
American Legion Post
Boys State
Young Maxwell
Childress High School
Jimmy Don Wilson
Wilson
Price Speaks To Jaycees On District Needs
Republican candidate Robert C. Price told the Pampa Jaycees that the 18th District knows its communities best and federal bureaucrats cannot govern better. He warned against “free” government money and urged restoring dignity and freedom. Guests Bill King Pat Gage and Joe Thurman also attended.
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Robert C
Bob) Price
18Th Congressional District
Jaycees
Pampa
Price
Bill King
Pat Gage
Joe Thurman
Relative of Local Resident Dies in Cleburne
Funeral services for Dr Otha Neville Morgan 82 were held in Cleburne where he had been a longtime resident. He died Sunday night after several weeks illness. He opened his practice in 1911 and retired last year. He was active in civic and church affairs and a charter member of the Presbyterian Church at Cleburne.
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Otha Neville Morgan
Cleburne
Charles Boyd
Childress
Morgan
Presbyterian Church
Meeting Arrangements For Region One Conference
Directors of Region One of the Texas Association of Assessing Officers will plan the Childress meeting at a directors session in Amarillo tonight. About 60 to 70 attendees are expected as the one day event is prepared by Joe Thurman and Morris Higley who will coordinate arrangements.
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Texas Association of Assessing Officers
Childress
Amarillo
Joe Thurman
Morris Higley
Greenbelt Bowl Directors Set Meeting Ahead of Classic
Greenbelt Bowl Inc sponsors of the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic announce a 7 am meeting tomorrow at Gay's. Mor ris Higley president says the game is scheduled for August 15.
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Greenbelt Bowl, Inc
Gay's
Morris Higley
Oil Test Site Near Kirkland Ready for Deep Drilling
A road is bladed and a slush pit prepared for the British American E V Perk deep test southeast of Kirkland. The test, announced weeks ago, will re-enter an old hole and deepen to 8500 feet after being drilled to about 4600 feet where oil is produced. Drilling equipment is expected to be moved in this week.
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E. V. Perkins
Kirkland
Seventeen Complete First Aid Course at City Hall
Seventeen men received certificates after completing a ten hour First Aid course taught by Russell Moore of the Texas Highway Department office. The program qualifies recipients to provide temporary aid until a doctor arrives. Names include Roy Hassell G A Williams Raymond Lassen Richard Bellah Francis Sport Don Burchett Bobby Huff Robert Nelson Guy Burton Raymond Love Kenneth Loter R L Miller Louis Sally Charlie Moore A T Williams John Ballew and Y B Merrell.
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City Hall
Russell Moore
Texas Highway Department
Roy Hassell
G. A. Williams
Raymond Lassen
Richard Bellah
Francis Sport
Don Burchett
Bobby Huff
Robert Nelson
Guy Burton
Raymond Love
Kenneth Loter
R. L. Miller
Louis Sally
Charlie Moore
A. T. Williams
John Ballew
Y. B. Merrell
Former Childress Resident Dies in Dallas
Bob Owen about 60 died this morning at his Dallas home. He was a former Childress resident and brother to Bill Owen of Sapulpa Clyde Owen of La Grange and George Owen of Los Angeles, with several sisters surviving. The body will be sent to Childress by Newberrys for arrangements pending.
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Bob Owen
Dallas
Mr. Owen
Childress
Bill Owen
Sapulpa
Okla
Clyde Owen
la Grange
George Owen
Los Angeles
Calif
Newberry’s
Bush Warns Of Friday Smear In Senate Runoff
George Bush warned campaign workers of last minute smears ahead of Saturday's Texas Senate runoff with Jack Cox. Cox urged federal probe into alleged $5,000 overcontributions while Baker attacked Rep. Joe Pool in the Democratic runoff for congressman at large in Beaumont.
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United Press International
George Bush
Jack Cox
Bush
Houston
Cox
Senate
Robert W. Baker
Joe Pool
Baker
Beaumont
Pool
Johnson
Texas
Johnson Approves Plans To Increase Military Efforts
Johnson approves measures to intensify the U.S. military campaign in South Viet Nam and seeks a formula to block Communist advances in Laos. Officials say no immediate plans for mainland troop intervention or atomic action, but options could be kept open if the crisis worsens.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
South
Laos
White House
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S McNamara
Honolulu
Southeast Asia
Rusk
McNamara
Hawaii
Cal Area
U.S
Severe Weather Alert Issued for Northwest Texas and Oklahoma
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts scattered severe thunderstorms with hail and possible tornadoes from 1 30 p m to 7 30 p m across Northwest Texas and Central and Southwestern Oklahoma The area extends 60 miles on either side of a line from 80 miles south of Childress Texas to 10 miles east of Tulsa Oklahoma The forecast area also covers segments near Abilene Jacksboro and the Red River while radar shows light rain showers along bands north of San Angelo to Abilene and south of Wichita Falls
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Oklahoma
Childress
Tex
Tulsa
Okla
Afton
Dickens
South Plains
Abilene
Jacksboro
Nocona
Red River
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls Sheriff Indicted on 12 Counts
Wichita County Grand Jury indicted Sheriff Hammett Vance on 12 counts of perjury forgery and false swearing. Indictments claim fraudulent expense accounts forged documents and lodging receipts signed by non existent employees. An order for removal was to be served.
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Wichita Falls
UPI
Wichita County Grand Jury
Hammett Vance
Vance
Ham Vance
Grand Jury
Florida
Acee
Marie Cavet
Cavet
Four To Attend State Meeting For Childress Club
Four Childress Business and Professional Women will represent the local club at the 44th Annual Texas B and PW Convention in Fort Worth Friday through Sunday. Attending are Mrs. Glen Stiner Mrs. Willard Williams Mrs. Ray Green and Miss Alyeen Ater. The event features a Sound of Music matinee at Casa Manana and ends with a Sunday morning breakfast for members and State Past Presidents.
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Childress
Texas B and PW
Fort Worth
Glen Stiner
Willard Williams
Ray Green
Alyeen Ater
Ater
Sound of Music
Casa Manana
Regional Road-e-o Set For Saturday
The Regional Jaycee Teen Age Road-e-o will be held Saturday morning on Commerce Street south of Fair Park. Invitations were sent to all Jaycee clubs in the region, but only Paducah and Childress have entered. Childress will be represented by Ronald Clift Ronald Tucker and Anthony Shires, while Paducah will send its top three winners. The two regional winners advance to the state contest in Mesquite on June 26 21. Automobiles for the regional event are supplied by Cline Motor Company of Childress.
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Cline Motor Company of
Childress
Secret WWII submarine capture told by Jack Adams
Childress resident Jack Adams recalls the 1944 U S Navy Task Force 22 3 seizure of the German submarine U 505. He saw film of the event on a canceled The Silent Service episode and notes that the submarine carried the master code book, while the Germans changed torpedoes to counter magnetic and sound tracking devices.
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United Press International
U. S. Navy
Jack Adams
Childress
Adams
U. S
Guadalcanal
Norfolk
Bermuda
California GOP Doubt Swing To Right After Narrow Goldwater Win
In San Francisco, UPI reports California Republicans view Goldwater's 51-49 win over Rockefeller as a minority victory. They note about 38 percent of the 2.9 million registered Republicans backed Goldwater, signaling no clear shift to the right ahead of the national convention.
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GOP
San Francisco
UPI
California
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Light Showers Slow County Wheat Harvest I
Childress County reports slowed wheat harvest as showers moved through last night. Rain amounts ranged from traces to light showers with .15 inch at a reporting station and .05 inch at the FAA air field station.
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Childress County
Childress
FAA
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