Nixon vows strong defense against unilateral disarmament
President Nixon, addressing Air Force Academy graduates in Colorado Springs, rejects unilateral disarmament and warns against appeasing isolationists. He argues the U S must resist retreat from world duties while detailing clashes with domestic critics and foes of military power. He plans trips to California and the Midway Islands for talks with President Thieu.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
UPI
Nixon
U.S
United States
Czechoslovakia
Air Force Academy
California
Midway Islands
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Falcon Stadium
Academy Cadet Corps
Air Force
Soviet Union
China
Faye Wilson Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Faye Wilson 54 died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Childress General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services 4 p.m. Thursday at Assembly of God Church Rev. Lenny L. Pike. Interment Childress Cemetery Newberry Funeral Home. Born Jan 2 1915 Jayton Texas married Shelby Wilson Sept 23 1931 Childress moved 1925 Survivors: husband Delbert son four brothers and three sisters two grandchildren.
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Faye Wilson
Childress General Hospital
Assembly of God Church
Lenny L. Pike
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Wilson
Jayton
Texas
Shelby Wilson
Childress
Northfield
Delbert
Bill King
Frank King
Lubbock
John King
Comanche
Monroe King
Jacksboro
Edna Allen
Strathmore
Calif
Eula Kilpatrick
Girard
Beatrice Norman
Escondido
Ruby Johnson Dies at 52 Funeral Set for Thursday
Mrs. Ruby Ruth Johnson 52 died of a heart attack at 4 55 a m today at her home 707 Avenue Inn Childress Texas burial will be in Childress Cemetery Newberry's pallbearers include Perry Stevens Pete Hudson W C Voyles Tom McKinley Aubrey Rogers and Odis Moates Funeral services 5 30 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev Joe S Allen Survivors include her husband Charlie Johnson and a son Mike of the home four sisters and one brother her born date November 2 1917 in Cook County Texas moved to Childress County from Gainesville in 1937
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Ruby Ruth Johnson
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Perry Stevens
Pete Hudson
W. C Voyles
Tom McKinley
Aubrey Rogers
Odis Moates
Johnson
Avenue Inn
Hearing Set On Game Seasons In Childress County
Public hearing at 8 p m tonight in the Childress County Courthouse on game laws seasons bag limits and means of taking wildlife resources conducted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife. Lewis Meinzer Red River Sportsmen's Club president urges all hunters in Childress County to attend.
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Childress County
The
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Parks and Wildlife
Coun
Lewis Meinzer
Red River
Rites Pending for Father of Quitaque Resident
Harvey Scott Foster 83 of Quitaque died at 2 30 a m in Amarillo Nursing Home. Services pending. Foster had lived in Quitaque for 50 years. Survivors include his widow and 11 children.
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Harvey Scott Foster
Quitaque
Gene McKinney
Childress
Amarillo
Foster
Search Ends For 73 Lost Crewmen
Navy ends search for 73 crewmen lost when destroyer Frank E. Evans was cut in two by the Melbourne. Rear Adm. King announces all survivors presumed found and counts 74 dead after one body recovered. Three Nebraska brothers among the victims, a tragedy rivaling the Sullivan brothers incident.
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Webster K. Nolan
Pearl Harbor
UPI
Kearsarge
Jerome H. King Jr
Frank E. Evans
South China Sea
Melbourne
Evans
Nebraska
Sullivan Brothers
Waterloo
Iowa
Bombing Pace Reaches New Highs in May in Vietnam
U S military command reports B52s dropped at least 24 500 tons of bombs in May the heaviest strikes of the year The Dak To region saw 500 tons of bombs in a single overnight run as 945 guerrillas were killed in three weeks Viet Cong claims bombs totaled 130 000 tons and accuses Nixon of escalating the war amid Paris peace talks.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
Dak To
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Nixon
Gas Main Explosion Destroys Homes in Gary Indiana
An overloaded gas main exploded on Gary Indiana's South Side causing six homes to burn and nineteen damaged. Officials estimate 340000 dollars in damage with nine injured, five still hospitalized, and residents fleeing as flames and fumes spread.
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Gary
Indiana
Gary, Ind
UPI
Dolores Dobrolecki
Cials
Youngsters Present Rotary Club Program
Douglas Randel and Nippy Nippert led songs and readings for the Rotary club program. Mrs. Derrill Nippert and Mrs. Louise Bowers accompanied. J. C. Randel directed. Bill Sager announced the District Assembly set for June 16 in Levelland. Guests included Mrs. J. C. Randel, Keith Dishman, K Mc Fink, C. Q O. Glenn of Nocona, and Larry Hall.
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Douglas Randel
Nippy Nippert
Rotary Club
Derrill Nippert
Louise Bowers
J. C. Randel
Bill Sager
Levelland
Keith Dishman
K Mc Fink
C. Q O. Glenn
Nocona
Larry Hall
Rains Keep Temperatures Mild Across Texas
Rains across the state brought mild temperatures with values in the 50s to 60s and higher readings in the 70s and 90s in isolated spots. Midland logged 2.42 inches while Laredo saw 2.05 and College Station 1.12 inches as western areas faced dust from 60 mph gusts. The Weather Bureau forecast continued thundershowers, moving eastward into northern Texas.
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United Press International
Texas
Midland
Weather Bureau
Laredo
College Station
Rio Grande Valley
Communists Gather For Summit In Moscow
Henry Shapiro reports from Moscow that 71 of 86 world Communist parties arrived for a decade first world summit. Tass notes bloody clashes in Red China as Maoist forces face resistance from revolutionary committees. Delegates discuss anti Mao policies while Soviet hosts seek condemnation of China.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
UPI
Red China
Tass
Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Europe
Gustav Husak
Czechoslovakia
Whladisla Gomulka
Poland
Walter Ulbricht
East
C5A Aircraft Costs Under Senate Scrutiny
Senate hearings on the C5A cost overruns reveal the price rising from 3.4 to 5 billion dollars. Lockheed leaders defend bids as optimistic and say no special favors were granted. Air Force and company executives discuss final costs and potential savings.
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Haughton
Lockheed
Air Force
Thomas R. May
Lockheed-Georgia Co
Five 4-Hers Enter State Competition
Five Childress County 4-H members travel to Texas A M University College Station for the 1969 Texas 4 H Roundup. Londa and Ronda Cameron present in Natural Resources while Felton Cameron and Larry Jones demo Beef Cattle Business Junior Symposium. Monty Lynn Cameron competes in Tractor Driving. Accompanied by adults and helpers, the group earned a trip through district elimination at Wichita Falls and will return Thursday.
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Childress County
4-H
Texas 4-H
Texas A&m University
College Station
Londa
Ronda Cameron
Felton Cameron
Larry Jones
Monty Lynn Cameron
Wichita Falls
Bill Bradley
Bob Jones
Lowell B. Cure
Kennedy Rites Here Thursday
Funeral services for Carolyn Ruth Kennedy will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Church of God in Christ with Rev. Ben Coffer officiating. Burial follows in Childress Cemetery. Miss Kennedy, 19, was killed in a Saturday night automobile crash near McKinney after living in McKinney 15 months for Job Corps training.
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Carolyn Ruth Kennedy
Church of God In Christ
Ben Coffer
Amarillo
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Miss Kennedy
McKinney
Childress
Job Corps Center
Pioneer of Vernon Honored in Local Funeral Services
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. at First Methodist Church in Vernon for Mrs. Bertha Amanda Dean Ross 91 the first white child reared in Wilbarger County. Burial followed in a Vernon Cemetery. She died Tuesday in a Vernon convalescent home and would have turned 92 on August 5. Her parents Corwin Franklin Doan and wife established Doan’s Crossing on the Red River a site where millions of cattle crossed en route to rail head markets in Kansas.
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Vernon
Bertha Amanda Dean Ross
Wilbarger County
Kan
Hilliard Rites Scheduled Here Friday
Mrs. Pearl Hilliard 86 died at 1 40 a m in Turner Nursing Home. Services set for 2 p m Friday at Newberry Funeral Chapel conducted by Arthur Judd of Childress Church of Christ. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Survives include daughter Mrs Bob Brown of Coos Bay Oregon and granddaughter Mrs George Saied of Perryt on with three great grandchildren.
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Pearl Hilliard
Turner Nursing Home
Newberry Funeral
Arthur Judd
Childress
Bob Brown
Coos Bay
Oregon
George Saied
Perryton
Arrest in Mexia Girl Murder Sparks Investigation
Sheriff Conner Spivey reports the arrest of a suspect in the rape murder of Cathy Jones 17, a Mexia High School band member. The man was taken to the Texas DPS in Waco for a lie detector test. no charge was announced. The body was found Tuesday in her home wrapped in a blanket after being stabbed 18 times.
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Mexia
Tex
UPI
Conner Spivey
Pretty Head
Texas Department of Public Safety
Waco
Cathy Jones
Spivey
Teague Re-Elected Post Commander at Legion Meeting
Weldon W. Teague was re elected commander of American Legion Post 65 at a Tuesday meeting in the Veterans building. Elected to other posts were Ethel Griffin as first vice commander Emmett Beal as second vice commander Willard Gray as adjutant and Jack Robinson as sergeant at arms. Les Brummett and Howard Preston were each re elected to second terms as chaplain and treasurer.
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Weldon W. Teague
American Legion
Veterans Building
Ethel Griffin
Emmett Beal
Willard Gray
Jack Robinson
Les Brummett
Howard Preston
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Tanya Horton
Wellington
Kay Holtman
Sharon Merrell
Marinell Freeley
Jacqueline King
Cathy Burk
Estelline
Tion
Offi
Senate
John Hall Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
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Pioneer
Sas
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