Local News Notes of Visits and Travel in Texas Panhandle
A long column lists dozens of visits and travelers across towns in the Texas Panhandle area. Families such as the Stinnetts, Smiths, Calloways, and Nabors host or visit kin in Childress, Lubbock, Amarillo, Plainview, and Ropesville. Attendees include educators, shoppers, and visitors from Kansas City and Tulsa. The piece records weddings, medical trips, rodeo trips, convocation attendees, and summer plans for residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Testerman
Gene Stinne
Julia
Richard Sue
Bryan Smith
Lubbo
C. F. Smith
Deer
B. A. Bryn
Jane Cross
J. C. Smith
Guy Calloway
Kent
Tulsa
J. C
Mike An
Garian Henderson
J. D. Cox Bar
Mike
Dallas
Bob Nabors
Guy Callway
Ropesville
Bobbie Garrison
Amarillo
Childr
Kenneth Edwards
Gary Con
Janice Briley
Hirenda Mosley
Smokey da
Morton
Gerald Fowler Doug
Estelline
Pete Davises
Lubbock
Nance
Rea
Lexasch
James Stevenson
Mineral Wells
Ir Cecil Slover
Children Earth
Ernest Rea
Greg Slover
Deanna Trent
Reas
Nancy
Troyboy
Todd
Plainview
Cee Wee
Johnny Owning
Childress
Hal! Burton
T. H. Burto
A. T. Fox
Albert Johnsons
Frank Davises
Gene Gambo
LaRue Gambols
Sam Malones
Tyler
Kenneth Brooks
Dumas
Johnny Peery
Turkey
Jimmie Hutchison
Sunray
Pasadena
Bay
Royce Lippett
Alamogordo
N.M
Merrell Conn
Rita
Du Pont Plant Explosions Kill Four in New Jersey
A Du Pont chemical plant in Penns Grove near Wilmington suffered a second blast in 24 hours. Four workers were killed and several injured as windows shattered townwide and a boxcar was toppled. Victims from New Jersey were named Quinn Boyce Moore Harrell Hill Robillard and Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont
Louisville
Penns Grove
Wilmington
Del
Young
Salem County Memorial Hospital
Salem
N.J
Anne Gilpin
New Jersey
Francis J. Quinn
William L. Boyce
Barry W. Moore
Joseph A. Harrell
Elmer T. Hill
Lawrence P. Robillard
Harry D. Green
Quinn
Good News Amid War Echoes From Across The Globe
A compilation of uplifting items includes Edward Babcox, 83, earning a bachelor of arts at Akron University with a 3.4 average, and Henry L. Stuppy earning a USC diploma in a wheelchair after Vietnam injuries. Also notes California property tax rebates of $168 million to 2.5 million taxpayers set for June 13 through 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Edward Spencer Babcox
Akraon University
Babeox
Babcox
Los Angeles
Henry L. Stuppy
University of Southern California
Stuppy
Vietnam
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Henry
USC
Sacramento
California
Californiana
Chile asks Rockefeller to skip visit over threats
Violent anti American demonstrations in Chile lead the government to ask Governor Rockefeller to bypass Chile on his Latin American fact finding mission for President Nixon. The move follows similar requests from Uruguay and Venezuela and comes as Peru cancels its invitation amid disagreement over a U.S. arms embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
UPI
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Uruguay
Peru
U.S
Venezuela
Rockefeller
Foreign Ministry
Brazil
Paraguay
Tragic Monterrey Flight Kills 79 in Sierra Madre Crash
A Boeing 727 with 72 passengers and crew crashed into a 500 foot high cliff in the Sierra Madre near Monk's Mountains. The Mexican official at the scene described extensive destruction with bodies mangled and likely not intact. Rescue teams faced heavy rain and low visibility as they prepared to recover remains near Monterrey and Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Madre
Mexico City
Monterrey
Laredo
Tex
Ancira
Red Cross
Rafael Osuna
Mexico
Australia
Carlos Madrazo
Raul Chapa Zarate
Federal Highway Police
Eloy Espinosa
Manuel Lemus
Carlos A. Madrazo
Tabasco
No Progress In 20th VNI Talk Session
Viet Cong announced talks with unnamed Vietnamese figures to form a provisional coalition government per its 10 point peace plan. U S chief negotiator Lodge pressed for clear withdrawal terms and asked Hanoi to confirm troop pullout from South Vietnam and potential international supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Tran Hoai Nam
United States
Saigon
South Vietnam
George Libera
Paris Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Cambodia
Laos
Johnson obituary notes long life and family ties
Johnson born November 2 1917 in Cook County moved to Childress from Gainesville after marriage to Charlie Johnson on December 22 1940. Survived by husband and son Mike at home four sisters residing in Lubbock Amarillo and Austin and one brother George Lemmon of Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Assembly of God Church
Delbert
Bill King
Frank King
Lubbock
John King
Comanche
Monroe King
Jacksboro
Edna Allen
Strathmore
Calif
Eula Kilpatrick
Girard
Tex
Beatrice Norman
Escondido
Cook County
Gainsville
Charlie Johnson
Mike
Leonard Gill
Joe Davidson
Leon Keeling
Amarillo
W. M. Barton
Austin
George N. Lemmon
Odessa
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Romford
England
Tony Burgess
Tony
Rush Green Hospital
David
Rose Burgess
United Press International
Rocky Ford
Cole
Burton Robbins
Corpus Christi
Carol Lou
Arlington
Rayford Jones
Ted and
Jerry Jones
Miami
Tom Brodie
Date
Cholon
Wilson
Washington
Brodie
Charles Maddox
The
Police Benevolent Association
Maddox
Tom
Castro
Veling
Oklahoma
Vera Wolf
Silverton
Church of Christ
Harrell
Bakersfield
Scott
Portland
Ore
Zack
Jimmy
Fred
Decatur
McKinney
Cleo Smith
Viola Hollingback
Vera Lee Richardson
Scott Johnston Group
Jaycees
KFDA
KGNC
Fort Worth
Denver
Attorney General's Department
Cameron
Victoria
Childress County
Felton Cameron
Larry Jones
Bob Jones
College Station
North Texas
Foundation
Bulletin
Wichita
Melvin Smith
Wichita Falls
Jerry Brock
Houston
Johnnie Cantwell
George Clark
Gene Graham
E. L. Brock
Electra
Pentagon
Defense Department
U.S. Navy
Adm
Jerome H. King Jr
U. S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Evans
Pacific
Navy
Niobrara
Neb
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Weldon Fromm
Parks and Wildlife
Wade Musgrove
Fromm
Wellington
Collingsworth County
Johnson
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