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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
1
A burial plan outlines Robert to be laid to rest near his brother John. The notice notes family ties and local funeral arrangements but provides few further details.
UPI reports Senator Robert F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in the Los Angeles hotel kitchen corridor after proclaiming victory in California. He died at 1:44 a.m. PDT in Good Samaritan Hospital and will be buried at Arlington. Authorities planned murder charges against Sirhan Sirhan and a national day of mourning was declared by President Johnson.
Los Angeles reporter notes Ethel Kennedy’s composed response as Robert Kennedy lies wounded after an attack. The piece emphasizes the Kennedy women’s resilience, recalling Dallas and the moment she aids in first aid and later listens to her husband’s heartbeat.
Mrs L L Baker county chairman for the American Party left for Fort Worth to attend the state convention with preliminary meetings ahead of the gathering. Presidential candidate George C Wallace of Alabama will attend as the event draws at least 8000 delegates and members.
Senator James Bates proposes a bill to liberalize liquor laws by banning private clubs in dry areas and criminalizing possession of liquor there. Representative Jake Johnson calls it anti hypocrisy as dry areas would ban drinking while in wet areas. Gov Connally backs a local option plan allowing restaurants to serve liquor in small bottles, but a mixed drink bill faces resistance.
The cemetery cleaning event, scheduled for last Saturday, was postponed due to weather and is reset for this Saturday at 8 am weather permitting.
UPI report quotes a health food store coworker calling Sirhan honest and hard working yet a fanatic on religion and politics. Sirhan, 24, Jordan native, is held as the assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. His father Bishara says it is the blackest day of his life and Sirhan may have hatred for Israel. Mayor Yorty cites a diary entry predicting Kennedy’s assassination before June 5, 1968 and anti Kennedy and anti Israel notes.
Robert F. Weir of Lubbock receives Emory University's Dean's Award for academic excellence after two years as a student in Atlanta. He is son of Rev. S. Frank Weir and Mrs. Weir and plans two years of further graduate study at Princeton. He previously served as youth director at First Methodist in Childress.
Texas county judges resist federal food handouts saying hunger is rare in their areas. Ten counties will let federal personnel run the program, three have indicated distribution without federal help, and three others are undecided. Judges note cooperation but cite local budget concerns and autonomy.
Dr Carl W DeOnier M D has moved to Childress and now practices at Fox Clinic as a general practitioner in medicine pediatrics and obstetrics He came from Commerce in south Texas and resides at 508 1/2 Northwest.
Childress High School twirlers and drum majors plan a two week fund drive titled Slave Day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday to raise money for a twirling and drum major school at West Texas State University in Canyon. Contact M. E. Allison or Clifton Smith for work.
After Senator Kennedy’s death the fight for the Democratic nomination centers on 393 delegates between Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy. State rules may award uncommitted delegates, a factor that could favor Humphrey as he builds support in state caucuses while McCarthy vows to press to the August convention. McCarthy’s campaign argues he will stay in to oppose the Vietnam War and contest the convention regardless of California results.
Randolph Churchill, the journalist writer and official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill, died Wednesday night at age 57. Born May 28 1911 as Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill, he was the only son of the wartime leader and had worked on a third biography after completing two volumes. He entered politics five times without success.
Speaker Ben Barnes says a State sales tax increase may come with refunds to low income Texans modeled after the Indiana plan. The proposal targets incomes under 4800 dollars annually and aims to counter regressive effects of the tax.
The U S Navy announced the nuclear submarine Scorpion with 99 crew is lost in the Atlantic after an 11 day search. Navy officials said inaccurate charts may have caused the disaster and ordered flags at half staff in honor of the men. A memorial service was held as families gathered to pay tribute.
Jaycee plans for a July celebration include a Junior Play Day barbecue at Fair Park and a fireworks display during a noon meeting. Miss Childress Pageant drew 168 contestants and chaperones in Amarillo for interviews and TV coverage on Channel 10.
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