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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1968
Page
2
A Texas marker will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Saturday in Bowie to former Governor James V Allred. Born in Bowie in 1890, Allred rose from newsboy to state executive, serving as U S district judge at his death in 1959. The ceremony occurs at the marker site near Highways 287 and 8.
One hundred seventeen Canadians who survived Normandy were guests of honor at a Saturday reception in Park Town Hall. The article notes the 24th landing occurred Thursday and highlights the commemorative gathering.
Wall Street posted a record volume surge with high priced stocks leading gains and blue chips strong. Traders cited little concrete cause while Mills signaled tax action may pass and margins ran high as the market hit new highs in the Dow, S&P, and rail averages.
The Kennedy funeral train moves slowly through the New York to Washington corridor as spectators are struck by a passing train near Elizabeth New Jersey killing two and injuring six. Ted Kennedy delivers an emotional requiem mass recalling his brother as a good and decent man. The journey echoes historic presidential funerals and draws 2300 guests at St Patrick's Cathedral.
The guest list for the event included the president and his family along with four Kennedy rivals from the 1968 race. Vice President Hubert Humphrey Senator Eugene McCarthy former Vice President Richard Nixon and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller attended.
A Watson claim for a radio identical to his stolen unit was approved after a thief ring sold about 175 radios. Watson later learned his replacement was his original radio. In Elko Nevada, Gretchen Heizer escaped death when a horse trod an old announcer’s booth, electrocuting the animal but sparing her.
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