Connally Favorite-Son Juggernaut Rolls to Win
Liberal delegates clash with supporters as Austin lawyer Will Davis is named temporary chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee to guide today's convention. The convention backs Connally's favorite-son bid, while liberals threaten a rump convention and seek to recess honoring the late Senator Kennedy.
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Preston McGraw
Dallas
UPI
John Connally
Connally
Austin
Will Davis
Davis
Frank Erwin
Erwin
Ton
Sen. F. Kennedy
Washington
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
State Democratic Executive Committee
SDEC
Cau
Public pressure urged on Congress for tougher gun laws
A group of House and Senate members urged citizens groups to pressure Congress for strict federal gun control. Reps McCarthy, Rees, and Bingham planned to join demonstrators at the National Rifle Association headquarters under the National Committee for Responsible Firearms Policy. They aimed to back President Johnson's request for tighter controls amid slow public backing.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Congress
Richard McCarthy
DNY
Thomas Rees
D-Calif
Jonathan Bingham
National Rifle Associations
National Committee For 4A
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Bingham
Rees
Long George Smathers
D-Fla
Jacob Javits
R-Ny
Hiram Fong
R-Hewan
Moe Edna Kelly
Johnson
Old Junior High Is Renamed Lamar Elementary by School Board
The school board approved bids for repairs and furnishings as two new faculty members joined the district. David R. Anderson was hired as full time counselor and director of guidance and testing, and Mona Anderson as a teacher. The former junior high was renamed Lamar Elementary in honor of Mirabeau B. Lamar, a Texas education pioneer and 1836 41 Republic president.
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Wilson School
Gordon's Furniture
R. D Mover
Bill Hill
Wilson
David R. Anderson
Weslaco
Sul Ross College
David R. (Mona) Anderson
Sul Ross
Andersons
Marvdel Watkins
Lubbock
Lamar Elementary
Southside
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Texas
Texas Republic
Congress
Man Pleads Guilty in Chilton Assault Case
Jesse Valenzuela Jr of Chil dress faced assault and battery charges in Justice of the Peace Court Monday. He pleaded guilty, was fined $60, and was picked up by Sheriff J E Benham yesterday afternoon.
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Jesse Valenzuela, Jr
Childress
Justice of the Peace Court
Valenzuela
J. E. Benham
New Bids Sought for Ambulance Operator Contract
The City Council voted to seek new bids for the ambulance service with a 5 pm Monday deadline. The operator’s requirements remain the same, with a minimum $500 cash bond from the first payroll on signing. The Commissioners Court and Hospital District will participate if the low bid is accepted.
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Formance
Commissioners Court and Hospital District
Cit
Bill Ross
Wellington
U.S. 287
County Board of Equalization Meets Monday
The Childress County Commissioners Court will meet at a Tax Equalization Board starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, announced at the regular meeting. County Judge Donald Black left to attend the Democratic Convention opening Tuesday in Dallas. Wilmer Rutledge was elected Judge Pro Tem and the court approved bills and reports from the County Clerk, Justice of Peace, Sheriff and Treasurer.
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Childress County
Tax Equalization Board in Session Today
The Tax Equalization Board for the city is in session today and will continue tomorrow if needed. The meeting focuses on property assessments and valuation reviews for tax calculations.
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City
Weather storms whip through area causing hail and rain damage
A storm brought damaging hail and rain yesterday afternoon, washing out some newly planted cotton and blowing down near ripe wheat. The heaviest hail fell south of Childress near High Point with golf ball sized hail reported. rainfall ranged from .40 to 1.20 inches in various locations, but no major insurance losses or confirmed tornado damage were recorded. The Index gauge registered .95 inch in 15 minutes while FAA data showed .07 inch. Local reports include Mrs. F. E. Ince Lindens and Mrs. L. V. Keel accounts.
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Childress
High Point
F. E. Ince
Cee Wee
Tell
Department of Public Safety
FAA
Air Field
L. V. Keel
Liquor By Drink Bill Resting In Committee
The Texas liquor by the drink bill sits in a House subcommittee with two wets two drys and one swing vote. Key supporters are Reps. Cletus A. Davie Roy Garwood and Dick McKissack. opponents include Reps. James Slider and Bill Clayton. Rep. R. H. Cory is the pivotal swing voter. A vote on a favorable floor recommendation could come by Saturday as lawmakers return from recess for conventions.
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David Anderson Austin
UPD
John Connally
Cletus A. Davie
Houston
Roy Garwood
San Antonio
House
Dick McKissack
Dallas
James Slider
Naples
Bill Clayton
Springlake
R. H. Cory
Victoria
Cory
Connally
Alonzo Jamison
Denton
Jake Johnson
Hospital Bids To Be Opened Here June 18
The Childress District Hospital bids will be opened June 18 in the courthouse assembly room on the first floor. The hospital board discussed talks with architects, the consultant and fiscal agent for the new structure and what equipment from the present hospital could be used. Current bills were approved for payment.
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Childress District Hospital
Divorces Granted in District Court Monday Morning
Two divorces were granted in District Court on Monday morning. The cases were Mary Arlene Freeman versus Louie Freeman and Wilbert E Wagner versus Velma Charlene Wagner.
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Mary Arlene Freeman
Louie Freeman
Wilbert E. Wagner
Velma Charlene Wagner
Atlanta inmates seize hostages at federal prison
Four convicts seized 21 hostages, men and women, in a gunbattle and barricaded themselves inside the administration building of the Atlanta Federal Prison, according to UPI report.
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Atlanta
UPI
Grain Sorghum Loan Rate Set for Childress County
The grain sorghum loan rate for Childress County is $1.67 per hundredweight for number two or better with moisture not over 14 percent. Deductions apply for mixed grain sorghum three cents, number three three cents, and number four and smutty five cents. Warehouse storage charges run 19 cents per hundredweight Aug 24 to Sep 8 and 16 cents Sep 9 to Sep 24. The terminal loan rate is $2.05 at Houston and Galveston. Rye loan rate is $1 per bushel for number two or better. number three is one cent per bushel. Rye eligible if graded smutty or ergpty.
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Childress County
Houston
Galveston
Social Security Rep Visits Childress Mondays Through September
A Social Security office representative will be in Vernon to serve Childress residents each Monday from 10 a.m. to noon through July August and September. The outreach is held in room 103 of the courthouse.
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Social Security Office
Vernon
Childress
Police Favored In Latest Court Rulings By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that officers may stop and frisk suspects if they reasonably fear armed danger. The decision comes amid criticism over criminal rights versus law enforcement and precedes summer recess. The court also upheld a variety of cases including school text book loans to parochial students and expansion of federal wage laws for state schools and hospitals.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Congress
Johnson
Earl Warren
Warren
New York
Annette Buchanan
University of Oregon
Maryland
Harpers Open Jewelry Store on Avenue B
Harpers Jewelry opens at 122 Avenue B NW run by Mr and Mrs Herman E Harper of Spearman. Harper brings 17 years in the trade and past Oklahoma Watchmakers Association president role. Jewelry repair and sale offered plus in house jewelry making remains a hobby. The Harpers have two sons Cleydus in the Navy and Clifton at home.
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Harpers Jewelry
Avenue B Nw
Herman E. Harper
Spearman
Oklaoma Watchmakers Association
Harper
Harpers
Cleydus
United States Navy
Clifton
Rioters clash with police at Sorbonne amid French unrest
About 4 000 students holed up in the Sorbonne fought police with rocks, bottles and grenades as tear gas shells shattered windows for hours. Rioters overran streets in the Latin Quarter, while a student was killed near Sochaux and clashes widened to an automotive plant, injuring several police and strikers.
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Joseph W. Grigg
PARIS
UPI
Sochaux
France
Penne
Charles de Gaulle
Sorbonne
Bernard Vaugan
Peugeot
General Confederation of Labor
Honor Student Sherry George Achieves Perfect Record
Sherry George a freshman at West Texas State University from Childress is among 35 students in the college with perfect 3.0 grade point averages for the spring term.
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Sherry George
Childress
West Texas State University
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