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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1972
Page
1
The Explo ’72 evangelical conference starts in Dallas with an outdoor Cotton Bowl rally and more than 40,000 registered as 63 sites handle early signups. Officials forecast up to 100,000 attendees for the weeklong event.
Rapid City faces a mass burial as flood victims are laid to rest in three cemeteries while search efforts continue. Officials report rising death tolls amid overcrowded temporary morgues and widespread body recovery across the region.
Three of the five Childress County Delegates to the State Democratic Convention in San Antonio attend the gathering Vaughan B Nowlin newly elected County Democratic Chairman John F Robinson current County Democratic Chairman and Allen Harp. Texas Democrats meet to select 130 delegates to the national convention under a presidential preference plan as the 3988 delegates and many alternates wait for the 10 a m start time.
Israeli air force fighters shot down two Soviet built Egyptian MIG 21 jets in a Mediterranean dogfight off Sinai. Egyptian pilots were seen parachuting into the sea about 25 miles off the Sinai Desert. Israel reported the planes returned safely and gave few details about forces involved. This marked the first air clash since the August 1970 cease fire. Ground fire had downed two Egyptian aircraft last September.
W C Carter Sr. 66 died at 1 a.m. today in High Plains Hospital Amarillo. A Santa Fe retiree, he lived in Tucumcari New Mexico where services will be held Thursday. Survivors include six children Jean Carter El Paso W C Carter Jr Santa Fe Betty Ann Yokum Shirley Hancock Charles Carter Tucumcari Nita Drake Las Animas and his wife. He is brother in law of Mr and Mrs C T Thomas.
The Supreme Court under Nixon edges toward a conservative image while sparing the right to counsel in some cases. Justice Douglas writes a broad Sixth Amendment defense. Burger Blackmun join in, Powell and Rehnquist dissent. The court also approves broader street search powers in a 6 3 decision, widening police discretion.
A Thursday meeting at Childress High School hosted by the Texas State Technical Institute will start at 8 30 a m. J W Sollis of TSTI Amarillo will attend. Several TSTI courses will be offered this fall and interested people should attend.
Government and trade officials say U.S. cotton exports could rise substantially if the 1972 crop materializes as expected. Foreign buyers view U.S. cotton favorably as the Agriculture Department notes prospects for the largest crop in years. Growers have planted about 13.5 million acres for 1972, a 10 percent increase from 1971, with bales likely the highest since 1965 barring setbacks.
Estil McCarver spotted a red Volkswagen on U S 287 and found a man leaving Mrs. W. P. Fowler's rural home twelve miles east of Childress. A shotgun and a .22 rifle were missing along with a silver chest and two clocks. Roadblocks and fingerprints were reported as Texas Rangers investigated. The car had ties to Garland.
Sen. George McGovern outlines a drastic plan to redistribute wealth including a $1000 base payment from the federal treasury and an education cost share to states. The package eliminates the $750 personal exemption, imposes a high inheritance tax, cuts defense by $32.4 billion, and targets full employment. Critics warn of security and economic risks, while supporters cite voter appeal in key primaries.
Rain totals over the past two days ranged from 1.50 inches in Northfield to trace at Kirkland and Lonie. Don Monson reported 1.10 inches at Cee Wee with more in the eastern area. FFA Station tallied 0.28 while Childress saw about 0.20. Wink reported 2.30 inches Monday and Lubbock over an inch as damp Gulf air moved inland.
Gov Preston Smith and Lt Gov Ben Barnes nearly froze Senate review of Smith appointees yet the pact expired. Officials like Secretary of State Bob Bullock and Insurance board chair Larry Teaver face possible removal for lack of Senate confirmation. The special session earlier delayed action, but with lame-duck status, the fight returns as Bullock Teaver and others face hearings and possible rejection.
Five people were injured in three separate highway crashes on U S 287 West of town during light rain. James Lee Hand 35 of Phoenix was in critical condition after his truck tractor struck guard rails at the Carey overpass tore down 108 feet of rails and flipped stopping on the median. Hand's wife Rosella 33 was hospitalized in serious condition at Childress General Hospital. Two others were treated at Fox Clinic and released. Patrolman Jack York estimated $5 000 damage to the overpass.
The court meets again as the county tax equalization board amid routine items. A slide show on new services at Amarillo State Center for Human Development is set for 11 a.m. June 23 in the courthouse Assembly Room. A minor electrical fire at Jimmy Moates Enco Station caused no damage and prompted pump upgrades. Andy Southerland of Memphis was sentenced to six months in county jail for a second DWI offense in District Court.
Curtis Gorman was indicted for murder with malice by the Grand Jury in a special session held here yesterday. His trial date has not been set.
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