Devastating Niigata Quake Kills 21 in Japan
A massive earthquake off Niigata on Honshu's west coast damaged 3 000 buildings and caused at least 21 deaths with 152 injured. The quake struck at 10 02 p m CST wounding and displacing residents along a 300 mile arc including Yamagata Akita and Toyama.
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Nhgata
Japan
UPI
Honshu
Siberia
Sea of Japan
Niigata
Tokyo
Yamagata
Akita
Toya
Tokyo-Yokohama
Tsuruoka
Sraage
Booster Trips Planned For 76th Old Settlers Celebration
Directors of the Childress Old Settlers Association vote to run two booster trips to the 76th oboece Base on July 6 and 8 serving Quanah Chillicothe Vernon Crowell Paducah Matador Turkey Hollis Wellington Shamrock McLean Clarendon Hedley Memphis. The Old Settlers events run July 16 17 18 with a parade memorial services barbecue rodeos and a 4 H horse show. Registration costs 1 for the barbecue.
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Childress Old Settlers Associaton
76Th Oboece
Quanah
Chillicothe
Vernon
Crowell
Paducah
Matador
Turkey
Hollis
Wellington
Shamrock
McLean
Clarendon
Hedley
Mem
Phis
Johnie Rucker
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Glenn Buckley
Joe Thurman
Morris Higley
Old Settlers
Sue Johnson
Ethel Seigler
Allen Harp
Sam Privitt
James Lyles
Willard Copeland
Bill Slaton
Will T. Smith
Agriculture Committee
Cofc-Bcd
Privitt
Charley Brown
Sim Vaughn
John Patterson
Childress’ Riding Club
Federal Court Orders Stop Flash Strikes
Four major railroads halted by flash strikes across seven south central states resumed service after state and federal court orders removed pickets. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen urged action over local working conditions and health fringe benefits, with KATY facing a Texas restraining order that didn’t cover other states.
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Dallas
UPS
Brotherhood of Railway
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Texas and
Katy Line
Kansas
Missouri
KATY
Union
Dist
Clarence Guittard
Texas
Constable Ronald Slover Plans 1965 Start
Ronald Slover, elected Constable for Precinct One, says he will qualify on January 1 1965 and does not intend to seek a salary increase. The position pays 1.20 dollars per year. County residents will save 60 cents this year.
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Childress County
Ronald Slover
Precinct One
Charles Bishop
Lions Club Sponsors Rusty Jones to Attorney General Conference
The Lions Club will sponsor Earl Russell Jones to the Attorney General's Conference in Austin on July 10 11 and 12. Attorney General's Office hosts the second annual event. John Forbis spoke on Court Systems of the State of Texas detailing court types, jurisdictions, and functions. Alton Landrum arranged the program with guests Jack Moss of Lubbock and Hal Hiller of Childress attending.
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The
Lions Club
Earl Russell
Rusty) Jones
Austin
Attorney General
Rusty
Lion
Russell V. Jones
John Forbis
State of Texas
Forbis
Alton
Spec) Landrum
Jack Moss
Lubbock
Hal Hiller
the Childress
Harris Liberals Plan To Bolt From Democratic Convention
Harris County liberal delegates led by Chris Dixie threaten a rump session joining Bexar County liberals as San Antonio delegates challenge seating. The split tests Gov Connally’s control as Dallas and Houston groups may join a walkout if their faction gains floor status.
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SDEC
Bexar County
John Peace
Jas County
Harris Hutchinson
Randall
Irwin
John Connally
Conven
San Amick
Maury Mavick
Big
Dallas
Davis
Houston
Chris Dixie
Bill Kilgarlin
Harris County
Bill Clark
J. Hooper Jr
Arms
Brooks Sweeten
Edwards
E. C. Snider
Hutchinson
Davis Mathis
Sam Wafford
Sherman
A.W. Mourland
Johnson
Central Texas
Salse
Crass
Shamrock Hilton
Bexar
Connally
Gatherig
National Party
Ee Ae
Scranton backs Goldwater in GOP unity push in Iowa
Gov William Scranton of Pennsylvania expressed high personal regard for Barry Goldwater and pledged to work for the Republican nominee, citing shared Air Force reserve ties. He urged unity amid party divergences and spoke to Iowa Republicans before continuing delegate searches in Kansas.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
William W. Scranton
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Topeka
Kan
Midwest
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Air Force Reserve
San Francisco
Sen
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Alabama
George Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
Hiller Named Ad Manager for The Index
Hal Hiller takes the advertising manager post at The Index in Childress with over 25 years in the field. He and his wife reside at 309 Ave G Southeast Iller comes from Mission where he led advertising at The Times. Carolyn Morris, their daughter, is married to USAF Captain Quentin J. Morris stationed near Kimball Nebraska.
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C. Hiller
Index
Childress
Hiller
Ave. G
Iller
Norfolk
The
Times
Daily Sentinel
Nacogdoches
Scripps Howard League of Newspapers
Lions
Perkins Test Drilling Below 6 125 Feet
The British American E. V. Perkins oil test is drilling below 6 125 feet by Corbett Drilling Company of Odessa. It deepens a prior test that reached 4 663 feet and was dry. Six wells now produce oil near Kirkland area southeast of Kirkland as the scheduled depth approaches 8 000 feet.
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E. V. Perkins
Corbett Drilling Company
Odessa
Kirkland
Civil rights bill pushed toward final passage in Senate
Senate leaders aimed to bring the civil rights bill to the brink of final passage with late sessions and a planned burst of speeches. Democratic Whip Hubert Humphrey indicated few amendments would be allowed, while Senator Strom Thurmond pressed for votes on all his 40 amendments.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Oratory
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Humphrey
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D-S. C
Women face mixed progress in quest for equal jobs
Washington tallies show 1960s push for equal opportunity, with Lyndon Johnson credits and the Equal Pay Act as advances. Yet barriers persist in training, career advancement, and continued concentration of women in lower paid roles.
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Sam
Grazing and Haying Rights Extended in 18th District
The Agriculture Department extends haying and grazing privileges on diverted land through August 31. Information from Congressman Walter Rogers lists counties in the 18th District: Childress Briscoe Hall Cottle Dallam Deaf Smith Motley Oldham Randall. Further arrangements may be made through ASC committees.
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Agriculture Department
Walter Rogers
18Th
Childress
Briscoe
Hall
Cottle
Dallam
Deaf Smith
Motley
Oldham
Randall
ASCS
Jaycees Bike To National Convene Stage Two Beginnings
Thirty two Iowa cyclists left Bethany on tandem bicycles for a nine day 780 mile trek to the National Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Dallas Texas. They planned an overnight stop in Liberty Missouri after arriving in Bethany in scattered groups.
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Bethany
UPI
Riding Club Plans Wednesday Meeting For Vernon
Riding Club members who wish to track their horses Vernon should meet at the barn at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Vernon
Firefighters Contain Blaze After Severe Structure Fire
At 6 50 p m Monday firefighters extinguished a major fire that caused extensive damage and left six people unaccounted for. The incident prompted emergency response and ongoing investigation by local authorities.
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Wilmer J. York
Rusty Jones
Harris
San Antonio
Will Davis
Antonio
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
R. R. Green
Bill
Barry
Hal. Hiller
Perkins
Fair Sex
Tom Nolan
NEA
United States
Kennedy
Commission On the Status of Women
Wisconsin
Hawaii
New York
Colorado
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jaycees Bike
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