Jets Down Seven Helicopters in DMZ Clash
American jets shot down seven Soviet made Mi-14 helicopters used near the DMZ marking the first combat use of these choppers by North Vietnam. The strikes came as U S jets conducted 142 bombing missions across the southern panhandle and Marines reported heavy casualties on the northern frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Border Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
U.S
Panhandle
Hanoi
Hoang Xuan Lam
Ter
Lam
Ben Hai River
Marine
Don Ha
Sam
Cua Viet River
Richard Briley Killed In Park Entrance Car Crash
Richard Carl Briley Jr., 20, of Childress, died after his car struck a pillar at the south entrance of Fair Park around 9 50 p m He was alone and his vehicle was demolished Briley born August 9 1947 in Childress attended the Air Force Academy after high school and worked as a bookkeeper at Childress Manufacturing Company Funeral services are set for 4 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Joe and Rev Luther Bradley officiating Burial will follow in Childress Cemetery Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named Survivors include his parents three sisters a grandmother and grandparents all from Childress
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Carl Briley, Jr
Childress
Childress General Hospital
Fair Park
Young Briley
Commerce
Air Force Academy
Childress High School
Academy
Childress Manufacturing Company
First Baptist Church
Joe
Luther Bradley
Bible Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Bryce Wormsbaker
Sidney Cagle
John Dedgen
Dan Martin
Gary Atkinson
Walter Lockhoof
Alva Wheeler
Clarence Neeley
Billy Cogbill
James Cagle
Johnnie Hillyard
M. K. Wilcoxson
R. C. Briley
Judy
Sharon
Janice Briley
Ella Briley
W. B Adams
Richard Carr Briley, Jr
Richard Briley
Restatement and clashes mark 1964 GOP race
Republican National Committee reaffirms its eleventh commandment as Nelson Rockefeller derides Nixon. Rockefeller calls for a Nixon debate while Nixon and Humphrey appear poised for the fall campaign. McCarthy and Rockefeller challenge old politics as conventions near in Miami Beach and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lahr Washington
UPI
Ray C. Bliss
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Republican National Committee
Portland
Ore
Rockefeller
Nixon
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gust
Miami Beach
Chicago
Ronald Reagan
California
Humphrey
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen
Eugene MacCarthy
Pmrtyr
Janet Gloar Named Official At Girls State
Janet Kay Gloar of 909 Hillcrest Drive was elected as a Nationalist Party County Clerk during the Bluebonnet Girls State session at Saint Edwards University in Austin. The 1968 program draws 420 girls, with over 8,000 participants since 1941, and includes oath by Associate Justice Meade Griffin and a keynote by Ben Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Kay Gloar
Hillcrest Drive
American Legion Auxiliary
Bluebonnet
Austin
Saint Edwards University
Eo County
CB. Glear
American Legion
Bluebonnet Girls State
Baylor University
Texas
Mexico City
Meade Griffin
Texas Supreme Court
State Capitol
Ben Barnes
House of Representatives
Girls Nation
Washington, D. C
Republic
Austin man arraigned on driving while intoxicated charges
James Byron Moore Jr. of Austin was arraigned in County Court on DWI charges. He pled not guilty and bond was set at $1,000. He posted bond and will be tried at the next term per County Attorney Clarence Carter’s records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Byron Moore Jr
Austin
Clarence Carter
Services Held Here Today For Ilva Lee Brune
Funeral services for Mrs. Iva Lee Brune 82 longtime Childress resident were held at 2 p m at the Church of Christ with Eldon A Sanders and Judd officiating. Interment followed in Childress Cemetery under Newberrys direction. Pallbearers included Dudley Chewning Donald Monson Donald Love Dallas Love Tracy Evans Tate Timmons Elmer Monson and Alton Ryan. She died suddenly Saturday at home born December 3 1885 in Corsicana she married Antone Brune April 8 1908 in Bowie and lived in Cee Vee and Childress since 1914. Survivors include her husband two sons two sisters one brother a grandson and a granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Lee Brune
Childress
Church of Christ
Eldon A. Sanders
Kirkland
Alton Ryan
Brune
Corsicana
Antone Brune
Bowie
Cee Vee
Childres
Scout Troop 61 Organizational Meeting Notice
All boys who will be 11 before fall school start and their fathers are invited to a Scout Troop 61 organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the old First Methodist Church building. All Troop 61 members and their fathers urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 61
Old First Methodist Church
Troop 61
City Council Set to Meet at City Hall Tonight
The City Council will convene at 7 30 pm at City Hall tonight to discuss upcoming local matters and public concerns.
Violent weather dumps hail and rain across North Texas
Weather across North and West Texas brought hail and heavy rains overnight. Reports cited rainfall totals from 0.02 to 1.66 inches with scattered damage and multiple funnel clouds observed near Dallas, Fort Worth, Odessa, and San Angelo.
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United Press International
San Angelo
West Texas
Texas
Gulf Coast
Alpine
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Fort Worth
Longview
Tyler
Amarillo
Dallas Lubbock
Lufkin
Texarkana
Alice
College Station
Cotulla
Houston
Midland
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Wink
Addison
Dallas
Greater Southwest International
Department of Public Safety
Odessa
Danny Knight
DPS
Bill Heatly Honored By House Resolution
Bill Heatly of Paducah was honored by Howard Payne College in Brownwood with a doctor of laws degree. The Texas House resolution by Guy Mutscher and Tommy Shannon lauds Heatly for long service including four terms as chairman of the Appropriations Committee and roles on the Budget Board and Audit Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S
Bill) Heatly
Paducah
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Texas House of Representatives
Guy Mutscher
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
House of Representatives
William S
Representative Heatly
Appropriations Committee
Legislative Budget Board
Legislative
Limestone County
Baylor University
State Bar of Texas
Texas
William S. Heatly, Jr
Johnnie
Bill
Gene
Baylor University School of Law
Stan
University of Texas
House
Gus Mutscher
Barbecue for Childress Youth at Fair Park
Mayfield Harris invites all Childress youngsters under sixteen to a no charge barbecue at Fair Park starting 12 noon on Wednesday. Adults may join for a plate priced at 1.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Mayfield Harris
Fair Park
Harris
Mini Bottle Liquor Faces Firing Squad in Texas Debate
Texas lawmakers debate a liquor by the drink bill amid more than 50 amendments aimed at deleting liquor by the drink from a reform package. Sponsors, including Rep. Cletus Davis of Houston, say it represents major reform and answers the May 4 referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cletus Davis
Houston
House
Coaches rally for fundraiser baseball game with TV-10 Tigers
The Childress Kids Baseball coaches face the TV-10 Tigers of Amarillo in a Saturday 8 p.m. fundraiser at Major League. Admission is 25 cents for kids and 50 cents for adults to help cover a $600 deficit. A prior warm up at Fair Park saw the Coaches beat the Jaycees 7-4, with Mills pitching a four hitter and Clifton on the mound for Jaycees. Hawkins urged bigger crowds and praised turnout, noting some players must hustle to earn playing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Kids Baseball Coaches
Tv-10 Tigers of
Amarillo
Major League Park
Bennie Hawkins
Fair Park
Jaycees
Robert Mills
Mickey Clifton
Hawkins
Tv- 10
Tigers
Three Local Students Earn Dean's Honor List Honors
Three Childress youths were named to Southwestern State College Weatherford Oklahoma Dean's Honor List for the spring term. The students are James Michael Henderson, James Woodrow Czewski, and Patsy Sue Bartlett, with parents listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Southwestern State College
Weatherford
Okla
James Michael Henderson
Ted Henderson
James Woodrow Czewski
Woodrow Czewski
Patsy Sue Bartlett
James Bartlett
Ike's Condition Stable After Fifth Heart Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains alert and in good spirits at Walter Reed Hospital after suffering his fifth heart attack. Medical bulletin notes stable vital signs and no pain since Saturday night with Mrs Eisenhower and family informed. John Eisenhower expected to visit this week.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Court Rejects Ban on Children Welfare Benefits
The Supreme Court struck down Alabama's rule denying welfare for children when a man lives in or visits the home for sexual relations. Chief Justice Warren wrote the decision, noting states may pursue other methods to curb illicit behavior. The ruling affects 18 other states and the District of Columbia, and stems from Sylvester Sith's case in Selma backed by the ACLU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Alabama
District of Columbia
Earl Warren
Arkansas
Arizona
Connecticut
Indiana
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Sylvester Sith
Selma
Ala
Roger Baldwin Foundation
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Start on Water System Near Chidress Area
Crews will lay rural water lines northeast of Chidress using Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority supply via the Red River Authority of Texas. Fred Parkey reported the Farmers Valley system is finished and the Hines Community line will be completed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chidress
Arthur Caradine
Wilmer Rutledge
Greenbelt
Red River Authority
Texas
Fred Parkey
Wichita Falls
The
River Authority
Farmers Valley
Hines
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Janet Gloar
Austin Man
DWI
Ilva Lee Brune
Tell
J.C. Smith
Rayford Jones
West Ranch
Red River
Aubrey Testerman
F. E. Biddy
High Point
Allen Thomas
Northfield
Bill Heatly
Roland Lindsey Austin
Ike
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