The Childress Index Publication Details
The Childress Index is an independent weekly newspaper published in Childress Texas with editions on Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays. It lists subscription rates for local and surrounding counties with mail and carrier options and notes correction policy for erroneous reflections.
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Childress Index
Main Street
Childress
Texas
The
Childress Index, Inc
Ox Bow Printing, Inc
Morris Higley
Prairie rescue: Baylor transplanting blacksand prairie to science center
Baylor University in Waco moves three acres of blacksand prairie to its Natural Science Center to save a fragment of the endangered ecosystem. The project involved careful transplantation to recreate the original prairie, hosting 18 native grasses and several small animals with plans to reintroduce fauna. full ecological restoration will take about ten years amid campus development.
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America
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
Baylor
Prairie Zoo
Fred R. Gehlbach
Cabaret's shifting role in society and politics
An examination traces cabaret from a prewar satirical force to a postwar revival, then argues that modern leftist cabarets face a dilemma between attacking a government aligned with their past aims or neglecting a core function. It notes societal changes such as The Pill, reduced censorship, and mainstream theaters embracing formerly taboo themes.
Self Adjusting Temperature Responsive Fabric Emerges
A textile breakthrough uses hollow filaments to create temperature responsive pockets that expand with cooling and contract with heat. Potential uses include carpet underlays blankets draperies and warm clothing for climbers tents and sleeping bags.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
West Texas Rotary team visits Finland on exchange
Five young men from Rotary District 573 in Texas and their group leader are in the second week of a five week exchange to Rotary District 141 in southwest Finland. They visited Pori Rauma and Mariehamn and plan Stockholm and Lapland trips before returning to Texas in July. A Finnish trip by a District 573 team is planned for this fall with visits across Amarillo and the Midland Odessa region.
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Harley D. Oberhelman
Rotary
Saiaalatie
Port 50
Finland
West Texas
Rotary Foundation
John A. Anderson
27Th Street
Lubbock
Giles DeWitt Passmore, Jr
McCaulley
Sweetwater
Gary W. Rutz
Goodnight Trail
Amarillo
Milton L. Saltzman
North Sumner
Pampa
Charles W. Johnston
Childress
Louisville Drive
Farris C. Oden
Helsinki
Pori
Marshall Formby
Plainview
Rauma
Mariehamn
Stockholm
Lapland
Texas
Midland-Odessa
Texans Ruffin Ready Campaign Calls Up Upticks
Morris Higley notes Ray Ruffin touts slogan Texans Are Ruffin Ready as a possible congressman candidate while cautioning about odds. Zack Fisher, rep for Bob Price, to speak July 19 at Farm Bureau Office. guests advised to drop card times. He warns of general government excess and citizens’ problems with federal rules.
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Morris Higley
Ray Ruffin
Ray
Ruffin
Bob Price
Farm Bureau
Zack Fisher
Appeal Seeks Local Historical Artifacts in Childress Area
A consulting historian asks Childress County residents to report historical remains near Jonah and Salt Creeks as Tulsa District engineers study brine projects. Remnants like old trails dugouts ranch HQs trading spots Indian campsites ruins or burial grounds are sought for potential preservation or study.
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Childress
Texas
Tulsa
United States Corps of Engineers
Childress County
Jonah
Salt Creeks
Pollyanna B. Hughes
Third Avenue Canyon
Narwhal tusk cups used at French court until 1789
Ivory drinking cups and eating utensils from narwhal tusks adorned the French court until 1789. Tusks, long believed unicorn horns, were reputed to guard against poison. Leonardo da Vinci’s plant drawings showcased enduring botany insights still valued today.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Nixon economic controls and the narcotic metaphor
AP Business analysis argues Nixon’s price freezes reveal a flexible yet inconsistent approach to controls. It notes public rhetoric versus deeds, mentions Phase 3 efforts, and questions optimism from Shultz and Stein as inflation worsens, suggesting a dangerous reliance on temporary measures.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Nixon
White Line
George P. Shultz
Herbert Stein
Shultz
Treasury
Cost of Living Council
Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Dr. Pangloss
Voltaire
West Virginia town names spark playful local humor
AP writer notes quirky and vivid place names across West Virginia. He cites communities like Letter Gap Toll Bridge Mud Sod Dingy Dink and Romance as examples while recalling how locals joke about these monikers.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Letter Gap
Toll Bridge
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Hico
Fayette County
Hix
Twilight
Cinderella
Harmony
Friendly
Romance
Rosedale
Lonneyville
Bozoo
Clem
Clio
Odd
Grant County
Raleigh
Grant
Arthur
Artie
McGovern silent on Watergate to protect South Dakota race
Senator George McGovern avoids forceful comments on Watergate to keep nonpartisan impact and shield his 1974 bid for reelection in South Dakota. He emphasizes addressing home state economic concerns and urges Nixon be held to the law if guilty, while declining impeachment calls.
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Washington
NEA
George McGovern
Nixon
White House
McGovern
Ervin Committee
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
South Dakota
South
Watergate
Wisconsin
Patrick Lucey
Affinity Webster County Peculiar Place Names Noted
The remark highlights West Virginians fondness for odd placenames such as Affinity in Webster County and the confusion that can arise with names like Six-Mc Dowell County or Pink Calhoun.
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McDowell County
Calhoun
West
Today in History highlights notable events across centuries
On June 17 events include Sir Francis Drake claiming California, John Wesley's birth, the Battle of Bunker Hill, France seeking peace in WWII, Allied bombing Naples and Sicily, China's first hydrogen bomb, the Okinawa return agreement, and a 1961 ruling on prayer in public.
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Associated Press
Francis Drake
California
England
John Wesley
Bunker Hill
Boston
France
Germany
Naples
Sicily
China
United States
Japan
Okinawa
US Supreme Court
Historic milestones and birthdays listed in brief
The text notes five years since a Supreme Court ruling on housing discrimination, a year since the US ended its Vietnam combat role, and mentions birthdays for Dean Martin Ralph Bellamy and Charles Eames. It also recalls a Carlyle thought and a stray fragment about strikes and engines.
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Supreme Court
United States
Vietnam
Dean Martin
Ralph Bellamy
Charles Eames
Thomas Carlyle
Cattle Seek Tapioca as Cereal Prices Rise
British farmers search for cheaper cattle feeds as cereal costs surge. Cassava or tapioca, derived from cassava, is gaining interest after Dutch and Belgian farmers adopted it. Nutrition expert Mike Stranks notes Holland and Belgium favor cassava and citrus pulp over cereals for energy.
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Tapioca
London
Mike Stranks
Agricultural Development and Advisory Services
Holland
Belgium
CBS ends instant analysis era after Nixon address
AP reports CBS scrapped instant analysis of presidential speeches, moving analyses to regular news broadcasts. Dan Rather warned viewers of upcoming reaction coverage while noting the shift signals a change in CBS News approach. Birney discusses starting a new theater in Washington with budgeting around $250000 for the first season.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York
CBS
Nixon
Dan Rather
CBS News
CBS Morning News
CBS Evening News
Abie
Bridget
Bernie
DaVit Birsay
London
Orson Wells
Birney
Washington, D.C
Barber Theater
Abingdon
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