Local 4-H'ers Win 3 Trophies In Horse Show
Paducah County 4-H youths claimed three trophies at the fourth annual King County 4-H Horse Show. Winners included David Boykin high point senior boy and senior pole bending winner, Bart Patterson first with a grade mare over 14 hands, three and Pam Patterson best in junior barrel racing. Other placings named by 4-H leader Billy George Drennan and county agent L. M. Carrell.
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Paducah
Childress County
King County
David Boykin
High Point
Bart Patterson
Pam Patterson
Baylor County
Cottle
King
Lubbock
Stonewall
Dickens
Billy George Drennan
L. M. Carrell
Childress
Gary Carpenter
Nancy Forbis
Monte Bradley
Mary Lou Bradley
Jan Jones
Cottle ACS Honors District Meet Award Recipients
Four members of the Cottle County American Cancer Society attended the District 3 South meeting in Lubbock this week and received special awards for outstanding public education programs. The group was noted for the most comprehensive school programs and exceeding the crusade quota, with attendees including Mrs. John Gilbreath as president and Mrs. W. H. Worley, Mrs. Jessie Thomas, and Mrs. Ross Thomas.
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Paducah
Cottle County American Cancer Society
Lubbock
John Gilbreath
W. H. Worley
Jessie Thomas
Ross Thomas
Pompidou Inaugurated as France President in Paris
Georges Pompidou was inaugurated president of France in a rain soaked ceremony at the Elysee Palace. He pledged to honor the constitution and maintain France's dignity while De Gaulle’s influence loomed in speeches by Gaston Palewski. The crowd celebrated seven more years of Gaullism without De Gaulle as Pompidou faced cabinet formation challenges.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Paris
UPI
Georges Pompidou
France
Elysee Palace
Charles de Gaulle
Gen. de Gaulle
Pompidou
de Gaulle
Gaston Palewski
Constitutional Council
Nixon
Palewski
Local scouts plan six-county session in Quanah
Partly cloudy and warm tonight turning cooler Saturday with mid 60s to near 90. Ray Don Williams Western District Chairman Jerry Dugan and Bill Hajek of Childress attended a Tuesday evening multi-county scout session in Quanah where scouting plans were made for six western and central district counties.
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Ray Don Williams
Jerry Dugan
Bill Hajek
Childress
Quanah
Boy Says Prayers Wrong
In Waco Texas Ronald Curry four died after his father Robert Curry beat him with an auto belt and a stick during a second prayer session. The father was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Pathologist Dr. Walter Krohn described extensive bruises and cuts as among the worst he had seen outside an airplane crash.
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Waco
Tex
UPI
Ronald Curry
Ronnie
Mommy
Daddy
Robert Curry
Walter Krohn
Record Heat Tops Nation With 106 Degrees In Arizona
UPI reports the highest Thursday temperature from the U.S. Weather Bureau excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 106 degrees at Buckeye Arizona. Meanwhile Fargo North Dakota registered a low of 30 degrees.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawaii
Buckeye
Ariz
Fargo
N.D
Treasury reports year-to-date figures through June 17
Treasury accounts show withdrawals of 196,912,396,876.93 and deposits of 189,958,628,386.21 for the year to date. Cash balance stands at 5,634,733,406.48 with public debt at 361,487,101,249.02 and gold at 10,366,987,823.10.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Governor’s veto raises questions on legislative compliance in Texas
The dispute centers on whether bills signed during sessions meet court rules of evidence. Smith says he will not be bound by those rules and questions constitutional adherence. He hints he may veto the budget bill, pointing to late filings and lingering measures still with the comptroller. The Omnibus Courts Bill creating 27 new districts and six beach-cleaning laws were among vetoed measures.
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House
Senate
Smith
Martin
Texas
Mutscher
Battle for Tay Ninh City Leaves Heavy Casualties
UPI reports Thursday’s fight near Tay Ninh left more than 400 Vietnamese Communist forces dead and 20 American and South Vietnamese soldiers killed or wounded. Civilian casualties included at least three deaths and 89 injuries amid street fighting 25 miles southeast of Saigon. The clash followed guerrilla attacks in the Tay Ninh area and near Saigon, including fire on the Dutch tanker Norenia on the Long Tau River.
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Tay Ninh
Saigon
Long Tau
UPI
David Lamb
U.S
Murchison Legacy Tied To Dallas Cowboys Owner
The text recalls Clint Murchison Sr and his son Clint Murchison Jr while detailing the Dallas Cowboys owner’s Texas roots. It notes his Glad Oaks ranch near Athens, time in Henderson County Memorial Hospital, and a bio highlighting his rise from a Texas banker’s son to oil and business magnate by age 30.
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Athens
Murchison
Henderson County Memorial Hospital
Clint Murchison Jr
Dallas Cowboys
Clint Jr
John Dabney
Dallas
Texas
Sears- Roebuck
Southwest
Union Gas Co
Henry Holt
Gulf of Mexico
Pal Richardson
New York Central
Canada
Navigator Pedro Nino on Columbus first voyage
United Press International reports Pedro Alonzo Nino, a Black navigator aboard the Nino, one of Columbus three ships during the 1492 voyage to the New World. The account highlights Ninos role among the crew and emphasizes his participation in the expedition.
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United Press International
Pedro Alonzo Nino
Christopher Columbus
New World
Texas cities seek medical school as UT board chooses site
Galveston and El Paso compete for a Texas medical school after the UT regents pick a site. The new school must avoid being in the same or adjacent county as an existing or proposed medical school, with restrictions announced.
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Galveston
UPI
Amarillo
el Paso
Texas
Lubbock
University of Texas Board of Regents
Severe weather toll: hail in DeLeon and Eastland counties
Severe weather alerts reported large hail in DeLeon Comanche County and Eastland Eastland County with some roof and window damage but no injuries. Thunder showers mostly ended statewide today, with heavy rains near the Red River and hot, partly cloudy conditions elsewhere. A cool front was expected to move into the Panhandle toward the Red River tonight.
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DeLeon
Comanche County
Eastland
Eastland County
Red River
Texas
Presidio
Panhandle
South Plains
San Angelo
Cotulla
North Texas
Clifford Defends Vietnam Stance and Calls for Troop Withdrawals
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford criticizes the Nixon administration’s Vietnam policy in Foreign Affairs Quarterly and urges a withdrawal of about 100,000 U.S. troops by year end with only supply and air support remaining by 1970. Nixon counters with his own timetable suggesting larger withdrawals, while other topics include talks with the Soviet Union on arms control and domestic inflation measures.
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Foreign Affairs Quarterly
Clifford
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Soviet Union
U.S
National Security Council
America
Geneva
Vienna
Sniper on Bridge Surrenders After Hour-Long Duel
Police ended an hour long duel on the Seventh Street Bridge with Michniak, a Bethes da Ohio native and former Air Force member. He underwent 2 1/2 hours of surgery at Allegheny General Hospital for head bullet and bone fragment removal. His condition was guarded with a 50 50 survival chance as officers pursued him. He had asked his instructor for the rest of the day off citing not feeling well before climbing the catwalk and firing.
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Allegheny General Hospital
Michniak
Bethesda
Ohio
Air Force
Seventh Street Bridge
SDS splits over race and tactics at campus training clash
Mike Klonsky of SDS defended black liberation and opposed PLP on racial strategy. He denounced white supremacist views in SDS and accused PLP leaders of opposing Black Panther style goals, while delegates chanted and supported a stance aligned with China.
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Mike Klonsky
SDS
Revolutionary Youth Movement
Mao
Klonsky
People of
China
Progressive Labor Party
PLP
Black Panther Party
Man on Bridge Fails to Fire as Crowd Gathers
A man on a bridge fires a gun repeatedly but hits no one as thousands gather and watch on streets offices and a local TV station. After 45 minutes he sits, then shoots again and kills himself after a police ladder rescue and a note of mental distress from his classmate. His family in Bethesda watched the crisis unfold on TV.
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Slusser
Michniak
Bethesda
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