De Gaulle Opens Franco-Soviet Talks in Moscow Visit
French President Charles de Gaulle held a three hour session with Soviet leaders in Moscow to discuss a Franco-Soviet partnership and a Europe settled without U.S. influence. The talks, part of an 11 day visit, will continue with high level exchanges and planned future discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Grigg
United Press International Moscow
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Russia
Europe
U.S
de Gaulle
Moscow
Maurice Couve de Murville
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai
Novosibirks
Leningrad
Kiev
Stalingrad
France
Podgorny
America
Germany
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Dodd inquiry stalls over Klein testimony role
Senate committee weighing whether to hear from lobbyist Julius Klein in the Thomas J. Dodd misconduct case. Arnold Palmer laments ongoing playoff losses as he misses another US Open. The Guadalupe Mountains move closer to National Park status after House approval of a bill creating a 78 852 acre park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnie San Francisco
Arnold Palmer
Waslington
UPI
Guadalupe Mountains
House
Senate
Oklahoma to honor astronauts Stafford and Cernan
Senator Monroney announced that astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan will be honored in Oklahoma City on July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jengton
UPI
Mike) Monroney
Dokla
Thomas P. Stafford
Erugéne A. Cernan
Oklahoma City
Ed Wynn Rites Planned in Glendale Funeral
Comedian Ed Wynn will have funeral services Thursday at the Church of the Recession al in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale California.
Reed Wins Portland Primary Victory in Maine
Gov John H Reed a Republican who backed President Johnsons Vietnam policy scored a convincing victory in the Maine gubernatorial primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Portland
Maine
UPT
John H Reed
Johnson
Lynda Johnson Faces Unpaid New York Parking Ticket
A -15 parking ticket issued to the car Lynda Bird Johnson used on her latest New York shopping trip remained unpaid as of Monday. Payment was due on June 13, police reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynda
New York
UPI
Lynda Bird Johnson
Father and son split rival races in Kansas House
In Wichita, Bruce B. Madden, a Republican, runs against his son Robert B. Madden, a Democrat, for the Kansas House seat in the 85th district. The race presents an unusual family matchup with both candidates seeking the same legislative seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Bruce B. Madden
Robert B. Madden
Kansas
Shriver Predicts Poverty War Won by 1976
Senator Sargent Shriver forecast that the war on poverty would be won by 1976, the nation’s 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, signaling a milestone in social reforms.
Prisoners Recaptured After Jail Break in Fort Worth
The third of five inmates who escaped from the county jail by sliding down a knotted sheet from a second story window surrendered today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
UPI
Arrant County
Carpenter to become aide to Westmoreland in Vietnam
Captain William Carpenter, praised for actions in Kontum jungle fighting, announced he will serve as an aide to General William Westmoreland, the U.S. commander in Vietnam, in a move described as reluctant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleiku
Viet Nam
William
Bill) Carpenter
William C. Westmoreland
U. S
Wheat Harvest Nears Completion in Seven County Area
Childress County is among seven area counties reporting about 99 percent of the wheat harvest finished. The Wheat Harvest Control Office in Amarillo states yields averaged 10 to 20 bushels per acre across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Amarillo
J. J. Rhoads Added To City Park System
City council votes to add the J. J Rhoads School Building to the park system for community projects including Fair Park facilities. A 1967 Youth Corps plan is approved with seven participants for that year and regional Texas Municipal League meeting attendance discussed.
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J. J Rhoads
Childress Independent
Fair Park
Flomot
Estelline
Turkey
Matador
Lakeview
Louis Sally
Fred Cawthon
Kenneth West
Texas Municipal League
Amarillo
Ortiz Retains World Lightweight Title With Knockout
Puerto Rican born Carlos Ortiz wins a technical knockout over Johnny Bizzaro of Erie Pennsylvania on Monday night to retain his world lightweight championship and then aims for the Democratic nomination for the New York state Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Carlos Ortiz
New York State Senate
Johnny Bizzaro
Erie
Ky orders siege persists as Buddhist leader Quang held
Premier Ky moves to quell Hue unrest by transferring Thich Tri Quang to Saigon for confinement. Nuns protest at Hue citadel, police remove them to Dieu De pagoda. Ky defends action as a move to restore normalcy against Communists while siege continues and Quang begins a renewed hunger strike.
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Richard H. Growald
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Thich Tri Quang
Hue
Quang
Johnson
Quane
Vien Hoa Dao
Radio
Dieu de Pagoda
Buu Thon
Struggle
Nguyen Huu Gi
Thich Tam Chau
Viet Hoa Dao
Chau
Tri Quang
Chan
Marvin Houchin Receives 25 Year Service Award
Marvin Houchin was honored at a Montgomery Ward breakfast with a gold and diamond wristwatch for 25 years of service. George Seales presented the award at the local store where Houchin has risen from 1941 start in Lubbock to Auto Service Manager. Approximately 14 employees attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Houchin
Montgomery Ward
George Seales
Houchin
Montgomery Wards
Lubbock
Childress
Zzonzez Mny Times
Mrs Decker Resigns Volunteer Workers Chair
Mrs Decker has resigned as chairman of Volunteer Women Workers for the Childress County Blood Program after over two years in the post. County Chairman Mrs Harrison announced that Mrs George Barry, longtime worker for the program, will become the new chairwoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Decker
Childress County
Charles Harrison
George Barry
Two Marines Die as Jets Crash in Hampton Neck
Two Marine jets collide over Buckroe Beach injuring 41 and destroying 15 homes. A mother and her 19 month old son died in a frame house while the burning wreckage and fires hampered search efforts. The other jet crashed into Chesapeake Bay with one airman rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Shield
United Press International
Hampton, Va
UPT
Mary Gallant
Donald
T.G Maclock
Langley Air Force Base
Merrill Phillips
U.S. Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Buckroe Beach
Frank Hopkins
Col Garrison Criticizes New Code Restricting Police
Col Homer Garrison, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told the Texas Municipal League that the new Code of Criminal Procedure and recent Supreme Court rulings unnecessarily restrict police. He warned that some provisions go farther than federal rules and may hinder investigations. He cited concerns over admissions and confessions leaving grave crimes unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
APT
Homer Garrison
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Municipal League
Garrison
Police
Cavalry Reinf rush into Viet battle near Tuy Hoa
UPI reports airborne cavalry reinforcements join American paratroopers fighting a Communist battalion near Tuy Hoa 240 miles northeast of Saigon. Casualties reported light for U S forces as Marines land 1500 north of the clash in a broader effort to crush Communists between American units.
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Saigon
UPI
Tuy Hoa
U.S
South Viet Nam
101St Division
Kontum
1St Air Cavalry Division
Mississippi Freedom Marchers Rally Spirit Follows Trail
Mississippians marching from the Delta to rally sites seek to mark the second anniversary of three civil rights workers buried near Philadelphia Mississippi. CORE president Floyd McKissick leads a main column reduced to about 80 marchers as King and local groups plan events in Indianola Yazoo City and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Cazalas
Yazoo City
Miss
Mississippi
Delta Natlands
Rolling Hill Counry
Philadelphia
Floyd McKissick
Courthomd
Delta
McKissick
Indianola
Martin Luther King Jr
Price Seeks Better Programs for Farmers on 36-City Swing
Republican congressional candidate Bob Price visited Childress for a dawn breakfast with backers during a 36 town tour to discuss agriculture problems and advisory groups for cotton maize and wheat. He cited farm population decline and taxes while opposing incumbent Walter Rogers and noted future Old Settlers Parade stops. Present were local backers including Harper Knight and James Hackler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Price
Sun District
Pampa
Childress
Price
Matador
Turkey
Wellington
United States
Freeman
Walter Rogers
Old Settlers
Harper Knight
Leon Henley
James Ray Hackler
C. M. Durfey
Ray Toft
Bruce Parr
U Thant to Visit Moscow for Viet Nam Talks This Summer
United Nations Secretary General U Thant plans a surprise trip to Moscow for top level discussions this summer. He aims to push his three point plan for ending the Viet Nam war. Timing of the trip remains unconfirmed as he prepares to return from a European mission.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
U Thant
Moscow
Thant
Kremlin
New York
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
U.N
Turin
Geneva
U.N. Correspondents Association
Europe
Dag Hammarskjold
Lions Short Meeting Discusses NYC Convention
The Lions Club held a brief meeting when the out of town speaker failed to appear. They discussed sending a representative to the Lions International Convention in July in New York City. Bill Coopwood introduced guest John Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club Today
New York City
Bill Coopwood
John Preston
Services For Mrs Wesson Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy Weber Wesson 67 of Denver Colo former Childress resident were held at 3 p m in Newberry Chanel with Rev Joe S Allen officiating Interment followed in Childress Cemetery under Newberrys direction Pallbearers Alton Landrum Tom Preston Herbert Clift A J Rushing Charles Harrison and Clinton McGhee Survivors include husband Frank Edwin Wesson a sister Mrs Myldred Davis of Austin and a brother Deane Fletcher of Justin born October 16 1898 in Topeka Kansas she died June 17 in Denver
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Weber Wesson
Denver
Colo
Childress
Newberry Chanel
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Alton Landrum
Tom Preston
Herbert Clift
A. J. Rushing
Charles Harrison
Clinton McGhee
Wesson
Topeka
Kans
Star
Frank Edwin Wesson
Myldred Davis
Austin
Deane Fletcher
Justin
Light Showers Drift Across County With More Forecast
County records .80 inch of rain at Kirkland and .35 at I. H. West farm as light showers move through the area. Haze and ground fog blanket eastern Texas on the first day of summer with a potential for more rain tonight. Navidad River flood affects Hwy lit southeast of Edna and may hamper travel.
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Kirkland
Index
A. B. Clements
I. H. West Farm
United Press International
Texas
Navidad River
Navidad
Edna Texas
Lubbock
Childress
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J. J. Rhoads
Seigon
Ident Johnson
Decker
T. G. Madlock
Col. Garrison
Viet Action
By Bryce Miller
Mississipni
U Than
Lions
Mrs. Wesson
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