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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1969
Page
4
Pearl Robinson offers a faith exhortation urging belief in God and salvation. The message cites Romans and prophetic calls, urging constant prayer and righteous service to avoid destruction. It emphasizes God’s sovereignty and human responsibility, inviting communal prayer.
Norman Oklahoma UPI reports Bill Jones director of security at the University of Oklahoma favors an open office policy. His workspace in a former Navy building lacks actual walls with masking tape lines and only a rudimentary reception area. Jones and OU Police Lt. Burk Foster move through improvised space while Melba Triana, a secretary, greets entrants at a non existent door.
Foreign News Commentary outlines Latin American responses to Nixon ally Rockefeller. In Brazil a military rule suppresses dissent to project stability amid strong growth and debt repayment. In Uruguay students protest as authorities shield him, while Paraguay remains a Mestizo-led economy under dictatorship with heavy US aid and pro US stance on Vietnam and Cuba.
The piece imagines a clash between Congress and the Supreme Court over Powell back pay and a court ruling. Militants in the House threaten defiance while the majority backs law and order. A staged confrontation could pit 435 lawmakers against 9 justices with marshals and doorkeepers ready.
Residents of the Childress area receiving monthly social security checks are urged to report address changes and other events affecting payments to the Vernon Social Security Office. Reports can be mailed phone or in person using forms available at the Vernon office. Events include work changes marriage or remarriage divorce and death.
Liberace announces 10 week summer stint replacing Red Skelton starting July 15 in CBS time slot. He notes filming in London boosted budget and British Isles rights. The glamour maestro discusses his mansion, telescope, and London success before returning to U.S. television.
UPI report shows a sharp market decline as 1,342 issues fell and 281 advanced after Nixon urged Congress to extend an income tax surcharge and tighten credit. Major averages hit 1969 lows with the Dow at 876.16 and the S&P 500 at 96.67 as turnover edges up year over year.
Public records list speeding fines unregistered trucks and tractors over gross weight plus run stop high offenses and unregistered vehicles totaling 25 dollar fines. New motor vehicles include a 1969 Buick and 1969 Chevrolet and Ford pickups and a 1969 GMC. Marriage licenses issued to three couples. Manila reports a proposed foreign tourist police force to protect visitors amid concerns of theft and molestation.
Commissioner Robert M. Ball announces a new regulation saving hospital and Medicare benefits for hospitalized seniors. The hospital can file a benefits request that serves as intent to claim Social Security and Medicare, protecting benefits between admission and formal filing.
Expert notes that some people ignore benefits due to ignorance of law until a need arises. He compares risk: indoors are far safer from lightning than outdoors, implying preventive awareness should favor shelter and planning.
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