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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1969
Page
8
Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr cites a U S Supreme Court ruling that Louisiana’s property ownership requirement for voting in revenue bond elections is unconstitutional. The move ends the exclusion of non property holding residents from such voting.
Miss Garland spent her last hours with a singer, found dead at 11 a.m. Sunday. Friends recalled a descent into depression then a cheerful dinner at the Deans home. Scotland Yard denied reports that 50 sleeping tablets were in her bottle and said none were by the body. Plans to ship the body to New York for display at Frank Campbell Funeral Home followed by private burial. Doctor Philip Lebon cited cirrhosis of the liver as an irreparable risk linked to alcohol use.
Sir Frederick Banting, a Canadian scientist, became the first to extract the hormone insulin, a breakthrough in diabetes research. His work opened new avenues for treatment and medical science.
A plane with engine trouble circled over Miami Beach then crashed along the busy Expressway near 36th Street, destroying the 36th Street Medical Center roof, Char lie's Auto Center, and a pool supply firm. The tail hit an onshore boat while wreckage ignited multiple flames.
A Quick Quiz notes jockey Eddie Arcaro as the only rider to win the Kentucky Derby five times 1938 1941 1945 1948 and 1952. It also covers natural fibers barleycorns and puppy age plus Apis the bull god of ancient Egypt.
Secretary Melvin R. Laird announces renewed focus on Vietnamization as the United States increases collective effort to shift war burden to South Vietnam. He underscores moving toward synchronized regional strategy and gradual troop transfer.
The 1869 Black Friday crash stemmed from James Fiske attempt to corner the gold market. Dr Zaida M Cesaureo of San Juan Puerto Rico earns the first woman’s dental teacher training fellowship from the American Fund for Dental Education.
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