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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1976
Page
10
Tuesday admissions include Robime Met King Chartes Boyd Jonnson George Barry Bilee Shirtey while missed counts feature Earner Frank Serret Homer Buckley Richard Aritey Lisa Thomas Ava Stockstt Chartes Johnsen Ald Long.
Locals report visitors and travels around Salt Lake City Arkansas and Oklahoma City with accounts of family visits camps and gatherings. Names include Laveller West Herman West Wests Terie and Teddy Higttner Fares Heats Leasard Leach Pink Proctor Sanders Adams and Cates among others with trips to McMurray Dinsnutt and Hed River NM and a note on an International Convention attendance.
Two men faced charges of driving while intoxicated after appearing in County Court on Monday. Thomas Everett West received a $147 fine and 15 days in jail plus six months probation. Donald Kay Woods was fined $147 and sentenced to three days in jail.
The nation will celebrate its Bicentennial with a special service on Sunday July 4. Rev Sammie Ellis will work with local churches to coordinate the commemorative observance and service plans.
A covered dish meal and community sing are planned inviting all residents to attend with family and friends. Organizers urge broad participation and inclusive participation across the community.
Mrs Decker chaired the meeting with Mrs Decker and Mrs Hudson leading prayers for eight members. Visitors attended. An offering of six dollars was given to Satellite Serial. a separate sum totaled three hundred dollars. The next meeting date was not clearly stated.
A church gathering at Muse Jewel Mutealt on Tuesday included prayers for missionaries, a calendar of prayer read by Mrs. Turner and others, and announcements on pledges, vacation Bible school, and centennial plans. Special offerings and Sunday School attendance were noted, with reports from members on a trip to the Southern Baptist Convention and upcoming church activities.
Kiwanians discuss the Cruisress Kiwanis beauty pageant to be held during a remus reunion meeting. Tickets for the pageant are available in advance at 2 dollars. Contestants aged 16 through 19 may enter, with a deadline looming tomorrow and rehearsals scheduled Friday evening. The pageant coincides with the Happy Birthday USA celebration set for July.
A new cool front brought heat relief and widespread showers across West Texas. The system spawned at least one tornado near Big Spring damaging mobile homes and a trailer park, with no injuries reported. In Brice near Memphis, straight winds injured a man slightly as a mobile home was torn up.
The Finks largest vet event in North Central Texas drew crowds since last Sunday with 40 to 90 on hand at a time. Spokesman said many entrants seek Guinness records though no rep was present. Activities include basketball dribbling, outhouse stuffing, pogo stick jumping, chair rocking, and frisbee tossing as participants aim for long duration and novelty feats.
At Childress Texas residents reported a steer riding event where competitors broke a long standing record using a neck–shyp method. Kehler and Gard Liver contributed notable performances while Taylor set a pace that surpassed a prior 26 foot mark.
The jury hears testimony about Montoya and associates allegedly manipulating payroll and deception to fund trips and purchases. Fernando Silva and Olivia Silva recount payments for wine truck runs and house tasks while Marcelo Cavazos testifies as Montoya’s driver. Local towns are mentioned as the case unfolds with questions about governance and accountability.
President Ford outlines a plan for voluntary desegregation with court remedies limited to undoing discrimination. He proposes a three year cap on busing once relief begins, with courts narrowing relief to actual imbalances and restricting busing except in extraordinary cases. Civil rights leaders oppose the proposal, arguing it would undermine the law.
A new Senate committee report outlines calls to probe Cuba links in the Kennedy assassination era. It notes questions about Fidel Castro's knowledge and a CIA double agent code named AMLASH tied to a 1964 Cuba plot. Schweiker cites clearance gaps in pursuing further details.
The CIA report traces possible Cuban connections to the Kennedy assassination, noting a Cuban American’s travel patterns and a Tampa Fair Play for Cuba Committee link. It says Oswald’s contact through Cuba intelligence was investigated and the FBI narrowed to Oswald within 14 hours of Kennedy’s death.
Beirut radio reports heavy losses as Christian and Palestinian forces clash near East Beirut and coastal enclaves. The fighting centers on Palestinian positions between Christian districts and a Lebanese nationalist effort to push back allied forces.
Beirut radio reports heavy four hour toll with about 46 dead and hundreds wounded as Palestinian and Lebanese forces clash near Tal Zaatar. Fires rage in Lediteh and surrounding areas while ambulances struggle to reach stricken districts.
The measure would authorize 2 billion dollars through Sept 30, 1977 for grants to state and local governments for public works projects that can start within nine days. An additional 1.25 billion dollars would fund recession grants to sustain essential services during unemployment. A further 700 million would go to construct publicly owned wastewater treatment plants.
Bradd Dunbar of the National Transportation Safety Board said data recorders were recovered from the cockpit and sent to Washington for study after a TWA plane awaiting takeoff was rammed during a storm at the airport. He cautioned that a full investigation would commence today and that tail versus gear impact would be clarified after examining the wreckage. Witnesses cited possible gear collapse and turbulence from heavy rains and high winds in the airport area.
Center Weinglass and Leonard Weinglass appear in a court context as Mrs Harris notes counsel. The report describes a moment where a slender Mrs Harris grins and remarks about months in the case.
In a tense session at the lectern a woman asked whether attendees felt prejudice based on gender while male attendees showed hostility. The judge adjusted a proposed change as a late attorney arrived, and Harris shouted at Brander threatening eviction from the court. Harris later admitted the outburst was stupid.
Testimony in a general court martial reveals a lack of officers to oversee a mock bayonet fight in which Marine recruit Logan McClure was beaten and later died. S Sgt Harold Bronson faces involuntary manslaughter and assault charges for allowing the beating at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
Irregular patches in the channel door described as caused by rushing water. The text notes water ripping boulders from the streambed and suggests channel cuts by flowing water may occur, implying ongoing erosion and damage.
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