Five Copters Lost In Battle In Saigon Area
Five American combat helicopters were lost within 24 hours near Saigon, with 36 lives dead. Among the victims, 29 killed in a freak three way collision, 12 crewmen, 16 Thai soldiers, and one South Vietnamese trooper. Two Huey gunships were shot down Monday, and airlift operations were suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPID
Thailand
Jim Deckard
American Broadcasting Company
Nhe Be
Armas
Sistaet
Psychiatrists weigh voters in quirky political analysis
Dr Theodore Isaac Rubin argues voters are subconsciously driven by psychological problems, influencing candidate choice. The piece speculates about narcissistic, masochistic and other traits guiding elections and mocks campaign strategies through a satirical lens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Isaac Rubin
Congress
Rubin
McCall's Magazine
DeMolay Group Wins Places In Conclave Events
Childress DeMolay members at the Denton conclave earned one first, three seconds, and two thirds. Fourteen boys and two advisors from Childress competed against chapters from Fort Worth, Dallas, Irving, Grand Prairie, Arlington, Hurst, Denton, Dennison, Sherman, Wichita Falls, and Weatherford. Todd Nelson won first in 50 meter freestyle. Benny Land and Dale Inman took seconds and thirds in tennis. the basketball team finished second after a 66 25 win over Fort Worth and a 51 21 loss to Cleburne. Next conclave targets Weath Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress DeMolay
Denton
Littleton Having
Doyle Mooney
Fort Worth
Dallas
Irving
Grand Prairie
Arlington Hurst
Dennison
Sherman
Wichita Falls
Weatherford
Todd Nelson
Danny
Childress
Dale Inman
Benny Land
Junor
Danny Havins
Bill Preston
Brett Parr
Robby Wood
Larry Jones
Charles Frisbie
Inman
Land
Cleburne
Jim Wakefield
Doyle Ray Mooney
Jones
Jim Decker
Kirk Ball
Bill Clapton
Littleton Havins
Wehta Falls
Divorce Filed Between Lane Spouses in District Clerk Office
A divorce filing was recorded Monday in the District Clerk’s office for Vikki LaJuana Lane and Donald Dwayne Lane. The action names both spouses and initiates proceedings for dissolution of their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vikki LaJuana Lane
Donald Dwayne Lane
Game Management Officer Assigned to Hale County Duty
Howard LaRue Gambel 28 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reassigned to Hale County in the Texas Panhandle with headquarters in Plainview. A former Amarillo City Police member and graduate of the 22nd Game Management Officer Training School at Texas A&M University, he is married to Sharron Simmons of Childress and they have two children Rickey La Rue and Monte Malone. He is the son of Mrs. Virgil Gambibot of Tell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard LaRue Gambel
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Hale County
Texas Panhandle
Plainview
Amarillo
Texas A& M University
College Station
Sharron Simmons
Childress
Rickey la Rue
Monte Malone
Virgil Gamibot
Tell
LBJ Pushes Tougher Gun Laws Amid Mail Order Ban Debate
President Johnson urged Congress to enact nationwide gun registration and licensing, with confiscation powers for unfit owners. States would meet federal standards or face federal rules and loss of conservation funds. The move complicates plans for an immediate mail order handgun ban expansion.
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Steven Gerstel Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Rules Committee
Rules
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Private Club Liquor Bill Advances to Senate Floor
A revised liquor bill approved by a House committee would allow restaurants to serve liquor in one drink bottles if local voters approve a tax on liquor by the drink and private club receipts, estimating 14.6 million dollars in the first year. The measure includes reforms urged by Gov. Connally and others, with supporters arguing it clarifies rules while opponents question constitutionality.
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Ann Watson Austin
UPI
Senate
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
John Connally
Connally
Crawford Martin
Brooks
Teo
Sens
Wayne Connally
Floresville
W. E
Red) Berry
San Antonio
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Jim Wade
Dallas
Joe Christie
el Paso
J. P. Ward
Meridian
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
David Ratliff
Stamford
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Order of Business
University of Houston
House
Mrs Bobby Hart Chaperones Miss Texas Contestant
Mrs. Bobby Hart will accompany Miss Joan Cheatheam of Childress to Fort Worth for the Miss Texas Pageant 1968 at Will Rogers Auditorium July 17 20. Cheatheam will compete with 63 contestants and the winner advances to Atlantic City in September for Miss America. The winner receives a 1000 scholarship a Texas wardrobe 500 fashion award Casa Manana contract and a John Robert Powers course.
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Bobby Hart
Joan Cheatheam
Fort Worth
Miss Cheatheam
Hart
Will Rogers Auditorium
Atlantic City
Casa Manana Musicals
John Robert Powers
Pistol Packing Women Credited With Crime Drop in Orlando
Orlando police deputy chief Jack Stacey says a pistol packing posse of more than 6,000 women trained in marksmanship and self defense helped Orlando’s crime rate drop 2.5 percent in 1967. FBI data show similar cities rose 19 percent that year while national average climbed 16 percent. The program began after a wave of assaults and rapes.
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Orlando
Fla
UPT
Jack Stacey
Central Florida
FBI
August 15 Deadline To Certify Acres In Childress County
Farmers in Childress County must certify feed grain cotton and diverted acres by August 15 per ASCS Supervisor Gene Frisbie. Producers should certify after planting and accuracy is required. incorrect or uncertified acreage may lead to payment forfeitures or penalties. A random 20 percent of farms will be checked.
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Childress County
Gene Frisbie
ASCS
G. L. Jones Fined for Swindling in County Court
George L. Jones of Chidress was arrested Monday afternoon on charges of swindling by worthless check. He pleaded guilty in County Court and was fined $57 plus court costs and sentenced to one day in jail.
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George L. Jones
Chidress
Sheriff's Department
Clarence Carter
Icenhower Attends Meeting On Club Tour
James Icenhower leads a Key Club International Tour discussion in Oklahoma City for a trip to the Montreal convention. The five-day cross country tour from Houston will include stops in Chicago Detroit Ottawa Toronto Niagara Falls and a Ford plant visit.
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James Icenhower
Oklahoma City
Montreal
Canada
Key Club International
Kiwanis International
Icenhower
Teenhower
Texas
Oklahoma
San Ja Fe
Houston
Chicago
Detroit
Otawa
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Royal York Hotel
British Empire
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Ford
Huff Named Director of Highway Group
Richard Huff has been named a director of the U.S. Highway 287 Association. He replaces Don Johnston who served as director the past year. The Huffs recently returned from the 287 Caravan North which went into Canada.
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Richard Huff
Huffs
Canada
Huff
Don Johnston
Resurrection City Closed as Tension Eases in Washington
In Washington DC crowds dispersed by police and guardsmen after tear gas, curfews and arrests, as authorities reduced security in the Resurrection City area. Mayor Walter Washington urged calm while Rev Abernathy vowed to continue the Poor People campaign from jail.
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Michael Anders Washington
UPI
14Th
U Sts. N.W
Cannister
Martin Luther King
Walter Washington
King
Washington
Resurrection City
U Streets N.W
Capitol Hill
Nate de D. Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
VFEW Auxiliary Installs New Officers
Officers for the coming year were installed at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meeting at the Veterans Building. New officers include President Mrs. Willard Gray and Senior Vice President Mrs. Juanita Dorsett with multiple roles filled by Mrs. Estelle Maddox, Mrs. Donna Mills, and others. special guest Mrs. M. Brown attended.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Veteran’s Building
Willard Gray
Juanita Dorsett
Estelle Maddox
Donna Mills
Lois Arnold
Helen Harris
Margaret Hops
Carrie Cline
Bettye Estes
Ruth Stiner
Christine Kine
Edna Clark
Magnet Stiner
Mayfair Cook
A. C. Beal
Dorine Rollins
Hipps
M. Brown
Lions Hear Vietnam Talk By Dick Palmer
Dick Palmer of KGNC News Channel 4 Amarillo spoke at the Lions Club meeting recounting six weeks in Vietnam as a war correspondent. He described warfare there and showed films while noting other dignitaries have offered quick fixes. The club also heard appreciation for Junior Golf aid and announced upcoming departures for Dallas and the Lions convention.
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Vietnam
Dick Palmer
Kgnc News
Channel 4
Amarillo
Palmer
KGNC
United States
Gordon Graviey
Charles Meisner
Lions Club
Gravley
Dallas
International Lions Club
Dick Preston
White Services Held Today For Dr Edwin E White In Lubbock
Funeral rites for Dr Edwin E White 80 longtime pastor of the First Methodist church in Lubbock and former superintendent of the Childress District were set for 4 p m at Lubbock First Methodist Church Burial was to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock He died Sunday noon in Lubbock where he had lived since 1958 He was born in Tennessee
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Edwin E. White
First Methodistch
Childress District
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U.S
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LBJ
Colmer
Buddy Fornes
McMurry College
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Winters High School
McMurry
Harris County
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Barbara Jordan
G. L. Jones
Highway Group
Vfew Auxiliary
LeRoy Garrison
Mike Harris
Bill Lindsey
Lubbock
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