De Gaulle Witnesses Cosmos Satellite Launch at Zvezdograd Space Center
French President Charles de Gaulle visited the Zvezdograd space center in Kazakhstan and witnessed a Cosmos satellite launch. The event marked an unprecedented breach of Soviet security and followed France and the USSR agreeing to broader space cooperation. De Gaulle traveled with President Podgorny and Foreign Minister de Murville, then continued to Leningrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Grigg
United Press International Novosibirsk
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Russia
Central Asia
de Gaulle
France
Moscow
Cosmos
Zvezdograd
City of Stars
Gaulle
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Leningrad
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Maurice Couve de Murville
Tass
Yvonne de Gaulle
Philippe de Gaulle
Space Center
Novosibirsk
Five New Reservoirs Planned in Red River Basin
Texas Water Development Board announces five new reservoirs in the Red River basin at a total cost of 47 million dollars, with a sixth existing reservoir to be enlarged for 7.1 million. The plan includes flood storage and conservation storage mainly along the eastern Texas Panhandle and a 149 thousand acre feet water diversion from Lake Texoma to Dallas Fort Worth to meet current and future needs. The basin plan covers through 2020 and will be presented at hearings in Paris and Wichita Falls as part of a state wide tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPT
Texas Water Development Board
Red River
Paris
Wichita Falls
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Arkansas
Texoma
Dallas - Fort Worth
Alton Bruce New Head of Local Masons
Alton J. Bruce was elected Worshipful Master of Childress Masonic Lodge No. 695 and will be installed on July 12. Kinney and Clarence Carter were elected Senior and Junior Wardens. Willard Williams was re-elected treasurer, H. E. Wright secretary, Earl Swain Tiler, and W. M. Watson on the building committee. Additional appointments will be announced by the new leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton J. Bruce
Childress Masonic Lodge No
Kinney
Clarence Carter
Willard Williams
H. E. Wright
Earl Swain
Tiler
W. M. Watson
Hiring To Slow At Childress Manufacturing Company
Alva Wheeler, manager, announced that hiring at Childress Manufacturing will slow next week unless more equipment arrives. The plant is not set to open until July 1, with about 50 workers already employed and six more expected to start Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Manufacturing Company
Alva Wheeler
Wheeler
Supreme Court Justice Douglas Divorced in Yakima
U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, 68, was granted a divorce from his third wife, Joan M. Douglas, 26, by Yakima County Superior Court on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima, Wash
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Joan M. Douglas
Yakima County
Pope Will Have Final Say on Birth Control
ROME reports the papal commission on birth control ended three years of secret debate and prepared a report for Pope Paul VI. The inner cabinet of 16 cardinals and bishops did not reach agreement, with strong divergence on major changes. The oral pill was tentatively allowed only to regulate the menstrual cycle, similar to the rhythm method, while broader liberalization faced opposition from bishops. Pope Paul is expected to decide, with no announcement before next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
UPI
Papal Commission On
Pope Paul VI
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
Vatican
Cardinal Ottaviani
Paul
Story Hour Opens Wednesday At City Library
Mrs. L. B. Barkley will host a story hour at 2 30 p.m. in the County City Library starting Wednesday. The program is for children in first through third grades and is free of charge. All youngsters in that age group are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Barkley
County
Texas police group urges changes to six month old code
The Texas Police Association urges 19 amendments to the six month old revised Code of Criminal Procedure. It plans a pre session lobbying push to press lawmakers for changes. The group cites restrictions on oral confessions and other sections as hindering law enforcement despite praising the code’s goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Young
United Press International Austin
UPI
Texas
Texas Police Association
Star Bar
Phone device helps trap man in obscene phone calls
Dallas County sheriff's office used Southwestern Bell's tracing device to catch a 21 year old suspect in a one room apartment after a Mesquite housewife reported nightly obscene calls. He was arraigned on charges of using the telephone to make obscene and indecent calls, punishable by fines up to 200 dollars. The method produced a second trap in the area that week, the first occurring in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPS
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dallas County Sheriff's Office
H. A. Backwell
A. D. McCurley
Justice of the Peace
Joe B. Brown J
Telephone Company
Bob Metts
Fort Worth
Medicare To Free State Funds For Other Needs
Medicare launches next Friday bringing cheaper care to the elderly while Texas uses federal funds to extend benefits to dependent children and permanently disabled persons. The measure lets the state shift money from old age assistance to cover the new limited insurance policy for hospitalization and adds time coverage for the blind as law changes allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Ky visits Hue pledges loyalty and announces market aid
Premier Ky arrived in Hue and received a loyalty pledge from Maj. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam as Lt. Gen. Walt of the U S Marine Force attended. Ky announced an airlift of vital supplies and earmarked 40 000 dollars for a new central market to replace the old one. He praised government troops for crushing a Communist battalion near Quang Tri and urged unity after three months of turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Stuart-Fox
United Press International
Hue
UPI
Nguyen Cao
Saigon
Hoang Xuan Lam
1St Corps
Lewis W. Walt
3Rd
U.S. Marine Amphibious Force
Quang Tri
Ton That Dinh
Pham Xuan Nhuan
SBDC Board To Meet July 11
The quarterly board meeting of the Small Business Development Center at Spermont will be at 7 p.m. July 11 in the Big O restaurant in Memphis. Representatives from SBA Washington DC, Lubbock, and the Office of Economic Opportunity at Austin will speak after a Dutch treat dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business Development Center
Atspermont
Memphis
SBA
Washington, D.C
Lubbock
Office of Economic Opportunity At
Austin
King Faisal Keeps Low Profile During New York Visit
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia arrived amid controversy and avoided official engagements in New York. He attended a United Nations reception and a businessmen's banquet while aides refused to disclose his whereabouts despite backlash from Mayor Lindsay and Governor Rockefeller.
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New York
UPI
Faisal
Waldorf- Astoria
United Nations
Thani
the Waedorf
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
4 H Camp Opens Monday in Childress County
The Childress County 4 H Camp opens Monday with registration at 8 a.m. in Fair Park Auditorium and an opening ceremony led by 4 H’ers from District Leadership Camp under Mrs. Ted Henderson. Activities include workshops, swimming, safety lessons, and a 7:30 p.m. dress review and award presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Fair Park
Ted Henderson
Curly Hays
Lewis Meinzer
Lewis Mullins
Drss
Henderson
Sister of Local Woman Dies in Sherman
Mrs. Ethel Newhouse aged 71 of Sherman died Friday morning. She was sister of Mrs. W L Eikman of Childress. Funeral services will be held at 10 a m Monday in Dennison with interment in Dennison cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Newhouse
Sherman
W.L. Eikman
Childress
Dennison
Dennison Cemetery
Castro's Status In Government Remains Mystery
UPI reports U.S. officials view Fidel Castro as facing major difficulties about returning to helm Cuba. Since Castro's May 1 speech, Havana gave no response to the State Department's June 16 note that he had not been in the foreground of events. Only a brief Havana radio comment followed.
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Washington
UPI
Fidel Castro
U.S
State Department
Castro
Cuba
Radio Havana
One Snake in House Triggers Quick Family Alarm
Gail Baker of Clinton Tennessee found a snake in the house where Arlyna Caradine slept. Arlyna dismissed the warning as a joke until Gail and Mrs. Caradine confirmed the danger. Arthur Caradine returned home to subdue the rat snake with sticks while the dogs helped finish the task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Baker
Clinton
Tenn
Arthur Caradines
Gail
Caradine
Arlyna
Mrs. Caradine
Arthur
Miss Wool Title Goes To Girl From Iowa
Barbara Elizabeth Petsel of Cedar Rapids Iowa won the Miss Wool of America title in San Angelo Texas defeating 19 other wool producing state contestants. The 20yearold Drake University sophomore thanked judges and said she loves painting dancing and swimming. She will promote wool nationwide with her FAA father and airline mother in the background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
UPI
Iowa
Texas
America
Barbara Elizabeth Petsel
Cedar Rapids
Barbara
A. T. Petsel
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Airlines
Roxanne Neeley
Phoenix
Ariz
Janice Archer
Austin
Sharon Moline
Salt Lake City
Petsel
Wool
Drake University
Mike Brown Fund Started For Kidney Transplant
A fund was started for Mike Brown in a San Antonio hospital where he awaits a kidney transplant from his mother Mrs. Milton Havins on July 12. Donations are being accepted at Eubank Park, Watkins, Rucker Bros. and Gages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Brown
San Antonio
Mike
Milton Havins
Eubank Park
Watkins, Rucker Bros
Gages
Homecoming Set for Lonnie and Olympus Communities
The annual Homecoming will start with registration at 9 a.m. July 2 in Fair Park Auditorium. The event runs July 2 and 3 in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie
Olympus
Fair Park Auditorium
Coaches Named for Greenbelt Bowl Game
Grant Teaff of McMurry College and Floyd Gass of Austin College will coach the Greenbelt Bowl game set for August 13 at Childress Fair Park Stadium. Teaff will lead the West with Buddy Fornes as assistant. East is to be led by Gass with Bill Long of Austin College.
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Grant Teaff
McMurry College
Floyd Gass
Austin College
Childress Fair Park Stadium
Bob Jones
Teaff
Charles J
Buddy” Fornes
McMurry
Gass
Bill Long
Lubbock Public Schools
San Angelo
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