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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1968
Page
3
Hong Kong and Macao harbor patrols recovered eight more decomposed bodies linked to China’s Cultural Revolution. The tally reached 44 victims since Monday with many more sighted at sea. Police noted ropes and bound limbs on most corpses, while official Chinese radio gave no death details.
The Saturday bake sale sponsored by mothers of Kids Baseball players raised 101 dollars. Proceeds support the Kids Baseball Program. Mrs. Jackie Smith led the event and thanked mothers for cakes and donors who contributed to the program.
Michiko Sims wife of Sp4 John Sims of Childress speaks warmly of the United States and Texas while noting Texas is hot. The couple visiting from Japan on a 30 day leave have toured Amarillo Dalhart and Mineral Wells and plan Six Flags before returning to Fort Sill.
At UT Arlington the Confederate flag was removed from the central flagpole after student protests. The Ad Hoc Committee seeks to abolish the Rebel nickname and theme, with a campus vote planned for the fall amid ongoing controversy. About 1,500 students rallied, singing Dixie as petitions circulated for the referendum.
An aide said Tho would return soon after he left Le Bourget Airport on a Soviet jet. Negotiations remain at an impasse over Washington halting bombing before talks. North Vietnam brims with confidence after claiming a major jet downing and US withdrawal at Khe Sanh. US losses cited at 858. Hanoi seeks more gains to force U.S. concession.
Laos premier Souvanna Phouma arrived in Paris on a private visit and urged the United States to refrain from a total bombing halt until Hanoi withdraws the 40 900 troops Laos says are permanently stationed there The move adds a new obstacle to North Vietnam United States negotiations. The 1918 influenza epidemic killed an estimated 20 million people worldwide.
The Texas Senate defeats liquor by the drink and blocks liquor law reforms as tax confer ees clash. GOP gains from Democratic missteps. Sen. Hazlewood and Aikin criticize performance while Lt. Gov Smith steps aside amid accusations of irresponsibility. House pressure targets UT law school amid a looming deadline for a possible extra session.
In Lima Peru jewelry dealers told police thugs assaulted them when they declined to purchase stolen items. The incidents highlight a pattern of violence linked to the black market in jewelry and rising crime concerns in the city.
In a six minute speech broadcast Saturday evening De Gaulle urged voters to back a solid Gaullist majority to support coherent policy. The piece notes earlier May remarks had failed to yield concrete solutions to national problems. Nellie Tayloe Ross is cited as Wyoming’s first woman governor elected in 1924 after her husband’s death.
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