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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1969
Page
7
The article reports Allied troops advancing in southern towns with limited losses and no heavy combat, noting U S units and batteries involved. Officers Deane Dodge and C A Strickland are shown installing a marshal as part of the effort and a staff photo accompanies the piece.
A Congolese court sentenced Moise Tshombe to death in absentia for plotting to overthrow the government and for the Lumumba murder. Extradition efforts from Algeria faltered as Congo marks independence, while Algeria holds Tshombe in case of future extradition.
The Childress index notes rainfall in June varied by city with Dallas at 3.24 inches expected total and Fort Worth near 2.63, while Abilene and Wichita Falls reached near or above average. Skies were mostly clear statewide though thundershowers were forecast for northern Panhandle and Gulf regions. Temperatures climbed toward 100 with Dallas and Fort Worth at 98 and Waco at 100, marking a hot June across the state.
Hollywood reports Orson Welles will appear as a Russian diplomat in The Kremlin Letter for 20th Century-Fox. The film centers on espionage and political intrigue with Welles as a key figure.
The Texas legislature debates a one year budget and possible revival of a one year tax bill if a two year approach stalls. Governor Smith’s tax program faces a fair hearing in the Senate as lawmakers seek cooperation for a likely 30 day session.
NEA analyst notes Moscow sees the Provisional Revolutionary Government as a propaganda myth and unlikely to shift power balance. Brezhnev urges Asian collective security while Western impatience risks aiding Viet Cong at the Paris talks. Nguyen Thi Binh heads the PRG but Moscow bets on negotiations and end to the war.
The Michigan item notes 17 Republican votes lined up to pass the tax extension with liberals promising needed support. Opponents concede defeat, seeking tax reform, as the extension grants 10 percent relief for six months, until June 30, 1970, part of a package aimed at iron and inflation and not hitting consumers. Congress maintains the surcharge for another 30 days.
Fragmentary obituary notes mention a Morris born on April 18 in Fairfield Texas and married to a Valley Community farmer. The text references a daughter Raymond Morris and several siblings in Quanah Fort Worth and other places, with incomplete dates and details. The remaining lines discuss unrelated canine mouth coloration beliefs.
Signed by 11 Algerian professors and doctors, the report notes an autopsy was planned for Tshombe. His death follows nearly two years after his kidnapping on a chartered plane from Ibiza to Mallorca. The unidentified gunman hijacked the craft to Algiers on June 30, 1967, ending the Congo Katanga leader’s exile.
A group of 4-H'ers and their parents plus adult leaders traveled to Paducah with Julia Browning Nancy Forbis Lesa Garrison David Boykin Kim Morton Sandra Denny Monte Bradley David Moyers Beverlye Weatherbee Kimbra Dorsett Carol Hart Patricia Hart Bryan Crook Melinda Weatherbee Richard Griffin Danny Westenburg Evelyn Hutton Terri Crook and Mary Lou Bradley among those present. The Childress County club shared a meal with the group lunching courtesy of the 4-H Horse Club Cure noted.
In 1899 Charley Murphy reportedly rode a bicycle at over 60 miles per hour aided by a three mile draft trail near Long Island. The Almanack notes the train cut resistance as he pedaled for a record pace of 5745 seconds.
Yukon officials debate preserving the Mounties’ last dog team and sled traditions amid modernization. Proponents cite cultural heritage and tourism value, while critics warn of costs and shifts away from ceremonial uses.
The fragment references deposits cash balance public debt and gold. It appears to outline financial items tied to a juror or public funds balance, with no coherent narrative or dates. Further readable details are unavailable in the text.
A fragmented notice reports extreme heat in New York on Sunday issued by the Bureau. It mentions Hawaii and Buckeye with a temperature reference of 26 at Evanston, indicating unpredictable weather patterns and regional advisories.
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