The Childress Index Publication Details and Rates
The Childress Index publishes Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays from 272 Main Street Childress Texas 7920 It is printed in Childress by Ox Bow Printing Inc The paper is independent and locally owned Corrections policy applies and rates are listed for mail and carrier subscriptions in Childress adjoining counties and other counties One year six months and monthly rates are provided with addresses for subscription options
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Morris Higley
Editorial Calls for Abolishing the Presidency and Replacing It
Historian Barbara Tuchman argues presidents have grown too powerful and upset constitutional balance. She proposes a six-member cabinet directorate elected as a slate with a rotating chairman, likening it to Swiss practice, while acknowledging drawbacks. She suggests dynastic or entertainment fixes if cabinet government fails to satisfy American instincts.
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Barbara Tuchman
Conress
White House
Congress
Tuchman
Debate on postwar aid to North Vietnam divides Congress
Congressional debate centers on aid reconstruction for North Vietnam and who should pay the bill. Critics warn against moral abdication unless the United States helps repair war damage, amid calls to engage defense industries profits. March Texas Public Schools Week promotes parent involvement and school visits.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Congress
George McGovern
Barry Goldwater
Hanoi
Soviet Union
China
Russia
America
Henry Kissinger
United States
Southeast Asia
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Texas Public Schools
Texas
Shorter Hair Trends and Tax Legislation Gripes
The columnist notes a fashion shift toward shorter hair and critiques state sales tax bills aimed at firms handling sales. He warns bonds for new businesses and questions yearly legislative sessions. He fears property taxes on Masonic Lodges may extend to clubs and churches.
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Country Clubs
Elks Lodges
Davy Crockett Elected to Congress in Multiple Sessions
Davy Crockett the famous Indian scout was elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives in 1826 1828 and 1832. He was defeated in 1830 in part due to his opposition to Andrew Jackson s Indian Bill which violated existing Indian treaties.
Today in History March 1 highlights notable events
On March 1 1781 the Articles of Confederation were adopted forming a federal union. Other events include the 1552 Vassy massacre, 1780 abolition of slavery in Pennsylvania, 1867 Nebraska statehood, 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping, 1954 House shooting by Puerto Rican nationalists, and 1962 Cuban training reports. Birthdays include Dinah Shore and Pete Rozelle. Thought for today notes Oscar Wilde.
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Associated Press
Vassy
France
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Hopewell
U.S
Dinah Shore
Pete Rozelle
Boyle's Column on Marrying the Right Kind of Boy
Hal Boyle offers guidance on choosing a husband who will make a wife happy and avoid types who show controlling or selfish traits. He jokes that many warning signs appear early and warns women to sidestep partners who demand possessions, lack sincerity, or fail to support equality and affection.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Frances Folsom Cleveland First Wife to Remarry
Frances Folsom Cleveland, widow of Grover Cleveland, remarried Thomas Preston Jr., a Princeton University professor, on February 10, 1913, becoming the first wife of a U.S. president to remarry.
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Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland
U.S
Thomas Preston Jr
Princeton University
Polk Baptized on June 9 1849 Before Dying Five Days Later
President James Polk fulfilled a vow by being baptized on June 9 1849 by a Methodist minister. He died June 15 1849 shortly after.
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James Polk
Polk
President's toughest job lies at home, not abroad
Bruce Biossat argues Nixon faces greater domestic hurdles than foreign policy. He notes easier strides in China and Berlin diplomacy, while welfare and tax reform stall in Congress. The piece contrasts foreign pact successes with stalled domestic programs and ongoing economic controls.
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Nea
Nixon
China
Great Wall
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Harry Truman
Korea
Truman
Robert R.aft
Vietnam
Russia
Berlin
Peking
Moscow
Hanoi
Pacific
Capitol Hill
White House
Energy crisis sparks horse drawn traffic fears in Texas
The column predicts higher gasoline prices may revive horse and buggy travel as oil shortages loom by 1985. It cites Texas and nearby states facing gas and heating fuel scarcities, with reports of blackouts and diesel stops, and humorous notes on wood heating and mesquite chopping by a West Texas boy.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Ivory Tower
Texas Business Review
University of Texas
Dad Joiner
East Texas
Texas
West
Denenberg keeps fighting the establishment in insurance arena
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Herbert Denenberg, a combative regulator, defends his critiques of medicine, dentistry, agents, and insurers with data and a push for transparency. His shopper guides target substandard care and high commissions, while criticism persists from medical and legal groups.
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John Cunniff
New York
Pennsylvania
Herbert Denenberg
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Association of Trial Lawyers
United States
Denenberg
American Medical Association
Life, Health and Casualty
Life
University of Pennyslvania
Wharton School of Finance
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Don Oakle
A.A. Bass
Citizens Public School Week Committee
By Ari Sansom
Oscar Wilde
Rebecca
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Boyle
Bruce Biossat
By Bruce Biossat
Business Mirror
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