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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1966
Page
2
Dow Jones shows mixed early and late trading with declines across industries rails and utilities. The noon and later averages exhibit further drops while the Treasury reports a full fiscal year balance with notable withdrawals and large deposits.
Funeral services were held at 3 p m in Decatur Texas for a brother. Survivors include his widow Mrs Lewis and five children. No additional details were available.
Two men hijacked an 810 pound shipment of refined gold bullion worth 207000 dollars at Winnipeg International Airport. The bandits wore airline parkas, used forged papers, and escaped with 12 wooden crates as RCMP and city police scramble for clues.
UPI report says Hugh Baillie former president and board chairman of United Press and a longtime star reporter died Tuesday at age 75 in La Jolla. He served 42 years in the field and helped shape the wire service's growth.
In continuing 4H activities, nominees for directors include Hubert Poweres W L Eikman and Tom Lemen with Ross Smith and Virgil McGee previously listed. Perry Morrow and Morris Higley request withdrawals from candidacy. Perfect attendance pins go to Howard Newberry J C Randel C J Lyons and Morris Higley. Dalton Skinner introduced as Student Guest and Johnie Gragg plus Gene Hollar attend as guests. Tracking litterbugs is reported by the National Automobile Club using discarded bottles receipts and other clues. The Hotel Edison Rum House notes rum ranks fourth in drink requests.
Lemen manager of the Penney store at Childress will travel to Colorado Springs on March 10 11 for a company convention with Mrs Lemen accompanying. West of the Mississippi Penney managers will hear top executives outline short and long range goals at the Broadmoor Hotel. Attending NY office leaders include William M Batten and Ray H Jordan with James Cash Penney also expected.
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr blasts the Justice Department for sending FBI agents to Texas to check voter registration. He calls the move an insult and says the state can handle its internal affairs. Officials say the agents will gather facts for possible future challenges to Texas voting laws during a 15 day registration period.
Puzzle clues from a vintage classifieds page list definitions for words across many themes. Each numbered clue hints at a specific term such as insect material, hair fabric, and slang expressions, with several proper names and abbreviations implied.
The piece argues Republicans will back LBJ's war while demanding tougher victory terms and attack the high cost of living. It cites rising wholesale prices, possible tax steps, and concerns over deficits and gimmicks in LBJ's budget, warning voters of inflation and debt.
Leslie Douglas Ashley goes on trial May 2 in Gatesville Texas for the 1961 slaying of Houston real estate man Fred A. Tones. Survivors include wife Maxine two sons a daughter six brothers and three grandchildren. Haroldair Patrol of Amarillo and Hillcrest Church member was a linotype operator.
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