Viet Cong strike South Vietnam hospitals and bases
Viet Cong forces attacked Quan Long in the Ca Mau Delta occupying a civilian hospital for about 11 hours. U.S. and South Vietnamese troops counterattacked with air strikes and artillery, killing 195 guerrillas and capturing weapons. The campaign hit seven provincial capitals and multiple U.S. bases including Cam Ranh Bay. US advisers wounded. civilian casualties unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Risher
South Vietnam
Orice
den Om
Mekong
Quan Long
Cial
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Johnson
Vietnam
Ca Mau
V Battalion
Kontum
U.S. Air Force
Ha Cong
Hanoi
Cam Ranh
Peninsula
Nixon vows end to Vietnam War if elected in New Hampshire
In Hampton Nixon pledged to end the Vietnam War and win peace in the Pacific if elected president. He urged new leadership amid claims the Johnson era wasted power and warned the Soviet Union has overtaken the U.S. in strategic capabilities since Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
N.H
UPI
Ee Rewon, Wlay
Vietnam
Pacific
Nixon
Seacoast
Johnson
New Hampshire
Soviet Union
United States
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
America
North Korea
Stephenson Rites Are Set For Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Lou Ella Stephenson will be held at 10 a m Thursday in the Newberry Funeral Chapel with E A Sanders minister of the Kirkland Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Arlie Cemetery beside her husband Jesse Stephenson. Survivors include three sons five daughters twenty two grandchildren and twenty eight great grandchildren. Mrs Stephenson moved to the Arlie Community in 1932 from Bonham then to California in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Ella Stephenson
Newberry
E. A. Sanders
Kirkland
Childress
Newberry's
John
Pete) Stephenson
R. L. Stephenson
Buster
Ivanhoe
Calif
R. M. Hicks
Stephensville
Texas
A. C. Humphrey
Alameda
E. J. McElroy
Walter Carroll
Modesto
Doyle Spain
Lorenzo
Eighteen Registrants Forwarded For Examinations
Eighteen registrants were sent to Amarillo Armed Forces Entrance and Exam Station Monday by Local Board No. 20 for medical and physical examinations. Five, including Michael Kindle of Childress and others from Paducah, Memphis, and Childress, were forwarded for induction into the armed forces. Hope Jr. of Childress transferred from Local Board 52 in Pampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Cordle
Collingsworth
Hall
Bris- Coe
Children
Armed Forces
Micheel. Kindle
Childress
Joge ° A. Garza
Paducah
Donnie D. Bridges
Bobby J
Memphis
My C. Hope Jr
Pampa
Bond Reduced for Vitala
The bond of Doreto Vitala was reduced from 3000 to 1000 and he was released after posting bond. Vitala faces a felony charge of indecent exposure to a child and his case moved to Well infton for trial at the next District Court term. He was charged on November 14, 1967. Tonight Is Last Night Of The Sound of Music At The Palace 780 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doreto Vitala
Vitala
Wellinfton
the Palace
Spurlock Arraigned on Drunk Driving Charge
James Spurlock of Childress was arraigned in County Court on driving while intoxicated. He entered a not guilty plea and bond was set at 750 dollars. He was picked up by the Highway Patrol Saturday per County Attorney Clarence Carter’s records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spurlock
James Spurlock
Childress
Highway Patrol
Clarence Carter
No Interest in Elections for Local Boards Reported
No interest shown in upcoming elections for Chil dress Independent School District three board seats and County School Board two seats. Filing deadline midnight tomorrow, election set for April 6. Chil dress Hospital District directors vote on April 6 with deadline March 12. Russell Jones notes some candidate applications picked up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustee
Childress Independent School
County School Board
Childress Hospital
Russell Jones
Hospital Board
Condition of Vicky Dill Improves After Crash
Vicky Dill 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Dill is reported in improved condition at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo after a crash that left her with a cerebral concussion and facial head lacerations. Other injured Jimmy Ragsdale Pamela Mitchell and Ronnie Grey remain in satisfactory condition at ChilDress General Hospital. The accident occurred on a dirt road south of the Country Club just north of the Country Club addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicky Dill
Gene Dill
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Miss Dill
Jimmy Ragsdale
Pamela Mitchell
Ronnie Grey
Childress General Hospital
Country Club
Appeal From Pueblo Crewmen Prompts Authenticity Check
U.S. officials scrutinize a purported Pueblo crew appeal to President Johnson via Panmunjom radio. The letter, cited as possibly North Korea coerced propaganda, references repatriation tied to a formal apology and admission of intruding into DPRK waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Korea
Connally hints at liquor by the drink referendum in Texas primary
Gov. John Connally said he will likely ask the Democratic primary voters on May 4 to back a referendum on liquor by the drink. He stressed no compelling reason against it and called the issue of great interest to Texans. A separate wire report notes an antiwar march disruption in Fort Collins when a trucker drove into demonstrators. no injuries and the driver was arrested after saying his son fights in Vietnam. In Ballinger, Texas, Willie Newton, 76, claimed to be part of the Newton gang tied to the 1911 to 1924 nationwide burglary spree as he was held in Rowena bank robbery case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collings
Colo
UPI
Vietnam
Ballinger
Tex
Texas
Uvalde
Willie Newton
First National Bank
Rowena
Newton
United States
Deserters Seek Asylum in Sweden as U.S. GIs Flee
Seven more U.S. servicemen were granted political asylum by Sweden's Aliens Commission, bringing total American refuges to twenty since the GI influx began over two months ago. In Washington, the Senate overrode a Humphrey ruling to set a vote on adding an anti riot clause to the civil rights package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
UPT
U.S
Swedish Aliens Commission
Sweden
Washington
UPI
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Romania to push for revamp of Warsaw Pact defense
Romania will seek a revamp of the Communist Warsaw Pact defense alignment as part of its policy moves. This report notes continued coverage on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
UPI
Romania
Hopefuls Map Education and Road Plans for Texas
Two Democratic governor hopefuls outlined policy proposals on education and roadbuilding. Dolph Briscoe urged a crash urban street construction program funded beyond interstate work, while Don Yarborough backed state support for public kindergartens to enroll five year olds. Whittenburg planned a Midland Odessa tour. Preston Smith stressed citizen communication. Fagan Dickson criticized city woes as Vietnam war wounds. Fred Halstead to lecture at Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Dolph Briscoe
Austin
Texas
Don Yarborough
Houston
Briscoe
Plans for 18th District Spring Convention Discussed
District representatives of the 18th American Legion meet at the Veterans building to finalize plans for the Spring Convention in Childress April 27 28. Roy Beard Amarillo and Bill Brady Claude lead discussion while Helen Ballew Memphis outlines auxiliary plans. The meeting starts 7 30 p m with reports by Marie King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Veterans
Childress
Legion
Roy Beard
Amarillo
Bill Brady
Claude
Helen Ballew
Memphis
Jim Moody
Marie King
Preston Smith to Visit Here Tomorrow in Campaign Stop
Preston Smith of Lubbock, Texas, the leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate, will speak at Hotel Childress from 11 to 11 40 a.m. Local manager Rowden Cordell said supporters should meet him there for a brief visit before he continues to Paducah. Smith, Lt. Governor, has long political experience in the Texas House and Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon
Tex
Preston Smith
West Texas State University
Fagan Dickson
U. S
J. J. Pickle
Lyndon
Vietnam
Herpenly
Fred Halstead
University of Texas
Lubbock
Texas
Hotel Childress
Rowden Cordell
Preston
Paducah
House
Senate
Debra Bird Elected Lions Club Queen 1968 69
Debra Bird, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bird, was elected queen of the Childress Lions Club for 1968 69 at today’s noon ceremony. She tied with 19 contestants on the first ballot. Sherry Poling was co senior alternate. Bird holds a state degree in Home Economics and is active in Future Homemakers Latin Club National Honor Society and Student Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Bird
the Childress Lions Club
Miss Bird
Debra
Mrs Bird
Sherry Poling
Cosen
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Bobby Hart
Jimmy Don Rothwell
Ben Bob Walker
Althea Allison
Janet Gloar
Danny Havins
Stephenson
Ronald R. Patterson
Childress High School
Wilson Elementary
Robert E. Lee
Childress Scottish Rite Association
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Yarborough
Whittenburg
Midland-Odessa
Hasee Seymour
Bryan
Aus
Lions Club
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