Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights Act Ruling
The Supreme Court affirms the 1965 Voting Rights Act suspension of literacy tests in six Southern states. Chief Justice Warren leads the decision noting the aim to enable equal participation for nonwhite citizens. The court also reverses a 1959 murder conviction and declines to review a Texaco-related dispute.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Johnson
Congress
Warren
McNamara Cites Red China Nuclear Aim Amid Famine
Defense Secretary McNamara told the Atomic Energy Committee that Communist China seeks a strategic nuclear force while its people starve. He warned of Lin Pao rhetoric and argued for U S nonproliferation measures to curb Chinese weapons ambitions.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S McNamara
China
Peking
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
McNamara
William Fulbright D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Whitten Fund Reaches $165 After Weekend Start
The Darlene Whitten Fund began over the weekend and reached 165 dollars by noon today. Mrs. Ethel Laningham of Tell initiated donations and will accept gifts, with First National Bank also taking contributions. Darlene Whit ten, 14, is hospitalized after a February 26 auto accident that killed three other teen passengers.
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Darlene Whitten
Ethel Laningham
Tell
First National Bank
Darlene
Charlie Whitten
Laningham
Allen Harp
Joy Schaefer
J. F. Foster
Ethel Seigler
James Lyles
Keys Texaco
Watkins
Wrinkle
Opal Mooney
Jean Havens
Raymond Ivey
Suzie
A L. Harp
Harp Drug
Ruby L. Douglas
Tom Lemen
L. L Eason
Roy Wygal
Jim Ross
I. J. Davis
John Glover
Saieds,Inc
Proportional representation warned against in Electoral College reform
The piece argues against dividing state electoral votes by popular vote. It warns PR would fuel splinter parties and destabilize two party dominance. It cites Huey Long’s potential rapid gain under PR and calls to end winner take all to curb boss control.
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Spessard Holland
Fla
Senate
Holland
United States
Huey Pierce
Kingfish) Long
Louisiana
Huey Long
Long
Kingfish
Arkansas
Mississippi
Capitol
Baton Rouge
Florida
Sen. Holland
U.S
Dugan Named County Chairman for Panhandle Oil Information
C R Dugan has been named one of the county chairmen for the Panhandle area Oil Information Committee. OIC is a public relations and service program operated by gasoline dealers in their counties as part of the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association.
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C. R. Dugan
Panhandle Area Oil Information Committee
OIC
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gag As
Along the Way of the Cross A Call to Reconciliation
Ralph W. Loew reflects on the Cross as a symbol connecting people beyond shared beliefs. He warns against violence amid humanity's search for justice and urges readers to seek reconciliation through empathy, neighborliness, and keeping lines of communication open.
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Charges Filed Against R. C. Cannon In Fatal Crash
Negligent homicide charges were filed against R. C. Cannon by the Department of Public Safety after a February two car collision killed three Childress High School students. Investigators say Cannon was driving with one light on and partly in the wrong lane with no driver’s license. Cannon remains in Childress General Hospital.
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R. C. Cannon
Department of Public Safety
Childress High School
Cannon
Childress General Hospital
U S Planes Hit Viet Cong Supply Lines In Wide Raid
U S planes and SAM missiles pounded railway lines storage areas and routes in North Viet Nam as forces claim 1 100 North Vietnamese regulars trapped in a valley near Quang Ngai City and 603 Communist troops killed in action. Air Force and Navy pilots reported 871 missions with F105 Thunderchiefs and Phantom jets. A Navy Skyraider from USS Hancock was lost near Vinh with rescue canceled.
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UPS
U.S
China
Igon
Air Force
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Hancock
Vinh
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Utah
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Cocoa Beach
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Son
Air Force Thunderchief
Hanoi
Federal pay raise urged by Johnson to Congress
President Johnson asked Congress to pass a bill giving an average 3.2 percent federal pay raise plus fringe benefits for civilian workers. He cited $485 million yearly cost and stated increases would align government salaries with private industry, effective January 1, 1967, with ranges from 1 to 4.5 percent and about 1 million of 1.8 million employees benefiting.
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United Press International Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Postal
Classification Act
GSI
Southern Rites Held For Roy Cleaveland Southern
Final rites for Roy Cleaveland Southern were held at 2 p m in Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Joe S Allen officiating. Interment followed at Childress Cemetery under Newberry's directions. Pallbearers included Preston Shoffner Buddy Trammell Roy Hassell Wilmer Rutledge C E Seal John Ballew Louis Sally Wayland Jordan. Southern died Saturday morning of a heart attack at his home after 20 years as a City of Childress employee.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Lee Vaughan
Mike Wilson
Cecil Park
Southern
Childress
Sportsmen to Meet at West Texas Utilities Building
Members of the Red River Sportsmen's Club will gather at 7 p.m. tonight at the West Texas Utilities building for their meeting.
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Red River Sportsmen
West Texas Utilities Building
Soapy Williams Announces Senate Run in Michigan
Former Michigan governor G Mennen Williams declares for the U S Senate from Michigan after resigning as assistant secretary of state for African affairs. He stressed broad Democratic support from a statewide tour ending in a news conference with 300 followers.
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Detroit
UPI
G. Mennen Wiliams
U. S. Senate
Michigan
Williams
Senate
Patrick V. McNamara
Jerome P. Cavanah
Cavanah
McNamara
State Department
Johnson
Candy Messler and Melvin Powers Acquitted in Murder Case
Candy Messler and her nephew Melvin Powers are acquitted of conspiring to murder Jacques Messler, a financier with an estate valued at about 22 million dollars. The trio faced a seven week trial in Miami. Candy cried as she thanked supporters and prepared to tell her four adopted children.
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H. D. Quigg
United Press International
Miami
UPI
Candy Messler
Jacques
Candy
Melvin Lane Powers
Mel
Powers
Messler
Dade County
Morrison Rites In Amarillo
Funeral services for Cecil Simon Morrison 67 of Amarillo were held at 4 p m in Boxwell Ivy Chapel. Interment Llano Cemetery. Died 8 05 p m Saturday at Northwest Texas Hospital. Retired truck driver lived in Amarillo since 1922 born in Silverton. Survived by wife Augusta sisters Zephra Brown Virginia Crow brothers J W Estelline Ross Fred Louis Bakersfield Calif Reene Riverside Calif.
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Cecil Simon Morrison
Amarillo
J. W. Morrison
Estelline
Boxwell
Ivy Chapel
C. E Spilman
First Assembly of God Church
Llano
Morrison
Northwest Texas Hospital
Silverton
Augusta
Zephra Brown
Virginia Crow
J. W
Ross
Fred
Louis
Bakersfield
Calif
Reene
Riverside
Explosion rocks W E B DuBois Club HQ in San Francisco
The national headquarters of the W E B DuBois Club, labeled a Communist front by the Justice Department, was shattered by a pre dawn blast. Terence Hallinan alleged 30 to 400 sticks of dynamite caused the explosion, with arson squad and army explosives experts to probe. No injuries were reported in the unoccupied two story building.
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San Francisco
UPI
W.E.B. DuBois Club
Justice Department
Terence Hallinan
Army
Clouds Bring Light Show Across Panhandle and Texas
United Press International reports clouds drift into the Panhandle and lower Gulf Coast with light showers possible tonight and early Tuesday. The Weather Bureau forecasts a five day warm spell with temperatures about 26 degrees above normal and limited precipitation. Overnight lows ranged from 26 in Waco to 54 in Corpus Christi. East Texas clear, others partly cloudy. Warm-up continues through Tuesday with lows in Panhandle near 30s and highs 50s to 60s.
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United Press International
Panhandle
Gulf Coast
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Waco
Corpus Christi
East Texas
Darrell Watson Named to Sul Ross Dean's Honor Roll
Darrell Watson, a freshman son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Watson, is listed on Sul Ross State College Alpine's Dean's Honor Roll for the past semester.
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Darrell Watson
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Darrell
Ralph Watson
City Council Meeting Tonight at City Hall
The City Council will convene at 7 30 tonight in City Hall to discuss local issues and vote on agenda items.
Ballot Places To Be Drawn Wednesday
Two city incumbents face opposition as filing closes Saturday night. Three seek Chief of Police and three seek Place No. 4 on the City Council. Palmer Massey and Mayor C J Lyons run unopposed. Ballot positions drawn at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Incumbent Alvis Maddox seeks Police, opposed by R L Miller and David L Glover. Frank Dakis faces W L Eikman and Don Gage for Place No 4.
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Palmer Massey
C. J. Lyons
Tn Offic
Alvis Maddox
R. L. Miller
David L. Glover
Frank Dakis
W. L. Eikman
Don Gage
Volpe Plans talks to end Boston newspaper strike
Gov. John Volpe will speak by phone with publishers and union reps to offer help in settling the Boston newspaper strike. The strike by printers and mailers has shut five papers, including the Globe, Morning Herald, Evening Traveler, and American, for the third time in years as mediators seek a contract settlement.
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UPI
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Volpe
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Morning Globe
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Evening Traveler
American
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