McCarthy Narrowly Loses NH Primary to Johnson
In New Hampshire Sen. Eugene McCarthy challenged President Johnson on Vietnam policy as Nixon claimed a GOP windfall with nearly 80 percent of the Republican vote. McCarthy urged momentum toward Wisconsin and Chicago, while Democrats struggled to finish delegate counts in a high turnout race.
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Raymond Lahr
Concord
N.H
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Lyndon John
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Chicago
Bedford
Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Sears Eal Elee
Sy Nanaw Arthy
President Johnson Plans Discount Cards for Foreign Tourists
Washington report outlines a White House program to cut the dollar gap by urging overseas travel savings. Hospitality cards would grant foreign visitors discounts at hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other tourist firms with no new legislation required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman Smiths
Toots Shor’s
Mr. Meek
Roundtable On Scouting Set For Thursday Evening
The monthly District Roundtable of Scouting will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the First Methodist Church. Bill Hajek district commissioner urges all adult leaders and committee members from Packs 61 68 and Troops 61 68 to attend and invites anyone interested in the Chile dress Scout program to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Bill Hajek
Childress
Hajek
Highway Trash Film Shown To Rotary Club
The Childress Rotary Club viewed a film titled Money To Burn presented by Palmer Massey. He noted cities struggle to dispose of trash and cited Japan developing a factory to repurpose garbage into building materials. Massey said several large cities monitor the project as the annual highway trash bill nears 1.5 million dollars. Additional officer nominations were made including Clarence Carter Perry Morren as vice president and Howard Newberry Jim Vaughan as directors. Election set for next week. Borger visitors Dr. Bob Darnell Bill Dillard attended with Danny Nations as student guest.
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Childess
Clarence Carter
Perry Morren
Howard Newberry
Jim Vaughan
Bob Darnell
Bill Dillard
Borger
Danny Nations
No Heart Fund Drive Planned
Neil Gage announced there will be no Heart Fund Drive here as there is no chairman. He said he could not find time to lead it and asked the Texas Heart Association to select a new chairperson. He offered to assist if someone else takes over and has leftover materials from last year.
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Neil Gage
Texas Heart Association
Gare
Bombed Supply Road To Khe Sanh Fortress
UPI reports from Saigon say B52 strikes hit a fast moving Communist supply road toward Khe Sanh to ease threat to the U S fortress. Allied forces claim 519 North Vietnamese killed in heavy fighting. U S and South Vietnamese losses numbered.
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Eugene V. Risher
Saigon
UPI
Khe Sanh
U.S
South Vietnam
Strategic Air Command
Nat Gibson
Dien Bien Phu
Marine
Dong Ha
Cua Viet
Gibson
Sanh
Marine Command
Don Ha
Ben Barnes to Visit Childress March 20
Speaker Ben Barnes, a leading Lt. Governor candidate, plans a 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. drop in at Childress. Co chairs Walter Lockhoof and J C Randel describe the hour and a half event as a come and go affair.
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Ben Barnes
Childress
Hotel Childress
Walter Lockhoof
J. C. Randel
Cochairman
Predict Good Year For Local Farmers
John W. Crim plans a sunrise ritual to forecast 1968 crop prospects in West Texas. He will start a small farm fire near Muleshoe and rely on an old Indian legend that sunrise wind direction on March 22 signals the year’s dryland crop outlook. Tex ranchers await a bumper season, backed by recent moisture in the rangelands and expert expectations.
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Charles Richards
United Press International
John W. Crim
Muleshoe
Tex
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Crim
Chester Hufstedler
Sol
Plans For Legion 50th Anniversary Observance
George O. Spear announced Cox-Farr Post plans a city wide salute to the American Legion during its 50th Anniversary from August 1968 through 1969. Programs include a Freedom Tree, anniversary displays, meter ads, and sponsored notices with youth programs targeted as a prime focus.
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American Legion
George O. Spear
Spear
Cox-Farr Post
Ronald Clift Pledges Sigma Nu at Texas Tech
Ronald Clift, engineering sophomore at Texas Technological College in Lubbock, pledged Sigma Nu. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clift of Childress.
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Ronald Clift
Sigma Nu
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Ronald
Herbert Clift
Childress
May Clean-Up Month Expands as City Plans Improvements
City Council designates May as a month long Clean-Up Paint Up and Fix-Up period to boost Fair Park improvements. The panel approves purchasing four stores, contracts to farm air field lands totaling 260 acres, and trial placement of soft drinks in the auditorium.
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Don Gage
Fair Park
Fair Park Auditorium
Air Field
Mike Wilson
Dutch Hunter
Childress
Wilson
Joe King
Ben Trent
Childress Manufacturing Company
Te County
Ralph Sides
Suspect Arrested in Texas Tech Slaying
Police capture Benjamin Lach 23 after campus alert notes entry of examination papers. The foreign-born graduate student admitted killing Mrs. Alice Morgan 54, a Texas Tech cleaning woman, whose body was found Dec 4 in a science building lab. The investigation tied a pass key, stolen car, and a pursuit into a cemetery to the arrest.
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Bulletin
Lubbock
Tex
UPI
Texas Tech
Tech
Kent Rylander
Rylander
Alice Morgan
H. B. Campbell Services Set In California
H B Campbell 68 of Salinas Calif father of Gilbert Campbell of Childress died Tuesday morning at home in Salinas He retired and suffered an apparent heart attack Funeral services will be held Thursday in Salinas with burial in Salinas cemetery Survivors include four sons Gilbert Childress J B and Ray Littlefield Tim Midland one daughter Mrs Leona Shipley Littlefield several grandchildren and great grandchildren
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H. B. Campbell
Salinas
Calif
Gilbert Campbell
Childress
Campbell
Gilbert
J. B
Ray
Littlefield
Tim
Midland
Leona Shipley
Candidates address riot and liquor issues in campaign
United Press International reports gubernatorial hopefuls including John Hill and Waggoner Carr outlining plans on interracial affairs and narcotics enforcement. Hill proposes a governor's commission to identify racial disharmony and work with locals, while Carr vows rapid action against outside agitators and stresses stronger narcotics laws. Eugene Locke ties liquor by the drink to the outcome of a high referendum, saying he will follow the people on local option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
John Hill
Waggoner Carr
John Connally
Hill
Victoria
el Paso
Carr
Washington
Eugene Locke
Austin
Locke
Nine Week Periods Adopted for 1968-69 School Year
A tentative 175 school days for 1968-69 replaces six week terms with nine week periods. Semesters drop from three to two periods, with four nine week blocks totaling 44 42 44 and 45 days. Open Sept 3 and close May 27. registrations run August 26-30 for different schools and staff meetings. Superintendent J W Hamilton notes many Texas schools use longer periods and the change aligns with colleges and universities.
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Ing
J. W. Hamilton
Texas
Grand Opening of Sears To Be Thursday
Childress unveils new Sears Catalog Sales Office at 212 Main Street owned by Marvin Houchin. Prizes offered with no purchase required to register. Store claims 150000 items with appliances tires batteries TVs and related goods stocked and orderable with two day delivery. Sears credit accepted and local service on appliances.
Farmer's Wife Dies of Gun Shot Wound
Mrs. Jim Clements was found dead at the family home about 11 miles west of Childress at 9:30 a m. Justice of the Peace Paul Goodson ruled death by her own action. She had been in ill health for months. The husband found her after feeding livestock. The body was taken to Newberry's with funeral rites pending.
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Jim Clements
Childress
Paul Goodson
Fire Extension Training Session Tonight
Volunteer firemen meet at 7 p.m. for the third session of the Texas A&M Fire Extension program. Instructor is Cotton Dorman. All AA firemen urged to attend.
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Texas A&m Fire Extension Service
Cotton Dorman
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Loyd L. Turner
Fort Worth
Texas State Teachers Association
Turner
General Dynamics Corp
H. B. Campbell Services Set
California
Jack Hightower
Vernon
John A. Baker
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Sears
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