The Childress Index Publication Details
The Childress Index is Childress Texas oldest business institution published Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays by The Childress Index Inc printed by Ox Bow Printing Inc in Childress. It is an independent newspaper imparts news impartially and corrects errors upon notification. Subscription rates are listed for mail and carrier including different counties and durations.
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Tuna War Debate Tests Three-Mile Sea Boundary Viability
Former Peruvian president Fernando Belaunde-Terry argues the 200-mile limit aims to boost sea productivity as part of a Blue Revolution while the United States and others debate sovereignty. U.S. boats have faced seizures in Peru for not complying with the coastal rule. The Tuna War persists ahead of a U.N. sea conference.
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Peru
U.S
California Polytechnic State University
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Belaunde
Massachusetts
Washington
Britain
Postal service slows routes over missing 1973 license plates
A brief news item notes West Frankfort Illinois postal workers delayed deliveries because their official mail cars lacked license plates. The new 1973 plates, required by February 15, were reportedly lost in the mails, hindering swift rounds.
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West Frankfort
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Boyle's column: everyday annoyances and ironies
New York columnist Hal Boyle lists small grievances and social ironies that irritate modern life. He lampoons false apologies, wrong numbers, stuffy travel companions, aging, family chaos, awkward politeness, and unreliable retirement promises, ending with a comic prayer.
Today in History March 15 1974 Highlights
March 15 marks events from 44 B C Julius Caesar’s assassination to 1974 notes including Champlain sailing in 1603 Jackson born in 1767 Maine statehood in 1820 and Franco Indochina shift in 1874 Pershing’s 1916 Mexico order Darwin raid in 1943 and Cold War hot line discussion Ten years prior gold panic in Europe five years ago market closures and one year ago Senate vote outcome unspecified.
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Julius Caesar
Samuel de Champlain
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Andrew Jackson
Maine
France
Indochina
Annam
John J. Pershing
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Darwin
Australia
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Washington
Moscow
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London
U.S. Senate
Readers weigh costs of girls basketball in district schools
A letter discusses potential girls basketball at Childress High School, arguing the district faces deficits and must consider funding, coaching loads, and possible program impact on academics. It cites estimates from 2,000 to 12,000 annually plus 15,000 for a new dressing room and questions education priorities.
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Childress High School
Questions Answer Columns Grow From Local Newsrooms
The piece traces the rise of newspaper answers columns led by L. M. Boyd in Houston and expanding to Fort Worth and beyond. It notes readers seek practical and humane replies from public service editors, including odd queries about time zones, street repairs, and everyday curiosities, shaping a nationwide trend.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
South Pole
Bell
L.M. Boyd
Houston Chronicle
Boyd
Fort Worth
Dallas
Ed Brice
Midland Reporter- Telegram
Human Relations Council
Houston Post
the Post
Nixon for Connally To Stop Kennedy In 1976
Washington column argues Nixon backs Connally to counter Kennedy in 1976. It notes Nixon’s asserted control, lack of GOP power centers, Agnew doubts, and Connally’s potential to bolster Republican chances against Edward Kennedy. It also references Agnew’s weaknesses and Nixon’s wary stance toward the Kennedy threat.
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NEA
Nixon
Treasury
John Connally
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Congress
Capitol Hill
GOP
Connally
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Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Kennedys
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
White House
Consumer power shapes economy as prices rise and savings climb
AP report notes Americans’ spending and saving drive industry and policy. Spending near 780 billion with housing up, government and banks expect savings rates to rise to about 8 percent, offsetting inflation in food and broader markets.
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John Cunniff
New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
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