Kennedy signals unity with McCarthy amid presidential clash
Senator Kennedy proposed joint effort with McCarthy to present a strong Democratic ticket at Chicago. McCarthy rejected any deal saying he can win and would release delegates if needed. Johnson reacted with a quip as Kennedy sent Edward Kennedy to Wisconsin to relay news and both candidates prepared for Sunday television appearances.
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McCarthy
Green Bay
Wis
Kennedy
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Johnson
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Chicago
Texas
No Interest Is Shown In Any Upcoming Races
County and city election notes list absentee ballot procedures with multiple offices up for grabs. Candidates include Arve Ne Bellah Arlis Bridges and Don W Dorsett for Place Three on the Chiladres Independent School District board and Pat Murphy and Dr Fred Becker unopposed for other places. Absentee ballots are available at the County Clerk and City Hall with specific hours and locations.
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Reba Moore
Chiladres. Independent
Arve- Ne Bellah
Arlis Bridges
Don W. Dorsett
Charles Jones
Pat Murphy
Fred Becker
Morris Higley
Childress General Hospital
J. Clinton McGhee
Deane Dodge
Claude Andrews
John Gay
J. Frank Inman
McGhee
Inman
Mary Campsey
W. L.dub Eikman
W. E. Helms
C. J. Lyons
Palmer Massey
Alvis Maddox
Simpson Rites To Be Today
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. officiated by Rev. Joe B. Allen. Pallbearers include Weny Martin, Baker, and Bradley. Survivors include a son and four great grandsons. relatives in Dallas and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Stidham Simp- Sey Ayaa
FM Baptist
Joe
Allen
Childress Ny
Weny Martin Baker
Bradley
Robert ‘Rt Blakney
Dallas
John C. Scurlock
Austin
TSTA Banquet Tickets Still Available
The Childress unit of the Texas State Teachers Association invites members to attend the banquet at Fair Park Auditor at 7 p.m. Tickets may still be available from local faculty members. Superintendent J. W. Hamilton urged outspoken leaders in Texas education.
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Childress
Texas State Teachers Association
Will Turner
Fort Orth
Togemby
Fair Park
J. W. Hamilton
Texas
Colorado Man Changes Plea in DWI Case
Gerald Hugh Edwards of Denver Colorado was arraigned in County Court Friday morning on DWI charges and pleaded not guilty then changed to guilty in the same day. He received a fine plus court costs totaling 142 dollars and three days jail. He was picked up by the Highway Patrol Thursday afternoon.
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Gerald Hugh Edwards
Denver
Colo
Clarence Carter
Highway Patrol
Memphis Man Found Dead In Pickup Near Home
W. A. Smithee retired milk distributor was found dead of a gunshot wound Saturday in his pickup truck near his Memphis Texas home. A .38 caliber pistol police believe was the murder weapon was found at the scene. Smithee previously worked as a distributor for Bordes.
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Memphis
Memphis, Tex
UPI
W. A. Smithee
Pelleves Ves
Smithee
Bordes
Historical Group To Meet Here Monday
A meeting of the Childress County State Historical Survey Committee is set for 4 p.m. Monday at City Hall. Chairman Sam Privitt announced the gathering and urged all committee chairmen to attend. Members listed include Mrs. Lee Hollingsworth, Mrs. Gene Smith, Morris Higley, Kenneth Fink, and Mrs. Wilson Hardin.
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Childress County State Historical Survey Committee
Sam Privitt
Privitt
Lee Hollingsworth
Gene Smith
Morris Higley
Kenneth Fink
Wilson Hardin
Sears Grand Opening Announces TV Winner
Mrs. E. T. Pistole of 301 Avenue O North won the television set in Sears grand opening drawing. Marvin Houchin owner announced Saturday afternoon noting the event drew about one hundred visitors to the store at 212 Main Street.
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E. T. Pistole
Avenue O Ne
Sears
Marvin Houchin
Riding Club Play Day Opens at Rodeo Arena
Childress Riding Club hosts an open Play Day starting at 2 p.m. today at the Rodeo Arena, announced club spokesman Mrs. Juanita Dorsett.
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Childress Riding Club
Rodeo Arena
Juanita Dorsett
Johnson proposes spending cuts to push 10 percent tax hike
President Johnson, citing urgency, unveils a new plan to cut government spending to secure his 10 percent income tax increase. He urges Congress to approve cuts totaling about nine billion dollars for the new fiscal year while defending Vietnam support and noting monetary pressures.
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Ethel
Washington
UPI
Johnson
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Appropriations
Girls Basketball Favored in Childress Area Survey
The Index reports residents favor adding Inter scholastic Girls' Basketball to Chil dress High School's program. 202 back the move while 39 oppose. No immediate plans exist. The same issue asks about Bobby Kennedy's nomination prospects over LBJ in a national poll.
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Childress
Childress High School
Bobby Kennedy
LBJ
AH & BP
Bloodletting in Texas Governor Race
UPI reports a tense Texas governor race with Lt. Gov. Preston Smith as front-runner facing strategists backing Eugene Locke. Connally and Carr duel with accusations as Smith refuses to respond, signaling a televised clash May 4 and a hoped political kill by Locke’s camp.
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David Anderson
Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas
Corrida de Toro
el Toro
Preston Smith
Eugene Locke
Smith
Paign
Picador
Connally
Grady Hazlewood
Canyon
Carr
Locke
US Forces Push Into My Lai in First Day of Major Operation
American helicopter assault near My Lai linked with artillery fire and heavy Viet Cong resistance. Second Lt. Thomas K. Willingham led a cliffside landing as U.S. troops battled through dunes, claiming 30 enemy killed before Viet Cong retreated into tunnels. The operation, part of Operation Resolved To Win, targets enemy sanctuaries around Hau Nea and Khe Sanh as the Saigon area sees intensifying action.
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Thomas Cheatham
Saigon
UPS
South China Sea
11Th Light Infantry Brigade
My Lai
Thomas K. Willingham
Clark
N.J
Copter Willingham
Dividend totals at Chil dren Farmers Cooperative Gin session
The Chil dren Farmers Cooperative Gin paid out 99091.90 in dividends this year, bringing its total to 1 550900 over the gin's existence. New board members Wilbur Williams Troy Boykin and J C Smith replace Johnne Jack Felton and Donald Black. Browning serves as president and Felton as vice president with holdover directors Dean Decker Leonard King Jr Earl Hackler and Bruce Parr. Directors will meet soon to elect officers.
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Farmers Cooperative Gin
Wilbur Williams
Troy Boykin
J. C. Smith
Johnne Jack Felton
Donald Black
Browning
Felton
Dean Decker
Leonard King, Jr
Earl Hackler
Bruce Parr
Miss Carmack Makes Ted Dean Honor Roll at Tech
Marsha Carmack, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Carmack, a Texas Tech freshman in Lubbock, earned a 3.50 grade average to make the Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester. She will be recognized at the All-College Recognition Service at 2 p.m. March 24 in Lubbock Municipal Auditorium for Individual Honors, with an informal tea to follow in the Tech Union.
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Marsha Carmack
Sam Carmack
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Tom Higley to Keynote Jaycees Install Banquet
Amarillo state Jaycee director Tom Higley will speak at the local Jaycees annual install banquet on March 30 at the Country Club. Tickets cost $5 a couple or $3 per person, with Tommy Harwell as committee chair.
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Tom Higley
Amarillo
Texas Jaycee
Jaycees
Country Aib
Tommy Harwell
KG Television
Texas Sportswriters Save . Leukemia Association
Marillo Press Club
Delta Upsilon
Higley
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CBS
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TSTA
Colorado
Childress County
First National Bank
Mary Dee Meinzer
Lewis Meinzer
Monty Cameron
Montie Cameron
Kirkland
London
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Vietnam
Hau Nea
Bige Dam
Air Setoa
Saturda
Miss Carmack
Ted Dean
Tech Union
Todleach
Coy Kindrick
Thomas Lewis
Jim Heath
Bill Edwards
David Carroll
Rodney Copeland
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