Israel Jordan Raid Escalates Middle East Tensions
The Soviet Union demanded Israel withdraw from occupied Arab territories won in the June war after a 15,000-troop, 13-hour raid into Jordan. Israel claimed 150 Arab terrorists killed and 3 bases destroyed, while noting 21 Israeli dead and 70 wounded. The UN Security Council again failed to act. King Hussein of Jordan planned a regional meeting to coordinate a response.
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Walter Logan
United Press International
Soviet Union
Israel
Tais
Jordan
Cairo
al Ahram
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jerusalem
Haim Bar-Lev
Levi Eshkol
Amman
Hussein
Bs Ge
United Nations
Security Council
Bahjat Talhouni
al Akhbar
al Karamah
Dead Sea
Senators Split Over Ethics Code For Personal Finances
Washington Window reports a Senate split over adopting an ethics code aligned with House rules. Sen Everett Dirksen presses for parity in disclosure. others oppose opening private income data. A Clark disclosure amendment failed 44 to 40, signaling contentious governance in06.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Theis Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Everett M Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Comptroller General
Novotny Resigns As President Of Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny resigns as president of Czechoslovakia after 15 years in power. He cites health and aims to aid socialist development while liberal Communists gain control. National Assembly and party Presidium accept his decision amid public pressure and unrest from writers and students.
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Prague
UPT
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Novotny
Europe
Hig
CTK
National Assembly
Senior Class Presents The Late Christopher Bean Tonight
The senior class stages The Late Christopher Bean at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students with tickets at the door. Cast members will be honored with a party at the M E Allison home immediately after the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Bean
M. E. Allison
Tech Officials To Speak At Luncheon In Childress
Texas Tech officials will attend a noon luncheon at Fair Park Auditorium with Assistant Secretary of Agriculture John Baker as principal speaker. Texas A&M leaders Earl Rudder and H O Kunkle will join. about 200 expected. John White and State Senator Jack Hightower are also noted attendees.
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Texas Tech
Fair Park Auditorium
Tech
Earl Rudder
Texas A&m
H. O. Kunkle
Rudder
Kunkie
Childress
Baker
Graham Purcell
Stamford
Crowell
Quanah
Paducah
Smith
John White
Agriculture of
Texas
Jack Hightower
Vernon
John A. Baker
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Cooperative Service
Farmers Home Administration
Forest Service
Rural Community Development Service
Rural Electrification Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Chamber of Commerce
Texans Will Vote Johnson Because RFK Boosts Support
United Press International reports Texas Democrats credit Senator Robert Kennedy with stabilizing backing for President Johnson. State Democratic chairman Will Davis in Austin says Kennedy and McCarthy campaigns have solidified Texans who might have wavered and increased Johnson's appeal.
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United Press International
Sens
Robert Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Texas
Davis
Austin
Sen. Kennedy
Waves Of B52 Bombers Hit Iron Triangle In Vietnam
UPI reports waves of B52 bombers struck the Iron Triangle northwest of Saigon as Operation Resolved To Win continued. The battle, led by Gen Westmoreland, saw Communist losses rise to 1,146 with 37 Americans and 53 South Vietnamese killed.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
Iron Triangle
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Snokesman
South Vietnam
da Nang
Hoi An
Hoi Anh
GOP moderates mull drafting Rockefeller at national convention
GOP moderates bide time after Nelson Rockefeller declares no campaign. Sen Edward Brooke says Rockefeller remains possible option, while Sen Thruston Morton cites Nixon as likely nominee. Some backers still push a draft in states like Indiana Oregon and Iowa amid mixed signals from governors and party leaders.
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Washington
GOP
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Morton
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
National Party
Frank Horton
R-N.y
Sens
Mark QO. Hatfield
Ore
Charles H. Percy
Hatfield
Percy
New Hampshire
Diehard Rockefeller
Indiana
Oregon
Iowa
Vietnam
Pwa Moshefsky
UPI
New Yorker
Tom McCall
Arkans
Ofrkansas
Hocketelin
Tim Cuoloa
Window Breaks At City Hall After Alcohol Arrest
Two men arrested for drunkenness near City Hall caused a window to break during a scuffle as officers prepared to jail them. Alva C. Wilson of Amarillo and Emery Holloway faced fines. Wilson paid 50 dollars and Holloway 25 dollars for the original charges.
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Alva C. Wilson
Amarilo
Emery Holloway
Amarillo
Wilson
Registration Slips Urged For Voting Absentees
Voters urged to bring registration receipts to vote absentee. Receipts are needed to secure a ballot. Little interest shown in upcoming elections as three city votes and one school board vote have been cast and none in the hospital election.
History of County in Book Form Discussed
The possibility of publishing a history of Childress County as a book was discussed by the Childress County State Historical Survey Committee. They will review sales in other counties and reconvene soon with attendees including Sam Privitt, chairman, and several named members.
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Childress County
Switzerland offers services to help end Vietnam War
Capable of mediating a peaceful settlement, Switzerland proposes to assist in negotiations while North Vietnam agrees to talks if bombing pauses unconditionally. Paris reports gold prices rise amid Gaulle’s attack on pounds and dollars, with a 1 kilogram ingot at 1237 dollars and unofficial high of 39 dollars per ounce. A helicopter rotor failure kills two reporters and injures eight off Victoria Australia. Patrick Nugent, a former Air National Guard member serving in Vietnam, moves from a desk to flight line duty at Andrews Air Force Base along with Captain Joseph Crown’s briefing of the 113th Tactical Fighter Wing.
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Bern
UPI
Switzerland
North Vietnam
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Andrews Afb
Patrick J. Nugent
Air National Guard
Vietnam
Joseph Crown
113Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Snow Flurry Taps Panhandle and Gulf Coast
Cold Arctic air chills Texas as light snow falls in the Panhandle and along Red River with flurries reaching Houston and East Texas. Snow melts on roofs, Galveston records a 36 degree low, and Central Texas reports rising rivers as the Trinity floods recede.
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United Press International
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas
Red River
Houston
Beaumont
la Marque
Tdickineen
Texas City
Galveston
Jacksonville-Lufkin
Shreveport
East Texas
Waskom
Panhandle
Robert Bland
Fort Worth
Big Bend
Brownsville
U.S. Weather Bureau
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Conroe
Lufkin
Manned Spacecraft Center
Louisiana
Central
North Tex
Trinity
Dallas
Grand Prairie
White Rock Creek
Yarbrough Speaks at R&PW Meeting on India Stay
R. A. Yarbrough presented the program for the Thursday evening meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club and spoke about his three month stay in India related to REA development. Delhi Bird, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Bird, was named Girl of the Month and attended with her mother. Mrs Lois Stiner, the president, presided over the brief business session.
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R. A. Yarbrough
Business and Professional Women
India
REA Development
Delhi
Bird
Richard Bird
Lois Stiner
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Middle East
Paul VI
Apo
Palestine
RFK
Democratic Executive Committee
Corpus Christi
Renue
Kenne- Houston
Fagan Dickson
Deace
United States
Edward Whittenburg
Rocky
Sam Privitt
Lee Hollingsworth
Gene Smith
George West
Margaret Hipps
L. H. Clifton
Lannie Holleman
Morris Higley
Sale
Australia
Victoria
Yarbrough
R&pw Meeting
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