Battle in Central Highlands, Viet Nam War turns deadly
A force of 300 Americans repelled an assault by 1,000 to 1,500 North Vietnamese with flamethrowers in the Central Highlands. US losses were 19 dead and 51 wounded, while enemy casualties reached 135. The action began near Kontum 15 miles west and 12 miles from the Cambodian border. A second clash near Trang Bang produced 243 Viet Cong deaths as 28 miles northeast of Saigon, with overall Viet Cong deaths rising to about 1,700 in the operation.
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Gis
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U.S
Trang Bang
Man
A Shau
Oryshana
Charles Eman
Hue
Cambodia
Laos
South Vietnam
Capital
Tan Son Nhut
Absentee Balloting Underway for Four Elections
Absentee voting remains light across four upcoming races. City election leads with nine ballots. March 29 closes absentee voting, April 2 election day. One voting box at city hall. Hospital District directors vote has five absentee ballots, voting at County Clerk's Office, closes April 2, election April 6, box at courthouse. Childress Independent School District and County Board races absentee at School Administration Building, closes April 2, election April 6 at Chil-
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VFW Auxiliary Names Officers After Monday Meeting
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary No. 2512 elected new officers at the Monday night session in the Veterans Building. Installation is set for 7 30 p m April 22. President is Mrs Willard Gray with Lois Maddox as junior vice president and Don Dorsett as senior vice president.
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Veterans Building
Willard Gray
Mmes
Don Dorsett
Lois Maddox
Buster Mills
Heuben Arnold
Wayne Harris
Ethel Laningham
Bettye Estes
Margaret Hipps
Ruth Stiner
Oford King
Fred Clark
Laningham
King
Mayfair
Luncheon Report On Baker Led Chamber Board Actions
A Chamber of Commerce luncheon honored Assistant Secretary of Agriculture John Baker. Directors approved repainting the city hall sign and new entry signs for Childress, and considered a banquet platform. Bills were approved for payment.
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Department of Agriculture
John Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Cofc
Childress
Fire Department Extinguishes Two Small Monday Fires
The Fire Department battled two minor fires Monday. A garage at 6 B Southeast burned briefly at 5 p.m., causing only slight damage. A hallway light short caused smoke and minor damage at the courthouse around 11:55 p.m.
Murchison Named School Superintendent for Childress ISD
Howard W. Murchison Jr. will become Superintendent of Schools for the Childress Independent School District effective July 1 1968, replacing John W. Hamilton who resigned after 11 years. Murchison 33, married with two children, Lesley Caron and Howard Trey, earned degrees from Texas A&I and studied at the University of Texas. He began as a high school teacher in Falfurrias 1958 to 1963, was elementary principal there 1961 to 1963, intern superintendent at Everman in 1964, then assistant high school principal before his appointment.
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Childress
Howard W. Murchison, Jr
Nancy
Weslaco
Murchison
J. W. Hamilton
Board of Trustees
the Childress Inde
Fective
Hamilton
Lesley Caron
Howard
Trey) W.ill
Sixville
Texas A&i
University of Texas
Falfurrias
Everman
Smith Shapes Texas Law And Order Plan In San Antonio
Gov. Preston Smith touted his experience as acting governor during John Connally's absence last summer as proof he can handle explosive situations. He urged a major expansion of vocational education and proposed a two part plan to create a state job training partnership. Other candidates pressed reforms including agency consolidation and tighter regulation of home improvement lending amid talk of organized crime in the industry.
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United Press International
Preston Smith
John Connally
Smith
San Antonio
Smi
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Texas
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Edward L. Whittenburg
Whittenburg
Houston
Shell
John Hill
Texas Gulf Coast
U.S
Bob Eckhardt
Hill
City Renews Water Rights For Water Wells
City Council renews water rights on 11 Michie Sandhills wells for three years at 3700 dollars. Wells may be tested for water production. none pumped in over a year. Mrs. Willie Fields bought the old Legion building at Avenue H and Tenth Street for 100 dollars. city deeded it recently. An area Texas Municipal League dinner meeting is set for Quanah on March 28. council to attend. Bids for a hydraulic pipe cutter will be sought.
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Willie Fields
Old Legion
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Tenth Street
Hi Plains Eye Bank Discussed At Lions Club
A. A. Alexander spoke to the Lions at noon about the Hi Plains Eye Bank. He urged public education and noted the bank allows any donor role with a card available from the local club. Since its founding it has helped 115 people see and sent tissue to Vietnam this year.
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A. A. Alexander
Amarillo
Alexander
North Lions Club of
Light Conservation
Lions Club
Vietnam
J. J. Westenburg
Charles Preslar
Wichita
Kansas
Charley Meisner
J. H. Johnson
Officers Named For Cox Furr Auxiliary Namesake Posts Officers
The Cox Furr American Legion Auxiliary Post 65 announced officers at a Monday Veterans Building meeting. Mrs Weldon Teague was named president with J Avins as first vice president Magnet Stiner as second vice president Bettye Estes secretary Albert L Toler treasurer Luther Brown chaplain James L Moody sergeant at arms. Girls State committee includes Mrs Estes chair and Bernice Steed. Spring events discussed include Zone 3 meeting April 1 in Dodson and the 18th District convention April 27 28 plus May Poppy Day observance. Next regular meeting April 2 sets final convention plans.
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Weldon Teague
American Legion Auxiliary
Cox-Furr
Veterans Building
J. Avins
Bernice Steed
Dodson
American Legion and Auxiliary
Emil Schattel Elected Exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge No 1113
Emil B Schattel was elected Exalted Ruler of Childress Elks Lodge No 1113 at the regular meeting last night. He will be installed at the next meeting and succeeds Joe B Howard. Other officers elected include Tom Lemen Esteemed Leading Knight Coy Albriton Esteemed Loyal Knight oe Hardison Esteemed Lecturing Knight Sterling Buster Secretary Crews Bell Treasurer Raymond Love Trustee Woodrow Czewski. Raymond Rhodes named Elk of the Year for directing the recent convention efforts.
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Emil B. Schattel
Childress
Elks Lodge
Joe B. Howard
Tom Lemen
Coy Albriton
Loyal Knigh
Oe Hardison
Sterling Buster
Crews Bell
Raymond Love
Woodrow Czewski
Raymond Rhodes
Senate leaders push limits on U S troop deployments
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged no new U S troops be sent to Vietnam beyond 525000. Sen James B Pearson urged substantial withdrawal of about 150000 troops and 236000 dependents from Western Europe to ease the balance of payments and free units for Vietnam, proposing rotations or direct transfers as options.
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Washington
Roy McGhee
UPI
James B. Pearson
Europe
U.S
Kansas Republican
Western Europe
United States
Unis
Vietnam
Senate
Pearson
Coed Links Lach to Murder Time At Texas Tech
Nevis Dominick a Texas Tech freshman testified Lach was in her apartment about 9 p.m. Dec 4, the night a campus cleaning woman, Alice Morgan, was killed. She walked him to her off campus home and described their brief conversation. The trial continues with defense questioning officers and professors.
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Charles Richards
Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Texas Tech
Lach
Lubbock County
Nevis Joan Dominick
Ireshman
Israel
Griffin
France Carves Gold Price Route Against Dollar
Brussels reports France pursues a double threat to the dollar by demanding a share of U S trade in exchange for helping balance the payments crisis while gold prices rise and financial pressures mount.Americans seek overseas travel tax plan faces House rejection. 5 percent levy on air tickets and reduced duty free imports are considered. The Sun rises on Dem Action urging de‑escalation and Johnson focus. Izvestia warns Israel massing troops at Jordan River after confrontation, with Kossygin and Grechko involved.
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United States
U.S
Washington
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Ways and Means
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