Optimism Rises Over Protestant Church Merger Effort
The World Council of Churches official, Rev Dr Eugene Blake, expresses strong optimism as eight Protestant denominations begin a four day session to firm up a union plan. Leaders from United Presbyterian Southern Presbyterian Methodist Episcopal Episcopal United Church of Christ Disciples of Christ and Evangelical United Brethren urge progress amid favorable Gallup results showing two to one support among rank and file members.
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Louis Cassels
United Press International Dallas
UPI
Eugene Carson Blake
World Council of Churches
Blake
United Presbyterian Church
Southern Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcope Church
United Church of Christ
Disciples of Christ
Evangelical United Brethren
Mercer
America
George Beazley Jr
Indianapolis
Ind
Disciples of Christ Connell
David G. Colwell
Washington, D.C
James K Mathews
Boston
Episcopal
Robert F. Gibson
Richmond
Bishop Gibson
Father Of Hollis Reavis Dies Today
The Rev. L. A. Reavis aged 93 died about midnight at Taylor Rest Home in Wichita Falls where he had lived the last two and a half years. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Highland Heights Park Methodist Church in Sweetwater, with interment in Sweetwater Cemetery. Surviving are six daughters and four sons including Hollis Reavis of Childress, plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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L. A. Reavis
Hollis Reavis
Childress
Taylor Rest Home
Wichita Falls
Highland Heights Park Methodist Church
Sweetwater
Reavis
Nannie
Homer Taylor
Clarendon
Ira Barry
Arkansas
F. H. Sitton
Oklahoma City
A. A. Richardson
Daily Vandercriff
Stanley Carter
Lubbock
Cecil Reavis
Shamrock
Raymond Reavis
Sunnyside
Wash
L. A. Reavis, Jr
Houston
Hollis
Absentee Ballot Deadlines in City and Primary
The article notes a Tuesday deadline for absentee voting in the city for the election and Democratic primary held Saturday. It reports 32 absentee votes in the city election and 56 ballots cast in the Democratic primary.
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Democratic Pri
Viet Cong strike forces hit by B52s and navy air raids
UPI reports a weekend fight in a jungle near the Cambodian border as B52 bombers struck Viet Cong retreating forces and Navy air strikes knocked out anti aircraft sites. One hundred thirty one Viet Cong were killed while U.S. infantry pushed through Ho Chi Minh trail country northwest of Saigon.
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Bryce Miller
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Gis
1St Infantry Division
War Zoo
Saigon
Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Nguyen Huu Tho
U.S
Vinh
Navy
Air Force
North
Air
Senate charges target McNamara on Vietnam supply gaps
Senate investigators charged shortages of bulldozers tractors cranes and other equipment hampering the Vietnam war effort. Fifteen staffers returning from the Far East and Europe planned to present evidence at the foreign aid expenditures subcommittee hearings. Defense Secretary McNamara denied the charges.
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Washington
UPI
Roberts
McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
Congressional
Senate
Pentagon
Far East
Europe
Southeast Asia
Joseph Lippman
Subcommittee
Sta
Diense
Lippman
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
J. L. Throckmorton
Army
Office of Reserve
National Guard
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
First Negro federal marshal sworn in at Cincinnati
Arthur C. Elliott, 46, was sworn in Monday as the United States first Negro federal marshal at Cincinnati, a UPI report. In Taiwan, an aboriginal tribesman in central Formosa pushed his wife and six children off a 100 foot cliff and then leapt to his death, police said, in a case blamed on incessant nagging by the mother.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
UPI
Arthur C. Elliott
United States
Taipei
UPT
Formosa
Javits Drops Gubernatorial Run Plans in 1966
New York Senator Jacob K. Javits withdrew from the 1966 New York state gubernatorial race. He indicated interest in a role on the Republican national ticket in 1968.
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New York
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
Senate Banking Panel Probes Labor Push on Du Pont Estate
The Senate Banking Committee heard charges that labor groups backed proposed law to break up the large Du Pont estate in Florida. The hearing focused on the influence of organized labor and potential implications for property holdings and tax or trust considerations.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Banking Committees
Alfred I. du Pont
Florida
NAACP Urges Ban on Little Black Sambo in Region IV
In Topeka Kansas region IV NAACP members call for banning the kindergarten story Little Black Sambo from school bookshelves citing racial stereotypes.
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Topeka. Kan
UPI
National Association For the Advance of Colored People
NAACP
WWII Bataan Corregidor Survivors to Convene in Cleveland
American survivors of the Bataan and Corregidor battles will hold their 21st annual convention next week in Cleveland Ohio. The gathering brings together veterans from World War II with organizers and local supporters in a commemorative event.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bataan
Corregidor
Phillippines
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Poll Tax Ruling
The U S Supreme Court today affirmed a three judge federal court ruling that the Texas poll tax is unconstitutional for local and state elections. The decision preserves equal voting rights and removes a barrier to participation in Texas elections. justice speculation follows as court rejects poll tax approach for state and local ballots.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas
Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith Says Sanctions Don’t Harm
Washington officials dismissed Ian Smith’s claim that South Rhodesia is doing well under international trade sanctions. He told reporters that things are going pretty well despite the sanctions.
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Washington
UPI
Ian Smith
U. S
May Day Protests Call U.S. Exit Vietnam Across Capitals
Massive demonstrations in major European and Asian capitals on Sunday marked May Day with calls for the United States to withdraw from Vietnam. Leftist groups led marches through city centers, demanding end to the war and broader antiwar action.
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UPI
United States
Viet Nam
Grants Awarded by Public Health Service in March
The U S Public Health Service distributed 1491 research grants and 306 fellowships totaling 54.6 million dollars in March. Grants went to 225 institutions across 42 states DC Puerto Rico and 17 foreign countries. Of the total, 142 million funded 603 new projects while 40.4 million continued ongoing programs.
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Washington
Good Furniture Carefully Rejected At Gordons Furn Co
Local advertisement from Gordon's Furniture Company promotes curated stock with careful rejection of low quality items. It highlights select pieces and invites customers to inspect showroom selections.
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Gordon's Furn, Co
DeBakey To Operate On Illinois Woman
An Illinois woman slated for two heart valve replacements will travel to Houston to see Dr Michael DeBakey. Mrs Phyllie Wright, 40, says she has three boys to raise and hopes for a successful operation. She returned from Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago after examinations and had been told surgery there on April 29 was too risky.
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Effingham, Ill
UPI
Illinois
Houston
Tex
Michael DeBakey
Phyllie Wright
United Press International
Texas Storm Toll Down After Week of Severe Weather
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across South and North Texas with four inch totals in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Dallas faced historic floods that claimed 19 lives as rains eased and forecasts showed gradual clearing statewide. Local flooding and power outages followed, with rivers and streams still high across the region.
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United Press International
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
South
Dallas
Trinity River
Starr
Hidalgo
Willacy
Cameron County
Mercedes
Adams Gardens
Elsa
Harlingen
Ramondville
Rio Grande City
Edinburg
McCook
Department of Public Safety
Odem
Linton
Robstown
Kingsville
San Patricio
UPI
Texas Rio Grande Valle
Storms raise Texas violent death toll in weekend toll
Sustained storms pushed Texas violent deaths to at least 21 in a UPI survey covering 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Eight drownings and a dozen highway deaths. five drowned in Dallas when their car plunged into the Trinity River.
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United Press International
Texas
Dallas
Trinity River
Six Inductees Sent To Amarillo Induction Station
A batch of six men from the area left for the Armed Forces Induction Station in Amarillo for the physical examinations on the stated date. The recruits include Charlie Thomas Fisher and Gerald Wayne Cameron of Childress. Harry Lee Rogers and Sonny Ray Lewis of Memphis. Roy Glen George of Quitaque. and Charles A. Richardson of Paducah.
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Childress
Fou
Armed Forces
Amarillo
Charlie Thomas Fisher
Gerald Wayne Cameron
Harry Lee Rogers
Sonny Ray Lewis
Memphis
Roy Glen George
Quitaque
Charles A. Richardson
Paducah
Sky Diver Nick Piantanida Dies Trying Record Flight
Sky diver Nick Piantanida died during his third attempt to set a world's free fall record after an oxygen failure in the stratosphere. He was rushed to Hennepin County General Hospital in Minneapolis after his balloon plunged to earth from Worthington. He suffered brain damage during the ten mile fall.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Nick Piantanida
Piantanida
Hennepin County
Worthington
Earth
Divorce Filed in Davis Case and Mortgage Property Indictment
One divorcee, Darrell Buren Davis, vs Glenda Faye Davis, filed in district clerk's office today. An indictment for removing mortgaged property was presented to the grand jury this morning, said District Clerk Margaret Hipps.
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Darrell Buren Davis
Glenda Faye Davis
Grand Jury
Margaret Hipps
Fishermen Watch for New Johnson Outboards
Local readers are invited to check Childress Auto Supply for the latest Johnson outboard motors. The advertisement highlights new models for fishing boats and marine use.
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Johnson
Childress Auto Supply
100 Boys Needed For Summer Baseball
W L Dub Eikman announced the summer program is 100 boys short. A meeting is set for 7 30 tonight at city hall for interested youths. No fee should deter entry as the $3 registration will be covered for those who cannot pay. Four teams need players while two teams have enough.
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W. L
Dub) Eikman
Record Vote Expected In Alabama Primary
A record turnout is expected in Alabama for the Democratic party primary as Gov. George C. Wallace seeks to replace himself with his wife Lurleen. Thousands of Black voters may cast ballots for the first time amid strong Wallace support and opposition from nine men including two former governors, with a runoff unlikely.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Lurleen
Alabama
NTSU student in fatal Russian roulette attempt
Paul Byron Whitsett 21 a North Texas State University junior psychology major from Odessa is in critical condition after a Russian roulette game at Hickory Creek near Denton. George Cardin a Massachusetts student and an unidentified Fort Worth bystander witnessed the incident.
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Dallas
UPT
Paul Byron Whitsett
North Texas State University
Odessa
St. Paul
Wiley Barnes
Center County
Whitsett
George Cardin
Massachusetts
Hickory Creek
Denton
Barnes
Cardin
Fort Worth
B. H. Whitsett
Court Meets Today for Opinions Before Recess
Supreme Court meets today to issue opinions and orders before a two week recess. Justices plan to reconvene May 16 and every subsequent Monday until the term ends. About 30 to 40 decisions are anticipated in the coming weeks, with adjournment likely in early June.
Top economic adviser warns against price hikes
Gardner Ackley told the U S Chamber of Commerce that rising prices could trigger higher taxes to curb inflation. He warned labor would demand higher wages and a wage-price spiral could burst into a speculative boom followed by a bust unless the government acts. He urged business leaders to pause and assess necessity of price increases as Commerce Secretary Connor said no emergency measures needed.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ackley
Commerce
W. T
PTA Art Show Featured at W High Meeting
PTA members will view an art exhibit at the 3 pm meeting at Western High. The display is part of the PTA event and will be showcased during the session.
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PTA
Memphis Man Fined and Jailed for DWI
Rudolph Proby of Memphis pled guilty to DWI charges in county court and was fined 125 dollars, court costs, given three days in jail and a six month license suspension. He was arrested Sunday by the Department of Public Safety according to County records.
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Rudolph Proby
Memphis
Departmet of Public Safety
Clarence
Carl Leavitt
Wichita Falls
Important Meeting Notice at Veterans Building
Members are urged to attend an important meeting at 7 30 p m in the Veterans Building. The notice emphasizes civic participation and community involvement.
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Veterans Building
Good Furniture Selected At Gordon's Corner
Local shoppers flock to Gordon's store as a furniture roundup highlights bargains on chairs tables and home decor. Store officials report steady crowds and strong demand across several brands during a weekend sale.
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