The Childress Index Publication Details and Rates
The Childress Index is an independent local newspaper published Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in Childress Texas. Rates: mail within nearby counties five dollars yearly, six months three dollars. other counties six fifty yearly, three fifty six months. carrier eighty five cents monthly or eight fifty yearly. Publisher Morris Higley.
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Childress Index
Main Street
Childress
Texas
Childress Index, Inc
Ox Bow Printing, Inc
Morris Higley
Dayton shames politicians by poster cleanup plan
Editorial recalls Dayton Ohio post election poster program where Sunoco offered five cents per sign. Kids gathered over 30 000 posters in 1970 while 8 400 were turned in 1971, prompting politicians to remove signs themselves. Judy Pope notes the tactic shamed officials into action.
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Yesteryear
Dayton
Ohio
Sunoco
Judy Pope
Dayton City Beautiful Council
Heir hunt scam targets missing relatives in nationwide letters
The California firm mails identical notices to people with common family names like Williams Johnson and Taylor offering court records for 8.50. BBB warns most recipients are not true heirs and advises caution with such solicitations.
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St. Louis
The
BBB
Heart Case Finds Casual Sex Carries Cardiac Risk
Dr Lenore R Zohman at Montefiore Hospital reports that for usual heart patients sexual activity adds no more strain than climbing two flights of stairs. However newlyweds show higher pulse and extramarital partners may pose dangerous cardiac responses. The study links heart failure during sex to nonmonogamous circumstances.
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Lenore R. Zohman
Montefiore Hospital
New York
Big Surge in Delegations for Democratic Caucus Reform
The piece notes large participation in precinct caucuses across states like Minnesota and Washington and lists delegate filings for the 1972 Democratic convention. It highlights gains in youth and minority representation, with blacks and women increasing share of delegates though not reaching parity with populations.
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Washington
NLA
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Washington State
Arizona
Iowa
Georgia
Mississippi
Miami Beach
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
West Virginia
Nebraska
California
Wisconsin
Florida
South Carolina
Apology and reflections on a city driving incident
Morris Higley writes a forward looking column noting it was prepared days in advance and ran with a local accident story the same day. He mentions apologizing to a teenager involved in a collision with a parked police car and reflects on driver behavior in Childress.
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Alvis Maddox
Childress
VA Trains 451 Health Workers in Dallas Affiliation
The Dallas Veterans Administration trained more than 451 health workers during the 1971 fiscal year as part of its clinical affiliation with eight North Texas universities and colleges, according to hospital director E. P Whitaker.
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Dallas
North Texas
Dallas Veterans Administration
E. P Whitaker
Brokers and insurers join forces reshaping life insurance sales
An analysis notes that brokers and insurers are aligning as brokers shift toward selling insurance and whole life products. It discusses the impact on commissions and the risk of reduced emphasis on term policies, with observers predicting it could quiet critics of whole life.
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Whole Life
The Defense Rests in Indianapolis Traffic Fatality
Sgt. Charles Pritchett a city police training officer returning from a speech at Indiana University was hit after a car ran a red light in Indianapolis. He died from injuries sustained in the crash and authorities pursued further investigation into the incident.
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Indianapolis
Charles Pritchett
Indiana University
Pritchett
Poll takers probe private surveys on primaries and voting
A dialogue with a pollster reveals clients seek hidden poll results to influence campaigns. The piece notes the public distrust of primary outcomes and compares polling to sports loyalty, as the pollster laments data misuse and post primary sampling.
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Chicago
Mexico
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
Illinois
April Food Prices Likely to Level Off Says Whitman
Dr. Marina Whitman of the Council of Economic Advisers predicts the April price index may show food prices leveling off or falling. She notes March inflation eased, with meat and other foods stabilizing, and says the overall outlook remains favorable for controlling inflation without harming the recovery.
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Washington
Marina Whitman
Council of Economics Advisers
Whitman
Afl-Cio
Congress
Hall Endorsed By Baptist Leaders In Texas Race
Senator Ralph Hall wins support from Texas Baptist leaders Abner V. McCall Jimmy Allen and C. E. Garrison in a May 6 primary push. The Dallas Morning News also co endorses Hall citing his ethics bill record and long service as County Judge and State Senator. Opponents Christie Connally and Hobby favored parimutuel gambling and looser liquor laws.
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Ralph Hall
Baptist Church In
Texas
Dallas Morning News
Abner V. McCall
Waco
Jimmy Allen
San Antonio
C.E. Garrison
el Paso
Hall
Christie and
Connally
Bill Hobby
The
Dallas News
Dallas
Rockwall
Senate
UNT to test talking buildings for blind students
North Texas State University will test an electronic device that broadcasts voice messages from campus buildings to a receiver worn in a blind student’s ear. The system was developed by psychology graduate student Robert Hall and Dr. John Pope, who earned his Ph.D. last December.
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Denton, Tex
North Texas State University
Robert Hall
John Pope
May 2 history highlights span wars and world events
On this date in 1945 the Soviets announced the fall of Berlin while Nazi surrender in Italy and Austria followed. Other notes recall the Hudson's Bay Company charter in 1670 and Stonewall Jackson's fatal wounding in 1863. King Hussein turns 37 and James Barrie is quoted.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Italy
Austria
Hudson’s Bay Company
England
Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
Chancellorsville
Oklahoma Territory
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin
Gas Chamber
California
Israel
Konrad Adenauer
India
China
Harold Wilson
Labor
Washington, D.C
Potomac River
King Hussein of
Jordan
King Crosby
James M. Barrie
Bermuda Homes Use Fanciful Names Over Numbers
Bermuda houses eschew numeric house codes in favor of imaginative names. Real estate traditions highlight creative labels for distinctive properties, reflecting local culture and style.
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Bermuda
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