US Hanoi peace talks set for Paris next week
The United States and North Vietnam agreed to meet in Paris to discuss exploratory talks viability with May 10 as the proposed date. President Johnson said Paris offers fair treatment, while Hanoi signaled willingness to meet there or shortly after. Xuan Thuy would represent North Vietnam, with Harriman and Vance ready to travel to the venue.
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Hanoi
Paris
Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Qo Mutual
Southeast Asia
France
Xuan Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Vance
Vientiane
Laos
U.N
Thant
Europe
Asia
Warsaw
Phnom Penh
DRV
Terrorists Bomb US Viet Radio TV Station in Saigon
A Viet Cong bombing destroyed Radio Saigon headquarters and damaged the Vietnam television station and AFVN complex in Saigon. Three civilians were killed and about five Americans wounded as U.S. troops engaged Viet Cong forces near Ap Tan Hoa and in the DMZ area amid broader fighting across northern South Vietnam.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
Ap Tan Hoa
Dong Ha
Navy
John E. Ryan
Beverly
Mass
Gulf of Tonkin
U. S
North Vietnam
Moscow
Tass
Hanoi
Radio
Cua Viet River
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
A Shau
Hue
di Do
Congress faces 1964 Gulf pledge and 1968 aid options
Washington Window reports Senator Mansfield says actions matter more than statements as Congress weighs responses to poverty and protests. Bills on equal employment, housing, migrant workers are in committees, with plans to boost funds. A broader Sense of Congress resolution remains unlikely.
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William Theis
Washington
PUI
Congress
Gulf
Formosa
Middle East
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Deborah Bird As District 2T Lions Queen Candidate
Miss Deborah Bird 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Bird represents the Childress Lions as a queen candidate at the 1969 Lions International convention opening in Amarillo. The three day event features golf and bowling tours, a barbecue and dance, a get acquainted party, district breakfasts, a luncheon, governor and queen selections, and a closing Sunday session with District officers to elect the new queen.
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Lions International
Amarillo
Deborah Bird
Richard Bird
Childress Lions
Tri-State Fairground
Miss Bird
Federated Women's Club
Kress Lions Club
Hj Plains Eye Bank
Marilyn Smith
Paducah
White Deer Lions
David A. Evans
Texas City
Rainfall Tally Reveals Local Moisture Across County
A Thursday shower brought moisture to several county spots with Earl Hackler farm near Chil dress leading at an inch. Cliff Garner recorded .90 inches and Herman West .40 inches in Hackler area. A. L. Myers west of Kirkland logged .35 inches with traces elsewhere. UDC Memorial Program set for Sunday at 2 pm in the Veterans Building with graves to be decorated afterward.
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Earl Hakler
Childress
Garner
Herman West
Hackler
A. L. Myers
Kirkland
UDC
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Veterans Building
Childress Cemetery
Long Ballot Faces Voters Saturday
The article notes a lengthy ballot with state office races and referendums. It urges voters to bring their registration slip to speed up the process at the polling place, as missing slips require signatures and waste time.
City Cuts Water Rates Amid Greenbelt Increase
Childress City Council votes a rate decrease to encourage more water use despite Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority plans to raise overall costs. Summer rates take effect May 15 1969, with details showing lower charges for higher usage and a $3 minimum for 2 000 gallons, while large users benefit from reductions though wells 62 are restricted.
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Greenbelt
Louis Sally
Childress
Quanah
Crowell
Clarendon
Hedley
Roy Villyard Celebrates 35 Years In Business
Roy A. Villyard marks the 35th anniversary of Villyard Plumbing and Heating in Childress. The firm, started in 1933 after the family moved from Quanah, expanded into air conditioning in 1951 Now Carrier dealer. The business employs nine people with deep industry experience and serves civic groups in Childress.
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Roy Villyard
Childress
Villyard
Bessie Talley
Quanah
Villyards
Charles
Oklahoma City
Robert Carter
Denese
Jennifer
Sam
Carter
Debbie
Businss
National
Texas State Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors
District 25
Texas Highway Department
Childiss
Texas Candidates Close Pre-Primary Appeals Across Major Cities
On the eve of the Texas primary candidates pressed brief, non confrontational appeals in major cities. Don Yarborough touted auto insurance rate cuts in Abilene while Eugene Locke warned about phony surveys in Fort Worth. Preston Smith boasted 100000 miles of campaigning in Houston, and Carr pledged to veto horse race gambling bills in Austin.
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Uniey Press International
Texas
Don Yarborough
Abilene
Eugene Locke
Fort Worth
Preston Smith
Houston
Carr
Austin
John Hill
Dolph Briscoe
Lubbock
Fd Whittenburg
Dallas
Louise Bowers Elected B and PW President
Louise Bowers was elected president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club at the meeting. Beatrice Robinson became first vice president with Anne Carter as second vice president, Mary Witcher secretary, and Haze O’Donnell treasurer. Delegates to the state convention in Austin June 14 15 16 were Witcher Robinson Bowers and Green with alternates O’Donnell Lois Stiner and Grace Powell. Cheryl Jones was named Outstanding Girl of the Month and received a $50 check. Seventy attendees were urged to vote in Saturday’s elections.
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Louise Bowers
Beatrice Robinson
Business
Professional
Anne Carter
Mary Witcher
Haze O'Donnell
Mamie Green
B&pw
Austin
Mmes. Witcher
Robinson
Bowers
Green
Mmes
O'Donnell
Lois Stiner
Grace Powell
Lula Mae Carter
Cheryl Jones
Applications Open for City Youth Corps
City Hall invites qualified youths to join the Summer Neighborhood Youth Corp starting June 3 for ten weeks. Applicants must be at least 16, in high school, and meet family income requirements. Paid $1.25 per hour. About seven boys and three girls will be employed.
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Louis Sally
Corp
Sally
Cotton Transfer Referendum Vote Planned in Childress County
Childress County cotton producers will vote on a cotton transfer referendum from May 13 to 17 to decide if cotton acreage can be transferred out of the county for the 1969 crop year. Approval requires two thirds of the eligible producers. Ballots to producers by May 10 must be returned or postmarked by May 17, with counting at 9 a.m. on May 22.
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Childress County
Childress
Texas
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Roy A. Villyard
Marietta
Okla
Quanah High School
the Carter
Mrs. Carter
Willyard
Robert
Carrier Sales Engineering
Syracuse
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Indus
Childress Rotary Club
Paul Eggers
Wallace Sisk
el Paso
Ben Barnes
Temple
Bruce L. Miller
Hereford
Court of Civil Appeals, Seventh District
City Youth Corps
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