General Motors Show Inspires Students With Progress Demo
General Motors science show Previews of Progress wowed Childress High School students Friday and will visit Junior High Monday. Bruce Schroffel and Jerry Bishop demonstrated a fuel cell powered radio, a Sunmobile model car, a cushion craft called the GEM, and guidance system lessons. The 45 minute program aimed to spark science careers and GM noted the show reaches over a million students yearly.
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Commemorative coins issued for Childress celebration
The committee for the July celebration produced commemorative sterling silver coins, with 100 silver pieces and a total of 250 pegged. Coins have been sold in 28 states and Canada, with buyers from Ohio Texas New Jersey Indiana Montana California Oklahoma Michigan Pennsylvania Illinois New York Arizona Washington D C Iowa Idaho Minnesota North Dakota Kentucky Wisconsin Kansas Massachusetts Virginia Arkansas Georgia Missouri Mississippi New Mexico and Louisiana. Some coins were sold at highway establishments and more than 200 sold by one motel. They currently go for 6.75 dollars at coin shows near Childress, and banks and firms accept them as a temporary medium of exchange. Contact the Chamber of Commerce and BCC to obtain.
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Meditation Prayer Verse Reflections on Daily Prayer
A reflective devotional urges fixed prayer times and places and encourages praying without ceasing. It cites Jesus and biblical lines while asking divine blessing for all people and the city. The piece emphasizes personal meditation and persistent prayer as a key to wisdom and access to the kingdom.
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Lawmakers target 3.1 billion bill by May 20
House Senate conferees plan to finish the 3.1 billion appropriations bill by May 20. They will also tackle loan shark control with a first meeting set for Monday and face key issues on interest scales under 100 dollars and insurance loans. Taxation now settled at 33 million dollars, with spending decisions to follow.
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