The Childress Index Publication Details and Rates
The Childress Index is Childress’ oldest business institution published in Childress Texas by The Childress Index Inc printed in Childress by Ox Bow Printing It is published Sundays Tuesdays and Wednesdays with second class postage paid at Childress Texas Rates include one year five dollars six months three fifty carrier one month eighty five cents and annual eight fifty
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Childress Childress
Texas
Childress Index
Main Street
Childress
Vas
Childress Index, Inc
Ox Bow Printing, Inc
Morris
Siphom
May 6 1973 highlights and historical notes
Today in history summarizes events on May 6 across years including Corregidor surrender, Marx birth, Eiffel Tower opening, Edward VII’s death, Princess Margaret’s wedding, Birmingham protests, La Plata tanker explosion, and a hijacking. Birthdays noted for Willie Mays and Orson Welles with a thought from George Herbert.
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Associated Press
Corregidor
Karl Marx
Prussia
Arkansas
Union
United States
Britain
Edward VII
Princess Margaret
Antony Armstrong Jones
Westminster Abbey
London
Birmingham
Ala
la Plata
Argentina
Eastern Air Lines
Honduras
Pennsylvania
Willie Mays
Orson Welles
George Herbert
Language of Deceit and the Media Literacy Call
A California teacher argues television shapes belief and urges early education in media literacy. He cites ad saturation, political spending, and wartime euphemism while noting some studies show limited ability to create new needs or drive safety behaviors. He warns cynicism may erode trust.
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David Burmester
California
Media & Methods Magazine
Burmester
Lincoln
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Status of Legislation in Congress
Washington reports the status of major laws: $2.6 billion vocational rehab bill veto sustained. $120 million rural water grant veto sustained. Elder care aid programs await action. price and rent controls signed. Senate confirmation for OMB director pending. Rural Electrification and three year $18 billion highway plans await compromise. Several bills await final action or committee review including tax revisions and foreign trade authority.
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Senate
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
District of Columbia
Connally's Governor Run Questioned by Local Writer
A local column questions John Connally seeking Texas governor on the Republican ticket and weighs his odds against Hank Grover and Dolph Briscoe. The writer argues Connally may aim higher, possibly presidency, if nominated. The piece notes Briscoe's solid term and Grover's near upset of Briscoe in the past. It ends with appreciation for community outreach efforts by Childress-Hall Counties Center and remarks on public notices for local youth photos.
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Morris Higley
John Connally
Texas
Hank Grover
Dolph Briscoe
Grover
Connally
Briscoe
of Texas
Vanishing Indians Haida Vikings of North America
The Haida Indians of British Columbia’s Queen Charlotte Islands once roamed in 50-foot canoes trading and raiding along the west coast. European diseases decimated the tribe, leaving about 1,500 remaining on the islands.
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North America
West Coast
Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
Praise for Childress Hospital Auxiliary Efforts
A reader thanks Morris and Carol for full coverage of Auxiliary activities and achievements. The letter lauds the group as one of the county’s best service organizations and says newspaper stories help them build a top scrapbook for the state convention.
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Morris
Carol
Childress Hospital
Childress
Unions in Pinch Watergate a Look at Hidden Links
Washington observers say much of Watergate remains unseen as reporters face restraint and risk. FBI and grand jury disclosures point to manipulation by figures tied to the Nixon White House, including E. Howard Hunt and Charles Colson, with Hunt’s files raising questions about manufactured evidence.
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Washington
Nea
Watergate
Nixon
FBI
Patrick Gray
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Democrats
White House
Gray
Hunts
Kennedy
State Department
John Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Charles Colson
Colson
Colson-Hunt
Public Forum Praises Royal Park Materials Donation
A Vernon and Wichita Falls program thanks Jerry Gordon of Royal Park Fashion Inc for donating waste materials for rehabilitation and learning at mental health facilities. The note highlights the projects producing rugs pillows and dolls and the hope others will follow the example to aid reuse and training.
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Jerry Gordon
Royal Park Fashion, Inc
Avenue A. S.W. Childress
Texas
Mr. Gordon
Vernon
Wichita Falls
State Department of Mental Health and
Business leaders urged to speak on national issues
AP reports a pattern of restrained corporate responses to political criticism persists. James Needham of the New York Stock Exchange urged involvement in national economic matters while Watergate unsettles markets and other trade groups refrain from comment. Canada has about 70,000 miles of pipelines.
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John Cunniff
New York
James J. Needham
New York Stock Exchange
Needham
American Stock Exchange
National Association of Manufacturers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wtvedweiny
Wanda Leary
First
Matador
Odessa
Susan
Marvin Curtis
Leary
First National Bank
Bridge
Editorial
By Don Oakley
Sincerely, Daisy Carter
Childress-Hall Counties Outreach Service Center
Ann Cates
Doug Morton
Bruce Biossat
P. A. Pressar
Optometrist
Business Mirror
Canada
Jacquard
Coats & Clark Orson
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