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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1972
Page
7
In a House tribute Congressman Bob Price extolled FBI Director J Edgar Hoover as a beacon of integrity and courage. He praised Hoover's lasting national legacy, noting his name would be remembered long after many others.
Bruce Biossat notes Muskie favors a retreat from aggressive campaigning and a Senate enclave strategy after defeats in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. He weighs options, faces money shortages, and remains a possible anti Nixon challenger despite publicity and voter perceptions.
A bold tribute frames Hoover as a unique leader who defended the nation against forces seeking to divide it. It praises his lifelong fight to preserve democratic balance and questions who might rival his stature in American history.
A devotional piece by Pearl Robinson on persistent prayer and faith. It cites verses from Titus and Matthew and reflects on the early church, fasting and divine aid. The text emphasizes continual prayer, patience, and devotion to God, ending with an Amen.
Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska again fights with the White House over portions of a secret Vietnam policy report prepared after President Nixon took office. His disclosure of parts of the Pentagon Papers last year prompted a Justice Department action.
Historical note explains Christopher Columbus labeled a cluster of small islets as the Virgin Islands in honor of the virgins of St Ursula rather than naming each isle individually. The grouping persisted as his broader discovery marked.
The Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority announces a proposed bill in the Sixty second Legislature, Second Called Session, to include all of Childress Clarendon Hedley Quanah and Crowell within its territory, remove Memphis, and authorize annexations, operation of retail water systems, property acquisition, and its own police force. The notice is filed under Texas Constitution provisions and signed by General Manager James L. Kuhn.
The No. 902 Chesapeake & Ohio car used by Harry S. Truman on his 1948 campaign is bought by Wildwood Center Inc. for $26,000 and will become a ski lodge at a $3 million North Hills recreation center. The car, in excellent condition with heating, air conditioning, and stainless kitchens, may be joined by more ex railroad cars for lounges and ski motel units.
In Indianapolis an officer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars phoned the Veterans Administration hospital to report missing benches for disabled veterans awaiting taxis. Acting hospital director Charlies R. Armon located unused benches and installed them the same day.
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