Artillery Bombs Stall Red Drive On Saigon
UPI report describes heavy artillery and napalm used against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in Saigon and surrounding areas. The battle near the Y Bridge and racetrack district intensified as Americans and South Vietnamese troops tried to halt a large Communist push while refugees watched from western city outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Jack Walsh
Saigon Upi
Amercans
Racetrack
Paris
N.V
U.S
Phu Tho
Ade
Washington Window Frank Eleazer on disbursements report
The Government Printing Office publishes Detailed Statement of Disbursements July 1 to Dec. 31, 1967. Washington window skewers congressional expense reporting, noting flatly honest claims and chiselers among lawmakers, while the book may not attract readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eleazer
Sloss Services To Be Sunday In Shamrock
Funeral services for William Carmichael Sloss of Childress will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eleventh Street Baptist Church in Shamrock with Elder C. C. Lawler of Amarillo officiating. Burial will follow in Shamrock Cemetery under Newberrys. Sloss, born December 5, 1887 at Saint Jo, had lived in Wheeler County 55 years, moved to Childress in 1947 and to Dum as in 1962. Survivors include his wife, four sons, four daughters and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Carmichael Sloss
Childress
Eleventh Street Baptist Church
Shamrock
C. C. Lawler
Amarillo
Shamrock Cemetery
Newberry’s
Billy
Jackie Sloss
Tom
Donnie Maloney
Orville Farmer Jr
Ronnie Farmer
Mr. Sloss
Saint Jo
Wheeler County
Dumas
Tornadoes Flood Texas Areas in Heavy Rainfall Surge
Widespread storms drenched much of Texas with heavy rain yesterday and last night. Baylor Lake saw significant runoff with about a foot of water. rainfall totals varied across communities with Caretaker L V Keel noting 2.40 inches in the area and others reporting 1.50 to 3.20 inches in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor Lake
L. V. Keel Tell
FAA
NVN Stalls Talks With Kitchen Sink Details
United States and North Vietnam open preliminary talks on Vietnam with procedural issues dominating. Cyrus Vance and Philip Habib represent the U S side while Col Ha Van Lau and Nguyen Minh v stand for Hanoi. The session focused on seating, translation, and conference languages, delaying substantive discussions.
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NVN
Paris
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
U. S
Vance
US Hanoi
Stewart Hensley
Paris Upi
United Staes
Defense
Philip Habib
Hanoi
Col
Ha van Lau
International Control Commission For
Foreign Ministry
International Conference
William Jorden
U.S
Fire causes minor damage in vacant residence
Slight damage was the result of a house fire at 511 C Southwest at 11 55 p m last night according to the Fire Department. The house was vacant and the fire started in a closet in one of the rooms. One of the residences and cause of the fire were not known.
Turner Nursing Home Opens in Childress
Taylor Nursing Home has new management in the Turner family from Baird. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Turner operate the Golden Holiday Nursing Home and will run the Turner Nursing Home in Childress, licensed as Class III and qualified for Veterans Administration, Medicaid and Medicare programs. Their daughter Lisa, seven, attends Wilson School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Nursing Home
James E. Turner
Baird
Turner Nursing Home
Storm Floods Rake Texas as Torrents Hit Coastal and Inland Areas
United Press International reports a massive storm outbreak flooding 36 homes in Corsicana and causing extensive damage across Midland Corpus Christi Rockport and surrounding communities. Dozens of tornadoes funnel clouds produced up to 20 inches of rain in Corpus Christi area with at least four deaths. Midland saw seven inches of rain and hundreds of homes inundated as water rose six feet in streets.
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United Press International
Midland
Corpus Christi
Texas
Corsicana
Rockport
Sand Dollar
South Texas
Post Oak Creek
J T Reynolds Services Here Saturday 79 Year Old Dies
John Thomas Reynolds 79 died at 3 am at St Joseph Hospital in Wellington. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at Newberry Chapel with Minister Arthor Judd of the Church of Christ. Interment in Childress Cemetery. Pallbearers: Roy Hassell, John Ballew, W L Eikman, Grady Dorn, Mutt Seal, Teddy Hightower. Born August 12 1888 in Alabama, retired city employee of Childress and former Fort Worth and Denver Railway worker. Lived in Wellington four years. Survived by one daughter Mrs J E Copelin of Childress, one brother A A Reynolds of Fort Lauderdale Fla, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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John Thomas Reynolds
St. Joseph Hospital
Wellington
Newberry Chapel
Arthor Judd
Church of Christ
Childress Cemetery
Roy Hassell
John Ballew
W. L. Eikman
Grady Dorn
Mutt Seal
Teddy Hightower
Mr Reynolds
Alabama
Childress
Fort Worth
Denver
Childress High Bobcat Band to Present Final Spring Concert
The Childress High School Bobcat Band will present its final spring concert at 2 30 p m Sunday in the high school auditorium. John Phillips Sousa and Outstanding Bandsman awards will be given during the concert. Public is invited to attend, said Norman Hemphill, band director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress High School Bobcat
John Phillips Sousa
Norman Hemphill
Convention Delegates Will Be Named Saturday
In Childress County three parties will hold precinct and county conventions Saturday to name delegates to state conventions. The American Party expects the largest turnout and holds a 10 a.m. meeting at the courthouse with 144 attendees at precincts. Delegates to the Republican and Democratic conventions meet earlier or later at the courthouse to select state delegates and follow the favorite son rules for John Tower and Gov. John Connally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
New American Party
Court House
Fort Worth
L. L. Baker
Corpus Christi
Nadine Parr
Marge Toft Cwitetinseishnadsuphr
U. S
John Tower
John Connally
Agriculture Act Extension Gets House Committee OK
The House Agriculture Committee approved a one year continuation of the federal farm program extending price supports acreage diversion and dairy feed grain wheat wool and other farm programs to the end of 1970 without amendment. The committee reported the bill to the House floor on a 28 to 5 vote despite President Johnson’s request for a permanent extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Agricultural Committee
Bob Price
Rules Committee
House
Washington
Instructions On Giving Blood Reported
Doris Teague summarizes Red Cross blood donation procedures at Fair Park Auditorium. Donors must avoid fatty foods and alcohol for four hours, register with a volunteer, have temperature and hemoglobin checked, and provide personal details. Donation takes under an hour with actual draw under ten minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Teague
Red Cross
Red River Blood Center Bloodmobile
Childress
Fair Park Auditorium
Rites Today For Sister Of Mrs. Elba Weir
Funeral services for Dora Lee Sanders 72 of Wichita Falls sister of Mrs Elba Weir Childress were held at 10 30 a m at Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home chapel Wichita Falls Rev Carl Alcorn officiated Interment Holliday Texas cemetery Sanders died Tuesday night in Wichita Falls hospital She was born October 18 1894 at Gordon and had lived in Wichita Falls 40 years She was a Baptist member Survivors include three daughters Mrs Cleo Fischer and Mrs Aileen Pettier both of Wichita Falls and Mrs Maxie Morrison of Sanger a son P K Cox of Wichita Falls three sisters Mrs Mary Spain Brownwood Mrs Lillie Fenner San Francisco Calif and Mrs Opal White Amarillo a brother Cecil McClure Wichita Falls three grandchildren and five great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Lee Sanders
Wichita Falls
Elba Weir
Childress
Hampton- Vaughan Funeral Home
Carl Alcorn
Southside
Assembly of God Church
Holliday, Tex
Sanders
Gordon
Wichta Falls
The
Baptist Church
Weir
Cleo Fischer
Aileen Pettier
Maxie Morrison
Sanger
P. K. Cox
Mary Spain
Brownwood
Lillie Fenner
San Francisco
Calif
Opal White
Amarillo
Cecil McClure
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Y Bridge
Sloss
Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
American Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Public Works Committee
Anthony J. Furka
Banking Committee
Capitol Police
Florida
Committee On Un-American Activities
Robert C. Graff
Post Office Committee
Key West
Fla
Senate
F. E. Biddy
High Point
A. B. Clements
Anderson Mitchell
Loco
West Ranch
Donald Munson
Cee Wee
B. P. Henderson
Community Center
Estelline High School
Cherri Rapp
Jerrel Rapp
Rhonda Gowdy
W. M. Gowdy
Beary's
NEA, Inc
Nguyen Minh v
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
J. T. Reynolds
J. E. Copelin
A. A. Reynolds
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Comitee
Citis
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