Texas Loses Water Rights To Oklahoma
Three federal judges ruled Texas cannot stop Oklahoma from using Texas groundwater on land owned by Oklahomans. They struck down a Texas law prohibiting cross state water transfers, aiding Altus Oklahoma’s planned 14 mile pipeline from Wilbarger County Texas to Altus. The case involves Vernon Texas and Altus Oklahoma amid water scarcity concerns.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas
Oklahoma
Wilbarger County
Red River
Altus
Oklo
Homer Thornberry
Adrian Spears
D. W. Suttle
Texas Attorney General
C. F. Mack
DPS Seeks 153 Young Men for Texas Public Safety
The Texas Department of Public Safety announces 153 vacancies for men aged 21 to 35. Patrolman Ralph Briscoe says examinations close June 1 at 17 locations with applications due to him and then to Austin by June 6. Training starts August 8 with salaries of 400 dollars monthly in school and 468 to 484 after training.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Ralph Briscoe
Wichita Falls
Childress
Austin
DPS
City Denies Planned Water Rate Change
City Manager Louis Sally says Childress has no plans to raise water rates and rejects an unsigned letter claiming an increase. He notes rate changes can only be made by the City Council and questions the Red River Valley Water Authority's role in providing water to rural customers.
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Childress
Red River Valley
Red River
Sally
All New Johnson Seahorse Outboards at Childress Auto Supply
Local dealer Childress Auto Supply promotes the latest Johnson Seahorse outboard motors showcasing new models for seasonal boating demand and powering fishing and pleasure craft.
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Childress Auto Supply
Chicago students protest grades sharing with draft boards
United Press International reports a sit‑in by 350 to 400 students at the University of Chicago administration building entering a third day. The Ad Hoc Committee on a Free Choice urged the university to withhold grades and class rankings from draft boards, while leaders like Jacqueline Goldberg and others rally in support.
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William Green
United Press International Chicago
UPI
University of Chicago Students Today
Free Choice Committee
Reynolds Hall
University of California
Chicago
City College of New York
Chicago Free Choice Committee
Robert Miller
Selective Service
Jacqueline Goldberg
Phi Beta Kappa
University of California At Berkeley
Miss Goldberg
FSM
Berkeley
Seven inches of rain flood Golden Triangle area
United Press International reports nearly seven inches of rainfall in the Golden Triangle comprising Beaumont Port Arthur and Orange Texas provoking floods and road closures. In Galveston downtown 2.52 inches fell in an hour with a record 2.14 inches in 30 minutes while traffic stalled and water entered homes and stores.
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United Press International
Golden Triangle
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Orange
Texas
Twin Lakes
Port Arthur
Galveston
Galveston Weather Bureau
Beaumont
Port Neches
Nederland
Green Avenue
New Camey
Jefferson County
Groves
Lake Charles
Kirbyville
Coach Needed for Red Sox Pony League Team
The Red Sox Pony League program seeks a coach and a concession stand manager. Preseason starts Monday May 16 with a substitute coach available for the opening game at 5 20 p m. Call Dub Eikman, summer program coordinator, for details and uniforms.
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Red Sox
Dub Eikman
Eikman
Eikman Sali
Johnson Signs $2.8 Billion Rent Subsidy Bill
President Johnson signed an appropriations bill funding a rent subsidy program with 12 million to start the plan through June 30 and 9.5 million to launch a national teacher corps. He urged Congress to restore funds for the teacher program after House cuts while noting the need to continue rent aid beyond the current year.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
National Teacher Corps
House
Rogers Critics Label Him Puppets Of LBJ
UPI reports Representative Walter Rogers of Texas was called a puppet of President Johnson by the conservative ACA group. ACA charges Rogers and three Midwest lawmakers shifted votes to push through a rent subsidy bill. Rogers said he was paired against the bill with Harvey Staggers who was absent.
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Washington
UPI
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
LBJ
Panhandle
Americans For Constitutional Action
ACA
Congress
Charles A. McManus
Rogers
House
Harvey Staggers
D-W.va
Nevada casino dealers idle during first union sit-down strike
In North Las Vegas Nevada casino dealers halted work Thursday night as Nevada's first dealers union staged a sit down strike. Local unionists and casino officials faced an uncertain evening as talks continued and no games circulated at key properties.
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Brother North
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Dealers’ Union
Stock Market Seeks Rebound After Early Slump
New York stocks paused at midday as GM and Chrysler May sales drop sparked initial losses. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 9 points at its low, later trimming the deficit. The unofficial noon figure showed a 8 point decline, with 879 losers and 211 gainers among 1,514 issues. Glamor shares tumbled early then rebounded.
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New York
UPI
General Motors
Chrysler
United Press International
No Interest Shown in $800,000 Hospital Bond Election
So far no interest has been indicated in the $800,000 hospital bond issue. Not one absentee vote has been cast in the election which will be held May 28. Absentee ballots may be cast at the County Clerk's office.
Heaviest Air Raid of War Against North Viet Nam
UPI reports the thursday air offensive with 135 missions by U S Navy and Air Force against the north while B 52s hit a training center near Da Nang. A Marine squad 14 men fought off Viet Cong for hours before relief and air support, 30 killed on the ground and 35 or more wounded.
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North VII
Richard Growald
United Press International Saigon
UPT
Viet Nam
Peking
U.S
China
Washington
Saigon
UPI
Guerriella
Air Force
Guam
da Nang
Navy
House to House Search for Missing Peggy Ann
State Police and FBI began a house to house canvass in Shade Gap area to find Peggy Ann Brodnick a blue eyed 17 year old missing since Wednesday. Volunteers and high school students aided in the search while a helicopter checked a remote area amid reports of a deranged masked mountain man sniper.
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Lee Leonard
United Press International
Shade Gap
UPI
FBI
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Peggy Ann
Here
Witnesses Told Not To Run Out In Narcotics Case
UPI reports in Hartford that potential narcotics trial witnesses were ordered not to dodge subpoenas. Judge Blumenfeld warned as defense attorney Percy Foreman claimed a Texas jail matron was told to avoid a subpoena. Nora Huskey, a Galveston County jail matron, testified as the government's key witness earlier.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
U.S
Farewell Dinner For G. H. Easthams
Nearly 100 friends of Mr. and Mrs. Guy H. Eastham attended a retirement farewell dinner in Hotel Childress. A colored television set was given as a parting gift and J. M. Findlay of Denver presented a 44 year service pin. Mayor C. J. Lyons MCed the event with attendees from Childress and surrounding cities.
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Guy H. Eastham
Childress
J. M. Findlay
Denver
Fort Worth
Eastham
C. J. Lyons
Burlington
Wichita Falls
Quanah
Amarillo
Miss Childress Winner To Get Oil Portrait
The Miss Childress pageant winner will receive an all expense paid trip to Miss Texas, a 16 by 18 oil portrait, and a trophy. Don Gage announced at a Thursday meeting with seven girls listing Vicky Hines Rita Keel Barbara Clements Jane Ragsdale Carolyn Henderson Earla Carmack and Judy Smith as participants. Mary Lou Butler Miss Texas will visit and perform at the event with a reception prior to the contest.
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Don Gage
Vicky Hines
Rita Keel
Barbara Clements
Jane Ragsdale
Carolyn Henderson
Earla Carmack
Judy Smith
Jim Vaughan
Childress
Texas
Vaughan
Harvey Compton
Pat Compton
Fort Worth
Compton
Mary Lou Butler
Miss Butler
Webb
Mothers of Girls
Mmnes
Leo Smith
James Ragsdale
Sam Carmack
Jaycees
Joe Langdon
Delbert Wasson
County Singers to Meet Sunday in Veterans Building
County singers from eight area towns will meet Sunday from 2 to 4 p m in the Veterans Building with the public invited. Elmo Huggins president of the Oklahoma Texas Singing Assn and his family are expected along with Arch Gibson of Place.
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Childress County
Veterans Building
Elmo Huggins
The
Oklahoma-Texas Singing Assn
Arch Gibson
Greenbelt to Send Invitations for Annual Bowl
Greenbelt will mail invites this weekend for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic. Vernon Eubank chairs the selection committee which chose players at a Thursday meeting attended by Weldon Hayes Gordon Grailey Ken Bailey Alan Gage. Present were Cecil Park and Dr. Bob Jones. The committee calls this year’s pool the finest material yet. the game is set for August 13 at Fair Park Stadium.
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Vernon Eubank
Bank
Weldon Hayes
Gordon Graiiey
Ken Bailey
Alan Gage
Cecil Park
Bob Jones
Eubank
Fair Park Stadium
County Sessions Scheduled for Tomorrow
Two county political conventions are set for tomorrow in Childress. The Republican gathering starts at 9 a.m. in the courthouse, while the County Democratic convention convenes at 2 p.m. in the District Courtroom.
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Tomore Row
Childress
New President Elected at ABC Convention
Carl W. Tiller, a layman and official in the U S Bureau of the Budget, was elected president of the 15 member Baptist convention in Kansas City Missouri. The appointment marks a leadership change within the national organization.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPT
Carl W. Tiller
U.S
Baptist
Vention
ABC
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