Routine Flight Ends In Death Of Five
North Las Vegas Nevada report via UPI details a kc135 refueling mission from Nellis AFB ending in a fatal crash. Pilot 1st Lt Raynor L Hebert 26 from Port Arthur Texas tried to reach a clear area but stalled and crashed into a new housing tract near Lincoln Elementary School killing five people including three young children and a city dispatcher.
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UPI
Raynor L. Hebert
Nellis Air Force Base
Mt. Charleston
Nellis
Hebert
Lincoln
Boyd Hubbard
Scott Green
Betty Ledane
Las Vegas
Public report promised on Yarborough Estes money claim
Assistant Attorney General Herbert J. Miller said a full Justice Department report on the Estes Yarborough money charge will be released before the November general election. He noted one accuser recanted while another persisted but refused to sign, and explained the FBI will investigate any election violations regardless of Yarborough’s request.
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Yarborough
Pecos
Tex
West Texas
Miller
Keaton
FBI
Mexico
Fon
Cordell Wins Outstanding CJHS Award
In a Jun ior High School assembly Jeffrey Cordell won the Outstanding CJHS Award for football. Principal J A Steed noted 34 certificate awards 25 letter awards and two cheerleader awards were presented by Coaches Richard Hughett and Ray Don King.
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J. A. Steed
Richard Hughett
Ray Don King
Man Reveals Mild Concussion After Shop Fall in Childress
L. S. Nichols showed improvement today at Childress General Hospital after reportedly blacking out at a blacksmith shop on Wednesday. Relatives said he struck his head in the fall causing nose bleeding, but his condition is not believed to be serious.
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L. S. Nichols
Childress General Hospital
Senate Moves To Gay Southerners Senate Moves To Gay Southerners
Senate leaders and Atty Gen. Kennedy reach agreement on amendments to the civil rights bill aiming to preserve House goals and ease Senate passage. Debates to run with cloture considerations as Republicans push for staged limits while Democrats favor a single rule against the bill and pending amendments. The 55th day of debate continues with broader aims to end racial discrimination nationwide.
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UPI
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Legion Convention Heads to San Angelo District Rally
Legionnaires and Auxiliary from the 16th 17th 18th 19th and 21st Congressional Districts in the Fourth Division will meet in San Angelo on May 16 and 17 for the annual spring convention. Childress Post 65 and Auxiliary are among more than 30 Posts in District 18 with no announced Childress delegates planned to attend.
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San Angelo
Mary
Childress
Cox-Farr
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McNamara reports to Johnson on long Viet Nam war
Defense Secretary McNamara, returning from Saigon, told President Johnson the war would be long and hard. He said the plan to step up U S military and economic aid would continue, with more Vietnamese air force pilots trained and regular visits to Saigon to assess progress.
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Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
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Saigon
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Carl Vinson
Dga
House Armed Services Committee
United States
U. S
NATO
West Germany
Defense Department
No Hard Feelings Toward Dallas Expressed by Kennedy Family
Stephen E. Smith brother in law of John F Kennedy said he and Mrs Kennedy hold no hard feelings toward Dallas after the assassination. He spoke at a news conference with the Dallas Kennedy Memorial Committee while noting progress on the Boston John F Kennedy Library fund drive and that Mrs Kennedy supported a modest memorial in Dallas.
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UPI
Stephen E. Smith
Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Smith
New York
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Boston
Mass
Texas Wheat Men Will Get More For Crop
Rep Bob Dole declares Texas wheat farmers will receive 50 cents to $1 more per bushel for early harvests than northern growers under the wheat cotton program. He notes current price support at $1.82 and a July 1 drop to $1.30, predicting a market drop and advantage to Texas harvesters as the farm bill takes effect. He calls late-harvest areas discriminated against under existing regulations.
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Washington
Bob Dole
R- Kan
Texas
White House
Dole
Kansas
Trailer Burned Near Avenue E Northwest Brief Fire
A two wheel trailer loaded with trash partially burned at 1601 Avenue E Nw at about 1 15 p m yesterday. No injuries were reported and fire crews were on scene.
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Father and Son Banquet Slated by Childress Lodge No 695
Childress Lodge No 695 of Masons will hold the annual Father and Son Banquet at 7 p m Friday in the Wilson School cafeteria, according to Worshipful Master Warner Stephens.
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Childress Lodge No. 695
Masons
Wilson School
Warner
Brazil Cuts Cuban Relations
Brazil declared the rupture of diplomatic ties with Cuba amid accusations of interference in Brazil’s internal affairs. The move follows anti-Communist forces ousting President Joao Goulart and signals a shift in inter-American efforts against Castroite activities.
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UPI
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Goulart
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Johnson to present presidential scholar medals at White House
President Johnson will award presidential scholar medals to more than 100 1964 high school graduates. A commission led by Dr. Milton Eisenhower selects the scholars, with names announced June 3 before the June 10 White House ceremony recognizing intellectual attainment and potential.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Quail Arrive At Penney's Today
A shipment of 776 quail from the Texas state hatchery at Tyler arrived in Childress at 2 p.m. The birds were ordered by residents of Childress County and neighboring counties with help from the Red River Sportsmen's Club. Buyers should bring containers to Penney's for pickup.
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Childress
Tyler
Red River Sportsmen's Club
Penney’s
Jury Commission To Meet May 20
The Jury Commission, appointed to select jurors for District Court, will meet May 20. Members include Mrs. George Austin, Mrs. M. H. Conn, Herman West, Earl Harwell and Charles Jones.
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District Court
Gaylon Smith
George Austin
M. H. Conn
Tell
Herman West
Kirkland
Earl Harwell
Charles Jones
Childress
Lucky Accident Month in Childress County Uplifted by Patrol
April rural crashes across Childress Hall Cottle Hardeman and Collingsworth counties totaled 11 with no fatalities and four injuries. Childress saw one crash with $1000 damage, Collingsworth one crash with $450, Cottle two crashes with $710, Hall four crashes with $1635, Hardeman three crashes with $1175. From January through April 1964 the county list shows 15 crashes, one death, one injury, and $8105 in property damage. The report urges drivers to watch for children near driveways bridges and water as school ends and summer begins. Sergeant Dowdy urges every child be a living warning sign.
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Childress, Hall, Cottle, Hardeman
Collingsworth
Childress County
Dan Dowdy
Cottle County
Hall County
Hardeman County
State Redistricting Panel Plans May 30 Hearings
State Sen. George Moffett said he would likely call a May 30 meeting of the redistricting committee to plan hearings across Texas on congressional redistricting. The hearings would be set for sites including Houston San Antonio and the Dallas Fort Worth area to address population equalization per the federal court order.
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Houston
San Antonio
Dallas-Fort Worth
Settlement Reached Between Texas and Commercial Solvents
Commercial Solvents Corp of New York and the state of Texas settle a civil suit over anti trust claims tied to former agriculture tycoon Billie Sol Estes. The company pays 150000 dollars and court costs 1935, denies guilt, and agrees not to engage in certain fertilizer pricing practices in Texas.
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Amarillo
UPI
Commercial Solvents Corp
New York
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Commercial Solvents
Maynard C. Wheeler
Wheeler
Igs
Mullins Thrown From Horse Near Red River
E. L. Shorty Mullins of near Red River was badly shaken and bruised after a Wednesday afternoon horse incident. He remained at home with slight improvement and await further examination to determine if hospitalization is needed. He was en route from Kings Grocery when the accident occurred and could move about today.
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E. L
Shorty) Mullins
Red River
Kings Grocery
Will Elect New Officers Tonight
The Red River Valley Translator Association will elect officers and hold a meeting at 7 30 p m. The session will include reports and brief remarks from existing and incoming officers.
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Red River Valley
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