Harriman urges Hanoi to end distortion and seek peace
U.S. Ambassador Harriman urged North Vietnam to stop rewriting history and to agree on five points for peace in Vietnam. He said the Hanoi terror campaign harmed South Vietnam and caused mass North Vietnamese casualties. Thuy dismissed the proposals as not advancing peace.
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Stewart Hensley Paris
UPI
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Releas
Thuy
United States
North
Indochina
South
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Saigon
Vietnam
Storms and High Winds Hit Vernon Midland Areas
Storms and high winds lashed Vernon and Midland with light rain, hail in Northside Vernon, and golfball sized hail in Crane and Midland. A severe thunderstorm warning affected Wilbarger and five North Central Texas counties. Creeks rose along the Nueces as hot humid air persisted across Texas.
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Wilbarger
Texas
Vernon
Civil Defense
Midland
Crane
Gulf of Mexico
Presidio
Fort Worth
South Texas
Nueces River
Three Rivers
Wesley Seale Dam
Sidewalk Sale Set Saturday In 1968 Chamber Announcement
Tom Lemen, chair of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Activities committee, announced the first Sidewalk Sale of 1968 set for Saturday. Advertising will run in Friday's Index. Lemon said the event is always outstanding and enjoyable for participants, expecting this year to be as notable as past sales.
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Tom Lemen
Chamber of Commerce
Lemon
Greenbelt Bowl Players Named for Classic
The Greenbelt Bowl selection committee chose 44 players from Texas and Oklahoma for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic. The final list awaits invitations acceptance, with nominees coming from all high school sizes and many from the local area. President M. K. Wilcoxson called the lineup promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Hayes
Bove
Texas
Oklahoma
Presient M. K. Wilcoxson
Women Help In Blood Program At Fair Park
Chil dress Jaycee Wives volunteers work at the Bloodmobile Friday in Fair Park Auditorium. Mrs Charles Christy chairs the wives helping the vital 1964 Blood Program with aid from Home Demonstration Clubs the American Legion VFW Auxiliaries Hospital Auxiliary and other women’s groups.
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Childress Jaycee
Fair Park Auditorium
Charles Christy
Childress
American Legion
VFW
Hospital Auxiliary
Bloodmobile in town event hosted by Women of BPW and Red Cross
The Bloodmobile visit on May 17 invites women to coordinate pickups and support the blood drive. Lois Stiner, president, notes the role of Business and Professional Women in backing the local Red Cross and the Children’s Hospital.
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United States
Red Cross
Childess Hospital
Lois Stiner
David Adcock Wounded in Vietnam Near Hue Base Camp
David Adcock was injured May 5 in Vietnam by rocket fire at his base camp Loading Zone Evans near Hue. He sustained a left forearm wound and has since returned to duty after nearly 11 months of service. His wife Darlene Curtis and mother Helen Adcock reside in Childress.
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Set
David Adcock
Vietnam
Darlene Curtis
Adcock
Evans
Hue
Helen Adcock
Childress
Isometric Exercises Demonstration Set for TOPS Club
Curley Hayes of Abilene from West Texas Utilities will lead an isometric exercise demonstration for TOPS Club members and interested residents. The session is scheduled for 7 30 p m on Monday May 20 in the West Texas Utilities hospitality room.
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Curley Hayes
Abilene
Public Service Department of
West Texas Utilities Company
Tops Club
West Texas Utilities Hospitality Room
Youth Band Members Arrested on East German Border
Six members of a West German beat group, aged 18 to 22, strayed into East Germany during a Sunday stroll and were arrested by Communist guards, according to Western border officials.
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Braunschweig
Germany
UPI
East Germany
Runoff Set in Texas Governor Race Between Eggers and Yarborough
Texas GOP faces a runoff after Paul Eggers expresses approval at facing Preston Smith or Don Yarborough in November. Yarborough leads Smith in a May primary canvass narrowing by 10,000 votes. Yuxtaposed disputes over unity and endorsements frame the party as candidates campaign in Dallas and Houston with accusations ofLabor and lobbying influence.
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United Press International
Republican Party
Paul Eggers
Preston Smith
Don Yarborough
Peter O'Donnell
John Tower
Yarborough
O'Donnell
John Trice
O'Donnel
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Young People Assist Bloodmobile Visit at Fair Park
Two youth groups organize for a Friday blood drive at Fair Park Auditorium. Explorer Scout Post 65 bones up setup and loading under sponsor Delbert Wasson. Horizon Club members help with cleanup after the Bloodmobile leaves.
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Lt Co
Weldon W. Teague
Bonehead Boys
Explorer Scout Post 65
Fair Park Auditorium
Delbert Wasson
Bonehead
Ray Overby
Joe Reed
Terry Smoot
Joe Wayne Hardison
Joe Dudley Seal
Clyde Martin
Don Bourland
Bruce Morey
Randy Barber
Harold Fuller
Monty Atchley
Edwin Atchley
Larry Nichols
Paul Nichols
Bill Clapton
Donald Hill
Jim Larned
Horizon Club
Otho Sime
W. L. Eikman
Horizon
Deanna Allison
Kay Campbell
Julia Camp
Rebeecca Cooper
Debbie Coopwood
Sally Darling
Orinda Eikman
Judy Henderson
Kay Holtman
Cindy Howell
Brenda Jewellan
Jackie Mills Moerton Robbins
Paula Rogers
Susan Sims
Lileesa Wyatt
Janet Gloar
Darlene Whitten
Automobile Crash Demolishes Station Wagon Near Dallas
Andy Rogers sustained non serious injuries when his parked station wagon along a highway near Dallas was hit during a blinding rainstorm Sunday night. The other driver received minor injuries and the vehicles were demolished.
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Andy Rogers
Dallas
Rogers
Rites Held For Pioneer Of Cottle County
Funeral services for Mrs. Obitha Ann Dobbs 95 of Paducah were held at the First Baptist Church Paducah with Rev. Robert Beck officiating Interment was in Garden of Memories Cemetery Norris Funeral Home Paducah handled arrangements She died Tuesday morning in Richards Memorial Hospital She was born in Mountain Home Arkansas and was a member of the First Baptist Church Survivors include daughter Mable Higgins of Paducah sons Cecil of Paducah and Silas of San Diego Calif a brother Bob Tolbert of Fort Worth 25 grandchildren five great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren
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Obitha Ann Dobbs
Paducah
Cottle County
First Baptist Church
Robert Beck
Garden of Memories
Norris Funeral Home
Mable Higgins
Cecil
Silas
San Diego
Calif
Bob Tolbert
Fort Worth
Sanders E A elected president of Childress Cancer Society
E A Sanders was elected president of the Childress County Chapter of the American Cancer Society at a closing meeting last night. Officers include Mrs Sam Carmack as vice president Mrs Howard Preston treasurer and Mrs E E Chesnut. The nominating committee was led by Mrs Lois Stiner. The chapter neared its Cancer Crusade Drive goal missing only 25 dollars. Citizens not contacted are urged to donate at First National Bank with Miss Nell Rogers assisting. Dale Byerly announced a district meeting June 18 in Plainview. Lula Mae Carter presided at the dinner meeting. The chapter will skip summer and resume on the second Tuesday in September.
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E. A. Sanders
Childress County
American Cancer Society
Sam Carmack
Howard Preston
E. E. Chesnut
Lois Stiner
First National Bank
Nell Rogers
Rogers
Cancer Memorial Fund
Dale Byerly
Lubbock
Plainview
Lula Mae Carter
Student Guests Stage Program For Rotarians
The Rotary Club program featured student guests from the past school year. David Grimes served as president with Wayne Yowell as vice president and program chairman. Other officers included Ronnie Smotherman secretary Lynn Simmons song leader Joe Bill Hardison fellowship chairman Mary Lou Watkins pianist.
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Rotary Club
David Grimes
Wayne Yowell
Ronnie Smotherman
Lynn Simmons
Joe Bill Hardison
Mary Lou Watkins
Pian
Kennedy Faces New Front Runner in Democratic Race
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy has solidified his place by defeating Eugene McCarthy in Indiana and Nebraska, overtaking him as the leading Democratic challenger to Johnson. Yet Hubert H. Humphrey looms as a new front runner, largely ahead in convention battles where primaries don’t decide delegates. Oregon and California loom as pivotal states with Kennedy eyeing wins to sustain momentum against Humphrey and Nixon.
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ARNOLD B_ SAWISLAK
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
McCarthy
Indiana
Nebraska
Minnesota
Hubert H. A
Humphrey
Oregon
California
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nelson A. Rocefeller
Ronald
Rockefellr
Reagan
West Coast
Midwest
Local Youth Involved In Two Car Wreck
West Texas State University students were involved in a two car crash on the Canyon Expressway Tuesday night. A 48 year old Amarillo man, Joe Billy Bogan, was killed. Lois Estell Clark, also of Amarillo, was not seriously injured. Students include Kenneth Patton, Boyd Milner, Robert Mills, Ted McGee, and Mike Morey. The Patton car was in the southbound lane and the other car northbound. The crash occurred about one mile north of the McCormick Road exit. Patton could not determine the other car speed or if its lights were on.
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Mike Morey
George Morey
West Texas State University
Amarillo
Joe Billy Bogan
Bogan
Lois Estell Clark
Kenneth Patton
Tulia
Boyd Milner
Robert Thomas Mills
Cotton Center
Ted McGe
Morey
Paton
McCormick Road
Patton
Poppy Day Set for May 25 in Childress
The American Legion Auxiliary Cox-Farr Post 65 announces Poppy Day on May 25 with Miss Magnet Stiner as Poppy Chairman. Auxiliary members will staff the downtown sales for veteran rehabilitation and child welfare programs. Erin Teague is chosen as Poppy Girl.
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Childress
Weldon Teague
American Legion Auxiliary
Cox-Farr Post 65
May Sign To Play Baseball Saturday
The deadline for signing to play in the summer baseball program passes today. Bennie Hawkins announced that applications will be accepted from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at city hall, and those not signed by then will be too late.
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Bennie Hawkins
City Hall
Hawkins
Relative of Local Residents Killed in War
Pvt. Roy Don Bailey 19 of McNall Ark was killed May 6 in Vietnam. He was nephew of Clyde Bailey and cousin of May Monroe of Childress. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today in McNall with burial in McNall cemetery. Roy Donson of Mr and Mrs Melvin Bailey had eight months in service and went to Vietnam two months ago. Mr and Mrs Bailey and Mrs Monroe traveled to McNall to attend services.
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Roy Don Bailey
McNall
Ark
Vietnam
Clyde Bailey
May Monroe
Childress
Roy Donson
Melvin Bailey
Armed Services
Lightning Sparks Fire at Northwest Street Home
A television set was destroyed by a fire caused by lightning at 10 10 p m last night. The blaze occurred at 709 I Northwest the residence of John B Priest. No other damage was reported by the local fire department Kis er.
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John B Priest
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