Buddhist Leaders Demand U.S. Oust Ky Amid Da Nang Crisis
Northern Vietnamese Buddhist leaders pressed the United States to remove Premier Ky as anti Ky factions spark clashes in Da Nang and Saigon. Aimed to prevent civil war, monks vow to fight and a general strike paralyzes Da Nang while U.S. forces report major actions against the Communists.
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Richard H. Growald
Saigon
UPI
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Thich
Thien Minh
Vien Hoa Dao
al Skyraider
U.S
Gia Dinh
Risonery
LBJ advisers called bunglers urge nuclear option
UPI reports critics say some Viet Nam advisers misled on policy and once backed Cuba action. Arthur Schlesinger Jr says they overrode Diem and push Ky as leader. Sen Stennis stressed shortening the war and using all weapons if Red China intervenes.
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Robert J. Taylor
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
Red China
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Kennedy
Diplomatec
Schlesinger
Cuba
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Cao Ky
Newark
N. J
John C. Stennis
Senate Prepared
Muhlenberg College
Allentown
Stennis
Stock Market Continues To Tumble
New York stocks moved sharply lower in early afternoon trading with the Dow Jones industrial average down to 867.59 and the S&P 500 slipping 0.98. Sector losses included electronics banks airlines and autos with major names like Texas Instruments Braniff General Motors and Eastman Kodak posting declines amid heavy turnover of about 5.6 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW ‘Ork
UPI
United Press International
Dow Jones
Rans
Standard & Poor
Texas Instruments
Zenith
Fairchild Camera
Magnavox
Honeywell
Airlines
Braniff
Northwest
Continental
Eastern
KLM
Delta
Pan American
United
General Motors
Ford
American Motors
Chrysler
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Dow Chemical
Xerox
Westinghouse Electric
Bendix
Tech Salutes honors Bob Fillpot from Childress
Bob Fillpot of Childress is named one of 29 Texas Tech students chosen for Tech Salutes by the student senate executive council for outstanding service to Tech in 1965 66. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R A Fillpot.
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Bob Fillpot
Childress
Texas Tech
Tech
Fillpot
R. A Fillpot
Bids Open Tuesday for Summer High School Renovation
Bids for the Summer Renovation Program of the high school will be opened at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the high school. Board of Trustees members, Boone and Pope representatives, architects, and bidding firms will meet in the first phase of the school improvement project.
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Boone and Pope
All New Johnson Seahorse Outboards at Childress Auto
Childress Auto Supply showcases the latest Johnson Seahorse outboard motors with emphasis on performance and reliability for boatowners. The display highlights new models, features, and dealer support for marine enthusiasts.
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Childress Auto Supply
New National Park Proposed in Guadalupe Mountains
A House subcommittee unanimously approved a bill to create a 77 500 acre national park in the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas New Mexico border. The measure would include Guadalupe Peak McKittrick Canyon and El Capitan Promontory with a projected cost of about 13 million dollars. Texas would donate oil and gas rights to the federal government and mineral rights held by private interests would be acquired, setting a precedent like Big Bend National Park.
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Washington
UPI
House
Guadalupe Mountains
West
Texas
Texas- New Mexico
Guadalupe Peak
Lone Star State
Mckittrick Canyon
E Capitan Promontory
White
West Texas
Jerry Sadler
Congress
Big Bend National Park
Father of Local Woman Dies Sunday
W. A. Henson 81 of Lubbock dies after several years illness in Lubbock. Funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sanders Funeral Home with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery. Rev. Ben D. Johnson and Rev. A J. Franks officiate. Survivors include his wife, daughters Mrs. Glen Martin of Lubbock Mrs. Weldon Revel of Canyon and Mrs. Gaines of Childress, and sons Ben Henson of Paris Texas and Henry Henson of Las Vegas Nevada.
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W. A. Henson
Lubbock
LeRoy Gaines
Childress
Sanders Funeral Home
Rest Haven Cemetery
Ben D. Johnson
A J. Franks
Henson
The
Baptist Church
Glen Martin
Weldon Revel
Canyon
Gaines
Ben Henson
Paris
Tex
Henry Henson
Las Vegas
Nev
Two Local Boys Are Graduates At Southwestern
Stroud Brown and Meril Taylor of Childress are among seven area candidates for degrees May 27 from Southwestern State College at Weatherford Oklahoma. Brown will receive his BS in Pharmacy and Taylor his BS in Education.
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Stroud Brown
Meril Taylor
Childress
Southwestern State College
Weatherford Okla
Brown
Taylor
Richard Irby
Turkey
Larry Wayne Staggs
Delwin
School of Pharmacy
Hollis
Okla
Jackie Williams
Victor Gilbert
Grady Don Byrd
Two Men Arraigned in County Court
Ulysses Purcell was arrested by the Highway Patrol on a suspended license charge and fined 25 dollars with four costs after pleading guilty. Albert Woods faced DWI charges, pled guilty, received a 125 dollar fine, three days in jail, and a six month license suspension.
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Clarence Carter
Ulysses Purcell
Highway Patrol
Albert Woods
Sheriff's Department
Summer Brings Heat Across Texas and Showers
North east Texas saw a mix of showers and warm spells as the state edged toward summer. Presidio reported 105 degrees the hottest in the nation while San Angelo 99 and Wichita Falls 97 marked heat levels. Dalhart posted 48 overnight, Corpus Christi and Galveston 76, with East Texas cloudiness and scattered storms expected Tuesday.
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United Press International
Texas
Upper Panhandle
West Texas
Presidio
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Lubbock
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Meet Tuesday at Masonic Lodge for Master’s Degree
The Masonic Lodge will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday to work on the Master’s Degree. Members are reminded to attend and participate in the degree work.
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Masonic Lodge
Weather Okay for Orbit of Stafford and Cernan
America's best trained astronauts receive a go from weather officials for an on time launch. Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan prepare for a 12 39 p m EDT liftoff Tuesday with Gemini 9's rendezvous and spacewalk goals. Weather is expected to be partly cloudy with mild temperatures at Cape Kennedy as Kraft notes the mission is among the most challenging to date.
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AL Rossiter Jr
United Press International
Cape Kennedy
UPI
America
Air Force
Thomas Stafford
Navy
Cmdr
Eugene Cernan
Space Agency
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Stafford
Weekend Violent Death Toll Rises With Four Fatal Crashes
A UPI tally from Friday evening to Sunday midnight records 49 deaths over the weekend, including 22 traffic fatalities and 10 drownings. A separate early morning head on collision near Gladewater killed four and injured five, not counted in the weekend total due to timing.
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United Press International
Madisonville
Gladewater
Connally Seals Complete Texas Democratic Control
Governor John Connally appears to have firm command of Texas Democrats after statewide precinct conventions showed his forces outpacing liberal rivals. Officials say Connally will dominate the state convention with a strong showing in key counties, despite pockets of liberal resistance in Harris, Bexar, and Dallas.
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United Press International
John Connally
Texas
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Connally
Galveston
Jefferson
McLenman
Wichita
Harris County
Dallas
Tarrant
Travis
Potter
Randall
Lubbock
el Paso
Nueces
Ector
Bexar
Junior Rifle Team Wins Regional Title at Fort Worth
An American Legion Junior Rifle Club team took First Expert in team competition at the Fort Worth Junior Regional Outdoor Rifle Shoot. Members Alfred Stephens Billy Cross Travis Downing Charles Stephens. Individual: Henry Hunter First Expert second Kneeling Master Division. Downing second in Master’s Prone. Stephens second in Master’s Sitting. Cross shot 100 in Prone Expert, second in Standing Sharp Shooter, second Kneeling Sharp Shooter, and won total Sharp Shooter aggregate. Roy E Hassell coached.
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American Legion Junior Rifle Club
Turday
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Pistol and Rifle Club
Alfred Stephens
Billy Cross
Travis Downing
Charles Stephens
Henry Hunter
Roy E. Hassell
Meeting Postponed for Bettis Electric Club Members
The Home Demonstration Club meeting scheduled for 1 30 p m Tuesday in Bettis Electric has been postponed per HD Agent Mary Scott.
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Bettis Electric
Mary Scott
Johnson Seeks Policy Direction On Viet Nam Turmoil
President Johnson meets with Ambassador Lodge and top officials as South Viet Nam crisis deepens. White House silent on war effort risk while Buddhist leaders warn of possible civil war. Moyers says Johnson will discuss with Lodge McNamara and Rusk, though no comment on crisis. Johnson’s Camp David retreat preceded meetings with lawmakers. Mansfield says Viet Nam not discussed.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Pesident
Camp David Mountain
Robert S. McNamara
da Nang
Huynh van Cao
Ton That Dinh
1St Corps
Phan Xuan Nhuan
United States
Hue
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Thich Tri Quang
Gen. Nhuan
U.S
Thieu
Viet Hoa Dao
U.S. U.S
US. Marine
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Westmoreland
Honolulu
Edward Lansdale
Westmoreland
UPS
South Viet Nam
Bill D Moyers
Lodge
Defense
Dean Rus
Ing
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Rusk
McNamara
Petitions Circulated Against School Board Park Takeover
Additional petitions were drawn up today in protest of the Childress Independent School District plan to take over about 12 acres of Fair Park. Petitions are circulating at Dave Brummett's Gulf Station and with other residents. Leaders say the board promised to build the school there.
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Childress Independent School
Fair Park
Dave Brummett
Gulf Station
Wuld
Parents to Meet for Senior Party Plans at City Hall
Parents of senior students are asked to meet at 7 30 p m in City Hall to arrange a senior party following graduation exercises on Tuesday May 24.
Arraign Soldier for Double Shooting at Ft Dix
A Viet Nam veteran Spec 5 Frederick L Devereaux 26 from Abilene Texas is to be arraigned on charges of shooting dead his wife Karin 24 and Spec 4 John R Arnold 18 in the trailer bed room at North Hanover Township near Ft Dix New Jersey. The three Devereaux children 9 months 5 and 4 were in the home during the incident.
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FT. DIX N. J
UPT
Frederick L Devereaux
Abilene
Tex
Karin
John R. Arnold
B Company
Special Troops
Ft. Dix
Devereaux
Thomas
Debbie
Sonia
North Hanover Township
Fort Dix
Maddox Urges Pet Owners to Contain Dogs to Protect Pets
Maddox warns local dog owners to keep dogs penned or face shooting by police or others as roaming canines damage flower beds yards and kill chickens. Chief Alvis Maddox urges responsible pet care to spare beloved animals.
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Alvis Maddox
Chicago University faculty boycott administration building demo
University of Chicago faculty and staff refused to enter the administration building as about 20 anti draft demonstrators occupied the main lobby and opened doors to display placards. A university spokesman said essential tasks could be done elsewhere and described the protest as coercive.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
LBJ
Mississippi Democrat
New National Park
Southwestern
Stafford and
Cernan
Houston Control Center
Cape
Kraft
Thomas D. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Yarborough
Great Society
Johnson-Lodge
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