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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1966
Page
2
A column by Morris Higley discusses the High School site dispute in Childress Independent School District. He notes broad public indifference to location, supports the petition against public land loss, and argues the city may lose freedom if land is ceded. He questions the need for enlarging the site beyond 50 acres.
Oklahoma City dispatch says Hull Moyers, an ordained minister and White House press secretary, shied from a Baptist protest by delaying a distinguished communications medal award. Baptists urged withdrawal and cancelling his convention speech, but the award will be postponed to mid summer to avoid embarrassment.
A full grown ocean sunfish may reach 11 feet in length and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds, a striking example of the species’ surprising magnitude.
Sid Caesar, longtime New York comedy figure, heads to Hollywood for a new film The Spirit is Willing and broader TV and movie work. He expects regular air appearances, cites a lagging New York scene, and notes satire as a desired return for television.
The largest racing stake in history, five hundred thousand dollars, is expected to be contested this year at the All American Futurity held at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico.
A proposed resolution to repeal section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act which allows states to ban closed shop agreements was decisively defeated in Bexar County, signaling no immediate move to overturn the provision.
The National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City selects The Sons of Katie Elder as the best Western film of 1965, highlighting its impact among genre titles and recognizing lead performances and production craft.
James Drury star of The Virginian will head a troupe of entertainers for the USO in Vietnam. The actor joins fellow performers in a mission to lift morale among American troops stationed there.
A Texas attorney general spokesman said the state will appeal to the US Supreme Court after a federal district court ruled Texas statute blocking water sales across the Texas Oklahoma border unconstitutional. The ruling blocks a $2 million Altus pipeline and orders no state interference with the Wilbarger County water project. Altus city officials and Mock landowners were involved in the dispute over drilling wells and moving water across state lines.
Treasury records show withdrawals of 123.199 billion dollars and deposits of 112.44 billion through May 11. Cash balance stands at 7.613 billion with public debt at 319.540 billion and gold holdings of 13.534 billion. The text also notes jellyfish are about 95 percent water and transparent.
Wall Street chatter notes potential stock market weakness seen as a technical correction with a move toward higher prices ahead. Thurlow of Winslow Codu Stetson expects better grade cyclicals and high flyers to gain spotlight while Bache & Co cautions against broad liquidation amid volatile investment thinking in mid year prospects. Hooper of W Hutton & Co. expects tests of last summer's laws before midsummer with investors focusing on value and careful analysis.
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