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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1972

Page

7

Wallace shot at rally as crowd blocks escape in Maryland

The scene outside a Washington area rally turned chaotic when George Wallace was shot after greeting a fan. Wallace was moved to Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring for treatment, while the assailant, Bremer, was wounded and held. President Nixon ordered increased Secret Service protection for several national figures.

Wallace George Eaton Gov. Wallace NBC Fred Montague Maryland Arthur A. Marshall Bremer Justice Department Washington Secret Service U.S George Beall Milwaukee Voetz American Civil Liberties Union Beall William Gullett Prince George's County Nixon Mrs. Wallace D-N.w Wilbur Mills D-Ark Chisholm Mills Kennedy Hubert Humphrey George McGovern Edmund S. Muskie Henry M. Jackson

Admits and dismissals listed for local officials and residents

A local notice lists individuals admitted on various days and dismissed on multiple days. Names include Solomon E. May Ima Jean Calkins Mrs J A Rogers Mrs W E Landrum Sharon Briley Ruby King Estelle East Billy Sarrels Sarah Fields Bob Bigham Stanley Keeling and others. Several entries show dismissals on Friday through Monday.

Solomon E. May Ima Jean Calkins J. A. Rogers W. E. Landrum Sharon Briley Ruby King Estelle East Billy Sarrels Sarah Fields Bob Bigham Stanley Keeling Joe Ricks J. R. Stockstill Floyd Darling Dessie Moore Michael Scott Baby John Russ P. A. Preslar J. E. Copelin

Local Weekend Visits Reported Across Several Families

Carroll Cheatheam hosted daughters Kim and Rita and Dallas visitors Mrs. Diane Miller and Larry Wayne over the weekend. Florence Owens of Los Angeles visited Mrs. D A Miskell, while Ronald Tucker and Joel of Midland joined Morris grandparents. Brenda Bobo’s OSU Stillwater graduation drew her family from Hollis and Sapulpa. Paul Camp earned an architectural engineering degree at Texas Tech, with parents Harold and Mrs. Camp present. Several others were noted as hospital patients or transfers.

Carroll Cheatheam Kim and Rita Cheatheam Diane Miller Larry Wayne Dallas Ronald Tucker Joel Midland Kenneth Chapman John W. Morris Brenda Bobo Hollis Okla Oklahoma State University Stillwater Miss Bobo Fred Bobos Sapulpa Carl Sandridge Sandridge Morris Paul Camp the Childress High School Texas Tech Harold Camp

Lankford Begins Eye Surgery at High Plains Hospital

A. H. Lankford entered the High Plains Baptist Hospital in Amarillo yesterday for eye surgery.

A. H. Lankford High Plains Baptist Hospital Amarillo

Bobkitten Mothers Plan Thursday Meeting at Courthouse

Bobkitten Mothers will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Assembly room of the Courthouse to plan the end of school all sports picnic. All mothers are urged to attend.

Mike Henderson Accepted to UT Houston Medical School

James Michael Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Henderson, is admitted to the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He previously completed studies in Southwestern University’s Pharmacy School and has worked as a pharmacist at Foote Drug in Petersburg, Texas since the start of the year. He will receive his bachelor of science in pharmacy at Southwestern’s commencement Friday night.

Mike Henderson James Michael Henderson A. T. Henderson University of Texas At Houston Henderson Southwestern University Weatherford Okla Foote Drug Petersburg Tex Southwestern Andy Robert Longbines Janet Gloar Southwestern State College Oklo Milam Stadium Childress High School CHS Longbines Lubbock Raff and Hall Drug Stores Phi Delta Chi Fraternity Pharmacy Wives L. L. Longbine Garland Childress C. B. Gloar

Aerial Campaign Falters as Fuel Line Is Targeted

US reports slow North Vietnamese offensive as air strikes halt pumping stations along the southern pipeline toward the DMZ. The destroyed stations cut a line that could deliver about 1,130 metric tons of fuel daily, though effects may take 30 days to show.

Hanoi North Vietnam U.S Hue Imperial U. S Panhandle Demilitarized Zone

Halt Salt Water Flow Plan Urges River Basin Action

Congressman Bob Price testifies before a joint Senate House subcommittee backing a plan to curb natural salt pollution in the Red River Basin. He cites 4000 tons daily from 10 sources and a successful Estelline project that now prevents about 300 tons daily from Prairie Dog Town Fork, with goals for Wichita River Basin areas to protect Lake Kemp and Wichita Falls water.

Bob Price United State Senate House of Representatives Red River Price Prairie Dog Town Fork Corps of Engineers Foard Cattle King Knox Counties Wichita River Lake Kemp Wichita Falls Public Works House Senate of Appropriations White House Office of Management and Budget

Wallace Heads Field in Michigan Presidential Straw Vote

Alabama Governor George Wallace is expected to lead seven Democratic hopefuls in Michigan's first presidential straw vote in 44 years. The ballot also features a busing referendum in Detroit suburbs and school levies with local recalls scattered across the state.

Detroit Michigan Alabama George Wallace

Wallace Makes Campaign Stop at Shopping Center

Wallace delivers a minute speech at a shopping center then steps from behind a bulletproof lectern to greet supporters in a supermarket parking lot. Campaign aide Emmett W. Eaton says a man in ...

Emmett W. Eaton

Prosecution Ties Four Guns to Marin Center Escape Plot

A prosecution alleges four guns were provided and a plan built to free Jackson from the Marin County Civic Center on August 7, 1970. The scheme would swap hostages for Jackson, but the escape failed, resulting in the deaths of a judge, two convicts, and an accomplice. Arnason condensed a diary to two pages centered on Miss Davis's affection for Jackson, one of three Soledad inmates awaiting trial for a guard murder.

Marin County Civic Center Jackson Arnason Miss Davis Soledad

Barbs on clothes and etiquette fade as critics rise

Witty remarks decry traditional male norms in money, obedience, and art. A critic emerges from the school of hard knocks, while pop art loses its spark for many, reflecting shifting tastes and gendered expectations.

School of Hard Knocks

Community Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Births

High Point notes visiting relatives across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Key events include births Paige Ann Taylor weighing seven pounds eight ounces in Tulsa and Trey Taylor sharing festivities with family in Oklahoma. Memorial and hospital visits also mark the week with residents from Childress Paducah Amarillo and Wichita Falls.

F. E. Biddy Bill Kelley Cecil Bryant Amarillo E. B. Conner Irving Dallas Gerald Conners Gladys King Conner Galveston A. V. King Elbert Leon May Mary Alice Barley Margarett Lumpkin High Point Dave Brummett Panhandle Fred Clarks Jr Washington Chett Reeves Watt Gibson Larry Wichita Falls Carl Miller J. T. Morris Childress Miller Mary Hightower Mayland Denver Redwine K. L. Fouch Ray Taylor Tulsa Okla Paige Ann Taylors Trey D. H. Fry Luel Hamner Fouches Abner Biddy Paducah Chamber of Commerce Elton Wrinkle Floyd Biddy el Paso North Carolina Virgina Arkansas S. H. Wrinkle Finis Wrinkles Stella Carr J. D. Biddys Midland Ray Kelleys

Lions Hear Red Cross Drive Report in Childress County

Hearrell Sclaes, drive chairman, presented a report on the Red Cross Drive titled Can Do Campaign by a Can Do County. He credited division chairmen, workers, and media coverage for meeting the quota. The Broom Sale for The Blind, chaired by Sim Vaughn, was noted as the club’s most successful.

Childress County Lions Club Today Hearrell Sclaes Sclaes Glen Stiner Vaughn Lions Richard Bird Floyd Sackett Stiner Gordon Gravley Lions International Leo G. Hickman Texas Ranger Harry Bramblett Amarillo Sam Haynes Dalhart

Visiting in the Oscar Glover home and area movements

A list of visitors from multiple Texas towns and nearby states called on the Glover household in Childress and Amarillo for medical, funeral, and family visits. Mentions extended trips to Wheeler and work arrangements. Vancouver Harbor handles 35 million tons of dry cargo in 1971, the most on North America’s west coast.

Tom Goff Index Oscar Glover O. T. Glover Barbara Cooper Albuquerque N. M Wayne Lowery Tanya Turkey Stelton Crain Joe Crain Willard Williams Jerry Childress Maude Glover Chadron S. D Grace Glover Amarillo Williams Vancouver British Columbia North America

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