Agena Goes Haywire Delays Gemini Nine Flight
Unmanned Atlas Agena target failed shortly after liftoff at Cape Kennedy, jinxing the Gemini 9 mission. Pilots Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan were pulled from the capsule as mission control scrubbed the flight, with officials noting a possible 14 day readjustment and a backup ATDA target being prepared.
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AL. Rossiter Jr
United Press International
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
Agena
Atlantic Ocean
Walter M. Schirra Jr
George Mueller
America
Gemini Control
Stafford and
Mission Control
William C. Schneider
Walter Schirra
al Chop
Cape
ATDA
Hospital Bond Election Votes Reported
Five absentee ballots have been cast in the Hospital Bond Election with May 28 as election day and May 24 as the absentee deadline. Voters must be property owners on the tax rolls. Ballots are cast at the County Clerk's office to establish a county-wide hospital district and float an $800,000 bond issue.
Kidnapped Girl Spotted as Sniper Kills FBI Agent
FBI agent Terry Anderson was fatally shot by a sniper believed to be the “mysterious masked mountain man” who abducted Peggy Ann Brodnick, 17. The killer and girl were seen near Burnt Cabin in Fulton County as authorities surrounded the rugged Tuscarora Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edenbarger
United Press International
FBI
Burnt Cabin
Fulton County
Tuscarora Mountains
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Ian D. MacLennan
Pittsburgh
Terry Anderson
Anderson
Harrisburg
MacLennan
Judge Allows Thank You Verse In De Kalb Schools
UPI reports U.S. District Court Judge Edwin Robson refused to halt a school district's recitation of a short verse after two parents sought an injunction claiming it resembled a prayer. He plans to rule next month on the broader issue.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S. District Court
Edwin A. Robson
de Kalb
Ill
Lyle Despain
Laura
Survey Group Meets Thursday in Regional History Meet
A joint meeting of the Cattle County and Childress County Historical Survey Committees is set for 7 p.m. Thursday in the West Texas Utilities auditorium and open to the public. Regional leaders include Mrs. Jessie Thomas of Paducah as chairwoman and Sam Privitt as local chair. Committee members listed include Mrs. Lee Hollingsworth and Mrs. Annie Ruth Bell among others.
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Cattle County
Childress County
Annie Ruth Bell
Gene Smith
Kenneth Oo Morris Higley
Priv
Premier Ky Shot At by South Vietnamese Gunman
A South Vietnamese lieutenant fired twice at a U S helicopter carrying Premier Nguyen Cao Ky's area commander Major General Huynh Van Cao near Danang. An American machine gunner killed the lieutenant. six nearby Vietnamese soldiers were wounded. Cao, in the north, seeks support to restore order as Ky's forces push rebels.
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Hub
South Viet Nam
Fulton
Cao
Hue
da Nang
1St Corps
Archelaus Hamblin Jr
Cancer Meeting To Be Held Here Tonight At Hotel Childress
The American Cancer Society Childress Chapter invites the public to 7:30 PM at Hotel Childress with Dr. Carl F. Page of Lubbock as featured speaker. Page is president elect of the Lubbock County ACS Chapter and District Director of District 3 South Texas Division. The talk covers cancer education, early detection, and potential cures, with refreshments after. We have received 150 more Senior Graduation Invitations from Childress Office Supply.
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American Cancer Society
Childress
Hotel Childress
Spener
Carl F. Page
Lubbock
Lubbock County
ACS
District 3 South
Texas
Dr. Page
UFO near Memphis thought to be weather balloon
A spokesman for the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory said Memphis residents who saw a flying object Monday were mistaken and it was an expensive high altitude weather probe.
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Memphis
Sousa Award Is Presented To Bennie Foard
Bennie Foard, senior, received the 1966 John Philip Sousa Award at the music department final concert in the high school auditorium. Foard plans to enroll at West Texas State University to major in music.
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Bennie Foard
John Phillip Sousa
Foard
West Texas State University
Rotarians Meet in Wellington With Guests From Four Clubs
Sixteen Rotarian members and two Childress guests joined inter city talks in Wellington last night. Entertainments included magic tricks by C. J. Lyons. Childress attendees named Lyons and several others as part of the guest list.
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Rotary Club
Childress
Welington
Wellington
Memphis
Shamrock
C. J. Lyons
Messrs
Mmes Lyons
Willard, Williams
Ross Smith
John T Forbis
Jim Vaughan
Virgil McGee
Palmer Massey
Kenneth Fink
George Spear
Scrolls Awarded in Childress for Army Recruiting Support
Five persons received Scrolls today in Childress for Outstanding Support of the United States Army Recruiting Program. Lt. Col. G Sapp, commander of the USA Recruiting Main Station in Dallas, presented the scrolls with SFC Maupe ice Wilson of Vernon. Recipients included J F B Conelin, city widge Mrs Frances Starkey of the Selective Service Office, Bill J Bohannon, George Morey for KCTX, and Morris Higley for The Childress Index.
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Childress
United States Army
G. Sapp
USA
Dallas
SFC
Maupeice Wilson
Vernon
J. FB
Bud) Conelin
City Widge
Frances Starkey
Selective Service Office
Bill J. Bohannon
George Morey
KCTX
Morris Higley
Childress Index
Cavalry Clears Communist Sanctuary in War Zone C
The US 1st Infantry Division ends a 25 day sweep along the Cambodian border near Saigon and destroys supplies, camps, and facilities in War Zone C. They report 4.2 million pounds of rice seized, 7,050 uniforms, 163 boats, 66 base camps, four jungle factories, three hospitals, six aid stations, and 814 buildings set afire or leveled. One hundred sixteen Communists were killed.
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Bryce Miller
Pr International — I
1St Infantry Division
Saigon
Three Day Memorial Holiday Set by County Court
The Commissioners Court approves a three day Memorial Day holiday for the courthouse May 28 29 and 30 due to the hospital election on May 28 and bills for the hospital being approved at today’s meeting.
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Commissioners Court
Maude Foster To Be Buried In Goodlett
Funeral services for Maude St. Claire Foster 78 longtime Goodlett resident and former Childress resident were to be held at 4 p.m. in the Goodlett Methodist Church with Dr W E Norman and Rev Wallace Kirby officiating Interment was to be in Goodlett Cemetery Born in Fannin County she married B R Foster in 1905 and moved to Goodlett in 1909 Survivors include her husband daughters Weldon Howell Amarillo W L Gabor Goodlett and Graham Reynolds Concord Cal sons B R Jr and Van Quanah a sister Isnie Hooper Modesto Calif 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Maude St. Claire Foster
Goodlett
Childress
Goodlett Methodist Church
W. E. Norman
First Baptist Church of
Quanah
Wallace Kirby
First Methodist Church of
Fannin County
Weldon Howell
Amarillo
W. L. Gabor
Graham Reynolds
Concord
Calasons
B. R. Jr
van Quanah
Nie Hooper
Modesto
Calif
Migrant Health on Lions Club Agenda in Childress
Mrs. F W Wyatt public health nurse spoke to the Lions Club about migrant workers who move annually from South Texas to fields in West Texas and beyond. She noted low income and education due to constant moving and praised local doctors who donate services. The club was urged to donate blood as a Red Cross note highlighted unmet hospital needs and a bloodmobile visit Friday.
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South Texas
West Texas
Canada
F. W. Wyatt
The
Lions Club Today
Claude Mahaffe
Paducah
J. Earl Debord
Band Booster Birth Day Calendar Offering
Mrs. Stella Eikman incoming Band Booster president asks interested buyers to contact her or director Norman Hemphill before dismissal for the year. Calendar costs two dollars and includes all immediate family birthdays and anniversary dates.
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Stella Eikman
Norman Hemphill
Innocent Finding for Austin Coke Enson Jr.
UPI reports Coke Enson Jr. was found not guilty on a city charge related to an accident. The ruling clears him of the allegations linked to the incident.
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Austin
UPI
Coke Enson Jr
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Atlas
By Robert Ibrahim
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dan Nang
Sousa
Levelland
Tex
Bennie
Childress Hospital
Commie
Tion
Maude Foster
Lions Club
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