Childress Youth Shot in Leg While Unloading Rifles
Rex Powers 17 and Mack Garrison 16 were unloading rifles to return to their car when a rifle discharged injuring Powers in the left thigh. Both boys, juniors at Childress High School, were rabbit hunting near North Pease River in Cottle County. Powers, son of Mr and Mrs Winton Powers, and Garrison, son of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Garrison, were transported to Childress General Hospital in a Paducah ambulance. no bones were broken.
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Rex Powers
Childress
Childress General Hospital
Mack Garrison
Childress High School
North Pease River
Cottle County
Elmer Clark
Paducah
Spear Elected WWI Veterans District Commander
George O. Spear of Childress was chosen Commander of the 18th District of Veterans of World War I at the Spring Convention in Amarillo. W. A. McCoy of Childress was named Quartermaster and Thelma Batson of Pam Da presided as auxiliary head. The Fall Convention will be held in November in this district. Other officers include H. G. Hudspeth of Amarillo Senior Vice Commander and G. O. McGinnis of Amarillo Junior Vice Commander.
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George O. Spear
Childress
Amarillo
W. A. McCoy
Chil
Spear
Thelma Batson
Pam- da
Theeiliary
H. G. Hudspeth
G. O. McGinnis
Free Measles Clinic Tuesday
Parents of youngsters who have not had measles or the measles vaccine are reminded a free vaccine clinic will be held Tuesday from 2 30 to 4 30 p m in the Woman s Department Club. Yr and Mrs J J Westenburg and Mrs Robert Clapton will staff the medical team administering the vaccine.
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Woman's Department Club
J. J. Westenburg
Robert Clapton
Dimmitt Woman Fined in Worthless-Check Swindle
Mrs Pat Hammons of Dimmitt was arraigned in County Court on swindling by worthless check. She pled guilty and received a $57 fine plus court costs and one day in jail. Hammons turned herself in on Saturday.
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Pat Hammons
Dimmitt
Hammons
Cheerleaders Plan Car Wash Saturday at Two Local Garages
High school cheerleaders announce a car wash Saturday starting at 9 am at Bennett's Centre and Sims Super-Service Number Two. Funds will fund their trip to a cheerleading school in August on the Southern Methodist University campus.
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Bennett's Centre
Sims Super
Southern Methodist University
Isometric Exercise Program Tonight in Abilene
Public invited to a 7 30 p m demonstration on isometric exercises in the West Texas Utilities hospitality room Abilene conducted by Curley Hayes of the WTA public service department The event is sponsored by the local TOPS club.
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West Texas Utilities Hospitality Room
Curley Hayes
WTA Public Service Department
Abilene
Erevens
Tops Club
De Gaulle Faces Broad French Strike Crisis
Paris faces a nationwide labor shutdown as 5 to 6 million workers strike. Public services halt while unions seize factories nationwide. De Gaulle confronts censure in parliament as chaos grows. ports close and hospitals struggle amid shortages and mobilized troops.
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Vic Wilczur
Paris
UPI
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Marseilles
le Havres
U.S
Cong Lose 600 While Attempting DMZ Threat
UPI report details heavy DMZ clashes as Communist forces press near Khe Sanh Con Thien and Da Nang. US Marines report at least 600 Communist dead with 65 Marines killed 250 wounded amid 122mm rocket strikes and renewed border attacks.
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Saigon
Upi
Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Con Thien
da Nang
Camp Evans
W. Averell Harriman
Dmz
North Vietnam
Leathernecks
Khe Sanh-Con Thien
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Rockefeller Reagan meet in New Orleans amid ticket talk
Governors Rockefeller and Reagan met in New Orleans for about 30 minutes to discuss Democratic candidates rather than the GOP race. Rockefeller said he would accept Reagan as a vice presidential running mate if nominated, while Reagan offered no clear stance on a ticket.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
New Orleans
Rockefeller
Reagan
California
United Press International
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Issues and Answers
ABC
South
United States
Paris
Pueblo
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
North Korea
ADA
Americans For
Democratic Action
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York
Percy
Charles
Illinois
Bankers Association
St. Louis
Oil and Gas Wells Boost Childress County Economy
A Texas Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association study shows Childress County’s oil and gas output contributing about 266000 dollars annually to the local economy. The report notes 1967 state oil production at 1050000000 barrels, county production of 89000 barrels of oil and 2.5 million cubic feet of gas, and local payroll and tax figures.
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Childress County
Texas Midontinent Oil & Gas Association
US Bureau of Mines
Association
Texas
State Railroad Commission
U.S
Corbin J. Robertson
Houston
Texas Oil
Rinehart
Texas Employment Commission
Mearchers Await Signal To Start Demonstrations
Washington poverty city residents wait in the mud as leaders delay the Poor People’s March. Rev Ralph David Abernathy and aides hold an all day strategy session at a nearby motel as officials say demonstrations may start later in the week.
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Louis Cassels
Washington
UPI
Ralph David Abernathy
Wih
Scattered Showers Forecast Tuesday Across Texas
Weather bulletin notes scattered thundershowers possible as a weak pressure center moves over North Central Texas. Cooler air expected in northwestern areas. temperatures mostly in the 70s to 80s with a high near 99 at Presidio. Rain totals varied from traces to .57 inch across the region including Alice and Brownsville.
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United Press International
Texas
Presidio
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Alice
Brownsville
Amarillo
Childress
Corpus Christi
Lubbock
McAllen
Victoria
School Board Sets Special Session on Junior High Cafeteria Plans
The School Board will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday to review preliminary cafeteria plans by Boone and Pope of Abilene and will reconvene at 7 30 p m Monday May 27 to accept bids for furniture and equipment for the new high school, per Supt J W Harul ton.
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Boone and Pope
Abilene
Supt
J. W. Haruulton
Students Invade Brooklyn College Demonstration Moves Across Campuses
About 30 white students from the leftist SDS invaded Brooklyn College registrar’s office seeking more Negro admission. They refused talks with officials. In Athens Ohio University protesters stoned campus buildings and blocked a downtown intersection. Hartford Trinity College students demanded lifting of permanent disciplinary probation for 168 demonstrators who seized administration buildings April 22.
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United Press International
Brooklyn College
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Ohio University
Athens
Trinity College
Hartford
Conn
College Board of Trustees
Mineral Wells Man Arraigned for Drunkenness
Gerald of Mineral Wells was arraigned in Justice of the Peace court Monday on charges of being drunk. He received a $25 fine and one day in jail after being picked up by the Sheriff's Department Saturday night.
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Gerald
Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff's Department
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Preston Smith
Yarborough
el Paso
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Paul Eggers
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Big Labor
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