Nixon Soviet visit opens with businesslike tone in Moscow
The Soviet press fronts Nixon’s Moscow visit as businesslike and frank with hopes of a nuclear arms agreement. Pravda prints full speech text. other papers offer summaries with omissions. Photos show Nixon with Brezhnev and Podgorny at the Kremlin banquet and an array of empty chairs in the background.
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Stephens
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Press Today
Nixon
Pravda
Communist Party
Kremlin
Nikolai V. Pidgorny
U. S
Cheif
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Frank Cormier
Vietnam
Leonid M. Zamyatin
Zamyatin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
William P. Rogers
Boris V. Petrovsky
Brazhnev
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Frank
Podgorny
Angly Targets James In Stock Scandal Talk
State Representative Maurice Angly accused State Treasurer Jesse James of enabling the Sharpstown stock fraud via large deposits at Sharpstown State Bank. Angly cited $10,034,875 in deposits and claimed the state lost over a million dollars in revenue due to James’s handling of state deposits.
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Maurice Angly
Austin
Jesse James
Rep. Angly
Texas House of Representatives
Mutscher, Shannon
McGinty
Frank Sharp
James
Sharp
Texas
Sharpstown State Bank
Sharp’s
Jessie James
Mutscher
National Banker
Angly
Childress County
Sharp’s Bank
Four Dallas men arrested in Bay City plane narcotics case
Four Dallas area men were arrested in Bay City after a small plane landed there and charged with possession of narcotics. Identified by sheriff’s spokesmen were John Roscoe and F White of Richardson and Peter Scutti and Richard Jennings of Dallas.
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Bay City, Tex
Dallas
Bay City
Sheriff's Office
John Roscoe
F. White
Richardson
Peter Scutti
Richard Jennings
Local Jaycees Win Awards at State Convention
The Childress Jaycees dominated the Corpus Christi gathering with top honors including the Number One Award for the best rest stop in Division Two and second place in Blue Chip points. Gerald Holeman, Randy Barber, Danny Nations, Vaughan Nowlin, Nick Christensen earned Texas Ranger awards, while Christensen and Nations took third in Division Two for recruiting. Over 2,000 attended the event with Bill Blackburn sworn in as Area IA vice president.
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Childress Jaycees
Corpus Christi
Texas Ranger
Gerald Holeman
Randy Barber
Danny Nations
Vaughan Nowlin
Nick Christensen
Christensen
Nations
Bill Blackburn
The
Childress Club
Area IA
Tommy Harwell
Larry Davis
Holeman
Blackburn
Voters Warned Against Switching Primaries in Texas
Secretary of State Bob Bullock warned that voters who switch party limits between May 6 and the June 3 runoff can face a fine from 100 to 500 dollars. He cited Article 240 of the Texas Election Code and said offenses will be referred to prosecutors.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
George C Spear Elected Commander of 18th District
George C. Spear was elected Commander of the 18th District of Veterans of World War I at the spring convention in Amarillo over the weekend. Byron V. Wallace of Borger was chosen vice commander, E. R. Bruce of Amarillo as quartermaster adjutant, and E. A. Beaver of Childress as chaplain. other district officers to be appointed later.
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George C. Spear
18Th District of Veterans of
Amarillo
Byron V. Wallace
Borger
E. R. Bruce
E. A. Beaver
Childress
Landrum Hardware Announces Temporary Closure
Landrum Hardware at 220 Commerce Street remains closed due to an illness in the family. A reopening notice is expected later this week as operations are paused.
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Landrum Hardware
Commerce Street
Deskins Wells Named Interstate Compact Commissioner for Red River
Wellington Leader publisher Deskins Wells was named Interstate Compact Commissioner for Red River by Governor Preston Smith. The two year term begins June 1 1972 and replaces William R. Elliott of Sherman. Wells is a veteran Panhandle journalist and soil conservation advocate with leadership roles in state press associations and local civic groups.
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Deskins Wells
Wellington Leader
Red River
Preston Smith
Wells
William R. Elliott
Sherman
Panhandle
Collingsworth
The
Leader
University of Texas
Texas Press Association
Panhandle Press Association
Texas Press Messenger
Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Curtis Gorman Faces Murder Charges in Texas Crash
Curtis Gorman faces murder charges after a head on collision on U S 62 near Childress killed Lloyd Gene Oates, 23, a Dallas transplant, and injured David Lamar Lollar, 25, of Lubbock. Oates, killed in the crash at 4 40 p m, lived in Throckmorton and had moved to Childress two weeks earlier. Funeral services for Oates are planned at 4 p m Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Judy Birley of Childress, his parents and a sister.
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Lloyd Gene Oates
Childress
Dallas
U. S. 62
U. S. 83
Doug Wright
Jack Gunnels
Wellington
Department of Public Safety
David Lamar Lollar
Lubbock
Childress General Hospital
Oates
Lollar
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Newberry Funeral Home
Mr. Oates
Olney
Throckmorton High School
University of Arlington
Southwestern Bell
Ivan Dement
Amarillo
Judy Birley
James Oates
Joyce Ann Oates
Throckmorton
Rental Units Urgently Needed in Childress Area
Gene Merrifield of the Childress Chamber of Commerce announces a critical housing shortage as industries grow. One, two, and three bedroom rentals are in immediate demand to accommodate new workers and payroll expansion, with 835 units needed by 1980.
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Childress
Gene Merrifield
Jim Vaughan Named To Childress Independent School Board
Jim Vaughan was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Childress Independent School District replacing Gene Frisbie who resigned. His term runs until the April 7, 1973 trustee election. The board accepted Eula Mae Clynch’s resignation and approved transfers for Dorothy Conley and Connie Reynolds.
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Jim Vaughan
Childress Independent
Gene Frisbie
Vaughan
Eula Mae Clynch
Dorothy Conley
Connie Reynolds
Texas Education Agency
W. L. Eikman
Claude Andrews
ESEA
One Is Killed In Collision Of Trucks
Ollie J. Jenkins 37 moved from Temple area to Childress. He died in Childress General Hospital at 3 30 am Monday from a knife wound in the stomach. Curtis Gorman 28 of Childress charged with murder with malice and held on 15000 bond after being wounded in the episode at Nina's Place cafe. Jenkins body at Newberry Funeral Chapel with details of survivors and funeral arrangements unavailable.
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Ollie J. Jenkins
Temple
Childress General Hospital
Childress County
Curtis Gorman
Childress
J. Paul Goodson
Gorman
Nina’s Place
Jenkins
Newberry Funeral Chapel
Briscoe Seeks Unity in State
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Dolph Briscoe spoke in Amarillo about leadership and statewide unity while Frances Farenthold in Houston urged public service over business interests and called for a public utilities regulator. Senate rivals Barefoot Sanders and Ralph Yarborough clashed as campaigns heated up. Farenthold pressed a June special session, budget reforms, and a profits tax if needed. Briscoe pitched water import plans, growth balance, a state budget commission, and regional gubernatorial offices to boost accountability.
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Associated Press
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Frances Farenthold
Briscoe
Amarillo
Farnethold
Houston
U. S. Senate
Barefoot Sanders
Ralph Yarborough
Preston Smith
Austin
Panhandle
W W Hunter Dies Today In Lubbock
Woodrow Wilson Hunter a 59 year old Childress County farmer died at 8:50 am in Lubbock Methodist Hospital after being taken there last Tuesday. He was born near Fargo Wilbarger County October 3 1912 and lived in Childress County since 1952. Survived by wife Mildred daughter Mildred Klapper son Henry Hunter three sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Newberry Funeral Home.
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Woodrow Wilson Hunter
Childress County
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Childress
Newberry Funeral Home
Mr. Hunter
Fargo
Wilbarger County
California
Mildred Pflughaupt
Child
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