Thousands Protest Gaullist Regime in Paris Riots
Rioters gathered in Paris centering on the Nother of Revolutions to protest President Charles de Gaulles address. Police and gendarmes faced demonstrations as unions and CGT led strikes amid a crisis stretching across France with looming talks scheduled.
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Allan A. Priaulx PA
UPT
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
YSA
Fouchet
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Maurice Grimaud
Forbach
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
France
de Gaulle
London
Court clears trapper services in Childress County
An investigation found no evidence that Childress County Commission terminated the trapper. H. W. Fite retired this year and no replacement was hired. The court may seek a survey from the Department of Interior if a trapper is needed, and will act accordingly.
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Stone
H. W. Fite
Childress County
Wilmer Rutledge
Odis Smotherman
Department of Interior
Childress
Cottford
Hardeman
Four Winds Industrial Foundation
Space Committee trims NASA nuclear program but keeps hope alive
Washington window reports the Space Committee shields most of NASA’s nuclear powered program from deep cuts while House and Senate battles yield a possible 55 to 60 million dollar range. Former Sen. Anderson, who pushed Project Rover in the 1950s, is cited as a key figure in the space race. The story notes ongoing tension between approving funding and cancelation, with final numbers to be decided in a later nation’s bill.
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UPI
Space Committee
National Aeronautics Space Administration
NASA
House
Eas
Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Adderson
Soviet Union
Sputnik
United States
Anderson
House Atomic Energy Committee
Band Calendar Sales Open Tomorrow
Annual band calendar sales will begin with a canvas of the town by high school and eighth grade students tomorrow. The students meet at the high school band hall at 9 a.m. to receive assignments for the campaign. Calendars cost $1 or $2 and list birthdays of all immediate family members. The calendars honor Childress High School Bobcat Band of 1968-60 for 1969. Poppy Sale Day tomorrow by American Legion Auxiliary with four downtown booths and business canvassing.
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Childress High School
Bobcat
American Legion Auxiliary
Baccalaureate and Commencement Set for 1968 Childress grads
Baccalaureate services for the 1968 Childress High School graduate will be at 7 30 p m Sunday in the school auditorium with Rev Carlton Downing opening the program and Dr Burgin Watkins delivering the sermon Principal James R Icenhower will announce results Norman Hempnik will lead the singing and Rev Joe S Allen will read scriptures The Commencement exercises will feature Valedictorian Cheryl Jones and Salutatorian Althea Allison with the senior song Impossible Dream to be performed by the choir Continued on Page 6.
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Childress High School
Carlton Downing
Central Christian Church
Norman Hempnik
James R. Icenhower
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Burgin Watkins
First Methodist Church
Arthur Judd
Church of Christ
Cheryl Jones
Althea Allison
Last Day of School in 1967-68 Set for Wednesday
Superintendent J W Hamilton announced final exams Monday Tuesday and Wednesday to close the 1967-68 school year. Students will dismiss at 2 30 p m Wednesday with buses at that time. Report cards for grades one two and three issued in school while grades four through twelve cards mailed by May 31.
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Supt
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Viet Rocket Destroys Camp Evans In Saigon Area Attack
A Soviet 122 millimeter rocket struck Camp Evans, the U S 1st Air Cavalry base near Phu Bai, destroying most structures and an ammunition dump. More than 100 helicopters were damaged and several acres burned, with the camp rendered unable to perform its mission. Casualties were described as light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
1St Cav
Phu Bai
United States
U.S
Saigon
Hassie McLanahan Graveside Rites Here Saturday
Hassie McLanahan a Perryton resident and former Childress County native died Thursday in an Amarillo nursing home at 5 20 p m Graveside services will be held Saturday at 10 a m in Childress Cemetery officiated by Rev Joe S Allen Funeral directors Blackburn Shaw of Amarillo will transport the body Mrs McLanahan born in Grimes County was married to Frank Caradine who ranched in Childress County later moving to Perryton where he died in 1934 She married Val McLanahan in 1947 in Perryton Survivors include two sisters a brother a daughter in law two nephews and a step granddaughter
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Hassie Harrison McLanahan
Perryton
Childress County
Amarillo
Childress Cemetery
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Blackburn - Shaw Funeral Directors
McLanahan
Grimes County
Frank Caradine
Childress
Val McLanahan
J. Wayne Middleton
Grady Saunders
Trinity
L. H. Harrison
Abilene
Seldon Caradine
Albuquerque
N. M
Kert Caradine
Arthur Caradine
Promise Texans More Money In Their Pockets
United Press International reports 1960s Texas candidates Yarborough and Smith promise tax cuts and anti tax pledges. Yarborough would curb auto insurance rates via state board reforms and dual bookkeeping. Smith vows no state income tax and a constitutional move to phase out ad valorem taxes by 1978 with exceptions. Both stress law and order and pledge rapid action after inauguration.
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United Press International
Don Yarborough
Preston Smith
Yarborough
Smith
Sherman
Texas
Tyler
Ordination of Robert Hoffman at First Methodist Church
Public invited to ordination of Robert Patrick Hoffman at 11 am Saturday in First Methodist Church. Bishop Lawrence M. De Falco of Amarillo will ordain him to the Catholic priesthood. Luncheon at Elks Lodge to follow. Sunday at 4 pm a first Mass in the same church with a reception after. Noted as an ecumenical first for the area. Hoffman is the son of Mrs Hazel Hoffman of Cee Vee.
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Robert Patrick Hoffman
First Methodist Church
Lawrence M. de Falco
Amarillo
Father Hoffman
Elks Lodge
Hazel Hoffman
Cee Vee
Tuesday Deadline for Voting Absentee in Run-off
Voters planning to be away for Memorial Day weekend must cast absentee ballots before leaving. Tuesday is the deadline for voting absentee in the Democratic run-off election. Ballots may be cast at the county clerk's office. A total of 39 have voted absentee so far.
Four Changes In Local Church District
The Northwest Texas Methodist Conference adjourned in Amarillo with four changes in the Childress District to Seymour District. New district superintendent is Dr. Marshall Rhew of Plainview. Dr. Bruce becomes conference program director in Lubbock. J. E. Shewbert moves to ChilDress First Church from Dumas. Revs Burgin Watkins and others receive new pastorates in Lubbock Estelline Paducah Cee Wee Seymours. Dr. Shewbert’s move ties to family in the area.
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Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
Amarillo
Childress
Seymour
Marshall Rhew
First Methodist Church
Plainview
Bruce
Lubbock
J. E. Shewbert
Dumas
Burgin Watkins
College Church
University Avenue
A. Neely Mates
King Memorial Methodist
Charles Gates
Paducah - Cee Wee
Elmer Ward
Estelline
J. Lennor Hester
Rollo Davidson
Phillips
Walter Driver
Crowell Church
David Hamblin
Memphis
Floyd Dunn
Quanah
Raymond Dyess
Wellington
L. L. Hill
Childress First Church
Shewbert
First
Lyle Hamilton
J. W. Hamilton
Here
Teddy Dotts
Abilene
Texas lawmakers study two 1969 budgets in bid for new taxes
Gov. Connally and the Legislative Budget Board released competing 1969 budgets totaling about 2.6 billion dollars. Each proposal requires new taxes, with Connally seeking about 23.8 million and the board about 129.6 million, to be debated in June special session.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
John Connally
Legislative Budget Board
Connally
Superintendent Of Dodson To Teach DE Here
Lloyd Patterson, superintendent of Dodson Schools, will teach Driver Education in the summer class at the high school. Thirty five students signed up for a three week session from June 3, with classroom work 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. A DPS written test follows, and those passing receive a permit or restricted license before driving sessions under Patterson.
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Lloyd Patterson
Dodson
J. W. Hamilton
Department of Public Safety
Patterson
DPS
Hamilton
Jim Ragsdale and
Panhandle Motor Company of
Childress
Three Tickets After Auto Chase Near Fair Park
Three traffic citations were issued to 18 year old Don Bourland after a zig zag pursuit with a second car from Fair Park to a ditch near the John Ballew farm east of the city. Bourland paid a 25 dollar fine for careless driving. two other cars were cited for running lights and speeding in a 2 MPH zone.
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Don Bourland
Wayland Wright
Fair Park
John Ballew
Bourland
Wright
Ballew Place
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