French unions press for regime overthrow after wage deal
Paris reports a revolutionary new wage and hour accord to end strikes by 10 million workers but Communist dominated unions vow to strike until De Gaulle's government is overthrown. Interior Ministry warns extremists plan bloodshed as protests unfold across Paris and major factories.
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Allan A. Priaulx
Paris
UPI
France
Interior Ministry
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Renault Automobile
Boulogne Billancourt
Lyons Rhodiaceta
Marseilles
Sud-Aviation
Reagan Clinches Shape of Presidential Bid Through East Swing
Ronald Reagan appears to be moving toward an active GOP presidential bid though he has not declared. He has not said he is unavailable and says he would not refuse the nomination, aiming to lead a unified California delegation to the convention. His recent East tour included meetings with southern chairmen and Republican lawmakers, but skipped Oregon where Nixon leads the primary. He did not file an affidavit denying candidacy in California. Continued on Page Four.
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Raymond Lahr
Unies Press International
Ronald Reagan
California
Congress
Oregon
Richard M. Nixon
Portland
Ore
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Olympis
Wash
Light Rain and Hail Hit Several Texas Counties
Sunday weather brought light rain and hail across multiple Texas counties. Reports mention funnel clouds near San Antonio and a tornado near El Campo with no damage. Heavy rainfall measured at several gauges, and thunderstorms were forecast to continue into Tuesday.
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F. E. Biddy
High Pot
A. B. Clements
Land
L.B. Holman
River Camp
Aubrey Testerman
Tell
F. B. Hutchins
Lonie
West Ranch
Red River
B. P. Henderson
Paul Efird
the Lakes
Press International
Texas
James Seaman
Stinson Field
San Antonio
el Campo
Texas Gulf Coast
Pitcoke
U. S. Weather Bureau
California Rites For Sister of Residents
Funeral services and burial planned today in San Diego for Mrs. Essie Lee Stowe who died after a lengthy illness. She was sister to Orville Clarence and Willie Weatherbee of Childress. No further details were available at presstime.
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Essie Lee Stowe
San Diego
Calif
Stowe
Orville
Clarence
Willie Weatherbee
Childress
Campaigns Move at Grueling Pace in Texas Governor Race
United Press International reports on the Texas Democratic gubernatorial race as Lloyd Yarborough travels by helicopter through Eling er Sea Brook and Freeport and Hidalgo Park in Houston while Preston Smith campaigns in Austin. Yarborough accuses Smith of smear tactics and hiding behind public relations.
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United Press International
Don Yarborough
Texas
Preston Smith
Austin
Yarborough
Ellinger
Seabrook
Freeport
Houston
Smith
Yarbrough
Urge Careful Driving In Fair Park Area
Motorists are urged to drive with care in Fair Park area and observe a 15 mph limit through the park during summer. Chief Alvig Maddox noted many children will be in the park for baseball and other activities and requested drivers watch for them.
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Fair Park
Alvig Maddox
Kermit DA killed in gunfight shocks Texas town
In Kermit Texas Don Nugent district attorney was killed after he talked suspect Woody Smith into coming out. Smith fired when police arrived, ending a tense confrontation driven by a report of officer threats.
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Kermit, Tex
UPI
Texas
Kermit Dist
Attv
Don Nugent
Nugent
Woody T Smith
Smith
Kermit
Melvin Bartley
D. A
Two Major Dak To Battles Reported Near Đắk Tô
UPI reports North Vietnamese forces clashed with U.S. troops near Dak To with 150 enemy dead and two armored vehicles destroyed. Separately, 79 North Vietnamese and 14 Americans died in a separate assault on an American artillery base near Dong Ha. Saigon says radar-directed 100mm guns used against U.S. planes for the first time.
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Dak
Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Central Highlands
Dong Ha
Ben Het
Vietnam
Dennis Ross
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
Social Security Office Talk in Childress in June
Edwin Draughon of the Vernon Social Security office will be in Childress each Monday in June at 10 a.m. in the courthouse to help filing for SS benefits and answer questions. He can also speak to groups about social security or care.
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Edwin Draughon
Vernon Social Security Office
Childress
Draughon
Commencement Tuesday at High School Auditorium
Commencement exercises begin at 7 80 p.m Tuesday in the high school auditorium.
Ada Gillespie Services Today
Ada Alice Gillespie 90 longtime Childress resident died Saturday at Baylor Hospital Dallas Funeral service 4 p m today at Church of Christ officiated by Ruthor Judd Interment Childress Cemetery Newberrys Pallbearers Grady Parr Stelton Crain Tracy Evans Oscar Glover Walker Hatley Earl White Survivors include son Karl Gillespie four sisters all of Phoenix and three brothers in Phoenix Arizona four grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Ada Alice Gillespie
Baylor
Grady Parr
Stelton Crain
Tracy Evans
Oscar Glover
Walker Hatley
Earl White
Childress
Fifth Street
Hood County
Tex
Karl Gillespie
Doll Smith
Roma Maroney
Rose Johnson
Evelyn Simpson
Phoenix
Ariz
Curtis Scurlock
Hubert
Arizona
School Board Sets 8 PM Special Session Tonight
The School Board will meet in a special session at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium to open bids for furniture and equipment for the new high school under construction.
Wednesday Rites Set For Sp-4 Bobby West
Funeral services for Specialist Fourth Class Bobby West 23 nephew of Mrs T L Lewis of Childress will be held at 1 p m Wednesday in a Christian Church in Amarillo with interment in an Amarillo cemetery West was killed in action in Vietnam Tuesday May 14 He had signed a month ago for a second tour of duty Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs H W West of Indian Harbor Beach Florida three brothers John Fullerton California Jim and Bert of the home and four sisters Judy Jo Kny Morreale Bay Saint Louis Mississippi Jan and Jerri of the home
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Bobby West
T. L. Lewis
Childress
Amarillo
Sp-4
H. W. West
Indian Harbor Beach
Fla
John
Fullerton
Calif
Jim
Bert
Judy
Jo Kny Morreale
Bay Saint Louis
Miss
Jan
Jerri
Rain Drenches Resurrection City as Antipoverty March Faces Boycott Threats
Rain and 50 degree chill dampen morale at Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial where 2,400 marchers, mostly Black, huddle in muddy huts. Leaders Abernathy Young Bevel threaten sit-ins and lobbying to push food, jobs and income reforms, with evacuation options for residents and possible actions in Congress and at conventions.
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Richard Lerner Washington
Resurrection City
Lincoln Memorial
Ralph David Abernathy
March
Andrew Young
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
James Bevel
Freeman
Congress
Chicago
Miami Beach
German Drug Executives On Trial In Thalidomide Case
A eight defendants from Chemie Gruenenthal face criminal negligence charges in a trial opened in a coal miners hall at Aachen. The case centers on thalidomide marketing and alleged failure to test, with civil suits by parents of deformed children potentially running for years.
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Alsdorf
Germany
UPID
Chemie Gruenenthal
West Germany
Aachen
Heinrich Mueckter
United States
Frances Kelsey
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
John F. Kennedy
Local Men Fined for Theft in Childress
Claude Edward Branch and Lonnie Clark of Childress faced arraignment in Justice of the Peace Court on theft under 5 dollars. Both were held by the Sheriff's Department Saturday for gasoline theft, each fined 35 dollars and released.
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Claude Edward Branch
Lonnie Clark
Childress
Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff's Department
City Council to Meet in Regular Session Tonight
Citry Council members will gather in city hall for a regular session at 7 30 p m tonight to discuss city affairs and approve routine matters.
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Citry Council
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