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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1973
Page
1
At Giant's Ring a man was beaten and killed during the night. The death raises the Northern Ireland death toll to 804 in four years of violence. Earlier this year a 14 year old boy’s bond was found nearby. The killing followed a 600 pound bomb blast in Dungannon, 40 miles west of Belfast, with no injuries.
Skylab 1 crew led by Charles Conrad Jr. and Joseph Kerwin enter the space station wearing gas masks for possible poison gas. They report a cool first room with five parts per million carbon monoxide and begin preparations to install a sun shade while facing earlier docking setbacks and a seven hour sleep.
An unarmed South Vietnamese UH1 helicopter was shot down about 30 miles north of Saigon. All 12 aboard died, including Col Ly Duc Quan, head of the 7th Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. Bodies were recovered at the crash site north of Phu Giao district town.
Funeral services are planned in Lake Charles Louisiana for Mrs E P Hazel Bowman daughter of late Elbert and Em Kay Howard pioneer Childress County residents Bowman died Friday in Lake Charles Survivors include husband Pat two daughters Mrs Lawrence Des Ormeaux and Mrs Clarence Lanford both of Lake Charles two nieces Mrs Vernon Eubank and Mrs Cricket Kiigbaum both of Childress one uncle Clifford Howard of Childress one sister Mrs Effie Lee Russell Wichita Falls one sister in law Mrs Flannie Byrd Childress and two grandchildren A Church of Christ member Bowman moved to Lake Charles in 1932 Interment will be in Lake Charles.
Southeast Asia troubleshooter William H Sullivan met with Lon Nol in Phnom Penh to discuss Cambodia’s part in reinforcing the Vietnam cease fire. Talks followed visits with South Vietnamese leaders in Saigon and with Laotian Premier Souvanna Phouma.
Conferees in Austin met into the early hours to resolve differences between House and Senate drug law revisions. Key issues include first offense marijuana classification and whether possession of LSD speed or barbiturates is a misdemeanor or a felony. Dispute also centers on which agency enforces the act the Department of Public Safety or the Turn To MORE Page Commission Sets Priority Of Natural Gas
The Texas Railroad Commission realigned natural gas priority for electric power to match gas for other human needs as San Antonio and Austin face an electrical shortage. Coastal States Producing Co. curtailment prompted voluntary energy rationing in San Antonio and Austin and nearby towns.
A mysterious illness that affected over 80 pupils and teachers at an elementary school in Berry Alabama was deemed mass hysteria after a two week state health officer investigation. A local psychiatrist agreed the illness was imagined and not real.
Storms and tornadoes swept Texas this week as a cooler front approached the Panhandle. Reports indicated one to two twisters hit between Anahuac and Winnie southeast of Beaumont while thunderstorms drenched the north central and northeast with heavy rain and hail. Forecasters warned of another cool mass likely to trigger more showers as the system shifts east.
Texas lawmakers hear details of a proposed public school financing compromise backed by Gov. Dolph Briscoe. The plan would spend 42 million over two years to aid the poorest districts, with transportation and maintenance boosts and would become a permanent financing element. House and Senate conferees continue talks at 4 a.m. as dispute over openness and scope persists.
The Bobcat Mothers Organization at Childress High School elected a new slate at the All Sports picnic in Fair Park. Officers are Mrs Bill Brown president Mrs Ellis Key vice president Mrs Ted Shelton secretary and Mrs Ross Smith treasurer.
The three major networks will rotate live TV coverage of the Watergate hearings when they resume June 5. NBC CBS and ABC will alternate days and may end the plan at any week’s end. Archibald Cox was sworn in as prosecutor as Richardson became attorney general in a ceremonial setting.
A rummage sale begins 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the Veteran's Building to raise funds for facility repairs. A sandwich supper for veterans was held Wednesday night and will occur every other Wednesday. Richard Lawhorn of Vernon Social Security will be at the Childress Courthouse at 10 a.m. Monday to take social security applications.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a special meeting at 7 30 p m Monday June 4 at the Veterans Building to elect new officers. A Best Ball Tournament starts at 1 30 p m Monday at the Childress Country Club with entry deadline at noon.
Summer Drivers Education starts Wednesday June 6. Students aged 15 may enroll by Friday June 1 by contacting the Childress High School principal's office. Tuition is 25 dollars.
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