De Gaulle Hurtles Toward Resignation Amid France Crisis
France waits as President Charles de Gaulle travels to his country home to ponder a mounting crisis that threatens bankruptcy. Widespread strikes across Paris and other cities involve 10 million workers with costs driven up to a billion dollars weekly. Mitterrand emerges as a rival, promising a leftist front and possible government reshuffle or new elections.
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George Libera
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
Confe
de Gaulle
Franceis Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Far Front
Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises
Radio Luxembourg
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
Smith veto of state income tax dominates Texas governor race
United Press International reports Democratic candidates Preston Smith and Don Yarborough focused on economic issues as voters cast absentee ballots for Texas governor runoff. Smith urged keeping taxes low and proposed a business driven training plan, while Yarborough touted vocational training and job placement. Absentee totals surged in major cities ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Don Yarborough
Grand Prairie
Texas
Preston Smith
Fort Worth
Smith
Yarborough
Ling- Temco-Vought
Farmers Eligible To Plant Summer Cover Crops In 1968
Childress County farmer may plant summer cover crops through the ASCS office. Any cultivated land, including diverted acres, is eligible with payments of 2.30 dollars per acre for guar, 2.80 for cowpeas, and 2.40 for sudan or other forage sorghums. Minimum seed rates are set, and planting must occur between May 1 and July 15 with forage sorghums kept on the land until November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
ASCS
Sudan
Absentee Vote Total Topped by Heavy Balloting
An unusual 126 absentee votes were counted for the second Democratic run off between Preston Smith and Don Yarborough. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm Saturday with five voting boxes for Childress County. Precinct One and Three vote at the courthouse. Precinct Two at the Junior High School. Precinct Four at Arlie or Harrell Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Smith
Don Yarborough
Childress County
Northwest Childress, Carey, Tell
High Point
Court House
Northeast Childress and
Community Center
South Childress
Kirkland
Arlie
Harrell Chapel
Fire Destroys Storage House on 9th Street Southwest
At 3am today the E. K. Wilson storage house at 506 9th Street Southwest burned to the ground. The structure housed items not in use as a dwelling and no injuries were reported. The cause remains undetermined by the local Fire Department.
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E. K. Wilson
9Th Street
Johnny Wright to Receive B S in Mechanical Engineering
Johnny Wright son of Mr and Mrs H H Wright of Childress will earn a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Technological College in Lubbock this spring. He made the Dean's Honor Roll with a 3.2 average and has been a Technical Service Engineer with 3M in St Paul MN. He will begin work on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Wright
H. H. Wright
Childress
Texas Technological College
Labock
Johnny
St. Paul
Minnesota
Search for Scorpion Intensifies as Navy Seeks Missing Sub
A large air-sea search for the missing USS Scorpion enters its third day with 55 ships and three Canadian vessels deployed along the 2,100 mile path from the Azores to Norfolk Virginia. Authorities report only an oil slick and a possible distress radio call as leads while fear grows for the 99 crew members aboard.
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Donald H. May
Washington
UPID
Scorpion
U.S
Azores
Norfolk
Navy Base
John Grayson
Barnoleswick
Yorkshire
England
London
Ocean
Monrovia
Norfolk, Va. Navy Base
Fund Established For Miss Vidue Skinner
Friends of Miss Vidue Skinner of Kirkland establish a fund to help her and others. Contributions may be given to Ted Thomas at Palace Barber Shop or C. T. Thomas or M. L. Skinner, both Route 2, Kirkland, or Jack Bohan. Miss Skinner will be hospitalized for several weeks at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. She is a diabetic victim and has seen her illness worsen over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidue Skinner
Kirkland
Ted Thomas
Palace Barber Shop
C. T. Thomas
M. L. Skinner
Jack Bohannon
Here
Memorial Day Services Planned by American Legion
Memorial Day services will be held at the cemetery at 1 a.m. tomorrow conducted by John Forbis and Rev. Luther Bradley. Veterans should meet at the Veterans' building at 10:30 a.m. and proceed by convoy to the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Legionnaires should be at the cemetery at 6 a.m. to help place flags on graves of veterans.
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The
American Legion
John Forbis
Luther Bradley
Veterans
Pilots Attack NVN Antiaircraft Gun Near DMZ
Allied forces report 410 North Vietnamese soldiers killed in three battles near South Vietnam’s northern border. U S Navy pilots struck a 100 mm antiaircraft battery just north of the DMZ as Viet Cong clashed with government forces around Saigon and heavy fighting continued at Khe Sanh Marine base.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
APS
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Vietnams
Khe Sanh Marine Base
Troops Move To West End Of Louisville
Fresh National Guard troops moved into the West End to quell looters after two nights of racial violence. 800 Guardsmen deployed in shifts plus 500 more mobilized, seven wounded by gunfire, 12 injured, 170 people arrested for curfew violations or concealed weapons. One injured civilian, Minnie Chenault, 49, in serious condition after shotgun pellets hit her home area. Police reported sniping and a five-shot volley from a second floor window.
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T Weston
Louisville
UPD
National Guard
West End
Bert Hawkins
William Buster
23Rd Artillery Corps
Minnie Chenault
Young
Rose Kennedy boosts California campaign energy in upbeat tour
Washington reports Rose Kennedy, mother of Senator Robert Kennedy, campaigner in California with large gatherings of women at the Fairmont Hotel and a bankers wives tea. She defends spending family fortune on the Indiana primary and avoids strong criticism, joking about political money while advocating Democratic support.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
UPDI
California
Rose Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco
Indiana
Heavy Auto Damage in Monday Highway Crash
A two-vehicle collision at about 4:15 p m on Highway four miles from the city caused heavy damage to both cars and minor injuries to two passengers. Jack Smith’s vehicle was entering the highway when it was struck by Edith Barnum Bilyew 54 of Phoenix Arizona. Wayne Yowell 17 and Karen Simpson 20, passengers in the Smith and Bilyew cars, suffered minor injuries. Simpson was treated and released from Childress General Hospital. Patrolman Marvin Johnson of the Department of Public Safety investigated the crash.
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Jack Smith
Edith Barnum Bilyew
Phoenix
Ariz
Wayne Yowell
Smith
Karen Simpson
Bilyew
Miss Simpson
Childress General Hospital
Marvin Johnson
Department of Public Safety
Wheat Harvest To Begin Soon In Several Texas Areas
Wheat prospects are strong but harvest has been delayed due to recent wet weather in Childress Matador Paducah Guthrie Memphis Clarendon and Wellington. Harvest is expected to begin around June 5 according to a local report.
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Childress
Matador
Paducah
Guthrie
Memphis
Clarendon
Wellington
Vietnam talks accuse Johnson of hypocritical statements
CAPSULE reports Nguyen Thanh Le accusing President Johnson of lying at a Paris talks news conference. In Columbus Ohio a dorm fire at Ohio State University kills a second person, Retta Foster, 22, as 14 injuries are tallied. In Portland Oregon Wayne Morse secures a close nomination victory over Robert Duncan for a fifth Senate term after a Lane County vote recount.
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Paris
UPD
Johnson
Nguyen Thanh le
Hanoi
Vietnam
Columbus, Ohio
Portland
Ore
Wayne Morse
Senate
Robert B. Duncan
Morse
Lane County
Duncan
Braswell Suffers Facial Burns In Car Radiator Incident
Lawrence Braswell CHS freshman received first degree burns to his face when a radiator exploded from a car he was servicing at a local service station. He spent three days in Childress General Hospital before his release. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Braswell.
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Lawrence Braswell
CHS
Childress General Hospital
Lawrence
James Braswell
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Wilson
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Maddox
J. W. Hamilton
Center
H. P. Powers
Powers
Amarillo
KGNC
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Wichita Falls
KFDX
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Mediterranean Sea
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Thresher
Vidue
NVN
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Southwest
Office of Economic Opportunity
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Baylor University
Waco
Braswell
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