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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1968
Page
2
In past times Americans worried about keeping up with the Joneses. Now many devote mind body and soul to getting ahead of them. The rise of status rivalry is met with a defensive maneuver described in the column.
The column surveys rising unrest in Britain over immigration and government action. It cites public figures including Anthony Wedgwood Benn and Harold Wilson, notes protest disruptions in Parliament, and reflects on inflation and political tension shaping private sentiment.
Negro men surrendered in an apartment and were charged with concealing evidence after a street rally sparked by the Heblamele incident. Mayor Schmied argued only a small minority of the 85,000 Negroes in the city were involved. Leaders blamed the unrest on the reinstatement of white officer Michael Clifford, dismissed for excessive force in a prior arrest. In Tokyo, a UPI report said North Vietnam’s National Assembly declared the war effort heavier and more glorious.
UPI reports analysts expect a seesaw market over the next two weeks with a possible rally in July and August. Tessel Paturick and Ostrau favor selective buys for intermediate gains while Paine Webber Jackson Curtis sees only a normal correction and Blair and Co call for caution and reduced exposure in speculative equities.
Christian leaders from around the world gathered to open a weeklong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the Moscow patriarchate, the supreme authority of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Eddie Biedenbach, guard from North Carolina State, signed by the Los An Lakere, with the club aiming for a second draft pick to fill the vacancy left by Gail. Phoenix had grabbed Gail in the NBA expansion pool selections. Sonny Liston’s seventh bout will be televised July 6 in San Francisco, matching Henry Clark in a live color telecast. Liston seeks another knockout streak after six straight wins.
On this day in history Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453, Rhode Island ratified the U S Constitution in 1790, Ulysses S Grant accepted the Republican nomination in 1868, and Sir Edmund Hillary reached Everest's summit in 1953. A thought from Michel de Montaigne notes a wise man loves little.
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