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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1966
Page
1
Two more Buddhists, a monk and a young woman, burned themselves to death protesting the Ky government. The act increased the two day total to four self immolations, three of them women. A woman lit herself near Vien Hoa Dao Pagoda in Saigon as onlookers watched. A Dalat monk also set himself alight.
US Surveyor, America\u2019s first lunar lander probe, sped toward the moon following a near perfect boost. Project manager said midcourse steering and Thursday landing likely safe despite slim chances of full success. The mission aims to map Apollo landing sites and beat Russia in unmanned lunar progress.
United Press International reports Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths near 425 by 11 a.m. EDT with California leading at 26 fatalities. Officials warn final toll could exceed last year’s record of 490, with NSC projecting 460 to 540 deaths for the period.
Mrs. J. B. Dudley 94 of Texas City died Sunday night after a long illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at League City with interment in League City Cemetery. Survived by 14 children. granddaughter Vern Rucker of Childress and nephew Robert Bostick of Cee Wee among those listed.
The VFW Auxiliary will install officers and hold an important business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Veterans Building.
A shipment of stocker calves arrived for the Wednesday late sale at Childress Livestock Commission Co. The lot includes multiple calves ready for bidding and market on the midweek run.
More than 100 people attended a Memorial Day service Sunday afternoon at Childress Cemetery. Allen Harp delivered the speech, Dr Burgin Watkins gave the benediction, and Norman Hemphill played Taps on a cornet. Earlier that day, more than 300 veterans' graves were decorated.
Washington based report quoting Dr Edward Henderson executive director of the American Geriatrics Society predicts a 50 percent or larger rise in hospital demand when Medicare for those over 65 begins July 1. He argues free care will lead to high utilization and sees older patients seeking full physicals and diagnostic care.
Richard Clyde Mathis of Paducah pled not guilty in County Court Saturday afternoon to driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $1000 after a Highway Patrol arrest Saturday.
Memorial Day weekend brought calm skies with light showers in most of Texas while Raymondville faced hurricane force winds and heavy rain. Police reported widespread damage and fallen trees across town.
In Brooklyn a 11 year old boy fell onto Long Island Railroad tracks and burst into flames after hitting high tension lines. A lone auto mechanic John Dennis climbed the fence and dragged the burning boy to safety while bystanders watched.
The Texas Water Development Board unveiled a long awaited plan to divert water 980 miles from the Sulphur River basin to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The $4 billion program, needing 53 new reservoirs and six modified ones, aims to meet municipal industrial irrigation mining hydroelectric and other needs for 50 years.
Bennie Schlegel aged 56 of Shamrock brother of Mrs Alma Eikman was struck by a car while stepping into Avenue F Northwest in the 1800 block between 9 30 and 10 p m Sunday. He was taken to Childress General Hospital for X rays and treatment of abrasions.
Graham Hill, a former world champion, wins the Indianapolis 500 amid a dramatic first seconds. The race was halted after a massive pileup injuring several spectators. The crash involved Billy Foster and Gordon Johncock, with other drivers like A J Foyt knocked out as tires and cars scattered. The track planned a restart once debris cleared and the hospital reported injuries.
U.S. infantrymen mauled a heavily armed North Vietnamese regular army regiment in a two day fight in the central highlands. The 25th Division killed about 100 of the enemy, bringing the total to 162 for Operation Paul Revere. South Vietnamese forces reported about 160 Viet Cong killed in another dawn clash nearby. Guam B 52 bombers also hit a Viet Cong regimental HQ to aid U.S. forces pursuing guerrillas north of Saigon.
A group of Childress 4-Hers including Susan Cross Pat Smith Tim Wyatt and Felton Cameron left for Lake Brownwood to attend the District Junior Leadership Camp with County Agent Ellis Helmers. The three day event features swimming and recreation as part of the district sponsor activities.
The Gemini team Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan watched the Surveyor moon probe liftoff with cheers of go baby go. They are scheduled for a Wednesday morning Gemini rendezvous and spacewalk, practicing at the launch pad and mission simulator nearby.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Stocker Gal and a Livestock mission in Wisconsin with unclear details. Names and places appear partially, suggesting a local agricultural event or dispatch. Further readable context indicates regional focus and potential livestock handling or sale activity.
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