U S Expands Aid to Cambodia and South Vietnam
U S expands crash military aid to Cambodia along with South Vietnam as Indochina cease fire nears. Phnom Penh airport received 10 C141 transports unloading Skyraider embers and munitions, while Saigon gains hundreds more aircraft, boosting its air force beyond 2,000.
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Saigon
United States
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Indochina
U.S
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Ten Million Ransom Demanded In Jet Hijack to Oak Ridge Threat
Three young men armed with guns and grenades hijacked a Southern Airways DC9 overnight. They demanded ten million dollars, threatened to crash the plane into Oak Ridge's nuclear facility, and ordered stops from Alabama to Tennessee and Toronto. Authorities scrambled to meet ransom terms as the aircraft circled Knoxville and later returned toward Florida.
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Associated Press
Gernades
Alabama
Canada
Tornto
Tennessee
Federal
Oak Ridge
Southern Airways
Knoxville
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
SEC
Toronto
Lexington
Detroit
Florida
Jackson
Miss
Cleveland
United
Rockwell settles astronaut suit cases for $150000
CAPSULE HOUSTON AP Suits filed against North American Rockwell Corp by families of two astronauts killed in a 1967 spacecraft fire have been settled out of court. Each family received $150,000. Maj Edward H White and Lt Col Roger B Chaffee died in the Cape Kennedy test fire.
Haig Holds Long Saigon Talks On Indochina Peace Pact
In Saigon Gen. Alexander Haig Jr. met with President Nguyen Van Thieu for over three hours in a second meeting in two days on the Indochina peace package. A White House plan stated Haig would return to Washington, with no coalition government promised. Thieu warned the draft cease fire could empower a coalition, while North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy said the post cease fire administrative structure remains unchanged.
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Saigon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Indochina
U.S
Haig
Ellsworth Bunker
Thieu
White House
Washington
United States
South Vietnam
National Council of Reconciliation and Concord
Xuan Thuy
France Presse
Paris
Saigon Radio
Bread Prices Headed Up After Wheat Spike
Washington AP The American Bakers Association urged the Price Commission to allow at least a one cent per loaf rise as wheat prices jumped 43 percent due to large Soviet sales. Small bakers say they must be aided to survive while some large firms have already seen relief. The Agriculture Department warns wheat costs may stay high for the near term.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Joseph M. Creed
American Bakers Assocition
Bakers
Commssion
Creed
The
Price Commission
U.S
Russia
Agriculture Department
Petitions Seek Parking Meter Dust in Childress Downtown
Petitions circulate to eliminate downtown Childress parking meters for 90 days and study parking angle for more space. The proposal requests city council action, chalk markings every two hours, automatic citations for violators, and no warnings to violators in businesses.
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Childress
William J Tubby Hembree dies after short illness
Funeral services pending for William J Hembree 68 of Childress Texas at Newberry Funeral Home Chapel after a brief illness. He worked 35 years as sales manager for West Texas Utilities retired Sept 1 1969. Survived by his wife a son a daughter six grandchildren and several siblings.
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William J
Tubby
Hembree
Newberry Funeral Home
Avenue G
Northwest
Childress General Hospital
Cottonwood
Tex
Elsie Jones
Spur
Childress
Quanah
West Texas Utilities
First Baptist Church
Childress Masonic Lodge
Knights of Templar
Khiva Shrine
Richard Dale Hembree
Midland
Anna Sue Davenport
Abernathy
Douglas
Abilene
Elbert Yates
Monahans
Peter Fox
Sweetwater
Truman Gillilland
Rotan
Four more firms join Treasure Hunt promotion
The 37th Annual Treasure Hunt gains Palace Theatre City News Stand Lone Star Gas and United Super Market joining the event held November 24 the day after Thanksgiving. Santa will ride a fire truck to The Index and prizes total hundreds with winning numbers posted at 6 pm.
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Santa Claus
Palace Theatre
City News Stand
Lone Star Gas
United Super Market
A.L. Harp Drug
J.C. Penney
Dakil’s Smart Shop
Lemon’s
Style Beauty
First Federal Savings and Loan, Sager
HUNT
Briscoe hires help as he nears governor win
Democrat Dolph Briscoe claimed a large margin over Republican Henry Grover as unofficial results favored Briscoe. Grover pressed for review of alleged irregularities and planned a 1974 run, while Briscoe outlined priorities including a no new taxes budget, crime prevention, and a staff buildup in Austin.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Henry Grover
Grover
Houston
Texas
Capitol
Briscoe
Dallas
Houston Baptist College
Texas Election Bureau
Election Bureau
Uvalde
Nomadic Texas family tied to six state killings in gun spree
Investigators link the McCrary Taylor clan to at least 11 slayings across six states after a supermarket holdup and police shooting in California. The family, itinerant workers from Texas, faces charges in several jurisdictions while ballistics ties indicate a pattern with .32 or .22 caliber bullets.
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Texas
Santa Barbara
Calif
Sherman McCrary
Carolyn
Danny
Ginger McCrary Taylor
Carl Raymond Taylor
McCrary
Folsom Prison
Taylor
San Quentin
FBI
California
McCrary-Taylor
Utah
Oregon
Florida
Colorado
Missouri
Militant Indians damage BIA in seven day protest aftermath
Interior Department estimates total damages near 1.98 million after rioters occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Losses include 600 to 700 paintings valued around 1,000 each and artifacts about 150,000, plus 7000 cubic feet of records and building repairs. Internal dissent on response splits Indian groups.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Interior Department
BIA
National Congress of American Indians
National Indian
National Tribal Chairmen’s Association
Louis R. Bruce
Bobkitten Banquet Set For November at First Baptist
The Bobkitten Football Banquet will be held at 7 p.m. November 18 in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church. The Index notes Childress High School Band won First Division, a first in several years, with a prior win in 1970.
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Bobkitten
First Baptist Church
Childress High School
Childress Troop 68 Moves Meeting to Monday 7 PM
Boy Scout Troop 68 in Childress shifts its regular gathering to 7 p.m. Mondays at Trout Hall, effective immediately. The change affects weekly troop activities and leadership events.
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Childress Boyscout
Trout Hall
Joint meeting of Bobcat Boosters and Greenbelt directors
The Bobcat Boosters join with Greenbelt Athletic Association directors for a public 7 30 p m meeting in West Texas Utilities Meeting Room. Attendees may voice input in selecting Greenbelt Association directors.
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Bobcat Boosters
Greenbelt Athletic Association
West Texas Utilities
Greenbelt Association
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McGhee Tyson
Skelton
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Thanx
Mont Hurst
Dallas, Texas
WJ. Hembree
WSCS
First United Methodist Church
Glen Grayson
Mesquite
Charles
NTCA
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