India says troops may cross border in self defense
India laid out orders allowing cross border attacks into Pakistan at any time and place in self defense and said they had already done so on at least one occasion. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi told Parliament East Pakistani rebels have seized areas and inflicted heavy casualties on Pakistan.
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Associated Press
India
Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
East
Mukti Bahini
East Pakistan Liberation Army
Bogra
Taft Hartley action eyed to end East Coast dock strike
A federal mediator says President Nixon may invoke the Taft Hartley Act to resume work as East Coast longshoremen remain off the docks in a 55 day stoppage.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Plans Underway For 1962 CHS Class Reunion
All members of the 1962 graduating class of Childress High School are asked to attend a 10 a.m. Saturday meeting at Gays Cafe to begin plans for the 10th year reunion this summer. Those knowing class member addresses should turn them into Mrs. Bill Blackburn at The Index.
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Childress High School
Bill Blackburn
South Vietnamese Forces Widen Offensive in Cambodia and Laos
South Vietnamese troops expanded operations along Highway 7 toward Mimot Snuol and pushed on Highway 1 toward Neak Luong. Some 20 000 allied soldiers operated with U S aircraft as helicopter landings established bases near Chrum. Heavy resistance anticipated at Chup and Snuol.
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Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Saigon
Highway 7
Krek
Mimot
Snuol
Chup
Associated Press
J.as Volkerstorfer
Chrum
Suong
Highway 1
Phnom
North Vietnam
9Th Division
Dam Be
Hanoi
5Th
Sauol
Nixon's Nominee May Be On Court
President Nixon appears likely to win confirmation for Lewis F. Powell Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court after a 16–0 Senate Judiciary Committee vote. A fight looms over William H. Rehnquist with mixed support and civil rights opposition, though some expect confirmation.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Richmond
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Asst. Atty
William H. Rehnquist
Mike Mansfield
Clarence Mitchell
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Rehnquist
U.S. Supreme Court
Ray Loftus Dies In Paducah
Ray Loftus, manager of the Federal Land Bank in Dallas and Paducah, died at 12:30 p.m. in Richards Memorial Hospital Paducah after resigning due to ill health. No funeral details were available. Survivors include two sisters Mrs W W Kinney of Childress and Mrs Marie Burton of Houston.
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Ray Loftus
Federal Land Bank
Paducah
Richards Memorial Hospital
W.W. Kinney
Childress
Marie Burton
Houston
Vernon Social Security Office Manager to visit Childress
Wayne M. Klipping, manager of the Vernon Social Security Office, will be at the courthouse in Childress on Monday at 10 a.m. to take applications for social security.
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Wayne M. Klipping
Vernon
Commonwealth To Take Rhodesia Back
British and Rhodesian governments reach terms for Rhodesia to rejoin the Commonwealth and end the rebellion while preserving white minority rule. Terms to be publicized in Parliament Thursday. a public test of acceptability will be organized soon.
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Commonwealth
Rhodesia
Kenneth L. Whiting
Associated Press
Salisbury
Alec Douglas-Home
Ian Smith
Douglas Home
Lord Goodman
Goodman
London
Nixon Pompidou Set for Azores Talks
President Nixon will meet French President George Pompidou in the Azores on December 13 and 14 to discuss international issues before China and Moscow trips. He will also meet Portugal’s prime minister Marcelo Caetano and be joined by Rogers, Connally, and Kissinger.
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Washington
Nixon
George Pompidou
Azores
China
Moscow
White House
Portugal
Marcelo Caetano
Paris
Ronald L. Ziegler
Pompidou
U. S
Ziegler
North Atlantic Council
Brussels
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Lajes Air Force Base
William P. Rogers
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Henry M. Kissinger
Decoration Contest Returns for Childress Residents
The Community Development committee of the Chamber of Commerce announces a Christmas Lighting and Decoration Contest for Childress residents. Four divisions Outstanding Religious Unique and Children each prize an 8 by 10 colored photo. Winners will be announced December 17 after judges tour the city.
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Childress
Chamber of Commerce
Lyndell Rogers
Texas Crime Is Political Subject in San Antonio Probe
Congressman Henry Gonzalez testified before a county grand jury probing organized crime as Dolph Briscoe, a gubernatorial candidate, warned Texas faces a serious threat from mob activity. Gonzalez linked possible infiltration to Houston and San Antonio amid cross border links and a stock scandal hint.
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Richard Beene
Associated Press
San Antonio
Henry Gonzalez
Texas
Briscoe
Ben Barnes
Gonzalez
New Orleans
Houston
Mexico
Senate
Barnes
Texas Attorney General’s Office
William Gallinaro
Edmondson Rites In Memphis
Funeral services for Mrs. Bess A. Edmondson 72 were held at 2 p.m. in Memphis First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Nelson officiating and burial at Fairview Cemetery. A longtime Estelline resident, she died Monday in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo after moving to Amarillo 24 years ago. Survivors include her husband two children a sister three brothers four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Bess A. Edmondson
Memphis
Texas
Lonnie Edmondson
Fort Worth
Estelline
Amarillo
L.J
Canyon
Earl Foster
Chandler, Ariz
Carl Rye
Jones Services For Cordie Lee Jones Held In Childress
Funeral services for Cordie Lee Jones a 87 year old retired farmer and rancher were set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Childress with Dr J E Shewbert and Rev Joe S Allen officiating Burial was planned at Childress Cemetery under Newberrys pallbearers named E A Beaver Bobby Lee Wilson Wesley Riker Darrel F Jackson J Mink and Warner Stevens Jones died at 5 40 a m Wednesday in Childress General Hospital He was born October 2 1884 in Lee County and married Beatrice McCoy August 4 1912 in Turnersville They moved to Childress County in 1932 from Wheeler County Survivors include his wife three sons Elmo of Childress Bobby Max of Lubbock and C L Jr of Dalhart four daughters Mrs L W Burns of Stinnett Mrs N C Middleton of Morenci Ariz Mrs Cliff Anderson of Amarillo and Mrs Bill Harwell of Abilene two brothers Eddie Jones of Corpus Christi and Samual Jones of Amarillo three sisters Mrs E F Coward of Gatesville Mrs Jake Reeves of Corpus Christi and Mrs L O Wilson of Norman Okla 18 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren
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Cordie Lee Jones
First United Methodist Church
J.E. Shewbert
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
E.A. Beaver
Bobby Lee Wilson
Wesley Riker
Darrel F. Jackson
J. Mink
Warner Stevens
Jones
Childress General Hospital
Lee County
Beatrice McCoy
Turnersville
Texas
Childress County
Wheeler County
Elmo
Childress
Bobby Max
Lubbock
C.L. Jr
Dalhart
Two Games Of Interest Set for Friday
Two Friday football games drawn local attention, one in Childress and the other in Plainview. The Miami Warriors meet the Goree Wildcats in Bi-District at Fair Park Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The Childress Bobcats face Lubbock Roosevelt in Plainview for a Regional Play-off at 7:30 p.m.
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Childress
Plainview
Miami Warriors
Goree Wildcats
Fair Park Stadium
Childress Bobcats
Lubbock Roosevelt
New Chamber Members Increase Total to 34
A one day drive added 34 new members to the Chamber of Commerce with more prospects awaited. Dues totaling 1648 dollars were reported as two teams led by Don Johnston and LeRoy Gaines competed, the Johnston team winning.
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Chamber of Commerce
Russell V. Jones
Don Johnston
LeRoy Gaines
Johnston
Chester Sinclair
James V. Smith
Farmers Home Administration
Lyndell Rogers
Gerald Holeman
Howard Cook
George Morey
Miami-Goree
Gene Merrifield
Neil Keys
Hoyt Crain
Charles Rogers
Teddy Hightower
Don McFarland
Joe Liles
A.J. Johnson Jr
Leonard King Jr
John H. Liles
Earl Harwell
Gwenallisa
Sims Super Service
Tip’s Drive-in
Bill’s TV Center
George Smith
Latimer Conoco
Dahil’s Smart Shop
Associated Industries, Inc
Hudson Signs
Bobby Hammond Plumbing
Sears
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East Pakistan
New Delhi
General Motors Corp
Price Commission
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Chrysler
Ford
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
U.S
Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
Ogilvie
Leopold Senghor
Senegal
Yakubu Gowon
Larry McMillion
Beckley
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