South Vietnam Claims Major Victory Near Qui Nhon
South Vietnamese forces say they killed more than 690 Viet Cong in a savage battle near Qui Nhon, one of the war’s biggest victory claims. U S and Vietnamese troops also say 91 more guerrillas were killed in skirmishes, as B 52s and other planes hit targets in North Vietnam and the Iron Triangle.
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Micpapelit
Mallo Saigon
UPI
Qui Nhon
U.S
Saigon
North Viet Nam
South China Sea
Chuiai Airfield
da Nang
Jean Bign
Tle
Republicans defend local government in 89th Congress
In the 89th Congress Republicans and conservative Democrats blocked a broad end poverty bill to preserve local governance against central Washington power. The House restored a limited governors veto over Washington proposed projects, a veto rejected in the Senate. The piece notes the political implications for upcoming elections and ties this to civil rights framing while reporting on a Vietnamese battlefield victory near Qui Nhon.
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Washington
House
LBJ
Army plans to recruit thousands of youths for wartime units
Army officials disclosed a plan to recruit thousands of youths from voluntary enlistments to bolster civilian military units for potential use in the Vietnam era. After a six month training, recruits will join National Guard divisions and other civilian units expanded to wartime strength, with about 2000 combat personnel and supporting troops targeted. The program keeps enlistees out of the draft and then requires them to join civilian units after six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Garwood Washington
UPI
Army
Defense Department
National Guard
Army Reserve
Congress
Rainmaker Seeks Big Rain To Earn $13000
Don L. Brunton of Amarillo installed a rainmaking device near Lamesa to boost Dawson County rainfall. He has one week left to reach an 18.8 inch average across five stations for March through September to collect $13 000. failure means the effort ends.
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Thomas Hough
Lamesa
Tex
UPI
Don L. Brunton
Amarillo
South Plains
Dawson County
Brunton
Rain, Inc
Red Cross Fund Drive Progress Report
The Red Cross Fund Drive progress mirrors Thursday with Doy Skinner reporting $64 from the Highway Department. Total contributions exceed $1,500 toward a $5,000 goal as plans for a Junior Red Cross Drive proceed under Mrs. Hugh Stepp after a principals meeting. rural reports are expected next week.
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Red Cross
Doy Skinner
Highway Department
Gene Blackwell
First State Bank
Blackwell
Hugh Stepp
Bruce Parr
Bus Driver Wanted by Childress Independent School District
The Childress Independent School District seeks a qualified bus driver aged 20 to 60 with a chauffeur license. Applications may be made to I L Kindle transportation foreman or Superintendent J W Hamilton at the administration office.
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Childress Independent School District
I. L. Kindle
J. W. Hamilton
Three Car Crash Near Kirkland Injuries Not Reported
At 10 30 a m a three car collision half a mile east of Kirkland on U S 287 left no injuries. Robert C Neely Amarillo attempted to pass Ernest Cushman Fort Worth and struck Belva Jones Hurley Shreveport La sideswiping Cushman. Heavy damage to Neely and Hurley cars and moderate damage to Cushman.
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Kirkland
U. S. 287
Robert C. Neely
Amarillo
Ernest Cushman
Fort Worth
Neely
Belva Jones Hurley
Shreveport
Cushman
Hurley
Hearing Postponed In District Court Custody Case
A child custody hearing scheduled for today in District Court has been postponed to 10 am October 7, District Clerk Margaret Hipps said. The new time is set to proceed in the same courtroom and court location.
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Margaret Hipps
Ada Bridges Dies in Fort Worth at 72
Mrs. Ada Bridges 72, of Fort Worth died at 11 04 am in a Fort Worth hospital. Former Childress resident, she lived in Fort Worth about 19 years after moving from Childress. Born October 17 1892, she came to Childress in 1918 from Sulphur Springs. Funeral arrangements incomplete. body returning to Childress for services and interment in Childress cemetery. Newberry Funeral Home directing.
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Ada Bridges
Fort Worth
Childress
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Sulphur Springs
Gary Compton Nominated for Freshman Council Seat
Gary Compton a freshman pre law student at Texas Tech is nominated by petition to represent the men's dormitory on the freshman council. Campaigns began Wednesday and the election is set for September 29. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Homer Compton.
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Gary Compton
Pre‘aw
Texas Tech
Young Compton
Homer Compton
Style Show to Launch Childress Museum Plan
The Home Arts Club hosts a style show and tea at The Woman's Department Club at 3 p.m. September 30 to spark a Childress museum project. Merchants back the effort with shop displays, while the group collaborates with the Childress County Historical Society and eyes a site for a small nucleus museum.
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Childress
Home Arts Club
Woman’s Department Club
Childress County
Seven Children Hunger Game at Wilson School
Seven children from one family at Wilson School go hungry as their father is out of work. The school cannot afford lunches. Red Cross cannot help, so donations are needed to feed the seven a hot meal daily. Mrs. Margaret Hipps notes the need for funds to cover about $2.50 per day or $50 per month.
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Wilson School
Red Cross
Margaret Hipps
Flavoring Is Political In LB Program
In Washington Senate Republicans accuse Johnson antipoverty plan of political influence. Sen. Winston L. Prouty objects to a second year 1.8 billion authorization and Hatch Act limits for community action workers. Despite GOP objections the Senate backs the compromise bill as House approves. Also, Senate confirms A Alexis Johnson as undersecretary of state after his Saigon posting.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Winston L. Prouty
RVI
Prouty
House- Senate
House
J. Edward Roush
D-Ind
Congress
Roush
A. Alexis Johnson
Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nan
Molloy Family Improves After Huntsville Crash
All members of the Molloy family injured in a one car crash near Huntsville Ark were reported improving. Kurt Molloy 6 head injury expected to improve while Mrs Molloy fractured leg and rib and punctured lung. Carl Dean Kimberley Carolyn and their uncle and aunt care for at home. The accident happened about 2 30 a m as they returned from Fayetteville where Molloy worked in Saudi Arabia years ago. The oldest daughter died in a drowning accident when the family lived in Saudi Arabia.
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Jay Molloy
Huntsvile
Ark
D. Crook
Molly
Fayetteville
Moloy
Crook
Kurt Molloy
Molloy
Saudi Arabia
Killings Continue Amid Cease Fire Despite End of War
India accused Pakistan of cease fire violations at frontier points after pro Pakistan guerrillas reported 83 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir. The government said Pakistanis entered India and dug trenches at multiple points. Britain faced pressure over stalled military shipments as Commonwealth debate flared.
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John A. Barton
New Delhi
UPI
India
Pakistan
United Nations
Kashmir
Britain
Bharat Jha Azad
Congres Party
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
Shastri
Ayub Khan
Indian Defense Ministry
Large Increase Shown By Library Users
In the first seven months of 1965 Childress County City Library reported 1,100 more borrowers than all of 1964. The library holds 6,389 books with 1,347 current borrowers. From March 1 to September 21: 6,929 books checked out, 3,993 juvenile and 2,036 adult. Acquired 728 books, 182 juvenile and 574 adult, 44 memorials, 50 purchased, 534 donations. Patrons gave $54.94 for memorials. rentals 43.13 and $145.47 in overdue fines. Discarded books raised $51.15 and will go to Friends for sales.
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Childress County City Library
James A. McDonald
Water as Top Resource Shaped by Texas City Plans
Preston McGraw reports Texas municipal leaders at a conference call water the paramount resource for tomorrow. Alvin A Burger urges cross boundary planning while Joe Kilgore pushes state level water policy and pollution controls as usage climbs from 800 billion gallons in 1960 toward four trillion by 2020. Robert Millar says public backing is essential for funding large city water projects.
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Preston McGraw
Dallas
UPI
Texas
Alvin A. Burger
Texas Research League
Joe M. Kilgore
John Connally
Kilgore
Water Planning
Texan
Robert Millar
Board of Water Commissioners of
Denver
Felt Hat Day Promotes Late Style Felts in Childress
This week Childress shops advertise Felt Hat Day with promotions on wide and nearly invisible brims. Residents are advised to discard old straw hats and browse offerings at Buckles's Men's Store Hail's Western Store Lazy F Western Store Penney's Preston Clothing Watkins Inc in anticipation of Saturdays event.
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Childress
Buckles’s Men's
Hail’s Western
Lazy F Western
Penney's
Preston Clothing Company
Watkins, Inc
Mrs Hipps Aids Red Cross Office This Week
Mrs Margaret Hipps assists in the Red Cross office while secretary Mrs Belves Bailey is in Temple with her husband undergoing tests. Hipps has served as district clerk and was previously the executive secretary here for years.
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Hipps
RED Cross
Margaret Hipps
Belves Bailey
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Iron Triangle
Kontum
Pleiku
Mekong
Viet Cong
A. G. Hargrave
Harold
Hap) Wright
National Window
House Representatives
ED Jordan Johnson
Yearwood and Johnson
Nashville, Tenn
CIC
Ford Metal Moulding
Childress Manufacturing Company
Spartans Industries, Inc
Sikkim-Tibet
Chola
Yakla
Nathula Pass
Dongchui la Pass
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