Thresher Tragedy Sparks Call for Accountability and Safety
Congressman Walter Rogers reflects on the Thresher disaster off Cape Cod, urging inquiry into causes, stricter quality controls, and safer future submarine production. He cites Navy officials and Admiral Rickover on workmanship failures and industry responsibility, and notes ongoing court inquiries at Portsmouth Naval Yard. Local observers and families are mentioned in weekend visits and community notices.
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America
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Mouth
NFL
Thresher
Portsmouth Naval Yard
George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Hyman C. Rickover
National Metal Congress
New York
Rickover
County Library Receives 46 New Books
Collingsworth county library announced forty six new books for children and adults now on shelves. titles include The Secret Garden and The Story of Albert Schweitzer among fiction and Bible study works. Eight Nancy Drew mysteries and several Hardy Boys titles are added for younger readers. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Graham of Olton visited, returning Mrs Graham’s mother after a week.
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Collingsworth County
R. H. Isbell
Lbrarian
Jesus
Charles Allen
R. L. Middleton
Christ
Middleton
Edith Dean
Mar
Garet Wise “Brown
Fred
Jane Burr
Albert Schweitzer
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Duane Decker
Mr. Jones
Peter Marshall
Toastmasters’ Treasury
Carolyn Keene
Cand
Lloyd ‘Graham
Olton
Graham
J. S. Elliott
Grahame
G. CG. Graham
Church Men to Kiamichi Camp Assembly
Nine men from First Christian Church travel Tuesday April 30 for the Christian assembly in the Kiamichi Mountains near Talihina Oklahoma. The event known as Christ's 40 Acres grounds 3000 ministers and laymen from across the United States. The three day meeting carries the theme How to Make Life Count for Christ. Delegates include Sandy Parsons Zaok Thomas John Carson Raymond Neeley Billy Neeley Claude McMillin Jack Sanford Joe Bartlett and Gilbert Forrest noted alongside the innovation by Dr James Naismith who invented basketball in 1891 92.
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First Christian Church
Christian Assembly
Kiamichi Mountains
Talahina
Oklo
United States
Christ
Sandy Parsons
Zaok Thomas
John Carson
Raymond Neeley
Billy Neeley
Claude McMillin
Jack Sanford
Joe Bartlett
Gilbert Forrest
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Walter Rogers
Awi
L. S. Riley
Pampa
Lewis Morris
Barney Glenn
Ollie Wilson
Hezze Jones
Dorothy Jane Crane
Canyon
Bill Frost
Happy
Eddie Slay
Andy Bell
Pfc
James Arnett
Richard Faust
Heilbronn
West Germany
Happy ‘Follistera
Brone Burnett
M. V. Cobb
Chiropractor
South Main Shamrock
Texas
Pee Bobs
FBI
Hanes
West Side Square
Armour Star
Bacon
Mackerel Bf
Rose
Clorox
Hunt
Shurfresh
Oleo
Food Market HiWay
Kiamichi
James .Naismith
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