World Communism unity questioned as summit opens
The piece notes Marxist dream of a strifeless world dissolves amid splits in the First Second and Third Internationals. It cites Russia's Czechoslovakia actions and tensions with China and warns that while unity may seem fragile, communist revolutionaries persist. The author predicts Moscow will stage a unity show at the summit while Marxism remains volatile.
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Fire traps twenty one on 34th floor in Dallas blaze
A blaze on the 34th floor of the Republican National Bank in Dallas trapped 21 people for 20 minutes as flames and smoke forced windowside escapes. At least 12 suffered smoke inhalation or cuts, none seriously hurt, with $50,000 in floor damage. Seventeen were trapped in the American Airlines office.
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Republican National Bank
American Airlines
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Explosions Ravage Gary Neighborhood Injuring Seven
In Gary Indiana a series of gas related blasts rocked a 10 block area leaving seven injured and prompting an eight PM curfew. Five homes were destroyed and a dozen damaged as police evacuated 56 blocks while gas mains were shut off. Mayor Hatcher blamed a faulty regulator and said the gas company will investigate.
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Gary, Ind
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Richard G. Hatcher
Hatcher
Northern Indiana Public Service Co
Glen Park
Navy loses 73 as destroyer collision sinks Evans
Pearl Harbor Hawaii authorities report the forward section of the USS Frank E Evans sank after a collision with the Australian carrier Melbourne. One American sailor died 67 missing and 199 survived including Cmdr A S McLemore. A Navy board will investigate the disaster.
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William F. Brin
My Home Town Pays Tribute To Canyon
Amarillo Daily News regional staff honors Mrs. Gilbert Brown of Dawn as third place winner in last week’s My Home Town letter writing contest. First prize pays ten dollars, second prize six, third four. Winners’ letters appear in the Daily News with non winning letters printed later in summer.
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Amarillo Daily News
Gilbert Brown
Dawn
Canyon
Texas
Daily News
Thinkolites Describe Home Town Beauty and Campus Spirit
A reader praises their town for beauty and welcoming merchants though services are modest, and lauds West Texas State University students for conduct while national unrest brews. The letter notes support for Vietnam troops and Red Cross drives, hinting at a page 2 continuation.
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West Texas State University
Vietnam
Red Cross
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Amobilo 134 1969 Weather Forecast Summary
The forecast for Amobilo predicts a partly cloudy day with warmer high around the upper 80s. South winds at about 10 mph, with a 20 percent chance of precipitation.
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Amobilo
Puny Prices Spur Hope Of Big Wheat Harvest In High Plains
Farmers in the High Plains eye a potential bumper wheat crop as harvest begins in southeastern sections. The low price of $1.25 per bushel dampens enthusiasm though. Childress and Hardeman counties report early cutting, with Quanah noting several days of harvest. Hall County expects readiness in about a week. County agent W. B. Houser notes limited wheat in sandy lands.
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Childress and
Hardeman Coun
Childress County
Quanah
Hardeman County
Hall County
W. B. Houser
Jury Taken to Crime Scene in Clovis Murder Trial
District Judge Dee Blythe ordered the Carlton murder trial jurors to view the Portales drug store where Elbert Muncy died on August 18, 1968. Jurors walked the front, interior, storeroom, and back door. the session followed a day of objections and a mistrial motion.
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N.M
Dee Blythe
Dennis and
Pearl Diana Carlton
Portales
Elbert Muncy
Muncy
Walter Chambliss
Blythe
Three Nebraska Brothers Die In Naval Disaster
Three Sage brothers Gary 21 Gregory 19 and Kelly Jo 18 from Nebraska were among 73 U.S. sailors lost when the destroyer Evans collided with an Australian carrier in the Pacific. Their mother Mrs. Ernest Sage of Niobara and family friend Cheryl Hargens said the brothers joined the Navy and learned together on the Evans before the disaster.
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Pacific
California
Lawrence John Reilly Sr
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Wasre
Sage Brothers
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Kelly
Cheryl Hargens
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