Two Prints Describe Helium History From Interior Bureau
Printed notices outline new film produced by the Bureau of Mines Helium Activity office in Amarillo about helium history and current uses. Also noted are court actions, bond ratings, concerts, and local races with votes and events across the region.
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Bureau of Mines
U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Mines Helium Activity Office
Amarillo
New York
Panhandle
Talk of a Third Party in the Air
Discussion of a potential far left third party aiming for about 4 million votes to sway the 1968 election. SNICK conference rumors, Ed Minteer notes, and Insider's News Letter speculation point to Morse and King. Quebec provincial election outcomes raise separatist concerns.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNICK
Wayne Morse
Martin Luther King
Quebec
Jean le Sage
Liberal
Union Nationale
Daniel Johnson
Johnson
Canada
Buddhist protests in Saigon threaten Ky truce
Militant Buddhists in South Vietnam reject a government bid to include civilians in the military junta and demand Premier Ky resign. Rally crowds in Hue show defiance as tension threatens a Civilian regime, while the ground war remains quiet and air strikes hit a Viet Cong base.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Johnson
Guam
Hurricane Alma devastates Honduras and threatens Cuba
Hurricane Alma left 73 dead in Honduras as a 90 mile per hour storm moved toward Cuba. San Rafael received up to 30 inches of rain, with mud floods up to a meter deep. The Cuban coast and extreme southern Florida watched advisories for possible impact.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Cuba
Honduras
Miami Weather Bureau
San Rafael
Tegucigalpa
Honduran
Florida
Havana
NATO Set to Locate Military HQ in Belgium
Brussels AP reports NATO ministers reached a major step by choosing Belgium for the alliance's military headquarters. A October session will decide if NATO's political headquarters move from Paris as Canada and Italy show hesitation. Leaders insist political and military arms stay close for effective cooperation.
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Brussels
Belgium
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alliance
NATO
Joseph Luns
Netherlands
Council of Ministers
Paris
Lais
Gemini 9 lands with near perfect splashdown
CAPE KENNEDY AP reports Gemini 9 pilots Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan return from space in near perfect fashion. They landed just half a mile from the target and 32 miles from the Wasp amid a three day, high tension rendezvous.
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Cape Kennedy
U.S
Fila
A.m. Cst
Wasp
Cernan
California governor hopefuls battle in final campaign rally
Republican Ronald Reagan and George Christopher closed out their California governor bids in a blazing finale with Reagan barnstorming the state and Christopher flying in from southern California. Governor Edmund G. Brown aimed for a historical third term while Los Angeles Mayor Yorty sought the Republican nomination challenge. About 5.1 million of 7.8 million voters were expected to vote in the primary.
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California
Gov. Brown
Ronald Reagan
San Francisco
UPI
George Christopher
Reagan
Christopher
San Francisco Bay Area
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Brown
Yorty
Richard M. Nixon
Victory Claimed In Purge In Red China
Tokyo AP reports China’s official agency claimed pro Russian elements led a challenge to the leadership but the opposition was overcome. Wording suggested a near escape from a communist power grab, while true motives remained speculation amid propaganda.
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Tokyo
Red China
Russia
Mao Tze-tung
Peking
Man Nabbed Admits Deed In Meredith Shooting
James H. Meredith was shot from ambush as he led a 225 mile pilgrimage in Mississippi to urge voting and end fear. Aubry James Norvell, 41, of Memphis, confessed firing the 16 gauge shotgun from a culvert on U.S. Highway 51 south of Hernando. Meredith was hospitalized in satisfactory condition in Memphis.
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Notre Dame
Michigan State
UCLA
Southern Cal
James H. Meredith Wa
Alma
Tn &Q
James Meredith
Highway 51
Jackson
Miss
Hernando
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
South
Gaston Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Meredith
Paul Johnson
Aubry James Norvell
Gov. Johnson
Norvell
Here
Associated Press
High Court Frees Sheppard Over Trial carnival Atmosphere
The Supreme Court ruled that prejudicial publicity and a chaotic courthouse atmosphere denied Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard a fair trial in the murder of his wife. The court ordered a new trial if the state does not act within a reasonable time.
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Washington (Ap
Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Mississippi Voters Prepare For Historic Primary
Mississippi voters head to the polls for the first primary in decades for one Senate seat and five House seats. About 280 000 expected to participate amid the Republican first primary and end of poll taxes, with hot Democratic contests and a 4th district GOP race central Mississippi. Governor Paul Johnson urges all qualified Mississippians to vote citing Viet Nam service by soldiers.
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Viet Nam
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Senate
House
Republican Party
Democratic Party
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5Th Circuit Court
New Orleans
Theodore Heller
Amarillo Air Force Base
Om Ato Izzard
Ann Landers
Astro-Guide
Sylvia Porter
Minteer
The
Albuquerque Journal
Manuel Edquist
Kiwanis Club
Irving
West
Josh Billings
Wesizzard
Viet
Cuban Meteorological Institute
Pinar del Rio
Las Villas
Matanzas
Florida Straits
Gordon Dunn
Can
Gemini
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Siow
Navy
China
High Court
Mr. President
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations
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