Distant landmarks and new duties mark week in Texas
A Recorded Texas Historic Landmark will get a 14 by 9 inch interpretive plaque. Dr Francis Puig and his wife begin duties at Stratford Clinic Building restoring full-time medical service for the city. The Randall County Courthouse in Canyon hosts Eisenhower remarks urging support for national chairman Bliss. Michel Jazys mile world record and Shriver defense of testing are noted along with a mystery satellite sighting by McDivitt and White.
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Texas
Panhandle
Francis Puig
Havana
Cuba
Stratford Clinic
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ray C. Bliss
Michel Jazy
France
Growth control in crops could boost food production standards
Dr. Arthur Gohlke of the High Plains Research Foundation near Plainview reports progress in using chemical hormones to regulate cotton plant size. He predicts potential applications to grains and pasture, part of a wider growth-control surge by agri-scientists including work at Halfway and ties to Texas Tech and Purdue.
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Arthur Gohlke
High Plains Research Foundation
Plainview
Gohlke
Littlefield
Texas Tech
Purdue
Michigan State
Halfway
That and This Lady Warned Daughter About Hail
A fragment from a period column recalls a mother warning her daughter to park the car in the garage amid forecasts of hail in Canyon. It also mentions retired Judge Marvin Jones as a sharp tennis and baseball figure from the Panhandle era and notes Jan Garber's ongoing performances with his daughter Janis.
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Marvin Jones
U.S. Court of Claims
Panhandle
Charles P. Woodburn
Jan Garber
Idol
Dallas
Las Vegas
Janis
Jan
Rumor Rumors Shake Wall Street In Slump
A rumor that President Johnson suffered a heart attack rattled the skittish market, causing a sharp midday drop, partial recovery, then renewed slide. Officials stressed the rumor was untrue while analysts noted outside influences and growing concerns over rates and credit.
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New York
Wall Street
Johnson
Iowa
New York Stock Exchange
Yugoslav Diplomat Wounded in Munich Shooting
Yugoslav consul Andrija Klaric was shot in Munich as police questioned a waitress and Yugoslav exiles in southern Germany. Klaric, 35, was in hospital after lung surgery, while his companion Dara Rogic, 38, escaped the attack. Authorities termed the incident politically motivated amid Tito’s East German visit.
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Germany
Munich
Tito
Yugoslavia
East Germany
Andrija Klaric
Meersberg
Dara Rogic
Elaine
Miss Rogie
West Germany
Bonn
Georg Pendzic
Klaric
Pendzic
Ustadia
Belgarde
Major Viet Cong assault hits Dong Xoai district capital
About 1 000 Viet Cong attacked Dong Xoai in Phuoc Long province near Route 14 wounding and killing several U S troops. The outpost camp housed roughly 300 Vietnamese regulars and 90 local militia fought alongside. Airlifted Vietnamese forces joined the battle as the town endured a mortar barrage and coordinated assault.
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Saigon
U.S
Navy
Dong Xoat
Dong Xoai
Phuoc Long Province
Astronauts Laud USS Wasp Crew After Rescue
Astronaut James McDivitt thanked the USS Wasp for a swift rescue and told 2,400 crewmen on the carrier that when they landed they did not know their condition. He and Edward White recalled anxious moments before being plucked from the sea after Gemini 4's fiery reentry. The crew, off the Florida coast, were checked for stress while White expressed gratitude for the on‑scene help. Yuri Gagarin sent a congratulations telegram received during the recovery.
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WASP
James McDivitt
McDivitt
Edward White
Mystery persists over satellite seen by Gemini astronauts
James A. McDivitt Jr and Edward H White Jr reported seeing a large object with wing like arms during their four day earth orbit. NASA officials say film from the flight does not show a satellite, though Pegasus is suspected.
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Senate
Page
James A. McDivitt Jr
Earth
Edward H. White Jr
Chicago Tribune Press Service
Houston
Edward H White
Julian Scheer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Defense
McDivitt
Soviets unveil mystery jet as Paris Air Show opens
At Le Bourget, the 26th Paris Aviation and Space Show opens with a mystery Tupolev-144 slated for display. If supersonic, it could challenge the Anglo French Concorde. The event gathers a record array of aircraft, rockets, and aerospace gear from the United States and many European nations.
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Paris
le Bourget
Concord
United States
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