Marines claim 474 communists killed in Quant Tinh clash
U S Marines report 474 enemy dead after a two day bite coastal action in Quant Tinh Province. Marines suffer 54 killed and 120 wounded with up to 2,000 enemy forces said to have broken contact. Air strikes and artillery supported the operation as MIG-17 interceptor kills were reported in the broader North Vietnam air campaign.
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Saigon
U.S
Quant Tain
North Vietnam
Tam Ky
Patriot Mayor Laments Patriotism Decline and Mail Blitz
LUBBOCK AP Mayor W. D. Rogers Jr. says he is outraged by what he calls a regression of patriotism. He has mailed more than 600 letters to lawmakers and the President with two photos, one of a flag burning and another of Iwo Jima, urging action to preserve national respect.
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Lubbock
W. D. “Dub” Rogers Jr
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Rogers
Iwo Jima
Central Park
New York City
Youth In Beating Of Educator In Midland
Lester Payne 20 faced assault charges after beating W. W. Jackson chairman of the State Board of Education in a Midland motel. Jackson, hospitalized in good condition, said Payne attacked him as he returned to his room after a board meeting. The incident occurred hours before Payne’s father Floyd Payne planned to address the board on district tuition and transfers.
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Midland
Tex
UPI
Lester Payne
State Board of Education
W. W. Jackson
Payne
Floyd Payne
Delio School Board
Jackson
State Board
Dayan says Israel can beat Arabs without foreign troops
Israeli Defense Minister Dayan asserted Israel could defeat Arab forces without U S or British help while urging a diplomatic solution to lift Egypt's Gulf of Aqaba blockade. The Security Council debated peace proposals as Soviet ships shadow the U S Mediterranean fleet and Jordanian border buildups continue.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Moshe Dayan
U.S
Dayan
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Smoking Rule Brings Wrath
Tobacco industry spokesmen condemned a Federal Communications Commission order requiring free air time for anti smoking programs on radio and television. The FCC said stations must provide time to opponents of smoking ads if no sponsor is found, a move denounced as discriminatory by industry leaders.
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Wilson
N.C
Tobacco Industry
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
John D. Palmer
Tobacco Associates
Palmer
Washington
Parking Meter Extirpation Still Question in Amarillo
City survey shows 271 responses from 650 ballots with 127 favoring removal of meters 41 for trial removal and 73 advocating two hour meters. Mayor Stroud and commissioners signaled support if merchants agree while notes warn of employee parking clashes.
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Amarillo
Our City Hall
J. Ernest Stroud
W. S
Bill) Mays
Glen B. Gibson
Land Seeker Leaders Press Mexican Land Claim in New Mexico
Coyote New Mexico AP land dispute ends peaceful day as about 80 followers of Reies Lopez Tijerina leave town after a radio address by Gov David Cargo. Eleven others including Cristobal Tijerina are jailed in Santa Fe on weapons charges. Gov Cargo plans further talks next week.
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Coyote
N.M
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Santa Fe
David Cargo
Tijerina
Federal Alliance of Land Grants
Confederation of Free City States
New Mexico
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Mexico
Cargo
Amarillo Weather Report 1967 Shows Warm Turn
The sun has shone in Amarillo 150 of 154 days this year. Partly cloudy skies give way to warmer temperatures this afternoon with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs near the mid 80s and southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Amarillo
Army doctor Levy sentenced after refusing to train Green Beret medics
UPI reports Capt Howard Levy a Brooklyn born dermatologist and Army medical officer was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to three years hard labor for refusing to train Green Beret medics for Vietnam and for advocating disloyalty. The verdict came as Pvt Andrew Stapp received a 45 day sentence for denying access to leftist literature. Levy was taken to Ft Jackson stockade and awaits transfer to Leavenworth. The court martial lasted 2 hours 26 minutes and the defense cited ACLU counsel Charles Morgan Jr.
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UPI
Howard Levy
Vietnam
U.S
Pvt
Andrew Stapp
Merion
Ft. Sill
Okla
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