Saigon Intensifies Fight as North Viet Nam Attacks South
Fighting surged Saturday as Communist troops widened assaults on American and Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam. U.S. casualties mounted with an officer killed and multiple advisers wounded. actions included attacks near Quang Tri Hue Da Nang and Chu Lai, plus airstrikes into the north against radar sites.
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Saigon
APS
South Viet Nam
U. S
Chu Lai
da Nang
Quang Tri
Phu Bai Air Field
Hue
Quang Ngai
Ba Gia
bin Duong
Kien Hoa
North Viet Nam
Hon Hieu Island
Plains bankers to host Litton chief Charles Thornton
Charles Bates Thornton chief executive of Litton Industries will address about 1 000 Panhandle Bankers Association members and guests at the Herring Hotel. Thornton born in Knox County rose to head Litton in 1961 after guiding its rapid growth. He has held multiple corporate and defense advisory roles and was an early leader at Hughes Aircraft.
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Panhandle Bankers Association
Thornton
Litton Industries
California
Knox County
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Herring Hotel
Litton
United States
Defense Industry Advisory Council
Department of Defense
Lehman Corp
United California Bank
Times Mirror Co
Union Oil Co
Western Bancorporation
Cyprus Mines Inc
General Mills Inc
Trans World Airlines
Ares
Air Force
Ford Motor Co
Hughes Aircraft
Hughes
George Washington University
Columbus University
George Washington
War Department
State Department
U.S. Air
OAS Criticized by Dominican Junta in Fractured Talks
Rival Dominican factions attack OAS secretary general Jose A Mora accusing him of meddling in internal affairs as the junta cancels its decision to let the OAS take over Radio Santo Domingo. The U.S.-led peace force presence grows while rain slows fighting and White House aides depart.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Francisco Caamano Deno
Jose A. Mora
OAS
Mora
Radio Santo Domingo
United States
Hugo Panasco Alvim
U.S. Navy
San Juan
U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Alvim
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
White House
Cyrus, R. Vance
Albuquerque Bomb Hoax Turns Out To Be Rubber Hose
A suspected bomb at Albuquerque International Airport was found to be a cigar box with four rubber hose pieces taped to resemble dynamite sticks. Sandia Base munitions team disarmed the device after police and FBI investigated delays.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Sandia
FBI
Clyde Sharrer
Tery
Sharrer
Stolen $10 From Concession Stand Sparks Arrest
In Minneapolis a 15 year old boy admitted stealing ten dollars from a concession stand run by Dorothy Anderson, a blind woman. He said he shared half the money with a 13 year old accomplice after the theft. A police call followed hearing a spoken voice from the hall.
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Minneapolis
Dorothy Anderson
Reds Charge 2 As Spies in Moscow News
Soviet papers accuse two American diplomats in Moscow of CIA ties. The U S Embassy denounces the claims as fabrications while Izvestia calls Malcolm Toon and Alan Logan covert agents. U S officials dismiss the charges as propaganda.
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Moscow
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Soviet Union
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Sovyetskaya Rossiya
Ottawa
Nyddyelvan
Izvestia
Malcolm Toon
Alan Logan
CIA
Toon
Logan
Emy
Specializinng
Nyedyelya
Texas lawmakers push redistricting deal after late-night session
In Austin the House and Senate rushed to approve a conference report creating a compromise reshuffle of Texas 23 congressional districts. Nine of ten conferees signed. Senator Parkhouse did not. Debate could run past dawn with no amendments allowed.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
House
Senate
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Brenham
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Mutscher
Jack Brooks
Beaumont and
Clark Thomp
Memorial Day Rites At Llano Cemetery
Memorial Day services slated for 1 30 p m at Llano Cemetery led by Charles W Mason of American Legion Post 372. Lt Col Sam Smith and Gary Compton will speak, with music by Amarillo Air Force Base Band and North Heights Community Choir. Wreaths by Annie Parker Gold Star Mothers. Banks closed. some stores closed.
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Llano
Charles W. Mason
American Legion Post 372
Sam Smith
Veterans Administration Hospital
Army Reserve
Gary Compton
Childress High School
Gary
American Legion
Sam Collins
Tascosa High School
Flanders Fields
Reginald de Koven
Amarillo Air Force Base
CWO
Ross Whitehead
North Heights
M. P. Hines
Annie Parker
Harper
Amarillo
The
Gold Star Mothers
Weather Forecast for Amarillo Remains Warm and Sunny
The sun shines over Amarillo with 143 rows out of 14 percent in 1965 noted. Afternoon cloudiness is expected but no thundershowers are forecast by the US Weather Bureau. Highs should reach the middle 80s.
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Amarillo
US Weather Bureau
Gemini Crew Rehearsals Ahead of June 3 Space Launch
The Gemini 4 flight team completes a battery replacement and runs checks. Mission director Kraft calls Saturday rehearsals extremely clean and anticipates no delay to the June 3 launch. Astronauts McDivitt and White prepare for a two orbit four day mission the longest in U S space history. White aims to bead a spacewalk with a golden tether while avoiding contact with the spent booster as it tumbles equipped with explosive charges for safety.
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Space Agency
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
James McDivitt
Edward White
Air Force
U.S
White
Police Arrest 99 In Selma Friendship Day Event
Police arrested 99 demonstrators Saturday during Selma Friendship Day as a two block march to the city jail drew more than 2,000 people. Police said 35 juveniles and 50 adults faced charges of boycotting or disorderly conduct as crowds carried picket signs outside stores.
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Selma
Ala
Frank la Porte
Baker
Birmingham
Earl Hall
Alabama
Hall
Highway Death Toll Rising Over Memorial Weekend
The long Memorial Day weekend traffic fatalities continued to climb through Saturday night. By midnight Amarillo time the toll stood at 155, ahead of last year's count, though the rate of increase slowed after an initial surge starting Friday at 6 pm local time.
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Associated Pro
Amarillo
Associated Press
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Reds
Boot Hill
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America
James K. Williams
F. W. Wallace
Hubert L. Dandy
Legion Post
Gemini
Wren
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