U S Troops Repel Viet Cong Assault In Vietnam War Zone
U S First Infantry Division troops repelled an estimated 450 Viet Cong in War Zone D about 55 miles north of Saigon, with 196 enemy dead and American losses of 3 killed and 113 wounded. A transport plane crash at An Khe killed 28 of 49 aboard, while other US units fought engagements across North and Central Vietnam.
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Saigo
API
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
UN General Assembly opens emergency session on Middle East
The United Nations emergency meeting begins with Kosygin present but silent as U S Ambassador Goldberg and Jordanian envoy El Farrah clash over agenda. Gromyko's letter calls for liquidation of Israel's oppression and withdrawal to 1949 lines. Only 3 nations vote against convening the session.
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United Nations
UPI
General Assembly
Middle East
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
Jordan
Kosygin
Kesypin
Thant
Assembly
Abdul Rahman Razhwaki
Afghanistan
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Muhammad H. El-Farrah
Goldberg
Andrei’ Gromyko
Gromyko
Israel
Palestine
Moscow
Security Council
Botswana
El-Farra
End of Rye Grass on Courthouse Lawn Replaced
County Judge Choice Moore announces Bermud a grass will replace the rye grass soon across the courthouse lawn. He notes the rye grass lasted from last October and was green until now. Leonard Graphic's J D Toney comments on a Texas law requiring public meetings to be open and officials guarding language. Father’s Day is today with a last minute reminder.
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Moore
J. D. Toney
The
Leonard Graphic
Texus
City notes dog tag sales rise after anti stray plan
City Manager Dan Mire reports dog tax tag sales have surged since the city threat of war on stray dogs and capturing untagged or unvaccinated dogs. The piece recalls hail damage from June 8, 1917, and local concerns over crop timing and noise from daily machines.
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Dan Mire
Wolfe City
Bailey
Cooper
Sunday Warm Up Forecast With Scattered Showers
Bonham area expects partly cloudy skies and continued warmth through Sunday with a high in the mid 90s and morning low in the low 70s. Western North Central Texas may see scattered showers Sunday afternoon amid recent heavy rainfall events across the region.
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Bonham
Texas
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Muleshoe
Abernathy
Canyon
Denver City
Friona
Amherst
Plains
Sundown
Littlefield
Levelland
Fire at Smith Moore Williams area reported Saturday
Firemen were dispatched to the rear of Smith Mo ore Williams Saturday afternoon where a stack of cay was reported on fire at mid day.
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Smith-Moore-Williams
Deadly Takeoff Near An Khe Kills 28 on C130 Flight
A U S C130 transport crash at An Khe base in South Vietnam killed 28 of 49 aboard as it attempted to depart for Qui Nhon. Four engines, 42 passengers and seven crew, the plane overturned and exploded after veering off the runway. Fire units and medics rushed to the scene and base hospitals treated the injured.
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Tell
Saipan
An Khe
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Marine
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Pleiku
South Vietnam
UPI
Qui Nhon
Air Forcee
Vietnam
Warren
Mich
Detroit
St. Petersburg
Fla
Services For Edward Denton Be Held Here
Edward Denton 21 son of A E Denton of Ector was killed in a June 15 1967 traffic accident in South Vietnam while serving with a U S Army transportation unit. His body will be returned to Ector for services in Bonham with arrangements aided by the Fannin county Red Cross. Survived by father mother a brother two half brothers and two half sisters.
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Sidney Edward Denton
A. E. Denton
Ector
South Vietnam
U. S. Army
United States
Fannin County
Denton
Sp. Denton
Charlotte Denton
Beatrice
Nebr
Bonham
Gary Dewayne
Naval Base
San Diego
Calif
American Red Cross
Dodd Exoneration Possible on One Censure Count
Senate debate on Thomas J. Dodd continued as Republicans signaled a lukewarm push for censuring him on one count. The Ethics Committee recommended dropping the double billing charge while maintaining scrutiny over a $116,083 diversion of political funds to Dodd's personal use.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
Jim
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dodd
Mike Mansfield
Munt
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Amtaw
Wallace F. Bennett
Bonham Sidewalk Sale Promises Big Bargains
Bonham hosts its annual Sidewalk Sale next Saturday. Merchants display hundreds of items on the sidewalk creating a carnival atmosphere. The Bonham Chamber of Commerce retail committee sponsors drastic markdowns drawing shoppers from a wide area.
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Bonham
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Bonham Market
Congressman Urges Three Day Vietnam Bombing Halt
Rep Frank Horton of New York urges President Johnson to order a three day conditional halt to U S bombing over North Vietnam to align with Soviet Premier Kosygin's UN arrival. Horton says the pause should show U S sincerity for world peace and would resume Friday if North Vietnam fails to take affirmative action.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Horton
R-N.y
Johnson
North Vietnam
United Nations
Alexei Kosygin
United States
Horton
Guardsmen Patrol Streets in Cincinnati After Calm Restored
About 1,000 National Guard troops patrolled Cincinnati to prevent disturbances amid a return to normal. Officials said detachments could depart by Monday as calm returned, while Dayton and other cities also reported reduced tensions.
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Cincinnati
UFS
National Guard
Ohio River
Dayton
Ohio
Clair W. Martz
Lansing
Mich
Johnson says tax hike still in play as economy weakens
U.S. industrial production fell to its lowest in 42 months in May while consumer goods output held steady and housing starts rose to a one year high. Assistant Commerce Secretary Shaw said the tax increase proposal remains a live option, possibly larger than 6 percent, to fund Vietnam costs and reduce the deficit, per remarks after talks with metal producers. Carl Madden of the U.S. Chamber urged justification for a hike given sluggish growth and inflation risk.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Commerce
William H. Shaw
Shaw
Hot Springs
Carl H Madden
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Vietnam
Madden
Virginia
Beaten Up Chinese Envoys Must Leave India
Two Communist Chinese diplomats Chen Liu-chin and Hsieh Chen hen were ordered to depart India but could stay a day or two to recover from injuries after an Indian student stormed the Chinese embassy. Seven other Chinese were injured amid protests over alleged espionage. the two officials remained inside the embassy under doctor care.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
Muh
Nith
Chiang
Chen Liu-chin
Hsieh Chenhen
CFE
$75 Fine Levied Against Youth
City court Saturday fined a teenager $75 for possession of intoxicants. Judge L. B. Morris presided as the youth was arrested by city police.
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L. B. Morris Levieu
Pelle
China Reports Air Hydrogen Bomb Test
Tokyo and UPI report Communist China announced a successful hydrogen bomb test in the air over western mainland China. It was the sixth Chinese nuclear test since 1964 and the first of the year, potentially putting China ahead of France in the nuclear arms race.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Peking
World Atomic Powers
France
United States
Russia
South Pacific Proving Grounds
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UPI Radiotelephoto
Maurice Couve de Murville
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Paris
New York
United Nations General Assembly
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Buzzy
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GOP
Jackson
Miss
James H. Meredith
Hernando
Commerce Department
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