Pilots join move to forestall Viet Cong offensive near Saigon
U S Navy pilots joined in a three way dogfight that downed a MIG 21 as ground fighting intensified around Saigon. U S strength rose to a record 541000 in South Vietnam with 4000 of the Army's 5th Division arriving in July. Casualties mounted with 193 Americans killed last week and 1086 wounded. Communists suffered 1146 killed while South Vietnamese lost 243. Gen Vo Nguyen Giap rumored to oversee Saigon defense from near the Cambodian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Johnson
Army
5Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Here
Gas Truck Explosion Lit Up Kennedale Scene
Explosion at the Red Ball gas station on U.S. Highway 287 near Kennedale damaged a 6000 gallon storage tank. Two dozen or more were injured, with six in critical condition, including KRLD TV’s Steve Pieringer. Firefighters battled a prior small blaze as the tank toppled onto a trailer.
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Bruce P. Meyer
Kennedalf
Tex
Glynn Grimes
Red Ball
U.S. Highway 287
Kennedale
Fort Worth
Dallas
Steve Pieringer
Krld-Tv
Pieringer Wa
Tom Lowery
Pieringer
Cold Front Stalls Over Northern Texas
A cold front stalled over northern Texas bringing showers and cool temperatures. Rain totals reached 1.16 inches at El Paso border, 1.12 inches in Lubbock with lingering showers across the Panhandle. Forecasters expect the front to drift south then retreat north as a warm front later in the day.
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P Fe
Texas
Fl Paso
Lubbock
Panhandle
Jacksboro
Galveston
Mein
Czechoslovakia Wins Reprieve Lets Liberalization Continue
Communist sources say Czechoslovakia gains a reprieve for its liberalization program and agrees to halt anti-Soviet publicity in the press. They describe the pledge as self-imposed with Moscow expecting no aggressive moves, while East German propaganda remains sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerd Kriwanek
Czerna Nad Tisou
Czechoslovakia
UPI
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Soviet Union
Walter Ulbricht
Social Security Office to Visit Vernon Courthouse Mondays
Edwin S. Craughon of the Social Security office in Vernon will be at the courthouse every Monday during August at 10 am. The outreach aims to assist residents with Social Security questions and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin S. Craughon
Social Security Office
Vernon
Dry Weather Continues Through July At Local Weather Station
The Federal Aviation Agency Weather Station in Chil reports July moisture at .49 inches with year to date 10.65 inches. Monthly totals include traces on several days and readings of .08 on July 13 and .09 on July 15, with other days showing trace or small amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Agency
Air Field
Childress
Jaycees to Fund Half of Bloodmobile Visit in October
Childress Jaycees will cover half the cost of the Red River Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in October. Weldon Teague, county chairman, spoke at the noon meeting and Ray Williams attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Christy
Jaycee Wives
Sam Carmack
Christy
Jaycees’ Wives Club
Oper
Mary Joyce Edrington
Linda Carmack
Candy Stripers
Weldon Teague
Ray Williams
Henry W. Epps Dies at 87 Funeral Incomplete
Henry Wagoner Epps, 87, died about 9 a.m. at his home in Childress after a long illness. He had lived in Amarillo recently with his daughter and remained with another daughter in Wichita Falls. Funeral plans are incomplete as more children arrive. He was born December 25, 1880 in South Carolina and married Ethel Eugenia Franks in Coryell County. He retired from the FWA&D railroad and farmed north of Childress. He was a Baptist Church member. Surviving: two daughters, three sons, three sisters, two brothers, 21 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
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Henry Wagoner Epps
Avenue E
Northwest
Amarillo
R. P. Williams
Epps
Bernard English
Wichita Falls
Newberry's
South Carolina
Childress
Corvell County
Tex
Ethel Eugenia Franks
Coryell County
Fwa&d Railroad
The
Baptist Church
Waldo of
Joe
BS. Epps
Foreign Aid Bill Totals Under 2 Billion
The Senate backed a 1.95 billion authorization for 1969 foreign aid after the House approved 1.99 billion, ensuring the program will fall below 2 billion dollars for the first time since its start. The move comes amid heavy war costs and rising domestic needs. Continued on page 5.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Johnson
House
U.S
Poll Causes Rocky Edge as Nixon Backers Disagree
In Miami Beach UPI Raymond Lahr reports Rockefeller aides seize on a Harris poll showing Rockefeller leading Humphrey and McCarthy while Nixon trails. Nixon aides dispute the poll, predicting victory at the GOP convention and citing Gallup results. The platform committee clash over Vietnam policy highlights the split.
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Raymond Lahr
Miami Beach
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeler
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Nixon
Harris
Rockefeller
Rocke
Feller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
McCarthy
Klein
Gov. Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Republican Party
Dirksen
Harris Poll
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Gallup
Humphrey McCarthy
Ocen
John G. Tower
Texas
Vietnam
Scott
John Chaffee
Rhode Island
Tower
Dirkson Committee
Johnson
Paris
Johnson condemns Bethlehem Steel price hike as unreasonable
President Johnson called Bethlehem Steel’s 5 percent across the board price increase unreasonable and warned it could trigger retaliation by withholding defense contracts. He noted other firms like U S Steel and Armco planned similar raises but avoided mirroring a blanket hike. Johnson said widespread increases could cost consumers hundreds of millions annually and harm inflation and competitiveness.
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Pittsburgh
UPD
Johnson
Bethlehem Steel
U.S. Steel
Washington
Steel Industry
United Steelworkers Union
Bethlehem
Edmund F. Martin
Martin
Armco Steel Corp
Childress County School Board Meeting Set Saturday
The regular monthly meeting of the Childress County School Board will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Childress County Courthouse.
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Childress County
Childress
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