Two Year Anniversary of North Viet Nam Raid Marked by U S Jets
United States marks the second anniversary of the first bombing raid on North Viet Nam by launching another day of air strikes from Doung Hoi to Haiphong. U S planes drop over 3 million leaflets and report 786 communist deaths in the Haiphong region.
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Joseph L. Galloway
United Pressternational Saigon
UPI
United States
Viet Nam
Doung Hoi
Haiphong
Red China
U.S
Haiphong Sea
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
South
Moscow
Soviet Union
Washington
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Tonkin Gulf
Dong Hoi
China
Air Force
Karl W. Richter
Holly, Mich
Edward J. Rasmus Jr
Chicago
Dong Ho
Gang Violence Surges in Harvey and Chicago Suburbs
Hoodlums attacked a suburban department store in Harvey south of Chicago, smashing windows and stealing rifles and shotguns after a midnight clash with a gang of about 30. Officer Fred Hess was wounded by a sniper while helping disperse the rioters. his condition was listed as good.
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Robert T. Loughran
United Press International
Chicago
UPI
Harvey
Martin Luther King
Mariners
William McClarin
Fred Hess
Hess
McClarin
Dixie Mall
Four Seek Dome Nomination in 18th District
Four candidates officially announce bid to replace Rep. Walter Rogers in the 18th Congressional District. They are State Sen. Andy Rogers State Rep. Walter Knapp Amarillo attorney Tom Upchurch and District Attorney Dee Miller. A meeting of 30 county chairmen called by Will D. Davis Jr. will name the successor, possibly this Saturday or Monday.
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Tee
Walter Rogers
Rogers
Andy Rogers
Childess
Walter Knapp
Tom Upchurch
Amarillo
Dee Miller
Rep. Rogers
Will D. Davis Jr
Austin
State Democatic Executive Committee
Insane killers eyed for life imprisonment in Texas
Lt Gov Preston Smith asked the Texas Legislative Council to study keeping inmates ruled insane in lifelong confinement. Gov Connally urged a law after Monday's UT campus mass slayings, with Dallas officials to brief DPS and Austin police on the plan.
Texans Lt Cmdr Yarborough to receive Distinguished Flying Cross
Virginia Beach reports Lt Cmdr W P Yarborough of Baird Texas will join four other Navy officers in Viet Nam to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in action.
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TEXAN
Virginia Beach, Va
UPT
Cmdr
W. P. Yarborough
Baird, Tex
Navy
Viet Nam
4 H Rodeo Set Tonight In Fair Park
Pint sized cowpokes and 4 H Horse Club youth perform in the Childress County 4 H Horse Club Junior Rodeo at Old Settlers Arena Fair Park. Events begin 8 p m both nights with pole bending barrel race ring race calf bobbing wild cow riding bareback bronc riding water melon race and flag race. James Ross Mickler of Stamford is announcer. Prizes include 25 belt buckles ribbons for places one through six and silver mounted spurs for All Around Cowboy and Cowgirl. An Appaloosa mare will be given away Saturday to 4 H donors.
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Childress County
Old Settlers Arena
Fair Park
Childress Horse Club
James Ross Mickler
Stamford
Miss Grain Sorghum Pageant Opens at Dimmitt High
Pat Compton, contestant and East Texas State College sophomore, competes for Miss Grain Sorghum of 1986 at Dimmitt High School Auditorium. The Saturday pageant offers a $500 college scholarship, with $200 and $100 prizes for first and second runners up.
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Pat Compton
Dimmitt High School
Miss Compton
Harvey Compton
East Texas State College
Johnson Pleads Guilty to Swindling Charge
Juliane Johnson of Quail pled guilty in County Court to swindling by worthless check. A $25 fine plus court costs and one day in jail were imposed. Johnson was arrested by the Sheriff's Department per County Attorney Clarence Carter’s records.
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Juliane Johnson
Quail
Clarence Carter
Rusk Keeps DMZ Entry Possibility Open Amid Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States has no policy to enter the DMZ but may move to protect forces. He urged ICC cooperation to monitor and clean out the zone, while denying Haiphong shipping attacks and noting worsening Soviet American ties over Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
Rusk
Guam
North Vietnam
ICC
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Cuban migrant held after threat to shoot people in El Paso
A 54 year old Cuban man with a new rifle and 500 rounds of ammo sparked a police alert in El Paso after FBI tipster in Philadelphia warned he planned mass killings. He was arrested in a motel and remained in Thomason General Hospital psychiatric ward with no charges filed.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Thomason General Hospital
FBI
Philadelphia
Carlos Pruna
Pruna
Fort Worth Teen Admits Fun Motive in Busines Nightwatchman Shooting
A 15 year old boy in Texas confessed to shooting Roscoe nightwatchman Lew Snyder during an attempted break in. He cited wanting to have fun like Chicago killer Richard Speck and Texas sniper Charles Whitman. He said he took Snyder’s gun and fired about three times after Snyder exited the car. He is held in city jail awaiting transport to Sweetwater for questioning.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Roscoe
Tex
Richard Speck
Chicago
Charles Whitman
University of Texas
HH. Hungerford
Austin
Irving
Dallas
Hungerford
Lew
Snyder
Sweetwater
Grandview
Federal action on literacy tests and jury service sparks debate
The Johnson administration seeks higher standards for jury service than voter registration in southern states where federal low standards exist. The 1965 Civil Rights Act bans literacy tests and other devices used to suppress Black voters in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Georgia South Carolina Virginia and parts of North Carolina. Critics warn removal of tests may pollute rolls with incapables to understand voting.
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Johnson Administration
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Johnson
Texas Draft Quota Raised for October to 2,671
Texas draft boards are ordered to provide 2,671 men in October, state selective service director Col. Morris S. Schwartz announced. This is the largest monthly Texas call since May 1953 when 2,823 were drafted. September’s quota was increased from 1,585 to 1,890.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Morris S. Schwartz
Selective Service
Schwartz
Top CIA Spy Suspended in Jewelry Missing Probe
Washington officials suspend Hans V. Tofte from CIA duties amid an internal inquiry into a tangle with another agent over exposed documents and missing jewels. Howard Osborne oversees security as investigators gather details while Tofte remains on the payroll. No charges have been filed and police pursue the jewelry theft.
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Washington
UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Hans V. Tofte
Howard Osborne
Tofte
Substitute Teachers Sought by Childress School System
The Childress Public School system seeks substitute teachers as several past staff have left for full time jobs. Anyone with college credits may apply by contacting the School Administration Office to be added to the approved substitute list. The school board will meet at 7:30 Monday night at the Administration Office.
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Childress
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Johnson Extends Wishes to Nicaragua's New President
President Johnson sent best wishes to Dr. Lorenzo Guerrero as Nicaragua elected a new president. In a condolence message for the late President Rene Schick, Johnson praised his service and expressed hope for continued close cooperation between the United States and Nicaragua under the new government.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Lorenzo Guerero
Nicaragua
Rene Schick
Proxmie urges aid for women operating small clinic in Viet Nam war area
Senator William Proxmire asks for aid from Congress for women running a small clinic in the war weary regions of South Vietnam. He urges support to improve medical services and relief for civilians affected by the conflict.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmie
Dwie
South Viet Nam
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