Four Klansmen Arrested in Slaying of Army Officer
FBI agents arrested four Ku Klux Klan members in Athens on civil rights charges tied to the July slaying of Lt. Col. Lemuel A. Penn. James Lackey confessed and implicated Sims Myers and Guest. Guest, a garage operator, hosted meetings where the plan to intimidate Negroes under civil rights laws was formed.
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Athens, Ga
UPI
FBI
Lemuel A. Penn
Washington, D.C
Ft. Benning
U. S
Girard Hawkins
Clarke County
Madison County
Georgia
Hawkins
James Lackey
Penn
Lackey
Joseph Howard Sims
Cecil William Myers
Herbert Guest
Penns
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Guest
Myers
Sims
Hoover
Athens
San Antonio Hit By Heavy Rains And High Winds
Torrential rain and 70 mph winds battered San Antonio causing widespread damage. Fifteen airplanes damaged one person injured. a roof ripped off a building and a KTSA radio tower toppled. Randolph and Lackland bases reported aircraft damage and power outages as other areas faced heat, rationing and scattered showers.
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United Press International
San Antonio
KTSA
Lackland Air Force Base
Randolph Air Force Base
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Yester
Quanah
West Texas
Henrietta
Tex
D. O. Daniel
Junction
Laredo
US Weather Bureau
Elmer Allen
Fort Phantom Hill Lake
Abilene
Nacogdoches
Greenbelt Lanes Opens With Gala Weekend
Greenbelt Lanes under new ownership announces a gala opening Saturday and Sunday with free coffee and soft drinks. Attendees may register for door prizes drawn Friday at 9 p.m. August 14. Two games free after bowling three. Band Rondos performs at 8 p.m. Saturday. Handicap tournament for all bowlers. Restaurant operated by Troy Collins.
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Greenbelt Lanes
Earl Harwell
Rondos
Harwell
Otho Sims
Joe Dan Jones
Joe Sooter
Troy Collins
Warmest Day Of 1964 Recorded In Childress Area
Childress posted its warmest reading of the year with 111 degrees at the FFA air field station and a 114 degree peak at Lone Star Gas Company. Kirkland area received about a half inch of rain this morning.
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Childress
Kirkland
FFA
Air Field
Lone Star Gas Company
Rees
Fire damages room at 405 Avenue G Se
A fire damaged one room at the Larry Delaney residence located at 405 Avenue G SE. Firemen reported the blaze starting about 7 am today and described damage confined to a single room.
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Larry Delaney
Sidence
Avenue G
Greenbelt Bowl Queen Parade invites float entries
Dalby Fleming parade chairman urged floats for the Greenbelt Bowl Queen Parade. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at 7-2567. parade 3 30 p m on Saturday August 15 with assembling grounds on Commerce near the High School at 3 p m. Tickets selling well from CofC BCD and Erbank Park Drug.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dalby Fleming
Commerce
Joe Thurman
Cofc-Bcd
Eubank-Park Drug
South Viet Nam declares state of emergency as U S forces tighten watch
Premier Nguyen Khanh imposes a full state of emergency in Saigon suspending strikes and freeing death with out appeal for saboteurs. He vows to front lines with troops as U S air raids against North Vietnam intensify and American forces bolster defense.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
United States
17Th Parallel
North
North Viet Nam
U.S
Formosa
Taipei
China
China News
Hanoi
U. S
Robert
McNamara
Red China
Viet Nam
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Bien Hoa
Leaders Divided Over Johnson Vietnam Bombing Policy
Democratic and Republican leaders nationwide split on whether the Johnson bombing of North Vietnam bases will shape the campaign. An UPI survey found most governors and state chairs backed the action, while Democrats expect Vietnam to lose primacy as a campaign issue.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
United Press International
U.S
Congress Backs Viet Nam Resolution Unanimously
The House and Senate approved an emergency Viet Nam measure backing President Johnson in any necessary actions to counter Communist aggression. The House voted 414 zero, with bipartisan unity noted as critics stressed national security over party lines. The resolution states Congress supports the President as commander in chief to repel armed attacks and prevent further aggression.
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Washington
House
Senate
Carl Albert
Congress
Chi
United States
Briley Youth Injured After Farm Accident
Judy Briley twelve is reported doing well after Wednesday surgery for a compound fracture of the right arm. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Briley and is at Childress General Hospital after being thrown from a horse at her grandparents farm. The accident occurred at 11 15 a m Wednesday.
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Judy Briley
Richard Briley
Childress General Hospital
W. B. Adams
Goldwater to Launch Presidential Campaign in Prescott Arizona
Republican Barry Goldwater will open his White House bid in Prescott Arizona on September 4. The event follows unity breakfasts with GOP lawmakers and endorsements from Dwight Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller, though Senator Kenneth Keating remains undecided.
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Barry
Arizona
Washington
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
White House
Prescott
Ariz
John Rhodes
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Senate
GOP
William E. Miller
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kenneth B. Keating
RN. Y
Keating
Moscow protests U S air force buzzes Soviet ships worldwide
Tass reported the Soviet Union filed a protest with the U S Embassy accusing American Air Force planes of buzzing Soviet passenger and cargo ships in international waters. The note demanded government action to stop the air incursions described as dangerous and provocative.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S. Air Force
Tass
U.S
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UPT
Southeast Asia
Defense
Robert S McNamara
Navy
Pentagon
Battle of
Tonkin Gulf
State Department
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Star
U. N
Thant
North Viet Nam Coast
Charles A. Halleck
Briley
Masket Shrine Temple
Wichita Falls
Top Shrine Patrol
W. W
Pete) Kinney
Alex Saied
Kinney
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