Raids Signal Possible Pause In North Vietnam Bombing
UPI reports the United States used 15 B52 bombers against invasion bases in North Vietnam, firing on targets near the DMZ as speculation grows that a bombing halt could follow a lull in ground fighting. American sources note pressure from Washington for a pause.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
U.S. State Department
White House
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
Czech leader Dubcek meets East German critic in Karlovy Vary
Czech Communist leader Alexander Dubcek and East German head Walter Ulbricht held talks at the Hotel Bristol in Karlovy Vary as part of a series to shape reform within the Soviet bloc. The talks followed clashes with East Germany over liberal reforms. Dubcek dismissed Western support for Czechoslovak reforms and cited U S gold repatriation issues.
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Karlovy Vary
Czechosovakia
UPI
Alexander Dubeck
Beck
Walter Ulbricht
Karlsbad
CTK
Bristol
Karlovy Varv
Prague
Soviet Union
Cierna Nad Tison
Czechoslovakia
Bratislav
Czechslovakia
Poland
East Germany
Hungary
Bulgaria
Maddox Aims to Steal Democratic Nomination
Savannah report notes Gov Lester Maddox predicts a split convention among three announced Democratic hopefuls and believes he could capture the nomination with conservative party support. He hints at running to "save" the national party though not officially announcing yet. He cites fears of Communists and Socialists taking over if he does not run.
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Savannah
UPI
Lester Maddox
Maddox
National Democratic Party
George Wallace
Democratic Party
Eggers To Be In Childress Tomorrow
Paul Eggers Republican candidate for Texas governor will visit Childress tomorrow. He plans to speak in downtown Childress from 4 to 6 pm with a coffee at Hotel Childress at 5:30 pm. The 200 block of Main Street will host most activities.
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Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
Texas
Childress
Raymond Taft
Childress County
Eggers
Main Street
VEW MEETS TUESDAY AT VFW HALL
A Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at the Veterans Building. Members are urged to attend. a group spokesman provided details amid scattered notes and unclear times.
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Veterans A Foreign Wars
Bom
Humphrey Eyes First Ballot Victory at Democratic Convention
United Press International reports Hubert H. Humphrey expects to secure the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot two weeks before the convention, with McCarthy and McGovern challenging him over Vietnam policy. McGovern argues for a strong Vietnam plank amid calls to end bombing. McCarthy vows to go all the way in seeking California delegates. Nixon rests in California with Agnew after victory as Maddox eyes a late bid and Robinson shifts to Rockefeller camp.
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United Press International
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Humphrey
McGovern
NBC
Meet the Press
U.S
North Vietnam
Vietnam
McCarthy
Los Angeles
California
Robert Kennedy
KABRC
North Vietnam Condemns Nixon Vietnam Policy Impudence Allegations
Hanoi spokesman Nguyen Than Le called Nixon's Vietnam stance impudent and rejected Humphrey's peace claim as inexact. He cited reports Nixon privately implying use of any weapon including atomic bombs to defeat North Vietnam and accused him of viewing the South as U.S. colonial base. The remarks came as talks with the United States on cooling the war continue.
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Paris
UPD
North Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen Than le
Hubert H. Humphrey
Miami Beach
Nixon
Richard Nixon
United States
Ticket Issued In Accident At Busy City Intersection
A 7:15 p.m. collision at Fourth Street and Avenue Hue yielded a ticket for James E. Ragsdale Jr. for failure to grant right of way. Cheryl Denise Jones and three passengers were in the Jones car. no injuries were reported.
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Fourth Stree
Avenue Hue
Cheryl Denise Jones
Avenue How
James E. Ragsdale, Jr
Fourth
Jones
Ragsdale
Vickie Lewellen
Jana Jones
Suzanne Atchley
Nixon picks Agnew as running mate in 1968 bid
Richard M. Nixon selects Maryland Governor Spiro T. Agnew as his running mate, a move that leaves Hubert H. Humphrey to seek a Democratic vice presidential partner. The convention at Miami Beach has declared Nixon the GOP nominee, while Humphrey faces a two-man race against Senator Eugene J. McCarthy for the Democratic nomination in Chicago.
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Nixon
Richard Nixon
California
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Jackie Robinson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
South
Raymond Lahr
Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Miami Beach
Humphrey
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Ronald Reagan
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Sen
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Agnew
House
Kennedy
Senate
Johnson
Vietnam
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Joan Connally
Texas
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Three Die In Watts Sniper Police Battle Anniversary Clash
A two hour Watts confrontation between snipers and police left three Black civilians dead and 37 wounded, with 35 arrests, as officers fought near Will Rogers Park on the Watts Summer Festival anniversary. Police reported massive response, 5 officers wounded, citywide tactical alert, National Guard alerted but not activated.
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Stephen B. Swatt
Los Angeles
UPI
Watts
Tom Reddin
Will Rogers Park
Lou Ritter
Reddin
Cool Air Exits North Texas After Moisture Rains
A cool air mass moves out of North Texas today after Sunday moisture, with scattered thundershowers as it departs. Rain totals varied from trace at several locations to near an inch in Henderson and up to 97 inches noted by some observers, while Lubbock saw 0.57 inches and Tell reported 0.50.
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United Press International
North Texas
Mississippi
Austin
del Rio
el Paso
New Mexico
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Dalhart
Midland
Wichita Falls
Atone Point
Cotulla
Laredo
Henderson
Wink
Lubbock
FE Pasa
Absentee Ballots Gain 15 Votes in City Election
Absentee ballots in Saturday's city election reached 15 votes as voters prepare for the deadline tomorrow. Polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. at City Hall for the sales tax measure in Childress.
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Childress
Dishes Left From Greenbelt Picnic Must Be Collected
Dishes used for the Greenbelt Queens picnic Friday night remain unclaimed at Lois' Shop. Joe Gruetzner, in charge, urges prompt pickup and thanks the community for providing food but notes dishes are still at the shop.
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Greenbelt
Lois’ Shop
Joe Gruetzner
Jacksonville Man Dies In Wreck Near Vernon
Henry Mallard Jr. of Jacksonville a 52 year old farm laborer was killed in a head on collision 11 miles west of Vernon on US Highway 70 at 10 a m Sunday The other driver Jack Benjamin Flack of Vernon escaped injury and patrolman Pat King of Vernon investigated the crash
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Henry Mallard Jr
Jacksonville
Vernon
Pat King
Mallard
Jack Benjamin Flack
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