Last US Marines Abandon Khe Sanh Fort
UPI report details the withdrawal of about 3,500 Marines from Khe Sanh, with demolition of bunkers and a 23 month U.S. hold end. Four Marines killed, 13 wounded in a Highway 9 battle as North Vietnamese attacked Leatherneck forces. Demolitions and B52 airstrikes continued in the region.
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Khe Sanh Fort
Saigon
UPID
U.S
Khe Sanh
Highway 9
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Boh
Raymond Davis
3Rd Marine Division
UPI
Ray Wilkinson
Pan
Dmz
Kme Sanh
Leatherneck
U.S. Army
Dau Tieng
Nguyen van Thieu
Jure
Orville Freeman
Vietnam
Manila
Ray's Attorney May Use Insanity Plea At Trial
Arthur J Hanes, Ray's American attorney, may pursue insanity as a defense if Ray is extradited to Memphis for the King assassination trial. Hanes, arriving from London, said all defenses are possible and he is officially representing Ray. Ray is in Wandsworth Prison awaiting extradition ruling, with a British court appeal possible.
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Scott B. Bruns Longon
UPI
Arthur J Hanes
James Earl Ray
Ray
Memphi
Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
London
Wandsworth
Alabama
Frank Milton
Bow Street
United States
Milton
Viola Liuzzo
Permisson
Tom Higley Featured In Accolade
Amarillo Globe-Times honors KGNC reporter Tom Higley as a leading citizen for linking public figures with Amarillo residents. He chaired the Jaycees governmental affairs committee and arranged candidate speeches before primaries, briefing Mayor J. Ernest Stroud and city commissioners on local issues.
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Amarillo
Higley
J. Ernest Stroud
O'Brien Thompson
Glen Gibson
Jaycee
Jaycees
Toll of roads and water deaths marks Texas Fourth
A United Press International tally shows at least 37 deaths over the Fourth of July weekend in Texas. The count includes 17 traffic deaths, 12 drownings, and eight homicides or violent incidents. Among the victims were Rosa Borrosa 55 of San Antonio shot in her home in what police called an accident, and Augustin Canto 24 wounded in a boss’s home fracas. Drownings occurred near Hillsboro Galveston and Dallas areas. A 8 year old drowned in the Trinity River near Fort Worth and other victims included Otis Hardage Jr. at Galveston and James Powell 17 near Navasota. Two killed in a U S 19 collision near Rogers Abi Jene.
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United Press International
Rosa Borrosa
San Antonio
Augustin Canto
Hillsboro
Ruby J. Wilson
Teresa J. Wilson
Otis Hardage Jr
Galveston
Trinity River
Fort Worth
Louis Crush
Hobbs
Sweetwater Lake
Dallas
Melchor Tejeda
North Lake
Tom Armond Taylor
Winiford Erwin
Congress Faces Gun Dilemma Amid Fight Over Controls
Washington reports Congress wrestles with how far to go on gun control as it weighs Johnson's mail order ban and mandatory gun registration. The debate mirrors splits after Kennedy's assassination, with calls for cooler heads and state options in Tydings and other proposals.
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Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Six Charged In Raids On Bootleggers
County and state law officers raided local bootleggers on Wednesday resulting in six arrests. Sheriff J E Benham and Liquor Control Board officers named Billy Raye Dow Ladie Bluntt Jones A T Davis Jim Crawford Bailey Jones among those charged.
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J. E. Benham
Liquor Control Board
Billy Raye Dow
Ladie Bluntt Jones
A. T. Davis
Jim Cra
Bailey Jones
Jim Crawford
Louis Jones
Howard Lee Gardner
Mullins Rites Today Burial In Canyon
Funeral services for Mrs Gladys Ruth Dunn Mullins aged 68 were held at 2 p.m. at Childress Church of Christ with Auther Judd and Jimmy Bryant presiding. Burial followed in Canyon Cemetery under Newberry's care. Survivors include her husband, one brother, one sister, six steps, two stepsons, and one stepson in law.
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Gladys Ruth (Dunn) Mullins
Childress Church of Christ
Auther Judd
Jimmy Bryant
Lafors
Newberry
Canyon Cemetery
Childress
Bill Williams
Greensboro
N. C
Keith W. Poole
Canyon
Arthur Rothwell
Delmer Jones
Lois Pace
W. C. Cawthon
Amarillo
W. E. Blair
Muleshoe
Les Hein
Livermore
Calif
Lewis Mullins
Gale Dunn
Richardson Ark
Annie Mulins
Mitchell Lively Injury After Auto Crash in Houston
Mitchell Ray Lively nine years old son of Bobby Lively of here was injured when struck by a car on Hemstead Highway in Houston. He suffered a broken arm and cuts and abrasions and will be confined at home about eight weeks. The family plans to return home August 1.
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Mitchell Ray Lively
Bobby Lively
Here
Hemstead
Houston
Mitchel
Quanah Dairy Queen Manager Named New Drive-In Head
Clark Duke of Quanah, after three years at the Dairy Queen, has been named manager of Tip's Drive-In. He assumed duties this week and brings experience in customer service and food operations to the new post.
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Clark Duke of
Quanah
Dairy Queen of
Tip’s Drive-In Here
Thant to Paris Will Discuss Vietnam Deadlock
Secretary General Thant will visit Paris for a brief one day trip on Saturday. Observers expect talks with American and North Vietnamese diplomats to revive stalled negotiations. Hanoi praised Moscow's pledge of renewed aid, signaling a hard line in the talks.
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George Libera
Paris
UPI
Thant
United Nations
Vietnam
Hanoi
Michel Debre
U.N
Geneva
Moscow
United States
North Vietnam
South Vetnam
Thailand
Southorea
South Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Tokyo
Pres
Auto Slides Into Creek on Avenue B Se
A. R. Shieldknight escaped serious injury when his car ran off the curb and into a creek on Avenue B Se around 1 30 p m today. He was driving east on Avenue B and was taken to Childress General Hospital for observation.
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A. R. Shieldknight
Avenue B
Shiedknight
Childress General Hospital
Fourth of July Play Day Draws Big Jaycees Crowd
About 300 to 400 people attended Childress Jaycees Play Day at the rodeo arena, the largest turnout of Jaycees events that day. Other activities included a parade, Red River Sportsmen's Club fishing derby, municipal pool races, fair raising ceremony, ice cream and watermelon supper, and teen dance. Prizes included belt buckles for winners in each age group. barrel race winners were Shari Johnson of Lockett and Carlton Johnson, with pole bending won by Mike Williams of Wellington.
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Childress Jaycees
Rodeo Arena
Jaycees
Ronnie Leach
Red River Sportsmen’s Club
Shari Johnson
Lockett
Carlton Johnson
Mike Williams
Wellington
Holiday Traffic Deaths Lag Forecasts for Fourth of July
Traffic fatalities for the Fourth of July holiday were running behind National Safety Council projections amid ongoing travel. Through 11 a.m. EDT, at least 206 died in traffic accidents since the holiday began, with California leading at 15 deaths and several states reporting higher counts.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Council
California
Ohio
New York
Texas
Louisiana
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Lake Wales
Fla
Colden
N.Y
Lake Sacajawea
Longview
Wash
Man Injured In Auto Crash Believed Head Injuries
Franklin Bell of Birmingham Alabama is hospitalized at Childress General Hospital after a wreck in the 800 block on Avenue H at 5 15 p m yesterday. Bell was driving west when his car left the street and hit a tree. The car was demolished and Bell suffered severe lacerations to the head.
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Franklin Bell
Birmingham
Ala
Childress General Hospital
Avenue H No
Childress
Bel
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