Viet Cing Attack On Saigon Proves War’s Worst Yet
Viet Cong rockets strike Saigon in the heaviest barrage of the war. Twenty five dead and 46 wounded as churches hospitals and ICC offices are hit. A 200 pound explosive devastates a Nationalist Chinese newspaper in Cholon. Marines fight 14 hours on the northern frontier as fighting continues.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
Viet Cing
International Control Commission
ICC
Indochina
Ters
Cholon
Nat Gibson
Hell
Reitz
Helio
Gis
U.S
Congressmen raise benefits while sweetening their own plan
Washington Window notes lawmakers boosted old age benefits for taxpayers and then adjusted their own pension by a percent. It cites the typical retiree, after about 40 years of work to age 65, becoming eligible for about $145 monthly Social Security.
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Frank Eleazer
Washingtown
UPI
Joe Citizen
House
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Hays
Danny Lane Heads to Boys State Event in Austin
Danny Lane, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Lane, will leave Saturday with fellow Cox-Farr Post 65 members for the Boy State assembly in Austin. The event, sponsored by the American Legion of Texas, teaches citizenship through a week of government activity including a Governor's Ball and a day running state government.
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Danny Lane
Cox-Farr
Austin
Weldon Lane
Danny
American Legion, of
Texas
State
Moore Hill Hall
University of Texas
Boystate
Americanism Commission of the American Legion
Citzen
Boys State
Mpus
Spaney
Childress High School
Strickland Rites Held In Amarillo
Funeral services for Mrs. Gussie Strickland 98 grandmother of Mrs. Malone Hagan of Childress were conducted at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Amarillo with Rev. Alan Conley of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church officiating Burial followed at Slang Cemetery in Amarillo She died at 345 p m Wednesday in Elizabeth Jane Bivins Home in Amarillo where she had lived since 1954 Born August 18 1869 in Galveston She was Episcopalian Survivors include a son R E Strickland of Lubbock grandchildren Mrs Hagan of Childress Fred Earl and Edwad Strickland and several great grandchildren including Linda Louise Esty of Lubbock.
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Gussie Strickland
Malone Hagan
Childress
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial
Amarillo
Alan Conley
St. Andrew's Episocope
Slang
Strickland
Elizabeth Jane Bivins
Galveston
Mourning Lines Form For Bobby Kennedy at St Patrick’s
Thousands file through midtown Manhattan in heat to bid farewell to Senator Robert F Kennedy as his mahogany casket lies in St Patrick’s Cathedral. Family friends vow vigil in 30 minute shifts while mourners pass the coffin and reflect on Kennedy’s life.
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New York
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Bobby
Saint Patrick's Catheral
Edward M. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Jack Paar
Kennedy
Bening
Army
Jose Indart
Indart
Green Berets
Francis J. Ruddy
John F. Kennedy
Charles Evers
Medgar Evers Kennedy
Kenneth Evers
Kenneth Wilkins
Washington
Rowland Evans
Joseph P. Kennedy III
Rafer Johnson
Los Angeles
Fifth Avenue
Madison and
Park Avenues
Midtown
Park Avenue
St. Patrick's
Kennedy Autopsy Finds Extensive Brain Damage From Bullet
Los Angeles medical examiner Dr. Thomas Noguchi announced preliminary autopsy results on Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He described extensive damage to the brain from bullet fragments and bone, caused by a gunshot wound penetrating the right mastoid. The full report will be released later.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Thomas T. Noguchi
Robert F. Kennedy
Noguchi
Kennedy
Four local draftees ordered for physical exams
Local Board 20 of the selective service system ordered 29 registrants to take physical examinations Thursday for armed forces service and four from the area were forwarded for induction. The four are Johnny D. Butler of Turkey Eddie E. McGill of Quail Claudy E. Taylor and Delwin W. Taylor both of Paducah Board 20 serves Childress Cottle Hall Collingsworth and Briscoe Counties.
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Selective Service System
Armed Forces
Johnny D. Butler
Turkey
Eddie E. McGill
Quail
Claudy E. Taylor
Delwin W. Taylor
Paducah
Childress
Cottle Hall
Collingsworth
Briscoe
Sirhan Before Grand Jury On Indictment
A California grand jury considers a murder indictment against Sirhan Sirhan, Kennedy’s assassin, as threats to the Los Angeles County jail prompt heightened security. Prosecutors plan to call 17 witnesses, including Jesse Unruh, while officials weigh possible motives and conspiracies.
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Paul R. Jeschke
Los Angeles
UPD
California
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Peter J. Pitchese
Sirhan
Ambassador Hotel
Protect
Dist
Attv
Evelle J. Younger
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Mana
Red Cross Official Clarifies Aid Bags for Servicemen
Mrs. Avis Bailey, executive secretary of the local Red Cross, stated that the American Legion Auxiliary is preparing duty bags for servicemen, not the VFW Auxiliary as previously written in Thursday’s index article.
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Avis Bailey
Red Cross
American Legion Auxiliary
VFW
4 H'ers Return From State Round-Up at Texas A M College Station
Local 4 H members attend the State Round-up at Texas A M College Station. Monty and Felton Cameron Jerry Jones Frank Howard Jeffery Cordell John Pleming Pat Smith Mary Dee Meinzer Judy Henderson Paula Marshall assist in the ceremonial. Adult leaders include Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Meinzer and others. Cure notes competitors exceeded 1 600 peers and did well.
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Texas A&m
College Station
Lowell Care
Monty
Felton Cameron
Arry Jones
Frank Howard
Jeffery Cordell
John Pleming
Pat Smith
Mary Dee Meinzer
Judy Henderson
Paula Marshall
Actor Dan Duryea Dies at 61 in Hollywood
Renowned actor Dan Duryea former television star of China Smith and Peyton Place died at his home at age 61. The UPI report notes his career spanned film and television with memorable roles.
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Hollywood
UPI
Dan Duryea
China Smith
Light rains touch two spots in Childress County
Two areas in Childress County received light rainfall of 1 tenth of an inch with additional traces reported downtown and in surrounding areas. Elsewhere north of the state saw mild temperatures with upper 80s to lower 90s, while the Guadalupe River rose further south of Victoria prompting stock relocations. Interstate 35 in Hays County and U S 90 in Gonzales County reopened after earlier flooding.
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Childress County
F. E. Biddy
High Point
Aubrey Testerman
Tell
Childress
United Press International
Texas
Guadalupe River
Victoria
Hays County
Gonzales County
Ted Kennedy Steady Leader in U S Senate
Profile of Edward M Kennedy tracking his rise from 1962 senate election to 1965 reelection, noting his affable yet focused style. Highlights include his role on judiciary subcommittees, his advocacy for Vietnam refugees, his Harvard and Virginia Law background, and his status as the youngest Kennedy in the Senate.
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Kennedy
Ted
Teddy
Washington
U.S. Senate
Senate
John
Areshman
Robert F. Aever
Capitol Hill
Bobby
Vietnam
Robert
Edward
Harvard
University of Virginia Law School
Rehearsals Set for Miss Childress 1968 Pageant
Nine contestants finish final rehearsals for Miss Childress 1968 Pageant to be held at 8 p m Saturday in the high school auditorium. Tickets are 1 students 1 75 adults before the pageant or 1 25 students 2 at the door. a tea and reception precede at 4 p m at the Woman's Department Club.
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Woman’s Department Club
The
Childress Jaycees
Pat A. Gage
Amarillo
Glenn Shelton
Wichita Falls
Gene Tyra Jaycee
Vernon
Charles Reynolds
Childress
Fort Worth
Carolyn Atkinson
Judy Briley
Joan Cheatheam
Vickie Lee
Dianne Mayberry
Suzette Browning
Paducah
Tanya Kay Horton
Patricia Ann Thomas
Wellington
Carolyn Chapman
Quanah
Beverly Finley
Westmoreland Confirmed as Army Chief of Staff Nominee
The Senate approved General William C. Westmoreland for Army chief of staff, succeeding General Harold K. Johnson who retires with the rank of general. Westmoreland is outgoing commander in Vietnam and will take command after Johnson's retirement.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Army
Harold K. Johnson
Republican To Replace RFK In Senate
Albany speculation centers on a Republican caretaker for the seat left by the late Robert F. Kennedy. Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller may appoint a Republican to serve until the 1976 term ends, with names like Kenneth Keating Thomas E. Dewey and John Lindsay discussed.
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Albany
N.Y
UPD
New York
Keating
Dewey
Lindsay
Robert F. Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Frank O’connor
Kenneth B. Keating
Thomas E. Dewey
Harriman To Confer With Johnson On Vietnam Talks
U.S. Ambassador Averell Harriman traveling to New York to attend the funeral of Senator Robert F. Kennedy will hold a second meeting with President Johnson regarding the stalled Vietnam peace talks. American sources said today.
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New York
Paris
UPI
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Vietnam
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