Allies Challenge Communists to Free Elections in SVN
The United States and South Vietnam urged the Viet Cong and Hanoi to accept internationally supervised, free elections in South Vietnam. If rejected, the move would show the Communists aim to impose their will, not test the people’s will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Libera Paris
UPI
United States
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
U.S
Lawrence E. Walsh
Viet Cong
Lam
Hanoi
Czechoslovakia
Walsh
Henry Cabot Lodge
Xuan Thuy
Col
Ha van Lau
Saigon
US Flag Readied For Planting On Moon
NASA and UPI report six hours after Apollo 11 lands Neil Armstrong will plant a nylon 3 by 5 foot American flag on an 8 foot pole in the lunar crust. The flag will be held aloft by a spring device since no wind exists on the moon. Armstrong is set to step onto the surface around 2 AM EDT July 21 as the lunar module lands the night before.
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Washington
UPI
Neil Armstrong
Space Agency
Armstrong
Rockefeller as Nixon envoy to Senate Foreign Relations?
The piece suggests former president Rockefeller could be sent to mend relations with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Diplomats say his visit might ease tensions, show White House respect for the committee, and improve perceived neglect by Nixon. Strong prestige and familiarity with leaders could help, though overnight change is unlikely.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
Latin America
Nixon
Rockefeller
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Paducah News Highlights Local Social Notes
Ora Lee Frazier visits grandparents en route to Oklahoma. Lottie Gibson returns from a Southern States tour via Spartanburg Atlanta and the Great Smoky Mountains. Mrs. Hugh Braly attends granddaughter Linda Kay Braly’s Fort Worth wedding. Diane Monson guests in Ned Galloway home. Susie Winford visits with Jim Biddy family. Rex Winford family from Odessa also here. William Earl Belote earns UT Austin MS in electrical engineering. marries Patricia Gallaway of Lubbock. Belote to join armed forces. formerly of Paducah.
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Ora Lee Frazier
Kerry Whitaker
Plainview
Paducah
Clyde Mayo
Oklamulgee
Okla
Lottie Gibson
Spartanburg
S.C
Atlanta
Great Smokey Mountains
Hugh Braly
Fort Worth
Linda Kay Braly
Central Christian Church
Diane Monson
Cee Wee
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Ned Galloway
Susie Winford
Odessa
Jim Biddy
Rex Winford
Ben
Terry and
Whitney
Biddy
Charles Winford
Floy Johnson
Hamlin
William Earl Belote
Austin
University of Texas
Slaton
Joe Belote Jr
Joe Belote
Patricia Galloway
Lubbock
Belote
Business Machines Corporation
Severe Storms Hit Texas Towns Across State
A series of fast moving storms with 50 mph winds and hail lashed Brownwood Comanche and Amarillo. Damage included heavy roof destruction and shattered windows with total losses estimated around 15 million dollars from Tuesday’s deluge. Temperatures ranged from the 50s to 106 in Presidio as storms continued across North Central and Northeast Texas.
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Comanche
Amarillo
South Plains
Texas
San Angelo
Texarkana
Central
East
Hail Storm Ravages Childress Area Causes Wide Damage
The storm lasted at least 20 minutes with high winds overturning a tractor-trailer at the G and L Cafe and blowing seven fuel pumps. A milk barn near Kenneth Chapman farm was blown down and debris strewn for 200 yards. Roofs failed at Fuller Bike Shop and downed plate glass at West Texas Utilities. City crews removed tree limbs, and officials cited extensive damage to high lines. Rain totals included .60 inch at Kirkland, .50 inch at Cee Wee, and .30 inch north of Red River.
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G&l
Childress
Department of Public Safety
Kenneth Chapman
Childess
Fuller Bike
Fair Park
West Texas Utilities Building
J.C. Randel
A. B. Clements
Kirkland
Fred Ballard
Cee Wee
West Ranch
Red River
House panel trims funds for housing programs
The House Appropriations Committee cut requested money for ghetto housing and halted plans for a Vice President Agnew residence. In a $14.9 billion housing space and veterans bill, the panel kept the subcommittee’s housing cuts but rejected $150,000 for plans of a VP home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Congress
Locomotive repairs debated at Fort Worth shops
FW D and T claims repair of SD40s cannot occur in Childress, while local machinists dispute this and say repairs can be done here cheaper. Evidence allegedly shows a Fort Worth and Denver locomotive is being repaired out of state. Walter Lockhoof proposes funding to keep local shops. US Nixon budget seeks 15.4 billion with housing cuts and model cities funding reductions.
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Fw&d
Childress
Fort Worth
Denver
Walter Lockhoof
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Tourists Death Triggers Israeli Air Strikes on Jordan
An American tourist Shirley Anderson 25 died near the Dead Sea in a border clash. Israel retaliated with heavy air strikes along the Jordan River citing ceasefire violations and the death as the immediate cause. Jordan and Israel reported further clashes with guerrilla fatalities and no Israeli losses.
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United Press International
Jordan
Jordan River
Shirley L. Anderson
Dead Sea
Israel
Golan Heights
Syria
Gaza Strip
Duneitra
Damascus
Mefassim
Amman
Anderson
Tel Aviv
Palestinian Armed Struggle Command
Fighting Rages In Vietnam Amid Claims At Hamburger Hill
U S paratroopers commander says no Communist troops atop Hamburger Hill. Viet Cong orders to harass advancing American units as two brigades of the 9th Infantry Division head home. Allied forces report over 200 Communist dead in two days as Marines overrun a North Vietnamese camp near Khe Sanh.
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U. S
A_ Shai
Hamburger Hill
John M. Wright
U.S
9Th Infantry Division
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S. Marine Fortress
Khe Sanh
Leathernecks
9Th Marines
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Pompidou’s Ireland exile tests Gaullist cabinet stance
Pompidou plans a cabinet reshuffle while in Ireland with 40 days of self-imposed exile. He faces stiff Gaullist opposition over bringing liberal non-Gaullists like Valery Giscard d Estaing as foreign minister and Antoine Pinay as a troubleshooter. Withdrawal of U S forces in Vietnam noted.
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Ireland
Colombey-les-deux-Eglises
de Gaulle
Pompidou
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Michel Debre
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
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A. W. Hardin
Abernathy
Texas Parade
Jerry
Mickey Hodge
Iful
Joel Wilson
Abilene
Childress County
Fair Park Auditorium
Donald Crook
Linda Weatherbee
Lesa Garrison
Monte Cameron
Sharlotte Howard
Frank Howard
Wayne Cure
Mary Dee Meinzer
Wilson
Curly Hays
West Texas Utilities Company
Jack Burrus
Barbara Haggard
Lowell B. Cure
W. E. Andrews
Paducah News
Chop Funds From Housing Programs
San Bernardino Natonal Forest
Stanley Zimmerman
Oliver Grey
Marine ‘Copter
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Matthew
North Air Force Base
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Russell C. Payne
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