Siege at Ben Het Faces Prolonged Fight as U S Reinforcements Arrive
U S military spokesmen report 2 000 reinforcements with tons of ammunition attempting to lift the siege of Ben Het where Green Berets and South Vietnamese defend against four ground assaults. Aerial and ground losses mount as Viet Cong shells strike the camp and nearby transports.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Ben Het
Green Beret
South Vietna
Mekong
Dak
Water systems shut as Rhine poison prompts city safeguards
Dutch authorities close Rhine sourced supplies affecting The Hague Amsterdam Rotterdam and other cities to shield residents from a mysterious poison blamed for massive fish deaths. Western Germany imposes precautions before releasing filtered Rhine water into public systems.
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the Hague
UPI
Hague
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Germany
Texas can
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Estelline Rites Held Today For J. C. Bowman
Funeral services for James Curtis Bowman 82 were held at 2 p.m. at Estelline Church of Christ with Pastor Lynn Wolf and Pastor Greg Whitacre presiding. Burial followed in Estelline Cemetery. Bowman died Sunday evening in Cousin Nursing Home Memphis after a long Estelline residency and farming years. He was born November 21, 1886 in Arkansas and married Golden Morrison March 6, 1909 in Childress. Survivors include his wife of Memphis, one son Walta D. Bowman of Amarillo, a sister Maude Chambless of Holliday, and a brother Clarence Bowman of Lubbock.
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Estelline
Memphis
Arkansas
Golden Morrison
Childress
North 18Th
Walta D. Bowman
Amarillo
Maude Chambless
Holliday
Clarence Bowman
Lubbock
VFW to Meet Tonight at Veterans Building
Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 7 30 p m tonight at the Veterans building to discuss posts and activities with members.
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VFW
Veterans Building
Plane crash kills ten as Caribbean Airways DC4 hits Miami street
A DC4 cargo plane bound for the Dominican Republic crashed amid smoke and flames after striking a Miami street and utility areas. Ten people were killed and 12 injured, with crews searching rubble for more victims. The four crew members died, and several residents, including two young brothers, perished in the wreckage.
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Miami
UPS
Miami International
Antonio Cid
Dominican Airlines
36Th Street
Jorge Bujosa
Carlos Brador
Carlos Gonzales
Caesar Molina
Charlie Knapp Clyde
Clifford
Dominican Republic
Second Operation Planned for Robert Shivers
An additional operation was scheduled today for Robert A. Shivers 23 the son of former Gov Allan Shivers paralyzed from the neck down spokesmen said at Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital surgery would re align a neck bone graft The graft was placed last week during a five hour operation after he broke his neck in a diving accident near Bufaula Alabama while on active duty with the Coast Guard
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Sanantonio
UPS
Allan Shivers
Robert A. Shivers
Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital
Young Shivers
Bufaula
Ala
Coast Guard
Nabers Rites Today In Wichita Falls
Funeral services for Russell L. Nabers 20 grandson of Mr and Mrs R H Pieratt of Childress are at 2 p m today at the First Presbyterian Church in Wichita Falls with Dr Earl W Crawford officiating Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery Nabers a Texas Christian University student son of Dr and Mrs John M Nabers of 4503 Nassau Wichita Falls formerly of Childress was found dead of gunshot wounds in his home around 630 p m Sunday Dr Nabers found his son's body in a bedroom when returning from a trip to San Antonio
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Russell L. Nabers
R. H. Pieratt
Childress
First Presbyterian Church of
Wichita Falls
Earl W. Crawford
Riverside Cemetery
Texas Christian University
John M. Nabers
Nassau
Nabers
San Antonio
Mideast Crisis Deepens With Israeli Egyptian Clashes
Arab commandos attacked Haifa blowing four oil pipelines and sparking a four hour blaze. Israeli jets claimed to shoot down an Egyptian MIG21 while Cairo reported 22 Israelis killed. Artillery roared along the Suez Canal as Egypt purged its air force leadership and new clashes spread near Suez City.
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United Press International
Middle East
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Gulf of Suez
Cairo
Suez Canal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Canal
el Shatt
Suez City
Israel
Lions Program By District RC D Supervisor
John McAlister of Crowell district RC and D supervisor presented the Lions Club program at noon. A film on Four Winds Industrial Foundation highlighted agricultural programs soil conservation and rural development. R A Yarbrough arranged the program. Chester Hufstedler presented a plaque to Kenneth Ellis for ten years service as district supervisor of Hall County SWCD. Guests included Bill Monroe Pampa Lowell Landrum Lafayette Ind and Kenneth Ellis.
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John McAlister
Crowell
RC and D
Lions Club
McAlister
Four Winds Industrial Foundation
R. A. Yarbrough
Chester Hufstedler
SCS
Kenneth Ellis
Hall County
Pampa
Lowell Landrum
Lafayette
Ind
Famed columnist Westbrook Pegler dies at 74
Westbrook Pegler Pulitzer Prize winning columnist dies at 74 in Tucson at St Marys Hospital after weeks of illness. Pegler known for his fiery vitriolic style attacked presidents and public figures while building a long career from copy boy to war correspondent and sports columnist.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Westbrook Pegler
St. Mary’s Hospital
Pegler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
4-H Meeting On Record Books Set
The county 4-H club will explain the importance of record books and how to complete one at a Thursday 7 p.m. meeting in the courthouse assembly room. Members must keep books to receive project credit and be eligible for awards, said Extension Agent Miss Barbara Haggard.
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Barbara Haggard
Wild Storms Ravage Texas Cities and Waco
A Monday night outbreak of thunderstorms in West North and Northeast Texas spawned hurricane force winds that downed trees and cut power across Waco. One man, Gary David, died as violent weather caused property damage including shattered windows and destroyed construction sites. Power outages hit the city as traffic slowed and two radio stations went off air briefly.
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United Press International
Texas
Waco
Roy Lasseter
Lasseter
Leo Bradshaw
Cogdell’s
Waco Weather Bureau
Presido
Gary David
Judy Garland Autopsy Results Hint At Sleeping Pill Overdose
London report says pathologists conducted further tests after an autopsy found excess sleeping pills in Judy Garland's system. Scotland Yard cites uncertainty whether death was accidental or not as a coroner plans an inquiry with testimony and lab findings likely to fix the cause.
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London
API
Judy Garland
Scotland Yard
Westminster
Gavin Thurston
Mickey Deans
Judy
Theft at THD District Office Reported
Sheriff's investigators probe theft from the Texas Highway Department district office during the weekend. A Magnavox stereo and tape player disappeared after entry through a south second floor window and roof. Fingerprints were collected as the case proceeds.
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Sheriff’s Department
Texas Highway Department
J. E. Benham
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