Ben Het Fortifies Defenders Stand Against Tet-Scale Siege
South Vietnamese paratroopers and Special Forces repelled North Vietnamese encirclement at Ben Het, five weeks into the siege. Maj. William Wilson from Tucson asserted the Reds cannot take the fort, praising Allied firepower and high morale. U.S. delivered 64 river patrol boats to Saigon amid de Americanization moves as shelling continued with 5 000 rounds since May 6. 13 Americans killed and 36 wounded, 21 South Vietnamese defenders dead plus 54 wounded.
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Saigon
UPI
Green Beret
Ben Het
Maj
William Wilson
Tucson, Ariz
David Lamb
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Israelis Strike Arab Positions In Jordan In Raid
Two Israeli warplanes roared into Jordan and shelled Arab guerrilla positions near Al Adassiyah as retaliation for attacks on Israeli troops and a collective farm. No ground casualties or plane damage were reported. A separate midnight clash north of Beit She’an left at least one Arab dead.
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United Press International
Jordan
Amman
Al-Adassiyah
Sea of Galilee
Beit She’an
London
Soviet Union
United States
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Suez Canal
Winds Cause Death and Spur Range Fires in Texas
Gusty southwesterly winds toppled a camper near Sweetwater killing Kimberley Morgan, 4, of Pomona California. Three range fires burned about 2000 acres near San Saba as 500 to 600 volunteers and a Ft Hood unit fought the blazes. Patrolman Jess Askey cited lightning as the likely ignition source. No homes were damaged and no injuries reported beyond the child’s death.
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United Press International
North Texas
Sweetwater
Kimberley Morgan
Pomona
Calif
San Saba
Ft. Hood
Jess Askey
Tea To Honor Miss Cotton Contestants
A tea at Mrs. Don G. Brothers home at 4 p m Friday will honor Miss Cotton contestants their mothers and Miss Marilyn Smith reigning queen and will launch a membership drive for the Cottle King Women s Cotton Promotion Association Candidates in the receiving line include Francine Tippen Barbara Russell Shelley Smith Diane Polasek Pat Mayberry Donna Willis Donna Chaney Velda Isbell Mothers listed include G R Tippen Hoyt Russell Marvin Smith Cynthia Mayberry Dave Willis Arlie Chaney and Jack Isbell Mrs Richard E Archer chairs the tea Judy Gosnell is punch host Mrs B D Shaver leads the membership drive dues are 1.
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Paducah
Don G. Brothers
Marilyn Smith
Cottle- King Women’s Cotton Promotion Association
Francine Tippen
Barbara Russell
Shelley Smith
Diane Polasek
Pat Mayberry
Donna Willis
Donna Chaney
Velda Isbell
Mmes
G. R. Tippen
Hoyt Russell
Marvin Smith
Charles Polasek
Cynthia Mayberry
Dave Willis
Arlie Chaney
Jack Isbell
Richard E. Archer
Judy Gosnell
B. D. Shaver
Directors to Meet at 7 30 P M in East Ward School
The Community Action Program directors will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at the headquarters located in the old East Ward School building.
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East Ward School
Peru Regime Seizes Private Land for Cooperatives
Peru's military government declared expropriation of all privately owned land, including major holdings of International Basic Economy Corp and W R Grace Co. President Velasco Alvarado told the nation lands will be turned into farming cooperatives for peasants with just compensation.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
Rockefeller
International Basic Economy Corp
W. R. Grace Co
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Insecticide Endosulvan Tied to Rhine Fish Die Off
Dutch health officials link Endosulvan, an FDA cleared insecticide, to a Rhine river fish die off. German scientists question the claim while Hoechst notes production near the Main river and uncertain entry points into the Rhine. No human injuries reported.
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BOM
UPI
Rhine
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
United States
Colorado
Community efforts push for city street repairs
Dalton Martin and the Community Development Committee told a Chamber of Commerce group about street repair needs. Tom Lemen announced the Moonlight Sale would run the last week in July. Earl Preston said Lloyd Luck approved repainting highway signs for city advertising. Sam Carmack updated on the C. W. H. Manufacturing Corporation progress.
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Dalton Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Lemen
Retail Activities Committee
Earl Preston
Lloyd Luck
Luck
Cofc
Childress
Sam Carmack
C of C
C. W. H. Manufacturing Corporation
Careless shooters urged to be prosecuted by sheriff
Sheriff J. E. Benham warned that shooting from public roads or onto private property without permission will lead to prosecution. He noted two livestock killings in the county and said the incidents appear accidental but are unwarranted.
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J. E. Benham
Benham
James McDivitt to Head New Space Office
Astronaut James A. McDivitt resigns from the space corps to lead a new office planning future lunar landing missions. The Apollo program manager for lunar landing operations will shape missions after the first Moon landing, removing him from flight crew consideration. The first lunar landing was scheduled for next month.
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U.S
James
Player Recovered Near HD Property
A stereo tape player stolen from the Highway Department was found Tuesday afternoon in a lot on the east side of the department property. A spokesman said the unit had minor scratches but was undamaged and operable. Sheriff’s officials noted it may have been left behind or returned during the investigation.
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Highway Department
Head Start Aide Proposes Home Based Start For Younger Children
Assistant HEW Secretary James Farmer proposes extending Head Start to homes for children three and younger. He argues early parental teaching is essential and cites the Westinghouse report on developing early learning skills. The program began under Johnson as part of the war on poverty and has focused on four and five year olds in classroom settings.
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Washington
UPI
Asst
HEW
James Farmer
Farmer
Westinghouse
Judy Garland Death Ruled Accidental Overdose
London coroner ruled Judy Garland died accidentally from an overdose of sleeping pills at her Belgravia home. The inquest found no deliberate action, noting long habitual use of Seconal and a fatal overdosage. Her fifth husband Mickey Deans testified alongside the singer's long-time doctor. Autopsy showed years of sleeping pill addiction.
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London
API
Judy Garland
Miss Garland
Gavin Thurston
Cadogan Lane
Belgravia
Mickey Deans
Deans
Thurston
Judy
Committees For Local Scout Troops Meet Thursday
All committee members and fathers of Scouts in Troops 61 and 68 are urged to attend a conference Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Hughes Classroom of First United Methodist Church. George Miller Scout Executive for this area will conduct the meeting at which time local troop functions will be upgraded, said Bill Hajek District Commissioner.
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Hughes
First United Methodist Church
George Miller
Bill Hajek
New Rotary Officers to Be Installed at Childress Club
Robert Carter reviewed a year of Childress Rotary Club activity and announced that he will end his presidency. New officers and directors will be installed at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Hotel Childress. It will be a Rotary Ann affair with no meeting next Wednesday. Virgil McGee received a two year perfect attendance pin. Hearrell Scales was introduced as a new member with guests Jimmy Harman Charles St John of Wichita Falls Douglas Randel and Charles Sandquist of Fort Lee NJ.
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Childress
Wichita Falls
Douglas Randel
Charles Sandquist
Fort Lee, NJ
Stabs and Beatings Kill Wife and Seven Children
A Puerto Rican merchant awaiting murder trial was arrested for the stabbing and beating deaths of his wife and seven of their nine children before dawn. An eighth child was critically wounded. Rafael Torres, 42, suffered a heart attack during police questioning and was listed in very poor condition. Police search whether he swallowed pills found at his home. The victims ranged from 7 to 19. two eldest daughters were described as extremely beautiful.
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Jersey City
N.J
UPI
Rafael Torres
Torres
Maria
Carie
Senate Panel OKs 7.6 Billion Ag Department Fund
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $7.6 billion bill for the Agriculture Department with no cap on federal payments to individual farms, diverging from the House version which set a $20,000 ceiling. The House measure faced rejection by the Senate panel.
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Washington
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