Toll of Texas weekend deaths climbs to 38
United Press International tallies 38 violent deaths between Friday 6 p.m. and Sunday midnight in Texas. Traffic crashes account for 26 deaths, with drownings, homicides, and other causes making up the rest.
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United Press International
Texas
Keller Beautician
Helen Jean Hill
San Jacinto Bay
Debra Ann Payne
Frank Stevenson
Houston
Thomas Jefferson McBride
Grapevine Lake
Texas Tech
Dallas
Pon
James Thomas Krusz
Thomas Jordan Moore
William Butler
North Richland Hills
Los Angeles
Clemen Eugene Thompson
el Paso
Frank Barra
Clay Station
College Station
Steve Franklin Petree
Safety Harbor
Fla
Pecos
Bobby E. Singleton
Alvarado
Fort Worth
Addie Mae Clark
Dodd Testifies as Senate Ethics Probe Opens
Sen. Thomas J. Dodd takes the witness stand in his defense before the Senate Ethics Committee as the investigation into charges of misconduct continues. The hearing follows a motion by Dodd’s attorney to bar a committee member and includes discussion of Klein ties and a 1964 West Germany trip.
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Steven Gerstel Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
John F. Sonnett
Sonnett
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
John UC. Stennis
D-Miss
Chicago
Julius Klein
West Germany
Klein
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ethics Committee
Bennett
Doda
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Germany
Bogdan Stashinsky
Sen. Bennett
Sen. Dodd
Stennis
Sennett
Labor survey in Childress passes 200 mark for industrial prospect
The labor survey underway in Childress for an industrial prospect has surpassed two hundred sign ins. The firm plans to hire about four hundred if it locates there. Although the industry intends to hire mainly men, some women will be hired and should submit applications.
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Washington
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Javits
Nixon
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Sen
Barry
Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Commerce
John T. Connor
Johnson
Connor
Childress
Weary Freedom Marchers End Mississippi Protest
After three weeks the Mississippi Freedom March ended with about 15 000 participants at the state capitol in Jackson. James Meredith and Martin Luther King Jr. were central figures as authorities kept a tight guard while marchers headed home to safety.
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James K. Cazalas
United Press International
Jackson
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Selma
Montgomery
Alabama
Viola Liuzzo
March
Martin Luther King
Justice Department
James Meredith
Meredith
University of Mississippi
U.S
Memphis
Air Force
King
NAACP
Mississippi Delta
Tougaloo College
Two Thieves Caught in Turin Targeting UN Aide
Police arrested two young men in Turin on charges of trying to steal the car and baggage of an aide to U.N. Secretary General Thant. Thant is set to visit the city on Thursday.
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Turin
Italy
UPI
U.N
Thant. Thant
Helicopter Crash Near Tuy Hoa Claims 8 Lives
UPI report notes eight American servicemen died when two U S Army helicopters collided two miles northwest of Tuy Hoa as U S and Vietnamese forces press a heavy fight against North Vietnamese regulars in the central highlands. Marines and infantrymen report mounting casualties as operations Nathan Hale and Deckhouse expand with Maj. Gen. John Norton taking overall command.
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Bryce Miller
United Press International Saigon
UPI
United States
Central
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Mekong
Cantho
Saigon
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
101St Airborne Division
Central Highlands
1St Cavalry
John Norton
Nathan Hale
Marines Escape Viet Cong Camp In Da Nang Area
Sgt. James S. Dodson of York Pennsylvania and Lance Cpl. Walter W. Eckes of New York City escaped from a Communist detention camp near Da Nang. After an initial plan Dodson seized a carbine, triggering a four day trek to friendly lines while sharing two more carbines with Eckes. Both men endured hunger injuries and near capture before reaching South Vietnamese forces.
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United Press International
DA Nang
South Viet Nam
UPI
James S. Dodson
Dodson
York
Lance Cpl
Walter W. Eckes
New York City
Marine Corps
3Rd Engineer Battalion
3Rd Marine Division
Eckes
9Th Marine Regiment
American Communist Party elects Gus Hall leader in surprise vote
Gus Hall was proclaimed national chairman of the Communist Party USA by acclamation at a five day convention in New York. Henry Winston was elected national chairman at the same gathering, while 108 candidates were named for the 80 member national committee whose list remained secret.
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Myron Feinsilber
United Press International New York
UPI
Gus Hall
American Communist Party
America
Henry Winston
U.S.S.R
Winston
Soviet Union
Hall
Mexico
Cherry
Minn
Lenin School
Moscow
Texan on Mexico death row seeks new appeal
Fort Worth resident Dykes Askew Simmons, the only American ever sentenced to die in Mexico, asks for a rehearing after Nuevo Leon’s Supreme Court said it would consider a new appeal. He contends innocence and cites alleged circumstantial evidence and pressure on authorities.
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Monterrey
Mexico
UPI
Simmons
Fort Worth
Fredam
Nuevo Leon
U.S
MEET TUESDAY VFW Plans 7:30 p.m. Meeting
The VFW will gather Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the Veterans Build to discuss post activities and community service plans.
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VFW
Teen-Age Youth Charged With Ontario Slaying
In Windsor Ontario a teen age boy Mathew C Lamb 18 appeared in Magisters Court charged with murder for a sniper assault that killed a girl and wounded three others in a quiet neighborhood He was ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam and the case postponed until Thursday until results are ready. He did not enter a plea.
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Windsor
Ont
UPI
Mathew C. Lamb
Lamb
Gordon R. Stewart
Oil Test To Be Drilled Near Kirkland In Cisco Reef Area
Texaco Inc plans a drilling test named Texas No. 1 J. A. Bierwirth southeast of Kirkland in the Cisco Reef area. The hole will be 660 feet from the south and east lines of Section 41 H, W and NW Survey, about 3 600 feet northwest of production and two miles east of Kirkland, reaching a depth of 4 685 feet.
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Cisco Reef
Kirkland
Texaco, Inc
J. A. Bierwirth
Showers and Fog Hit Texas West and Gulf Coast Area
A light shower favored Childress at 9 p.m. Sunday with 0.5 inch recorded. Fog covered the Gulf Coast and inland areas while West Texas and the Panhandle saw scattered showers. Overnight lows ranged 52 to 77 across Dalhart Corpus Christi and Galveston.
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Childress
United Press International
Texas Gulf Coast
West
Texas
Panhandle
Lower
Victoria
Galveston Island
Plains
West Texas
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Galveston
U.S
Presidio
Lockheed unveils full-scale SST mockup in Burbank
Lockheed-California Co presents the first U.S. supersonic transport mockup in Burbank. The craft measures about 273 feet, designed to fly at 1,800 mph, seating 266 passengers. Newsmen gain first view as doors open at 8:30 am PDT.
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Burbank
Calif
UPI
Lockheed-California Co
U.S
Hangan
Secret
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Robstown
Konrad Adenauer
Gerald Zeiller
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