Cavalry and Boston Sailor Ship Trap 500 Reds Near DMZ
Cavalry units trapped about 500 North Vietnamese in a coastal village below the DMZ and killed 105 as the Boston guided missile cruiser blasted bunkers. About 200 more were dug in while residents fled the scene and some were captured.
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Dmz
Jack Walsh
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Boston
U.S
Quant Tri
South China Sea
US Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Quang Tri City
North Vietnam calls Khe Sanh pullout strategic defeat
Hanoi negotiators condemned the American withdrawal from Khe Sanh as a major strategic defeat of the United States in the Vietnam War. They cited heavy casualties, downed U.S. planes, and urged talks while accusing Washington of seeking to avoid defeat.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
United States
Hanoi
Neuyén Thanh le
U.S
Dong Hoi
Panhandle
America
Parade Opens Jaycees Fourth of July Celebration in Childress
The Childress Jaycees invite all residents to celebrate with a full day of events starting with a downtown parade at 9 am featuring decorated bicycles and antique cars. A fishing derby at Fair Park Lake runs at 10 am for ages 12 and under, with prizes for top catches, followed by pool games at 11 am. Jaycee Play Day begins at 2 pm with seven rodeo style events for ages 9 to 18, entry blanks at local stores. A flag-raising at 7 pm in Rotary Bowl precedes a free ice cream and watermelon supper, then a teen dance at 8:30 pm sponsored by Forteres Scout Post 65 Bonehead Poys.
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Childress
Childress Jaycees
Delbert Wasson
Fair Park Lake
Red River Sportsmen's Club
Fair Park Municipal
Jaycee
Old Settler's Rodeo Arena
Webb
Lago F Wetern Wear
Childress Jaycee
Fred Cordell
Rotary Bowl
Fair Park
Forteres Scout Post 65
Bonehead Poys
Three Witnesses To King Slaying In Custody
Three persons believed key witnesses in the April 4 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may have been kept in protective custody. FBI officials declined comment and cited lack of knowledge on the whereabouts of Charles Stevens Willie Anchutz and Mrs Bessie Brewer.
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Memphis Tenn
Kine
FBI
James Far Rav
Missouri
London
Ramon George Snevd
David Calcutt
United States
Stevens
Jenson
Drys Leader Sees Liquor Bill Survive Vote Tests
In Austin a dry forces leader in the Senate said there may not be enough votes to prevent liquor by the drink legalization. Sponsors and opponents voiced a 50 50 chance as debate stretched into a long session with tactics and shifting votes across natural gas taxes and other proposals.
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Austin
UPI
Senate
Texas
William T. Moore
Bryan
Joe Christie
el Paso
Moore
Christie
House
Sen
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Schwartz
Westmoreland Confirms Plan To Withdraw From Khe Sanh
Gen William Westmoreland said on Thursday the plan to pull Marines from Khe Sanh was made two months earlier when he led U S troops. He told reporters after Saigon announced Leathernecks would withdraw and redeploy for a more mobile defense in the area.
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Honolulu
William C. Westmoreland
Khe Sanh
U.S
Saigon
Hugh Frazier Services Held In Paducah
Funeral services for Hugh M. Frazier 81 of Paducah were conducted at 2 p m in the First Methodist Church Paducah with Jack Tutor of Childress officiating assisted by Rev Charles Gates. Burial followed in Garden of Memories Cemetery Paducah Norris Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr Frazier died Thursday morning at Richards Memorial Hospital Paducah a retired farmer born in Bynum and long time resident around Paducah. Survivors include his wife Mary a daughter Mrs Mary Del Majors of Paducah a brother Claude of Bynum and three sisters Misses Tat Ruth and Glyds Frazier all of Bynum.
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Hugh M. Frazier
Paducah
First Methodist
Jack Tutor
Childress
Charles Gates
Garden of Memories
Norris Funeral Home
Frazier
Richards Memorial Hospital
Bynum
Mary
Mary del Majors
Claude
Tat
Ruth
Glyds Frazier
WSCS Bake Sale Saturday in front of Preston's
A bake sale hosted by WSCS will be held Saturday at 8 30 a m in front of Preston's location. Proceeds support the church group activities and community outreach programs.
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WSCS
Preston's
Blackstone Rangers Youth Face Murder Charges in Chicago
Wilbur More, 18, a member of the Blackstone Rangers and affiliated Ten Commandments, appears in criminal court on murder charges. The south side gang has 19 youths facing varied charges this summer, from rape and murder to narcotics possession.
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Chicago
UPI
Wilbur More
Blackstone Rangers
Moore
Rangers
The
Ten Commandments
South Side
McCarthy Campaign Seeks Convention Rules Clash
Washington insiders report Eugene McCarthy backers pressing for a convention issue to unite delegates against Humphrey. Humphrey aides expect moves but anticipate a vaunted victory while McCarthy aims to dramatize seating fights over delegate shares from various states, a tactic seen in past party nominations.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Vietnam
Humphreys
Dwight PD
Eisenhower
Pre-Election Violence Strikes France Ahead of Runoff
Paris authorities report a new wave of pre election violence as plastic bombs target Gaullist campaign offices in Boulogne Billancourt. Interior minister Marcellin says militant leftist groups threaten Oct efforts while voters prepare for Sunday National Assembly runoff.
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Paris
UPI
France
Raymond Marcellin
Charles de Gaulle
Acs
National Assembly
Gaullist
George Gorse
Boulogne-Billancourt
Gorse
Phooeygrams Swamp Maddox Office in Georgia
Dozens of phooey telegrams flooded Gov. Lester Maddox's Atlanta office in a campaign started by James Moore. Moore urged disgusted citizens to send phooeygrams as Maddox denounced critics and vowed to expand mental facilities in Atlanta and Augusta. Maddox criticized the campaign and linked it to Atlanta newspapers while railing against reporters and other targets.
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Atlanta
UPI
Phooey
Lester Maddox
Moore
Maddox
Georgia
Augusta
House votes to send tax bill to conference committee
The House voted 15 to 20 to not concur with the Senate tax bill and sent the measure to a conference committee. Speaker Ben Barnes named Reps. Ben Atwell, R. H. Cory, Hudson Moyer, Ralph Wayne, and James Nugent as House conferees.
Cheryl Jones Named Junior Hostess for Greenbelt Bowl
Miss Cheryl Jones daughter of Dr and Mrs Bob Jones will serve as a Junior Hostess for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic. She was not included in yesterday's picture in The Index.
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Cheryl Jones
Bob Jones
Miss Jones
Gun Control Filibuster Threat Looms as Senate Delays
Advocates concede a session ending filibuster may derail gun control aims including a mail order ban. Senate Judiciary Committee votes 7 to 5 to postpone action until July 9 as key supporters missing or unavailable. Tydings says the defeat weakens patience for passage while Kennedy Smathers and Scott weigh in on timing.
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Washington
UPIC
Senate Judiciary Committee
George Smathers
D-Fla
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Joseph D. Tydings
Scott
Smathers
Tydings
Kennedy
Senate
Tydinge
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Hap) Wright
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