Cavalrymen Overrun Viet Cong Base Camp In Dense Jungle
U S Air Cavalrymen using a deserter’s map overran a Communist base camp as a 400-strong Viet Cong battalion fled toward War Zone D near the Dong Nai River. The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment sustained injuries to at least ten Americans amid jungle described as tearing armor.
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Eugene V. Risher
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U. S
Air Cavalrymen
Dong Nai
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
S&s
Donald E. McArdle
New York
Roy W. Farley
Washington
D.C
Springfield
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
1St Air Cavalry Division
Jayne Mansfield Killed In New Orleans Car Crash
Hollywood siren Jayne Mansfield 34 and two men died when their 1965 Buick crashed into a slow moving truck on U.S. Highway 90 near New Orleans. Mansfield’s chauffeur and lawyer also perished. Mansfield’s three children survived with minor injuries and shock.
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United Press International
New Orleans
UPI
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
Mississippi
Sam Brody
Los Angeles
Ronnie Harrison
Mississippi City
Mickey Hargitay
Miklos
Zoltan
Maria
Charity Hospital
Police Juvenile Bureau
Richard Rambeau
Pensacola
Fla
Bruce Cuevas
Gulfport
Miss
Miss Childress Reports on Progress at Jaycees Meeting
At the noon Jaycees session Bev erly Finley updated progress for the Miss Texas Pageant set for July 26 to 29. She will appear on Cotton John TV July 15 and received 100 dollars from the Qua nah Chamber for wardrobe. The group noted an entry in the Miss Grain Sorghum contest in Dalhart August 4 and 5. Bill Edwards reported on the Miss Childress Pageant results.
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Jaycees
Beverly Finley
Miss Finley
Cotton John
Quanah Chamber of Commerce
Dalhart
Bill Edwards
Stephens Rites Are Friday In Wichita Falls
Specialist Fourth Class Clyde Wayne Stephens 25, native of Childress, will be buried with full military honors after a Friday service at Hamp ton-Vaughan Funeral Chapel Wichita Falls. He was born October 27, 1941, and died in Vietnam on June 19. He is survived by his parents and grandparents.
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Clyde Wayne Stephens
Childress
Hampton-Vaughan
Wichita Falls
Vietnam
Clyde Stephens
Sally Taylor
Joe Lee Bohannon
Kirkland
Jack Bohannon
Pentagon Mix-Up May Have Caused Libety Bombing Tragedy
A misrouted message delayed a Joint Chiefs of Staff order for the USS Liberty to move from the Sinai coast during the June 8 attack. The ship, in international waters, was repeatedly attacked by Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats, killing 34 Americans and wounding 75. The Navy court of inquiry found the assault well coordinated but offered no conclusion on why the attack occurred or whether the delayed message would have changed the outcome.
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Donald H. May
Washington
UPI
Middle East
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
USS
Liberty
Sinai
Pentagon
U.S. Navy Court of
Israel
Frm
Une
Joint Chiefs
Cmar
William L. McGonagle
Greenbelt Bowl Directors To Meet Tonight
Directors of the Greenbelt Bowl will meet at 8 p.m. tonight at Eubank Park Drug to discuss plans for the annual Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic. The game is slated for August 12 at Fair Park Stadium.
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Eubank Park Drug
Cecil Park
Fair Park Stadium
Andy Rogers Named to Texas Senate Faculty Committee
Former State Senator Andy Rogers was named by Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith as the lay appointee to the Senate's special interim committee on Faculty Compensation. The panel, created by Rogers, has since been recognized for its fringe benefits report. Senators D Roy Harrington Criss Cole and Joe Christie joined the appointment.
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Austin
Andy Rogers
Preston Smith
State Senate
Rogers
Senate
Texas
Smith
D Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Criss Cole
Houston
Joe Christie
el Paso
Kints Given On How To Get Back From Vacation
Editor notes during July 4 weekend highlight driving safety. Advice urges pre trip car service including oil change air filter and belt check. Emphasizes plan routes, fasten belts, and cautious driving on unfamiliar roads and approaching intersections near populated areas.
Road trip tips to ensure safe summer travel
Detroit writer notes vacation season brings wanderlust and urges advance car trip prep. The article stresses knowing route essentials and planning ahead to enjoy the journey and return home safely.
Kosygin and Castro Tour Cuba In Secret Mission
Soviet Premier Kosygin and Cuban Prime Minister Castro left Havana for a six hour tour of Havana and Pinar del Rio provinces. Tass reported their departure and did not disclose whether they returned to Havana.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Fidel Castro
Tass
Kosygin
Castro
Pinara del Rio
Buchanan Boy Is Improving
James Buchanan five is reported improved at St Anthony s Hospital Amarillo. He was moved to the children s ward and may sit in a wheel chair after emergency surgery following being kicked in the end by a horse around five p m.
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James Buchanan
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
James
Temperature Drop From Cold Front Hits County Storms
High winds and rain swept the county after midnight bringing moisture amounts from .10 to 1.20 inches at various farms and towns. A heavy door injured David Kay as limbs were torn from trees and traffic was halted by 60 to 80 mph winds. Civil Defense activated amid widespread storms from Vega to Lorenzo with hail up to lemon size and a brilliant electrical display.
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L. B. Holman
Rivercamp
Aubrey Testerman
Tell
High Point
Clyde Hackler
F. E. Biddy
Ernest Rea
L. V. Keels
Carey
Donald Monsong
Cee Wee
B. P. Hendersons
Community Center
A. B
U.S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Vega
Channing
Mobeetie
Lorenzo
Adrian
Miami
Mercury
Panhandle
Texas
Dalhart
Spearman
Plainview
Tulsa
South Plains
Civil Defense
Panhandle Thunderstorms Cause Tornadoes and Damage
Thunderstorms from a Canadian cold front swept the Texas Panhandle with 80 mph winds and hail, spawning as many as eight tornadoes. A single twister damaged barns and farm buildings on three farms near Spearman, with other tornado sightings near Adrian, Vega, and Amarillo. The front cooled the region as more rain was forecast.
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United Press International
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Spearman
Adrian
U.S. 66
Vega
Amarillo
Rolling
Two District Court Hearings Held on Wednesday Morning
Two cases were heard in district court. In the divorce case H G Ricks Jr versus Bertie Ricks Mrs Ricks received temporary support until the divorce is finalized. In Bill Abrams deceased et al versus Glover Packing Company of Texas a plea of privilege was heard and the case will be transferred to Amarillo, the defendant's residence.
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H. G. Ricks Jr
Bertie Ricks
Pompidou to Visit Soviet Union in July
French premier Georges Pompidou will visit the Soviet Union from July 3 to July 8, accompanied by Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, the government announced. Pompidou's arrival follows Kosygin's stopover in Paris on his way home from Cuba and the United Nations.
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Pompidou
Russia
Moscow
UPI
Georges Pompidou
Soviet Union
Maurice Couve de Murville
Alexei N. Kosygin
Paris
Cuba
United Nations
Stones members sentenced on narcotics charges in UK
Keith Richards received a one year jail term while Mick Jagger faced three months imprisonment on narcotics charges in a Chichester court. In Wimbledon news, Cliff Richey of Dallas was eliminated by Australia’s Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-2 6-4 after his marathon victory over Tony Roche.
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Chichester
England
Wimbledon
Cliff Richey
Dallas
Tex
Tony Roche
Australia
Ray Ruffels
Johnson Signs Great Society Education Extension in Rioting Scene
President Johnson used Philadelphia protests to sign a key Great Society measure extending the Teacher Corps. He praised progress in the war on poverty amid civil unrest. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip departed for a seven day Canadian tour planned to avoid Quebec protests from 1964. Brownwood coach J H Cap Shelton of Howard Payne College, a track leader since 1920, died after an attack suffered Wednesday.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Johnson
London
Elzabeth II
Prince Philip
Quebec
Brownwood
Tex
J. H. Cap Shelton
Howard Payne College
Israeli Army Hands Old Jerusalem to Civilians
Israeli military authorities transferred control of the Old City of Jerusalem to civilian officials in a move condemned by President Johnson. The handover shifts authority from military to civilian governance amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Johnson
Old Jerusalem
Riot Strife Hits Buffalo as Violence Surges
In Buffalo on Wednesday mobs of at least 1,000 Black residents burned looted and shot at police during a second night of racial violence. At least eight persons were wounded in the disorder that stretched into the pre dawn hours today.
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Buffalo
UPI
Britain planes accused of intruding into Chinese air space
Hong Kong reports Communist China charging that British warplanes intruded into Chinese air space. It warns it will back Chinese compatriots in Hong Kong who have led riots against the government.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Medderses Face Jury Over Mortgaged Cattle Sale
Texas couple Ernest and Margaret Medders were to face a jury on charges of selling mortgaged cattle after a scheme to live rural gentility.
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Gainesville
Tex
UPI
Ernest Medders
Margaret
Texas
Chafee Predicts GOP Governors Back Romney for 1968
Rhode Island Gov. John H. Chafee said a majority of the 25 Republican governors would back George Romney for the 1968 GOP nomination by December. He noted he has formed a Romney committee in Rhode Island and expected others to campaign for him, while predicting Nixon as Romney's main rival. Governors at Jackson Hole met and largely could not agree on a clear nomination path.
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Jackson Hole Wye
UPI
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
George Romney
Michigan
Chafee
Romney
Republican Governors Association
New England
Richard M. Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Gand Tetono Mountains
Safety Meeting Set for July 6 in Childress Area
A safety conference on preconstruction work will be held at 10 a.m. July 6 at the Resident Engineer office in southwest Childress. Adville Coyle announces discussions on safety measures for Highway 287 from the west city limits to Loop 328, and the F. M. 2042 and F. M. 3031 projects. News media law enforcement and contractor representatives are invited.
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Childress
Adville Coyle
Carey
Coyle
France names first female airline pilot Jacqueline Dubut
Air Inter, the state owned French airline, announced on Wednesday the hiring of Jacqueline Dubut as France’s first woman airline pilot. She will wear a red and grey uniform for ceremonial occasions but will fly wearing pants.
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Paris
UPI
Air Inter
Jacqueline Dubut
France
Olympus Lonie Reunions Set for July 8 and 9
Olympus and Lonie communities announce their annual reunion at Fair Park Auditorium on July 8 and 9. Former residents and alumni are invited with registration starting at 10 a.m. on day one. Covered dish meals will be served both days in the auditorium.
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Olympus
Lonie
Fair Park
Nancy Reed Buried in Mesquite After Long Illness
Funeral services for Nancy Gail Reed were held at Mesquite First Methodist Church. Burial followed at Mesquite Cemetery. Nancy, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Reed, died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include two sisters Sue Hill and Janie Patterson, two brothers Johnny and Tommy, and relatives in Morton, Dallas, Estelline, and Vietnam service.
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Sue Hill
Morton
Janie Patterson
Dallas
Johnny
Mesquite
Tommy
9Th Infantry
Vietnam
Davis
Gerald Fowler
Kimberly
Estelline
Highway funds released after Johnson block
Washington officials say the federal government will release the final 1.6 billion dollars of highway funds blocked by President Johnson as part of anti inflation steps. The Federal Highway Administration announced the money becomes available on Saturday and includes 1.1 billion for regular first quarter highway program in fiscal 1968.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Federal Highway Administration
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