De Gaulle vows to stay in office amid crisis in France
President Charles de Gaulle announced he would dissolve the National Assembly and call general elections while rejecting resignation. He postponed a June labor reform referendum, met with Premier Pompidou and the cabinet, and prepared to call elections around June 23 as France faces strikes and economic turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Grigg
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Bis
Colombey-les-Deux- Eglises
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Gered
Yvonne
Lorraine
le Monde
Scorpion Submarine Search After Mysterious Radio Message
Ten destroyers hunted 110 miles east of Norfolk after six ships and a plane detected a coded voice linked to the missing Scorpion. Officials doubted the transmission and flagged a 9 percent chance of a hoax as debris and sonar signals were checked along the Atlantic track from the Azores toward Cape Hatteras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
UPI
Atlantic
Norfolk
Defense Department
Mediterranean
Azores
Cmdr
T. L. Ingraham
Atlantic Submarine Force
Ingraham
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Greenbelt Edition Featured in Childress Index Special
The Childress Index announces a six newspaper Greenbelt Special Edition tied to the Lake Greenbelt Celebration opening Wednesday and running through Sunday. Thirty thousand copies will be distributed to Greenbelt towns and Pampa with major local business sponsorship totaling $1,000 from several Childress firms and organizations. Five hundred copies go to the Chamber of Commerce and 2,000 color reprints are donated to mail to U.S. manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Lake Greenbelt
Greenbelt
Pampa
Dr Pepper Bottling Company
First State Bank
Carey Cemetery Clean-Up Saturday
Carey residents are asked to join a cemetery cleanup starting at 8 am this Saturday. A spokesman named for the Carey group invites interested citizens to participate and help restore the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
Johnson Westmoreland visit Texas ranch for war talks
President Johnson hosted Gen William C Westmoreland at his Texas ranch amid planned national televised remarks. He also planned to welcome Australian Prime Minister John Gorton for Memorial Day weekend discussions on the war and related visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
UPC
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Texas Ranch
Westmoreland
John C. Gorton
Smith and Yarborough Clash Over Change and Enforcement
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith and Democrat Don Yarborough debated change versus continuity in Texas governance at breakfast in El Paso and in McAllen. Both backed job training, industry attraction, and pollution enforcement with differing emphasis on new laws. Yarborough urged fresh blood in the State House and unity for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Anderson
EL Paso, Tex
UPI
Preston Smith
Don Yarborough
Smith
Yarborough
el Paso
Yarboroughs
Galena Park
Houston
Mcallen
Tex
Texas
Democratic Party
Rio Grande Valley
United States
Fishermen Gather For Lake Greenbelt Opening
Fishing at Greenbelt Lake on opening day drew crowds with over 1 000 fishing licenses issued by noon. A three day bass and pike contest started with 6 am starts and 2 pm weigh ins each day. Dedication Sunday features ceremonies and boat races with dignitaries from state and federal offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbelt Lake
Shell Townsend
Greenbelt
Derrill Nipnert
Earla Carmack
Rotary Club
Evelyn Hol
Tornadoes Threaten Area Wednesday and Texas Storms
Tornadoes touched down near Pampa and Paducah with funnel clouds sighted near Fort Worth as severe thunderstorms sweep across West Texas and Oklahoma. Hail fell in parts of the region while temperatures rose with a 105 degree reading at Presidio and many locations above 100. The Weather Bureau projected storms to move out today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Oklahoma
Pampa
Paducah
Fort Worth
E. N. Chambless
Chambless
Abilene
Presidio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tanker Rammed Passenger Vessel Aboard Manila Bay
A tanker struck a Philippine passenger ship with 176 people on board in Manila bay but no casualties were reported. The incident prompted a naval inquiry amid ongoing maritime tensions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
UPI
Manila Bay
Cong Break Into Army Outpost Near Dak To
North Vietnamese troops hurled grenades and broke into a U S Army Infantry outpost near Dak To in the Central Highlands. The Americans repulsed the attack, killing about 150 Communists, with further American casualties reported as battles continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Walsh
Saigon
APD
Dak
Central Highlands
U.S
Western Monetary Crisis Raises Fear of Global Collapse
Swiss banks halted franc purchases after the franc was deemed virtually unsaleable amid BIS and US support. The franc crisis spread to Frankfurt and London markets while France received a $100 million credit. authorities faced a line of weakness across major European banks and exchange rates. In Vietnam, American casualties rose to 23,926 dead with 146,363 wounded as Marines pressed toward key villages near Dak To and Hill 990 amid heavy fighting and air strikes.
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Elysee Palace
France
US Federal Reserve Bank
Down
de Gaulle
Switzerland
West Germany
Zurich
Endan
United Press International
United States
Witzerland
Frankfurt
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank For International Settlements
BIS
London
Italy
Holland
Paris
Vietnam
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Lai An
Truc Kin
Dong Ha
Saigon
Phu Lam
Dak To
U S
UPI
Nat Gibson
Dak
Kontum
Highlands
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Fighter crashes near Wittmundhaven after takeoff
The 82nd West German Starfighter crashed near Wittmundhaven as two crewmen parachuted to safety. In Edinburgh Scotland a 15 year old died after receiving a lung transplant from a single year old donor in Europe’s first such operation.
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Bonn
Wittmundhaven
Defense Ministry
Edinburgh
Scotland
Alex Smith
Europe
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Fromptly
Scorpion
Roax
By Donald Davis
John Hamlett
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
David Carroll Jr
Fair Park
David
David Carroll
American Legion
Childress Cemetery
Clarendon
Hapeville, Ga
Washington
Resurrection City
Joe Carter
Water Right Commission of Texas
Otho Dent
Austin
Leon Hill
U. S. Department of Interior
John Thompson
Townsend
A. B. Clements
Kirkland
E. J. Huddleston
Felton Laneguage
Allan Thomas
Northfield
I. H. West
Community Center
F. E. Biddy
High Point
A. Riddell
Cee Wee
L. B. Holman
River Camp
China
Foreign Office
Madrid
UPD
University of Madrid School of Philosophy and Letters
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