Quirks In The News Highlights Across UPI Briefs
In San Francisco Governor Brown introduces Vice President Humphrey at Plans For Progress dinner. In Madison a man suffers injuries after a hit and run incident while fishing on Lake Madison. In Buffalo crews prepare to demolish the Kremlin block for a new construction project. In Somerville mailman Peter Fantasis is bitten by a German shepherd. dog owner’s pet is confined pending rabies tests.
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United Press International
San Francisco
UPI
Edmund G. Brown
Hubert H. Humphrey
Madison, S.D
Donald Olson
Lake Madison
Kremlin
Buffalo
Moscow
Somerville
Mass
Peter Fantasis
Fantasis
Neil Chicoine
Castro's Lis Praises LBJ in Viet Nam and Dominican Crisis
Juanita Castro testified to the House Un American Activities Committee praising President Johnson for strong action against Communism in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic. She said Democratic nations must stand firm to prevent Communist enslavement and to expose the open challenge. The testimony related to illegal travel to Cuba by American students in 1963-64 with no today disturbances.
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Washington
UPI
Fidel Castro
Johnson
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Juanita Castro
House Committee On Un-American
Cuba
Byrd Suggests Police Use Lethal Force
UPI reports Senator Robert Byrd proposes a drastic rule for police encounters saying to "put a bullet in his brain" if a suspect resists arrest. Byrd spoke while on the Senate Appropriations Committee and his remark appeared on Page 8.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-Wv.a
Taylor tells Senate leaders no plan for ground troops increase
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee there is no basis for rumors of a dramatic U.S. troop surge in Viet Nam. He said the current commitment remains about fifty three thousand men and offered no plan for expansion. The briefing preceded a White House NSC meeting with Cyrus Vance and Adm. Raborn in attendance.
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Senate
Cyrus R. Vance
Central Intelligence Agency
Adm
William F. Raborn
White House
South
Viet Nam
Merriman Smith
UPI
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mundt cites Taylor testimony on intensifying bombings
Senator Mundt described Taylor as not accurate while noting Taylor testified that bombings would continue. Mundt said Communist action is more intensive. The ambassador canceled a House Foreign Affairs Committee appearance and left the Senate session shortly before a White House meeting, with the administration seen as possibly taking a course. The report notes ongoing tensions and potential actions by the administration.
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Karl E. Mundt
R S.D
Taylor
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
White House
Gemini 4 astronauts set to brief nation and President
Gemini 4 spacewalk veterans James McDivitt and Edward White return to Houston to relay their mission to the nation and President Johnson. They will visit Chicago Ann Arbor and Jackson before a noon news conference and a personal talk with the President.
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Alvin B, Webb JR
United Press International Space Center
Houston
UPI
Gemini
James McDivitt
Edward White
Johnson
U.S
Chiscago
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Spacewalker White
McDivitt
Manned Spacecraft Center
Washington
Texas
Johnson City
White
Wasp
Jacksonville
Fila
College Evening Courses Set for Hobbs Start Next Week
Eastern New Mexico University announces eight week summer classes in Hobbs High School 600 wing starting Monday with English 101 History 101 102 General Education 221 Speech 101 Math 109 and Education 505 graduate class. Tuition is 15 per semester hour. Enrollment for Mon Wed classes opens Monday at 6 30 p.m. and Tue Thu classes the following night. Call Dale Rogers or W W Easley at Express 39183.
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Hobbs
Eastern New Mexico University
Hobbs High School
Dale Rogers
W. W. Easley
Express
Johnson forecasts steady U S economy in second half
President Johnson and top advisers say the economy should maintain a steady, good pace in the second half of the year. They cite high employment, strong revenues, lower than expected expenditures, solid currency stability, and robust exports. A White House meeting with bankers business leaders and labor reps may be scheduled to discuss the outlook.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U. S
White House
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
Powell
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Ted Knap
The
New York World-Telegram
Lovington Hit By .82 Inch Downpour Across Lea County
Lea County towns saw heavy rain with Lovington recording .82 inches during a storm that moved through Eastern New Mexico and West Texas. The line of showers brought up to two inches in spots, with tremors of lightning and brief hail but limited crop and property damage as streets flooded briefly before easing to drizzle.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Tatum
McDonald
Lovington
Byers
Government Troops Drive Viet Cong From Dong Xoai
Government troops push the Viet Cong from Dong Xoai in a bitter six hour battle. U.S. casualties favored heavy with 31 Americans reported killed or wounded and missing, while Viet Cong losses were believed heavy. A relief column was disrupted and radio contact with the adviser was lost.
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Dong Xoai
Ray F. Herndon
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U.S
Saigon
An Ameri
Judge Warns on Long Hair in Courtroom
Los Angeles UPI report notes Superior Judge A A Scott promising a barber will cut offenders' hair for free in his courtroom. He declared he hates long hair and praised a new singing group The Young Tigers for their neat short haircuts while approving a recording contract.
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Los Angeles
UPI
A.A. Scott
Young Tigers
Temperatures and Delivery Call Times Listed
The notice lists today temperatures 67 at 1 PM and 55 at 4 AM with delivery call instructions. Readers are told to call 6 2844 before specified evening deadlines if weekday or Sunday papers are not received, and to avoid calls after the cutoff times.
Pannell Davis Honored at State FFA Convention
Larry Bradford of Lovington FFA Chapter was named New Mexico State Farmer at the State FFA Convention in Albuquerque this week. The event honored Bradford for outstanding agricultural leadership and service.
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Pannell
Davis
Larry Bradford
Lovington
FFA
New Mexico
Farmer
Albuquerque
Bradford
C. M
Green Hand
Cver
H. C. Nell
W. T. Davis
Lovington Farm
Dean Davis
Li Burns
Joe Glass
J Dickens
Ffas
Glenn Gabehart
Doctors Reattach Severed Leg in Emergency Surgery
In Eunice Louisiana doctors reattached an 18 year old girl’s severed left calf and foot after a Tuesday car strike. The operation lasted 45 minutes and showed adequate circulation with no tissue death though infection and clot risks require watching. If successful, future surgery could correct a stiff ankle or foot.
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Eunice
UPS
Douglas Longman
Moosa Memorial Hospital
Oneila Jenkins
Gustin Boone
Jenkins
Powell News Conference Turns Into Free Show in D C
Adam Clayton Powell headlines a lively Capitol Hill news conference billed as the best show in town. The Harlem Democrat, committee chairman, jokes with reporters, announces support for FDR Jr and hints at a future run only if funds materialize.
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Capital
UPI
Michael L. Posner
Powell
United Press International
Washington
The
New York Democrat
House Education and Labor Committee
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
City Hall
Fdr Jr
Rep
John V. Lindsay
Republi
Weather notes and a legal arrest report brief
The Las Vegas forecast shows cloudy skies with a chance of showers and cooler conditions across Carlsbad Lovington Clovis and Tucumcari with regional highs in the 50s to 80s. In a separate item Charles Marion Sims, 33, was arrested at about 5 p m by County Sheriff's deputies on a fare over $100 charge and held on a $2000 bond.
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Watmer
Carlsbad
Lovington
Charles Marion Sims
Ington
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