Johnson and aides weigh U.S. response after Saigon embassy bombing
President Johnson and top aides including Rusk McNamara and Taylor discussed next steps in the Vietnam crisis after the Saigon embassy was attacked. The bombing is likely to influence policy reviews and possibly broaden U.S. air strikes against North Vietnam as consultations continue in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald H. May
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Saigon
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Taylor
Rusk
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Viet Nam
United States
Explosion at U.S. Embassy Kills Seventeen in Saigon
Viet Cong suicide squad bombs the U.S. Embassy in Saigon with 200 to 250 pounds of TNT, killing at least two Americans and fifteen Vietnamese and wounding about 150. U.S. and South Vietnamese bombers hit a Vietnamese airbase at Hoi An within hours as retaliation looms.
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U.S
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Guards
al Alexis Johnson
Hoi
Vi Nam
United States
Johnson
Dean Defense
Robert McNamara
Ambas
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S. Navy
Gon
Lea County Service Trade Totals 11.8 Million in 1963
Lea County reports 412 service establishments with 1963 receipts of 11.8 million a 23 percent rise since 1958. Personal services auto repair motion pictures theaters and hotels drive the totals with 798 workers and a 3.0 million payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
Lea County
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Runnels Addresses Lea Bankers On State Legislature
Senator Harold Runnels spoke to about 135 bankers and guests at Lovington Country Club on the recent legislative session. He cited 859 bills and 1 013 measures, noted the 162 million appropriations act, urged no bailouts for welfare excess, and highlighted education funding while criticizing three stalled laws including right to work.
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Lea County
Harold Runnels
Lovington Country Club
Runnels
New Mexico Bankers Association
Lea
Eddy
Chaves
Jal
Santa Fe
House
Senate
New Mexico
Welfare Department
Man Booked For Breakin and Entry in Lovington
Tommie Dodge Traier, 51, of 416 North Commercial was booked by Lovington Police at 10 20 a m Monday on a charge of breaking and entering. Traier allegedly broke into a home and stole a gun. Bond set at 31000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie Dodge Traier
Lovington City
Five for Five Luedke Delivers Baby in Ambulance
Milwaukee patrolman Randolph R. Luedke, nearing his medical degree, delivered a baby in a police ambulance for the fifth time in five years on duty. The report notes his steady service and unusual obstetric calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pat
United Press International
Milwaukee, Wis
UPD
Randolph R. Luedke
Denver City Chamber Banquet Set For Tonight
Lewis Timberlake of Western Republic Life Insurance Company Austin will be the featured speaker at the annual Denver City Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The event begins at 7 30 p m at the community building in Denver City with Lovington residents including chamber manager Harold Baer planning to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Timberlake
Western Republic Life Insurance Company
Austin
Denver City
Four Day Gemini Flight Aims For Space Personal Peek
Sources say Edward White and James McDivitt will undertake a roughly four day Gemini 4 mission to orbit late spring with a cape Kennedy launch planned in June. The venture would surpass the earlier 23 month old U S endurance mark and exceed the previous five day flight, advancing the space program pace though official schedules vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin B, Webb JR
United Press International
Houston
Tex
UPI
Edward White
Gemini
James McDivitt
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Federal Space Agency
Virgil Grissom
John Young
McDivtt
Theft of Trailer Reported in Lovington Area
Henry Manning of City Service Oil Co reported the theft of a 300 gallon capacity butane trailer, silver in color, from the Hobby Gann Property near Lovington. The trailer, borrowed from Keith Butane Service, was taken about a week ago and reported at 3 10 a.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Manning
City Service Oil Company
Lea County Sheriff's Department
Manning
Hobby Gann
Lovington
City Service
Keith Butane Service
Quality Steel Company
Lovington Man Charged With DWI And Reckless Driving
Humberto Zamora Mendez of Lovington was booked by the Lovington City Police Department at 1:00 a.m. on charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Bond was set at $200.
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Lovington
Humberto Zamora Mendez
Lovington City
Lovington Gets New Lumber Yard Open This Weekend
Pete Haseloff and Charlie Wilson prepare Lovington for a new Lovington Lumber Yard at 1613 South Love with a display area and warehouse. They also announce the Patton Paint Company purchase and plan a future grand opening in April. Wilson from Hobbs and Haseloff bring years of Lea County construction experience to the venture.
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Pete Haseloff
Charlie Wilson
Lovington
Haseloff and Wilson
Patton Paint Company
200 South Main
Dick and
Leslie Patton
Haseloff
Wilson
Lea County
Lov
Ington
Hobbs
Haseloff and Wilson Construction Company
South
Love St
Temperature Snapshot for Today
The day brings a high near 60 degrees by 2 p.m. and a low around 35 degrees at 5 a.m. Skies are mostly clear with light winds. A chilly start gives way to mild afternoon temperatures across the region.
Missing Weekday and Sunday Paper Delivery Notice
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Weather summary for New Mexico and Lovington area
Partly cloudy with light showers in mountains this afternoon. Elsewhere fair with warming trend into tonight and Wednesday. Lows 30 to 45 north 35 to 50 south highs 60 to 75 north 70 to 85 south. Lovington area: fair today tonight and tomorrow rising temperatures high 70 low 46.
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New Mexico
Lovington and Vicinity
Theft Charge After Local Accident In Lovington
A 23 year old Lovington woman Winnie Pearl Pears was booked for investigation of auto theft after backing a 1964 Ford into a power pole on the R and R Digcount Store property. The Ford, owned by Donald Broome, sustained about $250 damage. The mishap occurred shortly after 2 p.m. Monday.
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Lovington
Winnie Pearl Pears
Ave
Ford
R& R D
R& R Digcount
Donald Broome
Texan Is Sentenced Here Monday
A 21 year old Texan, Thomas Franklin of San Antonio, was convicted by a Lovington jury on two burglary counts and one forgery count. He received one to five years for each burglary counts to run concurrently and two to ten years for the forgery count to run consecutively. The burglaries were alleged at Modern Building Service and Supply in Hobbs and Hobbs Lumber Co on October 31 1964. He was acquitted on two other burglary counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Kermit E. Nash
Thomas Franklin
San Antonio
Franklin
Modern Building Service and Supply Company of
Hobbs
Hobbs Lumber Company
Hay theft reported near Lovington in Lea County
Otis Pruit of Lovington reports the theft of 22 bales of hay from a site one mile southeast of Lovington. The loss was reported at 8 43 a m Monday and is under investigation by Deputy Harvey Stanbrough of the Lea County Sheriff's Department.
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Otis Pruit
Lovington
Lea County
Sheriffs’ Department
Pruit
Harvey Stanbrough
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LBJ
North
Michael T. Malloy
United Press International Saigon
Viet Co
Census Bureau
Motion Picture
Motion Picture Theatres
Washington, D. C
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Man
Luedke
Stockholm
National Association For Diet and Health
Braintree
England
Norwich
Sidney Clapham
Clapham
White
Coe
L. Gordon Cooper
Offi
Patton
Bankers
Winford Carlile
John Gilkey
Group Three Bankers Association
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