Raiding Continues Slow North Vietnamese Movement Into South Vietnam
U S forces and allied aircraft pound a 200 mile Laos corridor to disrupt Ho Chi Minh Trail traffic. Air units report two convoys moving through the valley and a Skyraider loss near Dak Seang. One F4 Phantom crash leaves two missing in action.
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Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marine
Strategic Air Command
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
A Shau
U.S
Dak Seang
Air
Air Force
Dea
U.S. Command
Drowning Toll From Central Texas Floods Narrowed
Searchers continued for a fifth drowning victim in Ellis County as four bodies were recovered from Red Oak Creek near FM 813 and a bridge on I 45E near Palmer. A storm lashed the region with heavy rain and damage across Dallas County, while other areas faced tornado watches and snow warnings elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis County
Red Oak Creek
Weather Bureau
Waco
Cranfill’s Gap
Valley Mills
Texas
East Texas
Northwest
Robert Green
Ferris
Shirley A. Simpson
Green
Jesse Cortez
Pilar Rodriguez
Dallas
Dallas- Fort Worth
Irving
Dallas County
Collin County
Majestic First National Bank of Dallas
Trinity
Foreign-Owned Spur and Espuela Ranches Detailed in New Book
Dr. W. C. Holden of Lubbock pens The Espuela Land and Cattle Co. detailing how a foreign syndicate entered Texas cattle and the Caprock ranching era. The work covers geology, business practices, personnel, trail driving, fences, weather, and social life with maps marking Spur landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dicate
Motley
Dickens
Cottle
Floyd
Espuela
Kent
Crosby and Garza
W. C. Holden
Lubbock
Espuela Land and Cattle Co
Texas
Holden
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Caprock
Creek
Spur County
John McNab
Spur
Alexander McKay
Dundee
Brody's Missing Spouse Located
New York report says Renee Brody was found in Monterey Mexico with her husband Michael Brody an independent folk singer. Brody telephoned from Imenta hospital Belmont California to confirm the reunion plan. The 19 year old wife had been missing about three and a half weeks while Brody remained hospitalized after being found wandering at SFO. He claimed he was held prisoner and drugged but police discounted the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Michael Brody
Monterey
Mexico
Brody
Rick Herman
Imenta
Belmont
Calif
Renee
Herman
San Francisco International
Bay Area
Priest Tells Reporter He Will Remain Fugitive
Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan says he will evade authorities as long as the Vietnam War continues to worsen. He notes eight Catonsville Nine members met in Baltimore to decide surrender and that one died, four surrendered, and others went underground. Berrigan stresses continued resistance and cites family support as proof priests should act.
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New York
UPI
Daniel Berrigan
Catonsville
Berrigan
New York Times
Baltimore
Eer
Society of Jesus
Syracuse
N.Y
Cornell University
Nixon Aide Defends Inflation Fight Amid Slow Economy
Paul W. McCracken, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, said critics over inflation are ignorant of theory and that the fight is winning with major price progress seen by year end. He warned that cooling economies show prices may rise while growth resumes, noting a 1.5 percent output drop in Q1 and 6 percent inflation.
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Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
Washington
UPI
Sont
Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
Portugal to sever main diplomatic link with Rhodesia
Portugal will end its chief diplomatic ties to Rhodesia as Lisbon bows to British pressure. Consul General Joao de Freitas Cruz to return home soon. Lisbon keeps the post open for now. Rhodesia remains recognized by Portugal but not from the president’s office, while most missions have withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Rhodesia
London
Joao de Freitas Cruz
Salisbury
Ian Smith
Britain
Mozambique
U.N
Smith
Fire crews battle blaze at Paul Martinez home and other Sunday alarms
Firefighters doused a heavy storage building fire behind Paul Martinez’s home at 324 43rd Pt around 12:40 PM with possible child involvement. Sunday alarms included gasoline washdowns after a crash on 6th Street Canton Ave, a chair fire at Apr 30 1515 Ave, and several minor blazes including a car fire, fence fire, and grease fire with limited damage. Police and fire units reported smoke and property damage but no serious injuries.
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Paul Martinez
43Rd Pt
Martinez
6Th Street
Canton ‘Avenue
Ave
Ola Mae Brodey
Mth
Quinn Avenue
Enn Road
Avenue A
Cofton
Wohr
Amherst &T
An i
Slide Road
Ravepeter
Ian
James
Brazil Hijacker Uses Nitro in Liner Hijack
A sky pirate and a hippie companion hijacked a Brazilian air liner carrying 38 passengers and seven crew. The Boeing 737 landed in Georgetown Guyana for fuel then stopped in Curacao before reaching Cuba.
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Miami
Cuba
Brazil
Georgetown
Guyana
Curacao
Man Writes Of Hit Run In Oakland Letter Claims Guilt
An anonymous hand printed letter mailed to the Oakland Tribune says a man driving a car that struck Oakland Raiders star Roger Hagberg last April 15 fled the scene due to a chronic drinking problem. Contra Costa County authorities urge the driver to come forward after staff review and assurances of help, while the case awaits further information.
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Oakland
Calif
UPT
Roger Hagberg
Hagberg
Oakland Raiders
Lafayette
Oakland Tribune
Contra Costa
Donald R. Walker
Campaign rhetoric heats Texas Senate race in Corpus Christi rally
Sen Yarborough assails opponent on social security aid to education and Hill-Burton hospital funds. He cites 1952 votes and a 15 percent SS increase as proof of support for the elderly. Bentsen and Bush criticize Yarborough's spending, while Bentsen urges lenient treatment of first offenses and opposes impeaching Justice Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Yarborough
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Nueces County
U.S. Senate
Senate
Yarborough
Boy Breaks Arm In Park Fall At Maxey Park
A seven to eight year old boy Jeff Sedberry suffered a broken arm after reportedly falling from a slide at Maxey Park near 30th Street and Nashville Avenue about 7 30 p m Sunday. Firemen supplied first aid until an ambulance arrived and he underwent surgery at West Texas Hospital later that night.
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Maxey Park
30Th Street
Nashville Avenue
Jeff Sedberry
James Sedberry
33Nd St
West Texas Hospital
U.S. Taught Red Chinese Rocket Ace
Hungarian born Caltech genius Von Karman associate Chien was trained at Caltech, rose to colonel in the U S Army Air Corps, and studied Hitler era rockets in Germany. He faced detention, was declared undesirable for communist ties, and released after five years as U S officials weighed his danger.
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Chien
U.S. Army Air Corps
Germany
Hitler
Soo
Chen
Henry ‘Hap’ Arnold
Air Corps
United States
Red China
FBI
California
Grant Cooper
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Honolulu
Eisenhower
U.S
Rogram
State Department
Births Noted At Local Hospitals In Crescent County
Congratulations to several families for newborns in local hospitals including Cresbyton Methodist and West Texas Hospital. Details list weights from 6 pounds 1 ounce to 7 pounds 14 ounces and birth times from 1:3 p.m. to 9:0 a.m. with fathers employed by Don Crow Chevrolet, South Plains Vending, and related firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartos Velgado
Cresbyton
Bundy
Methodist Hospital
Hollis Thorne
Don Crow
Eria
Terry Gilbreath
Sunday Methodist Hospital
Bherwell
Gary Mack Greg
West Texas Hospital
South Plains Vending Company
Charlee Kelly
Drug Arrests Fall Across Japan in 1969
In 1969 arrests tied to drug trafficking reached 1 029, a drop of 890 from 1968, according to Japan’s health and welfare ministry. Of 251 foreigners arrested, 165 were Americans.
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Tokyo
Health and Welfare Ministry
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