U.S. Guadalcanal Assault Marked Japan's Decline in Pacific War
Tokyo observes the 25th anniversary of the Leatherneck landing as U.S. Marines seized Henderson Field. Japanese commanders failed in three invasions, suffering heavy losses and forcing withdrawal from Guadalcanal, ending any hope of retaking the island.
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Kenneth Ishii
TOKYO
Solomons
U.S
Guadalcanal
Japan
Pacific
Col
Stanley N. McLeod
Pearl Harbor Marine Barracks
Hawaii
Canal
Marine Engineer Battalion
Guadalcanal Island
Ex-Barber Turns Stylist Weighs Johnson Hair
Sal Valenti of the Waldorf Astoria, a former barber now hair stylist, surveys President Johnson and other notables. He argues styling should enhance personality, not erase it, and notes Johnson’s hair needs fuller body to frame his face. He cites Kennedy Rockefeller Dirksen Hamilton and Charles as examples.
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Rocky
Bobby
Charlie
Lib
Prince Charles
Senator Dirksen
Sal Valenti
Sally Ryan
New York
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Illinois
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Valenti
Waldorf-Astoria
Richard M. Nixon
King Hussein
Jordan
Arthur Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Herbert Hoover
Kennedy
New York Democrat
Rockefeller
Dirksen
George Hamilton
Lynda Bird
Douglas A. MacArthur
Patron
New York Waldorf-Astoria
Rattler Escapes After Lamp Incident In Catclaw Chase
A comic misadventure follows Joe dropping a coal oil lamp and a rattlesnake encounter. He dodges the snake and ends up naked as he checks swelling, while Uncle Dave mishears the tale through an ear trumpet. Also notes readers sending in bachelor button recollections for From out of the Past.
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Dave
Joe
Joseph
Uncle Dave
Cycle Accidents Injure Two On Lubbock Streets
Two motorcycle riders were hospitalized in Sunday incidents on Lubbock streets. Archie Holt 21 collided with a car on 46th Street near Avenue N, and Ricky Roach 16 was hurt on 16th Street at Slide Road. A third pedestrian, Jimmy Dunlap 38, was treated after being struck at Arena Park Raceway. Two women suffered injuries on Southeast Drive near 3600 block and were under hospital care or evaluation.
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Archie Carl Holt
Vth St
Methodist Hospital
46Th Street
Avenue N
Charlotte Stice
46Th St
Holt
Ricky Roach
18Th St
Highland Hospital
Latricia Duren
15Th St
16Th Street
Slide Road
Jimmy Dunlap
32Nd St
Arena Park Raceway
Southeast Drive
Hanna Freeman
Ave
Nettie Moat
Idalou
Castro Assassins Showcased In Cuba Life Magazine Story
Cuban authorities reported that four men bringing arms to Cuba were captured July 18 near Honda Bay in Pinar del Rio and identified as Jose Roy Rodriguez Alberto Laucerica Diaz Francisco Avila Azcuy and Pablo Garcia Roqueta of the Second Front. They claimed missions to sabotage sugar mills and assassinate Fidel Castro while a CIA agent was also captured in Matanzas.
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Life Magazine
Cuba
Honda Bay
Pinar del Rio
Jose Roy
Rodriguez
Alberto Laucerica Diaz
Francisco Avila Azcuy
Pablo Garcia Roqueta
Jose Hamel
CIA
Vincente P. Gonzalez Migoyo
Matanzas
Jose Rabel
Nunez
Tony Cuesta
Garcia
Laucerica
Fidel Castro
Seminole Man Found Dead Near Sanderson
Malcolm Charles Stavely 65 of Seminole was found dead by his car near Sanderson about 10 a m Sunday. Justice of the Peace George Willey had not ruled on cause of death. Stavely left Seminole Saturday to visit an aunt in Sanderson. Body to Bolger Funeral Home Snyder for services pending. Survivors include two daughters Charlene Tishman and Joan Phillips of California and four sisters in Fluvanna Seminole Amarillo and Jayton.
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Fort Stockton
Malcolm Charles Stavely
Sanderson
George Willey
Staviey
Firvanna
Seminole
Bolger Funeral Home
Snylder
Charlene Tishman
Joan Phillips
Califor
Nia
Wallace Jones
Fluvanna
Russell
Jones
KE. H. Mcl Carter
Amarillo
J. W. Stewart
Jayton
Arkansas Woman Roxie Nora Bingham Dies in Andrews Visit
Roxie Nora Bingham 81 a longtime Blevins Ark resident died on arrival at Permian General Hospital Andrews after an apparent heart attack at her daughter H V Owen home. She had been visiting in Andrews about three weeks. Funeral plans cited Cornish Mortuary Prescott and Singleton Funeral Home handling local arrangements. Survivors include daughter Nora Ray of Blevins two sons Joe of Ozan and Eual of Blevins six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Nora Ray
Blevins
Joe
Ozan
Ark
Eual
W. W. Moore Dies. Rites Pending In City
W. W. Moore, 89, of 406 4th St., died late Sunday at Highland Hospital. He lived in Lubbock about a year after moving from Rule and was a member of the Rule Masonic Lodge. Survivors include a son Newton of Coahoma, a daughter Mrs. W. F. Lumpkin of Lubbock, a brother Jack of Arizona, a half brother Chester of California and Woodrow of Denton, three half-sisters, three grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Service arrangements are with Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home.
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Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
W. W. Moore
4Th St
Highland Hospital
Moore
Lubbock
Rule
Rule Masonic Lodge
Newton
Coahoma
W. F. Lumpkin
1St St
Jack
Catt
Ariz
Chester
North Salinas
Amarillo
Record heat bakes Texas as 100s linger coast to coast
An Associated Fresh report notes an August blaze across Texas with many communities reaching 100 plus degrees. Wichita Falls hit 106 while Galveston logged 87, with only scattered rainfall of .04 to .31 inches in Beaumont-Port Arthur. Cities from Abilene to Waco posted 90s to 100s as Dallas and Wichita Falls remained hot at 7 pm under clear skies.
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Texas
Wichita Fallas
Galveston
Hoauston
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Mishap Victim's Rites Pending In Andrews
Carrol Dean Cox 32 died in an automobile crash four miles east of White Deer on Highway 60. A Kilgore native and Amarillo resident, he leaves wife Louise and six sisters plus a brother. Services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home in Andrews.
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Amarillo
Kilgore
Singleton Funeral Home
Louise
Terry Dean
Tony
Mike
Sabrina
Paul Baccus
Odessia
Norma Slaughter
Wellman
Olive Bagley
Port Arthur
Jeanne Stevenson
Hobbs
Nelda Lewis
Johnnie Groves
Andrews
W. O. Cox Jr
Midland
Births Report From West Texas Hospitals
The notice records several births including a son to Mr and Mrs Gerald Thomas Norrod at West Texas Hospital weighing 7 pounds and ounces. The father is music director Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Another birth lists Mr and Mrs Donnie Ralston in West Texas Hospital with a 3 pounds 4 ounce son. The father works at Johnsey Drug.
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Jesse Benvider Ramon
West Texas Hospital
Father i
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Wiliam Paul Martin
Raplor
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
Gerald Thomas Norrod
Donnie Ralston
Etth
Methodist Hospital
Johnsey Drug
Vietnamese War Updates Report Guerrilla Losses and Weapon Cache
Spokesmen say 19 guerrillas killed and 14 fortified structures destroyed. U S Army 5th Division finds a vast Communist weapons cache in a tunnel complex along the Oriental River about 30 miles northwest of Saigon. Cache includes weapons of all sizes, ammunition, a grenade factory, and office equipment. missiles near the DMZ raise new threat to B 52s and fighter bombers.
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U.S. Army
S “5Th Division
Saigon
Dmz
Octogenarian Triplets Celebrate Long Life and Family Ties
Festivities mark the 80th birthday of three Ardmore born triplets Mr and Mrs Adams. The siblings attended Ardmore schools and Southeastern State Teachers College in Durant. They recall growing up close amid strong family unity. The celebration includes remarks from officials and greetings from President Johnson and Oklahoma leaders.
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Ardmore
Southeastern State Teachers College
Durant
President Johnson
Preston Smith
George Mahon
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Johnson
Mahon
Lubbock
Parachutists Die In Mass Jump Mishap In Italy
Two young parachutists Emilio Bizi aged 19 and Umberto Spatacone aged 25 died after their shroud lines tangled at more than 1000 feet during a mass jump from a C-119 aircraft in Turin. The event was sponsored by a parachute club.
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Turin
Italy
Emilio Bizi
Umberto Spatacone
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