Ford and Solon Clash Over Vietnam War Policy
Ford accuses Johnson of failing to justify troop increases or tax hikes while McNamara criticizes restraint in air attacks on North Vietnam. Ford cites high level directives that limited targeting, claims vast portions of North Vietnam’s war base remain untouched, and argues for broader bombing to end the war.
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North Vietnam
McNamara
United States
Ford
Johnson
Vietnam
White House
Nin
Patience Ford
U.S
South Vietnam
Public hearing backs tax hike for school salaries
The budget increase of 1,290,315 draws 704,000 from state sources, leaving 56,000 needed from ad valorem taxes for higher wages. No real protests were raised as the board cited wages, new federal rules, a fifth high school, and rising costs. The 1967-68 plan totals 17,871,087 with reserves dipping about 33,546.
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Williams
Lubbock
Ballance
Battalion pins Viet Cong battalion near Quang Ngai
U S troops from the 4th Infantry Division pinned down a Viet Cong battalion nine miles east of Quang Ngai City, reporting 65 enemy dead after air strikes artillery and helicopter gunships. One U S infantryman was killed and four wounded in the heavy action.
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Saigon
USS
4Th Infantry Division
U.S
Eust
Quang Ngai City
South Vietnam
U.S. 25Th Division
Miinor
Weather notes and heat in Texas and war updates abroad
At Lubbock the 99 degree reading tied a July 31 maximum as the hottest day of the year. Cooler readings and mid-90s expected after a frontal passage. Nearby cities recorded 100 degree heat with occasional 106 in Wichita Falls and 105 in Presidio. Global weather and rainfall totals are discussed along with a long-term Lubbock rainfall average. In Vietnam and Europe reports cover soldiers and air operations, including casualties and raids, with air sorties and rail yard strikes noted.
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Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Wichita Falls
Presidio
Mineral Wells
Childress
Cotulla
San Angelo
Wink
Alice
Laredo
Waco
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Midland
Amarillo
South Plains
Henderson
Eau Claire
Wis
Navy
Thai Nguyen
Red Capital
Sin
South Vietnam
Strategic Air Command
da Nang
Hue
Kontum City
Thieu vows peace talks if elected and seeks halt to raids
South Vietnam candidate Thieu says he would press Hanoi to conference table and asks U S to pause bombing if Hanoi responds. He favors direct talks with North Vietnam and warns against negotiating with the Viet Cong while pressing for more allied troops to shorten the war. Thieu outlines plans to add 65 000 to South Vietnam's armed forces as allies total about 54 000.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Neuyen van Thieu
Thieu
Hanoi
United States
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Johnson
Vietnam
Theiu
South Vietnam
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
South Korea
Philippines
Dallas voters back city facilities plan amid tax opposition
Unofficial returns show widespread support for fire libraries parks streets storm drainage bridges city hall garage cultural center auditorium Cotton Bowl Fair Park renovations service center and waterworks while layoffs in South Dallas work and airport land drew mixed votes. The Dallas Tarrant airport authority failed locally though Tarrant County approved it four to one. Officials blamed weak voter persuasion for the result and highlighted the broad bond program. Tokyo conference set for September 15 in Washington with U S Japan ministerial talks on economies and trade.
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Texas
New City Hall
Fair Park
South Dallas
Dallas County
Dallas-Tarrant Regional
Tarrant ‘County
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Tax surcharge delayed and rate details for corporations
Government witnesses push deficit as main rallying point for a tax surcharge set to take effect July 1 at 10 percent for corporations while the effective date shifts to January 1. Johnson and White House officials briefed House Democrats on the fiscal plan, arguing taxes are needed despite potential political heat. The current year deficit is projected at 14 to 18 billion dollars, a historic high.
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House
Ways and Means
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson
George Christian
White House
Christian
Congress
Charges Filed In Marijuana Haul In Texas Case
Two Carrizo Springs men Manuel Lerma and Santos Montoya were charged with possession of illegal narcotics after U S customs agents seized 25 sacks of raw marijuana from a camper pickup near Carrizo Springs. The marijuana was valued at about 300000 dollars and the pair were jailed in Laredo after agents converged on the vehicle Monday night.
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Laredo
Tex
Carrizo Springs
U.S
Federal District Court
Manuel Lerma
Santos Montoya
Dilly
Man Acquitted After Can't Drive Plea in Tennessee
A Nashville man named Morris Stanley was acquitted by a US District Court jury after 13 minutes of deliberation. The case involved transporting a stolen car from Evansville Indiana and his defense centered on the claim I can't drive with six witnesses testifying to his inability to drive.
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Jackson
Avalanche-journal
United States
Jacksons
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Evansville
Ind
Ae Morris Stanley
Stockholm
Sinatra Jr. urges teens to channel energy into positive change
Frankie Jr. told San Diego crowds that teens are bored with life and urged youth to focus on being good and sensible. He criticized long hair and mod fashion, blamed some entertainers for shaping bad attitudes, and warned about the dangers of drug culture linked to teen music, calling for constructive directions.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Catamaran
England
Supplies Logistics Post In Okinawa Backs War
The U S Second Logistical Command on Okinawa handles the unload storage and shipment of all war supplies for about 277 000 tons monthly with over 9 500 civilian and military personnel supporting computer and cargo operations. It runs facilities at Naha Port White Beach Horeko Machinato Chibona and Yoza with Naha Terminal harbor services and tug operations and loads ammunition at White Beach for civilian protection.
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Williams
LVN
George Hunt
18Th St
Malott & Peterson-Grundy
el Paso
Bill J. Hood
Second Log
U.S
Machinato
Chibona
Henoko
Yoza
Naha Terminal
White Beach Pier
Naha Port
Merger Okayed In Jacksonville
Jacksonville voters approved consolidation of city and Duval County creating a single government. The measure passed 52,585 to 28,872 amid broad support and defeated suburban annexation efforts. The merged city will exceed 455,000 residents.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Duval County
Florida
Miami
Tampa
Liquor Board Appoints New Enforcement Chief Cartlidge
Anthony Cartlidge will become chief enforcement officer of the Texas Liquor Control Board succeeding E. A. Gordon who retired. Cartlidge had served as Gordon's assistant and earlier as district supervisor in Paris with postings in San Angelo and Longview.
Little Rock Urban Renewal Showcases Renewal Drive
Lubbock delegates tour Little Rock urban renewal sites in a 30 million program aimed at reviving the central core. The Arkansas project expects 500 million in economic turnover and 8 000 jobs, with private owners urged to improve buildings as federal funds match local spending.
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Little Rock
Byron Morris
Lubbock
Tr Thas
George Millar
Woman seeks work visa after troubling Amarillo trailer incident
Mrs Clark, exhausted after working two jobs and selling furniture, found her would be killer fiancé threatening and a warned that Amarillo is the wild West. A postman alerted Mrs Gruver who notified police. Border Patrol to determine if a work visa can be obtained.
Births Reported in Local Hospitals This Week
Multiple birth notices list new sons and daughters with weights ranging from 3 pounds 4 ounces to 7 pounds 12 ounces. Parents include Renney Clinton, Johnson, Jones, Budd, Carey, Price, Rodriguez, Mendez, Elbert Alexander, Villarreal, Cruz, Huckabee, and others, with hospital locations in Methodist, West Texas, and Reese AFB hospitals.
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Renney Clinton
Ln Methodist Hospital
State Highway Department
Farty Johnson
Methodist Hospital
Gibsons Discount
Neal Jones
Ave
West Texas Hospital
National Life and Accident Insurance Co
John W. Carey
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
Myre
Ernest Price
Korea
Jann Elbert Alexander
E. Colgatest
Tueway
Church of God
Chrat
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National Republican Coordinating Committee
President Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Whiteside
Estacado High School
H.C. Lewis
O. W. Chisum & Co
Tarver Electric Co
Estacado
Community Planning Council
Smallpox
Sth St
Linus
Wright
A. Doyle
James M. Reynolds
Braunschweig
Germany
West Germany
North
Air Force
Bac Giang
Dallas
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Frankie Jr
Okinawa
Naha
Mountain
Southeast Asia
Liquor Board
Lubbock Group
Lille Rock
North Little Rock
Twin Cities
Martin Borchert
Wour
Marion Hotel
Millar
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Marshall Roy Winegar
Stan
Wear Texas Hospital
18Th Mfars's Hospital
Jonn J) Monahan
Reese Afr Hospital
Ralph A. Budd
Einer
Mro
Bill. Rumbauga
Bird St
Lubbock Asteopathic Hospital
Thomas Mendez
Level
Nat Villarreal
Laut
Service Compress
Pablo Cruz
Meadow
M. M
John Black
Birch
Welgaing
Plains Coop GA
Roy Douglas Huckabee
Wellforth
Highland Hospital
Hancock Mfg. Co
Osthin
Monterey High School
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