Viet Nam Red Air Losses Tie Weekly Record in July Conflict
Eleven planes were shot down over North Viet Nam in the week of July 17 to 23, with seven lost Sunday. Navy jets hit petroleum storage near Vinh Thanh Hoi and Hon Gay, and Anong Bi power plant was struck. F105s hit fuel depots near Phu Tho Yen Bai. lines of communication and storage areas in the southern North Viet Nam panhandle were targeted. South Vietnamese forces report 260 Viet Cong killed and 35 captured in Quang Tin Province search and destroy operations begun Saturday near Da Nang where Marine and North Vietnamese forces clashed closely.
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Ith
North Viet Nam
Navy
Vinh
Thanh Hoi
Hon Gay
Anong Bi
Phu Tho
Yen Bai
Red River Delta
Air
Panhandle
Quang Tin Province
Saigon
da Nang
5Th Marine Regiment
Hikers Planned to Reach Rainbow Lodge After Desert Trek
A rescue effort near Lake Powell aims to reach seven hikers stranded west of Navajo Mountain with little water and food. Paramedic teams and air support were prepared as ground travel remains slow through steep canyons to a hospital 70 miles away in Tuba City.
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Navajo Mountain
Lake Powell
Rainbow Lodge
Tuba City
Arthur Small
Luks Air Force Base
Phoenix
Adams
Nigel Peacock
Park Service
Glen Canyon
Peacock
Dam
Rainbow Trail
Llano Estacado Bridge Tourney Underway in Lubbock
Nearly 300 bridge players from Texas and New Mexico converge on Lubbock for the four day Llano Estacado South Plains Bridge Tournament at Kobo Palace. Masters and non masters games resume with men and women pairs and mixed pairs on schedule. Kent Jones and Mrs W C Wharton lead the masters after day one while Mrs Emmet Shannon and Mrs Jack Boren top the North South division. Non masters winners Thursday were Mrs Reha M Allen and Mrs W Graham. Tabulations for the second session were not ready at midnight. The Lubbock Duplicate Bridge Club hosts the event for Llano Estacado Unit 197 of the American Contract Bridge League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New Mexico
Lubbock
Llano Estacado
Kent Jones
W. C. Wharton
Tohoka
Emmet Shannon
Jack Boren
Reha M. Allen
Santa Rosa
N. M
W. Graham
Tulsa
Lubbock Duplicate Bridge Club
Llano Estacado Unit 197
American Contract Bridge League
James J. Freman
San Antonio
Dan Treadwell
Hobbs
N.M
Goren
Mike Read
Air Force Jets Hit U S Vessel In Mistaken Strike
The Coast Guard cutter Point Welcome was attacked by U S Air Force jets near the Cua Viet river mouth, killing its commander Lt jg David Brostrom and another crewman. Five others including British correspondent Tim Page were wounded. The ship, part of the U S Coast Guard, was illuminated and signaling when misidentified as a North Vietnamese boat. An investigation into the recognition error was ordered.
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Saigon
U.S. Coast Guard
J.g
David Brostrom
San Jose
Calif
Cua Viet River
Hue
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Point Welcome
Tim Page
U.S
Hikers Located Near Page and Lake Powell
A map locates Page Arizona and Lake Powell as the site where twenty hikers were found after six members of the party emerged from canyon country reporting hunger and lack of food. The group is identified as from the Rocky Mountain School at Carondale, Colorado.
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Ariz
Lake Powell
Rocky Mountain
Carbondale
Colo
Heavy Rains Hit Southeast Texas Port Arthur Area
Rare 24 hour rainfall data show Austin and Junction among the highest totals. Flooded streets snarled morning traffic across Port Arthur Beaumont Groves Nederland Port Neches and Port Acres with many unable to reach work. Continuous showers were forecast through Friday across Texas with noontime temps ranging from the 70s to 90s.
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Corsicana
Mexia
Mineral Wells
Paris
Weather Bureau
Texas Midlands
Austin
Inlches
College Station
Galveston
Houston
Junction
Lufkin
Midland
San Angelo
San Antonio
Waco
Wichita Falls
Lubbock High
Presidio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Fl Paso
Lubbock
Amarillo
Warmers fade. Lubbock cools slightly with 89 high
Weather in the Lubbock area eased Thursday as a weakening cool front moved through the Panhandle. A late morning rise brought a 89 degree high after a 70 degree overnight, with cloud cover delaying normal highs and a forecast of lower 90s later under southerly winds up to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
iSouth Plains
Texas ‘Panhandle
U.S. Weather Bureau
Beatles Fans Pack Chicago Amid Airport Scene
Teenagers mobbed O'Hare as the Beatles arrived from Chicago with only police allowed to speak to them. Crowds gathered at the international terminal and luggage claim following the stars to Astor Towers Hotel. An appearance at the Chicago Amphitheatre was set to test the mood.
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Astor Towers
Chicago
O'Hare International Airport
International Terminal
Chicago Amphitheatre
Subterranean bike patrol clears 90 mile pipeline route
Crews have covered 30 of 90 miles of a Canyon to Lubbock pipeline route by biking inside the 54 and 72 inch lines. They ride five to six hours daily, inspecting for defects, mud and debris while monitoring blow off valves. The idea began in Plainview when two workers borrowed children's bicycles to pass through the tunnel.
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Canyon
Lubbock
Hall
Plainview
Bureau
H. W. Patrick
Gus Mason
Hale Center
Plainview Herald
Airport control debate prompts ordinance update
City officials dispute claims the airport board will become advisory only, with mayor Rogers insisting the jet era requires a clearer ordinance. He cites 1959 rules and budget and personnel ambiguities as the issue, stressing no reflection on past boards. Flooding and theater loss follow storms.
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Rogers
Airport Board
Gold Star Buttons For Next Of Kin Law Signed
President Johnson signed a bill allowing gold star lapel buttons for next of kin of servicemen who died in Vietnam and other Cold War actions. The defense secretary will provide free pins to wives and each parent. other kin may buy pins at a set price.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
Lubbock council weighs housing aid and airport board changes
The council approved amendments to a housing bill limiting loans to FHA and VA bets of 15 000 dollars, with a move to 17 500 in high cost areas, and debated FNMA loan discounts. It also discussed enlarging the airport board and advancing College Avenue widening with land acquisitions and industrial park plans.
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Howard W. Cannon
D. Nev
John J. Williams
R-Del
FNMA
Sparkman
Williams
Delaware
Senter
E. H. Elliott
Airport Board
Eliott
Lubbock Municipal Airport
Elliott
College Ave
College Avenue
19Th
34Th Streets
Sam Wahl
Lubbock Industrial Foundation, Inc
Dickey
Lubbock
Collins
Foundation
19Th Street
22Nd Street
Flint Avenue
Akron
Detroit
Canton
Elgin
50Th Street
Avenue Q
Bob Burr
Hunter Construction Co
Mae Simmons
Rodgers Parks
Whitaker and
29Th Drive
Brownfield Highway
Texas Highway Department
Erskine Street
Loop
Truck overturns scattering 11.2 million pounds in Leeds
A truck delivering 11.2 million dollars in banknotes to the Bank of England in Leeds overturned on Thursday. Fifty three boxes spilled onto the pavement as police cordoned, recovered the cash and returned it to the bank.
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Leeds
England
UPI
Bank of England
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