Gemini Crew Ready for New Attempt After Delay
Gemini crew prepare for a new Saturday launch attempt after Preston lightning caused a power surge that halted checks of the computer system and memory banks. Deputy director notes daylight needs for recovery. splashdown timed near the original launch hour with Cooper and Conrad entering the capsule at 9 42 a.m.
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Preston
The
Space Center
Sytem
Cooper and
Conrad
Cooper
Air Force
James Albert
Viet Nam map shows Viet Cong actions in several areas
Map locates Van Tuong peninsula where U S Marines report a Viet Cong concentration smashed. At Dak Sut the Viet Cong overran a district HQ town and a Special Forces camp. Heavy casualties reported in an attack on the hamlet of Vinh Heaty near Saigon.
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van Tuong
U.S
Dak. Sut
Vinh Heaty
Saigon
Vietnam War Battle Looms In Central Highlands Action
U.S. and Vietnamese forces clash with Viet Cong near Dak Sut and Vinh Hoa. Casualties reported heavy with American losses amid a nightlong advance aided by artillery, air strikes, and naval gunfire. Marines battle through the peninsula while Viet Cong attack positions and retreat by sea or rear routes.
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Central Highlands
Saigon
Vinh Hoa
EB. OW. Snyder
Queanside
Calif
Chu Lai
van Tuong
Snyder
Tth Regiment
George H. Gentry Jr
Fallbrook
U.S
Okinawa
Dak Sut
City Budget Faces Cuts and Tight Spending Talks
City officials plot a lean budget with a potential $20.5 million to $25 million in cuts and a $1.15 tax rate that may yield about $5.5 million. A public hearing is set for Sept 9 as council weighs surpluses, health dept funding, and merit pay raises while officials push tight budgeting and rely on revised valuations.
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Board of Equalization
Pitstick
Fragmented OCR notes hint at many names and events
The text comprises garbled names, addresses, and scattered references to hospital births, family notices, and a political claim about Israel potentially developing a nuclear device. Specifics are unclear. reads like a collage of disparate items from a newspaper page.
Mosquitoes Provoke Sitdown Strike at Louisiana Penitentiary
Convicts at Angola State Penitentiary stage a sitdown strike amid mosquito swarms leaving dormitories sealed. Guards report a wounded prisoner during the clash as officials condemn the incident and seek to end the protest without feeding the strikers.
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Angola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Beatles Fans Roar at Sam Houston Concert
At the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston fans packed the venue for The Beatles with Ringo Starr Paul McCartney George Harrison and John Lennon on stage. About 185 police kept fans back as the crowd screamed and showered the stage with candy during a 20 minute set. The group performed a dozen songs but the singing was drowned out by the cheering.
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Thorsdias
Tom Saswver
Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
John Faenon
Court cites Dallas assassination burden on city in hearing
Marina tells the judge the city bears a burden from the presidential assassination in Dallas. Richburg notes the defendant is in a different position than most people. Marina asks to speak to her husband alone during the hearing.
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Dallas
Richburg
Marina
Longtime City Resident Berta Leonard Dies at Home
Mrs Berta Lasembs Leonard longtime city resident died at her home Thursday after a lengthy illness Funeral services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home She was not a member of Ashbury Methodist Church and had lived in Lubock the past WT years She was born in Pars Survivors include son Thomas dasembly four grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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Berta Lasembs Leonard
Stoounoy
Diddogoam
Sanders Funeral
Ashbury
Private life kept secret amid peace bond talk
Richburg said he would order another peace bond if needed but believed it unnecessary after ongoing trouble at the scene. Oswalt was shot two days after Oswald killed Kennedy, linked to Ruby the nightclub operator. Marina brought her two children and sought a peace bond as Porter faced arrest and a self threat claim.
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Richburg
Porter
Oswalt
Ruby
Oswald
Kennedy
Marina
Rachel
Saad Porter
Gwen Turnbow Crowned 1969 Farm Bureau Queen at Lubbock County
Gwen Turnbow a Texgds Peebo sophomore business education major at Texas Tech was crowned Farm Bureau Queen at Lubbock County event held at the Lubbock Country Club. Barbara Nieman 17 of Idalou was runner up. Talent Find winners included Jo Jo and Ray Everett with entrants from Wolfforth Idalou and Lubbock. The queen will compete August 27 at South Plains Junior College Levelland for the District 11 Crown.
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Avalanche Journal
Texgds
Peebo
Lubbock Country Club
Robert Rigs
Wedsforth
Barbara Mae Nieman
Mroo
Ros Wo Nieman
Idalou
Miss Nieman
Farm Bureau
Comnae Dome
Enjas
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Bureau
South Plains Junior College
Levelland
Labbock
Ray Everett
Thalou
Mike Woods
Patricia Bailey
Wolfforth
Lane Faith
Idaleu
Janet Kinard
Wayne Castner
Laibbock
Dudley To Address Baptist Convention
Dr WOO Taidles president of the state Sunday School and Baptist Praising Union Congress will speak today at the final session of the Baptist convention at New Hope Baptist Church. The closing service begins at 8 15 p m. Rev Melvin Jd Banks history professor at a Dallas college spoke Thursday in place of Dr M K Curry president of Bishop College Dallas who could not attend. Rev M L Bradford of Terrell, president of the state congress, also spoke Thursday.
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State Sunday School
Baptist Praiing Union
Congress Convention
New Hope Baptist Church
Melvin Jd. Banks
Dallas
M. K. Curry
Bishop College
M. L. Bradford
Terrell
Congress
Severe Storms Scatter Across Panhandle With Big Temps Reported
A heavy 3 inch rainfall drenched areas about Hereford and spread across the Panhandle causing rapid water rise and short term tourist delays. Temperatures in the 100s dominated as Dallas and Fort Worth reached 101 and 103 respectively while Dallas and Madwell saw 101 and 100. A strange greenish white light was seen by Gary Euresti at 8 55 p.m. Thursday traveling eastward across the sky.
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Wichita Falls
Alpine
Amarillo
Dalhart
Dallas
Fort Worth
Galveston
Mineral Wells
San Angelo
Waco
Brownsville
Childress
Midland
Presidio
Paris
Oklahoma
Gary Euresti
Solomon G. Euresti
44Th St
Mahon Opposes Cotton Provisions in House Bill
Mahon criticized the House bill's cotton section saying it leaves too many uncertainties about administration after 1960 and could jeopardize cotton farmers in the South Plains. He noted opposition from other cotton regions and urged an aggressive export program as the key to a solution. He cited a defeated amendment to strike a price support snapback provision and warned the bill would not fully address export needs.
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Cooper
Conrad
Mahon
von Torhe
South Plains
Secretary of Agriculture
Merve
Calfornia
Oswald Porter peace bond case settled in Dallas
Marina Oswald Porter and her husband Kenneth appeared before Judge Wo. Richburg in Dallas for a peace bond. The couple settled their differences and the case was dismissed after Mrs. Porter had sought a bond claiming Porter harassed her and held her at gunpoint. Porter was held in Dallas County jail briefly Wednesday night until a bond was posted.
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Marina Oswald Porter
Wo. Richburg
Dallas
Porter
Elaming Porter
Dalles
Farm Bill Debate Focuses On Cotton and Price Supports
The House approved a farm bill provision tying subsidies to a per bushel tax on cotton and other grains. Government funding would offset a portion of added costs while mills would pass prices to producers. The measure centers on budget impacts, pricing supports, and Treasury treatment of the program.
Texas Democrats Back Farm Bill Amid Turbulent Debate
Lawmakers across the state congress vote in favor of the farm bill with opposition from some Texas Democrats. The measure would affect cotton allotments and storage, with key figures including representatives Maston O’Neal and Albert Thomas connected to the floor action and potential amendments shaping the final package.
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Phoedia
Lindles Beckworth
Jack Brock
Omar Burleson
Bartle Cabell
Casey
Eliseo de da Guerva
Otin Crowedy
Bisher
Heresy Gonzales
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Prac Grahbany Pureetl
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