Vietnam War air and ground actions intensify losses
Reports detail high U S and South Vietnamese air sorties against Viet Cong targets near Saigon and Da Nang. Marines claim 178 enemy dead with light U S losses, while a separate operation yields 98 Viet Cong bodies. A barraged election period and mistaken strikes against civilians prompt a military review board.
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Dong Ho
Guam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
South
Viet Nam
da Nang
Tan Tru
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Coast Guard
de Puy
Farm Workers March Reaches San Antonio Outskirts
A 40 member Rio Grande Valley march with about 70 supporters entered the southern outskirts of San Antonio in light rain. The caravan crossed Mission San Juan Capistrano grounds amid labor leaders, nuns, students, police, and motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Alamo City
Nixon says lengthy Vietnam war unnecessary and calls for new leadership
Former Vice President Richard Nixon urged a tougher prosecution of the Vietnam War and a quicker move to end the conflict. He criticized peace demonstrators as prolonging the war and praised GOP backing for President Johnson while hinting at Robert Kennedy as a potential running mate if political realities shift in 1968.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
United States
South Viet Nam
National Broadcasting Company
Nixon
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Viet Nam
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Autopsy Ordered In Dallas Car Accident
An autopsy has been ordered in Dallas after a Friday night downtown collision. Officials say Meyer Hf Ablom died in the wreck as investigators probe the cause and circumstances of the crash.
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Dallas
Slaver Receives Death Penalty in Philadelphia Case
John W. Burgess, 23, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the Palm Sunday murder of a 79 year old grandmother in West Philadelphia. He pleaded guilty to first degree murder after leading a trio that invaded the home and injured the grandmother, her daughter, and granddaughter. the grandmother later died.
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Philadelphia
John W. Burgess
Palm Sunday
Burgess
Lena Alexandroff
West Philadelphia
Alexandroff
Ene
Teo Weinrott
Two Killed in Dawn Clash With Infiltrators in SW Africa
Police clashed with a band of infiltrators in Ovamboland South-West Africa at dawn. Two were killed and eight arrested as authorities linked the incursion to broader Asian African bloc tensions at the U N General Assembly. The minister named Soviet Union Red China Egypt Algeria North Korea Congo Tanzania as training supporters. Vorster urged international action to stop such subversion.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Ovamboland
South-West Africa
Balthazar Vorster
Vorster
Laveey
Portuguese Angola
South Atlantic Ocean
Soviet Union
Red China
Egypt
Algeria
North Korea
Congo Republic
Tanzania
de Villiers Graff
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Vandalism Strikes Wester Elementary School
Firefighters battled a vandalism driven blaze at Wester Elementary School causing heavy loss. Extinguishers emptied and records sprayed with powder as two socks left behind by suspects were recovered. Police and detectives noted a calling card and warned arson or vandalism.
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Wester Elementary School
Arthur Holly
Holly
C. L. Reynolds
Reynolds
John Arnold
Myron Vann
46Th St
Lelding
Wester
Birth announcements from local families with multiple details
The notice lists numerous births with parents names and addresses, baby weights and times, hospital, and fathers’ occupations. It includes Brown Field, West Texas Hospital, Laur Clinic, Lauf Clinic, and various street addresses and employers.
Famous Alpine rescuer Geiger dies in plane crash
Hermann Geiger, famed as a pioneer of Alpine air rescue, died after his plane collided with a glider near Sion Airport at 50 feet. The 33 year old Swiss pilot had logged thousands of rescue landings and hours, earning the St Gregory Knight of Honor Medal from Pope John XIII.
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Sion
Switzerland
Hermann Geiger
Geiger
Anne- Marie Chalon
Loyd Harmen
Steven Mints
Cirnort
Chalon Reese Afb
Reese
Gregory
John XIII
Swiss Alps
Births for SSgt and Mrs Robert Le Louman at Steese AFB Hospital
SSgt and Mrs Robert LE Louman of 107 Lasalle welcomed a son weighing 2 pounds 10 ounces at 62 pony Wednesday at Steese AFB Hospital. The father is stationed at Reese. Mr and Mrs Pho Tist St welcomed a baby weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces at 1 am Thursday at Highland Hospital. The father is assistant manager for White Stores.
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Howard Farrar
Brownfield
Methodist Hospital
Charles Ford Co
Darton Pringle
Pringle
Bill Dalton
Goth St
Odes Hodges
Michael Kennedy
34Th St. Apt
West Texas Hospital
Tech
Patrick Farle Kelley
50Th St
Santa Fe Railways
Clifford Clifton Brewer Jr
Danzheter
Standard Cigarette Service
Robert Fulcher
Hurlwood
Laur Clinic
Porter Matthews
5Th St
Manuel Gonzales
Home
Aoson Wenting
Lauf Clinic
Manuel Flores Tilalou
Lauf
Mero
Tames Odaen
Weeghing
Laut Chu
Lubbhock Auto Atuebon
Robert Dennis
Prow
Wipin
West Texas
Texas Tech
Robert LE Louman
Lasalle
Steese Afb Hospital
Reese
Highland Hospital
White
Woman criticizes water plan opposition in Austin council
Emma Long, the lone female on the Austin city council, denounced the council's stance against the $40 billion statewide water plan. She endorsed the plan, calling the opposition provincial and narrow, noting the council must file its position with the Texas Water Development Board by Sept. 1 as statewide hearings continue.
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Austin
WPI
Emma Long
Texas ‘Water Development Board
Texas
Mrs. Long
Hungarian Seeks Asylum After Crossing Frontier
A 27-year-old Hungarian visiting Yugoslavia slipped into Italy on Friday and asked for political asylum, according to police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
UPI
Yugoslavia
Italy
Publishers And Union In Tentative Accord
Negotiators announced a tentative agreement Friday between publishers and a holdout union, signaling a possible quick end to the 124 day New York newspaper strike. The deal between World Journal Tribune Inc. and the Pressmen's Union awaits ratification by members, possibly at a Sunday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
New York Herald Tribune
World Journal Tribune Inc
Lubbock Sponsors Highlight Tourist of the Week
A Lubbock Chamber program named Tourist of the Week gave visiting families from across the country meals and lodging at local spots. Rex Webster notes the effort boosted awareness of the tourist dollar and earned regional publicity while hotels and restaurants cooperated. Sponsors hope to continue next summer as the Texas Restaur ant Association and Texas Tourist Council seek results.
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Rex Webster
Chamber
Lubbock
Webster
Texas Restaurant Association
Texas Tourist Council
Chhamber
California
Rail strike threat and stalled talks in Ottawa
Futile bargaining sessions between railway and union officials in Ottawa aimed at a settlement before Parliament resumes. Union leaders exited pessimistic, with Tom Read noting a faint spark of hope while R C Smith declared no settlement. Rail workers seek a 30 to 6 percent wage increase, currently earning about $2.20 an hour. Officials hinted at possible legislative action as talks broke off and workers remained on call.
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Ottawa
Tom Read
Hunian
R.C. Smith
Johnson Appeals to End Cold War Tensions Across Three States
President Johnson tours Idaho and Colorado during a three state visit, urging Russia to end Cold War structures. He notes a nuclear reactor station near Idaho Falls and attracts crowds estimated from 5,000 to 25,000. He frames foreign policy as domestic goals and discusses regional political battlegrounds.
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Johnson
Denver
Idaho Atomic Energy Site
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Pocatello
Idaho
AEC
Idaho i Desert
Idaho Falls
Denver University
U.S. Senate
Colorado
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Wage law expansion would cover millions more workers
A 1968 proposal seeks minimum coverage in February for 29.6 million workers, with phased wage increases for new non farm employees and farmworkers. It would extend to taxi drivers laundries restaurants hotels and motels and broaden coverage by lowering gross sales thresholds. Dirksen derides the regulations as burdensome and overly expansive in tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirksen
Senate Chamber
Niagara Falls
Jayne Mansfield
Market warns on a volatile war era economy
Market contract negotiations stretch across major industries as Viet Nam war concerns and a weak pound spark investor caution. Johnson of Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis says signs of panic are scarce but the bottom is uncertain and an economic policy statement may come only after elections. Investors move funds into bonds CDs and commodities futures.
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Viet Nam
Noone
Robert B. Johnson
Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis Brokers
Magnesium cited to deter tooth decay says doctor
Dr. Lewis Burnett a surgeon and orthopedist says magnesium may be more important than fluoride for preventing tooth decay and could be added to community water supplies. He noted his view in a telephonic interview with the Amarillo Globe Times. India plans a new high dam at Boladwadi.
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Amarillo
UPI
Lewis Burnett
Hereford
Center
Colo
Amiarillo Globe-Times
Barnett
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Morley Safer
Jerry Adams
Safer
Phu Loi
H.S
Hank) Brown
Afl-Cio
Roy Elizondo
Political Association
Maury Maverick
Brown
James Navarro
Houston
Karnes City
Capistrano Mission
SW Africa
Wester Elementary
46Th
Chicago
Jim Coker
Jerre Wayne Satchet
Publishers and Union
Montgomery High School
Iembers
Koko
Villa 66
Lado, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Kansas, Illinois, and
San Angelo
Tex
Belgrade
Tanjug
Petrovac
Ager
LBJ
Russia
New Delhi
India
Boladwadi
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