Battle for Que Son Valley intensifies as South Vietnamese probe enemy lines
South Vietnamese forces pressed a push in the Que Son district near Da Nang recapturing a strongpoint and advancing within a half mile of Zone Ross amid heavy shelling. Field reports say 40 South Vietnamese soldiers were wounded as North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire limited evacuations. In the air war, U S jets raided Haiphong, with claims of several losses and pilots captured, though U S officials provided no immediate confirmation.
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Saigon
Ques Son
da Nang
U.S. 7Th Fleet
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Radio Hanoi
U.S
U.S. Command
Ites
Que Son
Ina
Zone Ross
le Ba Khieu
Ti Sea
Gan
Bronc busting cowboy helps a Quitaque man cope
In Levelland a local teacher preserves history while teaching himself. An escaped prisoner and his wife surrendered Sunday in a remote campsite in southern Hepa. The world features Somnaner Games and a comic dictionary classic.
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Lubbock
Kes
Hepa
Bee. A
Seven Minute Solar Eclipse Draws Global Interest
The article notes a rare June 30 total solar eclipse lasting about seven minutes. Observers in Africa and other regions prepare for sky watching, with amateur astronomers and official observers set to travel from New York to Canberra to Nouakchott and Dakar.
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Africa
Earth
Canberra
Nouakchott
Maur Atania
Dakar
Senegal
Tarzan's James Pierce Still Swinger On Golf Course
Apple Valley Calif former Tarzan actor James H Pierce now 72 enjoys golf instead of grapevines in a quiet life with his wife Joan Burroughs Pierce Jane from the radio era Pierce noted as the oldest living screen Tarzan and one of 15 actors to portray the role He remains tall at six feet four with white hair and a firm grip and handshake as he swings on the greens in retirement
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Tarzan
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James H. Pierce
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Nixon Laird meet on ending draft plans for volunteers
President Nixon summoned Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to discuss eliminating the draft and moving to an all volunteer armed force. Ziegler said Laird will report on Pentagon studies backing the pledge, with a possible new schedule for force reductions. This push could boost Nixon among young voters and bite into McGovern's antiwar campaign.
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Calif
Nixon
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Melvin R. Laird
Ronald L. Ziegler
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U.S
Vietnam
George S. McGovern
Sudan Highway Fatality Claims Local Youth
A Sudan youth, Danny Joe Cardwell, 18, was killed when his car ran off a curve on I 4 about a mile east of Sudan and struck a tree. Justice of the Peace To Be Vereen pronounced him dead at the scene. Services set for 3 p m Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Sudan. Survivors include his parents Glenn and Mrs Cardwell, two sisters Susan and Glenda, grandparents Mr and Mrs L B Hobbs and Mr and Mrs Hal Cardwell, great grandparents Mr and Mrs Hoyt Fisher and Jimmy Cardwell.
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Avalanche Journal
Sudan
Here
Justice of the Peace
Vereen
Danny Joe Cardwal
First Baptist Church of
Glenn Cardwell
Susan
Glenda
L.B. Hobbs
Plains
Hal Cardwell
Lubbock
Hoyt Fisher
Stetson Hat Story Marks End Of An Era
The piece traces the Stetson hat from its Western identity to its nearing end as John B. Stetson Co. announced in 1971 it would stop making headwear. Born from a Philadelphia maker’s Westward journey in the 1860s, the hat became a status symbol and workday Sunday best item, shaping Western attire for over a century.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
John B. Stetson Co
Stetson
West
John B. Stetson
Philadelphia
Hub City Fall Tops Average Six Inches Highest
Continuous rains across the South Plains dumped up to six inches from midnight Saturday to Sunday evening, with Kent County near Jayton reporting the heaviest totals. Roads closed briefly, but drainage kept pace. Lubbock set temperature records as rainfall pushed yearly totals past the average. Traffic eased, some highways remained flooded yet passable, and local stations logged substantial rainfall totals.
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Vandiver
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
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Jayton
Cers
Spur
Claire-mont
National Weather Service
Lubbock
Loop 289
South Quaker Avenue
82Nd Street
Slide Road
KFYO
Quaker Avenue
Sudan
SH 207
Floydada
Bull Creek
Gail
Plains
Loop
Hawaii Meeting Between Nixon and Tanaka Triggers Summit Talks
In Honolulu, President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka prepare for a historic summit focusing on the U S Japan defense treaty trade surplus and nuclear ore purchases. The article recalls Manjiro’s role as interpreter during Perry’s 1853 voyage and notes Japan’s rise as a major industrial power.
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Press International
Honolulu
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
Hawaiian Islands
U.S. Japan
Hawaii
U.S
Japan
Matthew Perry
Manjiro
Perry
New England
Today's Prayer Our Father Blessing Note
A brief devotional prayer asks for strength and Thy love to carry on. It speaks of compassion forgiveness and guidance, closing with Amen and attribution to a reader.
Aug 28 And Counting McGovern Campaign Faces Uphill Path
Washington coverage traces McGovern’s uphill race with Nixon in the White House contest. Although battered by setbacks and party rifts, signs of momentum appear as crowds gather and media blitzes loom after Labor Day. Campaign films by Charles Guggenheim open access in reporting.
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UPI
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Custer
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Salinger
Texas
Chicago
Youngstown
Ohio
Milwaukee
Wilkes-Barre
Washington
McGovern
Nixon
Charles Guggenheim
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