Lawmaker cites reserves bill to balance Viet Nam draft burden
Rep Rivers argues a draft balance bill would let the President call up specified Reserve forces without a national emergency. The plan would avert decimating reserves by avoiding full emergency declarations while maintaining mobilization strength and civilian job protections. Rep Nedzi opposed the measure as the sole vote against the bill.
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Marine Reserve
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Tonkin Gulf Jets Sink Torpedo Boats and Strike Supply Bases
U S Navy jets attacked four North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Tonkin Gulf with two boats set afire and sinking while two more limped toward Hiaphong. Other American planes hit fuel depots and trucks. In Saigon a mine attempt failed against a South Vietnamese minesweeper and a cadet foiled a mine plot near Ky offices. A Viet Cong blast at Tri Tam wounded some but caused no fatalities. The VC issued warnings aimed at Sept 11 elections.
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Hiaphong
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Tri Tam
Viet Cong
Tripp Leaves Lubbock To Lead National Firm
Former Lubbock mayor and civic leader Tripp departs as head of Mid Continent related roles to take charge of Triponi Corp a real estate firm and Western General Agency. Gulf Insurance Group reports assets surpassing 138 million as company founded 40 years ago.
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Triponi Corp
Western General Agency
Southwestern Public Service Co
Dallas
Tripp
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First Methodist Church
League of Women Voters
ABC Dames Club
March of Dimes
Melinda
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Gulf Insurance Co. Group
Red Guards Extend Crackdown From Beijing to Tibet
Youths in China broaden their anti foreign campaign to Lhasa renaming streets and parks while attacking Western influences. The Soviet embassy protests rise as demonstrations spread last week across cities including Tibet and Peking. Sixteen foreign nuns are expelled from Sacred Heart Academy in Beijing amid a broader purge.
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China
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Wang Fu ‘Ching
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Lhasa
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People’s Park
Red China
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Chen Yi
Chen
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NASA Plans Solar Activity Flight For Space Telescope
NASA begins plans to orbit a three man lunar spacecraft to study solar activity from above Earth. Marshall Space Flight Center will design the telescope mount while major components are bought from industry. The mission could substitute for an Apollo flight and use a Saturn 1 booster.
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Jearth
NASA
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Marshall Space UN
Huntsville
Kabul
Afghanistan
Marshall
Outside Collector Position Description
Job notice seeking an outside collector with experience. Salary based on experience plus life insurance hospitalization employee discount and profit sharing. Apply to Mr. McMahon 1009 Broadway or call PO5-6194 SH4-1522 between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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Retailers to report TV sales under new London plan
Retailers may soon have to report TV set sales to the British government to enable tax collection. The move signals tighter controls on consumer electronics and a broader effort to widen the tax base.
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London
Carr Seeks West Texas Voice in U S Senate Campaign
Former Lubbock mayor David Casey leads area campaign events for Carr as he vows not to lose the race. Carr emphasizes breaking the Washington iron barrier and writing history with West Texas at the campaign’s center, planning a Sept. 7 rally and Nov. 8 victory party.
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U. S. Senate
Carr
Texas
Austin
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Area Campaign
Idle Thousands To Be Relocated Soon
Washington announces a government test program moving about five thousand unemployed workers and their families to areas with job opportunities within nine months. The plan follows a 1965 effort that relocated roughly 1,400 workers, at an average distance of 686 miles per relocation and at an average cost per worker.
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UPI
Labor Department
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