Bombing at Viet Cong billet kills eleven with glass shrapnel
The blast shatters windows around a Vietnamese billet killing eleven Viet Cong and wounding civilians including children. Most Americans and New Zealanders were hit by flying glass as guards and locals reacted to the predawn attack. VIP visitors later toured the scene.
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U.S
New Zealand
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Henry Cabot Lodge
My Canh
da Nang
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Bon Homme Richard
U.S Navy
Air Force
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Two Alabama jury verdicts spark federal justice praise
A white man was sentenced to 10 years for murder in Anniston Alabama as part of racially charged trials tied to recent civil rights protests. Attorney General Katzenbach hailed the verdicts as a victory for equal justice in the South while confirming ongoing federal efforts on jury reform.
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Alabama
Anniston
Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
South
Justice Department
Detroit
Anthony Liuzzo
Ae Union
Montgomery
Johnson
Katzenbach
White House
Asst
Atty
John Doar
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Wilkins
Hanes
FBI
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
Liuzzo
U.S. 80
Rowe
Selma
Andes County
Estes Bond Appeal Rejected by Fifth Circuit
The Fifth Circuit rejected Billie Sol Estes appeal to overturn a Texas district court ruling that he forfeited a $10,000 bond after leaving Texas for a Colorado engagement. The bond was reduced to $1,000. Estes is serving a 15 year federal sentence for mail fraud linked to his fertilizer tank empire.
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New Orleans
UPI
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Estes
Leavenworth
Kan
Colorado
Eircuit Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Ex Slave Ewing 114 Dies at Home in Houston
John Ewing, an ex slave who recalled emancipation at trumpet blast, died Friday in Houston. Relatives say he was 114. Ewing moved to Houston in 1919, worked as a plumber's helper, learned to read at 50, and plumbed until age 86.
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Houston
UPI
John Ewing
Ewing
Ben Cat Mayor of Ben Cat Feeds Vietnamese Children
On Thanksgiving Day, with few hours notice, Mc Mellon fed turkey to 71 Vietnamese kids at Ben Cat with Charlie Company. He became known as the mayor of Ben Cat for his festive gesture and leadership during hardship.
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McMellon
Charlie Company
Pfc
Michael Mulcahy
Providence, R.I
Ben Cat
South Texas Drenched as Rains Trigger Fatal Crashes
Prodigious rains drenched South Texas with up to 5.13 inches causing flash floods in San Antonio where two people drowned and traffic crashes spiked. Heavy totals were registered in College Station and Lufkin with Hondo also recording about 5 inches.
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Associated Prensa
South Texas
San Antonio
College Station
Lufkin
Burglary Haul Ties to Margaret's Furs in Lub bock Case
Lubbock detectives link a late night Margaret's burglary to a Philadelphia interstate jewelry and fur shipment. Forty eight mink stoles jackets and coats were stolen with a 31 inch coat found hidden. FBI involvement expected as theft spans Amarillo to Philadelphia. Police recovered $10,000 in jewelry and fur stoles from two Philadelphia couples. wives bonded.
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Lubbock
L. W
Skeet) Forrester
Margaret
J. T. Talkington
FBI
Amarillo
Philadelphia
Margaret's
Philadelphia Police Department
Abilene
Forrester
Johnson
Austin
Carrizo Springs
Texas
Alt
A. Norton
Beaumont
Albuquerque
Gemini 6 and 7 prepare for close chase in space
Borman and Lovell head Houston for spaceflight tests while Schirra and Stafford launch from Cape Kennedy to pursue Gemini 7. Medical experiments top priority as crews test long duration exposure, suit removal hopes, and rendezvous maneuvers planned 185 miles above the Pacific.
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Houston
Borman
Edwin Borman
Phoenix
Lovell
Globe
Schirra
Stafford
Christoper C. Kraft Jr
Air Force
Jack Albert
Titan
Kraft
Cape Kennedy
Pacific
Earth
Charles W. Mathews
Agena
James Lovell
Frank Borman
Fla
Reds Launch Moon Probe
The Soviet Union launched Luna No. 8, its fourth attempt this year to softly land a lunar probe and gather data. Weighing 3421.5 pounds, the mission aims to refine soft landing tech and obtain surface photographs for future manned flights as Gemini 7 missions approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Mondziy
Nebraska youth Pope sentenced for 1978 bank killings
Duane Pope was sentenced to death in Nebraska for a 1978 bank robbery in which four people were shot. Witnesses described his schizoid personality, and defense psychiatrists argued a mental illness led to the killings while prosecutors contested schizophrenia. Pope admitted the shootings and detailed the bank crew's injuries and survivors.
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Duane Pope
van Pelt
Pope
Nebraska
Robert Crosby
Richling
U.S
Frederic Coufal
Crosby
FBI
Salina
Kan
Ogallala
Neb
Big Spring
Andreas Kjeldgaard
Glenn Hendrickson
Lois Ann Hothan
Franklin Kjeldgaard
Andreas
Big Springs
Roxbury
West Coast
Mexico
Las Vegas
Goodfellows Aid Drive Seeks Funds in Lubbock
The Avalanche Journal reports Goodfellows compile a list of needy children to receive candy fruits nuts and toys on Christmas morning. Chief Goodfellow urges donations of any amount to support the mission and asks contributors to mail gifts to The Chief Goodfellow care of The Avalanche Journal in Lubbock. Committees screen children and await complete funding to ensure every child sees the true spirit of Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
The
Goodfellows
Chief Goodfellow
Goodfellow
Avalanche - Journal
West Germany Opens Soviet Modern Art Exhibition
In Munich Germany West Germany hosts its first Soviet modern art show since World War I featuring 200 drawings and 22 paintings by 24 Soviet artists, opening Friday.
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RED Art
SHGWN
Munich
Germany
UPI
West Germany
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Kearney Xan Scoggins
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Kimball Wholesale Grocery
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45Th St
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Simmons Machinery
Too
Jankie Burkhart
Lindsey Seed Co
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47Th St
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Thatsdas
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34Th Street
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