Pilot Capt Johnson recalls Viet Nam rescue missions at Reese
Captain Billy Johnson describes 140 rescue missions in Southeast Asia during 314 months of duty. He flew H-4 helicopters from Bien Hoa and Saigon, often under fire, to recover downed pilots and wounded troops amid Viet Cong presence and jungle terrain. Overhead protection and Montagnard allies aided missions, including a near Cambodia border rescue before Thanksgiving leave for Thailand training.
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Reese
Viet Nam
Billy Johnson
Reese Air Force Base
Southeast Asia
United States
Bien Hea Atrfield
Johnson
Detachment 15
Western Air Rescue Center
Steund
Cambodia
Saigon
Thailand
Lubbock
Military Air Transport Service
Air Force
12th Andrews CC Fete Set
Andrews special reports the 12th annual Andrews Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7:20 p.m. Monday in the Dome Room of the high school. Highlights include installation of officers Fred Courtney president Gerald McCaskill vice president O B Raburn treasurer and directors Brodie Hutchinson Gene Pearson Bill Sanders and Raburn. Holdover directors are Kenneth Bales Courtney Bill Hart Jimmy Ulmer McCaskill Claude Mitchell Don Sanders and Jack Smartt. Retiring directors are Mrs M W Averyt Gordon Cox Carl Ham and Guy McGill.
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Andrews
Andrews Chamber of Commerce
Fred Courtney
Gerald McCaskill
O. B. Raburn
Brodie Hutchinson
Gene Pearson
Bill Sanders
Raburn
Kenneth Bales
Courtney
Bill Hart
Jimmy Ulmer
McCaskill
Claude Mitchell
Don Sanders
Jack Smartt
M. W. Averyt
Gordon Cox
Carl Ham
Guy McGill
Clovis Dealer Is Suspended By USDA Action
Fort Worth based report says Edwards, a Clovis livestock dealer, was suspended under the Packers and Stockyards Act by USDA judge Thomas J. Flavin for four area registrations. The order bars Edwards from serving as a livestock dealer and from participating in any such arrangements. The suspension follows a Packers and Stockyards Division complaint alleging Edwards conspired to manipulate scales, causing cattle purchases and sales to be recorded at false weights.
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Packers and Stockyards Act
Packers and Stockyards Division
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Edwards
Widely Known Lecturer to Speak at Police Dinner
Richard P Jackman of General Electric Philadelphia will headline the Twelfth Annual Police Appreciation Dinner in Lubbock. Co chairmen W E Medinck and George Miller announce a program with M C Bot Nash and speakers Rev William S Smith Bill Wright George Miller Mayor Tidmore and Police Chief J T Ali. Dinner funds support local law enforcement with FBI Texas Rangers and other agencies invited. Tickets available from the CTC office. Floydada notes on a separate campaign night by 1956 Study Club presidents.
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Richard P Jackman
General Electric Company
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wiay
W. E. Medinck
George Miller
Bot Nash
M. C
William S. Smith
Lubbock Ministerial Association
Bill Wright
CTC
Max Tidmore
Littlefield C-C Fete Tuesday
The annual Littlefield Chamber of Commerce banquet will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the new high school cafeteria. Speaker will be Marshall Formby of Plainview. Awards will be given for Outstanding Farmer of Lamb County 1964 and Littlefield Outstanding Citizen 1964. New officers and directors will be announced with Gerald H. Sanders retiring president and C. W. Conway to be installed as president for 1965. Glenn Reeves will be master of ceremonies.
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Littlefield
Area Vegetable Growers To Meet In Plainview
The West Texas Vegetable Growers Conference will be held in Plainview at the Alcove Restaurant from 8:30 to 5 p.m. Speakers include Dr. James E. Ells of Colorado State University on Recent Developments in Vegetable Crops Production and Dr. Robert Menges of the USDA Weslaco on Weed Control Research in Vegetable Crops. Tom Longbrake of Texas A&M will discuss herbicide use. Lubbock scientists Robert Reed and Jack Kyle will report 1964 High Plains results.
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Plainview
West Texas
Alcove
James E. Ells
Department of Horticulture
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Robert Menges
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Crops Division
Weslaco
Tom Longbrake
Texas A&m University
Robert R. Reed
Texas Techhnological College
Jack H. Kyle
South Plains Research and Extension Center
Lubbock
High Plains
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Polaroid
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Owen Every
Hury
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Jackman
National Safety ‘Congress
Chicago
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Armed Forces Information School
New York City
Iowa
iSpace Vehicle Division
G. E
Kobo Palace
Max Dyess
Harvey Allen
Ee Study Club
F.d.lc
Simmons
Dinette
Texas
Ensemble Reg
Sof
Geely
Hickory Fry
SUI
Philco
Maytag Electric
REDS
Warsaw
Poland
Alexei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
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