Gunman in deadly siege targets home in Texas city
A man named Ready staged a shooting and siege at a residence in Whitesboro near the Shenandoah Lounge area. A victim, Fields, died at Methodist Hospital after a single chest shot. Police recovered firearms, shells, and stolen items, and an autopsy confirmed the fatal wound. Fields’s funeral arrangements were announced as local authorities pursued leads.
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Polite
Fields
Shenandoah Lounge
East 34Th Street
Methodist Hospital
Wits
Fergerson
Watson
Richards-Beck Funeral Home
Whitesboro
Rix Funeral Home
Grayson County
Nancy
Scott Arnold’ Fields
B. F. Fields
39Th St
Barbara Ann
Gray
Uvalde
Feleciai Gayle Fields
Tanya Yvette ‘Fields
Jimmy Jay Fields
North Vietnamese to Free Three U.S. Pilots for Tet
North Vietnam identified Capt. John David Black Maj. Norris Miller Overly and Ens. David Paul Matheny as the three American pilots to be released for Tet. Black and Overly are Air Force. Matheny is Navy. Pentagon would not comment on the broadcast.
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Toryo
UPI
North Vietnam
John David Black
Tennessee
Norris Miller
Overly
West Virginia
Ens
David Paul Matheny
Indiana
Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
U.S
Radio
Hanai
Black
Matheny
General Political Department
Vietnam Peoples Army
Barther
Tran Duy Trinh
Hanoi
United States
Fort Cooper and the Civil War Prelude in Texas
The article recalls Robert E. Lee as a young officer at Fort Cooper from April 1856 to July 1857 and notes Texas secession sentiment on the eve of the Civil War. It describes Ranger surrounds and clashes, Capt. Carpenter’s warning, and Twiggs allowing federal troops to leave. the Star of the West episode is mentioned as a related naval incident.
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Camp Cooper
Robert E. Lee
Cooper
Lee
Fort Mason
Tex
U.S
Virginia
Confederacy
Texas
South Carolina
Old South
Rangers
Texas Volunteers
D. Carpenter
U.S. 1St Infantry
Carpenter
Fort. Sumter
Lee Best Say| Flatly Refused To : Coverment Prop. -Coope
F Deral
D.E. Twiggs
Georgia
Marines hit near Khe Sanh as Tet truce erupts
UPI report says B52s and fighter-bombers pounded jungle positions near Khe Sanh and along routes supplying the south as a Tet truce began. Marines claimed 150 North Vietnamese killed in a 2 hour clash near the DMZ while 9 Marines died and 90 were wounded.
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Saigon
Whe Sanh
iDemilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
Leathernecks
North Vietnam
Saigont
Tan Canh
U.S
Dak To
Central Highlands
U.S. Marine
Camp Carroll
Dmz
Con Thien
Yen Baii
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Purge Hits Cuban Communist Leaders After Conspiracy Case
The Granma newspaper and Cuban radio broadcast the purge of Cuba’s Communist leaders tied to a conspiracy. Ten of eleven purged were old pro Moscow figures, amid charges of stealing documents and backing Moscow against Castro’s line, following Che Guevara’s death.
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Cabines
Granma
Central Committee
Castro
Granmit
Latin’ America
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Communist Party of
Cuba
Central: ‘Committee
Ministry of Basic Industry
Castrot
Latin American Solidarity Organization
Havana
Ernesto
Che
Guevara
Bolivia
Moscow
Latin America
Kremlin
Murph The Surf Injured After Miami Beach Shootout Escape
Police report Jack Murph the Surf was wounded leaping through a plate glass door during a Miami Beach mansion robbery shootout. Three other suspects including Paul Gagnon Bobby Greenwood and Salvatore Grech were arrested with Murph, charged with assault to commit murder and armed robbery. Bond set at 75 000 each and 200 000 for Murph.
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Miami Beach
Jack Murph
Surfi Murphy
Deyraveld Murphy
New York
Museum of Natural Mystery
Olive Wofford
Pinetree Brive
Murphy
Paul Gagnon
Bobby Greenwood
Salvatore Grech
Star of India
Allan Dale Kuhn
Roger Clark
Miami
Eva Gator
Miss Gabor
Kurn
Los Angeles
Florida
iPalm Beach
Harvey
Detroit raid uncovers million dollar DMT lab in basement
Federal agents seized a basement laboratory in Lincoln Park used to produce DMT worth about 1 million dollars. William Stephenson, 29, was captured after attempting to flee. Equipment valued at 300000 dollars included flasks and fume-drawing gear. The case marks one of the nation’s largest hallucinogen seizures.
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Detroit
UPI
Federal Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
William Stephenson
Lincoln Park
Don. Schnettler
Joca
Stephenson
Schnettler
Riot at Alabama Hospital Quelled
Police used tear gas to disperse about 150 rioting mental patients at a Alabama institution. Three inmates escaped. one was recaptured hours later far from the facility, while the other two remained at large as officials worked to identify them.
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Sheila
Gains
Shavers
Riley
Bill Ed Watson
29Th St
Mount Vernon
Ala
UPI
Hay Blaze Destroys 200 Tons at Clovis Dairy Farm
A fire on a dairy farm owned by Macon James, north of Clovis on Quaker Avenue, destroyed 200 tons of hay Sunday afternoon. No injuries reported. Fire crews quickly contained the blaze as investigators began examining the scene.
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Macon James
Clovis I
Quaker Avenue
Birth announcements surround Methodist Hospital births
Congratulatory notes report several newborns at Methodist Hospital on a Sunday. Details include weights from under four pounds to over five pounds and times of birth. Dads hold varied jobs from production trainee to director of information services. families include England, Regaindo, Mame, Wo, Neff, Sparks, and Luper.
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Ata
Larry England
Methodist Hospital
DeKalb Grain Co
Gararen
Ronald I. Mame
Texas Tech
Nealon Jacob Sparks
Aamuahter
West Teras Hospital
Ll. W. Luper
Skiers Survive Utah Blizzard After Night Outdoors Near Cedar City
Four Las Vegas scouts and a companion were lost Saturday near Brian Head ski area. They hiked through heavy snow, built a fire, drank melted water, and endured freezing cold before spotting a road Sunday morning and stopping a passing truck to gain help.
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Cedar City
Utah
Las Vegas
Nev
Brian Head
Here
Tein
Nelson
Jason Ro
Tto
Aki
Las ‘Vegas
State Road
Income Tax Filing Tips and Deadlines
The piece explains the April 15 deadline for 1967 returns, urges early filing to avoid mistakes, and notes a $5 penalty for late filing. It suggests reviewing after a four week wait and includes guidance on social security or taxpayer ID numbers. IRS offers a 180 page booklet for 0 cents and clarifies that 1968 returns are filed next year.
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Jennie
TRS
Sheridon
Cohen
Uncle Sam
IRS
Jax
Korean frontline clashes continue amid patrols and raids
U S troops and South Korean forces repelled two raids and blocked three infiltrations along the 18 mile western sector near Seoul. A South Korean defender was wounded. American casualties include two dead and about a dozen wounded. North Korean losses counted at 23 killed with five still at large, possibly starved. Pentagon strengthens air and ground defenses as Cold War tensions rise.
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U.S
Seou
Seoul
Hadeen
United States
Pentagon
USS
Yorktown
Enterprise
Sea of Japan
Korea
Platon DiMorozov
Arthur J. Goldberg
Canada
Carina
Elile
Her &i
Soviet Union
North
South Korea
U.N
Washington
Senate Repubican
Russell B. Long
D-la
Burglaries Reported Across City With Cash and Goods Stolen
Police investigated multiple burglaries reported Saturday night across Peoria area. Items stolen include $215 cash from a Fiesta store, $700 in tools from a car, cash and valuables from a bar at Embassy and Pioneer Hotel, and toys, furniture, TVs, and stereo equipment from several residences and businesses.
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Peoria
Cubbo, Inc
East Broadway
4Th’ St
Grig
Pioneer Hotel
Gene” Taker
E. Auburn
Trail Drive
Clovis Road
Indiana Avenue
Boyde
19Th St
Texaco
Shalouw Road
Harry Ragland
37Th St
32Nd St
Dennis Dillard
17Th St
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Lubbock
Elata Ely
Hiesses
Emiliett Caddell
Jack Mitchell
46Th Street
Bessent
Ready
Fve
Bossent
Loyd Dale Ready
Ray
Cooper Brutton
Ernne Saga
Rupert Nanya
Air Force
Navy
Chish
Dma
aUas
Escalante
Inniher
Murph
Jack Nagley
Rocky Pomerance
Ciitizens
Mecca
Rome
Alabama Hospital
Kaowen
Leth St, Om
ER Po Sunddat
Methodist
Hearstal
Trias Tern
Neff F. Narsaiz
West Tevne
Ainivala Io
Edward Kuball
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