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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1967
Page
2
The 46th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party saw Red Flag claim Liu Shao chi and his followers were overthrown while Mao Zedong and Lin Piao strengthened the party. No independent confirmation of Liu’s fate or purge exists. details remain unclear.
A New China News Agency report cites President Liu Shao-chi as toppled by pro Mao elements within the Chinese Communist Party. AP wirephoto accompanies the dispatch.
President Rene Barrientos and General Alfredo Ovando pressed reports that Ernesto Che Guevara leads Castro guerrillas in Bolivia. They cited Guevara arriving last year to organize fighters in the hard to reach eastern jungle. Ovando mentioned Cuban fighters committed to the revolutionary war.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed 12 Arab looters at a former U N camp near Rafa in the Gaza Strip after a grenade was thrown at guards. U N officials had asked Israel to curb looting of the camp amid a few days of widespread theft of goods valued at hundreds of thousands of pounds. Meanwhile in New South Wales most post offices were closed as postal workers struck for Saturday mornings off.
In Vietnam a sandbag bunker shelters civilians near Dak To under threat of Viet Cong raids. U S Special Forces maintain a camp in the area while civilians live close to the Laotian border amid ongoing security concerns.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attended Montreal’s Expo 67 centennial parade amid French Canadian unity efforts. The queen cut a plywood cake, watched teen go-go dancers and a rock band, and urged French Canadian cooperation in a formal speech to parliament. Charles played guitar as traffic and travel surged with about 1.5 million expected visitors.
Authorities in Covington announce a campaign to raise a 100000 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who bludgeoned two New Orleans girls to death on June 13 in St. Tammany Parish. Joyce Helen Galloway and Patricia Ann Purcell, both 17, were found nude and beaten in East Pearl River.
The United States signed an agreement to provide 40000 dollars to help set up and operate the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Secretariat. The organization aims to develop graduate schools and advance educational development across Southeast Asia.
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny met Syrian leaders in Damascus for discussions on restraint in the Middle East following the Arab-Israeli war. He was expected to urge a cautious approach and warned Moscow would act if Israel renewed fighting. His delegation included Gen. Sergei Sokolov, who reviewed Syria’s military aid needs.
A compact in ear hearing device claims to fit entirely in the ear with no external tubes or cords. It targets nerve deafness and may outperform many behind the ear aids. The exclusive feature reduces loud noises to comfortable levels for clearer sound.
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