Viet Cong Flags Displayed Booby Trapped in Saigon
In Saigon, three National Liberation Front banners were unfurled including a blue and red flag with a yellow star near U.S. ambassador Bunker’s residence. Police report the two booby-trapped flags and two suspected Viet Cong arrested. Elsewhere Viet Cong shelled training centers and a provincial capital as Saigon remained quiet.
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Associated Press
Saigon
National Liberation Front
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S. 9Th Infantry
Rockets found in tunnel complex near Saigon amid allied gains
U S 1st Infantry Division troops probing a booby trapped tunnel 30 miles northwest of Saigon discovered a large cache of rockets for possible terror use. Fifty pound 107mm Red Chinese rockets, plus 35 found earlier, were uncovered along with 82mm mortar rounds and 24 rocket grenades. South Vietnamese forces seized Soviet made 122mm rockets and related launchers 18 miles northwest of Saigon as leanings toward stabilizing the area grew.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Vietnam
Resignation Hinges On Acceptance
Chief Justice Earl Warren said he would remain if the Senate blocks Abe Fortas's confirmation, stressing personal timing and oath duties. He intends Fortas to be approved and not tied to politics, while defending President Johnson’s authority to appoint a successor before a new president takes office.
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Associated Press
Washington
Earl Warren
Senate
Abe Fortas
Warren
Fortas
Johnson
Iman
Pay policies rapped as Ramirez Martinez quits Austin police
Sgt. Ramirez Martinez, 31, hailed for helping subdue UT sniper Charles Whitman, resigns to co own and manage an Austin restaurant on Aug. 1. He criticizes pay, retirement rules and the automatic suspension policy after shootings, calling it public guilt. He notes his $581 monthly pay and dismisses his valor medal as worthless for groceries.
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Austin
Ramirez Martinez
University of Texas
Charles Whitman
Whitman
Cheer Leaders Training at Tech Sunday
Over 550 junior high, high school and college cheer leaders are due for training at Tech on Sunday. The listing appears across the pages and sections of the paper.
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Tech Sunday
Prayer tribute from Mrs Tracy in Lubbock
A brief prayer tribute from Mrs Robert C Tracy of Lubbock expresses forgiveness through Jesus. She recalls moments of fear on a road and credits Christ as the burden bearer in times of trouble.
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Jesus
Robert C. Tracy
Lubbock
Bosses Accept Mini Skirts In Office But Not Micro Minis
A New York survey of 372 firms by the Administrative Management Society finds 52 percent approve mini skirts while 48 percent disapprove. Bosses tolerate two to three inch above knee lengths. micro minis are ruled out. Men workers face restrictions on beards hair and turtlenecks as grooming factors affect pay reviews.
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Associated Press
New York
Administrative Management Society
Lubbock Unit Nabs Wetbacks
Lubbock border patrols report a busy week sending 93 Mexican nationals back to Marfa for transport to Mexico. Oscar D. Stevens praises the Lubbock office as highly productive amid heavy cotton harvest related crossings. The district covers Panhandle and much of West Texas, with two man teams focusing on apprehending illegal entrants and credential checks in remote farm areas.
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Howard Swindle
Avalanche-Journal
Rio Grande
Laredo
United States
U. S
West
Texas
The
Panhandle
Lubbock
West Texas
Border Patrol
Marfa
Mexico
Oscar D. Stevens
Stevens
Lubbock District
W. F. Kleine
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Texas Holiday Toll Rises With Drownings And Fatalities
A late holiday toll shows 15 traffic deaths, 16 drownings, 11 gunfire deaths and two misc violence deaths, totaling 44. Through the weekend, 267 traffic deaths, 90 drownings, 11 plane crashes, and 50 other causes push the toll to 418. Foreigners studying or working in West Berlin number about 49,000.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
National Safety Council
Berlin
West Berlin
Viet Cong ambush on Highway 15 near Saigon injures five entertainers
Five people, four believed American entertainers and a U S Army sergeant, were ambushed by Viet Cong while driving a jeep about 18 miles east of Saigon. Two entertainers were killed, three wounded and evacuated to Long Binh. Royal Thai forces were sent to the scene as authorities conceal names.
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Saigon
U.S
Long Binh
Queen's Cobra Regiment
Vung Tau
Flag Mutilation Penalty Decreed
SAN ANTONIO AP President Johnson signed a bill imposing penalties up to 1000 dollars and one year in prison for burning or deliberate mutilation of the American flag. The law targets knowing desecration and retains burning as a banned form after Senate insistence.
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San Antonio
Johnson
Senate
LBJ Plans Central American Summit Trip
President Johnson and top advisers prepared for a weekend summit in San Salvador with five Central American presidents from Nicaragua Honduras Costa Rica Guatemala and the host nation. Mrs Johnson and Luci Nugent join the trip as Johnson aims to boost regional economic progress and future mergers while a 1050 mile detour strengthens ties. Barrientos Bolivia president joins informal talks at HemisFair before Johnson proceeds to San Salvador for a three hour flight and full honors ceremony.
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Douglas B. Cornell
SAN Antonio
Johnson
el Salvador
San Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Washington
Luci Nugent
U.S
Rene Barrientos
Bolivia
LBJ Ranch
Barrientos
United States
Walt W. Rostow
William Bowdler
National Security Council
Trudeau age disputed as campaign mix says 46 records show 48
Ottawa AP reports confusion over Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau age after campaign staff claim 46 while court records list 48 and Trudeau declines to answer. The discrepancy highlights political sensitivity around his age during an election cycle.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pierre ‘Elliott Trudeau
Unseasonal Showers Cool South Plains Areas
Slightly scattered thunder showers dampen parts of the South Plains with unseasonably cool air. Lubbock and nearby towns report 62 degrees start, highs about 11 degrees above, with more showers and light rain forecast as a high pressure ridge shifts. Record low July temperatures cascade in several cities on the same day.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Tulsa
Hale Center
Lockney
Friona
Midland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Colorado
Central Plains
Goodland
Kan
Huntington
W.va
Little Rock
Ark
Beaumont
Tex
Lake Charles
Guard Dismissed After Five Inmates' Jailbreak Attempt
Chicago jail incident ends with five inmates attempting to climb a 12-foot fence at Cook County Jail. An armed standoff prompts 80 deputies and police to seal the premises. A guard, Irvin T. Sturdivant, 32, is fired for laxity after failing to lock two doors enabling the escape bid.
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Chicago
Cook County
Sheriff's
Winston Moore
Irvin T. Sturdivant
Moore
Sturdivant
Weather Map Page 7-B Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy to partly cloudy with light rain and afternoon showers followed by thunder. High near 80 with southeasterly winds 10 mph. Temperatures range from 65 to 73 with sunrise at 6 43 and sunset at 9 01. Humidity peaks near 93 percent and lows around 51 percent. Abilene to El Paso weather readings listed.
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Lubbock
Southwest
Pal City
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
Dallas
Denver
W. Falls
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