McNamara Returns to Saigon for Crucial Vietnam Talks
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara arrives in Saigon for high stakes talks on Vietnam war strategy. He meets Gen. Westmoreland and other leaders and plans four to five days of field visits to assess troop needs and pacification progress amid deteriorating military conditions.
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Associated Press
AIGON
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
U.S
McNamara
Tan Son Nhut
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S. Army
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Ulysses S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Ellsworth Bunker
Cao. van Vien
Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Washington
Tight Money Blamed On Bad Guess
A congressional study committee says the administration underestimated Vietnam costs last year, worsening tight money and high interest rates. The panel notes spending will double initial estimates and warns of a repeating cycle if projections rise again.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Congressional Study Committee
Vietnam
Senate House Economic Committee
Johnson
Congressional
Defense Department
Solons
Status in Frogskin Bag Gimmicks Surge in Fashion
At a New York accessorama show during the New York Couture Group press week, designers tout oversized frogskin handbags and other exotic accents. Handbag designer Coblant explains growing frogs for mini purses and using turtle skins, calfskin options, and luxe details to outshine outfits. See GIMMICKS Page 6.
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Associated Press
York
New York Couture
Coblant
Zone changes approved and rejected by city commission
Nine zoning requests were acted on by the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Nine were approved including three industrial cases while four were denied including a service station at 66th Street and Indiana Avenue and a heavy commercial request at 50th Street and Avenue G. One case was tabled pending a 50th Street study and another hearing was postponed.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
66Th St
Indiana Ave
50Th Street
Joe Harkey
Bob Burr
Loop 289
Harkey
H. E. Cone
Olen Summers
50Th St
Ave. G
Summers
J.C. Conine
Slaton Road
Quirt Avenue
Bob Moody
Quirt Ave
Lubbock bank deposits hit midyear record
Midyear bank figures in Lubbock show deposits reaching 12 million dollars, a record for the period, surpassing the prior year. Other notes include a city county outpatient clinic closing Sept 1 due to reduced use and local programs launching in the city.
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Lubbock
Brownfield Flood Deluge Drops Inches Across Town
A powerful isolated thunderstorm dumped three to five inches of rain on Brownfield in about 45 minutes causing flash floods and street inundation. A second cloudburst in Terry County followed, with nearby Poor Community receiving four inches in a morning downpour.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Terry County
Brownfield
Daily prayer excerpt circulates among readers
A short daily reader quotes a prayer asking for mental clarity, relief from sadness, and forgiveness. The text emphasizes invoking divine help to clear confusion and remove hatred.
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Daily Reader
Congo Rebels Eye Mobutu Fall Amid Mercenary Plot
The Congo government asked the UN Security Council to urge Western nations to stop mercenary recruitment by an international Mafia aiming to depose President Mobutu. Two planeloads of mercenaries reportedly landed at Kisangani to back dissident groups, while ex-Premier Tshombe remains detained in Algeria awaiting extradition. The United States evacuated most Americans from Bukavu and reaffirmed support for Mobutu’s government, signaling a tempered but active response.
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Security Council
Joseph D. Mobutu
Theodore Idzumbuli
Idzumbuli
Kisangani
Stanleyville
Mobutu
Europe
France
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Mediterranean
Algeria
Tshombe
Washington
State Department
Bukavu
U.S
Africa
U.N
NASA SAYS New Errors Possible In Apollo Work
NASA reports 66 open problems in Apollo spacecraft 017 uncovered after Apollo 1 fire. New issues include computer woes, out-of-date batteries, faulty tape recorders and defective cable assemblies, with procedures needed to prevent recurrence pending.
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United Press International
Ape Kennedy
NASA
Moonport
North American Aviation
Downey
Calif
Human Chain Finds Body In Lake Tragedy
A 14 person human chain searched Loop 289 and Idalou Rd for more than two hours Thursday afternoon, recovering the body of 9 year old Timothy Gary Jones. He drowned while playing near a lake with two neighbors, Joe Emery and Randal McGee, who described him going under water several times during a chase.
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Randal McGee
Joe Emery
Loop 289
Idalou Highway
Randal
H. G. McGee
Joe
W. W. Emery
Jim Coker
Joe Gordon
Avalanche-Journal
Idalou Rd
Timothy Gary Jones
Bobby Jones
Young Jones
Emery
Redbud
McGee
Jones
Two B52 Bombers Crashed Off Saigon In South China Sea
Two U S Air Force B52 jets collided in flight Friday en route to a bombing mission over South Vietnam and crashed into the South China Sea about 65 miles southeast of Saigon. It marks the second B52 loss since the war began. In 1965 two B52s collided off Guam during initial missions, eight crewmen died, six were later reported rescued.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Air Force
South
Vietnam
South China Sea
U.S. Command
Guam
Philippines
Not Well Informed Russians Appear Well Fed
Dr. Grover FE Murray, Texas Tech president, reports from the International Geological Conference in Soviet Armenia that Russians seem well fed and happy while not well informed about world events. He notes safe streets in Moscow and Yerevan, friendly people, curiosity about Americans, and extensive construction, with varied stores and cosmetics counters. Murray was one of two Americans at the symposium shaping geological history.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche Journal
Russia
Grover FE. Murray
Texas Tech
Murray
Soviet
Armenia
Moscow
Yerevan
United States
Train Hits Fuel Truck in East Germany Kills 79
A gasoline tanker collided with a passenger train at Langenweddingen near Magdeburg in East Germany. The crash ignited four train cars, destroying the station and injuring many, with a rising death toll and questions over a crossing barrier's closure.
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Associated Press
Erlin
ADN
East Germany
Langenweddingen
Magdeburg
Web Minol
Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock Area
Partly cloudy today and tonight with isolated evening thunderstorms. Highs around the upper 80s, lows near the mid 60s. Light south easterly winds. Rain chance about 10 percent.
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Lubbock
Cnet
Alby' Ie
Denver
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