Americans Freed In Coast Guard Prisoner Exchange
A group of 13 Americans were released after a Cuban U.S. prisoner exchange. They had been arrested near the coast for poaching in U.S. waters on May 26. Havana radio announced the Americans held in Cuba would receive aid in return.
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U.S
Havana Radio
Cuba
Washington
State Department
Sprandel
Miami
Key West
California
Paris talks seek clarifications on Vietnam policy and prisoner releases
Allied diplomats seek explicit terms from the Communists on Vietnamization and base dismantling before agreeing to prisoner exchanges. They also probe whether all military personnel and civilians held would be freed and if talks on releases can proceed separately from broader war issues. Separately, Cuban authorities release five Americans and four Cuban fishermen after hijacking incidents, with fines reduced and officials noting the exchanges may be coincidental.
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United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Paris
Tho
B52s Return to North Vietnam Bombing After Typhoon Pause
UPI reports B52 Stratofortresses resumed bombing near the DMZ after a weather halt from Typhoon Harriet. No significant ground attacks appeared, with one Viet Cong clash in Quang Tri and American and Vietnamese patrols continuing.
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UPI
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
da Nang
Paris
Dmz
Khe Sanh
A Shau
Quang Neal Province
Laotian Panhandle
Al Capp Trial Continuance Set
Cartoonist Al Capp was granted a continuance to Sept 28 in Boston Municipal Court on a Wisconsin rendition case. Chief Justice Elijah Adlow released Capp in personal recognizance after Det Sgt Herbert Lynch requested the delay. A Wis warrant on sodomy attempted adultery and indecent exposure existed since May.
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Boston
al Capp
Wisconsin
Elijah Adlow
Capp
Herbert Lynch
Lynch
Francis W. Sargent
Eau Claire
Wis
Rockets Hit Tel Aviv Suburb Kill Two
Arab launched Katyusha rockets into the Tel Aviv suburb of Petah Tikva killing two and wounding nineteen. A hospital was struck directly and rockets also hit a school yard, according to radio reports.
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Tel Aviv
Petah Tikva
Rainmaker Bosco Seeks Texas Support For Cloud-Induced Rain
Francis Neal Bosco of Lakewood Colorado promotes a cloud seeding method claiming to summon rain. He reports past showers near Waco and Wilbarger County with small donations, seeking broader funding from Vernon Industrial Foundation and local ranchers for a sustained program in Vernon Hollis Altus area.
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White City
Francis Neal Bosco
Texas
Bosco
Lakewood
Colo
Waco
Irving Langmuir
General Electric
Vernon, Tex
Hollis
Okla
Altus
Industrial Foundation
Vernon
E. O. Torrance
Hot Weather Lingers Across Lubbock Area
About 99 degree highs persist in Lubbock with a 48.5 million gallon water use Tuesday. Temperatures mirror values from a year ago as heavy storms and drought relief sweep across Texas and adjacent states. Some cities report 100 plus highs while the Nueces River floods in South Texas and Wesley Seale Dam is poised to spill.
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North
South
Texas
East Texas
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tyler
Junction
San Antonio
Wink
Nueces
Tilden
Lake Corpus Christi
Wesley Seale Dam
Nueces Bay
National Weather Service
Midwest
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Federal judge linked to Texas stock talks in Dallas penthouse
A deposition outlines an unnamed federal judge at a January 22, 1969, Dallas penthouse meeting with Waggoner Carr, John Osorio, and others discussing National Bankers Life Insurance and a Dallas Bank & Trust deal tied to RIC International Industries. Delton Harden Jr. identified Carr as active in the discussion. the judge’s identity remains undisclosed.
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Dallas
Texas
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Delton Harden Jr
The
South Atlantic Co
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Austin
John Osorio
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Harden
Ir. Quincy Adams
Tom Max Thomas
NBL
Dallas Bank & Trust
RIC International Industries Inc
South Atlantic
RIC
Carr
U.S
SEC Probe Reveals Insider Action in NBL Stock Deals
U S District Judge Sarah Hughes ordered closed hearings on the SEC case exploring insider profits from NBL stock. Baum and Smith each earned 62500 and Mutscher reports mixed losses after profits with new depositions set, while Harden questions loans and a possible merger involving South Atlantic and RIC. Beaird explains South Atlantic’s purchase of RIC and resale to a Texans group.
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U. S. Dist
Sarah Hughes
Dallas
SEC
Baum
NBL
Smith
Mutscher
Osorio
Adams
Harden
South Atlantic
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
RIC
Sharp
John E. Beaird
The
South Atlantic Co
Judge urges students to question system peacefully
A jurist, facing induction into the armed services, warned students that the entire system is under attack by youths and urged them to seek facts and question intelligently. He urged democracy over violence and defended his handling of Frank W. Sharp’s case despite claims of past representation.
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Singleton
Frank W. Sharp
Houston
Sharp
U.S
Henry B. Gonzalez
D-Tex
Disappearance of Gloria Greene Still Elusive in Odessa
Odessa police and Texas Rangers pursue extensive leads in the June 17 disappearance of 47 year old Gloria Greene as an apparent ex employee of O and L Well Service remains in custody for questioning. A 19 year old Odessa woman remains missing with an all points bulletin issued while a 41 year old reported missing was found safe in Mexico. Authorities describe the teen as 5 feet 5 inches, 120 pounds, brown hair and eyes, possibly driving a blue or green Chevrolet. An intensive search continues in south Ector County with law enforcement partners.
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Odessa
Gloria Sue Nix Green
Mexico
Ector County
Sheriff's Deputies
Texas Rangers
South
Minor vehicle and trash fires reported around town
Fire alarms rang Wednesday for minor incidents. A car fire at 4906 Brownfield Road caused minor damage. an unspecified fire at 2131 Duke & J. caused minor damage. a vehicle at Loop 298 and Quaker Avenue incurred minor damage. a trash fire on B00-blockith Street spread little damage. an auto at 10-block Main Street sustained slight damage.
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Brownfield Road
Duke &J
John Garnierson
Loop 298
Quaker Avenue
T. B. Adamson
Right forfeit rights: disobedient daughter loses support claim
A Kentucky court ruled that a child may forfeit support if she leaves her home to seek fortune or avoid parental discipline. The case involved a University of Louisville student who moved out of dorms against her father's wishes, leading him to cut off support and demand her return home. The daughter sued to continue support until age 21.
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University of Louisville
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