Morocco Averted Coup Behind Palace Firefight At Skhirat
Reported events centered on King Hassan II at Skhirat near Rabat where gunfire erupted during his birthday gathering. Rebel officers briefly held the king at gunpoint. loyal forces retook the palace and Hassan ordered care for the wounded. Moroccan and foreign officials claimed relative calm and warned against foreign intervention as Libyan and Algerian leaders commented.
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Morocco
Rabat
Hassan
Claude Lebel
Tripoli
Beirut
Muammar I
Adafi
Libya
Revolutionary Council
Algiers
Houari Boumedienne
Skhirat
MAP
Mohamed Oulkir
Oufkir
Republic
Casablanca
Puncho
Hlassan
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
U.S. 6Th Fleet
North Africa
Carrier Crash Prompts Action Demands Over Son's Drowning
The Whiteside family accuses instructor pilot Jasmin and the Intrepid crew of negligence after a helicopter crash 455 miles southeast of Corpus Christi. They claim rescue delays, equipment questions, and conflicting orders worsened the drowning of their son, Lt. Whiteside, and accuse officials of suppressing audio records.
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Pensacola
Whiteside
Jasmin
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Horace N. Moore
Navy
Bain crowned Miss Texas in Fort Worth pageant
Janice Bain, Miss White Settlement, was named Miss Texas and will compete at Miss America in Atlantic City. Runners up were Miss Fort Worth Mae Cormany, Miss West Texas Sue Evans, Miss Rusk County Kay Paul, and Miss Waco Sharon Francis. Bain, 21, a North Texas State University music student from San Antonio, sang The Kiss Waltz for talent and noted her pageant experience with Dallas State Fair Musicals.
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Fort Worth
Janice Bain
White Settlement
San Antonio
Tl! Vacio
North Texas State University
Iain
Denton
Bain
Multivitamin imports drain Pakistan's foreign exchange
Karachi's Daily Dawn reports that Pakistan consumes about 14 million dollars worth of multivitamin preparations annually. The article highlights a constant and heavy drain on the country's foreign exchange due to these imports.
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Karachi
VPD
Pakistan
Daily Dawn
Navy complaint prompts possible suit over plane incident
Whiteside says he is pressing complaints to seek correction and prevention after a crash involving Jasmin on a Navy plane. He may seek action from lawmakers and, if needed, have Rep. George Mahon introduce legislation allowing him to sue.
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Jasmin
Whiteside
U.S
George Mahon
Lubbock Man Dies After Avenue C Altercation
Lubbock resident L. Holland, 21, died in West Texas Hospital ER late Saturday from wounds suffered in an altercation in the 800 block of Avenue C. Justice of the Peace Charles Smith conducted an inquest as police investigated. Another man involved was being treated early today at the same hospital.
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L. Holland
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Avenue C
Justice of the Peace Charles
Smith
Allies confront U S over Pentagon study credibility tests
Allies including Canada India Britain Australia New Zealand and South Vietnam compare Pentagon study documents with what they were told at the times by the United States. Representatives from Korea Thailand and the Philippines participate in the dispute over content and timing.
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Canada
India
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
South Vietnam
Fibout
Pentagon
United States
Korea
Thailand
Philippines
Formosa
France
Italy
West Germany
Poland
Geneva
Soviet Union
Harold Wilson
Labor
Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
London
Wilson
Indochina Rebuilds as U S Marines Try Airlift Bunkers
Field reports describe heavy shelling that overran a base for five days, with U S Chinook helicopters attempting to airlift prefabricated bunkers to a mountaintop post. Two bunkers fell. an American helicopter was shot down in the A Shau Valley and a 50-man rescue recovered crew. In the south, Viet Namese forces reported 27 guerrillas killed in the U Minh Forest with eight dead and 19 wounded. Diplomatic circles discuss Pentagon papers, with former leaders recalling wartime friction and peace talks near misses.
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U.S
A Shau
61St Airborne Division
Vietnam
U Minh Forest
38th Event Old Settlers Paid Honor At Stanton
The 38th annual Old Settlers reunion in Stanton, Martin County, featured tributes to G. P. Shelburne and Morgan Hall for 38 years of attendance, a morning parade, and a barbecue. Prizes were awarded for best floats, costumes, and dress, with Glenn L. Brown fooling parade guessers as mystery rider. Awards also honored oldest attendees, longest married couples, and the largest family, with master of ceremonies Owen Kelly and Rev. Warren Hall leading the program.
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Avalanche Journal
Stanton
Settlers of
Martin County
G. PB. Shelburne Sp
Morgan Hall
Howi of
Gundy Community 4-H Club
Martin County Historical Survey Committee
Glenn L. Brown
City Park
J. A. Graham
Viola McClane
Charlie Jones
Charlene Jones
Walter Kelly
Brick Gibson
Mike Curry
West Virginia
Owen Kelly
Mary Nutter
Salem
W. Va
Art Thomas
Seattle
Wash
Pat Hall
Warren Hall
G. EE. Shelburne Jr
Amarillo
Rhodesian Indian elected to city council first time
Guinmmohamed Ismail becomes the first Rhodesian Indian to join Salisbury’s 30 seat city council, marking a historic breakthrough in local politics.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Guinmmohamed Ismail
Forest Service expands natural research areas total
The Forest Service reports its system of natural research areas now totals almost 87,000 acres, reflecting growth in protected lands and research sites across multiple regions.
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The
Forest Service
Convicted Financier Billie Estes to Leave Prison for Abilene Visit
Billie Sol Estes, released to private custody, plans a Monday reunion trip to El Paso and an Abilene home stay with his wife and five children. He has been described as a model prisoner at Pecos, with no special privileges, and will reportedly work on a farm with his brother during the post-release period.
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Billie Sol
Sary
Estes
Abilene
Leavenworth
Kan
Sandstone
Minn
Wo Ek
Zacchem
Bates
Tfe
Peeos Church of Christ
Zachem
Eistes
la Tuna
Zacher
Yoon Priser
Absitene
John Estes
Washington
Wall Street
Pecos
Heat and storms sweep parts of the nation
Hot weather bakes South Plains with dry conditions while a low Gulf system brings showers to Texas and coastal rain along Nueces river. Severe thunderstorms and tornado activity hit Kentucky Illinois Florida Ohio while heavy rains flood Iowa North Carolina Wisconsin and surrounding areas with multiple inches falling in a 24 hour span.
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Gulf of Moexies
Texas
Kaaias
Gulf
Nueces
Corpus Christi
Nueces Hay
Pecos
Midwest
O'Flinron
Millstads
Georgetown
Tampa
Fla
Apollo Beach
Fis
Deshler
Ohio
Iowa
Ilinois
North Carolina
Cedar Rapids
Leicester
N. C
Moline
Peoria
Fand Mateon
Chanute
Kan
Waterloo
McComb
Gentle mob tactics cited in New York crime report
The Joint Legislative Committee on Crime led by Sen. Hughes cites gentler forces like mice used by mobs alongside guns and knives to intimidate and coerce. Examples include a salon sale coerced after mice were released among customers, with broader notes on mob killings and inadequate law enforcement.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
New York
Hwever
New York City
William J. Averill
Richard Locicero
Ernest “the Hawk" Rupola
Hughes
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