Johnson outlines Viet Nam effort and civil rights notes
President Johnson spoke at a news conference about increasing Viet Nam commitment through August with a peak of 17 100 troops this month and 16 500 for August He noted Russia agreed to resuming disarmament talks in Geneva and tentatively proposed July 27 as a start date The president praised Thurgood Marshall and announced Leonard Marks as head of the US Information Agency while defending Secretary Rusk and signaling possible civil rights legislation next year He stressed unity amid domestic criticism and said press and lawmakers largely support his administration
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Russia
Geneva
Dominican Republic
Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
New York
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
Senate
Ter Century
Marshall
Leonard Marks
Washington, D.C
U.S. Information Agency
Carl T. Rowan
Marks
Communiations Satellite Corp
Sec
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
William McCullogh
Ohio
Congress
Somal
Washington
Bill D. Moyers
White House
Viet Nam
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
Harris
Harriman
U. S
North
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Air Force
Ford-McCulloch
Ford
McCulloch
Tax Hearings Set as Equalization Board Reviews Reductions
The board contemplates limited cuts, with residents facing possible tax rate hikes to fund city operations. Officials cite elderly hardship and a cautious stance on commercial and downtown properties. Hearings continue over three weeks as routine patterns emerge and wait times ease.
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Tax Office
Refugee Flees Hungary Through Drainage Pipe Into Austria
A 16 year old Hungarian fled through a drainage pipe under mine fields into Austria near Schachendorf as guards chased him and a mine explosion injured one guard. Police reported the refugee Karl O. was with farm laborers watched by two soldiers near the Iron Curtain fences. In Munich two East German women escaped minefields to unite with fiances in the West and plan to marry there.
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Eisenstadt
Austria
Karl O
Schachendorf
Munich
Germany
East Germany
West Germany
Pope Paul VI to Stay at Castel Gandolfo This Summer
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will likely spend a month or two at Castel Gandolfo next week to escape Rome's heat. The summer residence sits in the Alban Hills about 24 miles south of Rome, a traditional retreat for popes during hot summers.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Castelgandolfo
Vatican
Alban Hills
Rome
Cigarette Health Warning Passes House
Congress approved a health warning to appear on cigarette packs after January 1, 1969. The House vote was 285 to 103 with strong Democratic and Republican support. the Senate had already approved. Debates cited industry impact and preemption of other warnings, with President Johnson to decide.
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Johnson
House
Senate
John E. Moss
Calif
Federal Trade Commission
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
Americans For Democratic Action
FTC
Leon Shulll
ADA
House-Senate
Moss
Europe
List of department heads and superintendents for agriculture and livestock displays
The document lists personnel for diverse exhibits including general agriculture, junior and individual agriculture, farm mechanics, livestock, dairy, swine, rabbits, women’s department, crafts, youth, relics, and the twirling festival. Named officials include A B Davis Walter Breedlove Gayle Gaither John A Thomas L W Forrester A C Black Scotty Samson Lee H McElroy Walter Y Wells Jerry eBord M Hargrave Lewis Eggenberger W Griffin Ollie Liner Angus Cattle Paul F Gross Jerry Fletcher Syd Conner Bill J Yaddie Lee Roy Colgan Chile Smith Billy Roach John Halt Bammie Norman Mrs Osalle Berry Mrs W H King Mrs Ross Adamson Mrs G A Leusing Alvin Bhambeck mars Haskell Bpeer Mrs R 8 Hob Mrs Eari Tendents Crochat Sniting tatting Lon Incecum Md ldey J Caner Mrs Clint Faulkner Mrs Youth department Mrs Cleve Wooley Bre Lads McMenamy Mrs Alton An Mrs Ralph Robinson Mrs B W Adair Mrs Ivy Bavage Mrs E B Wheelock John Power Mrs Nat Wil Vortedtue Mieke WW Zakauck Mey LH collide ae Mrs W 3 Cartwright Thomas M Oliver Dave L Hiss Twirling festival Mrs Benoni Dunn Mary Lote y Karlene Walker Jeanne McKaughin.
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George
Scotty) Samson
Lee H. McElroy
Walter Y. Wells
Jerry ‘eBord
L. M. Hargrave
Lewis Eggenberger
W. Griffin
Ollie F. Liner
Paul F. Gross
Jerry Fletcher
Syd Conner
Bill J. Yaddie
Lee Roy Colgan
Chile Smith
Billy Roach
John Halt
Bammie Norman
Osalle Berry
W. H. King
Ross Adamson
G. A. Leusing
Alvin Bhambeck
Mars
Haskell Bpeer
Eari Te Tendents
Crochat
Lon
Incecum
MD. Ldey
J Caner
Clint Faulkner
Cleve Wooley
Bre
McMenamy
Alton An
Ralph Robinson
B. W. Adair
Ivy Bavage
E. B. Wheelock
John Power
Nat Wil- Vortedtue Mieke
Zakauck
Mey
Mra
Cartwright
Thomas M. Oliver
Dave L
Hiss
Benoni Dunn
Mrary Lotey
Karlene Walker
Jeanne McKaughin
Mariner 4 Mars Pictures Set for Today Flight Event
Mariner 4 will take Mars pictures and switch to image transmission. Dr. William H. Pickering cautioned the shots will be modest compared to the Ranger lunar photos, with first images possibly released late Thursday or Friday after mid afternoon. Dennis Tito outlined a six to twelve frame sequence detailing regions such as Elyssium and Mare Cimmerium and a haze over the south polar cap expected later in the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H.pickering
Ranger
Pickering
Earth
Dennis Tito
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Elyssium
Desert
Zephyria
Crossmenen
Mare Cimmerium
Electris
Mare
Cimmerium
South Polar
Lon
LBJ Reveals Kennedy Offer To Join Ticket
Washington AP President Johnson described Kennedy asking him to run as vice president in 1960 and said he hesitated then accepted after Kennedy read a televised statement. Historical accounts from Arthur Schlesinger Jr and Philip Graham add details about the offer and Johnsons reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Sam) Rayburn
Arthur M. Schlessinger Jr
Kennedy
White House
Schlesinger
Philip Graham
The
Washington Post
Graham
Theodore H. White
Robert F. Kennedy
Rayburn
Bobby
V.P
John Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Nine Newborns
Congratulations to multiple families on the births this week. The list includes Cleadon Bigham Jr and wife welcoming a daughter at University Hospital, Glyndal Allen and spouse with a son at Methodist Hospital, and several other families in Dallas, Lubbock, and Ralls detailing baby weights and times, with fathers employed across industries from trucking to engineering firms.
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Cleadon
Harry Bigham Jr
Hudson
University Hospital
Oliphant House Movers
Births and industry debate at Detroit hearing
Safety Base ae Capt. and Mrs. Donald George Ray announce the birth of a daughter at West Texas Hospital while Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roy Golden report a daughter born at Highland Hospital. At a Senate hearing, discussions with GM and other firms focus on car door safety and costs of safety research amid questions from Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Edward Towler
Garland
Tex
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Texas Instrumenta Company
Dalas
Bill Pinkerton
4Th St
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech
Charles E. Shipley
9Th St
West Texas Hospital
Simmons Machine, Inc
Donald George Ray
Andrews Drive
Reese Village
Reese Air Force Base
Joe Roy Golden
Rt. 3
Brownfield
Highland Hospital
Donner
Automobile Manufacturers Assn
American Medical Assn. , Co . Ribicoff
Gauehier
Tareas Ible
Detroit
Cornell University
Ribicoff
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Harry F. Barr
James M. Roche
Cornell
Robert F. Kennedy
DNY
Conner
Kennedy
Western House Members Fight Coinage Change
Western House members urged to retain some silver in dimes and quarters while supporting the administration backed plan to remove silver from dimes and quarters and cut silver in half dollars from 90 percent to 40 percent. The House opened four hours of debate on the historic coinage reform as the Senate already passed the measure with a final vote postponed to Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Treasury
House
Senate
Forest Firefighters Contain 34 Small Blazes in Gila Forest
About 150 firefighters controlled 34 small fires in the Gila National Forest Southwestern New Mexico. Fire dispatchers said crews operated at each blaze with all fires confined to one acre or less.
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Silver City
N. M
Gila National Forest
New Mexico
Calvin Salars
Senate Advances Bill To Conference On GSA Funding
Senate approves final site acquisition costs and planning for the GSA bill. Differences with the House version push the measure to a conference committee from both chambers to reconcile the two drafts.
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House
Senate
Italian Fishing Boat Seized By Albania
Italian authorities report Albania seized the fishing boat Bianca Maria from Brindisi with five aboard. Albanian officials accuse the vessel of illegal fishing in Albanian waters and the boat is held at the Adriatic port of Durazzo.
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Brindisi
Italy
Albania
Tira Ina
Albana
Bianca Maria
Durazzo
Government aims to shift Indian bread habits with imported wheat
India faces a rice shortage and works to persuade people to eat bread made from imported U.S. wheat. Authorities push menus and markets to promote wheat bread as a staple option to ease shortages.
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New Delhi
India
U.S
Governor rejects cooling-off appeal in Bogalusa protests
Gov. John McKeithen urged a 30 day pause on marches to seek a lawful settlement but Bogalusa Negro leaders led by A. Z. Young rejected the plan saying demonstrations may be stepped up. Young said there is no end in sight as protests continue over job discrimination and alleged police brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carrara
Bogalusa
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Bogalusa Civic and Voters League
Young
McKeithen
Jesse Cutter
League
Voters League
Road Runner Club plans and Selman reunion set
Road Runner Travel Trailer Club meets at 7 30 p m today in the Lubbock National Bank cafeteria to finish plans for a July 29 to August 3 Mackenzie State Park rendezvous and an August 4 van trip to Las Vegas New Mexico. The fifth annual Selman Reunion is July 24 25 at the Mounted Patrol Building in Clovis New Mexico.
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Lubbock National Bank
Mackenzie State Park
Las Vegas
N.M
British Columbia
Banff and Lake Louise
Mounted Patrol
Clovis
N. M
W. R. Selman
Odes
A. V. Selman
40Th St
Lub. Bock
Travis K. Bailey
Amarillo
British Peace Effort Failure With Hanoi Emissary Returns
London sources say Harold Davies failed to secure talks with Phan Van Dong or Ho Chi Minh during seven hours of discussions in Hanoi. Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered Davies to return to London as the mission’s usefulness ended. Davies, 61, is a left wing Labour MP and junior minister. BAGHDAD-Iraq expects to redouble her income in nine years.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Hanoi
Wilson
Harold Davies
Davies
Phan van Dong
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong Women Leaders and Roles in Vietnam War
The article describes Viet Cong women as organizers of terror and subversion in a large sector near Saigon and notes women leading propaganda and unit support roles across central Vietnam. It cites arrests, imprisonment, and executions of female suspects, plus claims of a second in command per Pravda. It includes a personal recollection from Cao Thi Nguyet who fought alongside her husband Ba Cat and reflects on jungle life.
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Viet Cong
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Pravda
Ngo Thi Dinh
Huynh Tan Phat
Cao Thi Nguyet
Ba Cat
Ngo Dinh Diem
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Mariner 4
A. B. Davis
Walter Breedlove
Gayle Gaither
John A. Thomas
L. W. Forrester
A. C. Black
Lbj
Glyndal Allen
Jin Methodist Hospital
Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co
Bobby Dean Matthews
71St St
Troy Jones
Ralls
Laut Clinic
al Cooper Motors
Luis Cuevas
Shallowater
Lauf Clinic
Manuel Contreras
N. Ave. KR
Moss Gordin Co. Inc
Navy
A. Z. Young
Lubbock
Hilario Ramirez
Rt. 1
Postton
W. O
Dan” Daniels
23Rd St
Lubbock County
Ross Edwards
South Plains
Edwards
Jayton
Spur
Baghdad
Irap
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