Northern Vietnam battles escalate with village burnings
Heavy fighting hits a string of northern villages and camps in South Vietnam. Viet Cong attacked Phu Dau near Da Nang burning 200 houses leaving about 1000 homeless while U S Marines faced mortar barrages. At Loc Ninh near the Cambodian border U S Special Forces and Green Berets battled 200 Communist troops. one American soldier was killed and another wounded. B52 raids targeted Loc Ninh as U S troops reinforced. Red Beach near Da Nang suffered rocket fire with unclear damage. Casualties reported as very light to high with no full assessment.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Phu Dau
da Nang
Loc Ninh
U.S
Red
Red Beach
Vietnam
Texas Court Affirms Pittman Death Sentence
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Pittman’s 1966 murder conviction and death sentence valid despite a Supreme Court ruling on conscientious scruples against the death penalty. Judge Onion noted Texas practice interrogates jurors to determine voting feasibility on death. See TEXAS COURT Page 22.
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United Press International
Austin
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
Texas
Melvin Stuart Pittman
Kenneth Jones
Tarrant County
Pittman
Illinois
John F. Onion
Criminal Appeals Court
Witherspoon
Onion
Bar
Cleveland unrest blamed on Negro militants and plots
Stokes said a small and determined band of Negro militants caused bloodshed halted by rain and 4,000 guards. He linked Cleveland strife to a supposed plot to ignite disorders in Detroit Chicago and Pittsburgh. Police reported snipers among nine killed and warned of wider trouble while curfews were not imposed.
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East Side
Hough
Carl Stokes
Stokes
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland School Board
Arnold Pinkney
Thomas E. Will
Nationalists Anti Social Beat Drums In Cleveland Shootout
Residents on Cleveland’s East Side described a house scene where a small, determined group of African American nationalists engaged in drum beating and confrontation after a night of sniper fire. Evans, a self styled black nationalist leader, fled the scene and later claimed to surrender after his rifle jammed during a police confrontation near Lake View Road.
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Preas
Cleveland
Carl Kh. Stokes
Lake View Road
Ito
Ahmied Prod Evans
Evans
Boy Injures Mouth With Accidental Self Dentistry
Doug Griffey 16 of Fort Worth recounts how an accidental pistol discharge while examining an old .38 caliber gun led to losing a wisdom tooth and a bullet. He spent four days in hospital with only a sore throat and says he will learn gun safety from his older brother in California.
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Associated Bross
Fort Worth
Doug Griffey
Doug
Griffey
Adrian
California
Broadway: A New York amusement center full of rich old foals
A brief comic dictionary entry notes Broadway as a New York amusement center filled with rich older men and women, explaining why the gold digger has her pick.
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Broadway
New York
Prayer for loved ones by Mrs Jo MacLellan Levelland
Mrs Jo MacLellan of Levelland offers a heartfelt prayer for those close and far in her life. She asks God to keep loved ones safe awake and asleep and to grant guardian angels guidance hour by hour.
Third Annual Texas Barbed Wire Convention in Snyder
Hundreds of barbed wire collectors from Texas, California, and Nebraska converge on Snyder for the Third Annual Texas Barbed Wire Collectors Association convention at Scurry County Coliseum. The event runs Friday to Sunday with exhibits, swapping, and a business session led by C Boone McClure.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Snyder
Texas
California
Nebraska
Texas Barbed Wire Collectors Association
Scurry County Coliseum
American Bwca
C. Boone McClure
Canyon
Bob Wire
Pony Express Delivers Canada Mail Amid Postal Strike
During Canada's postal strike a week old, private services in Toronto rush mail to the United States or within the city to keep commerce and affection afloat. Small outfits charge up to $14 for cross border delivery, while students and businessmen operate car and bike runs to Buffalo and Montreal as post offices refuse Canada mail. Overseas calls rise and universities report delays in admissions despite telephones and telegrams.
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Associated Press
Toronto Canada
United States
Canada
Toronto
Roger Williams
Colin Davies
Buffalo
N.Y
Seneca College
Montreal
Pur Oon
Lubbock Board Mulls Court Route Over HEW School Feud
School trustees meet at 6:50 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. to discuss HEW pressure for an acceptable districting and integration plan by August 1. They consider taking court action to secure judicial guidelines under the Civil Rights Act if HEW rejects the district’s draft.
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Bert Neeley
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock School
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hue
HEW
Justice See
City Schools
Yarborough Endorses Smith for Texas Governor
Senator Ralph Yarborough announced his support for Preston Smith, the Democratic candidate, in the Texas governor race. It marks Yarborough's first public endorsement of Smith, who has served as lieutenant governor and is backed by Democratic lawmakers including George Mahon and Wright Patman.
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Washington
Ralph Yarborough
Tex
Preston Smith
Texas
Yarborough
Smith
Democrats
Don Yarborough
George Mahon
Wright Patman
Father Charged In Son's Death In Fort Worth
Fort Worth authorities charged Peter Ross of Suburban Lake Worth with murder in the death of his 19 year old son James Ross. James died in a Fort Worth hospital early Saturday from a head injury suffered at the family home Friday night.
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Fort Worth
Date Heatley
Peter Ross
Lake Worth
James Ross
Senate delays Fortas vote as McClellan blocks committee move
Senate opponents delay the Judiciary Committee action on Abe Fortas's nomination for chief justice. A filibuster is expected to prolong the delay until after Labor Day, risking Fortas becoming the first rejected nominee for chief justice since 1795. The stalemate follows Sen. McClellan's push for a weeklong postponement as Congress returns from conventions.
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Washington
Senate
Abe Fortas
Fortas
John Mutledee
South
Caroline
Munjortis
Leafter Mike
Mansfield
Newsoe
Congress
John Db. McClellan
Ark
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Earl Warren
Portas
Lubbock Weather Mostly Fair With Warmer Night
Weather report for Lubbock and vicinity shows mostly fair conditions through tonight. Expect a high in the mid 60s and a low in the mid 60s with southerly winds up to 70 mph over ahead of a warm front.
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Lubbock
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