Paratroopers Face Withering Fire in Vietnam Battle
The report chronicles continuous fighting around Quang Tri with heavy shelling on Hue and surrounding positions. South Vietnamese forces recapture Tam Quan in Binh Dinh as base at Lion falls after shelling. U.S. jets conduct 280 strikes, Hanoi claims pilots shot down, and ground battles spread near Da Nang and Kompong Trabek with Cambodian forces coordinating operations.
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Binh Dinh
Que Son
da Nang
Associated Press
Neal Uwlevich
Dential
Saigon
Ulevich
Bong Son
Hoai An
An Lao
Lion
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Siaving
U.S. Command
Vietnam
U.S. Air Force Navy
Guam
Thailand
South China Sea
Cambodian High Command
Phnom Penh
Kompong Trabek
No fault plan proposed for Texas auto insurance reform
A Texas insurance board researcher advocates a Personal Injury Protection plan adding medical and income benefits up to 10 000 per person and 20 000 per incident to auto policies. The plan preserves tort rights, reduces court cases, and could be added without extra premiums.
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Irons
Texas
Jack Claitor
Claitor
Thomas E. I Murrin
Fireman's Fund
American Insurance Co
Murrin
Norton Masterson
Durwood Manford
Preston Brith
Nixon
State Insurance Board proposes auto policy rate changes by county
A plan from the Texas State Insurance Board staff outlines changes to the basic auto liability policy costs for typical drivers, varying by county. Several counties show reductions from 7 to 38 dollars while others report increases up to 31 dollars, with several areas unchanged.
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Austin
State Insurance Board
Texas
Clark Plans Private Two-Week Visit to North Vietnam
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark will travel to North Vietnam for two weeks as a private citizen. He will join a mixed international group from Denmark France Ireland and Sweden invited by the North Vietnamese government.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
North Vietnam
Clark
Denmark
France
Ireland
Sweden
Scriptures Given To Armed Forces
In New York the American Bible Society notes it distributes scriptures in over 150 countries and more than 450 languages and dialects and has supplied more than 50 million copies free of charge to the U S Armed Forces since 1817.
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New York
UPD
American Bible Society
U.S
UN chief criticized over bombing remarks amid flood damage claims
Rogers accused Waldheim of amplifying bombing allegations while Downplaying flood damage from last year's deluge. Bray described Hanoi claims as false and urged not to give currency to bombing reports. Pentagon says dikes were not officially hit except by accident or due to nearby military sites.
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Bray
North Vietnam
Anj
Waldheim
Bush
Hanoi
Rogers
Pentagon
Senate Rejects War War Powers Amendment
Senators defeated Cooper's plan to condition withdrawal on an international cease fire and prisoner return. Stennis urged caution to avoid harming Paris talks while Javits argued the measure risks the nation’s stature. Allen offered a Nixon aligned substitute. Cooper defended a direct end to bombing to secure POWs.
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Paris
Stennis
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Nixon
Scott
Senate
James B. Allen
D-Ala
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Cooper
Sen
Jacob Javits
Brooke
U.S. Drug Effort Shifts Focus to Golden Triangle
BNDD and Thai narcotics task force crackdown in Northern Thailand yields six arrests, five guns, and two vehicles seized. State Dept says 30 to 40 percent of U.S. anti drug work abroad now targets Laos, Thailand and Burma borders with heroin supply estimated at five to six tons yearly and street value at 5 to 6 billion. Bray defends progress and rebuts claim of no hope in stopping Southeast Asian smuggling.
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BNDD
Thai Special Narcotics Task Force
Thailand
State Department
U.S
Golden Triangle
Laos
Burma
Charles W. Brayer
United States
Bray
Southeast Asia
Howard County Paves Private Dead End Road for Public Use
Howard County commissioners identified a $5000 paving of a private dead end road serving a mobile home park. The work occurred in a precinct of a vacationing commissioner who had not yet returned with a waiver for public use. The commission declined further comment.
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Big Spring
Howard County
Mrs Griffin Rites Today In Odessa Area
Services for Elizabeth Todd Griffin 76 of Odessa will be held at 3 30 pm at the Big Spring Baptist Church near Garland. Burial is at Big Spring Cemetery with Hubbard Kelley Funeral Home in charge. She was born in Batesville Arkansas married C F Griffin in 1919 and moved to Odessa in 1953. Survivors include her husband two sons Howard Odessa Gene Garland two sisters Zula McEntire Bochita Okla Maye Berry Rowlett.
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Odessa
Elizabeth Todd Griffin
Medical Center Hospital
Big Spring Baptist Church
Garland
Big Spring
Hubbard Kelley
Griffin
Batesville
Ark
C. F. Griffin
Vine Ave
Howard
Gene
Zula McEntire
Bochita
Okla
Maye Berry
Rowlett
Stanton Votes On New Bond for Schools
Voters go to the polls today to decide a proposed 700000 bond for new elementary and junior high facilities. If approved, renovations and expansions are planned along with gym additions. Officials forecast tax-rate rise from 22 to 57 cents per $100 valuation. Voting runs 7 am to 7 pm at the elementary school.
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Stanton
Taxes on food and cigarettes spark state comparisons
McGrew notes Texas not taxing food unlike Ohio and 20 states plus a 1 percent food tax would lift overall sales tax by 0.25. He cites Texas cigarette tax at 18.5 cents a pack as second highest nationwide while many states exceed on gasoline beer and liquor. The Indian elephant lies down to sleep, but the African elephant usually sleeps standing.
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Texas
McGrew
proposal draws fire over rural subdivision standards in Lubbock
In a heated Lubbock County Commission session, rural subdivision standards sparked debate over paving costs and developer finances. Alton Brazell defended stricter rules as fair to taxpayers, while Derrick Lamb argued paving would raise expenses. A tie vote blocked the measure, with discussion continuing on August 14 agenda.
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Shaw
Alton Brazell
Brazell
Max Arrants
Lamb
Derrick
Arrants
Lubbock
Lubbock County
City of
Weather Outlook Suppresses Texas Rain Storms
Forecasters predict continued showers along the Coastal Plains through Wednesday with little statewide change. A funnel cloud near Palacios, South Texas, was reported but did not touch ground as storms edged from Bay City toward Brownsville. Heat and humidity linger in the South while northern areas enjoy mild air and a broad system brings varied conditions nationwide.
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Texas
Palaciosia
South Texas
Bay City
Brownsville
Midwest
Gulf States
Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Great Basin
Port Angeles
Toledo
Washington
Palm Springs
Calif
D L George Jr Dies in Brownfield Heart Attack
D L George Jr 50 died on arrival at Brownfield General Hospital from an apparent heart attack. Services are pending at Brownfield Funeral Home. A native of Jayton he moved to Brownfield in 1971 from San Luis Obispo California where he had lived since WWII. He was a Baptist and a construction laborer. Survivors include a son Charley and four daughters in California and Arkansas, his mother a Brownfield resident a brother and a sister and two half brothers. The obituary notes Copacabana Rio de Janeiro is reached only by tunnel or boat surrounded by high mountains.
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Brownfield
D. Sh. George Jr
Brownfield General Hospital
Brownfield Funeral Home
George
Jayton
San Luis
Obispo
Calif
U.S
Charley
Magazine
Daughers
Billy Ruth Sutson
Bonnie George
Ojai
Maryl George
Arroyo Grande
Lana
R. H .Norrell
Harvey
Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro
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