Johnson outlines Vietnam troop surge and peace aims
President Johnson announces a major buildup in Vietnam with Air Mobile Division and other forces lifting U.S. fighting strength from 75,000 to 125,000 and increasing the draft call. He rules out immediate reserves and frames continued reliance on South Vietnam with broader UN peace efforts and negotiations to end aggression.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Air Mobile Division
Sec. of
Robert S. McNamara
Sec. of State
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Geneva Meet Soviets Warn U S Against Viet Buildup
The Soviet Union warned President Johnson's plan to send 50 000 more troops to Viet Nam will have grave consequences and complicate disarmament talks at the 17 nation conference in Geneva. Russian negotiators said the West blocks disarmament pacts while the United States pursues a wider war as talks resume after a 10 month recess.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
Soviet Union
McNamara
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
John Stennis
Dmis
Capitol Hill
South Viet Nam
Jevery
Geneva
UPI
Washington
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Britain
Kremlin
Poison spray truck crash near Monahans shocks responders
A truckload of methyl parathion overturned on U S 80 near Monahans. About 20 emergency personnel received decontamination after the incident. The driver Hugo Eastman of Harlingen said the chemical was valued at 10 000 dollars and the truck at 15 000. A Pecos decontamination team used potassium ash and thousands of gallons of water to cleanse the area. The vehicle was bound for Pecos.
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Monahans
U.S
Hugo Eastman
Harlingen
Pecos
Local Births Span West Texas Hospitals and Towns
Mr and Mrs Johnny Lee Crouch Levelland announce a son born at 1 04 pm weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces at West Texas Hospital. Allan Wilson 3409 Helmont: a son 6 pounds 2 ounces at Methodist Hospital. Don Johnson 413 B 15th St: a son 9 pounds 3 ounces at Methodist Hospital. David Vaughn 2810 1st Place: a daughter 8 pounds 4% ounces at Methodist Hospital. Ed Carson Nelson 409 Teak Ave: a son 6 pounds 2 1 5 ounces at West Texas Hospital. Baldemar Buentello 1410 Std St: twins a son 6 pounds 2 ounces and a daughter 5 pounds 4 ounces at Latif Clinic. Billy Gene Baker Crosbyton: twins a son 5 pounds 8 1 4 ounces and a daughter 4 pounds 6 ounces at Lauf Clinic. Francisco Mata 2419 EF Broadway: a daughter 7 pounds at Lauf Clinic. Otto Leyendecker Rt 5 Levelland: a daughter 3 pounds 7 ounces at Lauf Clinic. Claude B Sherrill 318 Beech Ave: a son 6 pounds 6 1 2 ounces at Highland Hospital. Bobby Dean Wood 5418 48th St: a daughter 2 ounces at a Tuesday time. employed by a hardware company.
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Johnny Lee Crouch
Levelland
West Texas Hospital
Ey Coarse West Independent School Distict
Allan Wilson
Helmont
Methodist Hospital
B&m Vending
Don Johnson
15Th St
Hunt Wesson & Co
David Vaughn
White Truck Co
Ed Carson Nelson
Teak Ave
Lubbock
Baldemar Buentello
Std
Latif Clinic
Moss Gordin Lint Cleaners
Billy Gene Baker
Crosbyton
Lauf Clinic
Bill Hash
Francisco Mata
Broadway
Otto Leyendecker
Rt. 5
Claude B. Sherrill
Beech Ave
Highland Hospital
Plainview Motor Company
Bobby Dean Wood
48Th St
Korea Draft Questions Growth of Selective Service Calls
Hershey cites ready reserves and plans from zero to 500000 monthly calls. He notes 1A married men 19 to 26 and 18yearold in exams excluded. boards may lean on student deferments first before others as manpower tightens and Korea memories loom. He references wartime highs and urges boards to stay informed and prepared.
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Hershey
Korea
Nearing Combat Readiness Air mobile division heads to Viet Nam
Ft Benning reports an advance logistics party will depart within 10 days for Viet Nam followed by airlift of a battalion to an advanced staging area. The 1st Cavalry Division becomes combat ready and will test air mobility concepts as Army studies consider creating a second such division.
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Ft. Benning
Divison
Viet Nam
Journal
1St Cavalry
Air Force
Tornado sightings and heavy rain sweep across Texas Panhandle and South Plains
Reports describe funnel cloud sightings near Muleshoe and Andrews with a hard shower moving through. Rainfall boosts cotton crops across multiple Texas towns while cooling temperatures from the 90s to the 70s and 80s.
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Jon
Aly
Muleshoe
Lamb County
Andrews
Roger Byles
Texas Tech
Dimmitt
Farwell
Levelland
Matador
Post
Shallowater
Slaton
Sudan
Silverton
Abernathy
Anton
Denver City
Dickens
Hale Center
Happy
Kress
Littlefield
Morton
Olton
Plainview
Tahoka
Tulsa
Panhandle
Amarillo
Canyon
Dumag
Wayside
Dalhart
Abilene
Beaumont
Childress
el Paso
Victoria
Wichita Falls
Lufkin
Mercury
Presidio
Texas
South Texas
Austin
College Station
Waco
Lovington
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Fort Bragg
Charlotte
Elizabeth City
Asheville
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma City
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Kan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Haif
Portland
Ore
Helena
Mont
Reno
Nev
Mount Shasta
Calif
Madison
Wis
Tough fight ahead over repeal of state power on union shop
Lawmakers push a repeal bill to end state control of union shop limits. House battles over amendments to delay effective date, veteran exemption, and substitution with agency shop face party-line votes. If enacted, law would allow employers and unions to negotiate union shop terms where not barred.
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Senate
William H. Ayres
Ohio
House Labor Committee
Paul Findley
R-I
Viet Nam
$25 Million Texas Harbor and River Projects Get Federal Aid
The Public Works Bill authorizes 25.337 million dollars in federal funds for Texas river and harbor projects. Senator Ralph Yarborough notes these flood control and navigation efforts, including studies on Chocolate Bayou near Alvin and major works on White Oak Bayou, Highland Bayou, Taylor's Bayou, and Rio Grande at El Paso.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Texas
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Chocolate Bayou
Alvin
Brazoria County
White Oak Bayou
San Jacinto River
Houston
Highland Bayou
Texas City
Galveston County
Taylor's Bayou
Port Arthur
Jefferson County
Rio Grande
el Paso
Sanderson
Ture
Louisiana
Pert Oe
Red River
Tito Harriman Shastri Hold Separate Talks in Belgrade
In Belgrade Tito met Harriman and Shastri in rapid succession to discuss Viet Nam. The two hour and one hour sessions were described as friendly and cordial. Both leaders advocate immediate peace talks and urge US to halt air raids as a step toward negotiations. Shastri begins a four day visit. Harriman and wife will visit Dubrovnik for performances.
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Belgrade
UPI
Tito
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Lal Bahadur Shastri
India
Viet Nam
Harriman
Shastri
Dubrovnik
Riviera
New York City Ballet
Brioni
Pipeline Loss Report Near Barcelona Aimed at Caracas
An American owned pipeline near Barcelona suffered a loss of about 1500 barrels of oil. Authorities said there were no casualties.
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Barcelona
Caracas
Texas Co
White Youth Shot In Tense Georgia
A white youth was shot in the head and critically wounded Tuesday night about two blocks from the Sumter County courthouse where racial demonstrators were camped out for the night. Police blamed an unidentified party driving away in a car for the violence, citing the racial tensions surrounding the scene.
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Americus,’ Ga
UPI
Sumter County
Mysteries Surround Missing Texas Coeds and Carpenter Case
A long unsolved disappearance of a young college student puzzles investigators as clues include a tossed trunk on campus and a cab driver linked to an unrelated 1957 rape accusation. Soil tests on another case yield little, with mileage checks limiting car travel after July 20 near the university.
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Carpenter
Miss Carpenter
Texas
U. S
Memorial service set for child in Parkway Drive Church
The child will be buried at Peaceful Garden Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. The service is at 2 p.m. Friday with minister O. H. Tabor presiding. Grandparents are L. D. Beevers and Welsdon Gebert Slaton with great grandparents D. Beevers Luibbock Elizabeth Fleeman and Oga Gebert.
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Elizabeth Fleeman
Lubbock
Oga Gebert
Slaton
Texans Split On 14B Repeal In House Vote
The House passed the Taft Hartley 14B repeal 221 to 203 with four Texans voting yes Jack Brooks Clark Thompson Henry Gonzalez and Jim Wright. Albert Thomas was absent but supported repeal. Opposing were Wright Patman Breckworth Roberts Cabell Teague Dowdy Pickle Poage Purcell Young de la Garza Burleson Rogers Mahon Fisher Casey Pool Bruce?
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
House
President Johnson
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Clark Thompson
Galveston
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Senate
Texas
South
West
Albert Thomas
Houwston
Mahon
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Lindley Breckworth
Gladewater
Ray Roberts
McKinney
Earle Cabell
Dallas
Olin Teague
Bryan
John Dowdy
Athens
J. J. Pickle
Austin
W. R. Poage
Waco
Graham Purcell
White Falls
John Young
Corpus Christi
Elgio de la Garza
Mission
Richard White
el Paso
Omar Burleson
Anson
Walter Rogers
Pampa
George Mahon
Lubbock
O. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Bob Casey
Houston
Joe Pool
Health Care Plan Proposes Elderly Voluntary Insurance
The bill offers seniors a $3 monthly voluntary policy covering up to 80 percent of most doctors bills, with a $50 patient deductible. Benefits rise 7 percent under a broader Social Security framework and are retroactive to January 1. The funding raises Social Security payroll taxes for workers, employers, and self-employed, with projected tax totals increasing significantly through 1987.
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Ompma
Iranian folders and U.S. style ratios discussed in Tehran
An article notes Iran's folders and the approach to adopting U.S. style ratios in economic or administrative practices. It highlights ongoing discussions among officials about aligning measurement systems and potential impacts on trade and governance.
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