US Forces Brace for Dien Bien Phu–like Offensive Near Tay Ninh
U S troops form a cordon around a major Communist force in central Tay Ninh Province. Allied forces plan a sweep as preliminary enemy casualties report one killed. Seven USS BZ raids were conducted around Tay Ninh City amid concerns the area serves as a staging point from Cambodian sanctuaries to Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tay Ninh
Tho
Saigon
Joe
Dong An
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Bien Hoa
9Th Precinct
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Marfa Center chief Chew to lead Big Bend agency
Leonard C. Lend Chew resigns as director of Lubbock’s Multi-Service Center to become executive director of the Tri-County Board of Directors of the Big Bend Community Action Agency in Marfa effective Aug 12. He started the Lubbock center May 12, 1967 and has spoken at many events to drum up support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard C.lend Chew
Lubbock
Tri-County
Big Bend Community Action Agency
Marfa
Chew
Mae Simmons Park
Community Action Board
CAB
Derby Dream Sparks 1967 Soap Box Derby Field
Davidson competed in the Akron All-American Soap Box Derby after entering a racer weighing about 250 pounds built over more than five months. The event drew about 2450 entrants from across the nation and overseas, with prize potential of 50000 in scholarships. Officials included Holland Graves, director, Huston Penney, and Fray Smith, with BR Hutcheson presenting the trophy. Davidson has two younger brothers planning to race in the future. He attends Evans Junior High School and will be an eighth grader next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Graves
Exchange Club
Modern Chevrolet Co
KCHD
Davidson O
Akron
Kid Davidson
Evans Junior High School
Davidson
BR. Hutch Hutcheson
Modern Chevrolet
Huston Penney
Fray Smith
Chairpian
Sniper Fire Rips Gary City As Disorder Persists
Gary Indiana police car windshield shattered by sniper fire during a third night of unrest. Curfew reimposed at 9 am and National Guardsmen stationed near the Gary armory as sporadic breakins and window smashings reported north of the Central District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Central District
Czech Soviet Meeting Held in Secrecy Near Prague
Soviet leaders Brezhnev and Noskovin along with premier No Nosscin and Nikolai Podeormy attended a secret summit in Cierna near Prague. Czechoslovak leaders Alexander Dubcek and Ludvik Svoboda joined the talks as observers. Most expect two days with no major outcomes. Soviet helicopters were seen across the border as talks proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graphers
Cierna
Prague
Leonida Brezhnev
Party Secretipyezenerdl
Alexei No Nosscin
Nikolai V. Podeormy
Ilman
Prasae
Caechaslovakian
Alexander Dunbeek
Ludvik Svoboda
Svoboda
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Ciernas
19 Year-Old Viper Bite Victim Struggles In Daytona ICU
Michael Walsh, 19, of New Orleans, remained in serious condition in an intensive care unit after a Russell's Viper bite on his finger during a Florida vacation. Doctors withheld anti venom due to an allergy. Miami snake handler Bill Haast offered help as his condition deteriorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Fla
Michael Walsh
New Orleans
Edward Walsh
Walsh
Panama City
Bill Haast
Miami
Campus Tunnel Network Expands Across New University Buildings
Campus planning coordinator Jerry Kirkwood outlines enlarged tunnel connections linking the Heating and Cooling Plant with the older system and extending to the Law School Biology Architecture and Art facilities. Older tunnels will receive cool water lines and some will house additional telephone cables as part of cooling and utility upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Oden
Texas Tech
Wiggins
Law School
Jerry Kirkwood
Jones Stadium
Flint Avenue
Ray Downing
Tech
Student Union
Lubbock Eyes HUD Funds for Water and Pump Station
City officials led by City Manager Bd Blackwell met HUD staff in Fort Worth to review a rough draft request for about 900000 dollars to fund a booster pump station at E 66th Street and Loop 289, new distribution lines, and wells in Sawhills Field Batley County. The plan seeks half the funds from HUD with final submission pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bd Blackwell
City of
Sawhills
Batley County
Stationary front brings heavy rains across North Texas
A stationary cold front in Texas produced showers and heavy rain Monday, with some areas picking up up to four inches. Lubbock reported an afternoon high of 92 after a low of 65, as the front lingered along a Lufkin Waco Abilene Childress line and then retreated, forecast to bring warm temperatures to northern sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Lufkin- Waco-Abilene Childress
Lubbock
U.S
U. S
City Police Probe Local Burglaries In Lubbock
Lubbock police investigate multiple break ins at homes businesses and a state office. Theft included tools a watch a radio a motor and a jewelry box. A rural weekend burglary spree reported two houses hit with blueprints clarinets a gold wrist watch and other items stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
State Comptroller's
Quaker Ave
Erskine Rd
Robert O. Maldin
Rt. 5
Shenandoah
Sdth
Ken Wood
63Rd St
S4th St
John Edward Hers
6Th St
Apt
Paul Gruetzner
Rt. 1
Shallowater
John R. Miller
Miller
Reese Afb
28Th Street
Quirt Avenue
Lawrence V. Ross
Weber Drive
James A. Roskowski
Ross
Heart Transfer Marks First Woman to Woman Success
At St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Houston doctors led by Dr Denton A Cooley transplanted the heart of 40 year old Betty O Neal of Corsicana Texas into 49 year old Beth White Brunk of Houston in a procedure described as the first woman to woman heart transfer. The operation began at 8 PM and lasted about two hours with Brunk reported doing well shortly after completion.
Orientation Program Guides Tech Freshmen Orientation Day
Prospective freshmen at Texas Tech attend the first of seven early registration sessions in the Tech Union Ballroom with more than 500 students and parents. Officials expect about seven percent of entering freshmen to participate with guides from Alpha Phi Omega and Saddle Tramps helping with tours and counseling while students register and collect catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
Tech Union
Coleman Hall
James A. Watkins
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Alpha Phi Omega
Saddle Tramps
Pat Coll
Jeff
Tec
Colene Crump
Rt. 1
Ralls
Nancy
Thompson
Brady
Clint Adams
Dallas
David Sneines
Siall Photn
Marion Howard
Birth notices for numerous families at local hospitals
A long list of birth announcements from area families includes names such as Albert and Carl Chaxolla, Bob Condron, and Durwood Simmons. Details cover baby gender, weights from 3 to 9 pounds, exact birth times, dates, and hospitals, with parental occupations ranging from postman to nursery work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Condron
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech
Durwood Simmons
Tastor
Apt
West Texas Hospital
The
Avalanche-Journal
Lupe Cerda
Solam
Liauf
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Dunbar
Green Bay Packers
West Texas Neighborhood Association
Enter
Bie Bend
Talson
Tuy Hoa
Air Force
U.S. Sdreraff
Ning
North
South Vietnam
T Can
Gary Strife
Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Haast
Cannon
Vietnam
Ross Allen
Silver Springs
Humane Society
HUD
Barbara Dockall
University Ave
Reals
San Antonio
Conner Cole
Albert Chaxolla
Latif Chinic
Plains Textiles, Inc
Carl Ford
37Th St
Piggly Wingly
Dinamy Wooten
Ramas G. Barrera
Seth St
Sami
Jésus Rodriguez
E.sath St
Lauf Chimie
Texas Cream Bonut Shop
Rudolph Chadis
Ith St. Oon
Sederien Saldana
Emery
Juan Guebara
Willam fEreland
Reese Apb Hospital
Rex L. Burns
Iris Punk
High Hind Hospital
Miro
Philip Hilette
Zuth St
Jobe Discount Center
Hichard Barton Jr
Harmon Drive
These
Afb Hospital
Herbert Lo Elam Mitchell
Reese Afb Hospital
Clifton Hereford Jr
Tristan
Pam
van Lubbock Osteolpathic Hospital
Kenneth Liggett
Sten
Golam
Josue Meha
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Metollum
James A. Shipley
Lubock Osteopathic Hospital
Jose Parra
Quinn
Gil
Lauf Clinite
Rachard Thornton
Ward St
Lauf Clinic
Rudolph Avarado
Sid Plave
Lauf Linc
Gifford Fub Wenstern
Jesse Paez
Tad
Bath
Ait West Texas Hospital
Seuggimbuckey Mutop
Alar
Kewey Avis
Siton
Boston
Lifkin Raiders
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