Venus poised for Mariner 5 launch from Cape Kennedy
The United States readies Mariner 5 to probe Venus in a four month, 212 million mile voyage. An Atlas Agena rocket will lift off from Cape Kennedy within two weeks as Venus aligns for Earth based observation windows.
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Israel fights in Syria and Jordan as regional war widens
Reports describe Israeli forces dug in along a 50 mile front from the Sea of Galilee to the Hermon range under UN observers. Arab refugees flood Amman while Cairo reshuffles generals and 500 Americans leave Egypt after mob harassment. Pope Paul calls for peace as Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia sever ties.
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Slain Stroud sisters found in bedroom after gunfire
Betty McCullough, 23, and her sister Mary Valliquette were beaten shot and stabbed to death in a Stroud Oklahoma home. Ricky, a five year old, awoke and fled to a neighbor as authorities searched for two nearby cars. An autopsy was ordered and police investigated a .22 rifle found near the bodies.
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Lloyd Howard
J. E. Valliquitte
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Oklahoma City
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Extra Police Patrol Area of Philadelphia
About 500 extra policemen patrolled Philadelphia after a night of racial disturbances. Four officers were injured in rock and bottle throwing linked to a dispute outside a shop over a linoleum rug, but the area remained quiet overall.
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Draft Law Changes Induction Rules Debated In Congress
Congress debates a new draft act replacing the Universal Military Training and Service Act with the Military Selective Service Act. Key changes include oldest-first calls, graduate and apprentice deferments, and presidential authority over deferments and age-group induction, with effect starting July 1.
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Tech Student Dies In Crash Near Vernon
James Roy Jones, 22, a Texas Tech student from Vernon, died when his car overturned on U S Highway 82 east of Dickens Sunday night at about 8:30. His wife and child were injured but released after treatment at Spur Memorial Hospital.
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Burglars Take Trousers From Lubbock Man’s Night Stand
A Lubbock man reported a burglary after finding his trousers missing from a night stand and his wife’s purse taken. Victor Séguro of 502 Ave B said the theft occurred Saturday night and was discovered Sunday morning.
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Storm Passes Through Texas With Severe Weather Threat
A storm moving across Texas brought heavy rain in northern areas overnight, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s elsewhere. Tornadoes touched down in Illinois Wisconsin Kansas and Missouri causing damage and deaths as storms spread from the Rockies to New England.
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Three People Suffer Minor Injuries In Two Crashes
Three persons suffered minor injuries in two Sunday traffic incidents. Eva Nell Redding 19 and her one year old son Ricky Lewis received treatment at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after a car crash at 4th Street and Avenue. Robert Robles 16 was treated at West Texas Hospital after a motorcycle collision at Avenue H and Ind Place. Investigating officers said the striking car, a light colored Corvair, failed to stop. two Latin American males were occupants.
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Detroit pianist James Tocco returns to Lubbock recital
In the Croslin Room of the Texas Tech Library James Tocco gave a stunning return recital sponsored by the Texas Tech Summer Music Camp and the Tech Student Union. The 24 year old played Mozart Variations on Ah vous dirai je maman Schumann Fantasy Op 17 and Prokofiev Sonata No 6 Op 62. A reception followed with Tech music faculty and locals. conductor Paul Elsworth will study in Salzburg from July through August with Dr Kurt Gverhoff.
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Salzburg
Austria
Kurt Gverhoff
Navy Jets and Helicopters In Vietnam Bombing and Battle Reports
Army and Marine units clash with Viet Cong amid air and ground operations. A US helicopter and crew are killed in a weekend strike near the demilitarized zone. In Mekong Delta fighting, 35 miles south of Saigon, 100 Viet Cong fled under artillery with 42 captured and 20 sampans destroyed. One American dies and ten wounded in Quang Ngai and Quang Tin provinces as a CH46 Chinook explodes near Con Thien.
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Births of twins brighten West Texas home
Mr and Mrs Robert Windon announce the birth of a son weighing 10 pounds and an infant son born early Monday at 34 a.m. in West Texas. The family also notes the birth of a daughter to Dr and Mrs Donala Den.
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Arrest Sparks Racial Violence in Pratville Alabama
In Pratville Alabama racial violence erupted after black leader Stokely Carmichael was arrested on disorderly conduct. Police exchanged gunfire with an undetermined number of individuals in the city county and state forces. Newsmen were kept away from the scene as investigators combed a wooded area behind a shopping center. The police chief said Carmichael had threatened officers and declared intent to tear the town apart.
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Stokely Carmichael
Racial Violence Flares on Florida West Coast
A fragmentary report notes racial violence flaring on Florida's west coast with unclear details and disrupted lines. No named individuals or organizations are clearly identifiable in the readable text.
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Florida West Coast
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