House approves emergency funds for schools amid war aid
The House voted to approve a $91 million boost for school districts in military and federal property areas, adding to $416 million already allocated this fiscal year. Opponents sought to erase war funding and restrict its use but were defeated as the measure moved toward the Senate.
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House
Senate
Vietnam
Patsy T. Mink
Hawaii
Mink
George H. Mahon
Four convicts hold hostages at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
In a barricaded administration building standoff at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary four armed convicts released one of 23 hostages, prison employee B V Wolfe said the group, described as three bank robbers and a murderer, were polite. A gun battle wounded a guard but no serious injuries occurred. The inmates intended to escape and demanded a newspaper hearing. warden Blackwell arranged for journalist William B Williams to hear grievances, to be published on See GUARD FREED Page 10.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
B. V. Wolfe
Wolfe
Atlanta Journal Newspaper
Olin G. Blackwell
William B. Williams
South Side
Blackwell
Williams
Lubbock Area Youth from India to Study at LCC
Youth from India plan study at LCC with hopes for a future in medicine. The report notes senior high school students scheduled for classes and references planning and zoning hearings on a medical district extension.
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India
East Germany Limits West German Travel in Berlin Crisis
East Germany announced travel restrictions requiring West Germans to hold passports and visas for travel to West Berlin. The move drew swift protests from U.S. officials including Eugene Rostow who called it intolerable. The actions also raised fears of a renewed Berlin crisis and potential Allied protests to the Soviet Union.
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Hubert J
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Berlin
East Germany
U.S
West Berlin
Bohl
West Germany
Willy Stoppige
Bonn
Eugene Rostow
Vienna
Willy Brandt
Prayer Message Highlights Loyalty and Gratitude
A reader from Lubbock expresses a daily prayer emphasizing the value of friends, the importance of loyalty, and the need to be grateful for both in daily life.
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Lubbock
Visiting in City Monkey Gone Ex Con Has Advice For Youths
Dave Knapp profiles Dora Jack Brownlie an ex con who quit a long narcotics career after spending 17 years in prison. He describes a high rolling dope era with a two thousand dollar weekly habit and a history of confidence games theft and infamous associates. Brownlie recalls key prisons and famous felons shaping his past while offering youth guidance based on his experiences.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
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Dora
Jack) Brown
Brownlie
Frank Sinatra
Brown
Heydey
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San Quentin
Leavenworth
Atlanta
McAlester
State
Prison
Aides Begin Closing Of RFK Office After Assassination
Teary eyed aides started closing Sen Robert F Kennedy campaign offices in Washington and on Capitol Hill. The New Senate Office Building site will shut on Aug 6. Kennedy's staff sorts papers as materials go to the National Archives and Mrs Kennedy. Edward Kennedy promises help to rehire affected staff.
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Hugh
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Kennedy
Senate
National Archives
New York
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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New York Mets
Uno Timonson
Los Angeles
Rivers Defeats Negro In Democrat Primary
In Columbia South Carolina veteran Rep Mendel Rivers chairman of the House Armed Services Committee easily defeated a Negro lawyer in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Also winning renomination was Sen Ernest F Hollings seeking his first full eight year term in the U S Senate.
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S.C
Mendel. Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
South Carolina
Sen
Ernest F. Hollings
Johnson ‘Administration
U.S. Senate
Red Rockets Hit Saigon Air Base in Latest Bombardment
Viet Cong rockets struck Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon early today as government troops deployed to curb shelling. The barrage killed civilians and wounded hundreds, with damage to aircraft and several houses reported.
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Servie WV
Ailelita Perrs
FEMS
Tan
Son Nhut
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao
World's longest heart transplant patient flown for treatment
Dr Blaiberg, 59, recipient of the world’s longest surviving heart transplant, became seriously ill with hepatitis while awaiting routine tests at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. His surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard said initially the condition was not critical before flight to Cape Town for urgent care.
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Cape Town
South Africa
London
Sam
Blaiberg
Christiaan No Barnard
Taid
Paris Sorbonne Crackdown: Police Gas and Beat Protesters
Riot police fired tear gas grenades into the Sorbonne as about 10,000 students occupied the university for a month. Three students were knocked unconscious and hauled away in a paddy wagon, with bloodied heads witnessed by an UPI correspondent.
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Paris
UPD
UPI
Sorbonne
de Gaulle
Latin
Charles de Gaulle
Connally Favorite Son Drive Shaped Dallas Convention
Texas Democrats at a state convention approved a unit rule binding Texas 104 delegation to support John B. Connally as long as he desires. About 300 liberal Democrats walked out in protest while Connally supporters celebrated the designation with guards and crowds around Memorial Auditorium.
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Garth Jones
Dallas
Texas
Democrats
John Connally
Connally
Baker Motel
Biullie
Tmeusion
Carr
National Committee
Frank Erith
Austin
National
Lee Smith
el Paso
McCarthy
Memorial Auditorium
John B. Connally
United States
Smith warns Texans against crime driven disorder
In Dallas Preston Smith, Texas gubernatorial nominee, told the Democratic State Convention that government will not tolerate criminal intimidation or violence. He urged restoring community responsibility and argued lawlessness threatens public safety and the nation's future, calling for addressing root causes without allowing street violence. Page 4.
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Kenneth May
Aunt Smith
Smith
Tower Wins Bargaining Position At COP Meet
Texas Republicans backed Senator John Tower as the party favorite for president at the state convention in Corpus Christi. The 42 to 16 lean toward Reagan claim by state GOP chairman Peter O Donnell Jr. kept Nixon and Rockefeller currents in play. Tower avoided endorsing Reagan while signaling support for Nixon and the overall Texas tilt toward the former vice president.
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California
Tower
Texas
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Peter O'Donnell Jr
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
O’donnell
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