Red forces report series of Viet Cong engagements and civilian toll
Reports describe Viet Cong attacks near Duc Hoa and Da Nang with U S air support, resulting in American and Australian deaths and Marines losses. U S and allied strikes hit North Viet Nam targets, while political leaders call for stronger measures including a naval blockade and expanded air offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanlandingham
U.S
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Taylor
da Nang
Ewis Walt
U.S. Marine Corps
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Lawrence Guarino
Thailand
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
United States
North
South
Milwaukee Lieutenant Is Disabled by Court Martial
A court martial in NAHA Okinawa dismissed Lt. Richard B. Steinke from the Army for refusing a counter guerrilla unit deployment in South Vietnam. He lost all pay and allowances, faced up to five years, and the verdict awaits higher court review. Steinke, 27, argued U.S. policy in Vietnam was not worth one American life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naha
Okinawa
Richard B. Steinke
Viet Nam
Milwaukee Army
Steinke
U.S
Cochran's Diverse Career Touched Stage and War Efforts
Cochran, a Danish office worker and Eureka California native raised in Laramee Wyoming, studied at the University of Wyoming and began acting with the Federal Theater. He later worked with the Barter Theatre in Virginia and directed wartime shows for West Coast Army camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Jayne Mansfield
Eureka
Calif
Laramie
Wyo
University of Wyoming
Federal Theater
Barter Theater
Virginia
Junior College Drive Draws Packed Hearing in Snyder
A public hearing at Snyder High School attracted a packed audience as supporters of a Lamar Junior College district argued their scholastic count is more accurate than oil company opponents. William H. Evans from the State Board of Education urged continued effort. James W. Harvey and others toured the Lamar site, while officials noted the final authority rests with the Texas State Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Evans
Lubbock
State Board ofEducation
State Commissioner of Education
Snyder Jaycees
William Wilson
Buford Browning
Chamber of Commerce Junior College
Snyder
Evans
James W. Harvey
Archer City
Vernon Baird
Fort Worth
W. C. Graves
Dallas
Lamar
Texas State Board of Education
Cinder Avalanche Kills 12 Near Tokyo
A 3000 ton mound of coal cinders loosened by heavy rain collapsed over a fifteen house residential area near Tokyo. Police report 12 killed 14 injured and 18 missing in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Satur Y
Mexico Plans Export of Canned Fruits
Mexico outlines plans to export canned fruits to foreign markets as part of a broader agricultural push. Government officials indicate potential growth in shipments to North America and Latin America, with emphasis on standardization and branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Four Women Pilots Enter Powder Puff Derby Stop in Lubbock
The All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race known as the Powder Puff Derby visits Lubbock on the route to El Cajon California. Michigan flyer Anne Steinhagen and co pilot Elizabeth Schucker, with pilot Ethel Knuth and veteran co pilot Tannie Schlundt, discuss the 2407 mile course from Imperial Valley to Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Indianapolis
Ind
Ethel Knuth
Tannie Schmndt
Royal Oak
Mich
Anne Steinhagen
Elizabeth Schucker
el Cajon
Calif
Chattanooga
Tenn
West Coast
Municipal Airport
el Cajon Calif
Michigan
Detroit
Knuth
Tannie Schlundt
North Central
The
Ninety Nines, Inc
iThey
Imperial Valley
Tucson
Ariz
el Paso
Midland
Dallas
Texas
Monroe
Montgomery
Ala
Savannah
Dozens of scientists vie for early Apollo moon seats
Six scientist astronauts join the pool for Moon missions, led by Dr. Joseph Kernvin and Dr. Harrison Schmitt. The group, America’s fourth and most educated yet, emerged after 1,700 applications and may not fly until pilots prove capable. A 1966-68 timeline targets Cape Kennedy for launches, with Borman and Lovell among hopefuls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison H. Schmitt
U.S. Astronaaut
U.S. Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Ariz. Schmitt
New Mexico
Harvard
Federal Space Agency
America
Borman
Lovell
Cool Air Mass Sets Northeast Temperature Records
A vast cool air mass produced record low temperatures from Pennsylvania to Vermont on Saturday. Severe weather grazed the West and Great Plains with thunderstorms and high winds. Flooding rain hit Kansas and Oklahoma while tornadoes touched down in west Texas and western Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Pennsylvania
Vermont
West
Great Plains
Nebraska
Towa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Akron
Colo
Alliance
Neb
Garden Plain
Kan
Topekas
Colwich
Garden City
Nickerson
Arkansas River
Gage
Okla
Hutchinson
Levelland
Pecos Valley
Doctor Hopeful Sewed-Back Leg Shows Signs of Healing
In Eunice Louisiana the leg of Onetta Jenkins, 18, severed four inches above the ankle, shows active signs of healing after a June 8 reimplantation. Dr. R E Landreneau said bleeding stopped and infection unlikely barring new issues. she has received 46 pints of blood, with volunteers offering more. Local firemen, veterans groups, and a Negro church contributed blood. A station wagon struck her while she rode a horse. New Delhi news brief notes voting machines to be tested in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice
R.E. Landreneau
Onetta Jenkins
Moosa Memorial Hospital
Jenkins
Landreneau
UN Speech Honors Charter Vision and Quest for Truce
Stevenson urged a moratorium on violence and warned against deadlock in the General Assembly over Soviet voting rights. He argued world order will arise from shared ventures, not moral purity, amid UN finance concerns and a looming broader crisis Thant warned could be obscured by regional conflicts. The observance marked 20 years since the UN's creation at the War Memorial in San Francisco.
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Stevenson
General Assembly
U.S
Thant
Britain
Canada
Nordic
Soviet Union
Congo
Johnson
United States
Southeast Asia
Caribbean
Middle East
United Nations
Orate, Gray Atone War Memorial Rny House
San Francisco
Civic, Center
Fourth of July Events Across West Texas Highlight Weekend
Area towns kick off Fourth of July festivities with mule statue dedication in Muleshoe Saturday at noon and a four day celebration through Monday featuring a trail ride to the old Muleshoe Ranch and a historical marker dedication. Snyder plans a large July 3 event with a flag raising and Declaration reading at Towle Park. Stamford hosts a three night Cowboy Reunion drawing 10,000 nightly with rodeos parades and horse shows. Slaton and Lamesa hold reunions and jubilee events with notable guests and community activities culminating in a statewide Independence Day celebration in Clovis with a picnic and patriotic program.
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Muleishoe
Muleshoe Ranch
Snyder
Texas
Towle Park
Towle Memorial Park
Stamford
Slaton
Air Force Systems Command
G. A. Schriever
W. J
Bill) Klattenhoff
Slaton High School
General Schriever
United States
San Antonio
Mae
Schriever
Gen
Texas A&m
Lamesa
Lamesa High School
Bob Crawley
Children of Exes
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Lamesa High
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Clovis
Hillcrest Park
W. H. Duckworth
Houston Group Seeks Funds to Save City Buses
Mayor Louie Welch names eight men from banking and finance to form a committee to avert foreclosure of Rapid Transit Lines Inc. The panel aims to arrange local financing as payroll demands surpass cash on hand and the company falls behind on bus payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Louie Welch
Tthe
Rapid Transit Lines, Inc
Welch
Vienna to widen major highways plan announced
PLAN MORE LANES VIENNA Austria will widen its major highways soon as authorities outline expansion to improve traffic flow. The plan targets several key routes with a timetable still to be set and implications for regional transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Uncle Joe Hartley Hosts 41st Singing on the Mountain
Linville North Carolina thousands are expected to attend Uncle Joe Hartley 94th annual singing on Grandfather Mountain for a day of old time religion. Hartley founded the gathering in 1925 and has led it yearly. He notes modern churches lack spirit while praising Billy Graham. Hartley’s left arm is in a sling from a recent auto crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linville
N.C
Joe Hartley
Hartley
Grandfather Mountain
MacRae Meadows
Billy Graham
Joe
Abraham
Moses
Billy
Graham
Highway Patrol
Marion
Avery County
India and Pakistan near settlement of Kutch border dispute
London reports that India and Pakistan have reached an in principle settlement on the Rann of Kutch border dispute during the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference. Final signing awaited by Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan after discreet talks. The dispute previously sparked fighting earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPD
India
Pakistan
Rann of Kutch
Commonwealth
Lal Bahhadur Shastri
Pena Ayub Khan
Paktan
New Delhi
African Medical School to Be Built in Luanda Angolan capital
Luanda based authorities announce a plan to construct a modern medical school in Angola. The project aims to expand higher health education and improve medical training within the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
African Medical School
Luanda
Angola
McNamara to back Air Force space lab plan next week
Defense Secretary McNamara expected to fully support the Air Force project for a manned orbiting space laboratory. He will report to the National Aeronautics and Space Council led by Vice President Humphrey, signaling a shift from earlier doubts about MOL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Space Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Hubert H. Humphrey
McNamara
Congress
Edward White
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Defense Department
Births Recorded At Methodist Hospital In City Area
Readable fragments report multiple birth announcements from Methodist Hospital. Several couples, including Molina, Peres, Thompson, Fulcher, Chanay and Woodard, welcomed newborns with weights and times listed and fathers employed at local companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Molina
Sauinioe
Dooda Area
Madrid Seeks Greater Steel Production Output
Spain aims to expand domestic steel capacity and reduce reliance on imports, outlining plans to boost output, invest in mills, and support local industry through policy measures and incentives.
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Duc Hoa
25Th Division
al Skyraider
South Viet Nam
State Department
Maxwell D. Taylor
Liberation Front
Harold G.) Bennett
My Canh
Base
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Joseph P. Kernvin
Cecil Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Winds
Kerwin
Praseiet
DR. F. Curtis Michel Rice
Burlington
Albany
N.Y
Rochester
Wilkes - Barre
Scranton
Syracuse
Windsor Locks
iConn
Allentown
Harrisburg
Buffalk
el Centro
Carlos P. Romulo
University of California
Glenn Seaborg
Uncle Joe
Grove Hartley
Space Lab
Jack Hinson
Sethadiat Hospital
Lubbock Auto
Julian Peres
Methodist Hoapital
Jack Batley
F. Mack Thompson
Ouares
Kata
Methodist Hospital
Wille Reed Company
Pat Fulcher
Teached Publi
Jake C. Chanay
Stafuma
Life Casualty Company
Ay Woodard
Tata
Vaprock Ry
Spain
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