German Leader Opposes Any Major US Troop Pullout
Bonn AP report quotes Chancellor Ludwig Erhard opposing substantial US force reductions in West Germany. He warns withdrawals would erode German security, risk nuclear escalation, and threaten NATO’s forward defense posture while urging offset purchases and continued US presence.
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West Germany
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Robert 8. McNamara
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Germany
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Palais Schaumburg
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
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Four Day Jungle Trek of Two Marines Escapes VC Captors
Two Marines Sgt. James A. Dodson and Lance Cpl. Walter W. Bekes recounted a four day jungle trek after escaping Viet Cong guards. They were held a month and a half, fed rice and propaganda, and freed near An Hoa after seizing weapons during a perilous trek.
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Saigon
U.S
James
A Dodson
York
Lance Cpl
Walter W. Bekes
New York City
Marine Corps
Rope
Jend
Dodson
da Nang
Eckes
An Hoa
NATO Faces France Rift Amid Defense Unity Calls
U S officials urge stronger NATO preparations as France contemplates its role. Johnson says French forces in Germany were invited and do not threaten French sovereignty, while Rusu reports ongoing talks with France on future cooperation and standby facilities. Soviet posture in East Europe remains strong with no Pact breakup in sight.
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NATO
Johnson
de Gaulle
France
United States
Atlantic
Rusu
Brussels
Fast Dyurope
Births and Parents Listed for Several Local Families
Congratulations were sent to multiple local families for newborns. Details include birth dates and times at local hospitals, and parental occupations such as a Southwestern Bell Telephone worker and a Baptist board consultant.
West Texas Briefs Highlight Local Notables and Incidents
Amos Howard former Lubbock postmaster in fair condition after Saturday admission to West Texas Hospital C W Ratliff KCBD news director in fair condition after abdominal pains admission Saturday night in Methodist Hospital Funeral services for J A Beverle Olton Main Street Church of Christ minister J D Lancaster officiating Burial in Olton Cemetery J D Janes former Westernner Cafe operator funeral at Gross Mortuary Hot Springs Ark Died Friday in Hot Springs Fire at Sutphens Cafe 50th Street and Quaker Avenue caused heavy roof damage from barbecue pit Feddie Dean Savage Plainview 19 killed in rollover expected services pending at Wood Dunning Funeral Home.
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Amos Howard
Lith St
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
C. W. Ratliff
29Th St
Kcbdtv
Methodist Hospital
J. A. Beverle
Lamb County
Olton
Main Street
Church of ‘Christ
J. D. Lancaster
Olton Cemetery
Parsons Funeral ‘Home
J. D. Janes
Westerner Cafe
Janes
Gross Mortuary
Hot Springs
Ark
Sutphens Cafe
50Th St
Quaker Ave
Feddte
Dean Savage
Plainview
Wood - Dunning
Mrs. McDonald Dies Rites Pending At Slaton
Slaton special report: Bert Naomit McDonald 59 a Slaton resident died Sunday morning at Temriple while her husband recovered from recent Santa Fe Hospital surgery. Native of Comanche she was found dead in a motel near the hospital. Services pending at Williams Funeral Home. Survivors include son Welker Slaton parents Earnest and Mrs Denny Lubbock two sisters Virgil Woolever Richmond Calif Roy Bryant Lazbuddie and a grandson.
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Slaton
Bert Naomit McDonald
Temriple
Santa Fe Hospital
McDonald
Comanche
Willams Funeral Home
Welker
Earnest Denny
Lubbock
Virgil Woolever
Richmond
Calif
Roy Bryant
Lazbuddie
Mississippi Civil Rights March Ends Calm Despite Tension
About 16 000 marched to the Capitol in Jackson under scorching sun as leaders faced dissension over NAACP exclusion. Police covered the route while white onlookers remained largely impassive and a few Ku Klux Klan members observed.
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Mississippi
NAACP
National Assay For the Advancement of
Charles Evers
Mme
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Tougaloo College
Capitol
Longhorn Trail Drive Sends Off In San Antonio
San Antonio hosts a sendoff for the six day Texas Longhorn Centennial Trail Drive. About 100 Longhorns and as many riders depart for Dodge City Kansas, escorted by Sen. John Tower and Mayor W. W. McAlister. Governors and state officials plan stops in Stonewall Abilene Vernon and Dean’s Crossing before the finish in Dodge City.
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Thal
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Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
Rex Allen
Stonewall
Sen. Tower
Major McAllister
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Abilene
Thesday
Iun
John Connally
Vernon
Red River
Dean's Crossing
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Dodge City
Poventits
Calle
Midwest
East
John Tower
Monastic Diet and Air Strikes Mark Vietnam Day
A 42 year old monk in Saigon adheres to a liquid diet until Premier Ky resigns prompting concern of possible coma. Meanwhile Marine forces push into the battle zone between Highway 1 and the South China Sea as Operation Nathan Hale reports 239 Viet Cong killed, 17 captured, 38 suspects, and 120 weapons seized.
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Duy Tan Clinic
Saigon
Hue
Tri Quang
U.S. Marine Division
Highway No
Nixon urges doctors to enter politics at AMA meeting
Former Vice President Richard Nixon drew a standing ovation at the American Medical Association convention in Chicago as he urged physicians to join politics to challenge Medicare. He called for medical professionals to influence party policy and politics to curb federalized health care and extend their influence in Congress and state legislatures.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
American Medical Assn
Tald
State Medical Society
Congress
Nixon
Lancaster
House
Senate
Mrs Goodloe services today in Lamesa
Mrs Louise Goodloe 50 native of Dawson County died at Medical Arts Hospital after a long illness. Services set for 2 p m today at First Christian Church with Rev Milton Ashmore officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park directed by Branon Philips Funeral Home. Survivors include husband Jack son Jack Lee Roswell NM five sisters and three grandchildren.
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Lamesa
Louise Goodloe
Dawson County
Medical Arts Hospital
Goodloe
Lamesa High School
Texas Tech
First Christian Church
Milton Ashmore
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Jack
Jack Lee
Roswell
N.M
Doris Gabe
Dimmitt
Fstelle McBride
Corpus Christi
Marjorie Niemeyer
Marie Stuart
Betty Bratcher
Rites Set For Arthur Elsworth Son 74 of Tatum
Services for Arthur Elsworth Son, 74, of Tatum, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Tatum. Burial in Tatum Cemetery under Smith-Rogers Funeral Home. Son died early Saturday at Lea County General Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Survivors include his wife, eight sons, two daughters, five brothers, two sisters, 26 grandchildren, and 122 great grandchildren.
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Lovington
Arthur Elsworth
Tatum
First Baptist Church
Fof
Tatum Cemetery
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Lea County General Hospital
Guff to Attend Stamford Reunion and Tell Rattlesnake Tales
Gulf Lafoon, famed for rattlesnake stories and a claimed immunity from bites, plans to attend the Stamford cowboys reunion on July 1 2 and 4. He recalls a wagon crew near a chuck wagon and a rattler on a sleeper’s chest, and notes his retirement but says he misses punching cows.
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Guff
Stamford
Actor struck in Caprock mock gunfight injures cheek
Ralph Quest 22 of 1710 9th Street was wounded by wadding from a blank cartridge during a staged gun battle at Caprock Town Sunday. He was admitted to Methodist Hospital for surgery and listed in satisfactory condition after the incident.
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Caprock Town
Ralph Quest
Quest
9Th St
Methodist Hospital
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