Vietnam War Airstrikes and Viet Cong Mortar Attacks Reported
U S military reports 29 Americans killed and 55 wounded in Friday attacks as jets strike North Vietnam and Viet Cong mortars hit Phu Lai and a Saigon area airfield. The strike targeted a major steel mill and involved dogfights near Hanoi. Aircraft losses and pilot status were unclear while a broader escalation in the war was noted.
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New York Stocks Rally Tumbled by Tax Credit Call
President Johnson urged reinstatement of the 7 percent investment tax credit for business, triggering a frenzied stock market session. Trading volume surged with 14.9 million shares, later topping 16.4 million, as Dow actions swung and many issues fell or rose amid a volatile day on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Public schools boast top attendance across district
The edition notes highest attendance in Lebbock Public Schools with extensive coverage of local education and federal employment topics. It cites political tensions in New York over RFK and a Wisconsin university president resigning amid a painting controversy while a US district judge orders striking West Coast electricians back to work.
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Man Ousted By Marines
Staff Sgt. Preston Garris, a 26 year old Marine from Grange North Carolina, was wounded in Vietnam in 1966, had surgery in Da Nang and Clark Air Force Base, and had his leg amputated after return to Camp Lejeune. The article notes his romance with the Marine Corps waning as he faced medical boards.
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Eight Octuplets Born In Mexico City Premature Debut
In Mexico City a 21 year old housewife gave birth to eight babies four boys and four girls premature by about 27 weeks. Two infants died almost immediately leaving six in critical condition noted by hospital officials. The mother Mrs Theresa Sepulveda and her husband Genaro Sepulveda have one older child. The event hailed as a miracle in a country where quintuplets have been reported recently.
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Texas
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Mexico
Ignazio de Las Fuentes
Redistricting Plan Discussed by Texas Congressmen
A Texas redistricting plan was advanced at a closed meeting led by Ben Barnes with Austin lawmakers. The plan seeks a 10 percent population variation across 23 districts to satisfy one man one vote while cites current disparities between Jack Brooks Southeast Texas district and Omar Burleson West Texas district as excessive.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
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Omar Burleson
Dust storms and warm temps sweep Northwest Texas
Friday weather highlights strong southerly winds across the South Plains and Panhandle with gusts up to 47 mph in Amarillo and 41 mph in Lubbock. Highs reached around 80 degrees in many areas while Presidio and Wichita Falls reported near 90. Tonight lows fall to the mid 40s as dust reduces visibility in Lubbock and a frontal system moves in from the Gulf.
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Midlands
Johnson plan to reverse draft calls announced
Washington AP reports President Johnson will reverse the draft by first calling 19 year olds, with the measure expected to last several months. Informal sources said the plan was announced Friday and likely to take effect soon.
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Tankers Burn At Southland Train Derailment Scene
A Santa Fe freight train derailed on a siding near Oathland causing a spectacular fire with six tank cars exploding and flames spreading over fields. No injuries were reported though service was halted for hours and crews worked overnight to rebuild tracks.
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Local bills in hopper target district attorney merger and Texas Tech medical school
Bills introduced in the Texas Legislature seek to merge the Lubbock County and district attorneys offices into a single unit and establish a medical school at Texas Tech with a dental school in Dallas. The measures echo a companion Senate bill by Sen. H. J. Blanchard and follow talks with the Lubbock County Bar Association.
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Senator Pastore Attacks Double Standard in Poverty War
Senator John Pastore denounces Congress for a double standard as it seeks to add staff aides at 23 000 a year, raising concern over a 2.3 million cost amid a 84 percent House payroll rise in six years. He cites postmaster salaries and overall expensive staff growth as evidence of a privileged Capitol Hill in a war on poverty.
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