Allies Claim Success In Laotian Drive Across Border
The report states South Vietnamese led operations in Laos with ally support and Laos and Cambodia fighting at low levels. It notes aircraft losses including an A7 and helicopters, ground casualties, and a U S spokesman tally of 67 helicopters and four fixed wing losses since Jan 31.
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Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Lao Boa
Sepone
Pathet Lao
Britain
Soviet Union
Pathet Lao Central Committee
Phoumi Vongvichit
Thailand
Cambodia
Ham Nghi
Brown
Delta One
Washington
Thomas J H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tent Living Student Finds Snowy Setback and Bliss
Monica Lutz, 23, a former Fiesta Days queen and El Centro Junior College student, lives in an 8 by 12 foot tent since last August after theft and car trouble. She moved four times, most recently to a friend's backyard, shares bills, and enjoys tent life over TV. She started tent living during Vista work with Chickasaw Indians and plans to stay until graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monica Lutz
Dallas
el Centro Junior College
San Antonio
Monica
VISTA
Oklahoma
Lake Dallas
el Centro
Robberies End Lubbock Holiday Month with Violent Attempts
Davis reported a gunman in a blue jacket seized a money bag from a soft-drink and candy machine during a service station hold up. Victim Buchanan, 505 55th St, described a 35-year-old woman in a blue dress who fired at him before fleeing with a male accomplice in a car. Earlier, three men robbed Walt's Service Station at 1121 E 34th St of about $100. Authorities questioned several leads with no arrests.
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Davis
Buchanan
55Th St
Walt’s
E. 34Th St
Lubbock
Bomb threat halts Cleveland Hair production briefly
A Columbus area production of the musical Hair in Cleveland was interrupted briefly Sunday night by a telephoned bomb threat. The event followed an earlier incident involving three sticks of dynamite discovered hours earlier.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Mark Stow
Duane Stow
8Th St
Mark
Joe Don Buckner
Auto Burglary Report From Reddi-Mart and Nearby Sites
Thieves used a car to ram sliding glass doors at Reddi Mart Foods 1601 66th St and stole 200 dollars worth of cigarettes and 40 dollars of gloves. Hoak Weeks Motor Co 2153 4th St suffered a break in with a 125 dollar television and 100 dollars in change taken. Ranchburger Drive In No 3 1806 Idahla Road saw a window broken and 30 dollars of frozen food stolen. Larry Basinger 1901 63rd St reported 455 dollars in tools stolen. Rachel Bonilla 211 Ave T reported a radio and 350 dollars in cash missing.
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Reddi-Mart Foods
66Th St
Hoak Weeks Motor Co
4Th St
Ranchburger Drive
Idahla Road
Larry Basinger
63Rd St
Rachel Bonilla
Ave. T
Seven Dead In Collision Near Salt Lake City
Seven people died in a head on crash on a county road west of Salt Lake City. Six victims were members of the Nunez family including Phil, Susie and four children. Lois Kendrick, 40, also killed, while Tom Kendrick 49 was critically injured and two Kendrick children were in serious condition. A third Kendrick child was treated and released.
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Salt Lake City
Phil Nunez
Susie
Nunez
Randy
Michael
Debra
Dewayne
Lois Kendrick
Salt, Lake City
Kendrick
Byron
Colleen
Howard
Nanhez
Salt Lake
Hot pants for men stir fashion debate this summer
A fashion trend report notes men’s hot pants gaining attention in New York and San Francisco stores with denim, suede, and velvet shorts. Designers are divided, some backing the look while others doubt its office and party acceptance. A Milan designer reports ready-made shorts and matching jackets already in demand.
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New York
Superman
Krypton
Dallas
Dimitri
Italy
A Heart Transplant Story From Thelma Russell
Thelma Russell recalls dropping out at 15 to support family and later earning a diploma. Her husband Louis received an overseas heart transplant in 1968 after Richmond surgery, with Thelma detailing the donor event and their family’s adjustment and hope amid early transplant era debates.
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Thelma Russell
Louis
Indianapolis
Thelma
Christiaan Barnard
Cape Town
South Africa
United States
Russell
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Jill Blaiberg
Philip
Russells
Louis Russell
Indira Gandhi Wins Big With Two-Thirds Lok Sabha Margin
Indira Gandhi's Congress party secure a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha with 350 of 518 seats, enabling unilateral constitutional amendments. The Communist Party of India wins 25 seats as main opposition, while CPI(M) takes 23 seats, with Bengal delivering many victories for Congress.
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NEW Delhe
UPI
Indira Gandhi
New iCongress Party
India
Congress
Communist Party Marxist
West Bengal
Calcutta
Communist Party of India
Mrs. Gandhi
Hunters Capture 3900 Rattlers at Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup
The 13th annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup closed after a sandstorm as 3900 snakes weighing 3702 pounds were collected over three days. San Angelo pair Tommy Young and Bob Turner won the poundage title with 678 pounds, while Tony Hailey of Snyder placed second with 620 pounds.
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Tommy Young
Bob Turner
San Angelo
Tony Hailey
Snyder
Dust Storms and Cold Front Hit Texas Panhandle
A late Sunday cold front stirred grass fires and dust across the Panhandle with winds 10 to 20 mph and temperatures falling to the 40s. Rain and clearing skies followed as storms pursued the Midwest, while heavy dust and gusty winds affected Dallas Abilene and Lubbock areas.
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Dalhart
Panhandle
Dallas
Abilene
West Texas
Lubbock
Preston’ Smith
Hospital Corporation of America
University Hospital
West Lubbock
South Plains
National Weather Service
Texas
Missouri
Springfield
Wisconsin
Plains
Rockies
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Washington
California
Oregon
Cowboys Band Through Decades of Tours and Triumphs
The Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band, famed for the tcowstep maneuver, toured widely from 1925 to 1970 including events at Dallas, Madison Square Garden, and Macy’s Parade. Director Wiley passed baton to Marion B. McClure in 1934, with later eras featuring the Six White Horses and Paula Birdwell. A planned Cowboy Band Hall at Abilene contrasts with the memory of Abilene Hall’s loss and McClure’s daring harp retrieval joke.
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Dallas
Birmingham
Ala
Tampa
Fia
Little Rock
Ark
Herbert Hoover
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Madison Square Garden
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Stamford
Will Rogers
Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lions International Convention
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention
Germany
Austria
Iceland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Portuguese Azores
Scotland
Newfoundland
Japan
Baptist New Life Movement
HemisFair
San Antonio
Richard M. Nixon
Macy
Silverton
Hardin- Simmons
Abilene
Abilene Hall
McClure
R. N. Richardson
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Avalanche-Journal
North Vietnam
Moorer
Saigon
Dallas Coed
Utah
Bax
Chance To Live
Helen Ann
Mim
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Aear
Rocky Mountains
South Texas
McAllen
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Orange
Arkansas
Louisiiana
Midwest
NWS
Tyler
Fayetteville
Dallas-Fort Worth
North Dakota
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Windy City
H-Su
Aes
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