Communists Fire On Da Nang and Dong Ha Fronts
U.S. military reports say Communist artillery raids on Da Nang and a northern area near Dong Ha left light casualties. Air strikes and raids supported by jets killed numerous Viet Cong near Y Bridge Saigon. MiG sightings noted but no dogfights.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
UPI
Raymond Wilkinson
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Panhandle
iHeeadquarters
U.S. 9Th Division
Y Bridge
the Information Center
9Th Division
Scence
Peter Booras
Winthrop
Mass
Booras
Tony de Luca
Jersey City
N.J
Air Force to expand defoliant use in Vietnam in 1969
The Air Force plans to drop about 10 million gallons of defoliants and crop killers over South Vietnam starting July to remove jungle cover and deny food to enemy forces. The program for fiscal 1969 is projected at 70.8 million dollars, up from 1968, with most efforts targeting concealment along roads canals and rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Horton
Washington
Air Force
South Vietnam
South
Congress
Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Texas Trail Emerges as Rich Crop and Oil Region
The Texas Trail area grows as one of the world’s rich crop producers while petroleum is discovered. Drilled from thousands of holes on prairie lands, industry expands as natural wonders appear along the once dusty route. The Caprock uplift fills the landscape with blue and purple haze and bold scenery.
Windmill shows the way through Texas trails and landmarks
The passage lists water spots such as Roaring Springs and Buffalo Springs, man-made reservoirs like Meredith and White Key, and a national wildlife refuge. It highlights Texas windmill trails including Brazos, Hill Country, Mountain, Pecos, Forts, Lakes, Forest, Tropical and Independence, claiming they span the state and offer history buffs engaging itineraries.
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Roaring Springs
Buffalo Springs
Palo Duro
Blanco
Yellowhouse
Meredith
Buffalo
White Key
Boys Ranch
Texas
Brazos
Pecos
Forts
Lone Star State
Two Robberies Reported in Short Span Citywide
Two men, Glenn Robinson of Levelland and Charles Broyles of 4111 33rd St, reported robberies within about 40 minutes and two blocks apart. Robinson was robbed at 1602 Ave E about 3:50 p.m. by a Negro man with a gun who took $132. Broyles, at 17th St and Avenue D, said a similar assailant stopped him for a push, then robbed him of $140. The descriptions note the suspect as a roughly 35-year-old man, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Robinson
Levelland
Ave. E
Charles Broyles
33Rd St
17Th Street
Avenue D
Robinson
Broyles
Plainview Man Held in Lubbock Attack and Local Burglary Spree
Reports detail a 39 year old Plainview man in custody after an attack on a Lubbock woman around 3 am. Separate incidents include a home break in on 8th Street, a couple attacked after a party, two men nabbed for a $35 theft at a service station, and multiple burglaries yielding cash, radios and cigarettes across Lubbock locales. Local residents Herman Verlasquez and others are cited in the morning police statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Verlasquez
8Th St
The Country Parson on Husbands and Wives
A quoted observation suggests that a husband may yell at his wife when anger is directed at another person. The remark comments on marriage dynamics and gendered communication in domestic life.
Medical examiner debates ethics of heart transplant death case
The transplant team notified the medical examiner the heart ceased functioning at 1 58 p m and a six minute later implant occurred in a case where homicide was ruled Nick s death spurs questions about autopsy adequacy and possible prosecution implications The medical examiner and surgical team plan guidelines that could set national precedents
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Pital
Nicks
Stockwish
Nick
Jachimczyk
Jakimczyk
Mixed Blessing as Rains Hit South Plains Farmers
Scattered showers across the South Plains left some fields still drying and delaying replanting decisions for Lubbock area farmers while Playa Lakes area south of Lubbock reported minimal planting progress. Seagraves saw heavy rain with fields washing out and playa lakes forming. Area totals include Hale Center 1.00 inches and Morton 1.00 inches. tornado sightings reported in Anderson South Carolina and heavy rains causing a mud slide blocking Interstate 80 near Salt Lake City. Temperatures fell into the 20s across northern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Playa Lakes
Seagraves
Littlefield
Plainview
Floydada
Hale Center
Crosbyton
Morton
Levelland
Muleshoe
Abernathy
Post
Tahoka
Brownfield
Gail
Locknrey
Lovington
N.M
Texas
Anderson
S.C
U.S
Hickory
N.C
Providence
R.I
Vero Beach
Fla
Nantucket
Mass
Salt Lake
Service Member Koller Dies of Temple Wound in Core Incident
Sheriff deputies report Captain Keller suffered a single bullet wound to the right temple from a .22 pistol turned over to deputies. Born in Cleburne and educated at Waco High School and Texas A&M, he entered the Air Force in 1950 and remained on active duty. Funeral plans listed at Resthaven. Survivors include his wife Lillian Schue of Bynum, son John Keller Jr., daughters Linda and Mary Kay, and his mother Mrs. Fannie Koller of Elm Mott.
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Sheriff's Deputies
LeCroy
Koller
Cleburne
Waco High School
Texas A&m College
Air Force
A&m
Reese
Resthaven Funeral Home
Lillian Schue
Bynum
John Keller Jr
Linda
Mary Kay Koller
Fannie Koller
Elm Mott
Ethel Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Cardozo High School
Wear
Titian Painting Recovered After Church Theft in Italy
A UPI report states a plainclothes officer posing as an art dealer located a Titian stolen from a village church 16 days earlier. Federal police found the artwork in an abandoned carpenter shop in Renazzo near Medole, with five Italians arrested for complicity in the theft valued at 480000 to 800000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantua
Italy
UPI
Ottavio Dolzani
Renazzo
Medole
Paris peace talks framed as traffic flow and war ends
Report outlines a two phase approach to United States North Vietnam negotiations. It notes French security measures near the Arc de Triomphe and claims by Hanoi and Moscow that a halt to bombing is needed. Analysts expect staged de escalation and broader regional talks involving neighboring nations.
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Peking
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Ho Chi Minh
Paris
United States
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party Daily
South Vietnam
Johnson
Harriman
Vance
America
U.S
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Marchers arrive in Washington for Poor People Campaign caravan
A caravan of African American protesters arrives in DC after MLK's assassination. The first buses discharge chiefly youths with a white rider among them. Camps are planned near the Lincoln Memorial as Resurrection City prepares for up to 3,000 demonstrators with lodging in churches and homes.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
All Souls Unitarian Church
Tom Hassen
Los Angeles
Resurrection City
King
Ralph David Abernathy
Lincoln Memorial
Birth announcements from several families at local hospitals
Congratulations to multiple families on newborns at Highland and Methodist Hospitals. Details include parents names and occupations such as Galbraith Steel and Supply and Coca Cola, with baby weights from 6 pounds 6 ounces to 8 pounds 13 ounces and birth times on Sunday or Saturday.
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Robert L. Vitatoe
Highland Hospital
Galbraith Steel and Supply O
Louis Traveland
Methodist Hospital
Tait Manufacturing
Wendel Bolt
Coca Cola
Larry Parker
Aoth
Johnson Manufacturing Co
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U.S. Navy
North Vietna
Defense Department
Texas Plains
South Plains
James Horn
Idalou Road
Horn
Clifford James Carroll
Cornell
Carroll
Charles Rhea
Mesa Road
Alice's
Broadway
Hunter’s
Ave. C
City of
Amherst
Andrews
Anton
Aspermont
Colorado City
Dimmitt
Denver City
Earth
Farwell
Friona
Happy
Hereford
Idalou
Jayton
LIAB
Kress
O'Donne
Orton
Paducah
Petersburg
Aie Names Plains
Quilaque
Aioe
Seminole
Ae Vy
Shallowater
Sundown
Ahoka
Ier
Tulsa
Turkey
Wilson
Wolfforth Ie
Mackenzie State Park
Elata Ely
aUea
City
Evanston
Wyo
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Arc de Triomphe
Anna Moffo
West Berlin
Violetta
Walter Derzer
Slaton
Kenneth Stevens
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