Communists shell Con Thien as Marines brace siege
Western theaters report mortars pounding Con Thien Gio Linh and probing Marine outposts near the DMZ. U S pilots claim downing MIGs and a helicopter. 14 Marines killed and about 100 wounded amid heavy fighting. Farther south Air Cavalry clashes with Viet Cong. one paratrooper killed and 36 wounded as gunships support. Weather and local notices follow on later pages.
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Con Thien
Gio Linh
Arnett
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Saigon
101St Airborne Division
Wd Airborne Brigade
North Vietnam
Bay Area Rampage Quelled by Police at Beach
San Francisco police fought a beach rampage by up to a thousand youths after two hours of window smashing and robbery. Officers used billy clubs and dogs, rescued a girl ticket taker, and loaded several youths into wagons as Playland at the Beach booths were robbed. Police deployed over 20 cars and ambulances to the scene.
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San Francisco
Playland-at-the-Beach
Woan
Watt Spring Vals
Prayer Declares Blessing for Poor and Sick
A reader petitions for a special blessing from the Lord for the poor and needy the sick and afflicted the old and lonely in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Red China Threatens Vietnam In Case Of Invasion Or Sellout Peace
Chinese leaders including Chou En-lai warn Western reporter that Red China would deploy vast volunteers to North Vietnam if Hanoi is attacked or a sellout peace is pursued. Chou says Americans will not breach China’s borders and China would reassess policy if U.S. troops touch North Vietnam. The interviews, conducted by Simon Malley, provide a rare inside view of Beijing’s stance on U.S. action, the Soviet Union, and China’s role in regional conflict.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Prester Chou En-Lat
Red China
Vietnam
Hanoi
Malley
Peking
Forbidden City
Chou
China
North Vietnam
U.S
Ching
Soviet Union
United States
U.S.S
Matley
Four Littlefield men escape injury in New Mexico plane crash
Pilot John Autry and three companions from Texas crash landed a single engine Mooney on a dirt road near Canonella Indian reservation six miles north of U S 66 west of Albuquerque. The four, returning a first plane, were unhurt though the aircraft was heavily damaged as they landed with wheels up after a dust gust and partial power loss.
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Anoncito
N. M
Littlefield
Tex
John Autry
Mooney
Canonella Indian Reservatio
U. S. 66
Albuquerque
Ray Tucker
George Meikle
Allen Balls
Autry
Ano
Texas
Pat Dunnahoo
Phantom horned toad tale outlives landmark Eastland courthouse
Eastland residents recall a famed horned frog known as Rip Van Winkle who supposedly slept inside the courthouse cornerstone for 11 years and later met the president. The tale notes Rip’s revival, travel to see Lindbergh, and his death from pneumonia, with remains housed in the courthouse cornerstone a year after burial.
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Rip
Mapa
Eastland Residenté
United States
Eastland Chamber of Commerce
Enmarea
Soi Sha
Mihai-Te F Lafoon
Cowprinchee Exas
Dayton
Guff
Eastland
A. KE
Hayden Yucaipa
Calif
Seven US Planes Claimed By North Vietnamese
Hanoi reports in its Vietnam News Agency that seven U S planes were shot down by North Vietnamese forces on Sunday. The agency says two pilotless aircraft were downed over Hanoi air space while two jets were shot down near the city and three more were brought down north of Thanh Hoa.
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Tokyo
I Anpa
North Vietnam
USS
Hanoi
Vietnam
Agencs
Land
Thanh Loa
One Killed and Another Hurt In Private Plane Crash
A midnight Sunday private plane crash two miles south of Lubbock left James Mitchell Rodden dead at the scene and Lance Bruce critically injured. The single engine Cessna 140 owned by Rev. Edwin Nettleton crashed in a plowed field after takeoff from Town and Country Airpark. Bruce was found alive and hospitalized in critical condition. investigators pursued cause and time of impact with debris spread over a wide area.
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Oklahoma
Missouri Bootheel
Springfield
Missouri
Kentucky
Cat Stillwater
Okla
Tulsa
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Everglades
Phil Hamilton
Avalanche
Tournal
Lubbock
James Mitchell Rodden
50Th St
Apt. D
Wayne LeCroy
Lance Bruce
Dallas
Methodist Trospitel
Charlie Bowman
Charles Montgomery
Bruce
Edwin Nettleton
46Th St
Nettleton
Town and Country Airpark
Bowman
Sooam
South Quit Avenue
98Th Street
Rodden
Outing Mishap Fatal To City Child In Crosbyton
Five year old Gavin Shawn Sills died after being struck by a pickup on the bridge over the White River near Silver Falls four miles east of Crosbyton during a family outing. She died at Crosbyton Clinic Hospital at 3 00 pm about two hours after the crash. The driver was Winston G. Rountree of Dimmit. Survivors include her parents three sisters grandmother and grandfather. Funeral services were pending.
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Crosbyton
Here
Gavin Shawn Sills
Miroo
James Hosills
Rt 1
Lubbock
Crosbyton Clinic
White River
Silver Fatls
Janes Johns
Ciihe
Winston Gi Rountree
Dimnitt
Theresa Gwen Kimball
Amarillo
George 8. Reagan
Abernathy
Carla Vowell Sills
Aubrey Welker
Albuquerque
Floyd Anderson
Plainview
Gasoline price war hits Lubbock stations
Lubbock motorists saw a broad price cut as major oil firms and independents joined a Sunday price war. Regular gasoline ranged around 20.9 cents a gallon at majors and as low as 18.9 cents at some independents, with nine cents in taxes. Distributors blamed an unbranded independents chain for triggering the battle and warned prices may rise again early next week.
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Lubbock
Petroleum Company
Neguelar
Weather Map Page Notes From Lubbock and Surroundings
The weather page reports a warm, fair night with low 40s for tonight and east winds. Forecast hints include mild tonight with no major storms, and regional references to nearby cities and stations.
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Lubbock
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