Marines misdirected invasion on Mayaguez rescue
U S Marines landed on the wrong Cambodian island during the Mayaguez rescue attempt, hitting Koh Tang instead of Rong San Lem about 25 miles away. About 200 Marines endured ten hours of heavy fire, with Pentagon figures later citing five dead, 16 missing, and 70 to 80 wounded. Captain Miller said seven Marines were already dead.
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Singapore
U.S
Mayaguez
Bill Bellinger
Washington, D.C
Caariel T. Miller
Washington
Defense
Stetary
Jimes R. Sehiesi
Pentagon Uuarty
Miller
Tee
Sihanouk
Charles T. Miller
Tang Island
Ream
Vines
Kompong Som
Sos
Juss Wilson
Message To Lubbock Seniors Stresses Leadership Needs
The Rev. Richard Waters of Highland Baptist Church delivers a commencement sermon at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum urging 1918 graduating seniors from Sam, Dunbar, Estacado, and Monterey to form leaders committed to justice, freedom, and compassion amid a perceived national crisis.
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Lubbock
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Richard
Tead-Pock
Monterey
Ership
Richard Waters
Waters
Wiis Samuel
Nation of
Israel
David
J. F. Mexander
Ford Memorial Church of Godt Christ
Airlift Leaves Americans In Nam Amid Saigon Turmoil
Dispatches describe Americans and 200 Filipinos awaiting evacuation as Marines seal off near the U S Embassy in Saigon. A Brooklyn driver, Jerry Posner, seeks his fiancee among refugees while others recount tear gas and crowded gates. Church leaders urged lawful leadership and unity as the city vibrates with tension.
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Saigon
U.S. Marine Helicop
Family News
Jerry Posner
Brooklyn
Hmeetiine Ie
Sai
Smokey Bear to retire to New Mexico cage museum
Ray Bell a former New Mexico Game and Fish official recalls finding Smokey the Bear clinging to a tree during a 1950 forest fire. The aging mascot, about 70 by human years, will retire to a Ghost Ranch museum cage in northern New Mexico, a move Bell questions as undignified. The Forest Service backs a Washington replacement, while Bell and supervisor Bill Snyder cite a lack of family and concern over Smokey's life after fame.
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Abiquia, Nam
Smokey
Bear
New Mexico
Ray Bell
New Mexico Game and Fish Department
Bell
U.S. Forest Service
Washington
Capitan Mountain
Ghost Ranch
Carsonational Forest
Capitan Mountains
U.S. Service
Lsu
Mokey
Bill Snyder
Carson National Forest
Forest Service
Capitans
Lincoln National Forest
Beil
Christ the King Grads Receive Diplomas at Commencement
Crimson-Bored seniors from Christ the King School were awarded diplomas in a Sunday ceremony at Christ the King Church with about nineteen students and a limited guest list. Dr. Kishor C. Mehta urged growth through effort and initiative, highlighting Gandhi and U.S. presidents as examples of action. The speech contrasted initiative with passivity, referencing Gandhi’s 1907 train incident as a spark in India's struggle for independence.
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Christ the King School
Init
Christ the King Church
Kishor C. Mehta
Ett
Texas Tech University
Mahatma Ghandi
India
Ghandi
Mehta
Thunderstorm Funnels Spotted Across Lubbock County
Severe storms lashed Lubbock and nearby areas Sunday evening bringing heavy rain hail and damaging winds. Reports of funnel clouds circulated from Odessa to Hale Center with one mobile home destroyed near Agam. No confirmed tornadoes. multiple weather related incidents and minor injuries occurred as warnings spread through the region.
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Sam Attlesey
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
South Pisins
Labock
Tui City
Lubbork
National Weather Service
Lubbock County
Odessa
Lubock
Levelland
Meadow
Male Center
Agam
Hale Center
Hale County
Sheriff's ‘Deputies
Plainview
Plainvic
NWS
St. Mary's Hospital
Texas
Prayer for guidance in family roles at home
A brief reader prayer asks Father to guide each person in the home to fill roles wisely to bring happiness and peace, ending with Amen. The wording emphasizes gratitude and daily responsibility within the household.
Ex-San Angelo Man Wins World's Poker Laurels
Ex San Angelo man Brian Sailor Roberts wins the world poker title in Las Vegas earning a 210000 grand prize from 21 entrants. He collects 115000 from a Dallas opponent on a jack pair and notes his main motive is money while revealing he might prefer bridge or elies. Roberts, who moved to Las Vegas in the 1960s, outlasted past champions including Johnny Moss and Amarillo Slim Preston as the field dwindled.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Apy
Bridge
Elies
Brian
Sailor Roberts
Roberts
San Angelo
Tesx
Bob Mooks
Dallas
Johnny Moss
Odessa
Tex
Walter Clyde
Puggy Wuggy” Weatson
Tennessee
Thomas Austin
Amarillo Slim
Preston
Kissinger Seeks New Arms Pact in Vienna Talks
In Vienna Kissinger meets Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to map a fresh U S Soviet arms limitation treaty to be signed in the fall by President Ford and General Secretary Brezhnev. The visit aims to reassure Western allies and set groundwork for Ford's European trip, with follow up talks in Geneva by technical teams on verification methods.
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Vienna
Henry Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kissinger
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Ford Si
Middle East
Imectin
Anwar Si
Washington
South Vietnam
Cambodiss
Atlantic
The
United
Washinton
Comba
Rissinger
Gromyko
Geneva
U.S
Uscrussian
Terry County Dedicates Amphitheater
Brownfield holds a Sunday dedication of a $40,000 county amphitheater donated by the Brownfield American Legion Post. County Judge Herbert Chessir received keys from American Legion representatives and later handed them to the Terry County Park Department. The Brownfield High School Band performed at Coleman Park as the facility, capable of Broadway-style productions, will host political events, concerts, and reunions. Legion members and residents contributed volunteer labor and financed the project.
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Brownfield
Terry County
Cambodians Claim Satisfactory Win in Rescue
The Associated Press reports Cambodians claimed a satisfactory win as forces killed or wounded 30 during the Mayaguez rescue. U.S. Marines and air cover from the Coral Sea helped land troops on Tang island. Officials in Washington revised tolls and praised the operation while weighing drastic options such as B52 bombers. Saigon refugees starve as new rulers distribute rice amid the crisis.
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Associated Press
Cambodia
Mayaguez
U.S
Island of Tang
Pen
Fayon
Washington
Coral Sea
Prince Norodom
Sihanouk
James R. State
Department
Peking
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CTK Grads
Sheri Blair
Ruth Wilson
Sherman
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Richard Nixon
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