French strike wave halts trains planes and ferries
Sunday saw widespread strikes across France with 100 factories halted and up to 2 million workers affected. Despite normal telephone and utility services, unions push for higher margins and broader changes while emergency transport measures are authorized.
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Tiwana City
Sud-Aviation
Toulouse
Nantes
St. Nazaire Fa
Dunlap Tire Company
Montlucon
Boulogne
Calais
Dunkerque
Britain
Orly
Paris
British European Airways
le Bourget
Brussels
National Federation ‘of
Cit
Transport Ministry
Redatt
Boulogne- Billancourt
Tt Shed
De.Gaulle
Gorse
de Gaulle
West Germany
Texas Traffic Toll 1967 Costs Soar Across State
A summary of 1967 Texas traffic data shows 3,367 deaths and 205,308 injuries nationwide, with total costs reaching 793 million dollars. Limpid figures detail 52 deaths and 346 injuries in Lubbock County, and 1.61 million dollars in petty damage across 20 South Plains counties. projections warn of 3,400 deaths and 205,000 injuries by 1975 if trends continue.
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Texas
Ares
Lutbock County
South Plains
United States
Texas Dept. ‘of Public Safety
Safety Council
U.S
Local man held for observation after 2:55 p.m. crash
Derrell Murphy 40 of Levelland was injured in an accident at 48th Street and Utica. He was held for observation at Methodist Hospital Sunday. Cheryl Hargrave 23 of Railroad Avenue was treated at Methodist Hospital after being struck twice in the back by bullets. She told police she had been shot.
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Derrell Murphy
Rt. 1
Levelland
Methodist Hospital
48Th St
Uticave
Cheryl. Hargrave
Railroad Ave
Methodist “Hospital
World War Bugler Dies in Somerset After Injuries
Capt Thomas Jr. died from injuries sustained in World War service. The ceremony played taps as the American soldier, aged 3, was remembered in Somerset.
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Somerset
Army
Thomas Jr
H Supey
Stormy Sunday Rain Spreads Across Oklahoma Texas
Weather bulletin reports a prowling thunderstorm from southwest Oklahoma near McAlester to northeast Fort Worth Texas and Wichita Falls area. Light rain traced widespread with flash flooding potential along low lying highways. motorists warned to exercise caution as showers move southeastward with extended regions of light rainfall.
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Corpus Chri
Sireams Ifito
Mar
Wouldi
Pita
Neavien
McAlester
Okla
Mount Pleasant
Resignation Takes Place Tuesday in House Chamber
In a brief note the resignation is scheduled to occur on Tuesday in the House chamber. The exact name and office are not fully legible in the remaining copy. Further details are not available from the fragment.
Ratliff Honored by Newsmen at West Texas Dinner
A formal dinner honored Ratliff for decades of journalistic service with significant guests from Huntsville Denver and Texas Tech. Joe Bryant of KCBD presented a Sigma Delta Chi gift jacket while SDX president Jim Comeau led ceremonies. The event featured a Gordon Gray talk and a Space program profile.
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Smith
Rattiifff
Ratliff
Jimmy
Huntsville
Ala
Mike
Denver
iColo
Sam
Texas: Tech
Joe Bryant
KCBD
West Texas
Sigma Delta Chi
Bryant
Jim' Comeau
SDX
West
Texas
Texas Chapter Initiated: New Cathet
Gordon Gray
North American
Rockwell Space Division
Star Freed On Bail After Drug Charge Arrest
British actor Terence Stamp was released on bail in Malibu California after police stopped a rented car for a strong odor of marijuana. Officers found a vial in Stamp’s pocket and conducted a search before releasing him.
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Malibu
Calif
UPI
Terence Stamp
Posse Caston
Stamp
Acre Amari
Seach
Newcomers flood Resurrection City shelters rise fast
Unpredictable influx of new residents swells Resurrection City USA to over 2 000 as volunteers including college coeds and carpenters rush to build plywood huts. By Friday about 400 more huts were added, bringing total shelters to roughly 500 amid planned demonstrations and congressional actions.
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Washington
UPI
Resurrection City
Congress
Fragmented note from aerial report prompts inquiry
A damaged line mentions a female figure, an air, and halting context. Readable fragments imply an incident or statement needing cautious interpretation and verification. The text remains incomplete and origins unclear.
Air war in Vietnam as Saigon bombardments kill civilians
American air units pressed operations over North and South Vietnam, reporting air missions into the north and strikes near Vinh and Dong Hoi. A Vigilante reconnaissance jet crashed near Vinh with two crew missing. In Saigon, bombing killed civilians and damaged the central market area, while naval pilots hit bridges and truck concentrations near Vinh. Weathered by ongoing bombardments, the conflict marked a brutal escalation amid Ho Chi Minh’s birthday observance.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Vinh
Seigon
Headiley
Thu
Don Aveey
Ho Chi
Saigon
18Th Parallel Dimit Line
Vietnam
Ashland
Ore
Cmdr
Robert R. ‘Wilson
Santa Rosa
Calif
J.G
Dennis’ Petretti
Yonkers
N.C
William Propst
Winston-Salem
Roger “M.keithly
Tarzana
Richard A. McCreary
Danville
Ind
Navy
John L. Nicholson
Naples
Fla
James J. Cernigna
Miami
Attempt To Murder Mao's Wife Reported
An AP dispatch from Hong Kong reports an alleged attempt on the life of Chiang Ching, wife of Communist Chairman Mao Zedong. The brief item notes the claim appeared in anti-Communist newspapers, with limited details and no confirmation from official sources.
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Mao
Hong Kong
Chiang
Ching
Tee-tun
Wallace could swing House power in Wallace run
AP report quotes Sen. Long predicting George Wallace could win Louisiana Mississippi Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Florida Texas Oklahoma and Alabama if elections were held now. Long says a Southern running mate would help carry many House Democrats, with Kennedy as possible vice presidential pick and Humphrey on track for second-ballot victory. Louisiana Governor McKellar is noted as potential No.2 for Democrats.
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Associated Press
Washington
Srl Casals B. Long
D-La
Sunikett
George Wallace
House of Representatives
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Wallace
Long
Edward M . Kennedy
Dmass
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
John McKelthern
Tear Gas Fails to Calm Salisbury Unrest Night After Looting
In Salisbury Maryland police used tear gas against a large crowd of about 300 Negroes after a Saturday night riot left sections of the city burning and looted. Firemen battled a deliberately started blaze on a vacated lot as reinforcements and thunderstorms helped quell the unrest.
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Salisbury
UPI
Senate Vote on Tuesday Faces Omnibus Anti Crime Supreme Court
A fragmented OCR fragment references a Senate vote Tuesday on a section omnibus anti crime measure and mentions the Supreme Court and confessions. The text hints at a high court ruling and potential appeals but the details are unclear.
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Ore ‘Senate
Court
Rival Town Names and Early Courthouse in Goshen
Northward settlers chose Ligon as a town name four miles south of Morton site, igniting a rivalry with Slaughters and Morton J. Smith over the county seat. Smith favored Morton, chased antelope in 1923 to survey Morton land, donated the public square and a small office, and a 1924 vote gave Morton 99 to 20 to locate the seat. Goshen County commissioners then met at Winder’s General Store, designating it temporary courthouse, while a suit against county organization over taxes was dismissed.
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Morton
Ligon
Morton J. Smith
Smith
Lee Secrest
Mortons
Goshen County
Cat Winder
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Rat
Ge Were
Uphellate
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