Viet Cong siege at Pleiku and Opry 40th anniversary scenes
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops pressed the Pleiku camp siege for a sixth day with mortar fire as U.S. forces and Montagnard irregulars held their positions. In Tennessee, the Grand Ole Opry marked its 40th birthday with a star‑studded celebration drawing thousands to Nashville, including Roy Acuff Jr. and his father Roy Acuff.
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Roy Jr
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D-Md
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Iowa
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Cuban Refugee Students at Tech Weigh Cuban Exodus Motives
Three Cuban refugee brothers Da goberto and Jorge Garces and Cosme Rodriguez at Texas Tech discuss the mass Cuban exodus and Fidel Castro's open door policy. They note age limits for departure, food shortages, and speculate on Castro’s possible motives and future relations with the United States.
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United States
Dagoberto
Jorge Garces
Cosme Rodriguez
Garces
32Nd St
Fidel Castro
Lert
Tech
Cuba
U.S
Castro
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George
Johnson speaks on future aims after hospital stay
President Johnson attended a quiet service in his hometown church, restless and aided by Mrs. Johnson while healing from his October operation. He plans to stay at his ranch for two months or more and looks to Congress to advance administration agendas, praising foreign affairs over domestic progress.
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Johnsons enjoy tranquil afternoon at Maywood Ranch outing
President rides his 18 foot inboard speedboat on Lake London B Johnson near the ranch while reporters observe. He visits his boyhood home in Johnson City and shares a hamburger lunch with friends on the patio. Secretaries Marie Fehmer and Miss McCammon join the outing along with Judge Moursand.
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Refugees Delay Cuba Boat Shuttle As Seas Rise
Heavy six foot seas in the Florida Straits delay the Cuban refugee small boat shuttle for a second day. Havana radio reports 160 boats at Camarioca and Veradero ports ready to resume for over 8,000 refugees while 1,269 have reached Key West. A U S refugee airlift link from Veradero to Opalocka Airfield near Miami appears under preparation.
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Eleven injured in head on crash near Plainview
Special to the Avalanche Journal reports 11 people injured in a head on collision about 18 miles south of Plainview late Sunday. Five members of a Petersburg family were hurt. Willis Lane and wife Mildred along with two children were hospitalized in Lubbock. Louise Lane was treated at Petersburg Hospital. The remaining six were under care at Plainview Hospital and Ciline.
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Riley
Beverly Jean
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
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Arnetha Dunlap
Lillie V.spence
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All Systems Go Astronauts Eager for Moon Mission
The UPI report notes Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford prepare for Gemini 6 on a high stakes chase in space. Engineers fuel the Titan-2 booster, while a precision timed rendezvous with the Agena target satellite aims to support America's Apollo lunar plan.
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Enchmopedia Defence Service, Inc
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Wally Schirra
U.S
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UPI
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Thomas Stafford
United States
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Stafford
Agena
William C. Schneider
Gemini Program
Atlantic Ocean
George E. Mueller
Arena
Guerrilla Chief Killed in Andes Battle
Government forces killed a leftist guerrilla leader and seven followers in a clash at Mesa Pelada high in the Andes, the army announced.
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Peru
Mesa Pelaida
Andes
Gemini 6 chase risks include Agena fuel bomb danger
Astronauts face hazards in the Gemini 6 mission as the Agena rocket carries 2,000 pounds of fuels. Ground and crew monitor a red warning light for pressure loss, which could preclude docking. Static electricity on the Agena is another concern for possible electrical transfer.
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Kennedy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
Schirra
Kennedy to address multiracial rally in Cape Town
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy agrees to address a multiracial student rally in Cape Town next May. The event is sponsored by a group denounced as Communist inclined by South Africa's white government, which has threatened to suppress it.
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