Marines Launch New Drive Against Reds In Vietnam
U S Marines push new offensives southwest of Da Nang and along the coast as operations aim to destroy enemy forces, installations, and materiel. South Korean and Vietnamese units cooperate with Marine regiments while air and naval strikes target North Vietnamese concentrations near Da Nang and the Cambodian border.
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Marines
Reds
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
da Nang
Hth Marine Regiment
26Th Regimental
da Nan
1St Marine Regiment
2Nd Marine Brigade
Dist Infantry Regiment
National Police
Dong Ho Mountains
Nha Trane
Medics vs North Vietnamese in night mountain fight
At Firebase Julie in Vietnam an American medic Pfc. Bill W. Johnson fought a North Vietnamese soldier in close combat after the base came under mortar and ground assault. Johnson reported a grueling two to three minute exchange before the enemy was repelled. Johnson escaped with minor injuries and the enemy later died. Sgt. Jeffrey L. Hicks, an American observer, described the stunned moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Julie
Saigon
USS
Air Force
25Th
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Jeffrey L. Hicks
Jefferson City
Bill W. Johnson
Rockford
28Th Infantry Regiment
Dyas
NVA
Doc Johnson
Johnson
Johnsen
Warehouse Fire Damages San Antonio Warehouse
A two hour blaze on the south side of San Antonio began shortly after midnight Saturday in a warehouse owned by Flemming and Sons, Inc., of Dallas. Firefighters estimated damages at 156000 dollars.
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San Antonio
Flemming and Sons, Inc
Dallas
Births announced for Mrs Mars Harbin and family
Mr and Mrs Myron Blten HB Shea announce the birth of a son at Texas Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 4.5 ounces and was born at 2:30 am Sunday. The father is manager of Pizea Hut no 6.
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Antonio Faltejo
St. Oon
Methodist Hospital
Caprock Metalon
Mars Harbin
Trance Yarbin
Abernathy
Myron Blten HB. Shea
Sith St
Weet ‘Texas Hospital
Pizea Hut No
Three Tito Foes Shot To Death In Munich
In Munich police found the bodies of Mile Rukavina 58 union president Ibresimir Tolj 60 editor in chief of Hrvatska Sloboda and Vit Marisek 22 a newspaper employee. Officials suspect political motive and UBBA Yugoslav intelligence involvement.
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Munich
Germany
Tito
Yugoslavia
Union For A United Croatia
Mile Rukavina
Ibresimir Tolj
Hrvatska Sloboda
Vit Marisek
UBBA
Cleanup Effort Demands Broad Civic Coordination
Valley Forge AP report notes a nationwide 1976 anniversary plan requires extensive collaboration by major volunteer groups. James B. Burchfield, chairman of Sertema International, told regional delegates that long term programs must rely on private funds, not national or local taxes, during a two day conference at the Free damre Foundation sponsored by Serformatic General Federation of Women's Clubs and Preedenmes Foundation.
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Valley Forge
America
James BR. Buaterfield
Celuminis
Obie
Burchfield
Sertema International
Venereal Disease Reaches Epidemic Proportions in U S
The American Social Health Association warned at a national conference that venereal disease has reached epidemic proportions in the United States with more than a million cases expected this year. Officials urged stronger control measures to halt the surge.
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New York
Iuphi
The
Americah Social Health Assoc
Dtey
Asaid
Autograph fete features Hurd Meigs Coe in Lubbock gallery
More than 500 visitors crowded the Baker Collector Gallery Sunday to meet Peter Hurd John Meigs and Wilbur Coe. Hurd displayed new paintings and signed his lithographs while Meigs and Wyeth contributed works. The event also honored Manuel Acosta and featured a gallery of seascapes and Hurd landscapes.
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Baker Collector Gallery
Gordon Treadaway
Lubbock’ Attorney
22Nd St
John Meigs
Peter Hurd
Wilbur Coe
Jack Sheridan
Avalanche-Journal
Baker Collector
Ineet
New Mexico
Lubbock
South Plains
Baker Press
San Patricio
Hurd
Glencoe
N.M
Hondon Valley
Henriette Wyeth
Manuel Acosta
el Paso
Albuquerque Tribune
Twn Buckingham
Olympic stars wed amid Mexico City cathedral melee
Vera Caslavska and Josef Odlozil married in a two-part ceremony in Mexico City. The later cathedral service drew 4,000 inside and 2,000 outside as guests clashed, photographers were pushed away, and a stormy crowd forced the couple to hide in a television truck and then a secret catacomb panel. Mrs. Harold Connolly recounted being mistaken for the bride and harmed.
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Menico City
Tapi
Harold Connolly
Ruc
Vera Caslavska
Czechoslovakia
Josef Odlozil
Tokyo
Karel Hanus
I] Zocalo
Hollywood
Connolly
U.S
Hal Connolly
Mexico
Mser
Dario Miranda
Mrs. Connolly
Olympic Village
Heavy fighting near Yemen capital as forces clash
Reports from Sana and Aden say Republican forces backed by at least 80 Russian tanks attacked by air cover defend the approaches to the capital. Premier Hassan al Amri leading troops to break Royalist control along the Sana to Taiz corridor amid a royalist siege near the Naqel Yesleh pass.
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Alamii
Naqee] Yesleh Menntaim Pass
Ssehneh
Czechs Move Toward Federal System Amid Soviet Presence
In Prague a Sunday National Assembly session unanimously approves an enabling act for separate Czech and Slovak federal states within 1969. Leaders cite incomplete reforms due to the August invasion, while crowds honor prewar roots and crown jewels amid limited Soviet visibility.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Prague Castle
Josef Smrkovsky
Dubcek
Smrkovsky
Hoe
Dubeck
Moscow
Bomb explosion targets Marxist bookshop in Paris
A plastic bomb shattered the glass door of a Left Bank Marxist bookshop in Paris, amid fears of clashes between left and rightwing youths. Police suspect a reprisal by Occident, as leftist students drove patrons from a cafe linked to the group and set it ablaze.
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Paris
UPI
Occident
Glass Breaks Vandal Triggers Chain Reaction
A vandal shattered a juke box glass in The Conquistadors cabana room at 5500 W dith St. The broken glass caused a motor short that burned out the swimming pool pump and sauna fan. Rewinds cost about 8 dollars for the pump and 40 dollars for the fan.
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Conquistadors
Dith St
Jim Grumbles
Apt. 101
Grumbles
Bryant-Link Co. Spur Stores A West Texas Fixture
The Bryant-Link Co. at Spur occupied 20000 square feet under one roof with departments from ladies wear to hardware and an agency for Willys Knight and Overland autos. George S. Link, cofounder, recalled hardships, faithful buying power, and a one price policy with credit, while detailing staff and family ties shaping Spur's retail era.
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West
Texas
Bryant-Link
Shawn
Burlington Avenue
Trarvis Street
Lttle Ranch
Spur
Ladies Wear
Willys Knight
Overland Automobiles
George S. Link
Link
West Texas
Dickens County
J. C. Bryant
Stamford
R. B
Bernard) Bryant
Jim Link
Aspermont
W. J
Billy) Bryant
Bil Bryant
Lubbock
George S. Link Jr
Dallas
Bryant-Link Co
FT. C
Bomb attacks and protests as London demonstrations clash with police
Thousands march through central London in anti American protest near the U S embassy. A homemade bomb damages the John F Kennedy memorial at Runnymede while police avert a riot with a large security presence. About 23 arrested and 20 injured including eight officers.
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London
Irvine
U.S
John ‘F
Kennedy Memorial
Runnymede
William Rixon
National Trust
Nostalgic Memoir Clip From a Little Town
The fragment recalls childhood buys like first long pants and low quarter oxford shoes, the feel of bell shaped chocolates in a brown sack, and a father paying a bill, with a moistened finger dipping into memories of the past.
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ant-Link Co
Billy
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