Swisher Fair Plans Detailed for September Event
Swisher County Activities Assn announces a bigger four day Swisher County Fair at Tule Lake September 10 to 12 with a wildlife education exhibit by the Texas Game and Fish Commission. A county pet show with ribbons, swine and sheep judging, cake auction and calf judging are scheduled.
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Tulia
Swisher County
Swisher County Activities Assn
Tule Lake
Texas Game and Fish Comm
Texas
D. Zachry
Marian McManigal
Rickie Sharp
Burl Jones, Sr
Wayne McNeil
Weldon McClurg
Boyd Young
Horace Stark
Mayo Duke
Funeral for World War I Hero Sgt Alvin York Draws Thousands
Thousands attended the funeral of Sgt. Alvin C. York at York's Chapel in Tennessee with dignitaries including Gen Ridgway Gov Clement and President Johnson's rep among the crowd. The ceremony featured hymns, a 21 gun salute at Wolf River Cemetery, and a simple service reflecting his conscientious objector roots and Medal of Honor fame.
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Tenn
Alvin C. York
France
York's Chapel
Cumberland Mountains
Matthew D. Ridway
Johnson
Tennessee
Frank G. Clement
Prentice Cooper
82Nd Airborne Division
York
Wolf River Cementery
82Nd
R. D. Brown
Wilkesville
Ohio
York’s Chapel
Gov. Clement
Veterans Hospital
Nashville
East Tennessee
Gracie Williams
Jamestown
American-Statesman backs Johnson Humphrey ticket
The Austin American Statesman editorializes in support of the Johnson Humphrey candidacy, praising President Johnson as representing welfare, security, and the preservation of peace. The item notes the paper’s past Kennedy Kennedy-Johnson endorsement. New Delhi reports India plans a complete new port.
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Austin
Austin American - Statesman
Johnson-Humphrey
the American
Johnson
New Delhi
India
Khanh Uses Doubletalk to Steer Saigon Through Turmoil
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, amid repeated resignations and returns to power, aimed to forestall riots and ease Buddhist tensions. He reassured key military officers, won provisional support from Buddhist and student leaders, and bought time to stabilize South Vietnam's leadership.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Dalat
iKhanh
Khanh
Johnson to Review Vietnam War Effort With Top Advisers
President Johnson will meet with Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and top aides early next week to review the U.S. effort in South Vietnam. The briefing will assess pressing military plans against the Viet Cong and potential expansion of economic aid to bolster South Vietnamese cities amid local dissension. Taylor arrives Monday with James S. Killen and Barry Zorthian, leaders in Saigon.
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Washington
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
South Viet Nam
Taylor
Saigon
James S. Killen
Barry Zorthian
Pastor Named For Seagraves Mission
The Rev. Fred Martinez is named pastor of the Latin-American Baptist Mission in Seagraves. A Valley Baptist Academy Harlingen graduate, he has ten years as a Baptist pastor and previously led mission churches at Edmondson Brownfield and Santa Maria California before moving with his wife and two children to Seagraves in August. The mission is sponsored by the First Baptist Church.
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Fred Martinez
Valley Baptist Academy
Harlingen
Martinez
Slaton
Wayland Baptist College
Plains View
Mission Cchurches
Edmondson
Brownfield
Santa Maria
Calif
Mr. Martinez
Ray
Becky
California
The
First Baptist Church
Texas Tech Seeks Part Time Work for Students
Mrs. Jean Watkins, Texas Tech placement director, announces 304 students and 49 student wives seek part time or full time jobs. Students are contacting the college or arriving with families since March. Employers may report part time openings by calling Merle S. Knight, assistant director, PO 28811 ext 4131. Paris Americans will make biscuits in France.
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Jean Watkins
Texas Tech
Jenkins
Merle S. Knight
Chilean victory vows closer ties with United States
Chilean president elect Eduardo Frei pledges closer U S relations and a new deal for Chilean people after a landslide win over Allende. Frei says ties with the United States will be improved for mutual advantage and supports Kennedy era policies toward South America. Chile hosts large American investment and Frei signals state controls may come but guarantees to encourage investment.
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Chile
Eduardo Frei
United States
Frei
Salvador Allende
John F. Kennedy
South America
Kennedy
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