LBJ rejects De Gaulle plan for Viet pullout
President Johnson rebuffs De Gaulle’s suggestion to withdraw troops, urging unity in NATO and defense of 500 million in the Atlantic world. Senate Democrats sponsor a resolution backing early withdrawal of at least two of six U.S. divisions from NATO defense. AP poll shows 48 senators favoring action, 17 oppose.
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de Gaulle
NATO
Atlantic
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Associated Press
Johnson Takes Swing Through Midwest and Ohio
Former President Johnson delivers speeches in Detroit Battle Creek Dayton and Lancaster stressing responsibility labor restraint and bonds with Americans while urging Congress to repeal Taft-Hartley section 14B and push a guaranteed subsistence wage. He criticizes inflation and urges business cooperation to keep prices fair. Also notes local births in Lubbock area and details on mosquito control in the county.
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Detroit
Michigan
Ohio
Gerald R. Ford
Republican House
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Ford
Battle Creek
Mich
Jin Dayton
Lancaster
U.S
Ibus
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Dayton
Cites
America
Aginners
Three-Year Comeback Fiddler Clark Kessinger Wins World Title
Charleston West Virginia reports Clark Kessinger, 70, wins the world senior fiddle championship after a 65-year career. He claimed top honors at Union Grove North Carolina and proceeded to Weiser Idaho where he dominated as national senior champion. His comeback follows discovery by a Library of Congress discographer and a national folk festival reunion.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Tilly Buckley
Ifvaces É Lauf
Clark Kessinger
St. Albans
Kessinger
Kanawha County
Luches
Twoegan
Kessinger Brothers
Pemereerrest
Torer Fearere
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia
Brunswick Recordabel
Covington
Guthrie T. Meade
Library of Congress
Ken Davidson
Meade
Westfall’s Inn
Hurricane
Davidson
Clark
Union Grove
N.C
Weiser
Idaho
New York
England
Australia
Americans Move Into Britain Invasion Air Force Transfer
The Air Force spends about 112 million dollars annually in Britain as 2,000 married servicemen relocate. Families cannot join immediately, housing must be arranged first, and American children will attend new schools built by the Air Force to avoid disrupting English systems.
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Omy
Rd Airy Force
Britain
England
Air Force
Lubbock schools prepare for new year and football kickoffs
Supt. Wat Williams notes about 800 to 900 more pupils will attend Lubbock schools at peak enrollment. Holiday periods include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Lunch prices rise slightly with elementary lunches at 40 cents and secondary at 50 cents. Coronado Mustangs host Monterey Plainsmen in Friday football opener. Westerners visit Midland Lee and Dunbar hosts Temple Dunbar.
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Williams
Lubbock
Dee
Jian
Texas State Teachers Association
Jfaubbock
Christ the King
Coronado
Mustangs
Lowrey Field
Monterey Plainsmen
Lubbonk High School
Westerners
Midland
Dunbar
Temple Dunpan
Vietnam War Fighting in Mekong Delta Claims Heavy Viet Cong Losses
After three days of fierce combat in the swamps of the Mekong Delta 120 miles southwest of Saigon South Vietnam reports 281 Viet Cong killed and 26 captured from a 600 strong force. Government troops describe casualties as moderate. Seized ammunition large equipment and 186 weapons. U S Command ends Operation John Paul Jones in Phu Yen province Saigon reporting 262 Viet Cong killed and 41 captured.
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Mekong
Saigon
U.S
John Paul Jones
Phu Yen
New Saigon
Copernicus Is Poles Choice In National Poll
Warsaw poll by Kurier Polski names Mikolaj Copernicus as Poland’s greatest historic contributor to “the glory of Poland.” Closely following are Marie Curie Skłodowska, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Frédéric Chopin, Adam Mickiewicz, Henryk Sienkiewicz, King John III Sobieski, and Ignacy Jan Paderewski, among others.
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Warsaw
Poland
Kurier Polski
Mikolaj Copernicus
Marie Curie-Sklodowska
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Frederic Chopin
Adam Mickiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Jan III Sobieski
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poles Aid Communists with Large Contributions
Polish Press Agency reports Poles donated over 82000 dollars to aid Viet Nam Communists. Several hundred people gave blood and contributed foodstuffs and drugs. Shipyard workers in Gdansk offered to take war orphans into their homes as part of the galas.
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Warsaw
Poland
Viet Nam
Collec
Galax
Gdansk
Major Oak in Sherwood Forest Threatened by Vandal Tourists
In Nottingham England a Forestry Commission spokesman warned that the Major Oak near Edwinstowe in Sherwood Forest is being hacked to pieces by visitors seeking souvenirs. The 1,400 year old tree, long associated with Robin Hood, faces potential destruction.
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Nottingham
England
Forestry Commission
Robin Hood
Edwinstowe
Sherwood Forest
Wilson Warns on Wage Freeze Amid Crisis Call
British Prime Minister warns of mass unemployment if unions resist, urging voluntary pay and price restraint. He presses for a reorganization of industry to support exports and balance overseas payments as the Trade Union Congress weighs a wage freeze with a likely close vote in the coming days.
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Britain
Wilson
Trade Union Congress
Labor Party
Labor Congress
Texas rally honors workers from Rio Grande Valley
A July 4 march from Rio Grande City reached the Capitol portico with politicians including U S Senator Ralph Yarborough and Representative Henry Gonzalez. Kennedy telegraphed support for farm workers, while thousands joined at St Edward's University and marched 15 blocks downtown shouting Viva La Huelga and Viva La Marcha amid calls for higher wages and labor reform.
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Texas
Capitol
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
Kennedy
John Alaniz
Bobby
iSt. Edward's University
Afl-Cio
East Texas
Huntsville
Roman Catholic University
Yarborough
Texas marchers press poverty, wage walkout
Six blocks marchers condemn poverty and economic slavery in Texas led by a critic of Gov. Connally. They back the federal minimum wage bill extending coverage to farm workers and boosting pay, while celebrating farm labor gains amid political rhetoric. In Hollywood, Inger Stevens stars in The Long Ride Home after Farmers Daughter.
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Democratic
Texas
Gonzalez
Yarborough
Inger
Hollywood
UPL
Inger Stevens
Glenn Ford
George Hamilton
Flipped Car Flits Away in El Paso Weekend Mishap
Police investigated an El Paso auto mishap over Labor Day weekend after a small car struck a curb and flipped twice. A caller said the driver fled after pushing the car upright and driving off, leaving only paint and metal fragments at the scene.
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EL Paso
API
No Trace Of Wreckage Found In Lake Search
A missing three aboard a plane bound for Detroit remains unfound as rough winds and 20 knot seas hinder Coast Guard operations across Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio. McInroe body washed ashore suggesting a Midwest lake crash with wreckage deep under 160 feet. Funeral arrangements for McInroe set in Lubbock with services at Sunset Church of Christ.
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Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Springfield
St. Joseph
Coast Guard
Berrien County Sheriff's Department
McInroe
Deep Hart
Coast Guards
McInrpee
Matrimonio ads reveal stark frankness in Italian want ads
Italian Sunday want ads mix romantic hopes with blunt terms. Listings show age limits, occupations, dowry wishes, and even pensioned widows seeking spouses. Marriage bureaus promise rich, happy unions amid candid requests for partners with specific traits.
Mountain Climber Injured by Rocks in Wyoming
John Ryan, 23, of Gary Indiana, was struck by rocks tossed by fellow climbers on the Snow Range west face above Lake Marie. He lost a finger, was listed in fair condition, and Albany County officers along with Forest Service personnel investigated the incident.
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Laramie
Wyo
John Ryan
Gary
Ind
Lake Marie
Snow Range
Ryan
University of Wyoming
Albany County
Forest Service
Services Set Today For Thomas Alvarez
Funeral planned for 59 year old Thomas Alvarez at Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamesa at 5 p.m. He died Sunday at home from an apparent heart attack. A retired farm laborer he is survived by his wife. Burial will follow in Lamesa Cemetery under Branon Phillips Funeral Home supervision.
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Lamesa
Guadalupe Catholic Church
Thomas Alvarez
Branon-Phillips Funeral Home
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