Turks Step Up Cyprus Attacks Invasion Seen
UN Security Council and NATO react as Turkish air strikes and naval moves target Greek Cypriot forces around Polis and Xeros. Cyprus President Makarios calls the raids cowardly while Turkish officials insist actions are police measures amid stalled UN efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyprus
Makarios
Security Council
Ankara
Mansoura
Xeros
United Nations
Kemal Satir
Nicosia
Britain
Paris
Permanent Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Greece
Turkey
Johnson backs major anti poverty bill in Congress
President Johnson champions a sweeping anti poverty bill aimed at mobilizing federal state and local resources to attack poverty affecting around nine million American families. The measure advances to the Senate contending with House changes on governor veto power loyalty oaths and camp provisions for idle youths totaling a 144 to 112 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
House
John Bell
Williams
D-Miss
Jacqueline Kennedy Cruises In Adriatic Coast
Mrs John F Kennedy left Hvar Island off Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast aboard Charles Wrightsman's yacht amid cheers from foreign visitors. She toured Greek and Roman monuments in Stari Grad, a historic town on Hvar.
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Belgrade
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Hvar
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Charles Wrightsman
British Navy Vessels Move Toward Mediterranean
U S Navy headquarters in Europe would not confirm any orders for 6th Fleet movements as Cyprus tensions continue. The Enterprise carrier group maintains alert status while cruise operations off Cyprus aim to deter Greek Turkish clashes and reassure NATO allies about U S support in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.S. Navy
Europe
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Cyprus
NATO
Enterprise
United States
North Atlantic
News conference at ranch shifts as rain cancels lawn plan
A news conference at the ranch covered various subjects but was moved indoors after rain canceled the outdoor lawn setup. AP Wirephoto accompanies the report.
United States Eyes Prolonged Vietnam War, North Vietnamese Activities Escalate
U S officials acknowledge a long, hard conflict in Vietnam as North Vietnamese pilots train and torpedo boats attack the Maddox near the Gulf of Tonkin. South Vietnamese coast raids target flow of supplies while border tensions rise and U S carriers move to the Western Pacific amid ongoing crisis.
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U.S
Maddox
Gulf of Tonkin
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
Democratic Republic of
North
Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Quang Binh
Ngho An
Khanh
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Hanoi
Ben Hai
China
Leroy P. Collins Jr
Hampton, Va
Colling
U.S. Grant Sharp Jr
Pacific
Honolulu
Ranger
Western Pacific
President Johnson rules out steel price rise
President Johnson on a Saturday press gathering dismissed reports of an impending steel price hike. He cited price stability as essential and noted no signs of higher costs while production and profits rise. He warned a broad increase would trigger serious concern and urged industry leaders to act in the national interest.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lbj Ranch
George Reedy
New York
Times Square
U.S
Southeast Asia
Broadway
47Th Street
Philip Luce
Johnson City
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
Maddox
Turner Joy
South
Viet Nam
Laos
America
Cyprus
United States
Greece
Turkey
Khrushchev
Washington-Moscow
Goldwater
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Nine New Arrivals
Nine families report births with details from Latif Clinic and Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. The newborns include six sons and three daughters, with weights from 5 pounds 5 ounces to 7 pounds 14 ounces and times ranging from early morning to late night. Parents’ occupations listed include roofing contractor, railroad crew, farmer, Texas Tech student, truck driver, appliance salesman, and storage company owner.
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Joe Ballejos
Ave. M
Latif Clinic
John Wilkerson
43Th St
Methodist Hospital
Wilkerson Cold Storage Co
Rain Totals Bring Some Relief Across Texas Panhandle
Heavy scattered rains across the area boosted crops with totals varying by location. Lubbock reported .98 inches in 24 hours with a near normal year total of 9.83 inches, while Floydada and Clovis topped one inch. Downstate, Cibolo Creek and Pettus logged 5 inches. Bowie saw over five inches from storms, and the tropical storm moved offshore after delivering rains as far as Laredo and Austin.
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Plainview
Lubbock
Muleshoe
Bovina
Farwell
Hereford
Clovis
Lockney
Floydada
Claytonville
Swisher County
Happy
Olton
Hale Center
Little
Denver City
Gomez
Seminole
Morton
Matador
Post
Wink
Wichita Falls
Presidio
Cibolo Creek
Pettus
Ganado
Edna
Cuero
Yorktown
Gonzales
Bonita
Whitsett
Pleasanton Speen
Pleasanton
San Antonio
Texas
Bowie
Tahoka
Dickens
Crosbyton
Balls
Plains
Sundown
Brownfield
Friona
Tulia
Trace
O'Donnell
Lovington
N.M
Weather Bureau
Midland
Johnson comments on COMSAT withdrawal and space plans
President Johnson announced the Defense Department will exit the COMSAT program and pursue a military space system with an interim design to be replaced in about three years by an advanced follow-on. He noted the government may still use a commercial system for overseas traffic while the military develops its own long-range, economical space network.
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United Nations
Cyprus
Zenon Rosssides
UN Security Council
Orhan Eralp
Council
Turkey
Rassides
Nicosia
Sivert A. Nielsen
Norway
U Thant
Nielsen
Greece
Kassides
S. McNamara
Defense
United States
Johnson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Miss
Justice Johnson
Three Thousand Attend Gaines Rodeo Finale
Seagraves report shows over 3000 fans at the final Gaines County Rodeo event. Winners include Fred Cargill Plainview and Jim Brock Lubbock in barebacks and saddle bronc respectively. Other top finishers span Deborah Whitehead Ralls Pam Aten Lamesa and Jeannie Fox Marfa among N. Mex and Texas towns.
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Seagraves
Gaines County
Fred Cargill
Plainview
Jim Brock
Lubbock
Bobby Cathy
Big Spring
Sidney Johnson
Snyder
Harold Williams
Crosbyton
Judd Sims
Sims
Deborah Whitehead
Ralls
Iris Smith
Lamesa
Carol Lloyd
Colorado City
Whitehead
Debbie Busby
Staton
Ginger Bennett
Pam ‘Alen
Busby
Pete McKee
Pete Wishert
Muleshoe
Ross Bearden
Pintador
Red Doyle
Appy
Unio
Jeannie Fox
Marfa
Jack Tucker
Carinsbad
N. M
Chester Fire
Denver City
First Bale of Cotton Shown in Dawson County
The first bale of cotton was weighed amid anxious talk at the courthouse lawn in Lamesa. Burkett announced the bale weighed 2,800 pounds lint and 980 pounds seed. Raymond Evans of the Lamesa Chamber of Commerce presented a $250 check to Burkett. The crop, grown on dryland on about 24 acres southeast of Lamesa, was planted mid April with half Gregg and half DeKalb varieties.
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Burkett
Leroy Colgan
Raymond Evans
Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
Lamesa
Dawson County
C. R. Fosher
South Plains
Reinharts
C. O. Reinhart
Miami
Fla
Atlanta
Pretty Carole Reinhart
Salvation
Reijnhardt
Reinhart
Rhinehart
Reinhardt College
Waleska
J. R. Burgess Jr
Burgess
J School
Julliard School of Music
New York
Ise
Reinarts
Mahon Defends Aid Reform and Job Training Plan
Mahon argues the poverty problem costs billions in tax dollars and human losses. He supports the government program with cautious administration, job training, and educational aid for unemployed youth, insisting Congress will control funding and cut if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mahon
Navy Declines To Reveal Mediterranean Fleet Movements
In London the Defense Ministry spokesman described the Royal Navy force in the Mediterranean as workman like including destroyers frigates submarines and mine sweepers. He declined to give figures but said the fleet could perform a useful role amid the Cyprus crisis. Pakistan needs ammunition.
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London
UPI
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Defense Ministry
Cyprus
Hong Kong Hit by Typhoon Ida Toll Grows
Typhoon Ida lashed Hong Kong with 140 mph winds causing debris damage and evacuations. The storm veered toward Canton and Kwantung province, with 11 deaths reported and widespread flooding. Over 200 huts collapsed and roads were blocked by landslides as fishermen and residents fled low-lying areas.
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Hong Kong
Royal Observatory
Ida
China
Ty ‘Phoon
Canton
Kwangtung Eee
We Kong
Luzon Island
Two Centenarians To Speak On Their Pasts
In Portland Oregon two men born on the same day in Shelby County Missouri 103 years ago will share memories at West Union Baptist church. Leonard Will of Dayton and Rev. Thomas L. Dulin of West Linn are honored centenarians who met two years ago.
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Portland
Ore
West Union Baptist Church
Dwight Dodson
Oregon Baptist Convention
Leonard Will
Dayton
Thomas L. Dulin
West Linn
Shelby County
Union Baptist Church
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Jonas Waern
Cerais Tapel
Inonu
Tileria
Polis
Hal McClure
Antipoverty
Eees
Jacqueline Kennedy Cruises
Vance
BY Johnson
JFK
Inland Steel
Don Balentine
35Th &T
Lubbock Hospital
Trainbow Bakery
Juan Zamora
Aarmer
George Helton
Alfred van Linen
Paul Morse
45Th St
Jobe
Ramiro Graces
Plains Manufacturing Co
Clyde Harvard
25Th St
Au Neela
LBJ
Halls of Congress
Gaines Rodeo
Navy
Pakistan
The
Hague
Standard Oil
Belgium
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