Russians Recover Space Probe in Indian Ocean
Western diplomat praised the Zond 5 recovery as a major milestone for Soviet space power signaling possible manned lunar flight. He noted ocean recovery offers weather resilience and rougher landings, while cautions that United States lead in moon missions remains unclear and timing favors a launch by early November or next spring.
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Indian Ocean
Earth
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Zond 5
Moon
Tass
Massive caches of weapons found near DMZ in three week Marines sweep
U S Marines expanding searches near the DMZ uncovered a vast supply complex with hundreds of thousands of rounds, rockets, mines, explosives, and rifles. In the same region 35 tons of materiel were seized over three weeks as 415 enemy troops were reported killed and 170 enemy bodies found in mass graves linked to B 52 bombing. The operation is tied to Operation Lancaster II and follows two weeks of ground probes by 2 000 Leathernecks.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
26Th Division
Quang Tri Province
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
Raymont Davis
Douglas Reprieves More Reservists
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas granted a stay to two more groups of reservists seeking to block Army deployment to Vietnam. Chief Justice Warren rejected the appeals. the stay will be reconsidered when the court reconvenes the week of October 7 with automatic dissolution if the full court declines to hear the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William O
Douglas
Vietnam
Washington State
Earl Warren
Births in West Texas and Methodist Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Billy Dean Sellers announce the birth of a son at 12 04 am weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces at West Texas Hospital The father works for Weather Doctors of Post. Mr and Mrs Ishmael Hernandez announce a daughter born at 1 55 pm weighing 4 pounds 14 ounces at West Texas Hospital. The father manages the Commercial Motel. Mr and Mrs Billy Wayne Stewart announce a son born at 12 44 pm weighing 7 pounds 6 1/2 ounces at West Texas Hospital. The father teaches in Lubbock Public Schools. Mr and Mrs John P Andrews announce a son born at 1 26 pm at Methodist Hospital. The father is a field foreman for Pan American Oil Co. Mr and Mrs William Grubb announce a boy born at 4 77 am at Methodist Hospital. The father is plant manager for Borden Slik Co. Mr and Mrs Marlin Robertson announce a daughter born at 2 30 pm. the city policeman is involved.
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Billy Dean Sellers
W. 13Th Bt. Post
West Texas Hospital
Weather Doctors of Post
Ishmael Hernandez
Ave. G
Commercial
Billy Wayne Stewart
Auburn
Space
Lubbock
John P. Andrews
Brownfield
Methodist Hospital
Pan American O11 Co
William ©. Grubb
Bangor
Borden Sblk Co
Marlin Robertson
Rioting in Mexico City Leaves Policeman Dead
In Mexico City a policeman was killed and many injured after a night of clashes between rioters and authorities near the Plaza of the Three Cultures. Troops and police patrolled key sites including the University of Mexico as gunfire and tear gas flared.
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Mexico City
University of Mexico
Insurgentes Boulevard
Foreign Ministry
Prisoner Maintains Vigil On Rooftop
James Holland, 27, a prisoner at Western State Penitentiary, remained atop the boiler house roof for a second Sunday protesting conditions in the maximum security section. He shouted to reporters outside the walls as officials offered no comment, stating they would wait for him to come down.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Boiler House
James Holland
Demasted U S Yacht Found Adrift in Atlantic
Soviet Tass reports a demasted yacht linked to William Willis was found adrift in the Atlantic by a Latvian fisheries ship. Willis, born 1893 in Germany, has a long solo-sea career including a 1964 9,800-mile voyage to Australia aboard a frail raft.
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Moscow
Tass
William Willis
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
New York ‘City
Willis
Leipaja
Germany
Hamburg
Gulf of California
Peru
Galveston
Oklahoma
Pago Pago
Samoa
Tully
Australia
Montauk
N.Y
Atlantic Ocean
U.S
Willis Re
Danny the Red Arrested at Senghor Peace Prize Demo
Daniel Cohn-Bendit known as Danny the Red was seized by six police officers as he tried to enter St Pauls Church during a demonstration honoring Senegalese President Leopold Senghor who received the German book trade peace prize. About 3000 demonstrators hurled items at 1000 police, and several arrests followed as police used billy clubs.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Daniel
Danny
Red
Cohn-Bendit
St. Paul’s Church
Leopold Senghor
Senegal
France
Author Charles Jackson dies ruled self-inflicted
The death of novelist Charles Jackson, 65, in New York was ruled a death by own action. Assistant medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden said Sunday the author died Saturday from acute barbiturate poisoning. Jackson's best known work is The Lost Weekend.
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New York
Charles Jackson
Michael Baden
Jackson
Baden
Trek Across Plains Remembrance at Lamb County Pioneer Reunion
At the Lamb County Pioneer Reunion a Plains life veteran recalled 1900 moves from Hall County to the Plains with his father trading land for 300 cattle and cash. He described a caravan of wagons and stock crossing the Canadian River after a three day delay, taking 30 days to travel 100 miles amid abundant grass.
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Lamb County
Bill Sayers
Littlefield
Hall County
Plains
Candadian
Pioneers Recall Plains Homesteading in Covered Wagons
Weather across Texas shows scattered showers and hail with heavy rains in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Reports describe thunderstorm activity east of El Paso and potential for more storms, while cooler air follows. Posey and Duncan recollections highlight early settler perseverance amid arid plains.
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Tulsa
Plainview
Abernathy
Olton
Littlefield
Mulesheel
Dimmitt
Texas Highway Department
el Paso
Interstate 10
Rio Grande Valley
Hamilton
Texas
East
Shiner
College Station
Amarillo
South Plains
Reds Study NATO Unit During Silver Tower Exercise
NATO officials noted increased Soviet spying during the Silver Tower Atlantic drill involving more than 100 ships from nine nations. The Russian fleet expanded to seven ships with long range reconnaissance jets, while a destroyer came within hearing distance of the British carrier Eagle.
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Associated Press
London — Atlantic Alliance
NATO
U.S.S.R
Silver Tower
Eagle
Norway
Biggest Best Display Opens Run With Parade Today
A huge opening parade starts at 10 a.m. on Broad Way Avenue and ends at Fair Park. Navy and Marine drill teams and a U.S. Air Force Band lead the procession with contestants and vehicular entries from Lubbock, Pasadena, Slaton, New Deal, and more.
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Broadway Avenue
University Avenue
Avenue A
Walkout at Washington Cathedral Over Birth Control Letter
About 200 Catholics walked out at St Matthew's Cathedral as Archbishop Patrick O'Boyle read a pastoral letter upholding Humanae Vitae limits on birth control. The protest mirrored wider church rifts and followed ongoing discipline against priests who defend parental rights to choose birth control.
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Washington
St. Matthew's Cathedral
Patrick Cardinal O’boyle
Archdiocese of
Cardinal O’boyle
Maryland
St. Matthew’s
O’boyle
Rome
Cardinal O'Boyle
New Satellite Launch Slated At Cape Kennedy
Air Force scientists prepared four research satellites for a Tuesday Titan 3D mission from Cape Kennedy. The 3:35 a.m. EDT liftoff aims to place satellites into orbits up to 22 220 miles as the major payload tests a tactical communications concept for linking combat units in the field.
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Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Counterfeit $20 Bills Found in El Paso
Secret Service agents investigate the passing of $20 counterfeit bills in El Paso. Agent George Weisheit reported bills appeared at a local bookstore and at downtown business houses. He noted the notes are poorly made and easy to spot by seasoned currency handlers.
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EL Paso
Secret Service
George Weisheit
Texas,El Paso
Life Begins At 40 for Mickey Mouse at Disneyland
Mickey Mouse reached age 40 with a Sunday parade at Disneyland California as fans celebrated the big-eared character created by Walt Disney. Disney introduced Mickey in 1928 in Steamboat Willie after arriving from New York to California aboard a train. The creator died two years ago, yet the mouse endures as a longtime icon.
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Disneyland
Calif
Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney
California
New York
Disney
Hollywood
Mickey
Bus Crash in Kashmir Kills 28 Near Srinagar
A bus plunged into a stream on a Himalayan road about 85 miles from Srinagar, killing 28 people and injuring others. The accident occurred Sunday, authorities said in Srinagar, Kashmir.
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Srinagar, Kashmir
War Protest Clashes At Milwaukee Cathedral
About 40 demonstrators disrupted Mass at St. John's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Milwaukee. Eight people were detained near the pulpit, including Assistant Priest Rev. Nicholas Riddell and several Marquette University students and teachers amid a protest urging action against war and racism. Msgr. James E. Kelly, 73, was knocked to the sanctuary floor but unharmed.
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St. John’s
James E. Kelly
Kelly
Nicholas Riddell
Marquette ‘University
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