Bombers Renew North Viet Nam Raids in Stormy Week
South and North Vietnam combat actions intensify as U S bombers and carrier based aircraft attack supply lines and enemy positions. B52s strike from above the DMZ to Quang Ngai vicinity while Skyhawks and F4 Phantoms target bridges boats and trucks. French stance on Paris Saigon talks strains relations as Vietnam seeks embassy status.
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America
Air Force
North Vietnam
Vinh
Skyhawk
Intrepid
Thailand
U.S
Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
Air
Saigon
Tay Ninh
Quang Neai
Quang Ngai
Paris
Oil Allowable Cut For Texas
The Railroad Commission set September Texas oil production at 41.3 percent of potential, lowering the daily maximum to 3,213,193 barrels from August’s 3,414,991. Eight of fourteen major buyers sought reduced output. four kept, two increased. The Bureau of Mines forecast lower demand, inventories above normal, and refinery runs cut. The September cut yields an estimated state total of 2,924,512 barrels per day, the lowest net since December.
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Austin
The
Railroad Commission
Texas
Ane
Bureau of Mines
Atlantic Richfield
Continental
Mobil
Phillips
Shell
Sinclair
Pure
Wer Gulf
Sun
Cities Service
Par American
Standard of Texas
Texaco
Humble
Commission
James Langdon
Burea of Mines
Riot police in Kuala Lumpur fail to break up protest over hangings
In Kuala Lumpur more than 500 protesters clashed with riot police outside Pudu Prison as 11 Chinese men convicted of consorting with Indonesians in 1964 faced execution at 5 am. Tear gas fired, bottles thrown, no injuries reported. Hasmah Abdul Samah warned that illegal demonstrations would be suppressed. Pope Paul VI appealed for clemency.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Pudu Prison
Home Affairs
Hasmah bin Abdul Samah
Radio Malaysia
Sukarno
Paul VI
Bangkok
Rodeo Calf Ropers Struggle in National Finals Opener
The Odessa American reports a rough opening night for calf ropers at the National Finals held at Ector County Coliseum. Political tensions rise as unity frays within the Democratic Party ahead of the convention.
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Odessa
Eetor County
Democratic Party
Ector County
Sheriff's Posse
Pamela Gelnar
American Junior Rodeo Association
Ector County Coliseum
Sheriff's
Refugees Hijack Cuban Crop-Duster Plane to Florida
Fourteen Cuban refugees stole a Russian-made cargo plane at Varadero and landed near Homestead Florida seeking asylum. The craft, a Colt AN2 used for crop dusting, flew low over water to dodge radar. all aboard were civilians including five women, three children and one teen. Local authorities and the FBI responded after the arrival at the airport 25 miles south of Miami.
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Homestead
Fla
Florida Straits
U.S
Caen
Oma UL mc Vuelo
Rudolph Wanderen
Dade County
Charles Callum
Callum
Varadero
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Florida
Wanderen
U.S. State Department
Havana
Wanderon
FBI
Twenty one killed in Disneyland helicopter crash in Compton
Compton California AP reports a Los Angeles Airways helicopter crash near a playground close to Disneyland killed 21 people including a grandfather, his wife, daughter and eight year old granddaughter, the 14 year old grandson of the airline president and three Denver businessmen. The craft departed LAX at 10 25 am bound for Disneyland and crashed 12 minutes later with 18 passengers and a crew of three. Witnesses heard a thump and a popping noise before the fall and explosion. None on the ground were hurt. See COPTER Page 2-A
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Compton
Calif
Disneyland
Denver
Los Angeles Airway
Los Angeles International
United States
Los Angeles
Paramount Ln May
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Christopher Belvin
J Clarence Belvin
John P.meehan
Helen
Anne
San Rafael
Kenneth L. Waggoner
Frederick Fracker
Redondo Beach
James A. Black
Wilmington
Disneyland Heliport
Fierce Winds Hit Fort Stockton Area Near Town
A violent storm north of Fort Stockton produced 74 to 80 mph winds, toppling poles and causing brief power outages in Fort Stockton. No homes damaged. emergency crews restored lines by night. Iraan and Alpine saw light showers with no damage. The Weather Bureau forecast continued thundershowers and warm weather through Friday in the Permian Basin.
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Fort Stockton
Walter Ray
Texas Highway Department
Ray
Ranch Country
Iraan
Alpine
Bis Bend National Park
U. S
Terminal
Permian Basin
Odessa
Amarillo
Defense Chief Views Hanoi Action as Key to Bombing Halt
Defense chief Clifford told a Washington news conference the United States will not cut back bombing of North Vietnam without a clear signal from Hanoi. He warned a lull could presage a third North Vietnamese offensive and urged restraint until a workable agreement emerges. He noted U.S. troop ceiling holds at 549 560, with 5,000 more sent recently, and reported weekly combat deaths around 181. North Vietnamese forces have reportedly sent about 150,000 replacements into South Vietnam this year.
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Jary
Clark M. Cliffards
Ford
Unitedj
Clifford
North Vietnam
Tihe
United States
Hanoi
Johnson
South Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
U.S
Vietnam
United Statens
U.S. Says North Vietnam Readying Offense Amid Peace Talks
In Paris the issue of a lull in Communist attacks in South Vietnam remains unsettled. U.S. officials say North Vietnam is preparing major offensives by increasing troop and supplies, while stressing the lull may have no peace-gesture meaning. North Vietnamese spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le avoided debate, stating the United States is intensifying the war.
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Paris
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South
William J. Jorden
Jorden
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Neuyen Thanh le
Algeria Condemns Western Pilot Boycott Over Hijack
Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelazis Bouteflika condemned a planned boycott by Western European airline pilots aimed at pressuring Algeria to release crew members of the Israeli Boeing 707 hijacked and flown to Algiers on July 23. Cairo's Arab League and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations warned of global flight stoppages until the crew is freed.
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Algiers
Abdelazis Boutefflika
U.N
U Thant
Algeria
Europe
Thani
Cairo
Arab Leagues
International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations
Quipster Boss Denied Afternoon Off For Shopping
An employee cheerfully thanked the boss after being refused permission for an afternoon off to shop with his wife, delivering a witty and courteous remark.
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