Johnson Sees Democracy Talks At Texas College
Austin AP report covers President Johnson addressing 730 graduates at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos. He urged reason over rhetoric amid Democratic Convention intrigue over abolition of the unit rule and possible Johnson nomination. An accident near Monahans involving Otimio family members is noted in this Chronicle.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Odessa Infant Dies After Crash In Rain West of Odessa
An Odessa three month old, Linda Longoria, died from a crushed skull after being thrown from a car that overturned in heavy rain five miles west of Odessa. Her father Otimio Longoria Jr and a seven year old brother were injured, with the infant pronounced dead on arrival at Medical Center Hospital. The crash occurred near FM 1936 overpass on US 80.
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Storms bring heavy rain across West Texas and New Mexico
Light to heavy showers swept the region with thunder and lightning. Hobbs New Mexico reported up to two inches of rain while Odessa saw about .30 inches before sprinkles returned. Radar indicated a stationary front over Midland Odessa and strong electrical displays accompanied the downpours in several towns including Andrews Seminole and Crane.
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Outnumbered Green Berets Cling to Camp Duc Lap
Saigon dateline reports allied defenders at Duc Lap camp fighting off an estimated 3,000 North Vietnamese attackers for a second day. About 15 American Special Forces troopers and 400 South Vietnamese irregulars held the outpost as U.S. air forces pounded the enemy regiment. Casualty details were unavailable as night fell.
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Seven Youth Firefighters Die In Los Angeles Blaze
In Glendora California seven teenage firefighters died while battling a wind driven brush fire in the Angeles National Forest area. The youths aged 15 to 17 were wards of juvenile court and were under an agreement with county probation and the forestry department. Several other firefighters were injured and evacuated by helicopter as crews worked to contain the fire which had burned thousands of acres with no structures destroyed. An immediate investigation was ordered by Fire Chief Keith Klinger.
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Midland Woman Dies In Freak Highway Accident
In Mineral Wells a Midland woman, Sylvia Mary Meyer, 49, died when a universal joint and part of a rear drive shaft flew off a truck, crashed through her car’s windshield, and killed her near milepost 180 eastbound. Meyer and her husband Melvin Ralph Meyer, a Mobil Oil draftsman in Midland, were traveling with their 11-year-old daughter Michele. no one else was seriously injured. The truck driver Donald E Pryor of Laurel Mississippi stopped after the incident and the body was taken to Pittsburgh for burial.
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Texans Move to Force Floor Fight at Democratic Convention
Chicago AP Texans seek to overturn the unit rule in the Democratic National Convention Rules Committee action. Tom Gordon reports at least 13 signatures on a minority report to force a full convention vote, with support from several unit rule states though observers foresee defeat. Hubert Humphrey supporters work to ease tensions and limit fallout.
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Resistance Grows in Czechoslovakia After Soviet Occupation
From London dispatches, Czechoslovak patriots mount a massive, improvised resistance to four days of Soviet control. Leaders broadcast clandestine radios guiding civilians to noncooperation, sabotaging targets like a rail train and removing road signs, while urging safe, nonviolent defiance and maintaining informed networks.
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Soviet Talks Near Compromise Reported in Moscow
Soviet talks between Ludvik Svoboda and Kremlin leaders enter a third day with Tass noting a frank and comradeship atmosphere. Reports say Dubcek may attend, while Prague broadcasts claim no agreement yet. Posters and protests persist as occupation troops remain and Svoboda seeks a settlement for Czechoslovakia.
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Dubcek Reported At Moscow Talks
Czechoslovakia's reform leaders Dubcek Smrkovsky and Cernik were reportedly in Moscow for talks with Kremlin leaders as Soviet troops occupied Czechoslovakia. Svoboda said the delegation pressed for a quick withdrawal of the 200000 Soviet led troops while authorities reported casualties and ongoing incidents in Prague.
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Quipster Mentions Pigs and Old Girlfriends
The item records a quipster remark about pigs and a reference to former girlfriends. The joke implies personal history and social chatter but provides no clear event, date, or identifiable individuals beyond generic relationships.
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