Readers seek city services and safety notes from ACTION column
In a public forum, readers ask about school fallout shelters open to the public, funeral escorts by police cars, Okinawa’s Vietnam era attention, grooved pavement on TH 35, and highway repairs delayed by high temperatures. Officials confirm shelters available to the public, restrict escorts to specific cases, note pavement hazards, and say repairs await heat thresholds.
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Highlands
Sam Houston
Jefferson and Lanier
Harris and Longfellow
Arnold, Baskin
Bowie
Crockett
Ivanhoe
Navarry
Oid
Imortuaries
Martin
Akano
Richard Sanchez
Editor Warns on Water Pollution and Private Water Industry
The Editor discusses widespread pollution of public water supplies and a growing private water industry. John Chamberlain references coverage on pages 44 and 45 noting Johnson Kennedy christening photos and the division between camps. Also mentions Heloise gardening tip on page 48.
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John Chamberlain
Johnson
Kennedys
John F. Kennedy
Bob Considine
Today’s Index and Page References for Journal Sections
A newspaper index lists sections and page ranges including Amusements on 36 and 97, Around the Plaza on 17, Classified on 48 to 58, Comics on 42 to 43, Death Notices on 49, Editorial on 44, Features on 45, Financial on 22, Goren on Bridge I-AA, Horoscope I-AA, Society on 47 and 48, Sports 26 to 31, Texas Trails on 6, TV Logs on 42, with a garbled ending.
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Around the Plaza
Casualties In Viet Nam Hit New High As War Escalates
U S command reports last week 313 killed in combat, 2,616 wounded, 12 missing, total 2,941 American casualties. Enemy deaths estimated at 2,215. South Vietnamese losses 212 killed and 34 missing. Allied forces suffer 28 killed and 52 wounded for the week.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Ex Mexico President Adolfo Lopez Mateos Near Death
Former Mexican leader Adolfo Lopez Mateos lay near death from massive cranial bleeding at the National Neurological Institute. Doctors said his brain had ceased to function and he was kept alive by machines. The 57th birthday was five days away.
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City
UPI
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Manuel Velasco
Lopez Mateos
National Neurological Institute
Velasco
Gustavo Diaz Qrdaz
Adalfo Ruiz Cottines
Vieres
Lopez » Mateos
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Break-ins Big Sport to Gangs
Cleveland youths ages 13 to 16 form gangs and call house breaking the latest sport. Two teen leaders tell Juvenile Court that break ins are popular at school and among peers. Thirteen youths were fined or sentenced to detention homes.
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Cleveland
Yemeni Royalists accuse Egypt of gas attack near Sanaa
Yemeni royalists say Egyptian jets dropped 50 hazardous gas devices on villages in the Beni Hashish area near Sanaa. Earlier reports claimed poison gas and napalm were used on Sara Wah village, injuring several people. No casualty figures provided in latest claim.
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Syria
San'a
Radio| i Mecca
Sarawah
Senator Dodd Accused of Misusing Campaign Funds
Washington AP report states Senator Thomas J. Dodd a Democrat of Connecticut faces a Senate ethics committee accusation that he converted campaign funds to personal use and tried to sell his Georgetown house for about 100000 dollars.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate
Georgetown
Dallas Street Caves In Under Heavy Rains
A Dallas street collapses amid heavy rains with Alamo Street blocked and Elm Street near downtown caved in earlier. Authorities blame the caverns on heavy rainfall and flooding, causing traffic disruption in a key downtown artery.
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Dallas
Alamo Street
Elm Street
Soviets Launch Cosmos 162 Satellite in Orbit
The Soviet Union launched Cosmos 162 into a 130 to 73 mile high orbit today, Tass reported. It is the 162nd unmanned satellite and a previously failed mission since March 18, 1982, with Western sources suggesting the satellite may be used for spying.
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Soviet Union
Tass
Tasa
Birth control pill linked to first Welsh quadruplets
Mrs Marjorie Price, 28, a mother of four from Morriston Wales, stopped taking the birth control pill which she believed disagreed with her. She is now reportedly expecting Wales first set of quadruplets.
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Morriston
Wales
Juarez Students Begin Hunger Strike Over Teaching Conditions
About 25 students at Juarez Agriculture College began a two day hunger strike on Wednesday protesting what they call outmoded teaching and poor living conditions.
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Juarez
Mexico
Juarez Agriculture College
Envoy Returns For Crises Talks In Washington
U S Ambassador Llewellyn E B Thompson departed for consultations in Washington and Vietnam to discuss the Middle East crisis and other issues affecting U S Soviet relations amid ongoing tensions.
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U.S
Llewellyn EB. Thompson
Washington
Vietnam
Middle East
Australian Prime Minister Arrives for LBJ Talks
Australian Prime Minister Harold R. Hart flies to Washington D C for talks with President Johnson. The visit centers on U S Australia relations and regional issues.
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Angeles
Harod R. Hart
Washington, D.C
Johnson
Army trims alcohol rituals after cadet death at Ft Bragg
An Army paratrooper’s vodka fueled ritual at Ft Bragg led to the death of Lt Ronald Reeves. A coroner’s report cites intoxication and aspiration. officials say supervision over alcohol at such events will tighten and approval is needed for future ceremonies.
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Army
Secretary of the Army
Stanley R. Reser Ani
Harold K. Johnson
Ronald Greer Reeves
Resor
Johnson
John’ Li
Throckmorton
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Reeves
Clemson University
and Airborne’ Division
Resor-Johnson
Washington Post
Post
Kin Frarfus
Bragg
No Blockade Test Planned
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy after a White House briefing said there is no current plan for a forceful test against Egypt's blockade of Israel's Red Sea outlet. He noted no proposal for any test and spoke after meeting with Vice President Humphrey and Secretaries Rusk and McNamara.
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Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Red Sea
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert 3. Mc
Namara
9th Infantry Gets New Boss In Saigon Change
Maj. Gen. George G. O'Connor assumed command of the U S 6th Infantry Division in Saigon, succeeding Maj. Gen. George S. Eckhard. O'Connor, a Palo Alto native, had served as assistant division commander for four months. The division arrived in South Vietnam last December with six units, establishing a permanent base in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
George G. O'Connor
U.S. 6Th Infantry Division
George S. Eckhard
O'Conner
Paliye
Pasadena
Calif
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
New Front Invades Texas Promises Turbulent Weather
The Associated Press reports a warm air surge from the Gulf of Mexico as a new cool front advances into the Texas Panhandle. Northern Texas faces a renewed threat of unsettled conditions while morning remains calm in pockets across the state.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Rain expected through weekend with drought relief in sight
Weatherman forecasts weekend rain chances high but dry spells persist. Report notes a theft at a U.S. Army post office where $3031 was stolen from a vault before rain and cooler weather arrive.
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San Francisco
U.S. Army
Intrepid Enters Red Sea Shadowed by Egyptian Submarines
The Intrepid sailed into the Red Sea after passing through the Suez Canal with two Egyptian submarines shadowing. Cairo papers claimed it would join actions near the Gulf of Aqaba, while the U S defense department said the voyage is for Vietnam. British warnings pressed international passage rights.
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Aqaba
Gamal Abdel Nasser
George Brown
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al Akhbar
Forecast of Cloudy Sky and Warm Weekend Temperatures
Forecast predicts cloudy conditions and southeast winds near eight miles per hour. Highs in the upper 80s to near 90 on Thursday and Friday, with mid 70s for the lower plains. Temperatures show 73 to 77 overnight readings with little rainfall expected through Saturday. Weather map reference page.
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