Reds Lose Ground In Mekong Delta Mission
US and South Vietnamese forces report killing about 350 Viet Cong in the delta as a large air and ground assault involving 10 000 troops aims to clear mining along Highway 4. Casualties include 16 Americans dead and 59 wounded with further Viet Cong losses. two U S Army helicopters destroyed and eight men killed near Tuy Hoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Hanoi-Hai
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S. Army
Tuy Hoa
U.S. 9Th
25Th Infantry
U.S. Navy
My Tho
Fred C. Weyand
Field Force II
Weyand
Caracas Quake Toll Rises to 120 Dead
The Venezuela earthquake toll climbed to 120 with thousands injured and 100 to 300 missing. About 15,000 Americans were in the country. several were killed. U S relief flights arrived and Caracas airport reopened as rescue work continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
U.S
Owing Oulminio VE Wigaby
Amercan
Ronald Regis Zediak
McKeesport
U.S. National Catholic Welfare Conference
Bonnie ‘Spiller
Tania Braun
Houston
Tex
Emilia Cabrera
Keith, Lyn
Alicia Kaplan
Eduardo Parra Neff
Panama
Raul Leoni
Advocate Of Black Power May Lose US Passport
The State Department considers revoking Stokely Carmichael's passport as part of ongoing investigations into his activities. Carmichael recently traveled to Cuba via London and Prague and spoke of urban guerrilla groups and a fight to the death. The process would involve a registered notice sent to his last known address and alerting ports of entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carmichael
State Department
Justice Department
Stokely
Activi Carmichael
Cuba
London
Prague
Associated Press
State and Justice
United States
Lightning Hits Mountain Party Killing Nine Japanese Students
In Nagano prefecture a bolt of lightning struck a group of 50 high school students descending Mt. Nishi Hodaka. Nine boys were killed and ten injured as thunderclouds closed in over the northern Japan Alps about 31 miles southwest of Nagano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagano
Japan
Japan Alps
Nishi Hodaka
Racial Disorder Erupts Near White House and Cities
Violent racial disturbances erupt in Washington D C and other cities with rocks fires and looting reported. Police and National Guardsmen quell crowds near the White House while Detroit Milwaukee Portland Providence and Erie report curfews arrests and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Detroit
George Romney
Washington
Milwaukee
Ortland
Ore
Portland
Oregon
Providence
R.I
Erie
Snyder Sailor Dies in Forrestal Ship Fire
Jerry Paul Rodgers, a 1963 Snyder High School graduate and aviation structural mechanic second class in the Navy, died in the Forrestal carrier fire off Vietnam waters. His family confirms his death after initially being listed missing. 129 sailors died and 64 were injured. Funeral plans pending.
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H. W. Rodgers
Elm Street
Jerry Paul Rodgers
Forrestal
Rodgers
Bobby
Colorado City
Jerry
Charlotte Batton
Oceania
Jerry Paul
Navy
U. S
Vietnam
Snyder High School
Memphis
Tenn
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
Snyder Sailor
Mrs Brice Funeral Set at First Baptist Church
Mrs Henry J Brice 81 of 2712 Avenue U died 6 p m Monday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a three month illness Born February 25 1886 in Montague County she was a Baptist Church member charter member of the Twentieth Century Club Snyder PTA and County Historical Survey Committee Funeral 10 a m Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Dr A B Lightfoot officiating Burial Snyder Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home in charge Surviving daughter Mrs Guy Stoker Snyder two sons Wiley and Richard Brice Snyder one sister Mrs Ogden Clark Bowie eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Henry J. Brice
Avenue U
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Montague County
The
Baptist Church
Twentieth Century Club
Snyder Pta
County Historical Survey Committee
First Baptist Church
A. B. Lightfoot
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Guy Stoker
Snyder
Wiley Brice
Richard Brice
Ogden Clark
Bowie
Two Gunmen Rob Air Cargo Office At JFK
Two masked gunmen forced entry into the KLM cargo office at John F. Kennedy International Airport and fired a shot into the ceiling before stealing two gold bars valued at 23 376 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Kennedy
West Indies
Aruba
John Parker
Earl Erickson
Parker
Hans Brinkhouse
Erickson
Weather snapshot for Texas with heat across regions
Snyder reports extreme heat with Monday highs near 100 and lows around 74. North Central Texas remains hot with possible afternoon thundershowers and highs between 96 and 106. Northeast Northwest and south regions show hot to very hot conditions with scattered showers and variable overnight lows.
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Snyder
Texas
Southwest
Mansfield Rebukes Romney Over Detroit Riots Remarks
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called Gov. George Romney’s charges that Johnson used riots for politics demeaning and useless. Romney accused Johnson of political maneuvering after Detroit unrest and federal troops were debated. Johnson avoided direct comment while White House officials urged end to political talk about troubled cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Mears
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Michigan
George Romney
Mansfield
Johnson
Romney
Commission On Civil Disorders
Detroit
July's Last Fling Tops Heat Records Across Texas
Heat records toppled across Texas on Monday with many cities posting their hottest July data. Widespread highs reached the 100s, including 109 at Wichita Falls, while showers cooled Panhandle and Red River areas briefly. Forecasters expected a cool front from Colorado to trigger isolated storms but little cooling overall.
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Texas
Panhandle Plains
Red River Valley
Wichita Fallas
Galveston
Palacios
Childress
Cotulla
Presidio
Alice
Dallas
Mineral Wells
Waco
Fort Worth
Laredo
San Angelo
del Rio
McAllen
Wink
Abilene
Austin
Perryton
San Antonio
Junction
Midland
Tyler
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Henry Ford Blames Riots On Minority
Henry Ford II blames rabble rousers for Detroit riots and says political differences among officials hindered rapid control. He calls for arrest and trial of offenders and warns the nation risks losing global respect if domestic order fails. He notes possible strikes in fall and criticizes UAW demands as costly.
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Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford
Carrollton
Ford Board
Amercan
United Automobile Workers
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Cama
Expory
Montreal
Fri
Capitol
Eric
East Side
Henry J Brice
George Christian
Christian
Clark
Dalhart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Red River
Denison
Paris
Downstate
Kay Hollis
Chamber of Commerce
Diablo Valley
Danville
California
Kay
2509
Avenue
Henry Ford
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