Police Film Rites For Slain Coeds
Police promised anonymity to anyone providing information in the slayings of Shirley Stark and Susan Rigsby. Rites for Rigsby were held at Lover's Lane Methodist Church and for Stark at St. Matthew's Cathedral, with about 500 attendees at each service.
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Austin
Tex
Shirley Ann Stark
Susan Rigsby
Dallas
Miss Rigsby
Lover's Lane Methodist Church
Miss Stark
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral
Thomas Shipp
William F. Forrest
University of Texas
Texas
Bill Wilson
George Phife
President Johnson Returns To Capital After Texas Weekend
President Johnson flies from Texas to Washington arriving at Andrews at 1 56 a m and then lands at the White House lawn The day ahead includes a breakfast with Democratic congressional leaders and a luncheon with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
House Panel Approves Immigration Reform Bill
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bipartisan bill to end the national origins quota system by July 1 1968 and set new immigration preferences favoring relatives of U S citizens. It would impose 170 000 per year from quota countries and 20 000 per nation, with Western Hemisphere and family-based admissions largely exempt, totaling about 340 000 annually.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
U.S
Western Hemisphere
Ford denies source in White House leak dispute
Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan says he did not leak a Vietnam conference details to the press and suspects the information came from other sources. Johnson and Mansfield amid controversy over a memorandum cited at the White House session. Ford, 52, describes GOP shift toward moderacy while pressing harsher action against North Vietnam.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Johnson
White House
House
NBC
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Ford
Pentagon
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Elizabeth Bloomer
Grand Rapids
Mich
Seon Phe
Louisiana prisoner in Harlingen kidnapping held by victims
Francis Clifton, a death sentenced escapee from Alexandria, abducted four people in Corpus Christi and was overpowered by his victims near Harlingen in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The four captives, Juanita Pennington Glyndene Untermeyer C M Tally and Bob Ickelberry, kept him until police arrived. Clifton faced transfer to the Louisiana penitentiary jail in Brownsville after the incident.
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Harlingen
Louisiana
Corpus Christi
Francis Clifton
Alexandria
Rio Grande Valley
Juanita Pennington
Glyndene Untermeyer
C. M. Tally
Bob Ickelberry
Clifton
Mexico
Louisiana Penitentiary
Brownsville
Council Brief Session Approves Police Cars Bids and Audit
The City Council authorized bidding for three 1966 police cars and instructed the city manager to solicit bids from local banks to designate a depository for next fiscal year. Banisk ey Ocker and Anderson were appointed to audit city funds. Larry Smith reported 16 to 22 year olds now employed in Neighborhood Youth Corps.
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Banis‘key, Ocker and Anderson
Larry Smith
Weather figures for Texas with highs in 90s
The forecast covers North Central and Northeast Texas for tonight and Wednesday with highs around 94 to 100 and lows in the 63 to 80 range. Showers are possible in scattered areas across the region, especially near the coast and in southwest portions, with variable winds and warm conditions continuing.
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Snyder
Texas
Rusk Says Reds Not Ready To Talk Peace
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said no indication Hanoi or Peking are ready for a peaceful settlement in Vietnam. He noted the UN might still push for peace, while the Pentagon prepared for possible moves to boost South Vietnam's defense and training, with a 10-man task force to coordinate reserves.
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Rusk
Lewis Gulick
Washington
Dean Rusk
North
Viet Nam
Red China
United Nations
Hanoi
Pentagon
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Department
U.S
Defense Department
Defense
Peking
United States
Production Record Set By CRMWD
The Colorado River Municipal Water District pumped 1,510,204,000 gallons in July, surpassing the previous July record. Big Spring Odessa and Snyder used four fifths of output, with a July daily average of 48.72 million gallons and a peak day of 57 million. No demand abatement seen as Lake J B Thomas pumps ran near capacity.
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Colorado River
Lake J. B. Thomas
Odessa
Martin County
Soviet Opposes NATO Nuclear Force at Disarmament Talks
Geneva AP The Soviet Union said it will not sign any treaty to stop nuclear spread while the West pursues NATO nuclear force, branding it unacceptable. Chief delegate Semyon Tsarapkin attacked American imperialism in Vietnam as a major obstacle to disarmament, a stance met with mixed Western reaction.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
West
NATO
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
United States
Viet Nam
Tsarapkin
South Vietnamese Forces Repel Viet Cong Attacks
South Vietnamese troops repelled an early attack on a six militiaman outpost near Saigon, suffering heavy losses in a second assault. Nine Viet Cong were killed at Phuoc Binh, while a six-man unit at Phuoc Xuyen faced moderate casualties. Air strikes and evacuations followed as U.S. forces reported light to very light Viet Cong casualties elsewhere.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Phuoc Binh
Phuoc Xuyen
Phuoc Toa
Quang Ngai City
da Nang
Cleanup Month Aims to Cut Hazards in Snyder
Fire Chief Alfred Kohl urges residents to remove fire hazards as August designated Cleanup Month. Snyder Jaycees and city government back the effort. He warns dense grasses and weeds after spring rains are drying, raising fire risk through fall. City crews will haul trash not handled by regular sanitation teams.
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Snyder
Alfred Kohl
Snyder Jaycees
Kohl
Lad Found Unharmed After Hill Country Search
Mark Collier four was found safe with only mosquito bites scratches and hunger after an all night search in the Hill Country near Marble Falls Texas. His parents Mr and Mrs H B Collier reported he had turned up missing Monday night as helicopters joined on foot searches by three men.
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Marble Falls
Tex
Mark Collier
Mark
H B. Collier
FliHood
Now Pennsylvanians Can Fire At Will
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives repealed a 1751 law requiring state residents to obtain the governor's permission to fire a shotgun. The old rule aimed to curb shotgun cleaning by firing up a chimney.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Harriman Sees Moscow Open to Vietnam Peace Talks
W Averell Harriman said talks in Moscow with Premier Kosygin gave the impression the Russians favor a peaceful settlement in Vietnam. He warned Hanoi will not part with negotiations and that tough fighting lies ahead to prevent Hanoi from seizing South Vietnam. He noted President Johnson welcomes discussions with any government.
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London
W. Averall Harriman
Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Nam
Harriman
Washington
Johnson
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
UFO Reports Sweep Texas and Oklahoma Skies
Residents from Denton to Fort Worth report bright lights and a hovering object near Justin. Police search finds no evidence while observers in Norman and nearby areas report white or multicolored objects and a possible Delta meteor shower explanation from Air Force officials.
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Fort Worth
Denton
Tinker Afb
Washington
Air Force
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Tinker
Charles Boyd
Norman
Okla
Pearee
Ward
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