Warplanes Press North Vietnam Amid Heavy Raids
U S warplanes conducted 145 missions on Friday after 197 strikes the day before. Targeting antiaircraft guns near Kep and other military sites, pilots reported destroying gun emplacements and fuel stores while facing fierce defenses. Casualties included a missing Navy pilot and 469 enemy deaths in Mekong delta sweeps over nine days.
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Gerge
U.S
Mekong
Saigon
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Lai Khe
Nhe Be
Navy
Long Tao River
Rioting In Wichita and Elgin Wounds Police and Fire
Roaming groups of Negroes pelted police with rocks and bottles and set fires in Wichita Kansas and Elgin Illinois injuring at least 15 people including five officers. Milwaukee eased its night curfew as riots troubled the city and Wilmington Delaware declared a state of emergency amid potential trouble.
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Wichita
Kan
Elgin
Milwaukee
Innner Cove
Delaware
Charles L. Terry Jr
Wilmington
Clarence Vollmer
Representa
Fatal YMCA toy-truck crash on Nimitz Freeway
In Fremont California a flatbed truck carrying a YMCA youngsters club from a beach day somersaulted off the Nimitz Freeway. Five youths were killed and 65 hurt as officer Larry Fink and others rushed to aid, loading injured into passing cars for hospitals.
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Fremont
Calif
YMCA
Pacific Ocean
Nimitz
Larry Fink
California
Fink
Indonesian Youths Storm Chinese Embassy in Jakarta Violence
A mob of about 300 Indonesian youths attacked the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta. Fire was set and windows were smashed as soldiers and tanks moved in to restore order. Chinese officials claimed they were fired upon, while authorities warned against Chinese retaliation.
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Communist Party
Sukarno
Indonesia
Yao Teng-shan
Chu Yen
China
Peking
Krawang
Jakarta
Tsui San Noei
T. Jeff Williams
I Chinese
W Vicanan
Weather snapshot for Snyder and Texas regions
Snyder reports Friday highs near 95 and low around 70 with a near term 7 am reading of 7. Central panhandle to north: partly cloudy to clear with scattered thundershowers. south: similar trend. Sunday warms, with showers in Panhandle and north. Southeast, Southwest regions show hot, partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and highs mostly in the 86 to 104 range.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Patrolmen Added To Snyder Staff
Two patrolmen joined the Snyder Police Department per an announcement by Chief Stephen Clark. Kirt Reed, 24, from Austin, began July 17 after serving at Wharton Police and in security and hospital roles. he and wife Susan reside at 309 Thirty-sixth Place with daughter Kim. D'Wayne Jernigin, 22, from Bryan started Aug 1 after three years with Bryan Police in multiple divisions. he and wife Dianne live at 3773 Avondale with daughter Denise. both attended Texas A&M University Police Academy.
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Snyder
Stephen Clark
Kirt Reed
Austin
Wharton Police Department
Austin State Hospital
Blinn Junior College
Brenham
Kirt
Susan
Kim
D'Wayne Jernigin
Bryan
Stephen F. Austin High School
D’wayne
Dianne
Denise
Avondale
Texas A&m University Police Academy
Snyder Police Department
Clark
Brush Fire Rages On Isle of Capri
A large brush fire driven by sea breezes swept Capri threatening hotels and villas. Capri authorities asked NATO forces at Naples to send help as tourists fled the beaches and prepared to leave the island.
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Isle of Capri
Capri
Italy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Naples
Senate trims defense money and F111D funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee cut funds from McNamara projects including the F111D jet and floating logistic ships. The panel approved a 70.16 billion defense bill with 20 billion for Vietnam costs, below Johnson’s requests and prior House totals.
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Washington
Senate Appropriation Committee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Congress
Vietnam
Johnson
Southeast Asia
House
McNamara
United States
U.S
Navy
Registration Slated In Local Schools
Snyder Independent School District sets registration for elementary students on Wednesday August 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. Junior and senior high registrations follow Thursday August 10 for new students in the Snyder system. Final schedule-change deadline is Friday August 11 with classes to begin Thursday August 31. Teacher orientation runs August 28 to 30.
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Snyder Independent School
Snyder Public
Bill J. Hood
Snyder
Hood
Eleven New Astronauts Join NASA's Space Corps
NASA announced 11 new scientist astronauts joining the corps to total 56. The young and old range from 25 to 40, include the first foreign born fliers, and all hold doctorates in science or medicine. They must learn to fly jets before space missions and will study lunar and orbital science.
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NASA
Space Corps
Ronald Thompson
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Tex
Earth
Mars
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Astronaut Corps
Manned Spacecraft Center
Joseph P. Allen
University of Washington
Crawfordsville
Ind
Philip K. Chapman
U. S
Melbourne
Australia
Experimental Astronomy Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Indianapolis
Karl G. Hennze
North- See
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White House
Lyndon Johnson
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THE
Associated Press
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Safelen Hrask
O’wayne Jernigan
Oklahoma
Red River
Roy Beat Nix
Bryan County
J. T. Harmon
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