Red Chinese fighters noted in North Vietnam bases
The Pentagon reported that Chinese Communist MIG15s and MIG17s have been introduced into North Vietnam bases near Hanoi. Defense officials cautioned pilots could be Chinese or North Vietnamese trained locally. No evidence of flights over South Vietnam and no new U S deployments were deemed necessary.
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Washington
Pentagon
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Secretary of Defense
Rob
Ert
S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Sylvester
Hanoi
China
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Truce Tension Looms as Cyprus Crisis Grips Northwest Coast
Turkish air raids escalate Cyprus stand off as Ankara backs a demand that Greek Cypriot forces withdraw from three coastal Turkish villages and Kokkina encirclement. U N efforts seek cease fire while Turkish jets monitor the area and Cypriot forces refuse withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
U.N
Cyprus
Kokkina
Nicosia
Ismet Inonu
Ankara
Spyros Kyprianou
Kyprianou
Athens
U Thant
Alevga
Three White Men Jailed in Negro Woman Slaying
Jacksonville police arrested J W Rich Wayne M Chessman and Elmer Kato on murder charges linked to the March 23 shooting of 35 year old Mrs Johnnie Mae Chappell as race riots erupted in the city An unnamed fourth suspect was sought Immunity statements from Rich and Chessman and the recovery of a 22 caliber revolver are cited as evidence in the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Donald Coleman
Lee Coty
J. W. Rich
Wayne M. Chessman
Elmer Kato
Johnnie Mae Chappell
U.S. 1
Coleman
Coty
Rich
Chessiman
Cooler Air Recedes as Texas Faces Heat Wave and Shallow Rain
Dry conditions persist across Texas as a cool air mass nears from the Kansas-Oklahoma border. Grass fires burned about 600 acres southeast of San Saba on the R. E. Coleman Ranch while crops and pasture suffer. Temperatures topped 100 in several West Texas locales, and power outages hit Midland Odessa Colorado City and Big Spring briefly. A Texarkan rain cooled some readings, but no meaningful precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
San Saba
R. E. Coleman
Department of Agriculture
Kansas-Oklahoma
Dallas-Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Mineral Wells
Childress
Texas Electric Service Co
Big Morgan Creek
Midland
Odessa
Colorado City
Big Spring
Texarkana
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Dalhart
Amarillo
Houston Lad Drowns at Ranger Lake Home
A 3-year-old Houston boy, William Lopez, drowned Monday in a wading pool at the Ranger family lake home. The incident was reported by authorities and under investigation.
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Ranger
Houston
William Lopez
Bus Tractor Trailer Crash On Turnpike
A foggy Pennsylvan ia Turnpike collision between a bus and a tractor trailer left one person dead and several seriously injured. Helen West of Oroville California died on arrival at Carlisle Hospital. Katherine Bonanno of Whittier California was hospitalized for X ray evaluation. Carlisle is about 30 miles east of the crash scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Hill
Helen West
Oroville
Calif
Carlisle Hospital
Katherine Bonanno
Whittier
Cumberland County
Edward Haegele
Miss West
Carlisle
Pope Paul VI makes first papal helicopter flight to Orvieto
Pope Paul VI flew from Castel Gandolfo to Orvieto marking the first papal helicopter ride. The trip covered 75 miles to attend Mass for Corpus Christi and included a speech before returning. The voyage followed a major encyclical promoting dialogue with the modern world and peaceful solutions to global tensions.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Orvieto
Paul
Holy Land
Cudahy Warehouse Destroyed By Fire
A large fire destroyed the Cudahy Packing Co warehouse after a night shift. Officials report extensive damage to tar cloth and beams while a religious legend cited locally references consecrated body and blood. No injuries are confirmed and investigators assess cause.
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Cudahy
San Antonio
Bolsena
T Co
Christ
Senate passes antipoverty bill boosting youth jobs
Senate approved the $947.5 million antipoverty measure with House amendments as Johnson pushes the program forward. Sargent Shriver expected to run the effort, targeting up to 7 million families through community projects and aiding about 600,000 people in its first year.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Sargent Shriver
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
John F. Kennedy
Teenagers Charged in Dallas Lake Shooting Death
Two Black teenagers Melvin Joe Hicks 18 and Leonard McPherson 17 were charged with murder in the weekend shooting of 18 year old Billy Wayne Wallace near White Rock Lake at about 1 30 am Sunday authorities said.
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Dallas
Wekend i
White Rock Lake
Melvin Joe Hicks
Leonard McPherson
Billy Wayne Wallace
Weather roundup for Texas regions with heat and showers
Weather readings show high temperatures near 98 degrees in Snyder and widespread heat across multiple Texas regions. Northeastern areas expect partly cloudy skies with scattered showers today and tonight and cooler conditions tomorrow. other zones report variable clouds, isolated storms, and gradual cooling through Wednesday with highs mostly in the 80s to mid 90s.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Southwest
Smith Addresses Texas County Agricultural Agents
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith praised rural electrification and the Texas Extension Service in a speech to the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association in El Paso. The remarks highlighted cooperative programs and extension service efforts.
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EL Paso
Rural Electrification
Texas Extension Service
Preston Smith
Texas County Agricultural Agents Association
Scurry County Declared Disaster Area Aids Drought Response
A telegram from Congressman Omar Burleson declares Scurry County a disaster area for drought relief. Farmers may use diverted or conservation lands for pasturage with ASCS approval and a usage fee. Joining counties include Collin, Dallas, Donley, Eastland and others. 23 counties total receive drought aid under two programs.
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Scurry County
Omar Burleson
Burleson
Roy Hanson
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Scurry
ASCS
Hanson
Collin
Dallas
Donley
Eastland
Freestone
Jones
Rockwall
Rusk
San Augustine
Taylor
Salinger Is Voted In As Senator
The Senate Rules Committee voted 6-1 to validate Pierre Salinger as California senator after a 2-1 Subcommittee ruling. Gov. Edmund G Brown appointed him to replace the late Clair Engle. the California Supreme Court also upheld the appointment. George Murphy challenged the seat in a Republican bid for November.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Pierre Salinger
California
Edmund G. Brown
Rules Committee
Subcommittee On
Privileges and Elections
George Murphy
Salinger
B. Everett Jordan
Dn.c
Clair Engle
Dcalif
Senate
California Supreme Court
Murphy
Boy Admits Stabbing His Parents in Mountain Case
James Bresnahan, 16, told investigators his parents’ refusal to buy him a car led him to bludgeon and stab them to death at a Dillon Dam area campsite. He admitted killing his mother after she slapped him, and later fatally wounded his father despite his pleas. The murder charge follows the discovery of Dr. William Bresnahan and Mrs. Laurel Bresnahan bodies, while siblings were found unharmed in the camper.
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Leadville
Colo
James Bresnahan
Dist
Atty
Harold Grant
Grant
Broonfield
Laurel Bresnahan
Dillon Dam
Denver
William Bresnahan
James
Power Failure Hits West Texas Electrics From Gas Pipeline Valve
A faulty valve in a major gas pipeline feeding the Morgan Creek plant caused a large West Texas power outage. Emergency generators operated to restore lighting, teletype, and radio. Sweetwater and Snyder activated emergency power. The outage affected multiple cities for 20 minutes to an hour, with six plants east of Colorado City strained but not all failed.
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Morgan Creek
Texas Electric Service Co
West Texas
Sweetwater
Snyder
Telephone Company
Colorado City
Minu
Mud‘land
Odessa
Big Spring
Lamesa
Beaman Fisher
Monahans
Fisher
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Dallam
Dawson, Falls
Gonzales
Hardin
Hartley
Jefferson
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Navarro
Wharton
Wilson
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