Air Cavalry Clash in Mekong Delta Heats Up
U S air cavalrymen traded heavy ground fire with North Vietnamese troops in the Chu Pong Mountains near the Cambodian border as rain and jungle hindered maneuvers. The clash followed an earlier night of fighting with light U S casualties and unclear enemy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ilans
Mekong
Drang Valley
1St Cavalry
North Viet Nam
South
Viet Nam
United States
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Airmobile) Divison
Chu Pong
Plei Me
Marine
Navy
Hanoi
Scurry County approves school fund distribution and staff change
Scurry County Commissioners approved 3069 in available school fund distribution to schools based on 66 cents per Scurry County student. Constable Jim Farr resigned effective Aug 10 to join Sheriff Keith Collier’s staff as deputy. Schools receiving funds include Snyder ISD, Loraine ISD, Fluvanna, Hermleigh, Ira, Gail, Hobbs, Colorado City, and Roscoe with varied amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County
Jim Farr
Justice Precinct No. 4
Farr
Keith Collier
Buford Browning
Snyder Independent
Loraine Independent
Fluvanna
Hermleigh
Ira
Gail
Hobbs
Colorado City
Roscoe
Airlines strike settlement awaits union vote
A three year tentative contract with five airlines United Eastern National Northwest and Trans World covered by 35300 machinists awaits a vote by strikers. The agreement includes a wage and benefits package and a cost of living escalator and calls for orderly return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James J. Reynolds
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
P. L. Roy Siemiller
Siemiller
White House
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
Orbiter Nudged To Perfect Path
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter reached lunar orbit after a 10 minute burn, placing an 850 pound spacecraft 119 to 1160 miles above the Moon. Mission aims include 350 photos along a 3,000 mile equatorial strip and identifying astronaut seed sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
America
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Navy
Lee R. Scherer
NASA
Lunar
Clifford Nelson
Israel Says MIGs Down in Sea of Galilee Air Battle
Two Syrian MIGs were shot down high over the Sea of Galilee in a jet battle and a low level attack on Israeli patrol boats. One patrol boat was destroyed. Syria reported a three hour engagement but gave no plane losses. Israel said its air force blocked the attempted intervention.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Syria
Damascus
Weather snapshot for Texas shows warm temps and scattered showers
Temperatures vary across regions with highs from 84 to 98 degrees and lows from 66 to 78. North Central and Northeast Texas expect partly cloudy warmth with scattered afternoon showers, while Northwest and Southwest Texas see similar patterns and cooler Panhandle nights. Winds along the coast shift from 10 to 25 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Chicago Whites Clash With Civil Rights Protesters
Police clashed Sunday night with white protesters in Chicago after demonstrations by civil rights supporters. At least 16 people were injured and 21 arrested across three parades on the Northwest Side and near Marquette Park, where an American Nazi party rally amplified tensions.
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Chicago
Cates
Marquette Park
Jefferson Park
Bogan
Gage Park
Borden County Observes 75th Anniversary Celebration
About 800 residents and former residents gathered at Borden County School for a 75th anniversary event with registration at 8:30 a.m. and a church service at 11. Highlights included awards for long-time residents, travel from Libya, and remarks by John Ben Shepperd.
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John Ben Shepperd
State Historical Survey Committee
Borden County
Hy Wife
J. R. Anderson
Gail
New Historical Museum
Mather Owens
W. A. Anderson
Attie Jackson
Cody Newton
Doyle
Shirley ‘Newton
Tucker
Peggy Johnson
Tripoli
Libya
Jess
Myrtle Smith
Veal‘moor
Havng
George
Alma) Cathey
Borden
Beulah Weems Hampton
Big Spring
Odessa
America
George Sealy
Tohoka
Laura
Brenda Reid
Jesus
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Pauline Clark
Edna Miller
Zadie Mae Miller
Reds
By Neil Gilbride
Reynolds
Charles Miller
Borden County Historical Survey Committee
Gail Borden
Baylor University
Durham
Bexar County
Lee Borden
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