Aussies Hit North Vietnamese Battalion Near Saigon
Australian infantry battered a North Vietnamese battalion about 40 miles southeast of Saigon, confirmed by 227 enemy killed and Westmoreland calling it a significant victory. U.S. air forces struck oil depots in the southern panhandle while additional fresh U.S. troops arrived near An Khe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cantwell
Saigon
South Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Panhandle
Hanoi
Haiphong
Swastika oil prospects noted in Fisher and Stonewall counties
In Northeast Fisher County A V Jones & Sons of Albany No 1 Valena Olson 2 miles NW of Hamlin reports gas in 6 minutes and oil in 1 hour 40 minutes from a 2 hour drill stem test at 3 650 90 feet. Recovery includes 650 feet of oil and 350 feet of mud cut oil. Several other prospect wells are planned in Fisher and nearby counties by D H Byrd Joseph Josephson and Champlin Petroleum.
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Fisher County
A. V. Jones & Sons of
Albany
Valena P. Olson
Hamlin
Explorer
Bbb&c Survey
Keeler - Wimberley Pool
Judy Gail
D. H. Byrd
Dallas
Martin Humphries
McCaulley
Fisher
Ht&e
Byrd
Goensand
Joseph Josephson
Sylvester
Stonewall County
Virginia Oil & Gas Ltd
Fritz Segerstrom
Aspermont
New Quake Hits Turkey Threatens Thousands Of Lives
A devastating earthquake struck eastern Turkey causing massive destruction in Erzurum Varto Mus and surrounding areas. Officials fear the death toll could rise into the thousands with hundreds missing and thousands injured as rescue workers race through rubble. International aid including US airlifted medical teams and supplies began arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Ankara
Er‘zurum
Varto
Interior Ministry
Erzurum
Mus
Bingol
Bitlis
Istanbul
U.S
Hinis
England
Rome
Aldo Moro
Vatican
Pope Paul VI
Turkish Red Crescent
Red Cross
Hanoi Has Peace Key Says LBJ in New England Swing
President Johnson toured five states voicing hopes for Vietnam peace and urging civil rights progress. In Manchester he said North Vietnam must halt troops into the South for bombing limits, and in Kingston he linked civil peace to progress for Negroes. He also touted conservation gains with over 1.7 million acres slated for recreation this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
Johnson
New England
Viet Nam
Manchester
N.H
United States
South Viet Nam
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
Burlington
America
Hanoi
Sukarno Foes Demonstrate in Jakarta Rally
About 2,000 students marched in Jakarta shouting crush Sukarno after clashes in Bandung between pro and anti Sukarno factions. One anti-Sukarno student was killed in Bandung. Student leader Pirdaus Wadj di said Gen Suhart holds the only executive power and Sukarno should bow to the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Bandung
Pirdaus Wadjdi
Gen. Suhart
Army
Weather Sketches Around Texas With Warm Weekend Outlook
In North Central Texas temperatures reach highs in the 90s with overnight lows around 68 to 80 as scattered showers develop. Northeast and Northwest Texas show similar warm conditions with isolated storms and cooler pockets. Coast to South Central regions remain partly cloudy and warm with late showers possible and weekend highs from the upper 80s to 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Northeast
Northwest
Bee Keeping Becomes Fascinating Hobby For Snyder Couple
The Roberts couple of 2210 Forty fifth St. near Snyder began beekeeping after a Rolling Stones song inspired them. They started with four pounds of bees, now plan up to 15 hives, and describe beekeeping as a worthwhile, if not always profitable, pastime with lessons learned from trial and error. The piece explains hive roles, queen, drone, and worker bees, plus honey production and pollination benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Roberts
Forty-fifth St
Terry Williamson
England
Rolling Stones
Alabama
Robertses
Ira
Snyder
Roberts
West
Texas
Art
Airlines resume service ending historic machinists strike
Five major carriers Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United restored air service after a 43 day strike. Union members voted 17 727 to 8 235 to ratify a three year contract prompting 35 400 workers to return and a wage rise totaling about 15 percent plus cost of living protections over three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
P.L. (Roy) Siemiller
Congress
U.S
White House
Seminole Man Dies In New Mexico Mishap
Bunyan Eugene Brown 41, an oilfield worker from Seminole Texas, died when a car swerved to avoid a cow two miles south of Eunice New Mexico. The driver Johnny Morris was unharmed. J W Corley suffered a broken neck. Omar Gray and Gerald King were hospitalized in Eunice.
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Eunice
N.M
Texas
Bunyan Eugene Brown
Jhnny Morris
J. W. Corley
Omar Gray
Gerald King
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Hillary
Hillary Rice
Edmund G. Brown
John A. McCone
Los Angeles
Calif
McCone
Kathleen
George A. Rice III
North Viets
Navy
Nam Dinh
Snyder Area Oil
William L. Rodgers
Fort Worth No
C. C. Miller
Gail
Borden County
H&tc Survey
Seven J
Strawn
Ellenburger
Erzincan
Euphrates River
LBJ
New Mexico
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