Major Defeat of Viet Cong Is Claimed
South Vietnamese troops claim 166 Viet Cong killed and 25 captured in a delta offensive described as a major victory. A Viet Cong company commander was reported killed and a battalion dispersed, with U.S. Marines aiding the operation near Bac Lieu in Ba Xuyen Province. Government losses were six killed and 14 wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Bac Lieu
Ba Xuyen
Viet Nam
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Thailand
Ca Mau
Lightning Kills Farmer Near Floresville as Tornadoes Seen
A farmer named Lorenzo Marin, 63, was killed by a lightning strike two miles north of Floresville while tornado funnels moved over South Texas. A shower dumped 0.53 inch at Floresville, first rain in 53 days, as multiple funnel clouds and two range fires were reported near Junction and Beeville.
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Associated Press
Floresville
South Texas
Pahnandle
Lorenzo Marin
South
Texas
Bluntzer
Robstown
Beeville
Mathis
Corpus Christi
Junction
Menard
Pearsall
Laredo
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Amarillo
Jacqueline Kennedy Villa Shaken by Southern Italy Earthquake
A powerful earthquake near Naples kills about 11 and injures 100 plus, with tremors reaching Ravello where Jacqueline Kennedy is staying. Premier Fanfani tours relief efforts as residents flee city streets, bridges collapse, and utilities fail across multiple towns along the Adriatic coast.
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Naples
Italy
Adriatic
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ravello
Vesuvius
Pompei
Avezzano
Messina
Molinara
Salerno
Avellino
Passo Bolano
Bay of Naples
Professor Slain at Sam Houston State College
Dr. Harris Livingston Russell, 54, a professor at Sam Houston State College, was beaten to death with an iron bar from a weight lifting set. Harold Russell, 19, his son and a college student, was charged with murder after giving a written statement. The pair lived on the college country campus northeast of Huntsville.
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Huntsville
Harris Livingston Russell
Sam Houston State College
Floyd Farris
Harold Russell
Farris
Air Force Base
Russell
University of Texas
Sam Houston
Churchill Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Sir Winston Churchill, 87, is back at Hyde Park Gate after a 54 day stay at Middlesex Hospital for a fractured left thigh from a fall in Monte Carlo. A spokesman said he had a good night and seemed well and happy this morning. He went home Tuesday.
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London
Winston Churchill
Hyde Park Gate
Middlesex Hospital
Monte Carlo
Orr Testifies He Wrote Checks in Estes Subterfuge Case
Harold E. Orr told a Senate Investigations subcommittee he wrote 25 000 and 510 dollar checks last February to help Billie Sol Estes. Orr, president of Superior Manufacturing, testified during a hearing on Estes schemes to obtain cotton acreage allotments. He said the checks may have been a test case to draw third parties into Estes deals and misdirect federal investigators.
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Washington
S AP
Harold E. Orr
Billie Sol Estes
Orr
Superior Manufacturing Co
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Texas
Estes
Senate Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Donald F. O'Donnell
Subcommittee
John C. Bagwell
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
Bagwell
Freeman
Pecos
Tex
Charles S. Murphy
Soviet Armored Cars Delayed at Berlin Border Clash Echoes
At Checkpoint Charlie three Soviet armored cars were held for 45 minutes as the convoy traveled between West and East Berlin amid street clashes and tense border patrols. West Berlin police and American military police monitored the scene, with caution over the aims of Soviet escorts and protests by demonstrators nearby.
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West Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
Frankfurt
Berlin
U.S
East Berlin
Bernauer Strasse
Hicle
West
Hearing Set Oct 31 On Impact Liquor Permit Case
In Austin the Supreme Court announced a hearing for October 31 to decide whether to clear the way for issuing the first liquor store permit in Impact Abilene suburb. The case involves CCH Inc. and a package store permit amid long disputes over Impact's incorporation.
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Liquor Control Board
CCH Inc
Impact
Supreme Court
Milburn
Eastland Court
Weather snapshot for Texas districts today to Thursday
Snyder reports vary in temperatures from 68 to 74 degrees with 7 am reading. North Central and Northeast Texas expect warm and clear skies with a few thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Northwest to Southwest Texas show clear to partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers and highs in the 90s. Southeast Texas remains warm with widely scattered showers and highs near 90 to 98.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Southwest
South
Highway bids opened for U S 84 segment in Scurry County
Texas Highway Department opened bids Tuesday for grades and structures on 6.3 miles of U S 84 from Snyder northwestward. The low bid came from M E Ruby of San Marcos and Acme Bridge Co of Austin at 635 378 dollars. The project would extend the highway about six miles northwest of Snyder.
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Texas Highway Department
Scurery County
Snyder
M. E. Ruby
San Marcos
Acme Bridge Co
Austin
Johnson Off On Fence-Mending Tour
President Kennedy sends Vice President Johnson on a goodwill tour to six nations in southern Europe and the Middle East. Johnson and his party will visit Greece Iran Italy Cyprus Lebanon and Turkey after a final White House meeting with Kennedy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Europe
Middle East
White House
Johnson
Andrews Afb
Greece
Iran
Italy
Cyprus
Lebanon
Turkey
Engle Accuses Humphrey in Nickel Stockpile Scandal
Sen. Clair Engle charges George M. Humphrey and Hanna mining associates with deliberate misrepresentation and profiteering in nickel stockpile contracts. He cites hours of testimony and Hanna records, says windfalls exceed 4 million dollars, and questions sworn statements amid Senate hearings.
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Washington (C
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Senate Armed Services
Engle
Senate
California
Humphrey
Hanna
Stuart Symington
D-Men
Symington
Snyder Student Heads Home From Italy Experience
Snyder high school senior Tommy Shelburne completed a summer exchange in Cremona Italy. He traveled via Milan to Rotterdam and will arrive in Snyder around Sept 1. He plans to share his experiences with the local AFS chapter and Snyder schools.
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Cremona
Italy
Snyder
Tommy Shelburne
Tommy
AFS
Milan
Rotterdam
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