New Religious Clashes Plague Riot Torn City
In Saigon Buddhist and Roman Catholic students clash. paratroopers with fixed bayonets break up fighting. At least one Buddhist dies, nine dead in two days. Fires erupt near Xay Dung newspaper as both sides use missiles and clubs. Schools are ordered closed until further notice. Calls for calm come amid ongoing political tension and junta maneuvering.
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Roy Elsoyan
Saigon
South Viet Nam AP
Xay Dung
Education Ministry
Ngo Dinh Diem
Joint General State
General Staff Headquarters
Nimbus Weather Satellite Soars For Global Cloud Watch
A new Nimbus weather satellite launched from Vandenberg AFB in California aboard a Thor Agena booster at 1 a.m. PDT. The 91 foot rocket places the 575 mile high polar orbit to photograph every square mile of Earth's cloud cover daily. Televised and infrared imaging promises improved storm forecasting, though transmission is limited to the Western world and not over Soviet territory.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Ranger 7
Samos
Midas
Nimbus
Cleo Calm Still Could Re awaken
Hurricane Cleo near St Augustine remained capable of re intensifying as surface winds fell to 40 mph around the eye. Navy hurricane hunter flight reported high level winds circling the eye while Cleo edged closer to warm Atlantic waters. Warnings stayed in effect northward after Miami endured 155 mph gusts.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Cleo
Caribbean
Florida Gold Coast
Navy
St Augustine
Atlantic
Miami
Florida
Daytona Beach
Brunswick
Charleston
S.C
Weather Bureau
Flagler Beach
Jacksonville Beach
Georgia
Gold Coast
Hatteras
Texas Delegates Head Homeward From Democratic Convention
Texas delegates returned from the Atlantic City convention proud of their role. President Johnson praised the delegation, and Gov. Connally thanked them for their help. Former Gov. Daniel said White House talks were relaxed and social. Frank Erwin and Mrs. Locke stayed for committee work, while Yarborough and Barclay spoke on policy and benediction.
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Atlantic City
Texas
Johnson
John Connally
Price Daniel
Mississippi
Alabama
White House
Daniel
National Democratic Executive Committee
Frank Erwin
Austin
Eugene Locke
Dallas
Byron Skelton
Temple
Hilda Weinert
Seguin
Connally
Foreign Service Officer Tours Good Old USA
Washington AP reports 42 year old Richard G. Johnson, a senior U.S. Foreign Service officer, tours the United States on a state sponsored motor trip to San Francisco with family. Foundation and Ford fund trailers and cars for two years, Johnson to speak on Foreign Service work while home on leave. He will fly back to Washington then redeploy to Brussels, Belgium after the trip.
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Foreign Service Officer
Good Old USA
Richard G. Johnson
U.S. Foreign Service
San Francisco
State Department
Johnson
Foreign Service
Wally Byam
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Johnsons
Washington
Brussels
Belgium
United State
Congress
New Haven
Plane crash lands near Dyess AFB injures no one
State Senator Tom Creighton of Mineral Wells crash landed his light plane near Dyess Air Force Base after the engine failed at 8,500 feet. Creighton and the other occupant were uninjured. They had left Austin at 6 a.m. en route to Colorado to hunt.
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Abilene
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Creighton
Austin
Colorado
Hunt
Dyess Afb
Jacksonville Lad Dies In Mishap Near Bridge
Jacksonville Texas AP reports 17 year old Jose Gonzales of Harlingen died when a car missed the Neches River bridge ten miles east of Jacksonville and flew 150 feet. Arturo Serna Jr. of Driver, Arkansas, 15, was seriously injured and Federico Posada, 15, of Harlingen, was less seriously hurt.
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Jacksonville
Tex
Jose Gonzales
Harlingen
Neches River
Arturo Serna Jr
Drivier, Ark
Federico Posada
LBJ Plans Texas Weekend Demos At LBJ Ranch
ATLANTIC CITY N J AP president Johnson and running mate Humphrey prepared to return to Texas for a strategy session at the LBJ Ranch after accepting the Democratic nomination. Johnson urged party unity to reel in wavering Democrats and attract Republicans, citing polls showing GOP losses among moderates and liberals. The campaign will be run largely by the national committee as Johnson emphasized expanding the party.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
Humphrey
Pedernales
Texas
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lbj Ranch
Convention Hall
Democratic National Committee
Barry Goldwater
National Committee
Weather Snyder and Texas Temperature Outlook
The report covers Texas regions with varying conditions. Snyder area shows high Thursday around 63 degrees and low near 69 with morning readings. North Central and Northeast Texas expect cloudy skies with widely scattered showers today and Saturday and highs reaching 85 to 95 across the weekend. Northwest Texas: clear to partly cloudy today and Saturday with showers in the extreme south and cooler nights. South and Southeast Texas: partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers. lows in the low 70s to 80s and highs mostly 92 to 102 in the south central zone. Southwest Texas: partly cloudy and warm with late showers. tonight lows around 68 to 80 and Saturday highs near 104. South winds 8 to 18 knots, gusts to 25 knots in afternoons across coastal areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Paris
Little Warner
Seurda
Back-To-School Jamboree Tonight at Snyder Square
The Back-to-School jamboree runs 6 to 9 p.m. with Snyder merchants open late on the square. Stores offer special buys on school needs and entertainment is planned to enhance the shopping experience for attendees tonight.
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Snyder Merchants
Snyder Square
Humphrey Planned to Campaign Coast to Coast
President Johnson announced that Hubert H. Humphrey will be ready to speak in all 50 states during the upcoming election campaign. Humphrey, praised for his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, intends to share the campaign burden with Johnson and outline key messages before the party committee.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
Worth School Integration Reported
Fort Worth reports Superintendent Elden Busby says Technical High School has been integrated, while the order does not apply to other city high schools.
Cost Of Living Steps Up Again
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose three tenths of a percent in July, the largest monthly gain in a year, led by meat fruit and vegetable price jumps. Housing costs shifted as furnishings and fuel rose while meat and fish prices eased overall. Meat prices remained 1.4 percent lower than a year earlier. Sidney A. Jaffe notes withholding of meat animals may affect September index.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dex
Sidney A. Jaffe
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Amarillo
Riley E. Fletcher
Fletcher
Texas Municipal League
George Patterson
West Texas
U S
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
John Barclay
First Christian Church
Haiti
Les Cayes
The
U.S.A
Ht. Worth School Integration Reported
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