Hanoi Threatens To Try Captured Pilots
Hanoi radio said American airmen captured by North Vietnam may be tried as war criminals. It paraded pilots through Hanoi streets and claimed the group included Lt. Col. Robinson Risner and others. The Pentagon listed 37 U S prisoners in North Vietnam, with no Navy prisoners confirmed.
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Tokyo
Hanoi
Land
Haines
Robinson Risner
U. S. Navy
James Bond Stocksdale
Kile Dag Berg
J.G. Gerald Leonard Coffee
Everett Alvarez Jr
San Jose
Calif
Cmdr
Robert Shumaker
New Wilmington
Menac
North Viet Nam
Pentagon
Washington
U. S
Air Force
Explosion shatters Apollo satellite in high orbit test
NASA reports its heaviest satellite broke into about 175 pieces after a planned pressure test on the 29 ton stage. Engineers pressurized liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks to measure tolerance, and a 38 psi burst occurred while the four psi tank held. The event occurred over Cape Kennedy Florida.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Rains Bring Flash Floods Across South Texas Rivers
The Weather Bureau reports seven inches of rain on the extreme upper Frio River and its tributaries causing flash floods. Low water crossings closed and evacuation advised in low areas. Ranchers urged to monitor rising waters on the Frio and Nueces near George West and Lake Corpus Christi, with rainfall totals varying by location.
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Associated Press
Frio
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Texas
Lake Corpus Christi
Leakey
Prade Ranch
Camp Wood
Wilson Seeks Peace Watch With Moscow Visit
Prime Minister Harold Wilson plans a three day trip to Moscow starting July 16 to pursue a Viet Nam peace initiative amid mixed signals from U S officials. He faces Labour left critics urging an independent peace effort while Washington weighs prospects for talks with Hanoi.
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Lawrence Malkin
London
Harold Wilson
Viet Nam
Moscow
Johnson
Washington
Wilson
Soviet Union
Britain
Kremlin
White House
U.S
Dean Rusk
Kyoto
Japan
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hubert H. Humphrey
George W. Ball
House of Commons
Labor Party
Denmark's Bears Get Sweet Treat in Copenhagen
The Danish Beekeepers Association fed about a hundred bears in the city’s zoos honey, an event that left many animals sleeping off their feast after several hours. The story notes the surprise charity initiative and its impact on the zoos and animals.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Danish Beekeepers’ Association
Haiphong Oil Depot Bombed Again by U S Planes
U S Navy planes bombed the Haiphong oil storage depot two miles northwest of the city for the second time. The depot handles about 95 percent of North Vietnam's petroleum supplies. A Skyhawk was shot down, and a pilot was rescued after the attack sparked worldwide debate.
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Haiphong
Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Haiphong Dock
U.S
North Viet
Nam
Hancock
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Mekong
Navy
Back The Boys project gains momentum in Snyder county
Local chamber officials led by James Heath and Dennis Pomeroy worked with Rep. George Mahon to push a morale campaign for Vietnam servicemen. A 40 foot scroll and letters may grow into a nationwide effort, with potential to shorten the war, as thousands sign in Towle Park and more letters arrive from across the country.
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Jim Heath
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
George Mahon
Viet Nam
Dennis Pomeroy
California
James Heath
Fof
Congress
Texas
House Armed Services Committee
Heath
Mahon
Defense Department
Snyder
Chamber
Sup
Pomeroy
New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Towle Park
Sgt
Joe Welch
Army Recruiting Office
Cotton Meeting Urges Scurry Farmers to Unite
A pivotal cotton gathering is set for July 12 at 8 p.m. in Snyder district court. The meeting addresses a 16.7 million bale August surplus, synthetic fiber competition, and aims to rally Scurry County producers to support the Rolling Plains Cotton Growers and a new director, with Billy Roach and Charles Stenholm leading the program.
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Texas
America
Scurry County
Rolling Plains
Ray Herring
Fluvanna
Tex Rogers
Snyder
Billy Roach
Charles Stenholm
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers
Texas U to Install One of World’s Largest Computers
The University of Texas in Austin will install a giant computer in August, costing 5.9 million dollars. Dr. David Young Jr. says the machine has at least 30 times the speed of its predecessors, expanding the campus computation center’s capabilities.
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Austin
University of Texas
David Young Jr
Governors Clamp Turbulent Viet Pledge At Governors’ Meet
Republican governors tread carefully around a watered down endorsement of Johnson’s Vietnam policies at the 58th annual Governors Conference. Backers seek show of home support while privately signaling possible criticism of further war steps.
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Jack Bell
LOS Angeles
Johnson
Viet Nam
W. Averell Harriman
Walt W. Rostow
Edmund G. Brown
California
Army To Hike Draft Calls For July And August
The Defense Department boosts July enlistment by 2 000 to 28 000 and August by 4 000 to 36 600 due to a lag in Army enrollments. It also asks Selective Service to deliver 31 300 men in September. Navy Marine and Air Force enlistments show no lag.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Selective Service
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Weather across Texas predicts warm days and scattered storms
Forecasts show highs from 84 to 100 across regions with partly cloudy skies. Tonight and Friday bring widely scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoons, while some areas stay dry. Temperatures range from lows in the 66 to 80s and highs generally in the 80s to near 100.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Coast
Pecos
Warsaw Nations Slam US Policy In Viet Nam War
A declaration by Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union denounces U.S. aggression in Viet Nam and pledges growing aid to Hanoi. The bloc vows unity, moral support, economic aid, and the potential deployment of volunteers if Hanoi requests them, while urging respect for Geneva accords and warning of expanded war to Laos and Cambodia.
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Bucharest
Romania
U.S
Viet
Nam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Hungary
Poland
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Viet Nam
Haiphong
Unity
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
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