Westmoreland seeks more troops as McNamara visits Vietnam
General Westmoreland told Defense Secretary McNamara allied forces are slowly but steadily winning in Vietnam and pressed for 100000 additional troops beyond 475000. Officials say tens of thousands more U S troops are likely, with South Vietnamese generals seeking more as briefing moves to field checks.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
North Vietnam
US Army
Tan Son Air Base
Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Hubby Wins Right To Visit Spaniel Pepper
In Milwaukee a divorce case grants husband George H. Clark visitation with his cocker spaniel Pepper. Judge George D. Young orders reasonable visit times and care, including blankets and a collar. Mrs. Clark is required to purchase dog licenses.
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Milwaukee, Wis
George H. Clark
Circuit Court
George D. Young
Clark
Bombers Collide Over South Vietnam Amid Air War Losses
AP reports two US B52s collided and crashed as 600th U.S. combat plane lost over North Vietnam. Ground fighting near Con Thien intensified with Marines claiming to encircle 200 Red troops and 150 killed. Additional aircraft losses included an Air Force Thunderchief, a two man Phantom, and a reconnaissance plane.
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U.S. Trops
Vietnam
Con Thien
3Rd Marine Division
Phu Bai
Leatherneck
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Air Force
North Vietnam
Saigon
Cessna Aircraft Co
Wichita
Kan
U.S. Air Force
Louisiana Couple Injured in U S 84 Ennis Creek Mishap
A Shreveport family of four plus a 9 month old and two nephews were in a two vehicle crash at U S 84 and Ennis Creek Road at 4 45 p m. Herbert Tedeton 27 and Betty Tedeton 27 sustained minor injuries and were treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital along with their son Joel 3 and baby Craig admitted for chicken pox. Driver Allan Dale Ackery Route 2 Rotan escaped injury. Police investigated another one car crash 72 miles southeast of Helmleigh on U S 84. Mary Brim 1965 Dodge bus overturned but no injuries among six children or Brim.
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Ennis Creek Road
Thursay
Herbert Tedeton
Shreveport
Betty
Joel
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Snyder Ambulance Service
Herbert Edward Tedeton
Betty Virginia Tedeton
Joel Edward Tedeton
Tedeton
U. S. 84
Allin Dale Ackery
Rotan
Ennis Creek
Craig
Donald
Dwayne Jordan
Downsville
Bob Park
Wendell Rehm
Helmleigh
U.S
West Texas State University
Canyon
Weather snapshot for Texas regions this week
North Central Texas expects partly cloudy skies with a chance of late thundershowers. Highs reach 92 to 102 and lows from 68 to 78. Northeast and Southeast Texas stay warm with scattered storms and highs near 89 to 97 and 86 to 96 respectively. Northwest and Southwest Texas remain partly cloudy with isolated showers and highs around 89 to 104.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Southwest
Congo Claims Regain of Bukavu and Kisangani from Mercenaries
Congo government radio said forces retook Bukavu and part of Kisangani from white mercenaries linked to an international mafia. Mobutu's regime reported heavy fighting in eastern Kivu as U.N. Security Council moved to address plots against the Congo and recruitment of mercenaries. The United States evacuated Americans from Bukavu as the clash drew international attention.
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Brussels
Congo
Bukavu
Kisangani
U.N. Security Council
Radio
Stanleyville
Kivu
Joseph Mobutu
Dore Idzumbuir
Mobudae
Algeria
Mobutu
Kinshasa
Femle
Idzumbuli
Security Council
Tshombe
Katanga
U.S
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Rwanda
Widow disputes $3 million suit over Mansfield crash
Mrs. Samuel Brody denies authorizing a $3 million damage suit filed in New Orleans by Melvin Belli after her husband died in the June 29 auto crash with Jayne Mansfield. Her lawyer Arthur Crowley plans separate suits for herself and two children and has demanded withdrawal of Belli's action.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Brody
Jayne Mansfield
Brody
New Orleans
Melvin Belli
Belli
Arthur Crowley
Crowley
Big E Returns From Vietnam Duty At Alameda
The USS Enterprise 90 000 ton nuclear carrier pulls into Alameda Naval Air Station after a 229 day combat tour off Vietnam. The 5 300 crew members spread to liberty as crowds greet the warship under the Golden Gate Bridge and at San Francisco piers and home dock. Fourteen crewmen were lost on the mission.
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Alameda
Calif
Alameda Naval Air Station
Vietnam
Enterprise
Liberty
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Texas parole law keeps good time credits for eligibility
Atty Gen Crawford Martin ruled that Texas new parole law does not remove good time credits toward parole eligibility. The act raises the minimum service to 20 years or one third of the sentence, from 15 years or a fourth, with conducts credits allowed under both timelines.
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Austin
Texas
Atty
Crawford Martin
Martin
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Apple Growers Vote Self Tax For Promotion
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania apple growers voted a self assessment to fund promotion of their product They will pay 1 to 3 cents for every 100 pounds of apples produced to support advertising and outreach efforts.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Germans Probe Train Disaster Near Magdeburg
East Germany opened an investigation into the deadly crash of a crowded double decker train and a tanker truck near Magdeburg. The collision killed 79, with 54 hospitalized as the death toll risked rising. An interior ministry probe pointed to a traffic barrier not properly closed at the crossing.
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Berlin
East Germany
ADN
Europe
Langenweddingen
Magdeburg
Friedrich Dickel
FB Official Praises Arizona Senator
MCALLEN Texas AP An official of the Texas Farm Bureau defended Sen Paul Fannin R Ariz from criticism over a Senate subcommittee hearing on farm labor in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Frost Farm Bureau secretary treasurer said Fannin acted fairly and urged that Sen Ralph Yarborough D Texas Edward Kennedy D Mass and Harrison Williams D N J be faulted for backing union representatives against growers
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Mcallen, Tex
Texas Farm Bureau
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Senate
Rio Grande Valley
M. F. Frost
McAllen
Fannin
Frost
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Sen. Fannin
Farm Bureau
I'm In For A M Drive Gains Momentum In City
The I'm In For A M campaign gains momentum as banners are distributed to local firms. Kari Manharter, director of community development, coordinates the drive with Jaycees delivering banners to more than a dozen workplaces. Bill Gattis offers a two percent Friday sales pledge to boost industrial land funds.
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Kari Manhorter
Jaycees
Jaycee - Ettes
Manharter
HI 33536
Kari
Industrial Board
Bill Gattis
Perry Bros
I'm In
Jayceeettes
Wilson Motors
Wilson Tractor Co
Canyon Investments
William H. Wilson Real Estate
Bill Wilson Insurance Services
Scribe “M
Canal Blockade Persists as Fire Rises at Suez
Egyptian commandos make nightly attempts to breach the Suez cease-fire line amid sporadic Israeli fire near El Qantara. Israel reports 28 Egyptians killed in a weekend clash 10 miles from the canal, with 15 ships blocked by sunken vessels. UN to name refugee envoy as tensions unfold at the United Nations General Assembly.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Israel
el Qantara
Dennis Neeld
Egypt
U.N
U Thant
Nils-Geran Gussing
Gussing
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Thailand
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