US Expands Vietnam War Forces Amid Optimism
The United States has begun a major expansion of armed forces in Vietnam with troop levels exceeding budgets by 100000. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines total about 280000 in South Vietnam, with projections to 375000 by year end and 425000 by next spring.
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New York
United States
Viet Nam
New York Times
Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Times
U.S
South Viet Nam
the Times
Johnson
All Safe As Liner Crashes In Harlingen
A Trans-Texas airliner with 15 passengers and 3 crew crash landed at Harvey Richard Field Harlingen Texas causing damage but no injuries officials say the right landing gear collapsed on touchdown the aircraft skidded across grass to a taxi strip. Pilot Jake Gibson of Grapevine co-pilot Bob McKinney of Irving and stewardess Gayle Stokes of Dallas are named.
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Harlingen, Tex
Harlingen
Harvey Richard Field
McAllen
Tex
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
Jake Gibson
Grapevine
Bob McKinney
Irving
Gayle Stokes
Dallas
Texas
Air line strike talks reopen with slim settlement hopes
Negotiations resumed in Washington as air carriers and unions clash over profits and working conditions. IAM leader Joseph Ramsey faulted the stall while carrier chief Curtin backed the emergency board framework. Labor officials reported no major progress after 10 hours of talks, with calls to resume joint sessions.
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Joseph Ramsey
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Congress
Ramsey
William J. Curtin
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
Curtin
Emergency Board
Curting
Afl‘cio International Association of Machinists
Labor Department
James J. Reynolds
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Reynolds
Washington
Texas
Wirtz
Far East
Reds Cancel Event To Protest War
Moscow based Tass reports Soviet track and field and basketball teams will not face the United States this year in protest of U S involvement in Vietnam. The U S men’s and women’s track teams were to meet in Los Angeles July 23 24. An American basketball squad is training for a trip to Russia.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Viet Nam
Tass
Los Angeles
Russia
Burns Prove Fatal To Groves Boy
John Mark Warner three died in a Galveston hospital from burns suffered June two when paint caught fire in a home garage. His brother Robert remained in critical condition from burns in the same blaze.
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Galveston
Tex
John Mark Warner
Groves
Robert M. Warner
Robert
Workers Begin March From San Juan to Austin for farm wage demands
Eleven marchers including two clergymen and a union organizer started a 400 mile trek from Our Lady of San Juan Roman Catholic Church to press for higher farm workers pay. They plan rallies in Weslaco and Elsa with support from the Texas AFL-CIO and various church groups providing food clothing and medical aid.
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San Juan
Tex
Our Lady of San Juan Roman Catholic Church
Houston Jewish Community Council
Nelson
Weslaco
Elsa
United States
National Farm Workers Association Union
Henry Munoz
Texas Afl-Cio
House of Labor
Gold Plated Carbine Woman Sparks Idaho Shootout
Lillian Jo Ramos 28 charged from motel room and fired a gold plated M1 carbine at FBI agents and police in Post Falls Idaho. She was wounded and rushed to Spokane for treatment as officers trapped the scene with around a hundred in attendance. Police found multiple guns and ammunition in the motel room and Ramos had been sought since forgery arrests in Spokane.
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Post Falls
Idaho
Lillian Jo Ramos
FBI
Spokane
Wash
Robert Rockiwell
Coeur d’Alene
David Doty
Rockwell
President Johnson Returns to Washington After July 4 Recess
President Johnson left San Antonio with Mrs Johnson, Luci, Luci's fiancé Pat Nugent, and Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez heading back to Washington. The flight took off at 10 36 a m EDT ending a lengthy holiday period tied to Congress July 4 recess.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Washington
Luci
Pat Nugent
Henry B. Gonzalez
Dtex
Viet Cong Versus U S Air War Escalates in Vietnam
Viet Cong shot down three American helicopters in South Viet Nam killing four U S and nine South Vietnamese soldiers amid ongoing air strikes. Navy and Air Force planes code 88 missions and hit fuel depots near Dien Bien Phu and Vinh as ground fighting eased near Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Navy
Vinh
Panhandle
Deluge Strands Motorists in Midland Flooding
A cloudburst dumped 3 to 4 inches of rain on Midland in about an hour injuring at least one person. Scores of motorists were stranded in flooded streets across the area.
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Midland
Mrs. Franks Dies at 44 in Snyder
Mary Jo Franks 44 of 608 Thirty-fourth St Snyder died at 2 35 am in Cogdell Memorial Hospital She had lived in Scurry County since 1949 born July 3 1922 in Vernon Wilbarger County Married July 3 1940 to H F Franks Jr She was a checker at J s Super Market Funeral set for 3 pm Tuesday at East Side Church of Christ with burial at Hillside Memorial Cemetery She is survived by her mother daughter son sister brother and two grandchildren.
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Mary Jo Franks
Thirty-fourth St
Snyder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Franks
Scurry County
Vernon
Wilbarger County
East Side Church of Christ
Don Browning
Hillside Memorial Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Lorena Byars
Winna Jean Ainsworth
Jerry Franks
Dorthy Stewart
Arlington
L. J. Byars
Burkburnett
Surveyor 1 May Snap Moon Sunset
Pasadena based AP report describes Surveyor 1 spacecraft recovering from battery overheating near melting point. Scientists at JPL note cooling improvements allow new photo sequences, with key sunset capture planned over Goldstone and South Africa tracking stations.
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Pasadena
Calif
America
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Robert J. Parks
Parks
Goldstone
South Africa
No Clues In Slaying Of CU Coed Elaura Jaquette
Police in Boulder report no clues or suspects in the killing of 19 year old Elaura Jaquette whose battered body was found in Macky Auditorium. Autopsy cites massive skull fractures with no evidence of rape. Parents identify her. crime scene described as vandalism misperception initially.
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Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Frank Jaquette
Grand Junction
John Howe
Elaura
Mrs. Jaquette
Hearing Set In Texas & Pacific Passenger Service Discontinuation
The Texas & Pacific Railroad faces a public hearing August 1 in Austin on its request to discontinue passenger trains 26 and 27 between Dallas and El Paso. The line currently runs one eastbound and one westbound service daily over a 640 mile route, citing about 300000 dollars annual loss.
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Austin
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Dallas
el Paso
Railroad Commission
T&p
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Weather outlook across Texas shows hot temperatures with highs generally in the 90s to low 100s. Nightly low ranges from the mid 60s to mid 70s with scattered showers possible along coasts and western areas. Parts of the state expect thundershowers and varying wind speeds up to 18 knots offshore.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Civil Righters Plan New Tests In Grenada Sit-Ins
In Grenada Mississippi civil rights supporters plan a swim-in and read-in to test public accommodations as 300 Negroes protested near the county jail while 100 whites jeered. Patrols used tear gas and clubs to disperse groups, arresting one man amid clashes. Preliminary hearings were set for white men linked to the late Saturday incident.
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James E. Bonney
Grenada
Miss
Grenada County
Jackson
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
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