Bombs Rain On Infiltration Routes Across Two Provinces
U S B 52 bombers pounded Red infiltration routes in Quang Tri and Kontum Provinces as ground fighting surged near the DMZ. In Kontum a paratroop sweep killed six NVA, with one prisoner captured. two Americans killed and eight wounded. Marine patrols around Khe Sanh held patrols amid 10 Marine deaths and 27 wounded in Quang Tri. South Vietnamese forces reported 49 enemy killed in Mekong Delta clashes. A mine near Saigon raised civilian deaths to 40 with 17 more bodies found at dawn along the burned route.
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Saigon
U.S
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Kontum
Dmz
Highland
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Kontum Province
Khe Sanh
Leathernecks
Mekong Delta
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Red China
Air Force
Red River Valley
South China Sea
Nam Dinh
Lake Thomas Record Catch Surpasses 1962 Benchmark
J B Thomas Lake rose 3.65 feet in the latest rains lifting water level to 2245.81 at 8 am as Bull Creek diversion dam break allowed floodwaters to bypass the lake. O H Ivie notes June among top production months for the watershed. no single month since 1962 has matched the lake’s latest catch.
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J. B. Thomas
Bull Creek
Borden County
West Scurry County
O. H. Ivie
Colorado River
Assembly Holds Fire as UN Debates Middle East Crisis
The U N General Assembly nears end of its general debate without consensus on a resolution to ease the Arab-Israeli crisis. Eleven nations speak today including J M A H Luns and Georges Hakim. fifteen more take the floor Thursday.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
U.N
J.M.A.H. Luns
Netherlands
Georges Hakim
Lebanon
Assembly
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak l
Afghanistan
United States
Soviet Union
Albania
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
U.S. Soviet plan for joint Geneva disarmament proposal
United States and Soviet Union plan to present a joint draft treaty at Geneva to curb nuclear weapon spread. Disagreements persist over inspection safeguards though both sides seek a Big Two accord after submission, with talks following Johnson Kosygin meetings in Glassboro.
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Lewis Gulick
United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Geneva
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N
Rusk
Glassboro
N.J
Middle East
Kosygin
Havana
Gromyko
Vietnam
Israel
Kremlin
Moscow
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Hollybush
Weather sketch across Texas with warm to hot highs
Across Texas the forecast shows high temperatures from the mid 80s to over 100. Northeastern Texas stays partly cloudy with highs near 95. Central regions trend warmer with scattered showers possible and hot afternoons near the coast.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Hussein Expected To Request Aid At White House Talks
King Hussein of Jordan plans to ask President Johnson for aid to support his battered nation after the Arab-Israeli war. Officials expect sympathy but note Israel's occupation limits actionable U.S. options. Hussein emphasized pro Western ties and refugee relief while cautioned not to alienate Arab positions. He addressed the U.N. General Assembly Monday.
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Washington
Hussein
Jordan
Johnson
White House
U.S
United States
U.N. Relief and Work Agency
U.N. General Assembly
Moniday
King Abdallah
Israel
Solons unlikely to rush tax hike
Washington AP reports Congress is unlikely to begin considering Johnson’s income tax surcharge before late summer. Federal Reserve Chair Martin backs a steeper increase if needed to curb inflation, while CEA Chair Ackley urges consideration of at least six percent. House Ways and Means stalls on broader tax bills amid July 4 recess.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ackley
Senate House
Heat Rides Texas As Humidity Rises Across State
The Associated Press reports muggy heat gripping Texas with showers moving through the Panhandle. Dalhart saw up to 0.38 inch of rain before dawn while towns like Dumas Spearman Pampa Wheeler McLean Wellington and Shamrock recorded light showers. Forecasts call for scattered storms and a brief cool spell in the Panhandle by Thursday. Cotulla topped the state at 103 degrees with San Angelo Waco 102 and other cities around 100.
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Texas
Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Dalhart
Dumas
Spearman
Pampa
Wheeler
McLean
Wellington
Shamrock
Cotulla
San Angelo
Waco
del Rio
Junction
Laredo
Austin
Presidio
Farm Roads 1606 1613 contract let in Scurry Fisher count
The Texas Highway Commission awarded a contract to T. M. Brown and Sons Inc for 9.28 miles of Farm Roads 1606 and 1613 in Scurry and Fisher Counties. The low bid was 195 403.68 dollars and the project will run about 125 working days with Homer Bay supervising in Snyder and J C Roberts in Abilene stating the plan.
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Texas Highway Commission
Scurry
Fisher
T. M. Brown and Sons, Inc
J. JC. Roberts
Abilene
Homer Bay
Snyder
Snyder High School Office to Close for One Month
The Snyder High School office will close after Friday June 30 and reopen in August. Students needing transcripts or other office business should complete it this week.
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Snyder High School
Plans Set For More Fourth Of July Events
Snyder Jaycees sponsor a free July 4 fishing rodeo for children 12 and under from 10 30 a m to 12 30 p m with registration after the parade at the Towle Park pumphouse. The annual July 4 Art Show is to be held at Towle Park Barn July 3 2 p m to 8 p m with prizes in three divisions and entry fees of 1 per adult painting 50 cents per junior painting.
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Snyder Jaycees
Towle Park Lake
Nual
Towle Park
Johnson to Ink Debt Limit Hike
Congress sends to the White House a bill to raise the national debt limit to 358 billion, with Johnson expected to sign before the Friday expiration of the 336 billion ceiling. The measure would lift the cap to 365 billion by July 1 1968, and adds a 22 billion immediate increase.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Johnson
Senate
House
Firm Refuses To Accept Own Card
Denver insurance firm refused to accept its business reply postal card from a Tuscan Arizona man. The card was wrapped around a brick pasted on brown paper, weighing over five pounds, with no return address and $4.57 postage due.
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Denver
Colo
Ariz
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