Jets Battered Convoys and Gunboats in Vietnam Drive
US pilots reported heavy blows in North Viet Nam destroying or damaging about 27 trucks and 14 anti aircraft guns in the Magia Pass while Navy aircraft hit five gun boats and three junks north of Dong Hoi. Air Force and Navy crews described success as weather cleared.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Magia Pass
Vinh
Panhandle
Ranger
Enterprise
Dong Hoi
Viena
Dao van Giong
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Cold Front Brings Dust and Chill Across Texas
The Associated Press reports a spring cold front moving into Texas with gusty north winds up to 20 mph. Northwest Texas faces a cold wave warning with temperatures dropping to 25 degrees and possible snow flurries. Dalhart saw dust kicked up as the front passed early morning hours. Blowing dust expected through tonight and Wednesday in Southwest Texas.
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Associated Press
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Panhandle
Panhandle Plains
Chamber of Commerce panel discusses limited budgets
A morning meeting of Chamber of Commerce officers and committee chairmen reviewed the program of work under a pay as you go budget. President Bill Seale said optimism remains high that committee work can increase despite tighter finances with several committees already active. The July 4th observance panel has completed most preliminary work.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bill Seale
Seale
Chamber
Jim Heath
Concert Association Sets Up Drive Headquarters
The Scurry Concert Association has established a sales headquarters in the community room of West Texas State Bank for its annual spring membership drive. The drive begins officially next Monday, and potential members can sign up or obtain information at the bank office any time.
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The
Scurry Concert Association
West Texas State Bank
Road Safety Discussed For Snyder By-Pass Intersections
City officials and Texas Highway Department personnel met Monday to review the U S Highway 84 by pass around Snyder. They expressed concern over intersection accidents and studied potential warning and information sign improvements with maintenance foreman Joe Middleton and district office staff A L McKee and George Williams present.
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Snyder
George Patterson
Highway Department
Joe Middleton
A. L. McKee
George Williams
Abilene
Weather forecast for Texas regions with cooling pattern
Readings show 7 am 56 degrees in North Central Texas with high 89 and low 55 expected Monday. Northeast and Northwest Texas face windy, cloudy conditions, thundershowers, and a cold wave with near freezing by Wednesday. snow flurries possible in northern Panhandle.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Buddhist Unrest Threatens Ky Regime in Saigon
In Saigon Buddhist protests grow as Premier Ky faces a rising crisis. Buddhists accuse him of traitor labels after a weekend speech. They demand elections to replace the military directorate, while diplomats view the action as a power move amid regional unrest.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Hue
What Else Goes After Batman Book
Savannah pupils pick items for a 2066 time capsule at White Bluff Elementary. They include a Batman comic book a black and white television set and a skateboard for discovery a century from now.
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Savannah
White Bluff
Texas Sets April Oil Allowable 33.7 Percent High
The Texas Railroad Commission announces an April production factor of 33.7 percent, permitting 3,199,550 barrels daily. It notes March at 33.2 percent with 3,170,316 barrels a day and expects the April rate to be the highest since May 1959. Officials warn they monitor demand, under production, and transport facilities to ensure supply meets forecast needs. Detailed district day-by-day allowances are listed.
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Austin
Texas
Commission
Midland
Senate To Approve Vietnam War Funds
The Senate prepared to approve a 13.1 billion dollar Vietnam war supplemental amid warnings from Sen. Richard Russell that Americans may punish leaders at polls if Hanoi is not pressured toward peace. Clark urged negotiating with the Viet Cong as debate opened.
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Senate
Harry Kelly Washington
Richard B. Russell
Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Russell
Haiphong
Georgia Democrat
China
Joseph S Clark
D-Ps
United States
U.S
Train Wreck Proves Costly in Santa Fe Freight Derailment
A 16 car Santa Fe freight derailment Sunday caused damage estimated around 100000 dollars with more possible from cars merchandise track and delays as cleanup continued. Wrecker crews restored mainline service within about eight hours and cattle were returned to the line with one death and several bruised. animals were reloaded and moved toward Slaton as wreckage remained near the Twenty Sixth Street crossing with a Wednesday completion goal still possible.
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Santa Fe
Ezell-Key
Slaton
Twenty-sixth Street
Recovering Markets Climb in Fifth Straight Session
The New York market extended its recovery with heavy trading as glamour stocks led gains in color televisions electronics airlines and aerospace. Midday profit taking trimmed some big movers but many shares stayed well ahead.
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New York
Sukarno War May End as New Regime Softens on Malaysia
Diplomatic sources in Singapore predicted Indonesia's military regime under Suharto will ease raids on Malaysia and slow the anti federation propaganda. They say reopening trade with Singapore and Malaysia is a fast path to stabilizing the economy and restoring prestige after Sukarno’s confrontational years.
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John Cantwell
Singapore
Indonesia
Sukarno
Malaysia
Suharto
Radio
Jakarta
Subandrio
Saleh
J Army
Oilmen Differ on Extended Discovery Allowable Period
Texas oilmen welcomed the Railroad Commission proposal to lengthen the discovery allowable period from 18 to 24 months but argued it should go further. Shell Oil urged a limit of 10 wells in a new field before the period ends, while Superior Oil warned that extending the period without fixing the gap between allowables and production would be futile. The rules allow overproduction and exempt from the monthly demand factor during the discovery period, currently set at 18 months or until the sixth well in the reservoir is completed.
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Commission
Shell
Texas Loses as a Smasher Site
Washington reports the selection process narrows to six proposed locations for a 200 billion electron volt atom smasher. Sites include Ann Arbor, Brookhaven, Madison, Sierra foothills near Sacramento, South Barrington near Chicago, and Weston near Denver. Ends with AEC review pending congressional authorization.
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Mich
Brookhaven National Laboratory
N.Y
Madison
Wis
Sierra Foothills
Sear
Sacramento
Calif
South Barrington
Weston
Chicago
Denver
Colo
Astrong
WIC Lee
Beld UL
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Thich Tam Chau
National Buddhist Institute
Edwards Air Force Base
East Texas Field
Ger
Southeast Asia
Clark
Charlie McCarthys
Alvin
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Mediterranean
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Sukarno’s
Chaerul Saleh
Otf
Adam Malik
Malik
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Atomic Research Laboratory
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