Cavalrymen Fight Off Red Trap in Central Highlands Clash
In the Pleiku area, about 200 U S cavalrymen clashed with a large Viet Cong force. Helicopters were shot down and one Chinook exploded during the landing. A captured North Vietnamese soldier said 1,000 Viet Cong were in the sector as U S planes bombed Viet Cong positions and destroyed buildings.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Red Lines
Chu Phong
Rick Merron
1St Air Cavalry Divison
South
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Navy
Senate approves tire safety bill for new standards
The Senate voted 79 to 0 to authorize the secretary of commerce to set minimum safe performance standards for new passenger car tires by January 31, 1967. The bill creates a two year testing program, with revised standards for new tires and retreads after that period, including maximum loads per tire size.
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Washington
Senate
House
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
John T. Connor
Senate Public Works
Commerce Committee
Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Connor
Blaze damages famed Brown Derby restaurant
A Tuesday night fire caused extensive damage to the Brown Derby in Los Angeles. The blaze started in the coffee shop area above a stove and grease trap. Firefighters contained the blaze before midnight. the main dining room suffered no damage.
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Los Angeles
Land purchases advance for dam site above Robert Lee
The Colorado River Municipal Water District pushes land deals, totaling 3130 acres from 14 owners plus 750 acres of minerals, toward a midyear dam project above Robert Lee. Ivie says appraisals set values and talks with Midland for a water sale contract look promising as construction target of July nears.
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Robert Lee
Colorado River Municipal Water District
CRMWD
O. H. Ivie
Midland
Ivie
First Lady Lyndon Johnson Improves From Laryngitis
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, 53, was ordered to bed for two days of rest due to viral laryngitis. Doctors advised quiet and medications as her sore throat shows improvement and she remains rarely ill during her tenure as First Lady.
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Washington (Ap
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Texas Supreme Court to Hear Midland Reapportionment Case
The Texas Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Henry Avery's suit challenging Midland County precinct boundaries. The case centers on one man one vote and whether precincts must have substantially equal populations. The ruling could affect county officials, road maintenance, sheriff operations, and local governance statewide.
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Midland County
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Midland District Court
Supreme Court
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FE Paso Court of Civil Appeals
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State Commissioners
Concert Association Names 1966 67 Drive Workers
Scurry Concert Association announces 1966-67 membership drive workers under co chairs Mrs Herbert Feather and Mr J M Kayser. List includes division chairmen captains and numerous volunteers across many names and roles in the drive.
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J. M. Kayser
Scurry Concert Association
Wayne Bethel
William Vestel
Margaret Dell Pilcher
Patsy Elliott
Virginia Whitson
Annice Johnson
Mary Lou Scott
Virgil Mott
Barbara Cole
Carolyn Stuckey
Roy McCloskey
Robert McCannon
Fred Campbell
W. F. McAllmond
West Texas State Bank
Johnson hints at early tax hike amid inflation talk
President Johnson signaled a possible early tax increase to curb rising prices. He listed three options including a tax bill and urged careful budget cuts. Senate and House leaders split on the idea with Republicans opposing taxes and some Democrats open to renewed taxes if needed.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Budget Bureau
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
House
Ways and Means
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Sen
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Senate Finance Committee
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Draft Dodge Ring Broken in New York Sweep
FBI agents in the New York metropolitan area arrested more than 30 men in a dawn roundup charging participation in a draft dodging ring. The group allegedly paid up to 5000 dollars for fake military status statements sent to draft boards, gathering as much as 80000 dollars since 1963. Thirty three people were taken into custody including nine fathers and eight of their sons, with more arrests expected.
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North Vietnamese Panhandle
U.S
Saigon
da Nang
Johnson
New York
New York Metropolitan Area
FBI
India to Receive Extra Grain Offer From Johnson
President Johnson announced a new aid package to India including 3.5 million tons of bread grain and other supplies. He urged international matching and noted Canada could provide a million tons. Gandhi left for New York after talks with top U.S. officials on food emergency relief and long term development.
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Washington
Dent Johnson
India
Gandhi
New York
Home
Johnson
Andre
Indira
U.S
Canada
Snake surprise in Spokane parking lot
Mary Ricketts parked in Spokane encountered a frightened moment when she reached for the parking brake and grabbed a snake. A deputy later coaxed a small water snake from behind the car dashboard.
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Spokane
Wash
Mary Ricketts
Grand Jury Ordered in Martinez Over Orinda School Aid
A Contra Costa County grand jury was ordered to investigate after the Orinda Elementary School District sought 19418 dollars to combat poverty. Foreman Kenneth Thollaug noted the Oakland suburb’s average family income is around 13000 dollars.
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Martinez
Calif
Orinda
Contra Costa County
Grand Jury
Kenneth Thollaug
Oakland
Weather sketch for Snyder and Panhandle regions
Weather summary shows temperatures across Texas regions with highs around 69 to 76 and lows mainly in the 30s to 50s. North Central and Northeast Texas expect fair skies and a warming trend into Thursday. Northwest and Southwest Texas forecast partly cloudy to fair with highs in the 60s to 70s and lows in the 30s to 50s.
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Snyder
Texas
Texa
Surfside teen kidnapping baffling leads. reward sought
In Miami Beach Surfside residents form a committee to raise a $50,000 reward for information on 18 year old Daniel Goldman. Police chased dozens of leads and even conducted two fruitless raids as the kidnapper remains silent.
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Miami
Fla
Daniel Goldman
Surfside
Mi ‘Ami Beach
Daniel
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