Casualties Hit New War Record In Vietnam
AP reports last week saw 2,774 Communist deaths and 274 American fatalities, the highest weekly totals in the Vietnam war. U.S. wounded reached 1,320 with 12 missing, as fighting persisted in Tay Ninh Province and other regions. The Communist troop strength rose to 287,000 while American forces stood at 425,000 due to administrative shifts.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
Ia Drang Valley
Vietnam
Tay Ninh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Quang Ngai
Antipoverty Funds Vanish In Harlem Program
A New York City report shows hundreds of thousands of dollars untraceable in a two year 13.4 million antipoverty effort in Harlem. The Harlem agency HARYOU Act owed creditors at least 600000 while ending with under 39000 unspent cash. Equipment for a Black Arts Theater promoting a hate white theme was not recovered. The program operated without federal approval.
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New York
Harlem
New York City
Mario A. Procaccino
Haryouact
Weather forecast for Texas with temperatures and storms
Snyder area shows 7 am reading 64 degrees with a high 94 and low 56. North Central Texas mainly cloudy windy with possible severe storms in northeast and a cooler trend Friday. Northeast Texas scattered storms, cooler Friday, highs 75 to 85. Coast small craft warnings 12 to 26 knots. Central to Southeast Texas showers possible, highs 78 to 88. West Pecos cool nights in 50s, highs 80s.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Southwest
Pecos
Stanton Eyes Water Pact With Colorado River District
Stanton city council plans to discuss a potential contract with the Colorado River Municipal Water District at its Tuesday meeting. Mayor S. W. Wheeler leads talks with CRMWD general manager O. H. Ivie after a Wednesday conference in Big Spring. The deal, backing a 2 million gallon daily pipeline and filter plant, would require Stanton voters to authorize the contract and financing.
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Big Spring
Stanton City Council
Colorado River Municipal Water District
S. W. Wheeler
O. H. Ivie
CRMWD
Stanton
J. B. Thomas
Nineteen Killed As Delta DC8 Crashes Into Motel
A Delta Air Lines DC8 on a training flight cartwheeled and exploded into a New Orleans motel near the airport early today killing 19 people including 10 Juda Wisconsin high school seniors. The jet struck two houses, sparked massive flames, and left wreckage scattered as survivors were treated in hospitals.
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New Orleans
Delta Air Lines
New Orleans International Airport
Juda
Wis
Hilton Inn
Juda High School
Wisconsin
Marvin Leonard
Senators Approve Weekend Closing Bill to remove Saturday Sunday exemption
In Austin the Texas Senate narrowly voted 23 to 6 to pass a bill removing the emergency Saturday Sunday closing provision. Sen A R Schwartz of Galveston led a lengthy filibuster but the measure, opposed by Schwartz and others, moves to Gov John Connally for signature. He claimed Smith blocked amendments while denouncing religious groups and urging credit for ending the exemption.
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Austin
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
John Connally
Schwartz
Preston Smith
Senate
iHouse
Schwartz and Sons
Jack Strong
Longview
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
J. P. Ward
Meridian
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Smith
Court Extends Restraint On Wage Hour Law Enforcement
A three judge federal panel in Baltimore extended a temporary restraining order barring federal enforcement of parts of the 1966 wage and hour amendments until a ruling on constitutionality. Maryland and Texas led 26 states seeking to shield states from federal overreach amid a case by Atty Gen Francis Burch. The suit targets minimum wage provisions for workers in schools hospitals nursing homes and disability facilities with staged wage scales.
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Baltimore
Charles Donahue
U.S
Labor
Maryland
Texas
Little Lass Takes Unscheduled Ride in Oregon
In Newberg Oregon a sixteen month old girl named Nancy Peder son accidentally released the emergency brake on a parked car. She steered it as it rolled into the front lawn instead of the street. She was unhurt and watched the car go.
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Newberg
Ore
Nancy Pederson
Nancy
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
Samaniego
Niece and nephews contest Oliver will in Pecos County
A niece and two nephews filed an appeal alleging lack of competency by heiress Ann Yates Oliver when she signed her will shortly before her death on November 3. Oliver inherited a substantial share of the Yates Oil Field fortune in Pecos County.
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Oliver
EL Paso
Ann Yates Oliver
Yates
Pecos County
Rockies Brace for Cold Rain and Heavy Snow Across West
Strong winds lash the west as cold rain and heavy wet snow blanket the Rockies. Utah Arizona report 1 to 3 inches with parts of Montana seeing up to 8 inches. warnings issued for Colorado Wyoming North Dakota Nebraska and the Dakotas.
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Arizona
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
New Mexico
Gulf States
Midwest
Great Plains
Black Hills
Son Helps Daddy Out Of Doghouse
In Osakis Minnesota Ted Lano built a doghouse for his family dog Sporty but forgot the outer entrance. He crawled inside to fix it and became wedged. His family freed him and his 13 year old son Jerry completed the cut to finish the job.
Nationwide Labor Strikes Roil Media and Transport Sectors
Wide area labor disputes surge as TV and radio network strikes, New York newspaper walkouts, and threatened rail and trucking actions ripple across the country. Des Moines hosts an antitrust hearing on the NFO milk price fight while Washington organizes a Teamsters meeting to authorize a possible national walkout.
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New York
National Farmers Organization
Des Moines
Iowa
NFO
Teamsters Union
Washington
Patrolman Makes Unexpected Catch
In Victoria Texas a road block for license checks uncovered five pounds of heroin valued up to five million dollars in the underworld market. Driver Roman Samaniego of San Diego and Houston faces illegal narcotics charges. Justice of the Peace Alfred Baass set bond at ten thousand dollars. He remained in custody.
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Victoria
Tex
Roman Samaniego
San Diego
Houston
Justice of the
Alfred C. Baass
Samaniego
Write-In Candidate Seeks Position On School Board
Darrell Sims announced he will seek support as a write-in candidate for the Snyder School Board election. Graves appears on ballots but withdrew. Sims joins O K Fletcher Curtis C Grant Eugene Glasscock Harold Lacik Max von Roeder as contenders for two seats.
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Snyder School Board
Darrell Sims
Sims
ASCS
Fluvanna
Wesley Graves
Graves
O. K. Fletcher
Curtis C. Grant
Eugene Glasscock
Harold Lacik
Max von Roeder
von Roeder
Clifford C. Terry
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