Riots Continue as Hong Kong Governor Refuses Demands
A chaotic four day riot in Hong Kong prompts Britain to press on with prosecutions while Sir David Trench resists meetings with demonstrators. Aides describe threats while protesters demand release of detainees and end to police actions under a tense security posture.
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Hong Kong
Britain
Gov
Hong House
Kong
En Camferte
Sh Colony
David Trench
Pan- Kowloon
Nalia
Kowloon
Red China
China
Marines Invasion Drives Deep Into North Viet Nam
In a dawn operation named Hickory 5500 Marines and South Vietnamese troops crossed into the southern half of the demilitarized zone near Dong Ha and Leath. The assault followed heavy bombardment and aimed to trap elements of North Vietnamese forces. Initial reports count 162 enemy killed and 12 Marines dead with 202 wounded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Dong Ha
Apforce
North Vietnam
Navy
United States
Lai
Gon
Vietnam
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Highlands
South Demilitarized Zone
Panel Accepts House Plan on Mental Health Funding
Legislative conferees agreed to accept the House version of operating expenses for mental health and retardation, totaling 1.4 million more than the Senate plan. They also accepted 150,000 for halfway houses for youths leaving reform schools. Major items including a 300 bed dormitory at Corsicana State Home and a 100 bed intensive treatment unit in Houston were deferred due to disagreements.
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Austin
House
Senate
Corsicana State Home
Houston
Doctors Retrace Lindbergh Flight Across the Atlantic
Two doctors, Dr. Francis Xavier Sommer and Dr. John Rieger, depart JFK for Paris to retrace Lindberghs route. They target a 22 hour crossing in a Beechcraft with 295 gallons of fuel, facing a 3,186 nautical mile leg and using Navy survival gear for safety.
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New York
Charles A. Lindberg
Paris
Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Atlantic
Francis Xavier Sommer
Barbourville
John Rieger
Los Gatos
Calif
Kennedy
le Bourget
Sommer
Rieger
Nova Scotia
Navy
Pickets Reappear At Trophy Farms Arrest Site
In Rio Grande City Texas pickets returned to Trophy Farms scene of arrests as farm workers union seeks higher pay and contracts. Twenty two picked up Thursday, 12 hours in custody, bonds posted, later released on recognizance. Union official Domingo Arredon led mass picketing while Melon picking continued at the farm despite arrests.
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Trophy Farms
Onas Brand
Union
Imen
Gary Garrison
Rio Grande City
Tex
Domingo Arredon
Reado
Gilbert Padilla
Texas Rangers
Tronhue Darrie
UN Team To Exit Mid-East Hot Spot
The 3,400 man UNEF force is ordered to withdraw from the Israeli Egyptian frontier as Egyptian troops mass on the border. Maj. Gen. Mortagi says Egypt will fight only if Israel attacks Syria. Israel says it will meet the threat with suitable steps. Thant orders pullback after Egypt demands UNEF removal. Damascus accuses regional rivals of arming. Israel denies plans to invade Syria.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Middle East
Sinai
Israel
Abdel Mohsen Mortagi
Eastern Front
Syria
Egypt
Iraq
Cairo
UNEF
New York
U Thant
Thant
Tel Aviv
Rites Slated For Sgt Deere In Memorial Day Service
Sgt Donald Thorpe Deere a 22 year old Snyder soldier killed in Vietnam with the Green Berets will receive military rites at Hillside Memorial Gardens on Memorial Day May 30 The Army declared him dead May 18 1967 after being listed missing in action May 17 1966 He was hit by enemy fire while attempting to contact his unit near Lac Ninh and was never seen again His body was never recovered The service will include detachment from Brooks Medical Center San Antonio and Ft Hood with memorials and a plaque planned at Hillside Field of Honor
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Donald Thorpe Deere
Snyder
Viet Nam
Green Berets
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Army
Green Beret
Donald
Lac Ninh
Deere
Bell - Seale Chapel
Jerry Speers
Green Hill Baptist Church
Allen Forbis
Fluvanna Methodist Church
Odis Archie, Sr
Samuel Delgado
U. S.army
Brooks Medical Center
San Antonio
Ft. Hood
Veterans of Foreign War
The
American Legion
George Mahon
Hillside
Field of Honor
Sergeant Deere
Roscoe
Ranger Junior College
National Guard
U. S. Army
Okinawa
Vietnam
Charles
Snyder High School Senior Day Activities Schedule
Snyder High School marks Senior Day with events starting at 9 a.m. including miniature golf and bowling. A refreshment pavilion operates at Towle Memorial Park with lunch, swimming at Beacon Lodge pool, and more golf. Supper at 6:30 p.m. in Towle Park barn, followed by dances and activities in the gyms, ending with a Ritz Theater midnight to 1 30 a.m. show.
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Snyder High School
Towle Memorial Park
Beacon Lodge
Towle Park
Ritz Theater
Planes Strike Nearer Heart Of Hanoi
US planes attacked a power plant near Hanoi and shot down at least three MIGs. The strike was described as the closest to the city center yet, with raids also targeting Van Dien depot five miles south. Hanoi reported heavy anti-aircraft fire and multiple plane losses.
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Navy
North Vietnam
Con Thien
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
John Lengel
Saigon
Hanoi
van Dien
Kitty Hawk
Enterprise
van Dien Army
Rhea Rites At Tahoka Near Park Ranch Resident
Funeral set for 10 a m Saturday at Tahoka for William Henry Buck Rhea 73 of Park Hamilton Ranch in Borden County He died Thursday in the Veterans Administration Hospital Big Spring O J Stanley Church of Christ minister to officiate White Funeral Home Chapel burial Grassland Cemetery Survived by two sisters Laura Farmer Graton California R L Craig Tahoka and a brother Ezekiel Rhea Plainview.
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Tahoka
William Henry (Buck) Rhea
Park Hamilton Ranch
Borden County
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
O. J. Stanley
Church of Christ
White Funeral Home
Grassland
Rhea
Fluvanna
Laura Farmer
Graton
Calif
R. L. Craig
Tohoka
Ezekiel Rhea
Plainview
Weather summary for Texas regions and temperatures
Readings show Snyder: 94 high and 62 low with 68 this morning. North Central Texas partly cloudy cooler through Saturday with light thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Northeast Texas partly cloudy with showers tonight and Saturday. Northwest Texas cooler nights and Saturday 47 to 57 and 75 to 85 Saturday. South Central Texas cloudy with showers. Southwest Texas cloudy with showers tonight and Saturday. Omitted garbled details reflect regional temp ranges and conditions through Saturday.
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Snyder
Texas
Southwest
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Trench
South China Morning Post
Tot
Edward Farrelli
Javier Segarra
Lindberg Flight
Mid-East
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Ibra
Shim Makhos
Damascus
Sgt
Donald Deere
C. T. McLaughlin
A. B. Lightfoot
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts
Lyle Deffebach
Carl Corbin
Midland
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