Marines and South Vietnamese launch coastal sweep near Quang Ngai
A combined force of 1500 Marines and South Vietnamese troops opened an amphibious and helicopter assault about 15 miles north of Quang Ngai. Initial reports say light resistance with 15 Viet Cong killed and 20 suspects captured in four days. B52s attacked Viet Cong concentrations nearby as other actions unfolded across the region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
U.S
Quang Ngai Province
Quang Ngai City
U.S. 1St Cavalry
An Khe
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
North
Viet Nam
Air Force
Dong Hoi
Navy
Hancock
Bile
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Davis Marines
Strawn and Garza County oil drilling activity reported
Midland based Lake Oil & Gas Co. installed a pump at No. 1 West Strawn wildcat 13 miles north of Snyder, Louisiana? The test yielded 28 barrels oil and 65 barrels water in six hours. J C Barnes Oil Co and J Wilmot Hunt plan No. 1 A Lee Smith NW offset to No. 1 Smith in Stonewall County. Numerous other wildcats and reentries detailed with depths and locations across Strawn Garza Post and Justiceburg areas.
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Lake Oil & Gas Co
Midland
Strawn
Scurry County
Snyder
Fuller
J. C. Barnes Oil Co
J. Wilmot Hunt
Lee Smith
Smith
Menger (Canyon
Stonewall County
Aspermont
D. J. Stone Oil & Gas Operations
Lubbock
Post Estate
Garza County
Post
Garza
San Andres and Glorieta
San Andres
K. Aycock
Joseph I. O'Neill Jr
Marjorie M. Post
El&rr
Weather outlook Snyder and surrounding Texas regions
Readings show Snyder Texas with high Friday near 84 and low 62, areas around Sunday reaching 85 to 92. Northwest Texas sees partly cloudy skies with minor temps changes and possible storms westward. coast experiences 8 to 18 knot winds with showers. Southeast Texas expects scattered showers and mild temps through Sunday.
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Snyder
Texas
Memorial Day VFW Rites in Snyder Area
Veterans of Foreign Wars to hold a memorial service at Snyder Cemetery at 9 a.m. Monday. VFW members will visit Scurry County cemeteries placing miniature flags on veterans graves, then return to Snyder for the service. A dance at the VFW hall closes the observance. Many businesses stay open while others close for the holiday. Government agencies observe the holiday.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Snyder Cemetery
Snyder
VFW Post
Scurry County
VFW
Four Tires Burst On Delta DC8 Landing
An AP report from Atlanta describes all four landing gear tires blowing out on a Delta Air Lines DC8 jet carrying 102 passengers and 7 crew during a precautionary landing Friday.
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Atlanta
Gla
Delta Air Lines
Indonesia Moves To Rejoin International Monetary Fund
Indonesia’s fourth deputy premier Sultan Hamengku Buwono said Jakarta has instructed its Washington ambassador to apply for reaffiliation with the IMF. He noted U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk’s remarks on U S aid for rehabilitation and expressed hope of returning to the United Nations and other bodies.
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Tokyo
Indonesia
Sultan Hamengku Buwono
Washington
International Monetary Fund
Buwono
U.S
Dean Rusk
United States
United Nations
Storms ripple across High Plains and central Texas
Rowdy thunderstorms moved through West Texas from Plainview to Lubbock and the south central area from Victoria to Austin. Funnel cloud sightings occurred but did not touch ground. A foreign car overturned near Edmonson, three injured, hail damaged crops near Hale Center, and a barn burned northwest of Plainview. Rain totals included .53 inch at Plainview and .36 at Lubbock.
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Associated Press
Plainview
Lubbock
Texas
Victoria
Austin
Orton
Edmonson
Hale Center
Midland
San Pedro Ranch
Laredo
Weather Bureau
Abilene
Nouthern
Fidel Castros Cuba declares alert after Guantanamo clash
Fidel Castro accused the United States of planning armed aggression and ordered Cuba's 100000-man armed forces to a state of alert after clashes near the Guantanamo Bay naval base. He condemned U S officials as liars and urged readiness while seeking volunteers from allied nations.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
iCuba
Castro
Dean Rusk
U.S
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Osvaldo Corticos
Pentagon
Rusk
Beaumont Child's Body Found In Storeroom Behind Neighbor’s Home
The battered body of 8 year old Virginia Ann Fernon daughter of Beaumont businessman John A Fernon was found shortly after 5 am Saturday in a storeroom behind a neighbor's house. Police had searched the wealthy west end area after the father reported her missing Friday night. The death appeared to be from a head wound with no sign of rape. She finished third grade Friday at St Anne's Catholic School and was one of five children.
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John C. Walton
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Ft. Campbell
Kty
Walton
LeAnn
Ft Campbell
Behl Rang
Beaumont
Tex
Virginia Ann Fernon
D. R. Mitcham
West End
John A. Fernon
Fernon
Mitcham
St. Anne's Catholic School
U Thant Declared Completely Cured After Ulcer
Ramses Nassif announced that U.N. Secretary-General U Thant is fully cured of a severe ulcer condition that required a milk diet and close medical care. The statement was made Friday night in Windsor, Ontario.
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Windsor
Ont
U.N
U Thant
Ramses Nassif
Thant
Nassif
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Cholon
W.C. Wilkins
Maxine Norris
Maude McIntyre
Dorothy Lane
Dan Martin
Kansas State College of Pittsburgh
Fay Deffebach
Texas Tech
Institute
Virginia Odom
Colorado State University
Janet Wesson
University of Alabama
V. V. Shearburn
Institute For
Dan Johnson
Prairie View A&m
Lynn Fisher
University of Texas
Robert L. Smith
TCU
Jack Gorman
North Texas State University
Ollie Peek
Roy Burk
Oklahoma State University
Jack Longbotham
Texas A&m
National Science Foundation
National Defense Education Act
Snyder Area Oil
Brown Brothers of
Post and Others
General American Oil Co
Red Loflin
Strawn and Ellenburger
Justiceburg
Susie Koonsman
High Plains
China
Soviet Union
Ino
U.S. Defense Department
Defense Department
Fidel
Tony Tortoris
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