U S Brigade Stalks 1 000 North Viets
American forces of the 3rd Brigade, 25th Division, pursued a North Vietnamese regiment west of Pleiku near the Cambodian frontier. The clash, tied to Operation Paul Revere, produced several firefights with both sides reporting casualties, while air power supported missions over North and South Vietnam.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pleiku
U.S
Cambodia
25Th Division
25Th
Quang Tin
da Nang
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Navy
Vinh
Mu Gia Pass
Disgruntled Father Sells 1964 Auto After High Speed Check
A Reno classified notice states a father offers his red hot 1964 automobile for sale after it was clocked at 100 mph. The vehicle attracted attention from highway patrol, the sheriff, and city police following the incident.
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Reno
New
Surveyor Moon mission blasts off successfully
A spiderlike Surveyor spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy on an Atlas Centaur rocket aims for a lunar soft landing in the Ocean of Storms. Early tracking indicated the craft is on a good course as it travels 231,483 miles in about 63 hours toward America’s first dry landing on the Moon.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Surveyor
Flight Control Center
America
U.S
Control Center
United States
Space Agency
Johannesburg
South Africa
Russia
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
South Atlantic Ocean
Ragan Rites Pend Here For 21Yearold Killed In Oilfield
Funeral arrangements were pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home for Robert Wayne Ragan 21 of Snyder formerly Abilene Spur and Hardin Simmons alum killed in an oilfield mishap near La Mesa at 7 p m Saturday He is survived by wife Karen mother Mrs Stephen Hudson Abilene father R W Ragan Snyder and several siblings with hometown ties to Abilene Snyder Spur and La Mesa
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Bell Seale
Robert Wayne Ragan
La‘mesa
Spur
Hardin - Simmons ‘University
Snyder
Abilene
Karen
Steven Hudson
R. W. Rag
Bobby Dorr
Memorial Day observances pay tribute to war dead
Memorial Day ceremonies across the nation honor war dead from Revolutionary times to Vietnam. President Johnson wreaths the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and addresses Arlington services as the call for peace sits alongside resolve to continue the Viet Nam fight.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Arlington National Cemetery
Viet Nam
Valley Forge
The
Freedoms Foundation
State Water Plan Unveiled By Texas Board
The Texas Water Development Board proposed a statewide plan with a 980 mile north south water diversion system and 53 new reservoirs by 2020. The plan costs 2.73 billion dollars and aims to deliver water for 830000 more acres of irrigation in the Coastal Bend and Lower Rio Grande Valley. Governor Connally and board director Joe G. Moore will brief legislators on the 32 page summary and hearings will follow across river basins this summer.
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LEE Jones Austin
Texas Water Development Board
John Connally
Joe G. Moore
East
South Texas
West Texas
United States
Mississippi
Missouri
East Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Rio Grande Valley
Coastal Bend
Cooper
Goliad
Palmetto Bend
Cibolo
Confluence
Aubrey
Lakeview
Columbus
Woman dies after 12 day use of artificial heart
Louise Ceraso, 63, in New York, died at Maimonides Hospital after 12 days with an implanted artificial left ventricle to aid her failing heart. The device, tested on dogs and a prior patient, had been used part time to minimize damage, but a stroke led to unconsciousness and death.
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New York
Louise, Ceraso
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Ceraso
Adrian Kantrowitz
Rosson In Austin Today As Water Plan Announced
Rep. Renal B. Rosson of Snyder traveled to Austin at Gov. Connallys request for the statewide water proposal unveiling at the Capitol. He indicated his House pollution committee may hold an informal session while most members are in town. A summer meeting in West Texas is planned for the panel.
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Renal B. Rosson
Snyder
Austin
John Connally
Rosson
House
West Texas
Indonesia and Malaysia Begin Negotiations to End Conflict
In Bangkok, Indonesia and Malaysia opened talks to end their three year undeclared war. Optimism centered on Deputy Prime Minister Razak and Foreign Minister Malik, though officials warned a full resolution may take years amid Sukarno's crush Malaysia campaign. Malik and Razak met at the government guest house.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Tun Abdul Razak
Adam Malik
Sukarno
Malik
Razak
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions
Snyder area reading shows 7 am Sunday 64 degrees. Highs reach 85 to 95 across regions with partly cloudy conditions. Winds 8 to 18 knots in coast areas, with showers possible extreme east and near coast. Low tonight mid 60s to mid 70s.
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Los Fresnos
Brownsville
University of Corpus Christi
Kingsville
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Groves
Dilley
Corpus Christi
Warrenton
Sonora
Texas
Panhandle
Presidio
Galveston
Junction
Snyder
Jextreme
Northwest
Johnson decries Buddhist protests in Viet Nam and recalls Memorial Day
President Johnson condemned Buddhist protest reports in South Viet Nam and warned representative government cannot take root while internal quarrels flare. A Saigon report said a young Buddhist monk burned himself to death, the third such act today. Johnson spoke at Arlington Cemetery noting progress toward a constitutional government amid turmoil and the sacrifices already made for independence and political hope in South Viet Nam.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Saigon
Arlington National Cemetery
South
America
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Truman Bennett
Wetumpka
Ala
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Elmira
N.Y
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Kennedy
Brookline
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Pines
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National City Christian Church
George Christian
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