The Day They Picked the Flag
Flag Day marks June 14 the date Congress approved the thirteen stripe design and blue field with thirteen stars. Early flags included colonial and Continental designs like Washington’s pine tree banner and the Continental Colors foreseeing a unifying banner. Official recognition of Play Day came August 1 1949 but the chosen flag date remains June 1777.
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Congress
George Washington
Massachusetts Bay
United States
Union
Flour Paste and Kite Lore From L. T. Godfrey
L. T. Godfrey of the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, with nearly 53 years at the school, adds detail to a kite making piece. He recalls making paste from flour decades ago in Wellington Texas and notes Sky Lab’s continuing successes, citing Elihu Root quote about not quitting.
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L. T. Godfrey
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Woolworth’s
Wells
Wellington
Texas
Institute
Memorial Chapel Fund
Sky Lab
Elihu Root
Quotations and Thoughts From Around The Region
A collage of local vignettes and quotes spans American politics energy messages Polish food lines and farming life. Figures like Ahk Wayne Board Dick Bynum and Pic Larmour comment on irrigation refrigeration and prudent decision making with light humor from communities near Dakota City Graham and Olsen Park.
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Warsaw
Nixon Orders 60 Day Retail Price Freeze Nationwide
President Nixon announced a 60 day freeze on all retail prices including supermarkets with no wage impact. The freeze targets prices at June 18 levels across the marketing system except raw agricultural products. He urged Congress for flexible authority on export controls and pledged audits for price increases above 1.5 percent.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Know How Marks Iowa Beef Complex
Dakota City Nebraska reports IBP plans a 25 million Amarillo facility as part of a rapid expansion. IBP operates cattle slaughter and meat packing with a 1.3 billion dollar annual sales pace, using a three plane fleet and modern systems. The Dakota City plant and related operations date back to 1961.
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Dakota City
Neb
Iowa Beef — Processors, Inc
Amarillo
IBP
Kota City
Denison
Iowa
Texas
Canyon Man To Buy Landmark Hunsley Hills Acres
A. W. Lair, Canyon attorney and former Randall County official, announced the purchase of 1,200 acres including Hunsley Hills from Arch Hunsley. The deal, not disclosed in price, is said to be the largest land sale in Randall County history and may extend to 80 90 additional homes.
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Canyon
Randall County
A. W. Lair
Hunsley Hills
Arch Hunsley
North Canyon
Lair
Cambridge
Hunsley
47Th
U.S. 87
Wth Hunsley
Randall
Potter County
Highland Park
Dallas
River Road
Houston
Texas
Amarillo
Cambridge Apartments
Henry Hughes
Denver
Paris Leaders Back Cease Fire Pledge Amid Vietnam Talks
United States and three other Vietnam War parties signed a communique renewing pledges from the January cease-fire. Kissinger said the document does not require an end to bombing in Cambodia but commits major cease-fire efforts. South Vietnam and Viet Cong reps joined in signing at the conference center, with a second signing later for Kissinger and Tho. The 14 articles aim to secure peace in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Peace Talks Conference Center
Tho
Vietnam
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Weather outlook with isolated storms this week
Partly cloudy and mild through Friday with a 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers. Tonight's low near 60, with highs in the mid 80s on today and Friday. Winds southeast 5 to 15 mph, gusty near storms.
Nixon Campaign Records Destroyed by Inside News Stans
Report notes that internal supporters destroyed campaign records amid a broader political article. Mentions pages 25 coverage from the same issue referencing Hanoi and Peking seeking Vietnam peace efforts.
Brando One Punch Win Brando’s Photo clash with Galella
Free lance photographer Ron Galella said Marlon Brando delivered a hard right hook that broke his lower jaw during a confrontation after Brando and Dick Cavett left a taping and headed to Chinatown. Galella, age 42, had previously been involved in a court battle with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis over paparazzi activity. Onassis won a 1972 order restricting his proximity to her and her children.
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New York
Ron Galella
Marlon Brando
Galella
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Brando
Dick Cavett
Chinatown
ABC. TV
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Wayne Board
Nebraska
Kansas
Dick Bynum
Pic Larmour
Graham
G. O. Helm
Wes Izzard
America
Sterling Brown
Geronimo Elevators
Lawton
Okla
Pon Marlow
Inside News
Stans
Page
Hanoi
Peking
New Mexico
Oases Oleae O
Spotlight
Wownen
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