Returned Safely Reds Send Animals Into Space
London reports two dogs and a rabbit were shot into space by the Soviet Union on July 2 aboard a medium range ballistic rocket and returned in good condition. The dogs were named Daring and Snowflake with no rabbit name given. Sputnik and U S flight history referenced for comparison through the article.
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UPI
Unon
Radio Moscow
Daring
Snow
Ballist
United States
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Able
Baker
Moscow
Rusty the collie Missing From Meade Family Home
Susan and Sam Meade and siblings mourn a missing collie named Rusty. Eloise and Johnny express hope the friendly dog, who enjoyed rides in cars, may have been picked up and will return home. The Meade family clings to the belief he will come back.
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Susan
Sam Meade
John Meade
Rusty
Eloise
Johnny
Firefighters Battle Blaze at Cantrell Motor Company
Firemen fought a long blaze Saturday July 4 1988 that destroyed Cantrell Motor Company just west of the square. They rushed to South Third Street to extinguish a grass fire as well.
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Cantrell Motor Company
South Third Street
North Fannin teacher joins Cornell staff in Ithaca
James Griffitt, a vocational ag teacher from North Fannin now at Cornell in Ithaca, N Y, watched the Lions International convention parade for four and a half to five hours. His brother Cornell Griffitt teaches vocational agriculture in Leonard schools and will join Richardson schools staff after he returns from Cornell later this summer.
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North Fannin
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
New York
Griffitt
Leonard
Richardson
Rainfall Report Sparks Yuba Area Farming Talk
Kenneth Qualls, a leading local farmer, says the last rain totaling forty five inches drenched the Yuba area and damaged many crops. The paper notes scarce rainfall but points readers to Odds and Ends on page three.
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Yuba
Okla
Kenneth Qualls
Texas Toll Near Prediction Falls Short In Holiday Deaths
Texas records show 61 deaths over the Fourth of July weekend including 25 traffic fatalities, 17 drownings and 19 other deaths. Two Mexican border drownings near Colorado City raised the drowning tally to 17, with Manuel and Francisco Carrilo Jr. among those who perished.
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United Press International
Texas
National Safety Council
Champion Creek
Colorado City
Department of Public Safety
Chihuahua
Mexico
Bolivar Pennsula
Galveston
Claude Oran Lee
Beaumont
Manuel Carrillo
Francisco Carrifio, Jr
New York
Jesse Sanchez
Long Rests After Campaigning Spree In Louisiana Ward
Governor Earl K Long woke in a lighted room with his psychiatrist after a long rest since leaving a mental hospital. He spent time with a political aide feeding hogs, and planned a walk around his farm before the afternoon.
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UPI
Earl K Long
Hogs
David Rankin
Texas
Tex
Galveston
John T Mosley
Long
Mosley
Paul Pratt
Formosa Coast Faces Huge Chinese Air Build Up
Formosa frontline reports say the Chinese Communist air force has concentrated about 2,500 planes along the East Coast within strike range of Formosa. Nationalist Sabrejets shot down five Mig-19s in a Sunday dogfight near the Matsus, with additional enemy losses reported and no nationalist casualties.
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Formosa
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Admiu Ho-Tu
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Tte
Geneva
United States
Peiping Rado
Record Weekend Traffic and Drowning Deaths Hit New Highs
Two day Independence Day period sees 495 deaths with 272 traffic fatalities and 171 drownings, county tolls led by Texas in traffic and New York in drownings. Officials note more vehicles and miles driven since 1953 while praising careful driving and police traffic measures.
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United Press International
Texas
Hinois
Viginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
National Safety Council
Housewife Faces Trial for Robbery in Alabama
Birmingham area housewife Kathryn Anderson 19 stands trial on charges of robbing two savings and loan associations at gunpoint taking 29.40. She was hospitalized with second degree burns after a home accident where gasoline on a trash fire caused on porch flames. Firefighters contained the blaze and she may miss trial for seven weeks due to injuries.
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Birmingham
UPD
Kathryn Anderson
Heodooter
Special Committee Nears Tax Bid Agreement in Texas
A Senate House Conference Committee may announce a tax bill compromise as talks continue behind closed doors. The 176 million Senate plan and 106 million House proposal aim to cover two years of state needs, with decisions delayed until after the Fourth of July holiday. The committee must reconcile differences including cigarette, corporate, and other tax changes to draft a bill for floor action. The Appropriations panel remains idle pending tax action, while planning a two-year spending program beginning Sept 1.
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House
Price Daniel
Senate
Joint Appropriations
Appropriations
Uneasy calm after clash with Cuban demonstrators in Miami
In Miami an uneasy calm followed a two day disturbance that left Cuba's consul general badly beaten and arrested for incitement. Police dispersed a Cubans rally in a downtown park after Saturday night violence as pro Castro crowds clashed with anti-Communist Cuban demonstrators in a melee.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Democratic Leaders Refuse Chairman’s Election Threat Critique
Washington UPI report notes Democratic congressional leaders dismiss their party chairman’s charge that their conservative and moderate stance risks imperiling 196 election chances. No further details.
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Washington
UPI
Court upholds State selectivity in China travel ban
The U S Court of Appeals ruled 3 to 0 that the State Department may choose which news correspondents may travel to Communist China and did not exceed its authority in denying Waldo Frank of New York travel to Red China.
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Washington
UPI
US Court of Appeals Today
State Departments
Communist
China
Department
Waldo Frank
New York
Talks Resumed In Steel Negotiation In New York
Negotiations between steel industry negotiators and union representatives resume in New York after a holiday recess. Secretary of Labor James P Mitchell says there is a good possibility of reaching agreement before the July 1 nationwide steel strike deadline. The article notes the era of high daily telephone traffic and includes remarks by industry observers.
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New York
UPI
James P Mitchell
Royal Visit Opens With Grand Chicago Landing
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at Grant Park for a whirlwind 13 hour Midwest stop. Fireboats salute, Buckingham Fountain erupts 120 feet, and crowds cheer as dignitaries greet the royal party amid flags, bands, and a water ceremony.
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Amercan
Midwest
Grant Park
Prince Philip
Royal Yacht
Buckingham Fountain
Coast Guard
Mackinew
Ealy United States
Queen Elizabeth II visit cleans up Chicago streets
Chicago staged a sparkling royal welcome for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with meticulous street cleaning and decoration. Workers scrubbed streets and traffic signals while hot dog stands and flower boxes were refreshed, and a floating berth was prepared for the Britannia at a cost about 8000 dollars, part of an overall 40000 dollars for the polishing effort.
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UPS
Elizabeth II
Medinah Shrine
Her Majesty
Prince Philip
Britannia
Three Countries Bristle at Caribbean War Threat
The OAS was to summon a special meeting of foreign ministers as tensions rise in the Caribbean. Dominican Ambassador Virgilio Diaz Ordonez accused Cuba and Venezuela of backing invasions, claiming 3,000 Cuban troops and 25 Venezuelan warplanes prepped for action. Both Havana and Caracas denied the charges, saying the Dominican Republic planned to bomb Santiago and Maracaibo. Diaz Ordonez urged swift inter American action to avert catastrophe, though invoking the treaty’s defense clause seems unlikely. the meeting may focus on economic issues and democracy.
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OAS
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Venezuela
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Cuba
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Maracaibo
Diaz Ordonez
Rio
Democrats Promise Civil Rights Bill Okay This Session
The Democrats pledge to pass a civil rights bill before the year ends with Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield saying indicators show passage this year. Senator Jacob Javits accuses the GOP of political maneuvers while acknowledging Democrats bear primary responsibility to act.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Jacob K Javits
Javits
Ben Gurion Retains Israeli Control Amid Cabinet Revolt
Jerusalem reports indicate Prime Minister David Ben Gurion will stay in power amid a cabinet rebellion sparked by the arms sales controversy. Four ministers demanded resignations over Israel’s $3500 000 Grenade flauncher deal with West Germany, while Ben Gurion defended Israel’s security and international standing.
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Israel
Cupid
David Ben Gurion
Suez Canal
Criss
Egypt
Unlay Ben Gurion
West Germany
Tabak Ben Zzy
Dearmageed
Lsrene
Comborats
37 Rescued From Burning Freighter
Coast Guard and Navy and civilian craft rescued 37 crewmen and one woman from a burning 442 foot Belgian cargo tanker in the Gulf of Mexico seven miles offshore. The skipper and 12 crew stayed aboard to fight the fire but were later ordered to abandon ship.
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United Press International
Cameron
la Upi
Navy Coast Guard
Civilion
Bers
Gulf of Mexico
Henn Sangher
Anvers
Coast Guard
Weather Outlook for North Central Texas
Parts cloudy and warm through Tuesday with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers.
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Texas
Senate panel probes extortion cases in Teamsters union
The Senate Rackets Committee, led by Chief Counsel Robert F. Kennedy, said it would review extortion cases as hearings resume on Teamsters Union activities. Hoffa faces a push to oust him as provisional president, with legal action planned to disqualify or expel him.
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UPI
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Teamsters Union
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters
Godfrey P Schmidt
Schmidt
Indonesians Under Sukarno's Power
The Indonesian Cabinet resigned today granting President Sukarno and his army backers executive powers to run the country. Observers saw the army as the guiding force in Sukarno’s guided democracy, likened to a politburo, with the army the strongest anti Communist force in Southeast Asia.
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Indonesia
UPI
Sukarno
Asa
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