July 5 Historical Calendar Highlights
On this date notable events and births are recorded including Admiral David Farragut and author Georges Sand born in 1801 and 1804, Barnum born in 1810, Roosevelt signing NLRA in 1935, MacArthur’s 1915 Philippine liberation, and NHS Act 1948 adoption. Thought for today reflects on injustice and favor.
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U.S. Navy
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
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Cuba Seizure Sparks U S Britain Protest Over Refineries
United States and Britain consider a joint protest to Fidel Castro after Cuba seized the Anglo American oil refineries in Havana and the Esso refinery at Santiago de Cuba. Diplomatic sources say the move follows a tense political climate with talks of broader nationalization and Soviet oil support. Russian oil and Venezuelan deals are discussed as possible replacements to keep operations running.
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Cuba
UPI
Britain
United States
Fidel Castro
Esso
Santiago de Cuba
Federation of Sugar Workers
Conrado Becquer
Hns
Castro
Revolucion
U.S
Russia
Red China
London
Middle East
Alfonso Gutierrez
Cuban Oil Institute
Venezuela
Two Workmen Electrocuted in Texas Oil Field Accident
Henderson Texas reports two workers from Formerville Te as Thurman Lockwood and Eldridge Seagraves died in an oil field mishap near Stenderson when a winch pole on their truck touched a 12 000 volt power line. Lockwood was outside the vehicle and Seagraves was stepping from the truck at the moment of contact.
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Henderson, Tex
UPI
Thurman Lockwood
Eldridge Seagraves
Formerville
Tex
Stenderson
Lockwood
Seagraves
Lubbock Visitors Spend Holidays With Relatives
Mrs Louise Stewart and her son Clayton and daughter Barbara from Lubbock visited relatives including Mrs Hazel Filliott and sister Mrs Blanche Clayton. Barbara stayed longer with aunt Mrs Elliott, while the others returned to Lubbock on Sunday.
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Louise Stewart
Clayton
Barbara
Lubbock
Hazel Filliott
Blanche Clayton
Elliott
Health Issue Draws Into Demo Candidates Race
In Los Angeles UPI reports Kennedy and Johnson campaign on health as a political issue ahead of the Democratic national convention. Kennedy cites doctors finding him in excellent health. Johnson’s aides say they can match medical histories including Addison's disease and heart attack.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Johnson
Eisenhower
New York
Truman
White House
John B. Connally
India Edwards
Senate
Addison
Connally
Edwards
New York Group Plans Eichmann Trial Observer Sendoff
The Committee on Justice for the New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Assay will send observers to the Adolf Eichmann trial, accused exterminator of six million Jews.
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New York
UPI
Committee On Justice For the
Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Assay
Adolf Eichmann
Bee Sting Turns Out to Be Bullet
Houston taxi driver James R. Sample, 28, felt a sharp pain in his left arm while driving in the 2400 block of North Main. He stopped, found blood, and drove to Memorial Hospital where doctors removed a .32-caliber slug from his forearm. He did not hear a gunshot and was unaware a firearm had been discharged.
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Houston
UPI
James R. Sample
North Main
Sample
Memorial Hospital
Maid Turns Out to Be Man in Dress in Dallas
In Dallas a woman seeking to release her maid from jail learns the maid is actually a man dressed as a woman. Detective W S Biggio reports the arrest and the caller, who employed the person for three years, remains inquiring about replacement help.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
W. S. Biggio
Police Department
Special Services Section
Biggio
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