Nasser defeat stirs Arab, Kremlin, De Gaulle rethink
Outlook from the foreign cables desk notes Nasser's decisive military defeat amid Arab discontent and Kremlin reassessment, with De Gaulle's plans for UAR pivot under scrutiny and doubts about his leadership's future. It also covers Svetlana Alliluyeva's backlash in Moscow, China's potential nuclear tests, and PCAG's Vietnam funding woes.
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United Press International
Foreign Cables
Nasser
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Kremlin
Charles de Gaulle
London
Paris
de Gaulle
United Arab Republic
France
Stalin
Arab leader's Russia trip sparks criticism over Egypt war
The author questions the value of the Arab state's head travel to Russia to complain about Soviet support. He argues Moscow provides only material and guidance, doubts Nasser's staying power after a rigged resignation, and contends Egypt's small force defeats a much larger alliance, speculating on Moscow's true aims.
Midge Threat to Late Grain Sorghum in Texas
College Station reports dry weather delaying planting and maturity of grain sorghum across many Texas areas. Entomologist John G. Thomas notes no economic field infestations found through June 6 despite observed significant midge adult emergence in several Central Texas counties.
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College Station
John G. Thomas
Texas A&m University
Texas
Jackson
Victoria
DeWitt
Karnes
Hill
Bosque
Hamilton
Thomas
Farm Trends Market Summary Reflects Mixed Livestock Prices
Midwest livestock terminals show lower trends for steers heifers and hogs while lambs rise. Slaughter cattle steady to lower. cows uneven. bulls largely unchanged. Hog prices soften. sows down at heavier weights. Wheat soybeans and grains drop. corn oats rye slide. Texas sorghum midge threat noted with control guidance and timing for insecticide applications.
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United Press International Chicago
UPI
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St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Omaha
Iowa
Minnesota
Boston
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Almanac highlights for June 13, 1967
Almanac notes today Tuesday June 13 1967 the 164th day with 201 to follow. Births include 1865 Irish writer Yeats. Historical items recall 1877 start of the Russo Turkish War and 1935 Braddock defeats Baer for boxing title. Roosevelt creates the Office of War Information in 1942. Churchill comments on the buzz bomb in 1944.
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United Press International
William Butler Yeats
Jim Braddock
Max Baer
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Germany
England
Winston Churchill
William Butler ‘Yeats
Rhode Island First to Send Troops for Lincoln Call
Rhode Island became the initial state to contribute troops when President Lincoln called for volunteers in 1861 marking the Civil War’s start.
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United Press International
Rhode Island
Lincoln
Sturdy Wheat Variety Debuts After 1967 Harvest
Texas research teams announce a new hard red winter wheat named Sturdy. Developed by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA collaborators, it aims to resist lodging and boost yields with three to four seeds per spikelet. Availability begins after the 1967 harvest through certified growers.
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Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
I. M. Atkins
R. O. W. Merkle
Texas A&m University
K. B. Porter
Usda Southwestern
Atkins
Crop Quality Council
Great Damage To Maize From MDMVV
Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus will cause an estimated 2 million dollar loss to Texas crops this year. Texas A&M virologist R. W. Tolar reports the disease in field sweet and broom corn and grain sorghum, with 800 acres of sweet corn in Fort Ben County showing 10 to 50 percent infection. Overwintering in Johnsongrass, spread by corn leaf aphids, causes mottling and color changes in leaves and possible ear failure. Control includes tolerant varieties and Johnsongrass management. virus not seed borne.
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Madison
Milam
Brazos
Thomas
Texas
College Station
R. W. Tolar
Texas A&m University
Tolar
Fort Ben
A&m
Wendell Horne
Horne
Texas AM
Wall Street Charter With Analysts Predict Mixed Outlook
Wall Street observers argue the Middle East crisis is history and the economy shows no weakness but no clear second half rebound. Allen at Shearson Hammill cautions that upcoming figures must beat expectations to extend the rally while Investors Research Co. urges full investment. Zinder of E F Hutton sees uncertainty yet an upward path for now.
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New York
UPI
Robert T. Allen
Shearson, Hammill & Co
Middle East
Allen
Newton D. Zinder
E. F. Hutton & Co
Imports Have Damaged U S Cotton Prices
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers executive vice president Charles Stenholm blames synthetic fibers and lost foreign export markets for a seven million bale cotton surplus. He notes 1966 saw over one million bales in yarns and cloths imported, mostly from nations limiting raw cotton, worsening price penalties and acreage cuts. He urges restoring a fair export share to aid producers, gins, mills, and banks.
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Chales Stenholm
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers
U. S
U.S
United Staes
Rolling Plains
Stenholm
Excess Baggage On Dublin Flight Delays London Trip
An Aer Lingus passenger caused a delay when his girth prevented the seat belt from buckling. With 63 passengers aboard to London, officials replaced a seat belt with a longer one and the plane later resumed its flight.
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Dublin
API
London
Public Hearing On Milk Orders Set June 14
The U S Department of Agriculture will hold a public hearing on June 14 in Amarillo to amend the Texas Panhandle and Red River Valley federal milk orders. The North Texas Producers Association requests cutting the required 15 percent plant route receipts to 5 percent and allows exclusion periods for contract sales. two thirds dairy farmer support is needed. Copies of notices available from order market administrators or USDA Dairy Division in Washington.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Red River Valley
Texas
Oklahoma
Consumer and Marketing Service
Holiday Inn West
Amarillo Blvd
North Texas Producers’ Association
Texas Panhandle Marke
USDA
Dairy Division
Washington, D. C
Temperatures Congo Becomes TV Figure Painting 384 Pieces
Temperatures Congo rose to a television personality between 1956 and 1959 by painting 384 pictures, some with a brush, marking a prolific period in his career.
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