Watchmakers Race Toward Futuristic Wristwatches
UPI reports Swiss watchmakers showcase timepieces with weather, stock alerts, and space era features. The quartz watch promises high accuracy though costly, while specialty models include moon phase dials and pilot calculations. Fashion oriented giant watches and consolidation trends loom as Swiss firms face rising global competition.
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New York
UPI
Dick Tracy
Henry Altorfer
Watchmakers of
Switzerland
Altorfer
Sheffield Watch Corp
Markets Report Cuero and Fort Worth Grain and Livestock Prices
Local grain markets show Ear Corn at 1.05 per bushel and Shelled Corn at 1.25 per bushel in Cuero. Fort Worth data from US Day lists cattle and calves mostly steady with varied weights, hogs steady to down, and sheep steady with spring lambs and feeder lambs priced across weight ranges. Bulls, cows, steers, heifers and sows appear with multiple price bands across categories.
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Fort Worth
UPI
USDAY
Choice
June 17 1971 Almanac Highlights Key Events
On June 17 1971 notable facts include Amelia Earhart's 1928 Atlantic flight achievement as remembered this day, the 1954 end of a McCarthy Army clash subcommittee probe, and China announcing a hydrogen bomb detonation in 1967. Also noted are a June 17 birth of John Wesley and a Supreme Court housing desegregation ruling in 1968.
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United Press International
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
John Wesley
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Wilmer Stultz
Newfoundland
Wales
Senate
U.S. Army
Joseph McCarthy
Red China
U.S. Supreme Court
Bat Yam
Israel
Alfred Neumann
Zvi Hecker
Europe
Neumann
Quebec
Laval University
Canada
Hecker
Montreal
Paris
Berlin
Algiers
South Africa
Dayan warns of possible new Middle East flare up
United Press International reports Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan warning that winds in Arab capitals favor resumption of war over peace and that conflict may be imminent. In other items, Mel Cohen faces GO-lay suspension for antiwar activities and Geraldine Brodrick explains nine births with seven deaths, noting acceptance of fertility risks.
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United Press International
Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Middle East
Madison
Wis
Mel Cohen
Veterans On Foreign Wars
Antipeace
Braille Denomination Money Bill Proposal Introduced
Rep John Rarick proposes marking paper money with Braille to aid the blind though it may speed wear and affect change machines. In Israel Hydronautics-Israel says it has a portable highly sensitive device to detect hidden explosives or heroin, details kept secret.
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Washington
UPI
John Rarick
D-La
Rarick
Behovot, Israel
Hydronautics—Israel Limited
Boy Hit By Car In Perth Tragedy
A motorist ran over a gunny sack mistaken for empty in Perth Australia, burying two year old Mark de Winter in the bag. The child survived initial injuries but suffered serious skull fractures and remains in critical condition.
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Perth
Australa
Apt
Mark de Winter
Droughts Severity Is Startling Across Texas
TEXAS faces worsening drought as the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports most regions with little to no rain. Panhandle and plains show some showers while South Central Texas suffers failed crops, parched pastures, and rising livestock sales amid drying tanks and scarce hay. Only irrigated crops survive.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Panhandle
Plains Country
Texas
Staskeye
Gulf Goass
South
Rio Grande Valley
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CUERO
the Almanac
John Suckling
Sydney
Australia
Geraldine Brodrick
College Station, Tex
PF L
Diamont - Lite
Gulf Coast Wood Products
Elecka Drug
CUEKO
Steak House
AND
Motel Yoakum UM
KCFH
Neal Daily
Ross Elliott
Norvan Moore
Babe
Juarez
Cuero Record
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