Historic July dates of upheaval and revolutions
Draft riots in New York City on July 13 1863 killed 1000. Bastille stormed on July 14 1789 marking the French Revolution. Italy declared war on Japan on July 15 1945. The Bolsheviks murdered Czar Nicholas II and family on July 16 1918. Spanish Civil War began July 17 1936. Rome burned during Nero’s reign on July 18 AD 64. Franco Prussian War began July 19 1870.
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New York City
Bastille
Italy
Japan
Nicholas II
Czarina Alexandra
Rome
Nero
Hall of Fame game sold out at Doubleday Field
The Hall of Fame baseball game in Cooperstown is sold out with a 10 000 capacity. The Pirates face the Rangers on Monday August 6. Inductions begin at 10 a m with Warren Spahn George Kelly and Monte Irvin to enter the Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente Billy Evans and Mickey Welch to be inducted posthumously.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Doubleday Field
Pittsburgh Pirates
Texas Rangers
Warren Spahn
George Kelly
Monte Irvin
Roberto Clemente
Billy Evans
Mickey Welch
Shortages loom as prices and supplies bite the nation
The author laments shortages from beef to gasoline and paper, noting price controls, rising costs, and scarce fuel. He cites rising oil, pulp, and grain concerns, asks about economic dynamics, and ends with personal bright spots like biking to work and room to raise a Jersey cow if lumber prices allow.
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Land of
Plenty
Superintellect
Gotterdamerung
Plains States
Kansas
Russia
Scouts Speak Up for Courtesy to the Flag
The Boy Scouts of America publish Your Flag a guide to flag history and etiquette. Aubrey E. Irby East Texas Area Council says three years of research dismisses legends and notes laws penalties for flag infractions exist while freedoms of thought and expression temper enforcement.
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United States
Boy Scouts of America
United States of America
Aubrey E. Irby
East Texas Area Council
Irby
Congress
Nugent to chair 1973 74 Texas Heart Campaign
Luci Johnson Nugent of Austin accepts the 1973 74 Campaign for the State of Texas chairmanship for the American Heart Association. She will travel statewide with local volunteers as February Heart Month highlights goals of raising $2 million in Texas and addressing heart disease and stroke.
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Austin
Luci Johnson Nugent
Texas
An Age of Plastic Affluence and Modern Frustrations
A columnist laments everyday annoyances from Watergate to broken appliances and rising prices. The piece critiques mass production and advertising, arguing repairs are costly and gadgets fragile, leaving people dependent on bulky machinery and complicated fixes.
A Family Fourth And Car Troubles Amid Summer Heat
A homeowner recalls mowing interruptions and a yard jungle while planning a Fourth of July gathering with family. Fireworks cost 35 dollars and a casual lake outing leads to a varied music mix, flag duties, and fond memories of Sousa marches. Car woes yield a comic repair tale with a mocked price tag around 400 dollars plus.
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John Phillip Sousa
Claremore High
Minster
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National Youth Organization
Luci Nugent
Heart
BSA Council Service Center
Scout Distributors
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Gladewater Kiwanis Club
George Kendall
Delores
J. W. Woodle
Jacksonville Junior College
Texas Women’s University At
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Eugene Greer
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Center Street Church
Jimmy Brown
Fredalene Clark
Mrs. W. Finley
Shirley
Harry Frank
Detroit
Tokyo
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North
Joe Pitman
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
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Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texas
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