Observation Balloons Used in Civil War Era
Balloons served military observation as early as 1794 and were later employed extensively by both Union and Confederate armies during the American Civil War, Britannica notes.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1964
Page
6
Balloons served military observation as early as 1794 and were later employed extensively by both Union and Confederate armies during the American Civil War, Britannica notes.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs cannot release about $25,000 in July welfare funds for Swain County Indians until legislative action ends a dispute among county, state, and federal officials. Don Jensen, Cherokee Indian Agency superintendent, says funds are tied up. Swain County commissioners suspended welfare payments to Cherokee Reservation Indians over tax authority issues.
The Organization of American States is urged to push non Communist nations to halt trade with Cuba. If successful, Castro’s economy would suffer from reduced imports and crippled transport and sugar production while Western allies show doubt about continued nonalignment.
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