Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis sweeps Texas
Within a week of detection in Texas in July the VEE virus killed scores of horses and sickened many people. The disease, spread by mosquitoes, threatens the Southwest as a national campaign to control it, led by the Agricultural Department's Animal Health Division. Dr. Lloyd C. Weldon, AHO veterinarian, takes a blood sample for analysis at Denver and Atlanta labs.
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Texas
Latin America
Southwest
Is National
Agricultural Department
Animal Health Division
Right
AHO
Lloyd C. Weldon
Denver
1972 Draft Lottery Numbers in Washington
Washington AP lists the 1972 draft lottery numbers in calendar order with hundreds of entries across months. The long stream includes many misread or garbled codes but preserves the core concept of the lottery numbers assigned to dates and categories.
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Washington
Tanliary
Commission Funds Are Contained Ozarks Regional Aid Bill Signed
Washington AP reports a $3.9 billion regional aid bill signed by President Nixon funds the Ozarks Regional Commission and other SIN regions. The measure authorizes appropriations to boost regional economies, though much of the money will go to multiple areas.
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Washington
Ozarks Regional Commission
Presdent
Nixon
Ozarks
Anpilacha
Appalachian
JW Welliome
Dlonust
Reporter kicked from Marianna street confrontation amid Adams trial
Little Rock journalist Bill Husted said he was kicked and told to leave Marianna while talking to two Black plaintiffs, Princiss Neal and Rabon Cheeks, in a tense scene surrounding Judge Haskell Adams’s assault and weapon charge case. Officials noted possible race-linked hostility as townspeople questioned the reporter’s presence. The incident occurred during coverage of Adams’s pending no contest plea and $100 fine.
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Ark
Bill Husted
Little Rock
The
Arkansas Democrat
Husted
Lee County
Haskell Adams
Adams
Princiss Neal
Rabon E. Cheeks
Neal
Y Husted
Graham Pleads Innocent In Springdale Robbery Murder
Daniel Lon Graham 31 of Springdale pleads innocent to first degree murder and armed robbery in the June 16 Safeway store killings. He was transferred from Cummins Prison Farm for arraignment in Fayetteville Circuit Court. Judge Maupin Cummings appointed John Lineberger as attorney. a preliminary hearing was denied and no bond was set. Graham, who escaped Cummins May 31, had been serving a life term for kidnapping a banker's wife.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Daniel Lon Graham
Springdale
Roibery
Graham
Cummins
Fayetteville
Circuit
Maupin Cummings
John Lineberger
Lineberger
Cummings
Arkansas
Michigan
Safeway
Springstile
Draft Lottery Assigns 1952 Youth Numbers in Hope
The AP report outlines that nearly two million men turning 19 will receive draft lottery numbers, with calls this year below last year’s peak and expected to stay low next year. Numbers 100 and below likely called, while 200s and 300s usually not, barring emergencies. The lottery used two rotating drums for birthdays and priority numbers, with Dec 4 paired to number 1 and Nov 1 to 366.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Curtis W. Tarr
Selectee
Americans Face $105 Billion Health Care Bill in 1974
A government study projects 1974 national health expenditures at 105.4 billion dollars, with various reform plans adding from 1.8 to 8.4 billion. Kennedy plan would raise federal taxes by 59.4 billion but cut private costs by 46 billion. Nixon plan would lift taxes by 2.6 billion with no change to private bills. The analysis compares twelve proposals and highlights political debate over cost versus coverage.
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G. C. Thelen Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Organized Labor
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
American Medical Association
Youth Blames Friend for Killing in Arkansas Trial
In DeWitt Arkansas N Kagebien a 15 year old defendant testifies that Teddy Kittler shot Jim My Wayne Wampler a 27 year old Wynne rice farmer while four youths including Kagebien held the victim. Kagebien claims all four fired and that Wampler was alive when Kittler fired. The defense rests and closing arguments loom as jury deliberations near.
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Dewitt, Ark
N. Kagebien
DeWitt
Kagebien
Jimmy Wayne Wampler
Larry L. Mannis
Bennie West
Teddy R. Kittler
Wampler
Kittler
Teddy Kittler
West
Milton Robinson
U S Team to Play in Havana
U S volleyball stars cleared by the State Department to play in Havana for Olympic trials begin Aug 13 as Cuba urges lifting barriers and opens arms to North American athletes. Pan Am site hosts call for baseball team entry to Amateur World Series. USA Fr. Fraser says not going to Havana.
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Hubert Mizell
Associated Press
CALI
Colombia
U.S
Cuba
Havana
Gonzalez Guerra
Munich
Guerra
Ron Fraser
USA
United States
Fraser
University of Miami
Fla
William Fehring
U.S. Baseball Federation
Congress Prepares Month-Long Vacation in 1971
Congress plans a month off starting Aug 6 1971 after Senate moves to fund agencies through Oct 15. House and Senate actions include campaign spending reform, education money bills, and public works funding. The House completed most work, while the continuing appropriations legwork shifted to conferences.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Congress
Senate
House
U.S
Vietnam
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Congressional
Harrison Shankar plans benefit concerts for Bengali refugees
The room buzzed as George Harrison and Ravi Shankar discussed two benefit concerts for Bengali refugees from East Pakistan. Ringo Starr was absent in Spain filming Blindman. Harrison noted his desire to pursue own music beyond The Beatles. A possible record or film may capture the events for those who missed the shows.
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Harrison
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Ravi Shankar
Shankar
Ringo
Spain
East Pakistan
George
Ravi
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Allan Taylor
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Allan
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