Scurry County Fourth of July Celebrated in Rain
Hundreds of Scurry County residents endured rain and mud at Towle Park for a daylong Independence Day event. The parade shifted indoors and later resumed with a fireworks finale and crowded art show featuring 318 paintings. Winners included Kayla Weems, Mark Davis, and Kay Lynn Hammock with judge Florence Lawrence.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Start
Snyder
J. P. Ellis
VFW
National Guard
Kayla Weems
Mark Davis
Kay Lynn Hammock
Kim Harlin
Melinda Stevens
Towle Park Lake
Chamber of Commerce
Mickey Nunley
South Plains
Austin
Florence Lawrence
Lubbock
Pat Smith
Sweetwater
Muleshoe Festival Dampened By Wet Weather
Nature dampens community festivities as Muleshoe events roll on with many activities affected. Patty Pena tops women's division at a long list of contests from roller skating to archery and yo-yo. Winners include Shellie Dunham in target, Royce Clay in archery, Stephanie Brantley in girls bicycle and jump rope, with trophies awarded to Starla Black and Dickie Hunter. Afternoon picnic, gunfighter program, and DeMolay dance proceed. other events canceled or postponed due to rain and airport activities canceled.
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Airport
Jaycees
Muleshoe
Target
Shellie Dunham
Jack Dunham
Cecil Martis
Fred Martis
Russell Ham
Duane Ham
Royce Clay
Ten Mt Id
Alton Burton
Royce ‘Clay
Royce Jay
Stephanie Brantley
Curby Brantley
Brennia Clay
Tina Landers
Cecil Landers
Terry Coleman
Yo-Yo
Benny Pena
Gwen Ham
Susan Gupton
Bovina Riding Club
Y-L Saddle Tramps
Allen Guinn
Starla Black
Ronnie Black
Dickie Hunter
H. D. Hunter
Amarillo
al DeMolay
American Legion
Morton
Babe Ruth Park
Muleshoe State Bank
Muleshoe Art Association
Sam's Auto Store
Floating Garage Aims To Ease Detroit Parking Crunch
Edmund Craig a 50 year old part time inventor proposes a floating multistory parking garage on the Detroit River near a planned 126 million domed stadium. The three tiered structure would hold at least 445 cars per deck, funded by city backing, offering land for other uses.
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Detroit
Edmund Craig
Detroit River
Craig
Glen Eden Hospital
Warren
Rhine
Germany
Craig E
Mower Hazard to New York Pheasants
Albany AP reports mowing machines pose the biggest risk to New York pheasants. In the late 1930s most nests hatched by early July, but now mowing starts in the first week of June when nests are fewer. Leaving unmowed strips along fences and lanes is suggested, to deter hens from hayfields. The article also notes American labor won its first closed shop in 1794 in Philadelphia.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Philadelphia
Quiet Nation Celebrates July Fourth Across Regions
The United Press report notes a calm Fourth of July with parades festivals and mild weather in much of the country. A cold spell trimmed beach crowds in the Midwest and East while New York enjoyed sunshine and about a million visitors at Coney Island, Chicago saw a 50 degree low, and Seguin Texas hosted a Bicentennial Independence Day film shoot as Mayor Alfred H Koenig recalls long standing celebrations. President Nixon featured the holiday events nationwide.
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United Press
Midwest
East
New York
Coney Island
Chicago
Seguin
Tex
Alfred H. Koenig
Nixon
Reading England Experiments On Light Spoiled By Weather
In Reading England a horticultural research group faced disrupted trials as a street light caused by weather and an outdoor lantern affected long running experiments on crops. In Milwaukee and Barkshire staff noted chilly conditions while a parade and bicentennial themes influenced public events. Authorities reported 22 arrests and a New York Hudson River jazz voyage drew 1500 enthusiasts as Plymouth Vermont celebrated Calvin Coolidge's birthday with a centennial observance.
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Reading
England
Milwaukee
Wis
Barkshire
Fehllz
Dick Sparrow
Montana
Tate
Allan
Butlo Cn
Canhem
New York
Hudson River
Staten Island
New Orleans
Plymouth
Calvin’ Coolidge
Erie
France plans third Pacific nuclear blast after secret second
Reports from Tahiti and Paris say France secretly detonated a second nuclear device last Friday and plans a third blast later this month or in August. Officials refused comment while Journal de Tahiti published similar notes. The item also mentions Bailey County Old Settlers events and local civic notes.
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Papeete
Tahiti
UPI
France
Paris
Journal de Tahiti
Bailey County Old Settees
Reunion
Mururoa Atoll
First United Methodists
Here
Muleshoe
Corky Green
Green
Slaton Weather Alters July Fourth Celebration
A special weather report notes South Plains areas felt unusually cool for July Fourth in Slaton, Texas, altering the traditional West Texas hot weather celebration with cooler conditions and changed plans for outdoor activities and festivities.
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Slaton
South ‘Plaing
West Texas
Official Resigns In West Germany Amid Talks In Bonn
Informants report German official resigns to Chancellor Brandt after a five page letter following a tense cabinet session. Brandt has not named a successor and seeks to persuade him to reconsider. Talks in Bonn with French president Pompidou concluded Tuesday amid efforts to stabilize the coalition.
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Cies
Schiller
Rainy Day O'Donnell Fourth of July Celebration
About 500 people attended the 4th Annual July 4 celebration in O Donnell with weather blamed for lighter turnout. The event featured a community choir, a patriotic address by Stansell lement, a Lamesa attorney, and a fireworks display as local Boy and Girl Scout troops raised the flag. Mayor Harold Barrett welcomed attendees at the community building.
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Chamber of Commerce
T. J. Wallace
Slaton
Wallace
Danny Ellington
Harold Barrett
Nixon Stand-Ins Due At Funeral
President Nixon will be represented by George Romney and Sen. Wallace Bennett at the funeral of Joseph Fielding Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Romney and Bennett are Mormons. Services for Smith, who died Sunday, are scheduled Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Warriors Find 2600 Year Old Skeletons Near Camerino
Workers uncover armed remains of a warrior buried with weapons beside him dating to six centuries before Christ near Camerino Italy. Archaeologists relate a companion female tomb found twenty years earlier may be his wife. The report notes ocean pollution from tankers accounts for 28 percent.
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Italy
UPI
Christ
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