Independence Bicentennial Bill Signed Plans 1975 Observance
SAN ANTONIO UPD reports President Johnson signed the American Revolution Bicentennial Bill on July 4 and released it July 8 to plan a 200 member commission for the 1975 observance. The proclamation also designates the third week in July as captive nations week for freedom and independence.
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UPD
Johnson
America
U.S
Texas
Philadelphia
United States of America
Martians charged in Rome for selling youth pill hoax
Two men posing as Martians faced fraud charges after selling a laxative pill claimed to grant 300 years of life to a Rome lawyer in St. Peter’s Square. The alleged mastermind Cai-ReNos, Patrizio Rinassa, 23, a law student, sought a second meet for a diamond ring.
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Patrizio Rinassa
Phoenix Youth Found Strangled in Citrus Grove
Michelle Hoye a six year old girl was found strangled by wire in an orange grove near a Little League game in Phoenix. A 14 year old neighbor boy said he did not know why he did it. The suspect was arrested after residents identified him from a photo. He is held at Juvenile Detention Home awaiting homicide investigation.
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Mark Hulsey
Ball Park
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Rainbolt
Maricopa County
Cimarron
Colo
Flagstaff
Hayes
Charley
UT Regents Sell $11 Million Fund Bonds in Austin
University of Texas regents sold 11 million in permanent university fund bonds Friday to finance next year’s construction across the statewide system. Chair W. W. Heath cited uncertain market conditions and avoided speculative timing, noting last year’s bonds drew about 3.05 percent while this issue averaged 3.812 per cent.
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Heath
Beetles Strike East Texas Piney Woods Timber
A Texas Forest Service official says about 3.5 million acres in east Texas have been hit by southern pine beetles. Leroy Williamson expects the outbreak to peak in July and then decline, noting it is the worst since 1963 when 8.2 million cubic feet of timber were destroyed.
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Lufkin
Tex
Texas
Texas Forest Service
Leroy Williamson
Forest Pest Control Section
Wage Marchers Finish 61 Mile Rio Grande Valley Trek
More than 100 farm workers completed an eight mile final leg from Edinburg to San Juan Texas in a march seeking a minimum wage of 1.25 dollars. Clergy leaders including Rev Wendle Scott and Rev James Navarro joined the procession as organizers mull a larger later march toward Austin.
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Edenburg, Tex
UPI
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Grande City
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Church of Christ
McAllen
Scott
Edinburg
San Juan
James Navarro
Houston
Texas
Austin
Teir
al Ramirez
Hidlago County
Plush Interior Fit for Ky Plane by San Antonio Firm
San Antonio based Business Aircraft Corp completed overhaul and plush interior work on a 46 passenger DC6B bought by South Viet Nam for Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. Aircraft features include television, stereo, bar, galley, and a split layout with crew, passenger, and executive sections. Exterior painted blue with gold stripe. Contracted by Air Carrier Service Corp of Washington. Total remodeling cost not disclosed. basic DC6B cost about $500,000.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Business Aircraft Corp
Saigon
Norman Tama
Tama
Air Carrier Service Corp
Washington
Three Texans Die in Viet Nam Action
The Defense Department released the names of three Texans killed in Vietnam. Army Spec. 4 William R. Mindach of Corpus Christi is the son of William and Mrs. Mindach of 657 Roberts Drive. Marine Lance Cpl James G. Brown of Terrell is the husband of Mrs. Brown of 303 North Park. Marine Cpl Glenn E. Spratley of Houston is the husband of Mrs. Spratley of 7719 Elm Street.
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James G. Brown
N. Park
Terrell
Marine
Glenn E. Spratley
Glenn E.spratley
Elm
Houston
O D O Donnell Rodeo Draws 1500 Fans for Second Night
O Donnell rodeo drew over 1500 fans for the 21st annual event as winners included Button Howard Portales in calf roping with 9.5 and in rib bon roping with 10.6. Claude Groves Lubbock tallied 56 in bareback and Ken neth Cunningham Gail 52 in saddle bronc. Bugger Bryant Happy 56 in bull riding. Jess Stone Ralls won wild mare race. Wayne Cunningham Gail won junior ribbon roping in 15 flat. Jeanie Jones Lamesa Deborah White head Morton tied 16.6 in girls barrel racing. Final performance set for tonight.
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Button Howard
Portales
Claude Groves
Lubbock
Kenneth Cunningham
Gail
Bugger Bryant
Happy
Jess Stone
Ralls
Wayne Cunningham
Jeanie Jones
Lamesa
Deborah Whitehead
Morton
Wirtz Discusses Racial Problem in Tokyo Talk
Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan that the United States faced a central civil rights issue: closing the social gap caused by a century of discrimination. He noted gains in two years and said education and other fields still lag.
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UPI
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
United States
Wirtz
Foreign Correspondents Club of
Japan
IRS not involved in El Paso parish dispute
An IRS district official said the agency is not involved in Bishop Metzger’s effort to remove Rev. Daniel Thistle from his parish home. He noted back taxes were paid last month and the matter is an internal church affair. Thistle has led Our Lady of Assumption Church since 194? and faces forcible eviction over alleged overdue parish loan and reporting gaps.
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UPI
Internal Revenue Service
el Paso
R. L. Phinney
IRS
Phinney
Sidney M. Metzger
Daniel Thistle
Metzger
Father Thistle
Our Lady of Assumption Church
Firemen Preview Snorkel Platform Demonstration
A hydraulically operated snorkel aerial platform was demonstrated at the firemen's training building on Municipal Drive drawing about 60 spectators. The unit, faster and more maneuverable than ladders, would aid hose placement in major fires and is en route to Joplin, Missouri, with Lubbock showing interest for purchase.
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Municipal Drive
Asst
Richard Davis
Joplin
King Backs Civil Rights Summit as Movement Seeks Unity
Dr Martin Luther King Jr endorses a summit of civil rights leaders to resolve differences and map the way forward. He tied the Chicago rally and City Hall march to broader goals including desegregation, housing, and fair employment, while stressing nonviolence and unity. King noted black power sentiments stem from ongoing despair and urged coalitions to avoid fracture. The mass rally, led by SCLC and OCCO, targets 100000 attendees.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Soldier Field
City Hall
A. Philip Randolph
New York City
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SCLC
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
Brazil to Withdraw Troops From Dominican Republic
Brazil announces phased pullout of Inter American Force troops from the Dominican Republic. The first detachments depart August 31 and the final 32 man unit leaves San Domingo by September 20, with the government criticizing local leaders as insensitive to urgent needs.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
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