Houston Officer Fends Off Gunman in Patrol Car
In Houston a mental patient Maurice O Neill jumped into a patrol car and threatened to shoot. Officer Eden shot him in the chest during the struggle after a knife was drawn. The case goes to the Harris County Grand Jury. Handcuffs and the police chief’s checkbook were stolen from an Amiens station.
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UPI
Pampa
Texas
Maurice O'Neill
O'Neill
B. E. Eden
L .G. Hooper
Hooper
Eden
Harris County Grand Jury
Amiens
France
World Soaring Championships Lead Contenders Dominate Marfa Race
UPI reports in Marfa as 26 nations and 78 pilots compete in the cat's cradle task of the 12th World Soaring Championships. George Moffat of the United States leads Open Class with 5,422 points, ahead of Hans-Werner Grosse and Edward Makula, while Helmut Reichmann tops the Standard Class as the event unfolds.
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Marfa
UPI
U.S
George Moffat
Helmut Reichman
Moffat
Hans-Werner Grosse
New 3 Percent Airline Tax Begins Wednesday
The 3 per cent domestic air fare tax, signed by President Nixon, starts Wednesday and funds a federal aviation trust for airport and airways expansion. It adds to the existing 5 per cent tax, with noted fare increases on multiple routes and a $3 overseas tax. Airlines will collect the difference at counters and gates. Pan Am and TWA warn customers to arrive early.
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Postal Service
National Defense
Boston
Washington
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Detroit
Miami
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Buffalo
San Francisco
Pan Am
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Dearborn Mayor Sells Custom Suits to Fuel Campaign
Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard, 67, seeking his 14th term, will auction his personal wardrobe at City Hall. The sale includes 20 plus size suits, topcoats and shirts, with no set prices and first come, first served. Proceeds go to campaign expenses as Hubbard weighs 298 pounds and recalls starting at size 40.
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Dearborn
Mich
UPI
Orville Hubbard
Detroit
Hubbard
City Hall
Judy Cord
The
Salvation Army
Star Spangled Wing Ding Fourth of July Celebration in DC
Washington hosts a large Fourth of July event dubbed the Star Spangled Wing-Ding. Billy Graham and Bob Hope lead a bipartisan celebration with a morning service, a 56 gun salute, and a grand fireworks show on the Washington Monument grounds. The event draws involvement from political and civic leaders, though hippie groups protest plans to smoke marijuana.
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Columbia
Washington Monument
America
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Lincoln Memorial
Bob Hope
Graham
J. Willard Marriott
Executive Committee
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Williamsburg
U.S. Territories
White House
USA
Association of American Railroads
Hope
Jack Benny
Red
Skelton
Dinah Shore
Glenn Campbell
Kate Smith
Connie Stevens
Les Brown
Rennie Davis
Chicago 7
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mamie Eisenhower
Daly
Rangers Hit Rio Strikers as LULAC Meeting Endorses Boycott Support
Delegates at the LULAC convention in McAllen backed farm workers in the Rio Grande Valley who boycott and strike for higher wages. A resolution blamed local labor problems on Texas Rangers, saying they side with growers and do not work for the public. The session closed the convention with other votes on voter registration HUD hiring prompts and a Texas school desegregation push.
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Texas Rangers
Rangers
Texas
Tthe Department of Housing and
Coors Beer
Brewing Company
Colorado
City Playground Olympics Readies 450 Youth At Wagner Park
More than 450 Luibbock youngsters will compete Tuesday at Wagner Park 26th Street and Elgin Avenue starting 3 pm in the Lubbock Parks and Recreation iPlayground Olympics. Events include the 50 yard dash tug of war and relays with participants aged 6 to 17 from four community centers and 12 playgrounds vying for the Wagner Park program trophy.
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Wagner Park
26Th Street
Elgin Avenue
Lubbock
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