Mass poisoning tragedy rocks Iraq with vast casualties
London newspaper cites Ed Hughes stating that thousands killed or maimed after grain treated with mercury fertilizer entered Iraq as seed. He cites 6,530 hospital cases and 459 deaths with potential total injuries up to 100,000, noting missing warnings in local language and theft during transport.
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London
Iraq
London Sunday Times
Ed Hughes
The
Times
al Basrah
Hughes
Beirut
Bureau
Traq
Hugres
Texas reports week of no measles cases
Texas health officials said the week ending June 16 had no reported measles cases marking the first such week since 1936. The department credited vaccine licensing in March 1963 and efforts by physicians public health officials and community leaders.
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Austin
Texas
Blood Drive By 12th Special Forces Group at Noon
The 42nd Special Forces Group of the Army Reserves will donate blood to Blood Services of Lubbock at noon today. Ten volunteers participate as part of their community service program.
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Army Reserves
Blood Services of
Lubbock
Kamikaze Meaning and WWII Context
Kamikaze in Japanese means Divine wind. The term referred to pilots who undertook suicide attacks toward the end of World War II, reflecting a military strategy and cultural mindset of sacrifice.
Two Clovis Men Sentenced for Bribery Scandal
Two Clovis businessmen Robert Pommeren ing and Cletus A. Reding were sentenced to five years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Howard C. Bratton after being found guilty of bribing former Small Business Administration official Moses Sanchez. Pommeren ing received additional terms for perjury and falsifying records, while Reding got a separate perjury term. Sanchez is serving a three year sentence after a no contest plea.
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Albuquerque
UPD
Clovis
Robert Pommerening
Cletus A. Reding
U.S
Howard C. Bratton
Bratton
Pommerening
Reding
Small Business Administration
Moses Sanchez
Sanchez
Constitutional Meeting Grants Free Tax Leeway to Texas Legislature
The Texas Constitutional Revision Commission voted 17-16 to empower lawmakers to levy taxes with few restraints. Critics argued the plan could create a blank check for taxes, opposing longer restrictions on property tax and bans on sales tax hikes.
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San Angelo
McLaughlin
Keeton
Leroy Jeffers
Houston
State Bar of Texas
Commission
Faye Holub
Austin
Communists Hold Fast in Southern Cambodia City
Cambodian command reported forces consolidated in Kompong Cham north while rebels held the southern section. About 8,500 insurgents faced 9,000 to 10,000 government troops in and around the city, with shelling continuing and key routes Cut off.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Am Rong
Cambedia
Kompong
Cham
Cesitral
Khmer Rouge
University
Mekong River
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Clovis Mentel
John A. Anderson
Citizens Advisory Committee
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
Malcolm Milburn
Robert W. Calvert
Solons
U.V. Blake Record Center
OWL
F.D
Deen Repurieu
Rong
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mekong
Lon Nol
Lubbook ‘ Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Circulation Department
P.O. Box
Lubbock, Texas
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