Grand Day Coming For The Finks
National Fink Day in the Texas Oklahoma border fishing village of Fink doubles as a festival with Durant Indians led by Chief Running Bear arriving around 11 am and leaving midafternoon They plan bead work wood carving quilting and barbed wire displays Mayor Patricia Albright expects 1500 attendees and free soda and barbecue Dr Gordon Lillie coordinates the Indian choreography to avoid rain dances on the big day
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Running Bear
Patricia Albright
Red Men
Albright
Fink
Lake Texoma
Texas-Oklahoma
Gordon Lillie
Village fights smallpox with vaccines and WHO team
In Hakegora Bihar villagers abandoned charms after smallpox struck 20 residents with four deaths. Dr Parida of the World Health Organization led vaccination teams with 32 huts turned into isolation wards. Bihar reports 10,393 cases this year out of 125,666 nationwide. The joint campaign aims to wipe out the disease.
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Hakegora
India
Sukdha
N.anedigal
sWorld Health Organization
Bihar
Calcutta
Parida
World Health Organization
Jamshedpur
Freestone County Farm Tour Highlights Local Leaders
A southern Freestone County farm tour sponsored by the County Extension Service featured visits to farms owned by Sam McGee William Jones Less Canada and Edd Stafford. Suel Hill and Joe Richards led discussions on replacement heifers fertilizer on winter pastures hay meadows and cow calf operations. Joe Rothe praised the local Extension Staff and noted Texas ranks third nationally in cash farm receipts while Bennie Alewine shared insights on world feeding trends.
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Freestone County
County Extension Service
Sam McGee
William Jones
Less
Canada
Edd Stafford
Suel Hill
County
Joe Richards
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Committee
W.H. Lehmberg
Clown College Dean Seeks Broad Talent For Circus Class
Orlando AP report shows Bill Ballantine, dean of Ringling Clown College, evaluating 20 hopefuls at Circus World for Crown College admissions. Applicants range from new high school grads to an out of work physicist as Ballantine tests balance, humor, and stage presence. He warns a clown’s life is rough and not all admitted will secure work with the circus.
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Ivan Thorne
Horatio Alger
Thomas Carlyle
Orlando, Fla
Bill Ballantine
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown College
Circus World
Crown College
Ballantine
Christine Davison
St. Petersburg
Ariie
Periget
Weenis Sidley
Orlando
Textbooks Display Set for July 1 in Texas
Textbooks for Texas public schools to be considered for use starting Sept. 1, 1975 will be displayed July 1 at 20 regional education service centers. Public inspection of proposed texts will occur after copies are sent to centers. Public hearings precede final selections by the State Board of Education.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Texas Education Agency
State Commissioner of Education
State Board of Education
Mammoth Diet Clues Unearthed in Alaskan Ice
Scientists identify stomach contents of well preserved mammoth remains in Alaska. The ancient herbivore last fed on plants found in summer, revealing dietary patterns thousands of years ago.
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Alaska
Statue Crowned Napoleonic Fame in Place Vendome Column
Napoleon Bonaparte is commemorated in Paris by a single statue atop a tall bronze column in Place Vendome. The monument honors his role in ordering the grand boulevards and marks his enduring fame in the French capital.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Paris
Place Vendome
Mexico Vaccinates Millions Against Vein Venezuelan Encephalitis
The Agriculture Ministry of Mexico reports three million animals vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalitis this year with no confirmed cases. Fifty-eight suspected cases were investigated and all tests were negative. The last reported case was September 1972.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Agriculture Ministry
Ways Studied To Bring Down Prices of Meat
White House economic adviser Kenneth Rush says meat prices are high and a Monday White House meeting will include cattlemen, retailers, and packers. He rejects import quotas and says the focus is on methods to lower prices and boost sales.
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Washington
White House
Kenneth Rush
Rush
THP Accident Report For Limestone County May
The Texas Highway Patrol investigated nine accidents on rural Limestone County roads in May. No deaths occurred and two persons were injured. The report notes four accidents with no deaths and 22 injuries across Limestone County in 1974.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Limestone County
Gordon Payne
Texas Extended Forecast June 16 18 by AP
North central and northeast Texas expect clear to partly cloudy skies and warm conditions. Highs in the 90s with 70s lows through Tuesday. South central and southeast Texas face hot, partly cloudy days with highs 90 to 105 and 70s lows. Northwest and southwest Texas stay partly cloudy with warmer Sunday and cooler Tuesday. Mountains near 70 north and near 80 Big Bend with highs in the 20s to 90s depending on region.
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Texas
Associated Press
Northwest
Big Bend
Mayo Stumbled Into Sanford and Son Steadying a TV Hit
Whitmah Mayo of Sanford and Son was thrust into the Grady role after Redd Foxx left the NBC show. The 43 year old actor had been a literary agent in New York and later performed in six episodes this season and three more for next season. Foxx’s potential return could boost Mayo’s prospects as the show remains highly rated.
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Jerry Buck
Associated Press
Weiler
LOS Angeles
Whitmah Mayo
Sanford and Son
Redd Foxx
NBC
Foxx
Grady
Tor
Fullstaie Fiterary
New York
Safford and Son
Ilunga Adell
Mayo
Andy Griffith
Cronkite Tops List as Most Trusted TV News Anchor
In a Phillips-Sindlinger survey Walter Cronkite of CBS is named the most trusted and objective newscaster. John Chancellor of NBC ranks second and ABC's Howard K. Smith third amid Watergate effects.
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New York
Walter Cronkite
CBS
NBC
John Chancellor
Phillips-Sindlinger
ABC
Howard K. Smith
Smith
Chancellor
Harry Reasoner
Cronkite
Dan Rather
Senate confirms Robert Porter as district judge
The Senate confirmed Robert W. Porter for the U.S. District Court of North Texas. Porter’s confirmation clears the way for his judicial tenure in the federal court system.
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Senate
Robert Porter
Washington
Robert W. Porter
U.S. District Court of North Texas
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