July Fourth Celebrations Draw Massive Crowds Across Nation
Crowds packed beaches parks and streets as fireworks lit the sky from coast to coast. In St Louis the Veiled Prophet Fair finale drew about a million along the Mississippi. A riverboat race crowned Captain Harold DeMarrero on the Delta Queen after a 1039 mile run from New Orleans. At Hoover Dam tourists watched Mead spill for the first time in 48 years amid federal flood warnings. Nevada Governor Richard Bryan toured flood zones while Interior Secretary James Watt faced sharp criticism.
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Wars, insurgencies intensify across Asia and Americas
Fighting in Guatemala's northwest and Colombia's south threatens a rightist regime as M 19 rebels inflict heavy losses on security forces. Across Asia, Afghan civil war nears a million dead, while Cambodia endures a prolonged bloodletting. Vietnam, Khmer Rouge operations persist in Cambodia, and the Philippines faces Moslem separatists alongside the New People's Army amid rising insurgencies in Southeast Asia.
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Global view of Africa’s ongoing proxy and independence wars
Amid global unrest, Africa faces multiple conflicts. In Chad 4000 rebels attacked Faya-Largeau, Eritrea’s 21 year insurgency against Ethiopia endures, and Moroccan forces confront Sahrawi claimants in Western Sahara. UNITA fights in Angola with Cuban support, while Namibia and Mozambique battle colonial legacies and rebellion. South Africa backs factions in the region, shaping a complex web of small wars.
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Bandleader Harry James Dies at 67 in Las Vegas
Harry James, famed big band leader of the 1930s and 40s, died in Valley Hospital Las Vegas at age 67 after battling lymph gland cancer. He had performed recently in Denver and Los Angeles with his band despite illness. The death was announced by an unnamed family spokesman. Meanwhile in Washington, Otto Reich was poised to be named ambassadorial-level coordinator of public diplomacy for Central America, replacing Richard Stone who became U S special envoy.
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Speed blamed as cause in fatal church bus wreck
In Carrollton Kentucky a church bus plunged from I 71 after skidding off a guard rail killing two and injuring about 20. Passengers from Greater Community Temple Merrimphis Tennessee were returning from Cleveland.
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Foreman charged in triple Long Island murder defrauding inheritance
Salvatore Nasta 29 of Franklin Square was charged with murdering James Candelaro 49, Olga Candelaro 51, and their son James 16 at the family home. Police say motive was greed to secure an inheritance. The incident occurred Friday and charges followed Sunday.
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Mail Subscriptions Offer Weekend and Daily Rates
Daily and Sunday subscription options listed with prices. Daily rate unspecified for Sunday only and delivery problems line mentions four month and Sunday periods with reduced pricing. Details indicate second class postage included and multiple plan options.
Weather notes and storm impacts across North Texas
Partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent thunderstorm chance and upper 60s low. Wednesday stays partly cloudy and hot with highs in the mid 90s and southeast to south winds 10 to 15 mph. A heavy thunderstorm in Weston caused a frame house to lose its foundation with no injuries. July outlook shows above normal readings in parts of the Northeast and Southwest, cooler in Texas, with heavy rain in the Pacific Northwest and Oklahoma. Readings from Midland report a high of 106 Monday and no precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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