Midland Votes to Legalize Liquor in First Since Prohibition
Midland County voters turnout set a record for a special election to approve both package stores and liquor by the drink for the first time since repeal. Liquor by the drink won 6101 to 4755 with 10930 total votes. Supporters praised potential economic gains and tourism while urging moderation in celebrations.
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Midland
Midland County
Midland Independent School
Permian Junior College System
Arab Attack Breaks Calm In Holy City
Arab rifleman ambushed an Israeli civilian vehicle on Jerusalem outskirts amid regional fighting across Lebanon border Gaza and Jordan. Two wounded in Beit Hanina, one seriously, as clashes and shelling hit refugee camps and towns near Jerash. Egyptian Suez Canal troops mark anniversary with songs for soldiers.
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Holy City
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Holy
Middle East
Lebanon
Gaza Strip
Beirut
Ramla
Suez Canal
Jerusallem
Ramallah
West Bank
Jordan River
Beit Hanina
Zarit
Galilee
Eye Ball Dance Promised by Optometry Association
The Quipster notes an optometry association plans a dance titled Eye Ball. The event aims to raise funds and showcase humor around eye care.
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Optometry Association
Texas Legislature Recalled In July Memory of 62nd Session
The Odessa American notes Texans will remember the 62nd Legislature for a long time as July 1 jogs memories of its legacy. Muskie wins over mayors of major cities who had opposed his revenue sharing stance.
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Texans
Muskie
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
French Draft Cools Kansan in California
Gerard Fields 23, born in Kansas and Vietnam veteran, received a French draft order via the French consulate in Chicago. Mandatory French service demands he report within 30 days. his dual American French citizenship stems from a France-born mother. His attorney suggests renouncing French citizenship.
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Sacramento
Calif
Kansas
Vietnam
France
Dodge City
Kan
Gerard Fields
Chicago
Fields
Noble Fields
Citrus Heights
California
Algeria
U.S
Rain Chance Today Peaked At Twenty Percent
Weather officials in West Texas estimate a 20 percent chance of thundershowers today as a stationary front from Omaha to Roswell lingers. Amarillo faced a tornado scare with a warning issued for Randall and Potter counties as strong storms moved through the Panhandle.
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Texas
Odessa-Midland
National Weather Service
Nerth
Denver City
Alpine
High Plains
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Omaha
Neb
Roswell
N.M
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Queen City
Pecos River
Weather Service
Randall
Potter Counties
Friona
Da Nang Bombarded Again as Marines Prepare to Pullout
North Vietnamese rockets pounded Da Nang air base and civilian areas in South Vietnam, killing five civilians and wounding 11 Americans. The barrage coincides with Marine packing to leave the city, while South Vietnamese forces assume security duties.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnams
Air Show Crashes Kill Four in Cape May
Four WWII style T-6 trainer planes crashed in two mid air collisions during the National Air Races at Cape May New Jersey killing all four pilots Richard Minges 34 of Fayetteville North Carolina Victor Baker 43 of Glendale California Edwin Snyder 47 of Jacksonville Florida and Joseph Quinn 39 of Saugus California. The crashes occurred about 15 minutes apart during heats watched by about 15000 spectators. Race officials debated resuming Sunday’s program as state and federal aviation authorities would decide.
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Cape May
N. J
Richard Minges
Fayetteville
N.C
Victor Baker
Glendale
Calif
Edwin Snyder
Jacksonville
Fla
Joseph Quinn
Saugus
Minges
Stephen M. Cicala
Bob Moeller
Air Force
Woosh
Indochina Fund Cutoff Could Win Senate Support
Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said the Indochina aid cutoff has a chance to win Senate approval though he doubts debate or lobbying will change votes. He noted the McGovern Hatfield draft extension bill is within striking distance and hopes for a June 22 vote.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Jin Indochina
Senate
Montana
George S. McGovern
D- 8.D
Mark O. Hatfield
R- iOre
Mansfield
Navy weighs new class of missile firing submarines
Secretary Laird hinted at a Navy plan for a wholly new nuclear submarine class armed with antiship missiles. Vice Admiral Rickover described a high speed sub capable of launching missiles against ships far beyond enemy ASW range, with Congress hearing optimistic views but no cost figures yet.
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Groton
Rickover
Chief of Naval Operations
Congress
Laird’s
Defense
U.S
U.S. Navy
Reading Reward Grant Tests Student Motivation in Wethersfield
A $100,000 federal grant funds a reading study in Wethersfield Connecticut schools. First through fourth graders and handicapped students with their parents will receive gifts from crayon boxes to a New York trip to measure how rewards affect reading progress and motivation.
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Wethersfield, — Conn
Wethersfield School Department
New York
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