Oswego Jaycees Plan July 4 Celebration Parade
Oswego Jaycees sixth annual July 4 celebration features a mammoth parade through downtown Oswego, drum and bugle corps exhibitions at State University College Oswego South Athletic Field, and a fireworks gala at night across Route 104 West from Howard Johnsons.
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Surtax Extension Bill May Get House Okay By A Narrow Margin
A proposed 10 percent surtax extension through year end and 5 percent through mid-1970 faces a tight House vote. Nixon officials push the measures to curb inflation and fund a budget surplus, while Democrats demand tax reform and oppose a long extension without changes. Senate leaders also demand reforms before full approval.
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Buffalo News appoints two for ME posts
The Buffalo Evening News named Murray B. Light and Elwood M. Wardlow to managing editor roles. Light will oversee news and Wardlow administration. Both have 21 years experience and fill the vacancy left by the late Paul E. Neville.
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Buffalo
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Buffalo Evening News
Upstate
New York
Edward H. Butler
Murray B. Light
Elwood M. Wardlow
Light
Wardlow
Paul E. Neville
Israeli commandos raid deep into Egypt rupturing power line
Israeli forces conducted their deepest raid into Egypt since 1967, rupturing the Cairo to Aswan 500 kilovolt power line near Suhaj. Egypt denied any power disruption, while other Israeli raids targeted power lines and radar postings. Israels raid followed by attacks in Jordan and Tel Aviv bomb blast aftermath.
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Will Win Drive Launched Around Ben Het by South Vietnamese
Seven battalions of fresh South Vietnamese troops opened a new Ben Het operation after a 20 day sweep that killed 254 North Vietnamese. The drive, named Will Win, used helicopter inserts to replace exhausted units and faced limited contact as U S bombing pressured surrounding forces.
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Laird Expands Military Role in Defense Decision Making
The Laird administration loosens McNamara era centralization while keeping checks on power. He and Deputy Secretary Packard set firm guidelines to prevent a return to old service rivalries, granting Air Force and Army leaders more program authority under civilian oversight.
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Moise Tshombe Dies at 49 in Algeria
Moise Tshombe, once premier of the Congo and Katanga leader nicknamed the rubber man of African politics, died in his sleep at age 49 in Algiers after years in exile and solitary confinement. An autopsy was planned.
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Bomb alert storms Wales before Prince Charles investiture
Police reserves called up across Wales after a time bomb exploded in the Cardiff post office injuring wall. extremists blamed as security tightens for Prince Charles investiture in Caernarvon with Tricia Nixon leading security plans and a large police presence.
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Prime Beef urged for drivers at risky intersections
A reader from the 104 Hannibal by-pass urges tighter road safety measures noting frequent accidents at intersections with only a yield sign. The letter questions whether the state or county should install more signs and asks readers to share their prime beef.
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Motorcycle Deaths Drop in New York After Licensing Law
Albany AP reports motorcycle injuries fell from 5259 in 1966 to 3258 in 1967 and deaths from 87 to 52 after a new licensing law with helmet and eye protection requirements. A State Motor Vehicle Department study notes a rise again last year.
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Critics say ABM Safeguard debate ignores arms talks
Senator Richard Russell argues opponents exaggerate danger to Soviet U.S. talks if Safeguard is deployed. Senator John Stennis notes no effort to remove MIRV from procurement, linking missile advances to Poseidon on submarines. Critics claim land based defense not needed while Polaris remains capable of retaliation.
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D-Miss
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Nixon forms blue ribbon panel on defense organization
President Nixon announced the creation of a blue ribbon panel to study the organization of the Defense Department, its research and development programs, and procurement practices as requested by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird.
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Nixon
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Secretary of Defense
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Powell Salary Challenge Sparks House Debate
Rep Charles H Griffin charges Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr has answered only eight of 34 roll calls and nine of 50 quorum calls since January oath, challenging Powell's right to collect a salary this year.
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109 year old man weds fourth wife in Brazil
Jose Porfirio de Araujo aged 109 married his 49 year old bride in Guaratingueta Brazil. He is the father of 23 children and said he remains vigorous and would welcome more children if they come.
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Brazil
Jose Porfirio de Araujo
Yugoslav Official Shot in West Berlin
The chief of the Yugoslav military mission in West Berlin was shot and wounded by an unidentified gunman. Police said the gunman was taken into custody, believed Croatian, and had no identity papers.
Football booby trap exploded near Saigon
U S Army engineers sweeping a trail 40 miles northwest of Saigon found a football and rigged it with a small charge. They triggered it from a safe distance, causing a large secondary blast. The ball concealed a 105mm artillery shell.
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Saigon
U.S. Army
Police oppose United Fund urges police noncontribution
National Fraternal Order of Police President John Harrington urges officers nationwide to stop giving to the United Fund. He accuses the fund of backing the Fellowship Commission which pressed for a state Supreme Court ruling to reactivate the Police Advisory Board in Philadelphia.
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Supreme Court
Char tered DC8 Lands at Shannon After Engine Burst
Nervous passengers cheered as a Canadian DC8 with 260 aboard landed in Shannon Ireland after the starboard engine burst tearing two holes in the fuselage and causing cabin pressure loss en route from London to Toronto.
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Kennedy Plans Quiet Europe Trip This Summer
Edward M. Kennedy plans a low key Europe visit during the August recess to avoid fanfare and keep speculation about his 1972 presidential bid low. He hopes to wait on a decision until events, especially Vietnam, clarify the political landscape.
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Hundreds of Cubans Enter U S From Mexico by Boat and Barter
U S officials report hundreds of Cubans illegally crossing from Mexico into the United States in 1969, with about 500 known arrivals from Texas to Arizona in four months. Law changes have increased visa delays, while enforcement and refugee flights continue. In April, 174 were known to enter illegally and 31 were turned back.
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