Weekend violent deaths toll in Texas documented
The Associated Press reports 21 violent deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight in Texas including 13 traffic fatalities, five homicides, two drownings and one lightning death, with coverage of other AP items from coast guard actions in New York to political primaries in Oklahoma and local racehorse injuries in Louisiana.
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Texas
New York
Coast Guard
Nikolai Ivanovich Nikonov
Atlantic City
N.J
Governor’s Island
Soviet SS19 missile flights fail twice in training
Washington AP says one of Russia s most advanced ICBMs the SS19 suffered two consecutive flight failures during training launches in June and July. The failures occurred in the second stage while the missile s range is about 6300 miles and it carries potential MIRVs. U S intelligence notes Russia deployed about 50 SS19s in bases as of June. A June and July spike in missile activity followed by a July 21 launch slate includes a never before tested submarine launched missile.
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Washington
Russia
U.S
James R. Schlesinger
Soviet Union
Government intelligence could lead to total tyranny
Senate panel chair Frank Church warned on Meet the Press that U S intelligence capacity to intercept messages could empower a dictatorship to control all communications and strip public privacy. He said such power, if misused, would leave Americans with no way to resist or hide. Church also noted CIA actions for Portugal's non Communist majority could align with U S values.
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Senate
U.S
Frank Church
D-Idaho
NBC
Meet the Press
Church
CIA
Portugal
Wallace fires back at Wallace health question at VFW meet
Wallace, addressing the 76th annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Los Angeles, rejects claims he is too ill to run for president and vows to press his political bid despite questions about his health.
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Los Angeles
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
California
Ronald Reagan
VFW
Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Cambodian refugee camp clashes near Bangkok
Fighting erupted at Ban Klong Yai refugee camp on the Cambodian border over the weekend. Thai officials report casualties and a three member probe team deployed. Bangkok Post cites higher death toll and arrests, with rebels and agitators among the detainees. The camp houses about 1,600 refugees in Chantaburi Province, part of a regional refugee population of around 7,000 Cambodians.
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FT. Chaffee
Ark
Army Relocation Camp
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Walt Garrison
Larry Mahan
Chief
Bangkok
Thailand
Thai Interior Ministry
Ban Klong Yai
Bangkok Post
Chanthaburi
Radio Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khieu Samphan
China
Peking
Angkor
Khmer Rouge
Alcoholics find help in friendly canine at Bridgeport home
In Bridgeport a halfway house for alcoholics uses dogs named Brandy Ginger Cognac and Blackberry to aid recovery. Residents say the dogs provide unconditional love, helping former drinkers like Doug Ten Eyck reconnect with people and stay sober.
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Bridgeport
Ryan
Doug Ten Eyck
Brandy
Ten Eyck
Scotts accuse FBI of harassment in Hearst probe
Attorneys for Jack and Micki Scott claim the FBI harasses them as part of the fugitive Patricia Hearst case. They hid from agents between February 27 and April 10, and seek to quash grand jury subpoenas. Mrs. Scott testified to various incidents, alleging monitoring of calls and store visits. Walter Scott denies alcoholism and psychopathy accusations. The court hearing dates are set for early September with partial cooperation if jailed.
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N.J
Walter Scott
Associated Press
Patty Hearst
Scott
Hearst
Harrisburg
Jack Scott
Micki
FBI
Patricia Hearst
Scotts
U.S
Brandon Alvey
U.S. District Court
Miss Hearst
Portland
Bill Walton
Jack
Mrs. Scott
Catherine
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Tulsa
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