This Day In History August 5 1976
Highlights include treaties banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union in 1963 the completion of the first trans Atlantic cable in 1858 and the Statue of Liberty cornerstone laid in 1884 Notable deaths and events span 1914 1949 1962 1963 and space milestones including Apollo 15 and Armstrongs moonfirst birthday notes list Neil Armstrong John Huston and Edison quotes reflect on hard work
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Associated Press
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
U.S
New York Harbor
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Ecuador
Marilyn Monroe
Los Angeles
Massachusetts
Alger Hiss
Big Mishap Hurts Man In Offshore Rig Accident
Richard Torres of King Fisher Marine Services Port Lavaca sustained a head injury Tuesday on an offshore drilling rig when a pipe struck him. He was rushed to Citizens Memorial Hospital Victoria by a Port O Connor ambulance and reported in good condition.
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King Fisher Marine Services
Port Lavaca
Richard Torres
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Victoria
Torres
Victoria Hospital
Port O'Connor
Flood Victims Continue Search in Big Thompson Canyon
In Loveland Colorado survivors bury dead as the hunt for bodies continues amid $50 million in property damage. about 850 unaccounted, with 74 bodies in makeshift morgues and a near 100 death toll. Funeral services held for Sgt. Hugh Purdy as authorities aid reconstruction.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Colorado Rockies
Robert Rosenheim
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Delmer Hunter
Canyon
Joe Moore
Denver
Hugh Purdy
Colorado State Patrol
Richard Lamm
Betty Ford to Open Ellington Celebration at Lincoln Center
First Lady Betty Ford will fly to New York next Tuesday to open a six day celebration of Duke Ellington's music by the Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater at Lincoln Center marking the theater group's Bicentennial tribute.
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Washington
Betty Ford
New York
Duke Ellington
Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater
Lincoln Center
Gravely Picked for Promotion to Three Star Admiral
Washington AP informs Rear Adm Samuel L Gravely Jr becomes the first black admiral nominated for three star rank and to command a U S fleet Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced Ford nominated Gravely for vice admiral Gravely a former railway postal clerk rose through the ranks to break racial barriers since becoming the Navy s first black admiral five years ago he has been followed by Rear Admirals Gerald E Thomas and Lawrence C Chambers.
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Washington
Samuel L. Gravely Jr
U.S
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
Gravely
Navy
Gerald E. Thomas
Lawrence C Chambers
Lady Bird Johnson Visits Spain on Private Trip
Lady Bird Johnson arrives in Madrid from London for a private visit. She flies to Granada after a short stay and will travel to Trujillo in western Spain to spend a few days with friends before returning to the United States.
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Madrid
Spain
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
London
Granada
Trujillo
United States
Lincoln Descendant Divorced Amid Adultery Claim
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the last surviving great grandchild of Abraham Lincoln, won a divorce on adultery grounds. A medical report noted Beckwith, 71, had prostate surgery and a vasectomy before marriage to Annemarie Hoffman Beckwith. Her son Timothy Lincoln Beckwith was born October 14, 1968 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Robert Todd Lincoln
Beckwith
Abraham Lincoln
Superior Court
Joseph M.F. Ryan Jr
Annemarie Hoffman Beckwith
Timothy Lincoln Beckwith
Williamsburg
Draft Evasion Charge Dismissed in Efaw Case
Oklahoma City AP U S attorney moves to dismiss draft evasion charges against Fritz Efaw the exile who urged universal amnesty at the Democratic National Convention The DOJ insisted the Stillwater draft board failed to state reasons for denying conscientious objector status and recommended dropping the case Russell stressed abiding by the law and said no prosecution seems possible even if workable
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Russell
Fritz Efaw
Efaw
Justice Department
Midsection Reception of Scattered Rain Across Plains
Rain showers and thunderstorms scattered across the midcontinent today bringing needed wetting to some areas while missing others. Overnight rainfall exceeded an inch in northern Wisconsin as storms moved from the Northern Plains through the Great Lakes with additional activity in Nebraska Wyoming Colorado and eastern Washington. A tornado sighting northwest of Cheyenne was unaccompanied by damage and hail the size of golf balls fell southwest of Denver amid late Wednesday activity.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Plains
Great Lakes
Nebraska
High Plains
Wyoming
Colorado
Washington
Rockies
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Roadblock Stirs Houston Attorney Contends 7-Hour Check
Houston lawyer Clyde Woody criticized a seven hour Eastex Freeway roadblock in north Harris County as unconstitutional unless at fixed borders or with valid information of offense. DPS Capt. Joe Goodwin cited law allowing stops to check licenses and detect violations. About 200 arrested or charged, including a Montgomery County murder suspect. most offenses were traffic or drunk driving. The test used a data link van feeding into national crime information, with no stolen cars found.
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Harris County
Texas Department of Public Safety
Clyde Woody
Woody
Joe Goodwin
DPS
Montgomery County
DPS Auto Theft Division
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