Today in History August 12 1976 Highlights
On August 12 marks historical events from 1941 Atlantic Charter drafting by Roosevelt and Churchill to 1959 school integration in Little Rock. Also noted are Florence restoration to Medici, Singer sewing patent, Spanish American War end, Britain’s WWI entry, Petain call to collaboration, Nixon tapes subpoena, and birthday remembrances for Cantinflas and John Derek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Holy Roman Empire
Florence
Isaac Singer
Pittstown
N.Y
Britain
Austria-Hungary
Henri Petain
Nazi Germany
Little Rock
Ark
London
Scotland Yard
Syria
Jordan
Hussein
Senate Intelligence Committee
Richard Nixon
CIA
Chile
Cantinflas
John Derek
Lionel Barrymore
Ethan Allen
France
Spain
Crash Fatal To Texan
South Sioux City Iowa AP reports a three truck crash near South Sioux City killed John McGinnis a 33 year old resident of Lubbock Texas and James Critzman 40 of Sioux City The tractor trailer driver Donald McGinnis 36 also of Lubbock was in serious condition at a Sioux City hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sioux City
Neb
Lubbock, Tex
State Patrol
John McGinnis
Lubbock
James Critzman
Sioux City
Iowa
McGinnis
Donald McGinnis
Seven Wounded Sniper Gunfire Kills Two in Wichita
An 11 minute hail of bullets from the 26th floor of the Holiday Inn Plaza killed two and wounded seven in downtown Wichita. Police shot the gunman, Michael Soles of Sand Springs, Okla., wounding him. he was under guard in fair condition. Victims included Joe Goulart, a 56 year old freelance photographer, and Elmer W. Hensley, 57, a glass worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Michael Soles
Sand Springs
Okla
Glass Company
Soles
Oklahoma
Timothy Hutton
Holiday Inn
Dan Bachmann
Mark Falen
Arnold Merritt
Denise
Workmen's Payroll Limit Hiked
The State Insurance Board raised the weekly payroll limit for setting workmen's compensation rates from $200 to $300 per worker. The change, effective January 1 with a new rate manual, follows calls from the industry and opposition from the Texas Association of Business. A 5.5 percent rate increase will also take effect September 1 to match automatic benefit increases tied to average wage changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Insurance Board
Texas Association of Business
Coal Strike in Several States Faces End of Wildcat Action
Charleston West Virginia AP United Mine Workers officials urged rebellious rank and file to honor a back to work vote to end a four week wildcat strike that idled about 150 000 soft coal miners. Crews were sent in for safety inspections before production resumed though many miners across Virginia West Virginia eastern Kentucky Illinois Indiana Alabama Ohio and Pennsylvania had not been told to return today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Alabama
Ohio
Pennsylvania
DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE AND WORD FLASHBACK LIST
Puzzle page item listing cryptogram instructions and sample quote. Contains clue answers, general knowledge prompts, and a sample cryptoquote using a Longfellow cipher. Includes historical name references and a pastiche of quiz content.
Jury Views Analyzed In Harris Trial Deliberations
Los Angeles AP reports jurors described sympathy for the Harris couple yet found them guilty of kidnapping and robbery while acquitting six counts of assault. They noted the defendants seemed ordinary and not offensive in court, with Hearst's role rarely discussed amid the crime spree. Hearst faces separate trial January 10 after a San Francisco bank robbery conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William and
Emily Harris
Harrises
Addison
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Harris
San Francisco
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Archie
Bob Montana
Bud Blake
Dooley’s
BY Roger Bradfield
By Russell Myers
Irwin
Miss Peach
By Mell Lazarus
Lea
Identification Service
Moon Mullins
Ford Johnson
Mamie’s
William
New Tork Mines
Tom Mason
Guseman
Derby
Penny Guseman
Janice Goodwin
Chris Hoy
Larry Ade
Augusta
Thomas Joseph
Astronaut Bean
Nan
Nam
Merle of the
S.A. River
Play the Wolf
Weirich
Porter Road
Russel Cain Real Estate
AVON
Victoria
Espatio
First Baptist Church
Calhoun
KEN Miller Sand CO
Call Mack
Comet Pet Shop
Trading Post
Netherlands
Franz Schubert
Flock
Spanish City
Longfellow
Charles Horton Cooley
Dairy Queen
Daniel’s Body
Ars
W. Main
Comet Fence CO
E. Main
Singer
Curiosity
Elsie Sewing Center
Sri
Nathan Smalley
Richard Redwine
Fluidex Dollar Pharmacy
Turner
Hwy 87
Port Lavaca
Remington
Marlin Golden
Colonial Arms
Call
Kenmore
Hernandez Appliance Parts & Service
Algee
Dollar Pharmacy
Richard Addison
Symbionese Liberation Army
George Fields
Fields
Fred Kelly
Terry Bunch Motors
Tivoli
Austwell
la Ward
Lolita
Vanderbilt
Calhoun County Peace Officers Assoc
Richard Vasquez
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Peace Officers Association
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