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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1975
Page
7
Erik Knoph 21 of Phoenix was critically injured after climbing a 30 foot barrier and entering a Bengal tiger’s den at the Phoenix Zoo. Police say he did it on a party dare and the tiger was driven off by gunfire after the man fell into the pit.
Alabama Gov George Wallace and former California Gov Ronald Reagan told VFW delegates that the United States erred by not fighting to win in Vietnam and urged a strong military, tougher stance on detente with the Soviet Union, and a more critical review of foreign policy. Both seen as prospective presidential candidates received loud, lengthy standing ovations at the 76th VFW convention.
At Port Houston loading of grain for the Soviet Union was stopped after instructions from the International Longshoremen's Association. Willie Wells said about 20 longshoremen were on the job. George Meany had urged halting shipments until the Ford administration guaranteed no rise in domestic food prices.
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