Queen Elizabeth II visits Philadelphia Bicentennial site
Queen Elizabeth II makes a sentimental stop in Philadelphia during a six day nine city U S tour opening the Olympic Games in Montreal. Britannia ties up at Penns Landing as crowds greet the queen and Prince Philip along the Delaware River.
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Mixed gains and losses in morning market session
New York stocks were largely flat with the Dow down 1.80 at 998.04 at noon after brief moves above 1,000. NYSE volume remained sluggish as analysts cited no major economic news over the Fourth of July weekend and investor doubt about a sustained breakout past the 1,000 level. Lockheed Aircraft led activity with a modest gain while the composite index and the AMEX value index showed small moves.
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Israelis Honor Dead Commando Yonatan Netanyahu Funeral
Israelis honor the dead as Lt Col Yonatan Netanyahu receives a hero’s funeral after the Entebbe raid. Two of three Israeli civilians killed in the weekend gun battle are buried with honors. Israel hails the operation while threats loom from Uganda and Lebanon amid a tense regional picture.
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Texas Guard Urges Texans to Join After Hurricane Duty
Coastal memory honors women and the Texas Guard for five hurricane deployments since 1958. Guardsmen left homes and jobs to evacuate communities, haul water, supply generators, aid cleanup, and perform many tasks. Governor calls them to service with pay starting at $48 per weekend for newcomers.
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Hearings Set on Boiler Gas Exemptions by Texas RRC
Special hearings will hear requests from Southland Paper Mills Texasgulf Inc and Duval Corp to exempt a 3 million cubic feet daily natural gas limit for boiler fuel set by a March 1976 Texas Railroad Commission order. Hearings are July 21 for Southland and August 20 for Texasgulf and Duval.
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Obituaries for Mrs. Elena Pena Carriles and James Hammrick
Funeral services were held for 89 year old Elena Pena Carriles in Port Lavaca after dying in a San Antonio hospital. Burial followed in Seadrift Cemetery. Survivors include a sister and three brothers. James Hammrick of Port Lavaca died at his home and was found dead. Services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Richardson Chapel with burial in Green Lawn Gardens. Hammrick, a WWII veteran and former welder, leaves a wife, three sons and three daughters and nine grandchildren.
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Chinese military leader Chu Teh dies at 90 in Peking
TOKYO AP reports Chu Teh, revered as the grand old man of the Chinese Communist armed forces, died in Peking. He was 90 and had served since January 1975 as head of state in effect, chairing the standing committee of China's National People's Congress.
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Ambassador Armstrong Unable to Speak at Valley Dinner
WESSACO Tex AP Anne Armstrong the U S ambassador to Great Britain told officials she cannot speak at the Lower Rio Grande Valley Chamber of Commerce dinner Russell Willis chamber executive vice president said she had been invited to speak at the dinner
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