Today In History June 22 1976 Associated Press
June 22 marks key events from 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union to 1773 Dominican friars establish the first settlement in California. Also Napoleon abdicates, DOJ creation, George V coronation, Joe Louis title win, armistice, and Brexit/EEC talks. Birthdays include Lindbergh, Wilder, Blass. Will Durant quote and older Canada note.
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Associated Press
Germany
Soviet Union
California
Saigon
Great Britain
Britain
Internal Revenue Service
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Billy Wilder
Bill Blass
Will Durant
Canada
Grain guilt pleas grow in Baton Rouge port scandal
A sixth Baton Rouge port grain inspector pleaded guilty to federal misdemeanor charges in a multimillion-dollar grain export scandal. Truman May of Port Allen, a retired inspector, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the grain standards act. Judge E Gordon West ordered a pre sentence investigation for May.
Peacekeeping gains ease Lebanese civil clashes
Libyan and Syrian peacekeeping troops halted major fighting between Syrian forces and Palestinian guerrillas, while Lebanon's Muslim Christian conflict continued with artillery and machine-gun duels. Officials reported 47 dead and 78 wounded. A 1000-man Arab League peacekeeping force arrived, enabling evacuations including 150 foreigners by a British convoy. The US evacuated 110 Americans and 157 others, with plans for further moves if needed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Syria
Damascus
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Army
Roloff Plea Rejected as He Remains Jailbound in Texas
The Texas Supreme Court refused to free evangelist Lester Roloff from a five day contempt sentence after he agreed to a 1973 court order allowing welfare workers to inspect three of his Corpus Christi South Texas child care homes. Critics argued the order overstepped religious institutions while Roloff contends it was void or unconstitutional. Justice Pope noted Roloff’s own agreement to the situation as pivotal.
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Austin
Tex
Lester Roloff
Corpus Christi
Texas Supreme Court
Roloff
Atty
Lynn Taylor
Taylor
Texas
Houston
Charles Lowry
Zapata
Port Isabel
Lowry
Rebekah
Corpus
Hellmut Erwing
Jack Pope
Erwing
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George V
Queen Mary
London
Joe Louis
Jim Braddock
Chicago
France
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Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Libya
Algeria
Spiegel Grove
Greece
Piraeus
Athens
Washington
State Department
United States
U.S
Frances E Meloy Jr
U.S.S. Spiegel Grove
Archie
Bob Montana
Bud Blake
Hugo
Miss Peach
By Meir Lazarus
Arthur's Free
AOICE
Lpre League
Arthur
Dooley’s
Moon Mullins
By Roger Bradfield
By Russell Meyers
Ford Johnson
Welfare Department
Department
Tella Gertner
Lavaca
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