Greenfield Smokers pledge to quit for film promotion
In Greenfield Iowa residents sign 2000 pledges to quit smoking for 30 days as the film Cold Turkey shoots in town. Actor Dick Van Dyke lights a bonfire of props while officials and merchants back a one day cigarette sales moratorium for the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Whitney
Associated Press
Greenfield
Iowa
Dick van Dyke
Tandem Productions
Madison Avenue
Dean Holland
Ed Frederick
Dwight Marcum
Dale Yount
Yount
Carl Carlson
Today in History Highlights for August 10 1969
Notable events across history on August 10 include Japan’s WWII surrender offer with throne retention, the 1792 overthrow of the French monarchy, Missouri’s 1821 statehood, France’s 1914 war declaration, Herbert Hoover’s 1874 birth, FDR’s polio in 1921, William Odom’s 1947 world flight record, and 1959 to 1969 midcentury milestones and political briefings.
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Associated Press
France
Paris
Louis XVI
Missouri
Union
Austria-Hungary
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello Island
Canada
William Odom
Cuba
Cyprus
Turkey
United Nations
Johnson
Cyrus Vance
Richard M. Nixon
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions and Weekend Heat
Snyder reports high temperatures reaching 97 to 104 degrees across North Central and Northeast Texas this weekend. Lows range from the mid 60s to low 80s with coastal showers possible in South and Southeast Texas. Northwest Texas stays hot with highs near 102 and lows around 66 to 78 at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Nixon proposes New Federalism with family income guarantee
President Nixon unveils a new family assistance program that would replace aid to dependent children, subsidize the working poor, and nationalize welfare. The plan offers $1,600 yearly to a four person family plus supplements up to $3,920 as long as the breadwinner works, shifting tax dollars and jobs programs out of Washington and adding about $4 billion annually to existing welfare spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Nixon Welfare Plan Aims to Double Recipients and Cut Costs
President Nixon proposes a federalized welfare program with gradual state sharing of $1 billion yearly and $660 million more for job training and day care. He touts revenue sharing and a new emphasis on experimental jobs while detailing monthly benefits and work requirements for the working poor.
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Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Nixon
Antipoverty Agency
Water plan defeat labeled a disappointment by district official
O. H. Ivie, general manager of the Colorado River Municipal Water District, calls the Texas Water Plan defeat a disappointment. He says inadequate explanation hurt support and voters, notes potential resubmission and loss of time, and warns it undermines statewide coordinated water development and funds for ordinary projects. Ivie criticizes regional opposition and credits Rep. George Mahon with backing surplus water studies.
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O. H. Ivie
Colorado River
Texas
Texas Water Development Board
Elec
Torate
Ivie
Gulf Coast
George Mahon
Dr. Gambrell Succumbs In Anson
Dr. Newton E. Gambrell 57 of Snyder died 6:15 p.m. Friday at Anson General Hospital. Funeral 2:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Anson with Rev. Bill Hardage officiating. Burial Mt. Hope Cemetery Anson. Survivor: Oma wife. parents W H Gambrell Oklahoma City. two sisters Mrs. J A Williams Oklahoma City and Mrs Walter Wiseheimer Walnut Creek Calif. He served as Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army and was a World War II and Korean War veteran.
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Anson
Newton E. Gambrell
East Twenty-Fifth Street
Snyder
Anson General Hospital
First Baptist Church
Bill Hardage
Mt. Hope
Lawrence Funeral Home
McCloud
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Carver Chiropractic College
Oklahoma City
W. H. Gambrell
J. A. Williams
Walter Wiseheimer
Walnut Creek
Calif
Large Numbers Signing Petition in Scurry County
Reports from Scurry County indicate broad enthusiasm for a junior college petition. While exact signatures are unknown, activity is rising as many local businesses report participation. there are about 5,850 registered voters, though not all appear on the tax rolls, a requirement for signing.
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Scurry County
Heavy B52 Raids Hit North Vietnamese Forces Near Saigon
U S B52 strikes on the Cambodia border north of Saigon reportedly killed at least 64 NVA and captured six as the heaviest bombing in five weeks targeted the 7th Division. Three clashes inside the DMZ left 82 NVA and eight Americans dead or wounded amid renewed activity and intelligence on planned attacks. In Saigon, Thieu allies petitioned for a new premier Tran Van Huong.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Gio Linh
Dmz
An Loc
Loc Ninh
Song Be
Cers
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran van Huong
Thieu
France Devalues Franc Triggering Labor Backlash and Crisis
France devalues its franc by 12.2 percent drawing swift labor protests over wage demands. unions warn of price controls and push for purchasing power gains while economists note foreign exchange shifts and potential wider European effects.
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Paris
France
Georges Pompidou
Laurent Lucas
Workers’ Federation
Lucas
Georges Seguy
General Confederation of Labor
Alain Savary
French Socialist Party
Apollo 11 Crew Set for Final Quarantine Tests
Doctors plan final blood samples today to judge if Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins may leave their quarantine quarters. If healthy, they could be released late Sunday or early Monday, earlier than the usual 2 am EDT Monday end of the 21 day isolation supervised by the International Agency for Back Contamination. Dr. Berry will report to the committee on Sunday.
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International Agency For
Charles A. Berry
Pan American To Resume Service
Pan American World Airways plans full service return early Tuesday if the three year labor pact is ratified by Teamsters Local 732 ground staff. Mediation brokered the deal after a 30 day cooling off period, ending a strike that shut outbound flights last Friday.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Associated Press
Washington
Pan American World Airways
Teamsters
William J. Usery Jr
Usery
Pan Am
Europe
South America
Far East
Teamsters Local 732
National Mediation Board
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Mississippi
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Employment Service
Says Mvie
Vietnam
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Hefner
Hugh J. Hefner
Playboy Magazine
Barbara Benton
California
Rome
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Pompidou
Jacques Delmas
Giscard d'Estaing
Charles de Gaulle
Defense
Michel Debre
de Gaulle
London
Bonn
Giscard d’Estaing
Pan American
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