Rosy Hued Money Scene Shocks Capital Economists
In Washington a summer burst of favorable data shows 1965 family incomes rising 5 percent to 6900 dollars with price hikes cutting gains. Commerce reports corporate profits at an 80 billion annual rate for 1966 Q2, offset by auto sector weakness. government spending, GDP, and legislative boosts loom in ongoing fiscal debates.
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Commerce ‘Department
Census Bureau
Charles L.schultze
White House
Senate
House
Bill to order mechanics back to work on grounded airlines
The House Commerce Committee approved a bill to compel 35,000 striking mechanics to return to their jobs on five grounded airlines. The 17 to 13 vote mirrors a Senate bill, with 30 days of work required by mandate and up to 150 additional days possible. Negotiations under Labor Department auspices are reportedly ongoing, but no formal meeting was confirmed.
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Edmond Lebreton
Labor Department
Sus
House
Newlywed Johnson Nugent Couple Attend Bahamas Tea
Luci Johnson Nugent and her husband Pat attended a tea at Government House in Nassau, the Bahamas, their first public appearance since leaving their honeymoon villa. Newsmen offered roses for a brief interview but were refused as the pair, smiling, spoke mainly with Governor Sir Ralph Grey on the south patio.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Luci Johnson Nugent
Pat
Government House
Ralph Grey
Luci
President Johnson to Visit Texas for Weekend Work
President Johnson planned a Friday afternoon flight to Texas for a weekend at his Johnson City ranch. The White House described the trip as a weekend of work and expected departure from Andrews Air Force Base after 3 p.m. local time.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Johnson City
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Here
North Korea Breaks with Pro-Peking Line
In a Tokyo dispatch North Korea declared independence within the world Communist movement and severed ties with its pro-Peking stance. The Rodong Shinmun announced no party can dominate others and purged members accused of flunkeyism, criticizing both China and the Soviet Union and signaling alignment with Romania toward national independence.
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Tokyo
North Korea
World Communist Movement
Rodong Shinmoon
Pyongyang
Peking
Romania
Reds Claim Ace Captured
North Viet Nam announced it captured two U S Air Force pilots from the June 29 Hanoi fuel dump raid. Maj James H Kasler, 40, a noted Korean ace and attack leader, and Capt Wiley Shattuck were reported captured by Radio Hanoi. The Saigon command had said Kasler was shot down over North Vietnam on Monday. Shattuck’s status was not yet announced.
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Tokyo
North
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Radio Hanoi
James H. Kasler
Wiley Shattuck
U.S
Saigon
Kasler
North Viet Nam
Ilosses
Gail Borden To Mark 75th Year
Gail prepares a daylong celebration for Borden County’s 75th anniversary with an 11 a.m. church service a 2 p.m. commemorative program and an all day old settlers reunion. John Ben Shepperd will speak with J. R. Anderson hosting and Zada Mae Miller Snyder presenting county history. An exhibit of old photos will run in the high school gym and the museum opens at 2 30 p.m. A noon service will wrap the town style event with a freak barbecue planned.
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Old Settlers
Borden County High School
GAIL
Borden
John Ben Shepperd
Borden County
Texas
J. R. Anderson
The
George Sealy
Tohoka
Zada Mae Miller
Snyder
Borden County Museum
Dorward Drug Store
Air and Navy Jets Bomb North Viet Nam Near Haiphong
U S Air Force and Navy jets hit targets within 14 miles of Haiphong while ground forces clash in the Central Highlands and near the DMZ. An 8 Crusader from the Oriskany was shot down, and 118 missions were flown. Ground actions in the south produced 783 Communist killed in two weeks. Coast Guard cutter Point Welcome was strafed, costing two lives.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Uong Bi
7Th Fleet
Oriskany
Constellation
U.S. Marine
da Nang
U.S
Vu Gin
North
Viet Nam
Panhandle
U.S. Coast Guard
Point Welcome
J.g
David Brostrom
San Jose
Calif
Coast
Showers Hit Flooded East Texas After 10 Inch Deluge
Thundershowers spread across East and Central Texas after a 10 inch rainfall base storm. Jefferson County saw 8.28 inches with evacuations by Civil Defense and fire crews. Port Arthur and nearby towns faced extensive floods, theater damage pegged at 500000 dollars, and road closures hindered commuters.
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Associated Press
Texas
Ches
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Cindy
Austin
Weather Bureau
KNOW
Port Arthur
Jefferson Amusement Co
Gemini 11 Plans Space Cartwheel and Fast Rendezvous
Gemini 11, with Navy Cmdr. Charles Conrad Jr. and Lt. Cmdr. Richard Gordon Jr., targets a Sept. 9 launch from Cape Kennedy for a 44 orbit mission. The crew will perform a space walk lasting about 55 minutes and attempt a world cartwheel tethered to an Agena rocket, aiming for a rapid rendezvous and a record 865 mile altitude.
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Houston, Tex
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard Gordon Jr
Gordon
The
Space Agency
United States
Conrad
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Palm Springs Records A Real Sizzler
The Palm Springs area hit 117 degrees Thursday the nation s highest temperature while overnight lows dipped to 36 in Kalispell and Cut Bank Montana.
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Palm Springs
New York
Calif
Kalispell
Cut Bank
Mont
Weather Snyder Texas Forecast With Showers Likely
Central and northeast Texas expect warm, mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Highs reach 90s to mid 90s, lows stay in 60s to 80s across regions with variable winds and a cooler trend Saturday.
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Snyder
North Central
Texas
Assassination Painting Stirs Comment in Boston Lobby
In Boston the new federal building lobby hosts a $25 000 Robert Motherwell painting depicting Kennedy's assassination. Workers mostly condemn the abstract piece, calling it hideous and unclear. One admirer is absent among the 50 sampled.
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Boston
Kennedy
Dallas
Federal
Thomas Maytham
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
General Services Administration
Robert Motherwell
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Queen Contest Set for Local Farm Bureau Pageant Tonight
Seven Scurry County girls compete for Farm Bureau Queen at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Contestants include Linda Schattel Linda Hall Linda Rinehart Diane Hess Reneka Hooker Wanda Hudgins and Debbie Mathis with KCBD’s Neil Johnson as master of ceremonies.
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Dale Hess
Roscoe
Reneka Hooker
J. D. Hooker
Wanda Hudgins
Irene Hudgins
Jack Hudgins
Hermleigh
Debbie Mathis
W. O. Mathis
Neil Johnson
Lubbock
KCBD
Jimmie Joe Key
Billie Sterling
Della Light
Dolores Key
Joritta Terrell
Farm Bureau
Big Spring
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Council of Economic Advisers
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William J. Curtin
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Joseph ‘W. Ramsy
Korea
Moscow
Reds
Grenada
Miss
East Texas
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Beaumont
Groves
Nederland
Port Neches
Port Acres
Highway Department
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San Antonio
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