Americans Celebrate Fourth of July With Global and Local Festivities
The article notes diverse celebrations across the United States including ceremonies in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York, along with international hints from Egypt and Israel about Middle East talks. President Nixon participates in Independence Day events and marks the countdown to 1976 Bicentennial.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Moscow
Mahmoud Riad
Tel Aviv
Haaretz
Joseph Sisco
U. S
Middle East
Foreign Ministry
Sisco
William P. Rogers
East
Jewish Defense League
Neil Rothenberg
New York
Meir Kahane
League
Golda Meir
Rothenberg
The
United States
Oklahoma
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Milwaukee
Neosho Rapids
Kaw
Maine
California
Nixon
Washington
Camp David
Vietnam
U.S
Creight W. Abrams
America
Chu Lai Beach
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
City Hall Plaza
Old Granary
Hancock
Adams
Times Square
Jana Gillespie
Bruce Foster
National Park Service
Philadelphia
July 5 1811 Venezuela declares independence milestone
On this date in 1811 Venezuela declared independence from Spain, a pivotal South American move. Also noted are Napoleon's capture of Alexandria in 1798 and Booth founding the Salvation Army in 1865, with other prior and recent events.
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Associated Press
Venezuela
Spain
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexandria
Algiers
William Booth
Salvation Army
London
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
England
National Health Service
Sukarno
Indonesia
Soviet Union
Toronto
Weather snapshot for Texas regions with heat and scattered storms
A detailed forecast across Texas shows extreme heat with highs from 92 to 108 degrees and lows from 62 to 81. Northwest to Southeast regions expect clear to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday, with isolated afternoon thundershowers in some areas and southeasterly winds in coastal zones.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Southwest
Pecos
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
Port Arthur
Hanoi Sounded Out On Talks
Washington AP reports American diplomats covertly probe Hanoi’s willingness to negotiate a disputed peace plan. Kissinger meets Thieu in Saigon as Paris talks pace. Hanoi’s terms rejected include free fighting in the South and veto power over a successor government.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hanoi
Vietnam
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Kissinger
Bangkok
South
United States
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Peking
North
Court Too Busy Burger Asserts Court Strains to Manage
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger told the American Bar Association the Supreme Court cannot maintain quality with current workloads. He cited about 4,000 appeals annually vs 1,100 in 1940 and 1,300 in 1950 and urged changes to speed and reduce costs, including shorter opinions and clearer appeals procedures. He offered no specific plan.
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New York
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Burger
Sug
Federal Judiciary
ABA
Congress
Independence Day Forecast Promises 100 Degree Heat
Warmth dominates Snyder as Independence Day events proceed at Towle Memorial Park. Forecasters expect temperatures to exceed 100 degrees before tonight’s fireworks, following a Sunday high of 104. Activities include flag ceremony parade fishing rodeo tennis art show police dogs diving exhibition and prize giveaways.
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Snyder
Towle Memorial Park
Texas
National Weather Service
Jaycees
Lubbock
Towle Park
Strike Paralyzes U S Ports Halting Vancouver Traffic
A dock strike by 15,000 ILWU members halts 24 U.S. ports, rerouting ships to Vancouver and Ensenada. Vancouver handles nearly 50 ships with Westminstter nearby, while Puget Sound ports report 2,500 idle workers. Talks stall. union seeks higher wages and pension boosts.
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San Francisco
U.S
Vancouver
B.C
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Ensenada
U.s.-Mexico
San Ysidro
British Columbia
United States
Puget Sound
Seattle
Wash
Everett
Thomas Rites At Hermleigh
Funeral service for T. W. Thomas 71 held at First Baptist Hermleigh. He died Saturday night at his home after living in Scurry County since 1949. Survived by wife Murtis Gieger, three daughters, three sisters, seven grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Burial Pyron Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home. Pallbearers listed.
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First Baptist Church
Hermleigh
T. W. Thomas
Thomas
Grimes County
Scurry County
Alba
Murtis Gieger
Odeatha Sanders
Hermieigh
Chokeetah Tully
Dallas
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Wilmina M. Rowland
United State Senate
Shan Maloney
Alaska
West Coast
Teamsters Union
ILWU
Union
Pacific Maritime Association
PMA
Thomas Rites
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