Brezhnev Replaced by Mikoyan as Soviet President
Premier Khrushchev relieved Leonid Brezhnev of the presidential post and named Anastas Mikoyan as successor. Khrushchev cited Brezhnev’s need for full time party work while Mikoyan, 68, former deputy premier, prepared to lead in cooperation with Khrushchev. The Supreme Soviet approved the change amid pension and wage measures for workers.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Supreme Soviet
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
Mikoyan
Fomer
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Frol Kozlov
28th Annual Rodeo Opens Here Tonight
The 28th Scurry County Rodeo starts tonight at 8 with non professional cowboys from Scurry County and West Texas competing for 3300 in prize money. A parade at 4 begins four days of events with eight floats eligible for top 150 prize and 90 and 60 for second and third.
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Scurry County
Lucille Cogburn
Oklahoma City
West Texas
N.C.H.A
C. C. Cogburn
Oklahoma ‘City
Tommy Hayter
Minco
Okla
Hoyle Nix
West Texas Cowboys
Goldwater Solidifies Lead At GOP Convention Night
Len Barry Goldwater surged toward the first ballot nomination as delegates rejected Scranton backed platform amendments. An AP tally shows Goldwater leading with about 805 votes to Scranton’s 169 as the convention moved to finalize the Republican platform and name a running mate.
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Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Stanton
Arizona
Lyndon B Johnson
Goldwater
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scranton
Scott
Justice Department
Associated Press
Nomination
Cay
William E. Miller
New York
Miller
New England
Illinois
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Denison Kutchel
British nuclear test device to be used in Nevada
The Atomic Energy Commission announced plans to test a British nuclear device underground in Nevada in the near future. No precise date was provided.
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Nevada
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Russell Urges Georgia to Comply with New Civil Rights Law
Senator Richard Russell urged Georgians at the Coosa Valley planning meeting to avoid violence and live with the civil rights statute while its constitutional provisions are tested. He warned that disobedience undermines law and praised legal avenues for repeal or modification, reflecting his long opposition to the measure.
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RCME
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Coosa Valley
Senate
Heat wave grips Texas as scores hit triple digits
The Associated Press reports a persistent heat wave in Texas with temperatures reaching 106 in Presidio and around 100 in Wichita Falls Childress Mineral Wells and Wink. Coastal areas faced only isolated thundershowers while drought tightened water restrictions in Nacogdoches where pumps failed and lawns faced limits.
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Texas
Presidio
Wichita Falls
Childress
Mineral Wells
Wink
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Tive Gallus
Walter
Mites Ravage Bermuda Lawns In Local Outbreak
Bermuda mites have begun destroying Bermuda grass lawns locally. County Agent Billy Roach notes unhealthy appearance and stunted internodes as symptoms. Control suggestions include Diazinon Ethion or Trithion with two sprays 10 to 14 days apart using five gallons per application.
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Bermuda
Billy Roach
Roach
Weather snapshot by region shows highs near 100
Readings across Texas report hot, sunny to partly cloudy conditions with highs from the mid 90s to mid 100s. Lows stay in the 70s across coastal and inland areas, with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms mainly along the coast and in South Central regions.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Hignes
Woman Cleared After Self Defense Knife Use
Arlene Del Fava, a Queens secretary, was cleared as the grand jury found no crime in her use of a knife to fend off an alleged rapist. Harold Modell faced an indictment for attempted rape and felonious assault. Justice Conroy tossed the charges. The judge and district attorney praised the grand jury decision amid public outcry over the anti weapons law.
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New York
Queens
Grand Jury
Sullivan
Arlene del Fava
O'Connor
Harold Modell
Miss del
New York University
Fava
Supreme Court
Joseph
M. Conroy
Deat
Forest
Miss del Hills
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Buddy) Trevey
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