Castro backs revolutionary training for foreign students
In Pinar del Rio province Cuba runs the Fifth of May Camp institute where scores of foreign leftist students from France Sweden Vietnam England Norway Denmark and West Germany study political ideas and agricultural work. Most intend to promote armed struggle upon return while a fraction deny guerrilla tactics training. About 400 completed a six week course and 100 new students are expected next week at Cayajobos, 45 miles southwest of Havana.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Pinar del Rio
Aso
United States
Vietnam
England
Norway
Denmark
West Germany
France
Cuba
Karl Marx
Cayajobos
Today in History July nineteenth highlights many wars and events
Today in history marks July 19 with items spanning 1810 Prussian ports ban American ships to 1848 Seneca Falls women rights convention to 1918 German retreat after Marne offensives. Churchill V for Victory 1941, Rome bombed 1943, 1965 French claims on U S reconnaissance, Geneva talks proposed 1975.
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Seneca Falls
N. Y
Marne River
France
Europe
New York City
Navy Yeoman SC
Nelson C. Drummond
Soviet Union
Weather outlook for Texas regions with scattered storms
The forecast covers Northwest, South Central, Southeast, Southwest, West of the Pecos, and North Central Northeast Texas. Temperatures range from lows in the 60s to highs in the upper 80s and 90s with partly cloudy skies and late scattered thundershowers through Saturday. Winds from Brownsville to Port O'Connor are southeast at 8 to 18 knots tonight and Saturday.
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Snyder
Texas
Southwest
The
Pecos
North Central
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
James Earl Ray Returned to Face King Murder Charge
James Earl Ray, handcuffed and wearing protective gear, was taken to Shelby County jail from Millington to await murder trial for killing Martin Luther King Jr. He arrived aboard a Navy jet and was placed in a cell at 4:34 am CDT. Judge W Preston Battle will oversee the case with arraignment not yet scheduled.
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Bill Johnson
Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Shelby County
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Memphis Naval Air Station
U.S. Air Force
Boeing
London
William Morris
Millington
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
John Coulton
Coulton
Wandsworth
Memphis
England
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Hanes
US boat held by Cambodia in Mekong Delta seizure
Cambodian navy seized an American patrol boat in the Mekong Delta and arrested 11 Americans and one South Vietnamese aboard. The missing landing craft left Dong Tam July 15 and failed to reappear by July 17. Australia represents U S interests in Cambodia.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Delta
Phnom Penh
Dong Tam
My Tho
Binh Thuy
Can Tho
Mekong
Bassac
United States
Cambodia
Australia
Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
Reed Rites Set At Union Baptist Church
Floyd Estle Reed 60 of Arah Route died Thursday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. He was a Scurry County resident since 1939, a farmer and rancher. Funeral service 3 p.m. Saturday at Union Baptist Church with Bro James Williams and Bro Jim Mosely officiating. Burial Roscoe Cemetery Bolger Funeral Home directive. Survivors include Ora Inez Denman wife. daughter Mrs Raymond Schwarz. son Jerrie Reed. two sisters Mrs G W Critz and Mrs Cora Critz. one brother Carl Reed. three grandchildren.
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Floyd Estle Reed
Arah
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Scurry County
Union Baptist Church
James Williams
Jim Mosely
Roscoe Cemetery
Bolger Funeral Home
Larry Schwarz
Herman Crockett
Earl Critz
Alton Reed
Bobby Reed
Bernice Critz
Reed
Glen Rose
Texas
Ora Inez Denman
Sweetwater
Raymond Schwarz
Inadale
Jerrie Reed
Roscoe
G. W
Second Night Brings Bronc and Bull Action at Scurry Rodeo
The 32nd annual Scurry County Rodeo continued with fierce bronc and bull riding. Curtis Coomes and Johnny Holloway led in bareback and matched saddle bronc events with top scores, while bulls produced rugged attempts. Team Texas and South Dakota teams faced tough rides as spectators saw clinging, rerides, and high drama across the arena.
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Scurry County
Curtis Coomes
Manderson
South Dakota
Blue Jay
Phil Lyne
Chapman
Coomes
Texas
Johnny Holloway
Eagle Butte
Tiney Tim
Bud Day
Dupree
Sammy Groves
New Deal
Tom Stovall
Weasel
Johnny Gas
Lubbock
Apache Kid
Gene Maynard
Hungerford
Rastus
Bulls
Charles Thompson
Alford Hill
Austin
Alaska sees vast oilfield as stabilizer of state economy
Governor Hickel hailed a Prudhoe Bay Arctic discovery as a potential world class field on a 90 000 acre federally leased block. He cited benefits including native land claims resolution, possible income tax elimination, and a northern railroad extension to open the Arctic region for exploration. Alaska ranked tenth among oil producers with more than 40 million dollars in oil and gas revenue.
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Thad Poulson
Associated Press
Juneau
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
Arctic
Prudhoe Bay
Degolyer and MacNaughton
Dallas
Hickel
North
Fairbanks
Hicke
Jail Inmates Escape After Grand Jury Report
Athens jail inmates escaped after reportedly prying apart bars and lifting rusted flooring. Sheriff Tommy Huff said five men slipped out during the night despite the grand jury’s finding of a safe, secure jail.
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Athens, Ga
Tommy Huff
House slashes foreign aid bill despite Johnson plea
The House cut about 370.8 million from the foreign aid authorization, leaving 1 994 billion for the program for the current fiscal year. The vote was 228 to 184 to send the measure to the Senate, with threats of further trimming possible during appropriation. The chamber also urged negotiation with Israel for 50 F4 Phantom jet fighters and barred funds for less developed countries to buy advanced weapons under the military assistance program.
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Robert A. Hunt
Associated Press
Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
E. Ross Adair
Indiana
Israel
Middle East
Soviet Union
Egypt
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RODEO
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Pat Chapman
Sturgis
Lynn Heath
Speedy
Gary Jones
Jack Gosser
Jessie Rollins
Kenny Kornegay
U.S. Navy
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