Post Office Cutbacks Delayed for Week in US Senate Action
The first postal service cutbacks are delayed one week after the Senate exempted the Post Office Department from federal manpower reductions. Postmaster General Watson said the stay follows Senate action and urged House approval to align with the July 12 timetable. The plan would shrink window service, restrict deliveries, and close thousands of small branches as part of major operations curtailment.
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Today In History Highlights From July 28
On this date in 1914 World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Other events include 1821 San Martin proclaims Peru's independence, 1915 U S Marines land in Haiti, 1932 unemployed veterans driven from Washington by troops, 1941 Japan occupies Indochina, 1945 Empire State Building bomber crash, 1960 Nixon accepts GOP nomination, plus brief retrospective notes up to the previous year.
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Serbia
San Martin
Peru
Spain
U. S
Haiti
Washington, D. C
France
Japan
Indochina
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Empire State Building
Richard M. Nixon
Chicago
United States
Arabian Sea
India
Detroit
Weather Across Texas Sees Warm Weekend Ahead
Friday highs near 93 degrees with 67 overnight, cooler Saturday in most regions. Panhandle may see scattered thundershowers and storms with northwest to south temperature ranges. Sunday cooler in Panhandle, highs 85 to 98 across the state, lows 72 to 78 in many areas. Winds southeast 8 to 18 knots along the coast with gusts in storms.
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Panhandle
Bolivia Crisis Deepens Over Guevara Diary
Cuba publishes Ernesto Che Guevara diary stoking a severe political crisis in Bolivia under President René Barrientos. Bolivians see the diary as potentially hastening Barrientos' downfall and view Che’s legacy as a potential political weapon against the government.
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Bolivia
Cuba
Guevara
Rene Barrientos
Barrientos
Three Baptist Colleges May Be Closed in Texas
A Dallas Morning News report cites a Baptist official saying three of nine Texas Baptist colleges may close: Wayland Baptist Plainview East Texas Baptist Marshall and Howard Payne Brownwood. Corpus Christi likely removed from the Baptist system. The move aims to tighten finances and academics under a coordinating board and chancellor.
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Dallas Morning News
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Plainview
East Texas Baptist
Marshall
Howard Payne
Brownwood
University of Corpus Christi
Baptist General Convention of Texas’ Education Commission
Salado
Guerrillas Attack Udorn Air Base Thailand
Guerrilla forces penetrated Udorn Air Base in northern Thailand, damaging an F4 Phantom and a C-141 Starlifter, killing a Thai guard and wounding four Americans. The attack, first on a U.S. base in Thailand during the Vietnam era, ended with a combined Thai-American security response driveback and one captured attacker.
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Associated Press
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Thailand
Udorn
Bangkok
U.S
North Vietnam
Hermleigh Teen Dies After Highway Crash Near Cardi nal Cafe
Royce Bollinger aged 16 of Route 2 Roscoe died from critical head injuries after a two vehicle collision on U S 84 near Hermleigh. He was treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder then Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene where he died. A northwest bound transport truck struck his GMC pickup as he reportedly pulled onto the highway. Driver Leo Chambers of Mesquite uninjured. Funeral planned 3:30 p m Sunday First Baptist Church Hermleigh. Burial Pyron Cemetery Bell Scale Funeral Home in charge. Surviving Bollinger include four sisters Linda Judy Amy Sue and two brothers Kevin and Todd.
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Czechs Warn USSR Against Returning to Past Regime
Deputy Premier Ota Sik says the old regime discredited itself and a return would crush confidence in the party. Antonin Novotny was deposed as party chief, with Alexander Dubcek steering a new course and promising talks with the Soviet Politburo beginning soon.
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Associated Press
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Soviet Union
Ota Sik
Dence
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Antonin Novotny
Communist Party
Alexander Dubeck
Sik
Rude Pravo
Soviet Communist Party
Poland
East Germany
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Romania
Dubcek
Lightning Strikes Corpus Christi Public Grain Elevator
An early morning electrical storm struck the Corpus Christi Public Grain Elevator injuring nightwatchman Clyde Carlton, age 69, with first and second degree burns. The bolt left the facility in shambles.
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Corpus Christi
Clyde Carlton
Cleveland Racial Tempers Cooling After Slayings
Cleveland and Ohio officials report easing racial tensions after a week of violence. National Guardsmen and white police backed by a 24 hour cooling off period helped prevent a bloodbath on the East Side. Three police officers were killed and Fred Ahmed Evans faces murder charges with bond set at $250000 while other charges include carbine possession and shooting with intent to kill.
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Boston
William Picard
Cleveland
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Stokes
East Side
Fred Ahmed Evans
Cuyahoga County
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