SDN Column previews 1969 NFL and AFL schedules
The SDN Column notes the 1969 major league schedules launching with summer. Dallas Cowboys open at home versus the St. Louis Cardinals, second home game Oct. 19 against Philadelphia. Oilers visit Oakland in season opener as AFL starts Sept. 14. Nationals start Sept. 21. West Texas Runners seek regional status with Rufneks. Snyder coach Jerry McLeod signs to play. Lou Rymkus, Rufneks coach GM, aims for Saints help. former Oilers coach. Joe Wylie of Henderson High School signed for Oklahoma, with Baylor interest cooled by coaching shake-up. Wylie active in religious education.
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Dallas Cowboys
St. Louis Cardinals
Dallas
Philadelphia
Houston Oilers
Oakland
Nationals
West Texas
Midland-Odessa
Jerry McLeod
Snyder High School
Rufneks
Lou Rvmkus
New Orleans Saints
Rumkus
Texas
Henderon High School
Joe Wylie
Oklahoma University
Baylor
Wylie
Bears
Wacil McNair
Today in History highlights for June 24, 1969
On this date in history events span 1520 Hernando Cortes enters Mexico City 1795 US Senate ratifies the Jay Treaty 1940 Petain armistice with Italy 1942 Dutch royal family arrives in the US 1945 Hitler banner paraded in Moscow 1948 Dewey named GOP candidate 1959 Klaus Fuchs released to East Germany 1964 Cyprus crisis talks 1969 air lift to Berlin 2000 Congress observes five national holidays on Mondays
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Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
U. S. Senate
John Jay
England
Marshall Henri Phillipe Petain
Italy
United States
Adolph Hitler
Moscow
Philadelphia
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Klaus Fuchs
East Germany
Britain
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
George Papandreou
Cyprus
Congress
Weather overview for Texas regions predicts hot, unsettled days
The report lists daily highs from 89 to 110 degrees across North Central, Northeast, South Central, Southeast, Southwest Texas and West of the Pecos with lows from 62 to 110. Partly cloudy to clear conditions prevail with scattered evening and night thunderstorms mainly in the north and interior areas. cooler Panhandle by Wednesday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Panhandle
The
Pecos
ITT Hartford Merger Faces Antitrust Challenge
The Justice Department threatens an antitrust suit if ITT and Hartford Fire Insurance move forward with their $6 billion merger. ITT intends to proceed depending on stockholders vote, saying the link would not harm competition, while the DOJ cites novel grounds and may challenge any merger involving a top 200 firm.
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Washington
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
ITT
Congress
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Richard W. McClaren
Canteen Corp
Canteen
American Broadcasting Co
Hartford
Thief Steals 175 Watermelons in Paris Tex
Police search for thief who stole 175 melons from a parked truck in Paris. The incident prompted a local inquiry into the quirky theft and its unusual value. ITT details appear out of place in the report.
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Paris
Tex
Egyptians claim success as raids and air battles flare
The report cites Israeli planes shooting down an Egyptian Mig over the Gulf of Suez and claims of Egyptian commandos raiding Israeli positions. It notes casualties on both sides, a Cairo communique about destroying Israeli vehicles, and a reshuffle of Egypt's air force leadership. Also, saboteurs damage Kishon harbor oil facilities at Haifa.
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Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Port Taufi
Canal
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Shatt
Port Taufiq
Kishon
Haifa
Israel
Sky
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Mustapha el Hennawi
Aly Baghdadi
Pagt
Investigators Probe Cause Of Miami DC4 Crash
A disabled Dominicana Air Lines DC4 cargo plane crashed into a Miami street after repairs and takeoff delays. Ten people died and about a dozen were injured as investigators from the NTSB searched wreckage near the airport for the cause. Police and Red Cross crews recovered bodies while estimating about one million dollars in property damage.
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Miami
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Miami International Airport
James Reese
Red Cross
Dominicana Air Lines
Maxine Burmester
Squares anti radical group at Lake Forest rally aims to block campus takeovers
About 100 students in the National Student Conference in Revolution, calling themselves squares, gathered at Lake Forest College to train tactics against disruptive protests. Leaders defend planned measures including a locked arm wall to block entry to buildings while lectures and debates address revolutionary issues.
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Lake Forest, Ill
Lee Edwards
Lake Forest College
Minnesota
Walter Judd
Judd
Students For A Democratic Society
Ed Butler
New Orleans
Information Council of the Americas
Young Americans For Freedom
Young Democrats Organization
Water Supply Shut Off In Amsterdam
Health officials cut Rhine river water to Amsterdam after a mysterious contamination suspected to have killed millions of fish. Swimming banned and cattle warned away as experts test water and purify supplies for half of the city's 13 million residents.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Rhine
Wall of
Lower Rhine
Meuse
Ijsel
Tornadoes Strike Texas Towns as Severe Storms Pass
Violent weather lashed Texas with tornadoes and high winds. Waco reports trees and power lines down and 75 mph gusts. Gary Flader, 25, of Rosston, dies when struck by lightning near Gainesville. An early storm brings 1.08 inches of rain to San Antonio, and two tornadoes touch near Abilene with a third near Follett.
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Texas
Waco
Cooke County
Gary David Flader
Rosston
Gainesville
San Antonio
Abilene
Follett
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Amarule
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