Horseshoe pitching noted for health benefits and public policy contrasts
The SDN Column cites a Lubbock column praising horseshoe pitching as a strenuous sport, with a pitcher walking five miles and lifting heavy shoes. It also contrasts this with Supreme Court death penalty rulings and broader public demonstrations, noting potential backlashes and shifting public attention in Washington.
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Roland Bell
L. M. Boyd
Lubbock
Washington, D. C
Wacil McNair
Europe Banks Halt Dollar Trade Amid Obvious Crisis
West Germany and four other nations halted dollar trading as speculators seek marks ahead of a potential revaluation. Officials in Bonn and London discuss stabilizing the euro and preventing a currency flood while the U S Treasury pledges support.
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Otto Doelling
Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
International Monetary
U.S
Europe
Bonn
U.S. Treasury
United States
Karl Klaser
Willy Brandt
Fluvanna Area Hit By Storm
A strong storm struck Fluvanna Tuesday afternoon causing extensive damage. A hay barn and a tin shop at C A Red Daugherty’s farm were destroyed, with the wind possibly leveling more structures nearby. Damage is estimated around 10000 dollars with several other farms reporting damaged barns and fences. A tornado legibly moved from south to north, then veered east, leaving a wide swath of broken trees.
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Daugherty
Fluvanna
C. A
Steve
Bill Stansell
Orville Mathis
Elmer Eckert
On This Day May 5 Through History
May 5 marks key events including 1961 Alan Shepard Jr first American spaceflight from Cape Canaveral 115 miles. 1821 Napoleon died in exile. 1936 Addis Ababa falls to Italians. 1955 West Germany sovereignty. 1960 Khrushchev announces spy plane shot down. 1965 Kennedy tax cut proposal. 1971 overview lists past and recent events.
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Associated Press
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Rangoon
Burma
Fredericksburg
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
West Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Kennedy
U. S
U.S
Peru
Nixon
Cambodia
Weather overview across Texas with varied temperatures
Snyder reports a 95 degree high with 65 low and 67 at 7 am. North Central, Northeast, and Southeast regions expect fair to cooler conditions tonight and Thursday with lows from 43 to 66 and highs from 84 to 98. Southwest regions show no major changes with highs near 100 and winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing tonight and Thursday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Pecos
Southwest
Brownsville
Port Arthur
Protests Target Congress Amid Police Blockade
Washington AP reports antiwar protesters pressed a plan to march on the Capitol after mass arrests at recent demonstrations. Rennie Davis, freed on bond, vowed to "hold the Congress hostage" until ending the war as police and troops kept streets clear and rallies moved to the Justice Department.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
Justice Department
Rennie Davis
Davis
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
William Brock
R-Tenn
Justice
Twenty believed dead in Quebec cave-in near St Jean Vianney
Civil defense officials say at least 20 are dead and 20 missing after a massive earth cave in swallows 35 homes and vehicles in St Jean Vianney Quebec. Rescue workers search mud filled rubble amid rising water with fears of further collapses and few signs of life.
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Area Civil Defense Operation
Paul-Emile Tremblay
Maurice Roy
Roy
St. Jean Vianney
Quebec
Muong Phalane Falls Again to North Vietnamese Forces
In the Laotian panhandle the Muong Phalane position on Highway Nine was captured by North Vietnamese troops for the second time in 22 months. Laos government forces reportedly withdrew under heavy attack after being outnumbered 1500 to 2000, with Laotian T28 bombers aiding the retreat.
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Saigon
Muong Phalane
Laotian Panhandle
Savannakhet
Sepone
Vientiane
Laos
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