Gas Supplies Vary Across Nation During Memorial Weekend
The Associated Press reports motorists faced mixed conditions with some stations locked or rationing while a Oakland attendant was shot after refusing to sell to a driver. A Lima refinery outage worsened Ohio shortages as Sohio stations closed. Officials warn of uneven availability though no nationwide shortage exists.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Henry Craigs
Craigs
Cincinnati
Ohio
Standard Oil
Lima
Gordon Larkin
California
Office of Emergency Services
May 28 in History Highlights From 1940 to 1968
On this day in history several events occurred including the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 with 337000 men reaching England, the 1863 departure of the first Northern Negro regiment in the Civil War, and 1959 space milestones with monkeys Able and Baker surviving a Cape Canaveral flight.
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Associated Press
Dunkerque
France
England
Boston
Archduke Ferdinand Maxmilian
Austria- Hungary
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Oliva Dionne
Callender
Ont
Canada
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Able and
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
John XXIII
Atlantic
U.S
Nixon
Kremlin
Moscow
Weather Summary for Texas and Oklahoma Regions
Snyder area shows highs from 80 to 94 degrees with lows mostly in the 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph, coast winds easing to northeast. Oklahoma stays partly cloudy with cool nights and highs in the 60s to upper 70s.
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Texas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Skylabers Begin Space Medicine and Living Experiments
Skylab crew members Dr. Joseph Kerwin Charles Conrad Jr and Paul Weitz started a medical program aboard the orbital lab by drawing blood four times during the four week mission to study long term space exposure. They also reported living and eating aboard the station for the first time as temperatures dropped from an initial 125 degrees after a sun shade was deployed to cool the lab toward a livable 70 degrees.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Joseph P. Kerwin
Joe
Charles Conrad Jr
Mission Control
Conrad, Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
The
Space Center
Kerwin
Conrad
WTC Registers Students for Summer Session Courses
Western Texas College will enroll students for the first summer session from 8 30 to 5 00. offerings include liberal arts courses with no occupational technical classes. Tuition is 10 or 12 per semester hour plus 1 building use fee. voice lessons available. enrollment expected to rise despite fewer courses due to instructor availability.
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Western Texas College
WTC
U.S
Duane Hood
Scurry County
Hood
Nation Honors War Dead Across Memorial Day Observances
Memorial Day ceremonies and neighborhood parades marked peacetime observances nationwide. In Michigan families of 51 missing soldiers distributed posters, blaming the Communists for unreturned prisoners as locals called for identification of MIAs. Detroit native Air Force Captain Robert Wilson is listed as missing since June 18, 1972. New York City held multiple local observances with a major parade in five boroughs and a Veterans march to Manhattan’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
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Associated Press
Vietnam
Michigan
Indochina
Jaycees
Robert Wilson
North Vietnam
Wilson
Detroit
New York City
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn
United War Veterans
Riverside Drive
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Manhattan
Texas approves Election Fund Bill amid reform clash
The Texas Legislature passed a bill to fund 1974 party primaries, with 25 percent withheld from county party chairs until after the primaries. Gov Briscoe awaiting the measure, while critics call it reckless and expect federal challenges. The session also sent a fiscal year shift to 1977 and advanced four reform bills on ethics, finance, and disclosure.
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Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Briscoe
Price Daniel Jr
Soviet Pilot Seeks Asylum After West Germany Crash
A 22 year old Soviet air force lieutenant defected after parachuting near the East German border following a crash near Klein Schoepenstedt in West Germany. He asked for political asylum during interrogation. No official confirmation yet. Soviet Embassy in Bonn has been informed.
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BOM
West Germany
Air Force
Bonn
Klein-Schoeppenstedt
Brunswick
East Germany
Helmstedt
Russia
Germany
West Berlin
Spandau Prison
Rudolf Hess
Royal Air Force
Tornado Toll Across Nine States Darkens Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend storms across the Midwest and South left at least 39 dead in nine states and caused extensive property damage. Alabama reported 11 fatalities and 130 injuries, with Brent suffering multiple losses including a church collapse during services. Western North Carolina drownings and Keeton Oklahoma deaths added to the devastation as floods and tornadoes disrupted regional life.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Florida
Midwest
Alabama
Missouri
Keeseton
Okla
Jonesboro
Ark
Kansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Laurel
Miss
Brent
Brent Baptist Church
New River
Keefeton
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Larkin
West Yellowstone
Montana
Treasury Department
Snyder
Mander
Weitz
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8231
Hillside Memorial Garden
Ken Minyard
Bob Bagwell
Aries Mar
Taurus
Gemini
Hiuly
Leo
VIRGO
Messag
Azer
Enor
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Inov
Capricorn
Fis
Aquarius
Pisces
Fee
Daniel
West Memphis
Tenn
Clovis Williams
RAF
Magdeburg
Bill Wyatt
Peaches
Wyatts
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