America Celebrates 204th Birthday Across Nation
Americans marked the nation’s 204th birthday with picnics, parades, and fireworks. Notables like Muhammad Ali and Coretta Scott King led a New World Patriotism Day parade in Chicago while Chicago hosted the Taste of Chicago. In New York a 50-gun salute saluted the states at Battery Park. St. Louis honored Rocky Sickmann Day with City and U.S. proclamations as the Great Steamboat Race drew crowds. Jon Erickson swam Lake Michigan east to west in 19 hours 45 minutes. Boston welcomed John Williams at the 52nd Pops outdoor concert as New England staged its largest fireworks display. Detroit police arrested 12 demonstrators at a Southwest Side parade.
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Rocky” Sickmann
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Chicago
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Aaron Copland
Williams
Tchaikovsky
New England
Revolutionary Communist Party
Detroit
Carter warns blacks on Reagan court picks at NAACP event
President Carter told NAACP delegates in Miami Beach that a Republican president could name the next three or four Supreme Court justices, threatening civil rights protections. He cited Nixon’s court influence and urged vigilance as justices serve for life and shape rights for future generations.
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NAACP
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Fla
United States Supreme Court
Miami
High Court
Richard Nixon
Supreme Court
Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Sun Belt heatwave toll climbs with 172 deaths
United Press International reports a Dallas heat stroke expert calls the six state heat wave the worst seen, blamed for at least 172 deaths. Deaths span Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas Missouri Mississippi Louisiana, with heat continuing through the July period despite storms offering brief relief.
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James Knoechel
Southwestern Medical School
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
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Topeka
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Cleveland doctors seek to boost patient interferon production
Cleveland researchers at University Hospitals plan trials within a year to stimulate patients to produce interferon themselves as an alternative to scarce supply. Ten centers treat interferon now. cost for a full course can exceed $30,000. Researchers aim to identify cancers affected and optimal dosages while monitoring side effects.
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Robert W. Kellermeyer
Cancer Center
University Hospitals
Cleveland
Kelleymeyer
Lorain County Portrait: People Places and Pocketbooks
CT Staff Writer Pat Dreger examines Lorain County in a detailed statistical portrait covering population, age structure, income, spending, and local demographics. A companion by Bowman Cox recounts survivor stories from a Rocky Mountain plane crash. Two priests discuss alcoholism with Religion Writer Bob Loomis. Ohio State’s Medieval Festival features Camel stalls and minstrels in an 1988 feature with Covor photos.
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Pat Dreger
Rocky Mountain
Gir
Bob Loomis
Ohio State University
Tem Maki
Holiday at The Hickories Costume Display and Games
A community gathering at The Hickories features time period costumes on display, cake walks and children’s games, plus an ice cream social with popcorn and corn on the cob. Photo credit Tom Mahi.
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Tom Mahi
Weather outlook cooler with showers and sun on Sunday
Cooler trend continues after showers and thunderstorms end this evening. Tonight will be in the 30s with light winds across Lake Erie from the northwest to north under 18 mph. Sunday looks sunny with highs in the 60s and a zero percent chance of rain. Sunrise is 6 48 a.m. and sunset 3 04 p.m. Details on Page A 7.
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