United States Monitors Soviet Arms to Egypt Amid Peace Talks
The United States said it is watching Soviet arms shipments to Egypt to assess impacts on the Egypt Israel military balance. A State Department spokesman linked the shipments to stalled peace talks and urged Israel to push for new negotiations via UN mediator Gunnar Jarring.
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Washington
United States
Egypt
Israel
State Department
U.S
Gunnar Jarring
Egypt Rejects Dayan Plan on Suez Troop Withdrawal
Egyptian officials rejected Moshe Dayan's proposal for a permanent cease fire and a bilateral agreement barring Soviet or Egyptian forces from crossing the canal. Cairo insisted forces must hold positions on the Israeli side and cited President Sadat's April 3 restatement.
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Associated Press
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Suez Canal
Canal
China backs Pakistan amid India tensions
China pledges support to Pakistan against Indian expansionists as East Pakistan civil war tensions rise. Radio Pakistan quoted Premier Chou En-lai promising aid to Pakistan if India launches aggression, reiterating Beijing's stance on Pakistani independence.
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New Delhi
India
Chou En-lai
Red China
Pakistan
Radio Pakistan
Chou
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
East Pakistan
Discharge Granted for Vietnam War Opponent Font
1st Lt. Louis P. Font, West Point 1968 graduate and Vietnam War critic, received an honorable discharge from the Army. Maj. John Sanders said Font has finished all testing and will be discharged at midnight. The discharge relieves him of charges of willful disobedience that could have carried 25 years in prison. Font argued he faced charges due to his public call for a war crimes investigation against senior U.S. officers.
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FT. Meade, Md
UPI
Louis P. Font
West Point
Army
John Sanders
1St Army
Font
U. S
Ceylon Rebels Raided As Police Strike Back
Ceylonese sailors stormed a rebel headquarters 60 miles northeast of Colombo killing 20 insurgents and seizing explosives and weapons. Government forces backed by Indian planes and helicopters pressed an offensive against leftist rebels led by Guevarists seeking to topple Prime Minister Bandaranaike. hundreds of insurgents have been killed or wounded in the fighting.
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Colombo
Ceylon
UPI
India
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Food Shipments Halted to East Pakistan
The Agriculture Department announced Monday that Food For Peace shipments to East Pakistan will be halted until the situation clears. The halt affects wheat not yet shipped and purchase authorizations will be reissued when ports are cleared and grain can be unloaded and distributed.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
East Pakistan
Blockbusters Used Against North Vietnamese Troops Near Fire Base 6
U.S. planes dropped 74-ton blockbusters on North Vietnamese forces besieging Fire Base 6 in the Central Highlands marking the first combat use of the weapon against troops. Officials said the bombs were aimed at destroying troop concentrations rather than helicopter pads, with adaptation noted for antipersonnel use.
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Saigon
U.S
Soares
Central Highlands
Ulevich
Mon
US Air Strikes Northeast Vietnam Fire Base 6 Siege Intensifies
North Vietnamese forces press the siege of Fire Base 6, 300 miles north of Saigon near the Laos Cambodia border. U S. B52s strike positions nearby while helicopters shuttle food and ammo to the besieged post as Rangers assault a hill to disable gun positions. An elephant supply train is countered for the second time in two weeks.
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U.S
Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Associated Press
Neal Uleyich
le Trung Hien
Ulevich
Potter County eyes 7 million bond for new courthouse
Potter County officials consider a 7 million bond to fund a new courthouse with costs covering construction land acquisition equipment and fees. May 18 is suggested for the vote to coincide with a statewide constitutional amendments election. The plan follows years of Bar Association and Chamber support amid courthouse inadequacies and space constraints.
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Potter County
Potter County Commissioners Court
Amarillo Bar Association
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Commissioners Court
Edward B. Nobles
Nobles
Grand Jury to Probe Amarillo Shootout Evidence
Potter County District Attorney Tom Curtis said grand jury action could occur as soon as Thursday on evidence from the car pedestrian crash that sparked a shootout with police. Alejandro Casanova, 49, died at the scene. his son Robert Casanova, 27, was wounded and in satisfactory condition.
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Potter Couny
Atty
Tom Curtis
Alejandro Casanova
Tulsa
Potter County
Justice of the Peace
Cliff Roberts
Jackie Roberts
E. Amarillo Blvd
Robert Casanova
Channelville
Houston
Casanova
Keith
Curtis
Grand Jury
Lubbock Amarillo clash over Lake Meredith water rates
City of Lubbock opposes a rate realignment that would raise Amarillo Borger and Pampa costs while lowering Lubbock’s share. The plan ties charges to actual usage, threatening a multi city rate dispute and possible legal action if no agreement is reached.
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North
South Plains
Lake Meredith
Lubbock
Amarillo
Meredith
Borger and
Pampa
Borger
Slaton
Levelland
Tahoka
Brownfield
O’donnell
Lamesa
City Included In Mail Plan
Amarillo and Plainview are among 39 Texas cities chosen to begin a new postal system offering next day delivery for zip coded airmail within a 600 mile radius. Postmaster General Winton M Blount announced the plan which also promises second day delivery of most major U S airmail. Plainview postmaster Jack Ford said the program should start April 22 and Amarillo offices have offered one day service for weeks with 4 p.m. cutoffs for next day delivery.
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Amarillo
Plainview
Texas
C. T. Davis
Winton M. Blount
Blount
U. S
Jack Ford
Davis
Randall County Road Tangle Sparks Court Action
A 1930s oral agreement to relocate Coulter Road around a lakebed was challenged by Harriett Carter of Amarillo who seeks title clarity or restoration of the original right of way. Local figures W. E. Lash Bennett and Henry A. Bassett were cited, with no written record found. The county moved a fence to compensate Bassett, and Southwest Public Service Co. now builds on the disputed strip.
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Canyon
Coulter Road
Randall County Commissioners Court
Harriett Carter
Peach Tree
Amarillo
Professional Landscape Service, Co
Randall County
W. E. “Lash” Bennett
Henry A. Bassett
Carter
Southwestern Public Service Co
John A. Fulgenzi
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