Moon Heroes and Pakistan's Turmoil Reflected in Clippings
Officer Malik recalls exchange with Flying Officer Iqbal Malik and a Karachi Dawn issue from July 22 1969 praising the moon landing. Amid Pakistan’s political shift with Yahya Khan's army rule and a reform push led by Bhashani, Nixon’s visit to Pakistan is noted as a potential lever.
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Iqbal
Amarillo
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Karachi
Dawn
Citizen
Oo .O
Russia
U. S
Pakistan Times
Earth
Ayub Khan
Yahya
Reform
Bhashani
U.S
White House
New Santa Rosa truck stop showcases many amenities
A family operation led by Bill Sheriff opens a Santa Rosa New Mexico truck stop boasting a 100 seat restaurant, TV lounge, barber shop, linen exchange, self service laundry, Western Union road call service, individual showers and sleeping rooms, women driver facilities, and 10 one way fueling lanes. Movie page notes four first run films rated G. Youth Employment Service reports 2,430 teen applications and 4,200 placements in two months.
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Western Union Road
Bill Sheriff
Oliver
True Grit
Max Motley
Colorado
Pike's Peak
Senate votes to extend income surtax through December
The Senate rejected Nixon administration pleas for a full year and voted 70 to 30 to extend the 10 percent income surtax through December 31. House action was not completed before payroll withholdings deadlines, but both chambers signaled potential future extensions.
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Senate kills Williams surtax amendment in tax clash
In a 66 to 34 Senate vote, leaders blocked Williams plan to extend the 7 percent surtax into early 1970 at a 5 percent rate and remove the 7 percent investment tax credit. Mansfield and the Democratic Policy Committee opposed coupling the measures until a broader tax reform bill was tied to them.
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Williams
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Democratic Policy Committee
Formal inquest sought into Kopechne death
In New Bedford AP reported district attorney Edmund Dinis asked a Martha's Vineyard court to appoint a judge to conduct a formal inquest into the July 18 drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne 28 the car driven by Senator Edward M Kennedy plunged into a tidal pool on Martha's Vineyard Dinis sought the inquiry in a formal application to the Court.
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Unborn Twins Die In Two Car City Crash
Two unborn babies, both girls, were killed and their mother to be critically injured in a head on collision at W Amarillo Boulevard and Carolina. Mrs Sherri Dodson 24 of 309 S Maryland delivered stillborn twins at St Antony s Hospital. Police say the twins will be counted as traffic fatalities. The accident injured Dodson s husband and two other children. Police freed Dodson from the wreckage as both cars were demolished.
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Nesses
Dodson
Davis
Rogers Is Target of Attack at Tokyo Airport
A Japanese man with a knife rushed toward Secretary of State William P. Rogers at Tokyo International Airport. State Department guard Joseph McNulty and Japanese security subdued him within five feet of Rogers. Ambassador Armin Meyer was knocked to the ground but unharmed. Police found a letter urging the U.S. to return Okinawa bases to Japan.
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William P. Rogers
U.S
Joseph McNulty
Rogers
Japan
Armin H. Meyer
Shigetsugu Hamaoka
Meyer
McNulty
Hamaoka
United States
Okinawa
Tax relief in reform bill promises 6.9 billion aid
Washington AP report says the six month Ways and Means effort yields 6.9 billion in tax relief mainly for low and middle income earners. The package tightens other taxes to offset revenue loss while extending the 5 percent surtax through mid 1970, and includes rate cuts, higher standard deduction, and head of household provisions for singles and widows.
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Senate
Nixon
House
Nixon seeks new peace concept amid India Pakistan concerns
President Nixon, in sweltering New Delhi, pledges a generation of uninterrupted peace and gains Indira Gandhi's support for his Vietnam policy. He condemns Soviet Asia security plans and urges Asia programs where nations help themselves and stay independent from blocs. Nixon and Gandhi confer 90 minutes on China, Pakistan, and regional disputes before continuing his world tour through Asia.
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UPI
Nixon
United States
Indira Gandhi
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Asia
Amarillo Forecast: Partly Cloudy With Thunder Showers
The Amarillo area experiences sun on 191 of 212 days in 1969. Today's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a chance of thundershowers through the night. Highs in the mid 90s, variable winds to 15 mph, rain probability 20 percent today and 40 percent tonight.
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Amarillo
Stocks Rise on Bargain Demand After Tax Surcharge Vote
New York AP reports a wide market rally continuing Thursday with the Dow Jones up 11.89 to 815.47. Investors chased bargains as 1,159 issues gained and volume stayed active at 14.16 million shares on the NYSE.
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New York
Senate
New York Stock Exchange
No Place For Beavers Along Amarillo Creeks
Tree lovers and concerned residents report beaver numbers shrinking along creeks south of Amarillo. Once dam builders and nurturers of young, these mammals now vanish as fluctuating waters and human activity alter their habitat. A continuation note points to further details on page two.
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Amarillo
Polygraph tests continue in Nickell murder case Panhandle
No new clues in the July 13 suffocation of Elsa Nickell. Sheriff Nunn will accompany a local suspect to Lubbock for a polygraph, the third given in the investigation plus two to Bill Nickell and a local attorney who were cleared. A mystery woman known as Mrs. G has not contacted investigators.
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Panhandle
Elsa Nickell
Lubbock
Carson County
John Nuon
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