History repeats as wars and bills echo through time
The column recalls 1954 debates over Indochina and US intervention with Nixon's stance in Washington, then notes 1970 travel bills totaling 825000 amid reassurances by some lawmakers. It mentions a three color map of Golden Spread feedlots and a 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron reunion in September.
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Congressional
Congressional Quarterly
Wayne Aspinall
Colorado
Southwestern Public Service Co
Sam Thomas
The
Electric Company
Thomas
103Rd Aero Pursuit Squadron
Lafayette Escadrille
France
Ellsberg Blasts U S Role in Vietnam War
Daniel Ellsberg, former Pentagon official, told CBS News he believes Americans shoulder the major responsibility for every combat death in Indochina over the past 20 years. He said the Vietnam War was largely an American war based on the secret history he released to The New York Times and read by himself. Ellsberg spoke from MIT where he is a research associate, noting the report showed impatient American decisions.
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New York
UPI
Indochina
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Pentagon
New York Times
Walter Cronkite
CBS News
Elisberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
MIT
Center For International Studies
Elisberg critique of McNamara study on Vietnam papers
Elisberg says the seven to 10 000 pages of the McNamara ordered report omit civilian casualty estimates and effects. He notes the study raises concern over U S leaders and civilian suffering, and remarks on public reaction to the papers and leadership contempt.
Amarillo Schools Face New Desegregation Deadline
Federal civil rights officials impose a two week deadline for Amarillo trustees to submit a new racial mix plan for four northside schools Carver Summit Hilltop and Robert E Lee. Superintendent Ashworth must draft the plan under direction from Dr John Bell of Dallas.
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Amarillo
Regional Office For Civil Rights
John A. Bell
Dallas
Bob Ashworth
Bell
Tendent
Carver
Summit
Hilltop
Robert E. Lee
Carver Junior High
NE 15Th
Hilltop-Summit- North Heights
North Heights
Plainview man dies after electrical work at meat plant
A 23 year old Plainview resident Larry Steve Roach died on arrival at Central Plains Hospital after an apparent electrocution while using an electrical device on hogs at the Jimmy Dean Meat Co. kill floor. Funeral services set for Friday at Lemons Memorial Chapel.
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Plainview
Spc
Central Plains Hospital
Larry Steve Roach
W. 7Th
Jimmy Dean Meat Co
Sam Law
Roach
Knight Newspapers publishes McNamara study based article
Knight Newspapers claims its Philadelphia Inquirer piece drew on the secret 47 volume McNamara study on U S involvement in Vietnam. The government seeks injunctions against Times Post Globe for further publication amid court rulings allowing some articles while delaying full disclosure.
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New York
Washington
Pentagon
Knight Newspapers Inc
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
Knight Chain
U.S
McNamara
Johnson
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Knight
Philadelphia Inquirer
National Liberation Front
NLF
Viet Cong
North Vietnam
Lee Hills
Detroit
the Times
the Post
the Globe
Nixon
U. S. Supreme Court
Alamogordo Lake Tragedy Claims 8-Year-Old Erick Cannon
An 8-year-old Roswell boy, Erick Cannon, drowned in Lake Alamogordo near Fort Sumner. Divers recovered the body from 20 feet of water around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday after his mother reported him missing at Alamogordo State Park Tuesday evening. His father was on emergency Vietnam leave.
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Roswell
N. M
Lake Alamogordo
Fort Sumner
Vietnam
Erick Cannon
Charles A. Cannon
New Mexico
Alamogordo State Park
Cannon
Erick
Germany
Haack Reports Near Crash Of 1968 69 On Wall Street Crisis
President Haack testified to Congress that Wall Street faced a brink of collapse two years ago due to high costs low trading volume and poor recordkeeping. He cited 15 NYSE member firms failing and nearly 75 million in customer bailouts while noting thefts and organized crime concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Robert W. Haack
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
Wall Street
Haack
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
NYSE
Patrick V. Murphy
New York City
FBI
Exchange
Federal
Farm Ranch Owners Seek Tax Reduction In Potter County
A group of landowners urged Potter County Commissioners Court to cut farm and ranch land assessments by 20 percent. Beaumont Stinnett led the ranchers argument, noting rural valuations range from 20 to 60 dollars per acre for ranch land and about 150 dollars per acre for dryland farms. Hearings run daily 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. with Friday finalizing for industrials. weather los toward mid 90s.
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Potter County
Potter County Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Stinnett
Vealey pleads guilty in Yablonski murders paid by mystery caller
Claude Vealey a service station attendant and convicted felon pleaded guilty to the 1969 killings of United Mine Workers leader Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter in Clarksville Pennsylvania. He said the murders were paid for by a man known as Tony. Vealey named two accomplices and described the plot and execution while seeking to avoid the death penalty.
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Washington, Pa
Claude E. Vealey
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Vealey
Tony
Washington
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers of America
Washington County
Yablonski
Pennsylvania
Clarksville
Paul Gilly
Aubran W
Buddy” Martin
Ohio
Hart
Gordon F. H. Harrington
Valey
Gilly
Yablovski
Coal Town
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Wes Izzard
America
Southeast Asia
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Mike Price
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National Association For the Eye of Colored People
Boston
Lemons Memorial Chapel
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Lockney
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Meat Company
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Aiken
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Denton
Bucky Duvall
Whittier
Calif
Ricky Duvall
Tommy Duvall
Long Beach
C. J. Roach
Associated Press
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Mart
Beaumont Stinnett
Julian
Fort Worth
UMW Slaughters
Dants
Annette
Silous Huddleston
LaFollette
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Martin
Westmoreland County
Charles G. Sweet
William C. Hart
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Buddy
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