Thornberry Promotion Faces possible Tower opposition
Washington reports a rare challenge as Senator John Tower may oppose Homer Thornberry’s promotion to the U S Supreme Court. Tower’s stance could block or delay Thornberry’s confirmation while Fortas awaits the Senate action.
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Washington
Wedne&Shay
John Tower
Homer Thornberry
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Fortas
Supreme Court
Thornberry
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Maniac Hermit or NRA Fanatic
Washington targets gun control opponents as maniacs or NRA members while the press and government institutions push Assumptions. The piece cites AP count of NRA mail and a Texas Amarillo letter denying NRA ties, arguing the establishment makes broad generalizations about Western voters.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
Warren
Kerner
Nelson Rockefeller
Bridge Building
Letter claims no Oriental Americans on relief in U S
The writer of a letter to the editor says there are no Oriental American families on relief in the United States and no Oriental American convicted of a felony in the last year. The item also notes bumper stickers from Adrian Connally and Owens Rogers and other short local quips.
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News Saturday
U. S
Adrian Connally
Plainview
Wallace
Reagan
Owens Rogers
Dean Martin
Ion
Pic Larmour
Rotary
Graham
Senators Question Clark on Gun Control Efforts
Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark urged registration and licensure of all firearms and a ban on interstate mail order sales before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He argued gun controls are needed to curb murders and robberies, while West Virginia Senator Hruska pressed constitutional limits. Clark suggested states handle registration, drawing opposition from Thurmond and Kennedy amid broader debate on federal reach.
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Washington
Congress
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
United States
Hruska
Genergun
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Fo Clark
International Dope Ring Smuggled 739 Kilograms of Heroin
Narcotics investigators on both sides of the Atlantic disrupted a major heroin smuggling operation. Five men were arrested in New York and Paris, with authorities saying the ring moved 739 kilograms of heroin worth 146 million dollars over three years. The seizure included a French Citroen used to shuttle the drug across the Atlantic. Six more suspects were being sought in France, including an unidentified banker alleged to financed the operation. The case was described as the largest heroin seizure in U S history by Attorney General Ramsey Clark.
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New York
Atlantic
United States
France
Golden Harvest Sweeps North Plains to Southeast Panhandle
Wheat harvest active across the region with 20 to 30 bushels per acre on dryland crops. Doug Morris, combiner on the Huff farm near Dum as, adjusts the cutting sickle as wheat is augered into a truck for elevator storage. Moore County Grain Co. owner H. B. Horn samples grain before transfer to bins as Troy Smith dumps wheat into the elevator’s towering chambers.
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North Plains
Southwestern
Panhandle
Southeastern
Doug Morris
Smiley
J. W. Huff
Dumas
Moore County Grain Co
H. B. Horn
Troy Smith
Three Die In Houston After Police Stop
In Houston a traffic stop near a freeway interchange left three dead. Patrolman Ben E. Gerhart and Officer Bobby James were killed along with suspect Roderick M. Isaaks, a paroled felon, after a pursuit that began with a violation and ended in a crash and gunfire. The incident spanned several city areas including the West Loop and Beaumont Highway.
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Houston
Ben E. Gerhart
Bobby James
Roderick M. Isaaks
Gerhart
West Loop
Interstate 10
Loop
Beaumont Highway
Potter County Offices Close For Judge Adams Funeral
Potter County offices will be closed until 1 p.m. in honor of the late Judge W M Adams. Funeral services are set for 10 30 a m at the First Presbyterian Church. City flags will fly at half staff and courthouse flags remain at half staff today.
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Potter County
W. M
Bill) Adams
First Presbyterian Church
Judge Adams
Move Stuns Spectators Move Stuns Spectators
State senators battled over a House approved tax bill to raise sales taxes then defeated it 13 to 18 on Wednesday prompting talk of a second special session to resolve 1969 state finances. Lt Governor Preston Smith said the Senate had no bill before them as adjournment came at 10 30 am with legislators and spectators lingering.
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Thornberry
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Justice Thornberry
University of Texas
State of Texas
Austin
Senate
Gev Preston Smith
House
Sen
Bill Patman
Ganado
A. R Schwartz
Galveston
Accusers Face Off as Warlord Denies Charges
In a Senate hearing room George Rose accuses Rev. John Fry of shielding a Chicago gang by using his church as a gang arsenal and warning members of raids. Fry calls Rose a malicious liar as they glare across a tense chamber.
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Chicago
George ‘Watusi
Rose
Senate
John R. Fry
Fry
Rev. Fry
Senate Investigations
North Vietnamese Regiments Move Toward Saigon
U S and South Vietnamese forces brace for a major July ground attack as reports place the 32nd and 33rd North Vietnamese regiments, about 5,800 troops, slipping from the central highlands toward Phuoc Long Province north of Saigon. Air strikes target enemy positions north and west of the city.
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U.S
Highlands
Sai
Gon
Phuoc Long
Drang
Pleiku
Cambodia
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