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Article discusses fears over the 1972 Comprehensive Head Start and Family Services Act. It notes Senate passage 73 to 12 and a Javits quote about the child being a state’s care. It cites veto history, House resistance, and proposed $2.95 billion three year appropriation with HEW oversight. analysts project potential $20 billion yearly cost.
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Double killing near Lake Croek shocks Texan town
The partially nude bodies of Gary S. McConnell, 21, of Bogota, and Sylvia Chaney Akard, 18, were found face down in a lakeside clearing by city crews at Lake Croek, shot multiple times in the back. Investigators, including Texas Ranger Frank Kemp and local officers, believe the pair were killed between 11 p.m. and midnight Monday. no sign of a struggle or spent cartridges was found. McConnell’s car was found on a nearby gravel road. The motive and exact sequence remain unclear as authorities examine possible car or ground assault links and a hunting knife found on the road.
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Thieu Granted Near Unlimited Powers in Curfew Session
In a secret curfew meeting, pro-Thieu senators voted 26 to 0 to grant President Nguyen Van Thieu nearly unlimited powers for six months after a tense, troubled session. Opposition cried foul over threats and missing members as Don’s claimed kidnapping inflamed the chamber. The move follows earlier Senate approval in altered form by the lower house, awaiting Thieu’s signature.
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House Gives Nixon Win On Indochina War Vote
In a decisive House vote, lawmakers rejected an amendment to a 21.3 billion weapons bill that would bar funds for U S combat in Indochina after September 1, sending the measure to the Senate 334 to 59. The chamber also defeated a proposal to limit bombing and emphasized support for President Nixon’s Vietnam policy.
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Tony Boyle Freed After Bond Forfeited In Appeal
United Mine Workers President Tony Boyle was sentenced to five years for illegally using union funds for political candidates. He posted 179000 bond and was released hours later. The case cited 49000 in union money and 30000 to Humphrey in 1968. Boyle, 70, faced fines totaling 130000 with jail until bond posted.
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Tony” Boyle
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Wallace on Ballot Push for American Party Candidate
American Party workers plan a petition drive to place George Wallace on the ballot as an American Party candidate for president if the Democratic nod goes elsewhere. Hubert L. Clark, chairman in Randall County, says volunteers will circulate petitions door to door and publish copies at several key locations. The group targets 25,000 signatures statewide.
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Dallas Pair Die in Crash Near Dalhart
A head on collision on U S 87 about 21 miles north of Dalhart killed Dallas residents Carolyn Witten Johnson 24 and Michael Lynn Reed 20. The driver of the semi Jan Mays 33 of Narco California was hospitalized for observation. Johnson died at the scene Reed died at Northwest Texas Hospital.
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City Delays Polk Street Bus Plan In Amarillo
Amarillo city commission postponed a decision to restore buses on Polk Street and convert the main thoroughfare to two lanes with protected turns. The plan, backed by downtown merchants, is set for reappraisal by traffic planners with a July 6 commission meeting hoped for action.
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McKool Sets Texas Filibuster Record in Mental Health Push
Dallas Senator Mike McKool extends a marathon speech in Austin aiming to raise mental health funding. He passed the 29 hour mark and then exceeded the Texas state record, while Lt Governor Ben Barnes noted the effort and spectators cheered as Kennard congratulated him. The senator urged Texas to rank among the top states for mental health services.
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