Allies seize major Red staging areas in Cambodia offensive
Allied and South Vietnamese forces report capturing two major Communist staging areas in Cambodia as part of a broad offensive aimed at disrupting the Ho Chi Minh trail. The push, involving about 15,000 troops, seeks to finish before the monsoon rains.
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Saigon
Spiy-Us
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Nixon
Phmom Penh
Ba Thu
10Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Snoul
Fed lowers margin requirements to spur stock buying
The Federal Reserve Board cut stock purchase margins to 65 percent and convertible bond margins to 50 percent effective today. The move follows reduced credit use for stock buying and comes amid NYSE requests. Margin accounts and bank credit for securities show notable declines since prior guidance.
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Washington
Fedoura Reserve Board
New York Stock Exchange
West Texas State seeks admission to Missouri Valley Conference
Des Moines Iowa West Texas State University faces a formal review by the Missouri Valley Conference eight member schools in a bid for membership. A three man committee will visit the Canyon campus to examine academics and the WT scholarship program before a final vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa
West Texas State University
Missouri Valley Athletic Conference
West Texas
Tulsa
Gleon Dobbs
Bradley
Orville Nothdurst
Drake
Leland Johnson
Canyon
WTSU
Nixon Report Fails to End Critics War Doubts
President Nixon told Senate and House Armed Services panels an optimistic Cambodia operation would last six to eight weeks, but critics doubt the gains. Gen Wheeler cited captured weapons and 600 000 man days of rice, while lawmakers questioned motive and a 30 day Cambodia end date proposal drew bipartisan opposition.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Cambodia
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Administration
Stuart Symington
Charles Whalen
Ohio
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Vietnam
Congress
Robert Y Griffin
Youths Storm Capitol in Austin Protest
Riot-helmeted police used tear gas to break up a 2000 strong crowd of youths protesting U.S. troop involvement in Cambodia and other issues. Several officers were wounded by rocks and bricks, four students were arrested, and windows were shattered as the crowd moved from the University of Texas campus toward the capitol.
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University of Texas
Capitol
U.S
Cambodia
Austin
Tex
UPI
State Capitol
U. S
New Haven
Capitol Rotunda
11Th Street
Capitol Grounds
Capitol Campus
Congress Avenue
University Campus
Preston Smith
Southwestern Investment Co. fills board posts and promotes officers
The board announces three Amarillo men to fill vacancies and promotes three officers to manage subsidiaries. New members are Neil G. Yows and officers Warren J. Kincaid and Crighton B. Lynch. Nubro Corp. of Lubbock and Deaf Smith Feedyards are recent acquisitions of Southwestern. R Earl O'Keefe also promotes E Jay O'Keefe to executive vice.
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Southwestern Investment Co
Amarillo
Neil G. Yows
Nubro Corp
Lubbock
Deaf Smith Feedyards, Inc
Warren J. Kincaid
Crighton B. Lynch
Nubro
Deaf Smith Feedyards
Southwestern
R. Earl O'Keefe
E Jay O'Keefe
Drug Seller Gets LO Years
Wilbur Bo Reese, 36, was sentenced in 81st District Court to 10 years in the state pen after a 11 minute jury deliberation. He was accused in a February 27 roundup tied to two months of undercover work by rookie officer Mike Norris who testified Reese sold LSD to him around February 16. Amarillo chemist Dunn said the tablets contained LSD. defense argued testing residue could skew results.
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81St
Wilbur
Bo" Reese
Reese
Mike Norris
Norris
Dunn
Amarillo
David Foster
Amarillo Banks Report 7 Million Deposits Rise
Nine banks in Amarillo and Canyon filed April 30 deposits totaling 328.7 million, a 7 million year over year increase. Tascosa National Bank and West Texas State Bank of Canyon posted record figures, with Tascosa surpassing its 1969 year end by 132 thousand and West Texas exceeding its 1969 October sum by 46 thousand.
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Amarillo
Canyon
Tascosa National Bank
West Texas State Bank of Canyon
Tascosa
West Texas
Bid for Dam Is Opposed
AUSTIN Amarillo City At ty Bruce Aycock urged the Texas Water Rights Commission to deny J R Hickman of Hereford an application to build a Palo Dura Creek dam north of Hereford. The dam would trap about 890 acre feet for irrigation on 1500 acres while depleting water to Bivins Lake downstream. The panel took the case under advisement after a day of arguments. Aycock argued no surplus water exists for Hickman to claim.
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Austin
Amarillo
Bruce Aycock
Texas Water Rights Commission
J. R. Hickman
Hereford
Palo Dura Creek
Aycock
Bivins Lake
Hickman Amd
Hickman
Water Rights Commission
Avecock
Palo Duro Creek
Kent State shootings spark FBI guard cordon and questions
Adv General Del Corso said no evidence supported claims of a rooftop sniper. He noted 32 to 38 rounds fired by National Guardsmen after rocks and concrete shattered the scene. FBI and Guard investigators sealed the Kent campus as they probe the deaths of four students and 10 wounded.
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S.T. del Corso
National
del Corso
Jon
Troops Guard
State Highway Patrol
Adjutant General
FBI
Guard
Kent
Air Force
Cleveland
National Guard
Social Security Bill Proposes Prepaid Health Care Path
The House Ways and Means Committee backs a plan to add prepaid comprehensive care organizations as an alternative to Medicare. Eligible seniors could join these groups with government covering up to 95 percent of hospital and doctor costs. The bill also defines reasonable charges, tightens payment controls, and would raise Social Security benefits by 5 percent with higher payroll taxes.
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Medicare
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gible
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Lipscomb
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