Inauguration Festivities Open Texas Legislature
Texas governor Preston Smith and lieutenant governor Ben Barnes begin second terms with a ceremonial oath administered by Justice Robert Calvert and a statewide telecast. The two days of events include parades, a Victory Dinner, inaugural balls, prayers, and receptions, with multiple bands and guest performers.
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Austin
Texas High Plains
de Leon
Texas
Preston Smith
Texas Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Ben Barnes
Ross Volunteers
Texas A&m University
Texas Tech University
Capitol Lawn
Bob Armstrong
General Land Office
Congress Avenue
Smith
Austin Municipal Auditorium
Russ Morgan
Gregory Gymnasium
University of Texas
Municipal Coliseum
Whippy Willy Scratched From World Worm Championship
In Brighton England Whippy Willy, the world’s fastest worm, was scratched from the worm racing championship after his trainer stepped on him. 15 year old Christopher Hundson said the worm had set a London record of 12 minutes for a two foot course during speed trials. Sponsors pledged payments per inch, with 15 shillings per inch for his worm.
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Brighton
England
Whippy Willy
Christopher Hundson
London
Christopher
Oxfam
British Postal Strike Brings Britons to Post Offices
London crowds rush post offices on the final mailing day before a nationwide walkout by 230 000 postal workers led by the Heath government. Authorities warn of a total stoppage possible by Monday as limited services remain for emergencies and pensions amid disrupted international calls.
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London
UPT
Edward Heath
Britain
New York City
Ransom Note Demands $1 Million for Fly Release
The New York Times received an air mail ransom letter from Uruguay demanding one million dollars for Dr. Claude L. Fly the U S agricultural expert kidnapped by Tupamaro rebels on August 7. The letter also referenced Aloysio Dias Gemides the Brazilian consul in Montevideo who was abducted July 21. Fly’s son said they had not yet received the communique.
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New York
UPI
Claude L. Fly
U.S
Uruguay
New York Times
the Times
Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
John M. Fly
Colorado State University
Times
Aloysio Dias Gemides
Montevideo
Udall Arrested for Shoplifting in McLean Virginia
Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall was arrested on a shoplifting charge in McLean Virginia claiming it involved 90 cents worth of cigars. Police say a man named Udall was booked, fingerprinted, and released on bond with a Jan. 28 trial date. Udall contends it was an innocent mistake.
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Justice of the Peace
Charles Tabler
Tabler
Udall
McNab
Dart
McLean
Swiss Ambassador Bucher Freed After 40 Days in Captivity
Swiss diplomat Giovanni Enrico Bucher was released in Rio de Janeiro after 40 days in the hands of the Popular Revolutionary Van guard. He reported good treatment, thanked Brazilian authorities, and noted eye discomfort from smoke. Brazil had traded 70 political prisoners to Santiago for his freedom.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
William Roch
Bucher
Bern
Roch
Santiago
Chile
Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
Brasilia
U S Moves To Cope With New Oil Crisis
Washington reports Nixon dispatched Under Secretary John N Irwin to Iran to press for a long term settlement with oil producing states amid demands for larger shares of profits and potential supply disruptions The United States and major oil firms seek a global five year deal involving ten oil exporting countries including Iran Saudi Arabia Kuwait and other members of OPEC
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Washington
Nixon
State Department
John N. Irwin
Iran
Tehran
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Irwin
U.S
United States
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
California
Gulf
Texaco
Mobil
British Petroleum
Royal Dutch Shell
Compagnie Francaise Des Petrols
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
COPEC
OPEC
Iraq
Qatar
Abudha ‘Bi
Sybia
Algeria
Indonesia
Venezuela
West Europe
Soviet harassment continues as cars vandalized in Moscow
UPI reports vandals shattered windshields and battered lights on two American cars. Walter Nelson of Pan Am and David Nagy of UPI were heckled. Nagy’s family witnessed threats. Jay Axelbank of Newsweek was grabbed and warned to leave. a passerby intervened. The violence marks a return to anti American acts after a brief lull.
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Moscow
UPI
Pan American Airways
Walter Nelson
United Press International
David Nagy
Nagy
Newsweek
Jay Axelbank
Axelbank
United States
America
Tate Jury Sets First Full Deliberation Day
Los Angeles jurors in the Sharon Tate murder trial spent their first full deliberation day without lunch. The seven men and five women weighed 297 pieces of evidence and notes on nearly 6 million words of testimony amid tight security as Charles Manson and three codefendants face murder conspiracy charges.
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Los Angeles
UPT
Sharon Tate
Charles Manson
Hall l of Justice
Hall of Justice
Manson
U S Steel raises prices amid steel market shifts
U S Steel announced a 6 8 percent price rise, mostly 10 to 12 dollars per ton, aiming to boost revenue 1 to 2 percent. Bethlehem Steel followed with a larger 12 percent hike, prompting White House remarks on inflation and policy discussions. The moves affect structural shapes, plates, and pilings used in bridges, ships, and buildings.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Nixon
Bethlehem
White House
Gerald Warren
Cabinet Committee
Area Oil Workers Reach Averts Walkout At Phillips Plants
Agreements between Phillips Petroleum Company and the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union avert walkouts at plants in Cactus near Dumas Borger and cover two small units in Pampa. About 500 workers gain wage hikes retirement at 62 and enhanced health benefits.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union
Afl-Cio
Cactus
Dumas
Borger
Pampa
Reach
Graham
H. E. Haltom
Phillips Cactus
Phillips
OCAW
Phillips Copolymer
Phillips Group
OFL
Weather report for Amorilo 14 1971
The sun has shone over Amorilo 14 of 16 days this year. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with mild days and cold nights through Monday. Highs in the mid 40s to 50s with lows in the 20s tonight. Variable wind at 10 miles per hour.
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Amorilo
Latins Seize Tuna Boats Off Ecuador Coast
Ecuador said two U S tuna boats the Anna Maria and the Bold Venture were seized inside its territorial waters and escorted to Salinas. Each boat carried 18 men with no damage or injuries reported. If found guilty, fines could total about 52 000 dollars for Anna Maria and 48 580 dollars for Bold Venture.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
U.S
Salinas
United States
Jorge Lince Davalos
Fish and Wildlife Director
Ecuadoran
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Police Benevolent Association
Broadway
Him
of and Gas Society
Park Coliseum
Leon Graham
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