Texas Storms Kill 10 Persons Across Three Texas Towns
Tornadoes struck Plainview and Pearsall causing eight deaths and more than 35 injuries. Flash floods added two fatalities. David Bryant 30 was killed aiding civil defense in Plainview. Pearsall losses included five residents presumed from out of town.
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Associated Press
Texas
Plainview
David Bryant
Plainview Daily Herald
Kevin Lewellen
South Texas
Pearsall
Bill Rowan
Corsicana
San Antonio
Debates Open on House Price Control Measure
Washington AP reports a tight House debate over price rent and interest rollbacks versus continuing Nixon authority. Democratic bills seek March 16 rollback. Republicans push simple extension. Public pressure includes consumer groups and cattle interests while some Democrats oppose any rollback. The issue features a broad lobbying surge and predicted close vote.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Banking Committee
Committee
Congress
Tax Reform Demonstrations Planned Across 31 Cities
The Tax Action Campaign led by ex Senator Fred Harris plans rallies in 31 cities to push tax reforms. ITT is singled out with a Tax Avoider award while supporters call for lowering payroll taxes and closing corporate loopholes. Congress debates trade bills alongside reform efforts as the White House pushes urgency.
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Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
New York Stock Exchange
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Milwaukee
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
McGovern
White House
Congress
Donald Corman
D-Calif
Viet Border Is Crossed by South Vietnamese Forces
Saigon reports indicate new deployments toward the Cambodian frontier after the first incursion since the cease-fire. Field notes describe defensive actions along the border aimed at driving Communist units away rather than launching a larger offensive to threaten Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Vietnam War expands across border into Cambodia
South Vietnamese air force gunships and an armored column reportedly entered Cambodia after a Viet Cong march into the country described as dangerous. Saigon denies crossing, while field reports say the crossing occurred Friday from Tinh Bien after a village burn. About 500 refugees fled toward South Vietnam.
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Cambodia
Saigon
United States
Vietnam
Tinh Bien
South Vietnnam
Major faiths begin Holy Week as crowds retrace Jerusalem path
Christians enter the second day of Holy Week as Jews prepare Passover at sundown and Muslims mark the Prophet Mohammed's birthday. Palm Sunday processions move through Jerusalem with 5 000 pilgrims, scouts aid crowds, and Pope Paul VI leads Mass for 15 000 in St. Peter's Basilica with millions watching.
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Associated Press
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Holy City
Christ
Michael
Middle East
Paul VII
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Nixon Plans Europe Trip
President Nixon plans a fall visit to major NATO nations including Great Britain France Italy and West Germany to discuss trade military aid and troop levels. He noted French President Pompidou may visit the U S before autumn while British Prime Minister Heath Italian Prime Minister Andreotti and West German Chancellor Brandt are slated for meetings ahead of that period.
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Europe
Nixon
NATO
Gerald L. Warren
Great Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
United States
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Guilio Andreotti
Willy Brandt
U.S
White House
Correspondents’ Association
Edward Victor Hill
Los Angeles
Pentagon to Close or Cut 274 Bases in Planned Cutback
Pentagon officials announced a plan to close or downsize 274 military bases with Ft. Dix set to stay open. The list is not yet public as Sen. Schweiker confirms closures at Boston Naval Shipyard and Portsmouth Naval Hospital while Lakehurst and Ft. Monmouth face reductions and Pennsylvania’s Navy Air Engineering Center is slated for closure.
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Pentagon
Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
Appropriations Committee
Capitol Hill
Boston Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
N.H
Naval Shipyard
Schweiker
Lakehurst
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Pennsylvania
Navy Air Engineering Center
Alternate ethics bill proposed by ACLU in Ohio
In Columbus the ACLU offered an alternative to Gov. Gilligan's ethics bill. Benson Wolman said the proposal, circulated to legislators, opposes the governor's plan as a privacy invasion and suggests state employees post a bond equal to their responsibilities.
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Columbus
Ohio
American Civil Liberties Union
John Gilligan
ACLU
Benson Wolman
Ohio Toll Reaches 17 Dead In Weekend Highway Crash Toll
Ohio Highway Patrol reports 17 people killed on state highways over the weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Five of the deaths occurred in separate Butler County accidents.
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Associated
Ph&ss
Ohio Highway Patrol
Butler County
Rhodes License Studied in Columbus Meeting
The Ohio Real Estate Commission was to meet to decide action on former Gov James Rhodes real estate license. Dennis Shaul recommended the panel ask Franklin County Common Pleas Court to rule on license legality, citing an oral test given Rhodes instead of the written exam as improper and invalidating the license.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Real Estate Commission
James Rhodes
Dennis Shaul
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Rhodes
Shaul
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