Witness Absent as Defection Probe Hearing Delayed
Rep. Wayne J. Hays says he will seek a subpoena if Deputy Undersecretary William J. Macomber Jr. does not testify about the asylum-seeking sailor seized after fleeing a Soviet vessel. The hearing was postponed as the White House issued new guidelines and Moscow denounced the swimmer’s alleged theft and desertion.
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Washington
House
State Department
Wayne J. Hays
Ohio
Nixon Administration
William J. Macomber Jr
Congressional
Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Hays
White House
Macomber
Tes
Nixon
Capitol Hill
U.S. Coast Guard
U. S
Nal
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Coast Guard
Congress
Navy Oil Dumping Violations Spark Regulatory Scrutiny
Navy personnel dumped oil sludge off Mayport Florida 55 miles from the St Johns River mouth without environmental impact statements as required by new Navy rules issued Oct 30. Secretary Chafee banned open ocean dumping of sludges and oily wastes, directing private disposal or onshore burning. Senate leaders call the incident a violation of pollution laws and justify action under the Water Quality Improvement Act replacing a 1924 statute.
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Washington
Mayport
Naval Station
Florida
Navy
Pentagon
St. John’s River
Tary
John H. Chafee
U.S
Chafee
Perot touts village campaigns to free prisoners
Houston area brief highlights H. Ross Perot speaking at Houston Baptist College where he described village campaigns inviting citizens to write letters to North Vietnam for prisoner releases. He also received the Dad of the Year award from HBC students for achievements benefiting family and others.
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Houston
H. Ross Perot
Houston Baptist College
North Vietnam
Perot
HBC
Houston (Ap
Lorraine Field
Allen Field
Payroll Plan Participants Due Honors
Harris County executives from 32 firms and organizations will be honored at a luncheon at the Ramada Club next Tuesday for outstanding Payroll Savings campaign records. N W Freeman of Ifemeco Inc leads the county drive. Jeanie Smith of Tulsa will attend as U S Savings Bonds ambassador during a two day Treasury visit.
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Houston
Harris County
Ramada Club
N. W. Freeman
Ifemeco, Inc
U.S
Jeanie Smith
Tulsa
U. S. Savings Bonds
Department of the Treasury
Ex NAACP Members Meet to Discuss Fontenot Case
A special Barrett Station NAACP meeting is called for 3 p m Sunday at Catholic Hall by Richard L Dockery to discuss the Fontenot shooting case. Fontenot, killed by a state trooper after a high speed chase in April 1969, was shot claimed in self defense after a knife was shown. the Harris County grand jury no billed Williams. Current Barrett Station officers are William A Trower president Riley Chambers vice president Wilbert L Eagleton treasurer Patricia Bags secretary and Ferdinand handling memberships.
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Barrett Station
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Catholic Hall
Richard L. Dockery
NAACP
Dallas
Lionel Fontenot
Fontenot
Williams
Harris County
William A. Trower
Riley Chambers
Wilbert L. Eagleton
Patricia Bags
Lauis
Ferdinand
Single Route Across Part Of State Set
A new single east west U S Highway number will bypass Dallas Fort Worth traffic by extending U S Highway 380 from west of Old Glory in Stonewall County along State Highway 24 to Interstate 30 near Greenville in Hunt County. The change creates a continuous cross state route across North Central Texas.
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Austin
Texas
Old Glory
Stonewall County
Greenville
Hunt County
U.S
Dallas - Ft. Worth
MecomSuit Goes Into 2nd Phase
SHREVEPORT La AP A Texas oil multimillionaire seeks authority to reorganize personal assets of 86 million under the federal bankruptcy act in a second U S district court plea. Mecom Sr of Houston says U S Oil of Louisiana Inc and Lake Washington Inc will be protected as a rich natural gas well on a 25000 acre Cameron Parish tract is developed. The new well yields 7% million cubic feet of gas and 72 barrels of distillate daily, with more drilling in progress. Mecom owns 75 percent working interest in the tract.
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Shreveport
U.S. District Court
John W. Mecom Sr
Houston
New Orleans
Mecom
Louisiana
U.S. Oil of Louisiana, Inc
Lake Washington, Inc
U.S. Oil of Louisiana Inc
Cameron Parish
U.S. Oil of Louisiana Group
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