Nixon pledges Cambodia pullout by July first
President Nixon said U S troops would be out of Cambodia by July 1 as a limit on the war and a path to continuing troop withdrawals from Vietnam The plan drew mixed reactions from leaders and lawmakers including Sen George D Aiken and Sen J W Fulbright who found little new in the presentation while some lawmakers called the briefing impressive amid campus protests following the Kent State incident
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Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
South Vietnam
Vietnam
GOP
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Griffin
Aiken
Informa
Fulbright
Thomas E. Morgan
Pennsylvania
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Indiana
Ross H. Adair
Foreign Affairs Committee
Money Stolen From Car Trunk Belongs to Moose Lodge
Mrs. Hazel Collins reported $200 missing from the trunk of her car. The money reportedly belonged to the Moose Lodge where she works. Authorities seek the missing funds as evidence. Police seek forged checks cashed on an R. W. Ridgeway since Monday by Baytown merchants. Verne Wayne McDonald, 20, faces car theft charges in Justice of the Peace court. A dance is planned at Knights of Columbus Hall Saturday night with Gil Baca's Orchestra.
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Hazel Collins
N. Commerce
Moose Lodge
Baytown
Police Department
R. W. Ridgeway
Vernie Wayne McDonald
Gresham
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
FL Schneers
Elwyn R. Vickers
Basille
Knights of Columbus Hall
Gil Baca
Weather and Tides Roundup Partly Cloudy Week
Partly cloudy with cool nights and warm afternoons through Thursday. Temperature expected Wednesday from the mid 50s to the mid 80s. Morgan's Point tides for Thursday show highs at 1:31 a.m. and 6:43 p.m. and a low at 4:55 a.m. Sun Dial notes Thursday sunrise at 6:34 a.m. and sunset at 8:02 p.m.
Fishermen haul big catch from Toledo Bend
Linda and Jim Hildebrand return from Toledo Bend Louisiana with a haul of 110 fish. UT student Lane Ward updates his newspaper mailing address. Linda Barfield assists a stranded friend with help from Michel McClain and Suzie Hartless. New YMCA athletic director Harold West, formerly of Enid Oklahoma, visits. John Dennis Shearer enjoys Sybil Leek's Cauldron Club in Houston. Grace Hinkle brings greetings from Dane Gillis in Morristown New Jersey. Ro Holzheuser teaches Patty Manuel a dance step.
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Linda
Jim Hildebrand
Toledo Bend
Larry Huddleston
Pruett
Son Rolland
Lane Ward
Linda Barfield
Michel McClain
Suzie Hartless
YMCA
Harold West
Enid
Okla
John Dennis Shearer
Sybil Leek
Houston
Grace Hinkle
Dane Gillis
Morristown
N.J
Ro Holzheuser
Patty Manuel
Humble Day Picnic Set With 14 000 Expected Here
Baytown hosts its 50th Humble Day picnic on Saturday with 14 000 expected. Baytown Humble Enjoy and Esso employees and families gather on company property near the refinery. Food by Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang will serve 7 000 pounds of beef from 10 15 a m to 6 p m.
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Baytown
Baytown Humble
Enjoy
Esso Research
Humble Club
George Mitchell
Company
Mitchell
Llub
Humble
Harry Combs
Rex Curtin
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang
West Texas
United States
Canada
Enjay
Robert E. Lee High School
Recount Underway After Close Harris County Primaries
In two tight Democratic preelection recounts County Commissioner V. V. Ramsey and Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery trail in unofficial totals. The recounts began Wednesday morning at the Hart County Oak Street Warehouse where voting machines are kept. Jamie Bray led Ramsey while N C Morrison led Vickery. Ramsey expects a full day to complete the process.
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V. V. Ramsey
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Houston
Harts County Oats
nationwide student strikes sweep campuses over Nixon policy
Students at many campuses join protests against Nixon Cambodian policy and Kent State killings. Some campuses shut down. others held rallies and vigils. Kent State planned phased National Guard withdrawal from the closed campus amid the fatal antiwar demonstrations.
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America
Nixon
Kent State
Kent
Ohio
Kent State University
Stone
Louisiana Man Killed In Interstate Crash
Burkman Joseph Fontenot 27 of Lake Charles La died in a two car head on collision about 1230 a m Wednesday near Interstate 10 and Stolander Road intersection. Ronnie Fontenot 23 driver of the other car was pinned and taken to Gulf Coast Hospital Baytown then Veterans Hospital Houston. Edward Holmes 51 driver of second vehicle and two of his three passengers James Nash 37 Robert W Taylor 40 were listed in satisfactory or fair condition at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. A third passenger William Brown 37 was moved to Ben Taub Hospital. State Highway Patrolman Charles Bailey investigated the crash.
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Burkman
Joseph Fontenot
Lake Charles
Interstate 10
Stolander Road
Ronnie FE. Fontenot
Fontenot
Ronnie Fontenot
Gulf Coast Hospital
Baytown
Veterans Hospital
Houston
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Edward Holmes
James Nash
Robert W. Taylor
San Jacinto
William §. Brown
Ben Taub Hospital
Charles Bailey
Vigilant peace around capitol as antiwar protests continue
After tear gas and clubs were used to break up an antiwar rally, seven people were injured and state troopers and Texas Rangers increased patrols around the Texas Capitol and University of Texas. Students urged a two day university shutdown to honor Kent State victims while planning another march downtown.
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Austin
State Capitol
University of Texas
Kent State
Ohio
Allies Open Three Fronts In Cambodia
Report says allied forces opened three new fronts inside Cambodia while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks in South Vietnam killed 40 Americans and wounded 84. One North Vietnamese assault on a firebase south of the DMZ killed 29 U S troops, the largest toll in 20 months. The clash included rocket grenades and mortar fire as six more Americans and 15 enemy troops died in northern provinces. A grenade attack on a Da Nang police station killed six Vietnamese officers and wounded six.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
da Nang
Laos
Bomb threat evacuation at Austin capitol amid protests
Capitol workers were evacuated Wednesday as guards responded to a bomb threat and the potential recurrence of Tuesday's anti war demonstration that had been dispersed by tear gas and clubs.
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Austin (Ap
Capitol Building
Trinity River project seeks tripled planning funds
Washington AP reports Congress was asked to triple the planning budget for the Trinity River canal in Texas. Supporters say $1.5 million in planning funds would shorten studies, while opponents including railroads and conservationists warn of risks to marine life and fisheries.
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Washington
Congress
Trinity River
Texas
Railroads
Federa
Edward(. Fritz
Dallas
United States
Ralph W. Yarborough
3D-Tex
House Appropriations Subcommittee On Public Works
Nixort
David H. Brune
Tthe
Trinity River Authority
Ben Carpenter
Trinity Improvement Association
Brune
Canser
Fire Levels Utility Unit At Hospital
A utility building at Gulf Coast Hospital was destroyed by fire around 11 22 p m Tuesday, wiping out medical supplies linens and excess equipment valued at about 1900. Fire Capt Turner noted the structure was completely consumed before firefighters arrived and a nurse发现 the blaze.
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Gulf Coast Hospital
Harry Miller
W.C. Turner
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