Senate bill to make grand jury leaks a felony
John Tower urges Congress to criminalize unauthorized disclosures of grand jury proceedings. He argues secrecy protects deliberations and prevents tainting witnesses and indictments, and cites Watergate as harm from leaks. The proposal would add criminal penalties while preserving contempt powers.
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Washington
Weny
Senate
Grand Jury
Earl of Shaftesbury
England
Grand Sea
High Point Area Social Roundup Visits and Reunions
Special correspondent notes a flurry of visiting relatives and friends from Athens Duncan Lawton Denton and Lubbock. Families attend the Kelley reunion in Petersburg and other gatherings include Hooblers Holemans Mullins and Holman kin plus several Miller and Redwine relatives.
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F. E. Biddy
Roy Marion
Kimberly
Allan Ray
Athens
Bill Kelley
Allan Neighbors
Lawton
Okla
Kelley
Petersburg
Tom Hoobler
Katherine Ann
Post
Gaylon Hoobler
Spearman
Grace Holman
Lubbock
Woodrow Holman
D. H. Fry
Clyde Holeman
Cloyce Holeman
Arthur Rothwell
Carl Miller
Vivian Jones
Mary Hightower
Wichita Falls
Vernon
M. T. Blacks
Paducah
Jack Plamp
Floyd Biddy
Childress
Sonny Galyean
Wallace
Lillie Mae Williams
W. W. Holeman
David
Denver Redwine
W. M. Richardson
Turner's Nursing Home
O. C. Childress
Lillie McFatridge
J. T. Morris
Don Miller
Garnishment Of Wages In New Constitution
The Texas Constitutional Division Commission, in drafting a new constitution, approved wage garnishment up to one quarter to cover child custody costs by a 16 to 15 vote with Vice Chair Beryl Milburn casting the deciding ballot. The panel also kept liquor regulation, lotteries ban, and branch banking prohibitions, and retained joint property ownership and the homestead exemption with potential city-rate increases.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Constitutional Division Commission
Texas
Beryl Milburn
Faye Holub
Communications Workers of America
Andrew Jefferson Jr
Harris County Court of Domestic Relations Court
Bordello Ordered Off Federal Land in Nevada Upheld
The Interior Department’s Board of Land Appeals affirmed a BLM decision clearing the Cottontail Ranch at Lida Junction from federal land. The operator’s bid to overturn the ruling was rejected.
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Reno
Nev
Bureau of Land Management
Nevada
Dem leader urges Connally to return to Democratic fold
El Paso Democratic leader Woodrow Bean telegraphed former Gov. John Connally urging him to “come home” to the party. Bean said Connally should switch back amid Watergate and Agnew probe, noting personal ties and predicting Carl Albert as next president if Nixon and Agnew leave.
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EL Paso
Tex
Woodrow Bean
John Connally
Bean
el Paso County
Connally
Texas
Nixon
Associated Press
Austin
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Reykjavik the northern capital with smoky bay name
Reykjavik Iceland's capital is the world’s northernmost capital city. The name means smoky bay from steam rising from hot springs. Some steam and hot water are piped to heat homes and businesses, cutting air pollution. The Arkansas River runs 1,450 miles from Lake County Colorado to the Mississippi River in Arkansas.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
World Almanac
Arkansas River
Lake County
Colorado
Mississippi River
Arkansas
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N.Y
Linnea Marra
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