Apollo 16 Moonwalkers Begin High Moon Exploration
John W. Young and Charles M. Duke stepped onto the moon's front side in a rocky valley while engineers praised refusal to bow to failure. The astronauts anticipated a full three days on the lunar surface before mission officials cut their stay by 18 hours and ordered an early departure from lunar orbit with Thomas K. Mattingly.
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Thomas K. Mattingly
Lunar Orbit
Young
Duke
Orion
Cayley Plains
Mattingly
House Panel Stops Relatives' Checks
The House Administration Committee halted all pay to House employees who are relatives of legislators and Sen. A. R. Schwartz reimbursed 484 dollars for payments to his three sons. The panel also limited postage expense accounts to 120 dollars monthly and banned cross transfers between member accounts. An AG ruling states it is illegal for lawmakers to employ relatives.
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House
Walter Knapp
Amarillo
Crawford Martin
Martin
Sen. Schwartz
Tommy Schwartz
John Schwartz
House Administration
US Extends Sea Battles Off North Vietnam Coast
The US Command reports further sea battles off North Vietnam as the March 30 offensive continues. US losses reach 24 dead 102 wounded 38 missing with 12 killed 30 wounded 7 missing in 45 planes shot down.
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N. Vietnam
Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
United States
An Loc
Chon Thanh
Cambodia
Hiep Duc
da Nang
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Neuyen van Thieu
UPI
Leon Daniel
David Kennerly
Vietna
Polliwogs and Fiesta Week Parcels of Local Happenings
Local items note the gold and green Chamber float on Main Street during Fiesta Week in San Antonio with the Flambeau parade set for Saturday. Cuero visitors, a Victoria Savings & Loan painting, and a Bier Fest invitation are among community details.
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Gold
San Antonio
Flambeau
Stanley Weppler
Victoria
Victoria Savings & Loan Association
North Main Street
Royalty To Attend Coronation In Yorktown Parade
Duchess Rebecca Joyce Kleinecke and Duke William Royce Finney will attend the Queen Coronation at 7 30 p m in Yorktown as Western Days highlight. Rebecca is daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Kleinecke and William son of Mr and Mrs Gene Finney. The Cuero City and Chamber float will join Saturday's parade at 1 p m with Rebecca riding alongside Patricia Leske and Howard Bennett driving the city furnished car.
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Rebecca Joyce Kleinecke
William Royce Finney
Yorktown
Duchess Kleinecke
Howard Kleinecke
Duke Finney
Gene Finney
Cuero
Ana
Chamber of Commerce
Rebecca
Patricia Leske
Bill Leske
Howard Bennett
Cost Of Living Rises Two Percent In March
Washington reports March CPI up 0.2 percent with food prices leveling off. Meats and pork show smaller gains. restaurant meals jump 6.4 percent while broad food category rises 0.2 percent. Nonfood commodities up 0.3 percent driven by clothing and footwear.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Januay
Soviets Reaffirm Support Of Hanoi In Lenin Anniversary Rally
The Soviet Union condemns U S bombings of North Vietnam and reaffirms military support for Hanoi. Politburo member Fedor Kulakov voices solidarity with Vietnam and Indochina against American aggression during Lenin’s death anniversary rally at the Kremlin.
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Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Fedor D. Kulakov
Kremlin
V. I. Lenin
Soviet Union
Indochina
Kuakov
Communist Party
North Vietnam
Kremlin's
City Men Attend Meeting on Waste Water Upgrade
Nine city employees attended the Guadalupe Valley Water and Sanitation Association meeting in Moulton. Attendees included Willard Kleinecke Rogelio Trevino Jr Steve Gonzales Pablo Garibay Jesse Olguin Domingo Olguin T O Boots Buchel Octaviano Campos and Joe Pena. Kleinecke serves as secretary treasurer. Public Works Director Herce Thompson was absent due to another conference out of town.
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Guadalupe Valley Water and Sanitation Association
Moulton
Willard Kleinecke
Rogelio Trevino, Jr
Steve Gonzales
Pablo Garibay
Jesse Olguin
Domingo Olguin
T. O
Boots” Buchel
Octaviano Campos
Joe Pena
Kiemnecke
Herce Thompson
Federal banks asked to file condition statements
Washington agencies issued a nationwide call for bank statements of condition as of the close of business April 18. The action by federal bank regulators requires all banks to submit updated financial data for review and oversight.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Bank
Pasadena Officials Indicted for Farm Work Swindle
Pasadena mayor Clyde Doyal and three city officials face indictment by a Harris County grand jury for conspiracy and swindling. Two city workers allegedly performed private improvements on Doyal's Liberty County farm, earning 1100 dollars from the city payroll. Public Works Director Ray Jones Bridge Superintendent G I Weatherford and Weatherford's assistant Fortun ate Bernal allegedly approved the illegal work.
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Houston
UPI
Pasadena
Harris County
Clyde Doya
Doyal
Liberty County
Public Works
Ray Jones
G. I. Weatherford
Weatherford
Fortunate Bernal
City Traffic Signals Will Be Modernized in Cuero
The State Highway Department plans to modernize Cuero traffic signal systems during the week of April 24, lasting about two months. Interconnected signals on Esplanade St and Broadway St will improve flow, with new poles mast arms signal heads and underground wiring. The Broadway and Hunt Street intersection will receive upgraded equipment. Ben Bohuslav senior traffic engineer speaks for the project with Leonard Hagens assisting.
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State Highway Department
Cuero
US Tta
Esplanade St
Broadway Street
Church Street
Main Street
Broadway St
Hunt Street
Ben Bohuslav
Leonard Hagens
Independence Day Observed in Houston and State
Houston and other large Texas cities observe April 21 as Independence Day Tea in San Jacinto memory. The legal holiday causes the State Banking Department to close its offices.
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Houston
No Conspiracy Involved In Dr. King Slaying
Boston writer Gerald Frank argues in An American Death that James Earl Ray acted alone in the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. He notes Ray planned crimes for money after the murder and rejected conspiracy theories as implausible.
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Dr. King
Boston
UPI
Gerald Frank
Martin Luther King Jr
Frank
James Earl Ray
Diana Barrymore
Lillian Roth
Doubleday
King
Ray
George Wallace
Missouri
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Strasse
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de Witt County
Reuss Drug Store
Record
Jack
Sewanee Military Academy
Sewanee
Tennessee
American Legion Hall
Linda Bauer Coppedge
Dorcas Wallace
Pries
Labor Department
Statistical Bureau
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Sov
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Memphis
Cuba
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Peking
Memphis, Tenn
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