Shultz Named Secretary Of Treasury In Nixon Cabinet
George P. Shultz was named to replace John B. Connally Jr. as Treasury Secretary after Connally resigned. Nixon praised Connally as architect of economic policy and adviser while Connally indicated he might campaign for Nixon’s reelection. Connally served 17 months as Treasury head after directing the OMB and prior Labor Secretary, with Shultz slated for Senate confirmation.
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Washington
UPI
John B. Connally Jr
Nixon
George P. Shultz
Treasury
White House
Connally
Texas
Senate
Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Reorganized
OMB
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
China
Poliwogs by Polly Howerion and Local Notes
Fog limits view this morning as Shirley Massey receives a dress from her daughter in Singapore. Five hungry redbirds nest outside the kitchen window. After the Wallace assassination attempt readers suggest swift fair trials and death penalties. Valedictorian Eddie Jean Johnson at Medina Valley High is celebrated. Local scenes include nosework in progress, art workshops, and birthdays and travels of area residents.
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Eddie Jean Johnson
Medina Valley High School
Jerry
Bob Johnson
Yoakum High School
General Walker Arrested In Dallas Curfew Violation
Retired Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker was arrested in Lee Park for violating a curfew while holding a prayer vigil for Gov. George Wallace. He refused to use a phone or leave, and was jailed until a trial set for 11 a.m. before Municipal Judge Frances Goodwin.
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Dallas
API
Edwin A. Walker
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Walker
24Th Infantry
Germany
John Birch Society
Wallace
Lee Park
Frances Goodwin
Gen. Walker
Bombers Hit Hanoi and Major North Vietnam Pipeline
U S command reports extensive air strikes hit Hanoi defeating the North Vietnamese air defense hub and destroying a major fuel pipeline delivering about 1 320 tons daily to southern forces. Raids totaled at least 1 800 over seven days with some crews missing in action.
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Bert W. Okuley
Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South
United States
U.S. Command
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Haiphong
Cat Bi
Bach Mai
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Quang Tri Province
UPI
Donald A. Davis
My Chanh
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Bastogne
Hue
Kontum
Grand Jury Probes Holmes in Stamp Gift-Use Case
The Travis County grand jury, already indicting former Rep. Walter Knapp, now investigates Rep. Tom Holmes over use of state stamps to buy a pickup. Records subpoenaed include a January 1971 sale from Durant Chevrolet. Holmes’ stamp withdrawals and a June runoff bid are noted, with related hearings set.
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UPS Capitol
Austin
UPS
Travis County
Grand Jury
Walter Knapp
Damarillo
Tom Holmes
D-Granbury
Grand
Holmes
J. W. Durant
Durant Chevrolet
Granbury
Durant
State Senate
Tom Creighton
D-Mineral Wells
Knapp
House
Amarillo
Huc Moyer
Five Bands Present Pop Concert at Cuero High
Cuero Junior and Senior High School Bands present a Pop Concert tonight in the Cuero High School gym at 7 30 under Nat Alewine and Larry Wolf. Seventeen selections of popular music waltzes and theme songs from acclaimed motion pictures will be performed.
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Cuero
Cuero High School
Nat Alewine
Larry Wolf
Guadalupe River Falls To 31 Feet In Official Reading
The Guadalupe River dropped to 31 feet at 10 a.m. today per State Highway Department reading. Earlier, at 9 a.m. Monday it measured 36.07 feet, with a crest of 36.90 feet reported at 9 p.m. Sunday.
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Guadalupe
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Oil Allowable Set At 100 Percent For June In Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission set June oil production at 100 percent of potential, with East Texas and Kelly-Schneider fields exempt from the statewide order. East Texas remains at 86 percent and Kelly-Schneider at 76 percent. Major buyers reduced nominations, totaling 2.588 million barrels daily, down from May.
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Texas
Tunnell
Amoco
Atlantic Richfield
Chevron
Cities Service
Continental
Diamond Shamrock
Gulf
Sun
Texaco
Union of California
Paralyzed Wallace Will Campaign From Wheelchair
Governor George C. Wallace remains paralyzed from the waist down after a wound from an assassination attempt in Maryland. Doctors say recovery is possible but paralysis could be permanent, while a top aide predicts he will resume campaigning from a wheelchair if needed. A suspect is in federal custody in Baltimore.
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Cuero Publishing Co
Wallace
Sirhan Sirhan
Silver Spring
UPI
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Laurel
Maryland
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Baltimore
Michigan
Holy Cross Hospital
Gov. Wallace
Iran and Iraq arm buildup could fuel conflict
London based piece notes Iran and Iraq have increased defense spending since the mid 1960s, with Iran allocating about 15 percent of national expenditure and projected to make the armed forces Iran’s largest economic sector by 1975. It cites religious divides, border clashes, Shatt al Arab disputes, Kurdish insurgencies, and mistrust linked to Israel as drivers of heightened tension and potential confrontation.
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London Financial Times
CPT
London
UPI
Iran
Iraq
Kerbala
Najaf
Baghdad
Israel
Iran- Iraq
Persian Gulf
Shatt-al-Arab
Gulf
Abadan
Khorramshahr
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North Esplanade
Don MelLane
Sam Houston State College
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Bernice Poleman
Maurine Wiswell
Columbus
Erna Simon
Margaret Shapp Dixon
T. Cage
John Rushing
Houston
Ronnie
Richard Rushing
Bill Sunday
Lafayette
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C. W. Sunday
John F. Kennedy
Marina Oswald
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