Rep Patman Blasts Lending Rate Hike
Washington banks raised prime rates to 8.5 percent triggering higher borrowing costs across the nation Rep Wright Patman urged President Nixon to act He called for a protest letter antitrust inquiry and Fed action plus Treasury pressure to release tax deposits to curb the rise This reflects higher costs for homes cars and consumer goods nationwide.
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Washington
CPD
Congressional
Wright Patman
D'lex
House
Nixon
Patman
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
First Woman U S Army Nurse Killed in Action
25 year old Army nurse Lt Sharon A Lane of Canton Ohio became the first woman in the U S armed forces killed in action in Vietnam. She suffered throat wounds when a 122 mm rocket struck a field hospital at Chu Lai. The rocket also killed a Vietnamese child and wounded 25 civilians.
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Saigon
UPD
Vietnam
Toda
Sharon A. Lane
Canton
Ohio
U.S
Lane
Chu Lai
Bexar Deputy Dies After Crash With Stray Bull
Pattillo, 57, a Bexar County Sheriff's Department patrolman, died Monday from injuries after his car collided with a stray 1,500 pound bull Friday. The crash occurred in the southwestern part of the county as the bull topped a rise. Pattillo's funeral is set for Wednesday.
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San Antonio
UPD
Winford
Pattillo
Bexar County
Sheriff's Department
Idaho Wreck Kills Eagle Pass Boy
A two car collision in Pocatello Idaho killed a Texas boy from Eagle Pass Jose Pena son of Mrs Petra Pena Officials reported the fatality occurred late Saturday night and Mexican Texas connections identified the deceased as a Pocatello dispatch states the crash involved two vehicles and investigators are reviewing the scene for causes and safety factors
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Pocatello, Idaho
UPD
Eagle Pass
Tex
Jose Pena
Petra Pena
Baron Wrangell One Eyed Hathaway Shirt Promoter Dead
New York journalist Baron George Wrangell age 65 known as the one eyed man in the Hathaway shirt died in a Manhattan hospital after a short illness. He rose to fame with a black eyepatch advertising campaign and was a longtime foreign columnist for the Journal American. He came to the United States in 1930 and is survived by his wife Baroness Katherine Bissell Wrangell.
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New York
George Wrangell
New York Society
Hathaway
Journal-American
Manhattan
Wrangell
C. F. Hathaway Corp
David Olgivy
Olgivy & Mather
Rome
U.S
Katherine Bissell Wrangell
Del Rio News Herald Publisher and staff details
The Del Rio News Herald lists staff including publisher Ben Woodson and managers Sotelo Cooper Drake and Drake with circulation notes. It states subscription rates and a policy to correct errors brought to the paper’s attention.
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del Rio News Herald
del Rio
Texas
del Rio News-Herald’ Inc
Ben Woodson
Mot
Carbos Sotelo
Mgr
James R. Cooper
Harry K. Drake
Ten Texas Men Killed in War
The DoD released a list of ten Texans killed in Vietnam. Names include Army Pfc Johnny M Pilsner San Antonio Lt John H Farley Groves Texas soldiers Jerry M Dailey Houston Torrance Mire Mitchell Odessa Charles M Ramsey Kalb Phillip D Gardner Odessa Joe R Garcia Austin Stephen B Geurin Amarillo Anthony L Camp Dallas Jose Garcia Jr San Antonio.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Defense
Vietnam
Army
Johnny M. Pilsner
August Je Pilsner
Rt. 2
Box 156
Alleyton
John H. Farley
Connie L. Farley
Peace Pipe Drive
San Antonio
Spec
Jerry M, Dailey
Leo M. Dailey
Gulf St
Groves
Torrance Mitchell Ire
John Mitchell
Johnetta S. Mitchell
Clover St
Houston
Charles M. Ramsey
Patricia A, Ramsey
de Ka
Marines
Anthony L. Camp
Hershel L. Camp
Rt. 3
Dallas
Lance
Jose Garcia Jr
Jose Garcia Sr
Farr Dr
General Chapman Rites Held Today
Funeral services were held today at Fort Sam Houston for Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Chapman who died Saturday after a long illness. Chapman, 73, retired from service in 1952 and lived near San Antonio on a ranch.
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San Antonio
UPD
Ft. Sam Houston
Thomas H. Chapman
Chapman
Rio Airways Seeks New Service Routes
Rio Airways plans to run routes linking Brownsville to Houston and Austin with stops in McAllen and Corpus Christi, then to San Antonio and Austin. A second route would start at Laredo and connect Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. A public hearing is set for 9:30 am in the John H. Reagan building in Austin.
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Rio Airways
Austin
UPD
Hio Airways, Inc
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
San Antonio
Texas Aeronautics
Charles Murphy
John H. Reagan
Rio
Brownsville
McAllen
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Protestors Bright Youths and Violence Study Group Findings
Washington reports new National Violence Commission study on campus protests. It notes mass protest as a political phenomenon by normal people and cites Bright Youths as liberal, historically similar to parents. It covers white protests, Black independence aims, and concerns over police response.
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Washington
UPD
National Violence Commission
Commission On
Milton 5. Eisenhower
Youth Remains in Hospital after Pickup Accident
John Michael Espinosa, 310 Stanley Sr., was admitted to Val Verde County Memorial Hospital after being thrown from a pickup bed on West Second Street. Police say the truck, driven by David Romo of 509 Wernett St., swerved into the opposite lane traveling east, injuring the youth. His condition was unavailable at press time.
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John Michael Espinosa
Stanley Sr
Val Verde County Memorial Hospital
West Second Street
Espinosa
Val Verde Hospital
del Rio
David Romo
Wernett St
Gold mining shares lead easier market
In a softer overall market, gold mining shares rose notably with Paris and London gold prices cited as a factor. The UPD market indicator stood down 0.16 percent on 1,445 issues as declines outpaced advances 671 to 446, with Dow Jones down 1.55. Camell Red Lake climbed 2 percent while Trak and Xerox showed gains in a mixed session. Natomas reversed to up 1 percent after earlier losses.
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New York
UPD
UPI
Ntones
Campbell Red Lake
Paris
London
Trak
Xerox
Natomas
Indonesia
Sohio
Talso I
United Front From Midway Summit Shapes Paris Talks
Officials in SAN CLEMENTE say the Midway meeting between President Nixon and President Nguyen Van Thieu created a more united U S and South Vietnam stance for the Paris talks. Nixon and Thieu prepared to report to congressional leaders after the debrief and overnight stay before returning to Washington.
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San Clementa
Calif
Army Officer Explains Why Viet Nam At Optimist Fete
Maj. Thomas J. Treadway of the U S Army Main Recruiting Station in San Antonio spoke at Ladies Night in Catalina Ballroom. He argued hunger and rising rice costs drive the Vietnam War, citing China’s population and food needs while noting Soviet food imports and Canadian wheat market moves. A Chinese auction raised 25 for the Optimist Club boys work, with Armando Paniagua winning.
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Thomas J. Treadway
United States Army
San Antonio
Catalina
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
China
Russia
Himalaya
Armando Paniagua
James Com Inolly Jr
Alfredo Gutieryrez
Rainy Night Killer Murders Sixth Coed in Ann Arbor
In Ann Arbor Michigan a young woman was shot stabbed and slashed on a rainy night. She was found near Route 23 wearing a multicolored coat and torn garments. Police say the case joins four earlier unsolved murders of university area women in the past two years.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
UPI
Washtenaw County
Douglas Harvey
University of Michigan
Detroit
Harvey
Dale Higley
Here
Ruby's Department Store
Kalamazoo
David Christie
Garden club ends pecan tree spraying program remains in question
A Queen City reader asks if the Mignonette Garden Club will sponsor the pecan tree spraying again with the $1 per tree plan. Club president Mrs. Sparks Rust Sr. says no current project. spraying previously done by City of Del Rio crews with tree owners paying $1 per tree. If enough owners request, it may be revived as a club project.
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Garden Club
Francisco R. Perez
Rust
Payoff Arrives Handsomely in Sudden Windfall
A brief note says they do pay off, however handsomely, as a matter of fact, reflecting a sudden windfall or profitable outcome. The fragment hints at a favorable monetary result.
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Helsinki
Aino Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Office of Economic Opportunity
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Donald Rumsfeld
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Rumsfeld
America
Lyndon B
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del Rio Pharmacy
W. Losoya
Rita
Wimsch
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