Kelley Gets Endorsement for FBI Director Post
Senate Judiciary Committee approved Clarence M. Kelley Kansas City police chief for FBI director with no dissent. Nixon nominated Kelley on June 8 after withdrawing L. Patrick Gray III. Hearings drew mixed views though many urged confirmation amid past city riot tensions and civil rights concerns.
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Associated Press
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Kansas City
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Taxation woes loom as Texas schools seek funding
In Austin the House Education Committee hears confidential letters from superintendents alleging large landowners refuse school taxes to back public schools. Rep Dan Kubiak says some landowners evade taxes for years and settle for a fraction, risking district funding. He cites Gov Briscoe land dealings and calls for a broad wealth base review to raise base assessments.
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Cain
Dan Kubiak
Rockdale
Kubiak
Asherton
H Rep
McAlister
Court To Rule On Kent State Suit
The Supreme Court will decide if suits may be filed against Ohio officials and National Guard members for the 1970 Kent State shootings. Parents of three of four slain students seek permission to sue, while other families’ lawsuits have been dismissed. The decision closes the 1972 term amid broader rulings on education funding and welfare policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
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High Court
Ohio Goy
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Ohio National Guard
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Sandra Scheuer
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Fighting Reported in Mekong Delta Near Vi Thanh
In the Mekong Delta on the northern edge of U Minh Forest heavy fighting was reported as Viet Cong forces hold a strong position near Vi Thanh. Saigon said cease-fire violations rose 20 percent from the prior period, with 86 infractions in the last 24 hours. Field reports set Communist casualties at 34 killed, while government forces had at least four killed and 77 wounded across two battles.
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Mekong
U Minh Forest
Vi Thanh
Mekong Delta
Del Rio News Herald masthead and policy note
Del Rio News Herald in Del Rio Texas publishes daily except Saturdays and Sundays with staff including Ben Woodson Dan Bus Ima Jd Fleenworld Carlos Sarela Shelly Harris Pedro Salazar. Subscription rates are listed and the publisher and editors are named along with a note on corrections for errors in the columns.
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Texas
del Ro News Herald, Inc
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Ben Woodson
Dan Busima
Fleenworld
Carlos Sarela
Shelly Harris
Pedro Salazar
Colson Denies Watergate Ties After Polygraph Test
Charles W Colson says a lie detector test in April cleared him of Watergate involvement while questions about cover ups and espionage were not asked. He resigned as special White House counsel in March yet remains close to Nixon and testified before the Senate Watergate Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
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John W. Dean III
White House
Colson
Nixon
Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
Court rules against parochial school aid in New York and Pennsylvania
Parochial school officials voiced disappointment after a high court ruling struck down New York and Pennsylvania programs that reimbursed nonpublic school costs and funded related services. Catholic and Lutheran leaders warned of education funding pressures, while supporters praised the separation of church and state and eyed federal tax credits as an alternative.
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High Court
New York
Terence Cardinal Cooke
Obert Eggold
Kangag
Brezhnev Pompidou Hold Talks In Paris On Summit Plan
In Paris Brezhnev and Pompidou begin two day talks amid friction over a proposed super East West summit conference planned for December. France warns it will wait until Helsinki phase two ends before considering Soviet offers, stressing sovereignty and Western independence in arms talks.
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Brezhnev
Georges Pompidou
United States
Pompidou
Nixon
France
Helsinki
Finland
Catholic Official Found Assassinated in Northern Ireland
Paddy Wilson, a leading Catholic politician and member of the upper house, was killed along with a murdered woman. The Ulster Freedom Fighters claimed responsibility before Northern Ireland's general elections for a new governing assembly. Wilson served as political agent for Gerry Fitt during the campaign.
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Paddy Wilson
Ulster Freedom Fighters
Northern Ireland
Ment
Wilson
London
Gerry Fitt
Age Of Summitry May Be Dawning
Barry Schw ed reports a Nixon Brezhnev windup hints at a new era of summits. A second Moscow visit by Nixon and a Brezhnev return to the United States are anticipated within months as talks on SALT progress and a European summit shape a possible accord on reducing nuclear arsenals amid a Helsinki meeting of ministers starting July 3.
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Barry Schwed
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
San Clemente
Calif
Geneva
Canada
Helsinki
Narcotics raids spark national uproar over wrong address errors
An Associated Press survey finds narcotics raids often miss targets leading to home invasions and injuries in Cob linsville and other cities. Critics say DALE and BNDD actions pressure officers to rush warrants, while officials claim safeguards exist and reforms follow Collinsville incident.
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Washington
U.S
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Ambrose
BNDD
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Richardson
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