Lockheed loan hopes rise as Senate schedules debate
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield moved to debate the $250 million government guaranteed loan for Lockheed Aircraft. The bill would create a three man board to guarantee repayment of up to 2 billion in bank loans to troubled firms. Proxmire warned of prolonged debate while Mansfield expected a quick path to passage. Rolls-Royce engine tie and Rolls bankruptcy rescue efforts loom.
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UPI
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Treasury
Lockheed
William Promire
D-Wis
Rolls-Royce
Rolls
U.S
Tennessee farmers aid defeat tobacco price amendment
UPI reports Sen. Howard Baker notes Tennessee farmers backed a poundage quota to protect tobacco growers as the tobacco price supports amendment failed 17-10. Also, Tennessee revenue agents raided 14 Summer County firms to collect back taxes, closing Todd's Landscaping Co. in Hendersonville and contacting others in Gallatin Portland and along US 31 E. Former deputy sheriff Willian Rickman of McNairy County faces a preliminary hearing in Selmer for burglary related to whiskey storage in the courthouse. The Appalachian Regional Commission is set for revival by Congress, with Baker pushing to drop a $2 billion accelerated works portion to focus on the Appalachian program. A Vatican matter covers corn tortillas in Mass sparking church canon law dispute with United Farm Workers.
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Washington
UPI
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Tennessee
Baker
Selmer
McNairy County
Willian Rickman
Oil Slick Hits Coney Island and Staten Island Beaches
A navy vessel valve error spilled 37,800 gallons of heavy oil, creating a 10 to 15 foot wide slick stretching 144 miles along Coney Island beaches to Staten Island. Over 30 city workers labored through the night with more crews and heavy equipment to follow, while authorities evaluated when beaches can reopen. The Towle cargo ship docked at Bayonne, New Jersey, discharged the oil accidentally during fuel transfer. The incident occurred Wednesday with late notice to New York authorities.
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UPI
Coney Island
Staten Island
Canal Guard
Coney
U.S.N.S. Towle
Bayonne
N. J
Nixon Trip to China May Pressure Paris Talks
Nixon may use a Peking visit to push for a broader Indochina peace accord. Sources say the move could shift Hanoi hardliners and spur a Geneva conference style settlement including Laos and Cambodia, with Beijing backing a wider talks framework.
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Paris
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Hanoi
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China
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Laos
Cambodia
Texas Faces Horse Sickness Across Border
Mosquitoes and biting flies spread sleeping sickness killing thousands of horses across Texas and Mexico. Oklahoma officials fear the disease has reached their state as U S Senate approves a 1 million aid measure for Texas while a federal quarantine and horse movement ban stay in force.
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Austin
Tex
UPS
Texas
Oklahorn
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
United States
Washington
State Department
U.S. Senate
House
Louisiana
Frank Wheeler
Oklahoma
Stan Ferguson
Ferguson
Rio Grande Valley
Fragging Incident Nets Court Martial at Fort Ord
Army private Billy D. Smith 23 of Los Angeles is charged with murder of two lieutenants and attempted murder of three other officers in a Vietnam fragging incident. He allegedly tossed a fragmentation bomb into a Bien Hoa base officers’ barracks on March 15, 1971, killing 2nd Lt. Richard Harland and 1st Lt. Thomas Delno and wounding 2nd Lt. Peter Higgins. Smith faces court martial at Fort Ord, with trial expected in September. The charges were authorized by Maj. Gen. I. J. Moore two days before the announcement.
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Calif
UPI
Vietnam
Pyi
Billy D. Smith
Los Angeles
Bien Hoa Acing
Richard E. Harland
Dallas
Thomas A. Delno
Mechanicville
N.Y
Peter B. Lliggins
Tortilla Mass Suspension Rocks San Diego Church
San Diego bishop suspended Father Victor Salandini for using corn tortillas as the communion wafer during Mass. The action follows warnings over wearing UFWC insignia and celebrating Mass in restricted areas, with Salandini vowing to continue his ministry despite the suspension.
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United Farm Workers Organization Committee
San Diego
Calif
UPD
Too T. Maher
Salandini
UFWCC
Chaves' Union
UFWOC
Aiylkera
Townsmen Presses Daily News in Kingsport Area
fragmented notices show Kingsport publishing house delivering morning and Sunday editions with holiday schedules and post routing. references to Daily News and various services indicate a regional paper market with pricing, delivery, and aging circulation details in Tennessee.
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Kngsport
Fenn
Kingsport Tennessee
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