Strip mining as tourism draw sparks Texas debate
Texas lawmakers debated a bill requiring strip mine operators to show land restoration plans. Senator Ron Clawer used slides to portray mine sites as visually unappealing while Senators Walter Mengden and Peyton McKnight argued the slides resembled tourist attractions. The exchange touched on land use and regulatory oversight.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas
Ron Clawer
Walter H. Mengden
Peyton McKnight
Colorado
McKnight
Humboldt Students Arrested in Extortion Case
Six Humboldt high school students and one former student were arrested over extorting more than 300 dollars from a fellow student. Named suspects Calvin Martin Eddie Thomas Sylvester Porter Jr and Joe Pankey faced charges of contributing to delinquency of a minor while three juveniles were charged with extortion. The victim said he was threatened to pay and to stay silent. The group was suspended. three juveniles released to parents and Pankey jailed with others out on bond.
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Humboldt, Tenn
UPI
Humboldt High School
Sammy Liles
Calvin Martin
Eddie Thomas
Sylvester Porter Jr
Joe Pankey
Liles
Lilies
Darrell Hutchison
Carl Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Pankey
Mail Vote Signup Bill Passes Senate
The Senate approved a national mail voter registration plan 57 to 27 after breaking a filibuster. A National Voter Registration Administration would distribute postcard forms to postal addresses and forward them to local registrars to qualify voters for federal elections. Federal funding would cover mailing and processing, estimated at about 40 million dollars.
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Senate
Washington
UPS
America
Hawkins County Considers Regular Trash Pickup Sites
County officials plan regular trash pickup sites to curb roadside dumps. The move aims to eliminate roadside waste and improve cleanliness across Hawkins County.
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Hawkins County
Secret Cash May Bring Stans Mitchell Action
Two former Nixon aides John Mitchell and Maurice Stans faced possible indictments over alleged efforts to obstruct an investigation in exchange for a secret $200,000 donation to the Nixon reelection effort. Vesco, under SEC probe, left the country as the civil suit alleged $224 million milking by foreign funds. Donald Nixon Jr. was linked to the Vesco empire.
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New York
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Maurice 4
Stans
Mitchell
Commerce
Robert L. Vesco
Time
Vesco
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Vesta
Costa Rica
Donald Nixon Jr
Nixon
Vesco Financial Empire
Long Island
Maurice H. Stans
Nee
Robert J. Vesco
the Times
Senate
Schlesinger Chosen as Defense Secretary Amid White House Shuffle
President Nixon selected James R. Schlesinger to be defense secretary replacing Elliot Richardson who will move to attorney general. Schlesinger, CIA director for four months, previously led the Atomic Energy Commission and held an OMB role as Nixon reshuffles amid the Watergate crisis. Packard declined the offer after a White House meeting citing business interests and reluctance to leave Hewlett Packard.
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Washington
UPI
James R. Schlesinger
Nixon
Defense
Elliot L. Richardson
Pentagon
Justice Department
Schlesinger
David Packard
California
CIA
Atomic Energy Commission
Office of Management and Budget
Postas
Richardson
E. Howard Hunt
J. Gordon Liddy
Daniel Ellsberg
Packard
White House
Hewlett Packard Co
Palo Alto
Calif
Poseidon Fails Off Cape Kennedy Test Flight
A Poseidon missile from the USS Henry L. Stimson failed during a routine test about 30 miles east of Cape Kennedy. The 34 foot viewed by 200 guests aboard the USNS Range Sentinel and observed by a Soviet surveillance ship, whirled out of control and splashed into the Atlantic after 15 to 20 seconds, with debris nearby and a search boat deployed.
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Range Sentinel
UPS
Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Navy
Sentinel
Poseidon
Henry L. Stimson
Cape Kennedy
Zakarpatye
Stimson
Atlantic
Labor Will Ignore Nixon Wage Guides
AFL-CIO leaders will keep reps on the Labor Management Advisory Committee but ignore Nixon’s 6.5 percent wage guideline. George Meany calls Phase III an intolerable burden for workers as wages are controlled, urging bargaining equity while noting no equity means consequences at the bargaining table. The statement accompanies Teamsters action and cites broader pressure on wages, prices, and profits.
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Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Labor Management Advisory Committee
George Meany
The
Labor Federation
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Afi-Cio
Teamsters Union
No Dean Proof Of Nixon Link
New York Times reports that John W. Dean has no evidence tying President Nixon to Watergate. Dean, fired by Nixon, was questioned by federal prosecutors and a Senate committee as Newsweek and Time suggested he might implicate Nixon. Senate hearings begin soon with Dean and other aides subpoenaed.
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Washington
UPL
Senate
New York Times Today
John W. Dean
Nixon
the Times
Dean
Newsweek
Time
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate Committee
Columbia Broadcasting System
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
New York
Commerce
Dem
Samuel Cash
They'll Drink To Doug $12,000 Windfall At Two Bars
Douglas S McKelvy left 12000 to be used at Chez Madison and Gregorys Corner to defray drink costs for patrons until exhausted. His two children from his first marriage each receive about 1 million. McKelvy died March 14 in Barbados from liver complications amid chronic alcoholism. Bar regulars and owners react with humor and plans to use the funds.
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New York
UPI
Douglas S. McKelvy
McKelvy
Yale
Pittsburgh
Barbados
West Indies
Chez Madison
Gregory’s Corner
Doug
Frank Melvaine
Bastille Day
Weather and local notes on plans at Gregory's Place
Fall and war today become partly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of showers late tonight and early tomorrow. Friday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs upper 70s and lows in the 50s. Gregory's Place owner Norman Silver asks patrons to sign a guest book and rejects free drinks open house plan with a small admission to aid Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Gregory's Place
Norman Silver
Patrona
McKelvy
Silver
Teen mugger severs hand to steal watch in Sao Paulo
Johanes Christian Hess, 37, drove to a hospital with his left hand wrapped in paper after a teen mugger lopped it off with a large knife for his watch in a dimly lit San Paulo street. Four youths attacked after Hess stopped to change a tire. they fled as Hess protected the scene.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
UPI
Johanes Christian Hess
Hess
San Paulo
Hees
Tem
Hews
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