Rifleman confesses in Houston shootings killing three
Army veteran Larry Delon Casey, 21, admitted to a Wednesday spree in a middle class Houston neighborhood, firing at passersby with a .22 rifle. He confessed to killing an elderly woman and two schoolgirls and wounding two children, and later admitted another February drive in grocery clerk Dorothy J. Young.
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Army
Larry Delon Casey
Casey
New York
Yvonne Ellis
Yvonne
Dorothy J. Young
Security Council weighs Beirut raid resolution
After five days of debate the UN Security Council favored condemning Israel for the April 10 Beirut raid that Lebanon says killed 12. President for April Javier Perez de Cuellar adjourned without a reconvening time though a vote could occur if consensus formed. The US opposed a one sided condemnation while Yugoslavia and Sudan pushed for a broadly acceptable text.
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UPI
Security Council
Beirut
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Peru
Israel
Lebanon
Mohamed H. Zayyat
United States
John A. Scali
Cyprus
Yugoslavia
Sudan
Senate Easter recess delays wage price control extension
The Senate ended its Easter recess without finalizing action on extending President Nixon's wage price authority. A showdown on April 30 will test whether Congress grants another year of controls, while meat price ceilings exist and most of the economy remains under voluntary guidelines. The White House discusses options with top advisers but has made no decision.
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UPI
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Nixon
Congress
Ronald L. Ziegler
House
U.S. Halts Mine Sweeping in North Vietnamese Waters
The United States suspended mine clearing operations for a second time since the January Paris cease-fire signing, citing violations by North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Hanoi denounced the move as a blatant violation of the Paris accord, with further post-truce fighting and renewed air strikes reported in Laos and South Vietnam.
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Saigon
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Friedheim
South
Industry backs Nixon energy plan amid mixed political reaction
Industry officials endorse President Nixon energy plan seen as a major step despite criticism from conservation groups and Capitol Hill lawmakers. Critics call it a retreat on environment and a policy heavy on rhetoric with limited federal commitment. The 80 page message proposes removing oil import quotas and tariffs and curbing Federal Power Commission regulation.
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Nixon
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Friends of the Earth
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Sierra Club
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America
Capitol
Mike McCormack
D Wash
House Energy Subcommittee
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Tennessee Senate bars teaching evolution as fact
The Tennessee Senate passed 28 to 1 a bill to prohibit teaching Darwin's theory of evolution as fact amid concerns over televised coverage. Lt. Gov. John Wilder warned the gallery during the vote and the measure heads to the House with strong sponsor optimism. The debate recalled the 1925 Scopes trial and Dayton notoriety.
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Hamilton
Dayton
Tenn
John Thomas Scopes
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