Carswell Admits Club Ties In Senate Confirmation Hearing
Top Court pick Henry Carswell tells the panel he is not racist and denies club leadership roles. He describes minor stock ownership and social attendance at a Tallahassee club where he once was U.S. attorney. He says he does not golf and resigned in 1966. He confirms signing an incorporation letter and outlines holdings including land in Wilkinson County Georgia, a $90 000 house with a $53 000 mortgage, and modest life insurance.
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Tallahassee
U.S
George
Kennedy
K Kennedy
Wilkinson County
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
Edward J. Gurney
Charter reform aims to redefine city manager powers
Mayor Rogers outlines changes to the city charter to shift appointment authority from the manager to the City Council and require regular reports. Proposed edits would allow council confirmation of department heads, add new council appointees, and grant councilors direct information access from city employees. The plan also adjusts mayor pro tem selection and increases mayor and council salaries to reflect duties.
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Bill Blackwell
Blackwell
Turner Opposes Annexation of Lubbock Strip Area
Turner argued that annexing the strip is not a moral issue but would fail to pay for itself. City estimates put potential property taxes at about 31 thousand dollars yearly and sales taxes 100 to 125 thousand, while police and service costs could exceed revenues. The council will study the proposal further before a public hearing, with six areas under consideration including Carlisle, Comanche Canyon Park, the airport area, and Yellowhouse Canyon Addition.
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Tubbock
Yellowhouse Canyon
Fresno Missing Plane Passengers Remembered in Harrowing Call
Fresno residents recount two weeks in search for a missing plane. Starr describes walking through deep snow to find help after spending time with Ebel and Shaver's body in the plane. Helicopters and planes scoured the area, a log and sun helped him endure, and he joked about a milk shake as recovery began.
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Shaver
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California
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George Wurzburg
White House Police Unveil Fancy New Dress Uniforms
White House police debuted bright dress uniforms ordered by President Nixon after a European tour. The cream tunic with gold braids, black pants with a gold stripe, a black belt and holster, and a tall gold trimmed cap were worn for a state visit with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Nixon and Wilson discussed the Middle East and Biafran refugee relief during a two hour meeting followed by a state dinner.
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White House
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Nixon
Washington
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West Point
Wilson
Middle East
United States
Nixon Offers Compromise as Veto Faces House Test
Nixon weighs a veto override on a 1.26 billion education aid bill amid inflation worries. White House hints at a split difference on impact aid funding while leaders push for compromise and continued education funding amid possible district closures.
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White House
Ziegler
Senate
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Nixtion
Carl Albert
Albert
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Mansfield
John W. McCormack
Departments of Labor
Yablonski Grand Jury Testimony Hearing Sparked by Irregularities
In Washington a grand jury probes alleged irregularities in the United Mine Workers. Charged are Paul Gilly Aubran Martin and Claude Vealey, all Cleveland residents arrested by the FBI last week. Mrs Ana Gilly expresses shock and defends Pant Galive as innocent.
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UMW
Paul Gilly
Aubran Martin
Claude Vealey
Cleveland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ana Gilly
Pant Galive
Indan
Billie Gilly
Paul
Half Of County On Voting List Lags
Lubbock County records show only 4 213 residents registered by 5 p.m. this Monday, far under half of the 2500 potential voters. With Saturday the final signup day, Tax Assessors Collector Russell Hardin predicts a surge in activity over the next four days.
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Lubbock County
Russell Hardin
Soviet Medicines Claim Mummy Cures Tested In Trials
Tass reports mummy as a supposed cure all with claims it eases pains and restores soft tissues, acts as an antibiotic stronger than penicillin, and helps nerve ailments ulcers and blood poisoning. Tests in Tadzhikistan on rabbits reportedly show skin soothing effects similar to a hormone preparation.
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Tadzhikistan
Tass
Mud knee-deep mud slows thieves in Broseley burglary
In Broseley Missouri thieves loaded 48 typewriters and four heavy office copying machines into a pickup next to the high school. The truck sank axle deep in black gumbo mud only after the loot was loaded and attempts to free the vehicle failed.
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Broseley
Missouri
Missouri Highway Patrol
Broseley High
Font
Senate approves and defeats amendments to no knock drug bill
A series of parliamentary moves produced a lopsided Senate outcome on a no knock drug raids bill. An anonymity amendment for patients providing highly personal information passed then failed after reconsideration. The Hughes penalty reduction proposal and limits on DOJ program authority drew sharp criticism as the bill would still allow judges to place convicts on probation under present law.
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Roman
Justice Department
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