Search Ends For Downed Pilot Near Bridgeport
Lake Bridgeport recovered the missing pilot after a weeklong effort that involved nearly 100 people, CAP planes, helicopters, and a military aircraft. The man, Hubbard, survived a crash and wandered before receiving care in Dallas, with authorities noting substantial search costs and ongoing questions about the exact crash site.
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Hubbard
Denver City
Lake Bridgeport
Bridgeport
Ft. Wolters
Mineral Wells
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Uncertain Peace Terms Hover Over Vietnam Peace Talks
U S officials weigh North Vietnamese moves amid hints of a broader withdrawal. Analysts consider whether Hanoi seeks a full troop pullout or renewed pressure in Saigon's 1972 presidential year. White House and State Department monitor POW release linked to withdrawal.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
Washington
Saigon
Congress
Nixon
United States
Administration
White House
State Department
Sec. of
Melvin Laird
Charles Bray
Sec. of State
Willam P. Rogers
Foreign Affairs
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Paris
Federal Aid Jobs Bill Cleared for Nixon Signature
Congress passed a $2.25 billion public service jobs bill to create up to 200 009 jobs over two years with 90 percent federal matching grants to states and localities. Vietnam veterans receive preferred consideration in hiring under conditions of high unemployment. The measure aims to reduce joblessness and ease state and city budgets.
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Wallington
White House
Nixon
House
Senate
Early Session Seen Possible
Gov. Pres ton Smith said the upcoming special legislative session could come quicker than you might think but would be limited to matters of absolute emergency. Lawmakers had planned another session next spring or summer to write the 1973 appropriation bill. He noted federal court actions could force an abrupt special session to address redistricting.
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Austin
UPS
Preston Smith
Smith
Eyelash Spending Compared With Timber Research Cited
A USDA official notes U.S. spending on false eyelashes by American women exceeds funding for timber use research, highlighting a mismatch in national research priorities and consumer beauty product costs.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jerome Saeman
U S Planes Hit North Vietnamese Rocket Site Across DMZ
Nineteen American warplanes including 14 F4 Phantoms and five spotter aircraft bombed a suspected rocket site seven miles north of Fire Base Fuller in North Vietnam. The raid followed a direct request from a forward air controller amid the DMZ stand-down and the protective reaction rule. Civilian and military leaders reported a drop in combat deaths for the first half of the year.
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White House
U.S
Dmz
Fuller
Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam
North Vietnam
Suspect Arrested in Kidnapping Case Tied to 11 Children
Police say Jose Aureliano Sifuentes, 35, arrested on traffic warrants, is charged with kidnapping and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in Illinois Kare County. Two children bound with ropes were found, later listed in satisfactory condition. younger child improving slower. The pair had been staying with a woman in her 80s. investigators continue.
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Jose Aureliano Sifuentes
Ilinois
Kare
Sifuentes
South Plains Sees Varied Rainfall Amid Wide Weather Gap
July weather report highlights heavy rains in Amarillo area with Stinnett 4.05 inches and Dumas 3.98 inches while lighter showers reach the Big Bend and Northeast Texas. South Plains totals include Plainview 0.26, Floydada 0.23, and Hereford 0.27 inches, with June described as a quiet month overall.
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Lawmakers See Possible Breakthrough in Peace Talks
Congressional reaction to Viet Cong peace proposals sparks talk of a breakthrough in Paris negotiations. Senators Javits and McGovern urge withdrawal of U S forces by year end to end the war and free prisoners. House leaders and Hatfield warn action or reintroduction of withdrawal amendments.
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U.S
Vietnam
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
Paris
George McGovern
D-M.d
Is Party
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Edward Hebert
Dla
House Armed Services Committee
Robert L. Leggett
Dcaht
Donald W. Riegle
R-Mich
Senate
Rath
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
McGovern
Nixon
Sen
Mark Hatfield
R-Ove
Hatfield
Leisure class ride free when bumped by Eastern Airlines
Eastern Airlines introduces leisure class where bumped passengers fly free on the next available flight. If economy is full they go to first class at no charge, else free on the next flight. A spokesman notes the system relies on computerized forecasts of no shows to limit leisure class seats.
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UPI
Eastern, Air Lines, Inc
Eastern
Pentagon study casts Vietnam war as a long haul defiance
The document analysis says Hanoi remained defiant and planned a prolonged war to wear down the U S and seek a political settlement. It notes Vietnam's terrain limited modern weapon effectiveness, few industrial targets, and guerrilla warfare with Viet Cong ties while Saigon faced internal rivalries. Johnson’s options were constrained by fear of world war and the risk of stalemate.
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
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Sec. of
Dean Rusk
McNaughton
MITCHELL VOWS PROSECUTION OVER PENTAGON PAPERS LEAK
Atty. John N. Mitchell warned Thursday that the Justice Department will prosecute all who violated federal law in the Pentagon papers leak. Daniel Ellsberg, MIT researcher and former DoD employee, is charged with possession and theft. he is on bond. The Supreme Court allowed broader publication, but prosecutors retain options. Senate leaders discuss hearings and secrecy as copies are turned over to Congress.
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Mike Mansfield
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