Ex Governors Back Bond Plan To Fund Texas Water Project
Three former Texas governors Connally Daniel and Shivers lead a campaign in Austin backing Amendment No 2 to authorize 3 5 billion in bonds for the Texas Water Plan The plan funds come in increments over 40 to 50 years and are repaid by water users Shivers misses event due to Alabama accident and his son is injured in the Coast Guard effort to support the plan.
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Texas
John Connally
Price Daniel
Allan Shivers
Connally
Mr. Daniel
Preston Smith
Austin
Shivers
Alabama
Coast Guard
Robert Allan Shivers
Smith
West Texas
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Gaps Seen After Midway Talks Between Nixon and Thieu
Analysis finds credibility gaps in Midway outcomes with Thieu regarding troop withdrawals and peace talks. Officials differ on when and what troops will depart while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong voices claim the meeting was a propaganda maneuver. The article pins the obstacle to Hanoi and notes Nixon seeks a prompt settlement with Thieu, not years away.
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Nixon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Thieu
Saigon
Melvin Laird
Honoulu
Paris
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Hanoi
Washington
France Vacation Return Hopes Rise After De Gaulle
More Americans plan summer trips to France than in years past as Charles de Gaulle's fall may ease tensions. The ex leader angered many by attacking the dollar and NATO while some French service workers would insult visitors and pad bills. With his retirement observers wonder if attitudes will soften and travel may rebound. The piece notes a sharp shift in sentiment and a curious aside about a sensational divorce headline.
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France
Charles de Gaulle
le Grand Charles
de Gaulle
la Belle France
Pds
MILIS
DSG
Mills
TTR
Assassination profits lure literary agent in interview
NBC TV pays 11 500 for exclusive Sirhan Sirhan interview. A fictionalized agent outlines huge film and publishing proceeds from rights to books articles and a potential movie, detailing six figure magazine bids and overseas rights while noting commissions and research costs. Only in America.
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NBC TV
Sirhan Sirhan
Nixon Critics Hit Back as War Debate Intensifies
In Washington, President Nixon defends Vietnam policy arguing for steadfast support and alliances. He cites isolationist calls as dangerous while warning that backing down could invite new global conflicts and empowered enemies.
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Vietnam
United States
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Red China
North Vietnam
America
East
West Germany
Middle East
McCormack to Step Down as Speaker Next Summer
Washington reports House Speaker John McCormack plans to resign at the end of the current term, enabling a smoother succession. Three potential successors are named: Carl Albert, Hale Boggs, and Wilbur Mills, with Mills actively campaigning and courting liberal support for a leftward shift.
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Washington
House
John McCormack
McCormack
Congress
Oklahoma
Carl Albert
Louisiana
Hale Boggs
Arkansas
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means
Mills
Frank Thompson Jr
New Jersey
Charlies A. Vanik
Ohio
Voices in a Time of Change and Debate
A collection of quotes shows diverse perspectives on social change and authority. Greeley criticizes clergy adapting to modernism, Westmoreland highlights citizen responsibility in defense policy, Marshall urges individual choice, and Annenberg notes student unease with radical groups.
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William C. Westmoreland
Safeguard System a life saver says Rep Ford critics?
House Minority Leader Gerald Ford argues Nixon’s Safeguard Missile Defense System would deter nuclear attack and aid arms control with the Soviet Union. He cites scientists like Eugene Wigner and Don Brennan in support and notes delays could raise risks if deployment is postponed.
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Rep
Gerald Ford
Washington
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Eugene Wigner
Princeton University
Safeguard
Donald G. Brennan
Hudson Institute
U.S
Freeman Dyson
Princeton Institute For Advanced Study
Wigner
Soviets
John S. Foster Jr
Defense Department
Foster
Kosygin
London
Defense
McNamara
Novel sales gambit opens doors for hard-to-reach buyer
W James Stevenson of Olin Mathieson devised a quirky approach to secure an interview. He sent a light onion-skin letter extolling Olin brass, folded into a walnut shell to catch the purchasing agent’s eye. The novelty prompted a call to meet.
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W. James Stevenson
Olin Mathieson
Olin Brass
Stevenson
Communist China Enforces Trade Controls Amid Shipping Crisis
Shanghai reports the Communist regime imposes foreign exchange controls and opens tariff free cotton imports while shipping remains halted due to Nationalist mine fears. In Washington the Judith Coplon spy case surfaces with FBI reports of Soviet intelligence contacts in the War department. Austin notes Texas decontrol may be blocked in Washington unless the governor acts first.
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Shanghai
Washington
Judith Coplon
FBI
War Department
Austin
Texas
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