Grand Jury Probes Capitol Bombing Witness in Seattle
Seattle federal grand jury continues questioning Leslie Bacon in the March Capitol bombing inquiry. Bacon, 19, held on $100,000 bond as a material witness, testified multiple days and consulted with her lawyers between questions. Government says the “meat of the case” emerges from Sunday’s seven hour session.
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Seattle
Leslie Baecon
U.S. Capitol
Miss Bacon
U.S. Atty
Stan Pitkin
Guy Goodwin
Internal Security Division
Justice Department
Michael Fayad
Washington, D.C
John
Atherton
Calif
Jeffrey Steinborn
Steinborn
Washington D.C
Fayad
Grand Jury
Demands to Disrupt Washington Park Camp Cleared
Police and federal agencies cleared Camp Oyster amid a week of protests in Washington. Reported crowds reached tens of thousands at a weekend rock festival while police cited violations of permit conditions and narcotics use. Paratroopers and Marines arrived at Andrews and nearby bases as demonstrators planned mass action across intersections and bridges.
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Department of Justice
Interior Department
Wilson
Washington Monument
People’s Coalition
Nixon Rennie Davis
Nixon
Sid Peck
George Wiley
National Welfare Rights Organization
White House
San Clemente
Calif
J. William Fulbright
D. Ark
U.S
Vietnam
Americans For Democratic Action
Washington
George Washington University
Wholejsale
Davis
Contested King Covenant Bans Liquor in Kleberg County
Kleberg County residents uphold Mrs King s ban on liquor though beers and mixed drinks appear in markets and private clubs. The covenant allows land forfeiture after 30 days notice for violations. Brookshire Ranch and Naval Air Station are exempt. Roy McCollum pushes for local option election despite a 67 year old prohibition.
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Brookshire Ranch
Kingsville
Naval Air Station
Roy McCollum
Kleberg
Ben Bolt
Alice
Robstown
Abilene Rock Festival Draws Thousands on Dusty Ground
About 3,000 spectators attended a daylong festival on Abilene's southwestern outskirts with 14 local bands. Minor scuffles occurred but no serious injuries. 15 to 20 minors were arrested for alcohol possession. About 100 state and county officers supervised near Dyess Air Force Base. attendees were described as generally well behaved.
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Abilene
Dyess Air Force Base
Childhood rail trip recalled end of era nostalgia
A reflective piece recalls a bygone train ride filled with simple pleasures. Children bought drinks, boxed lunches, and candy from a vendor, while glasses and toy pistols sparked games as adults watched from train windows and the journey ended with bedtime dreams at destination.
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Butch
Caprock
Barnes Suggests Baum Retirement
Lt. Gov. Barnes said Baum has done a good job but perhaps should quit or devote more time to private medical practice. Baum and Gov. Smith faced other issues including a $125,000 profit from stock dealings tied to Sharpstown Bank and Baum’s State Banking Board appointment, now under Senate confirmation with opponents predicting a block.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Democratic
Elmer Baum
Democratic Party
Baum
Preston Smith
Sharpstown State Bank
Houston
Securities and Exchange _Commission
Smith
State Banking Board
Senate
Dallas Quads Born in Premature Delivery at Presbyterian
Four babies arrived Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas after a five minute cesarean section. The quadruplets include two boys weighing 5 pounds 4 ounces and 4 pounds 12 ounces and two girls weighing 4 pounds 4 ounces and 4 pounds 9 ounces. The smaller girl is not doing as well as her siblings, and the father a 34 year old truck driver said he went numb upon learning there were four.
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Dallas
Clifford
J. Ward
Presbyterian Hospital
Denver City Wins UIL Play Crown
Denver City High School won first place in the Class AA one act play competition at the UIL meet in Austin. Jerry Newman and Cindi McLane earned best actor and best actress honors for Infant Joy. Pattie Stone of Anton won first in newswriting Class B.
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Austin
Denver City
Jerry, Newman
Cindi McLane
Pattie Stone
Anton
Weather spread across regions with storms and heat
A broad weather update notes rain and 40 mph winds with hail northwest of Amarillo and toward Guymon. Temperatures topped 90s in South Texas as Laredo reached 91 and El Paso 92 while Chicago saw snow and hail. Frost warnings stretch Iowa with potential 20s and a hard Wisconsin freeze.
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Amarillo
Guymon
Florida
Iowa
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
New England
California
Wisconsin
Fire crews respond to three alarms across town Sunday
Firefighters answered three alarms Sunday. At 1 05 p m a fire in a chair in the yard at 107 Uvalde Avenue caused minor damage. A grass fire on Acuff Road in the 4500 block caused no damage, and a trash fire on 9th Street in the AOG block caused no damage.
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Uvalde
Acuff
9Th Street
U S Jet Strikes North Vietnamese Missile Site
A U S Air Force F105 jet attacked an antiaircraft missile site inside North Vietnam in a protective reaction strike. Weather from Typhoon Wanda reduced missions, with 16 tactical flights by 6 am Sunday. No American battle deaths reported for Saturday.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S
Air Force
Laos
iDemilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
Wanda
Vietnam
Dai Loc
da Nang
A Shau
Phnom Penh
Pich Nil Pass
Molotov Cocktail Fire Burns Subway Passengers
A man tossed a Molotov cocktail onto a subway car at the Fifth Avenue old Street Station, injuring Rosa Moccia 73 with second degree burns Susan Rouman 19 with first degree burns and James Demato 19 with hand burns. Police described the attacker as about 30, six feet tall, who fled as firefighters put out the blaze.
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NEW York
UPI
Rosa Moccia
St. Claire’s Hospital
Susan Rouman
James [Demato
Old Street
Fifth Avenue
Peary Reaches North Pole on April 6 1909
Admiral Robert E. Peary reportedly reaches the North Pole on April 6 1909 completing a historic Arctic expedition. The milestone marks a decisive moment in polar exploration with global attention.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Saigon Praised as Safe City Despite Rising Robberies
AP reports Saigon, population three million, praised by Col. George Black as safe at night and with low terrorism. Yet armed robberies rise among a small group, while Viet Cong terrorism lingers in the countryside with 2,356 incidents in the first quarter, including 1,206 civilian killings and 1,458 abductions.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
George 5. Black
Col. Black
Salon
Black
Robert Thompson
Nixon
Vietnam
Thompson
England
President Foreshadows Farm Benefit Increases Plan
President outlines funding hikes to expand farm ownership loan insurance and rural water sewer loans. He proposes FHA operating expense insurance approval and a broad array of federal grants and programs totaling hundreds of millions for watershed, soil conservation, pest control, research, and farm product promotion abroad.
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Farmer's Home Administration
Congress
FHA
Soil - Conservation Service
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