Chilean Leaders Claim Prats Seizes Command In South
Salvador Allende's Popular Unity leaders in Buenos Aires say Gen. Carlos Prats has taken troop command in Concepcion and leads forces from the south toward Santiago to attack the junta. They report loyalist troops in Punta Arenas and Concepcion amid contested claims of military control and ongoing resistance.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Salvador Allende
Popular Unity Coalition
Chile
Santiago
Concepcion
Hienghae
Carlos Prats
Punta Arena
Juan Enrique Vega
Cuba
Ooatavio Gonzalez
Central Labor Union
Communist Party
Jorge Arrata
Allende
Punta Arenas
Manuel Torres de la Cruz
5Th Army
Torres de la Cruz
Popular Unity
Key Members Cool To Tax Increase
Washington lawmakers on the Ways and Means Committee showed little appetite for tax hikes with Democrats opposing a temporary 10 percent income tax rise and Republicans wary of a variable 4 to 15 percent credit. Chairman Mills defended the existing 7 percent investment tax credit while Burns urged consideration of both plans.
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Washington
Heonse Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Harold R. Collier
R-It
James C. Corman
D-Calif
Donald D. Clancy
Ohio
Cincinnati
Melvin R. Laird
Joel Broyhill
R-Va
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Laird
Treasury
White House
Rock and Roll Revival Mega Concert Hits Municipal Coliseum
About 700 fans filled Municipal Coliseum for Richard Nader's Rock and Roll Revival. Gary Bonds Danny and the Juniors the Coasters and Bo Diddley performed hits while Jerry Lee Lewis and Bill Haley and the Comets were canceled. The crowd roared with a loud, nostalgic mood despite absences. A reviewer noted intense volume and a standing ovation for Bonds and the other acts.
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Richard Nader
Municipal Coliseum
Jerry
Lee Lewis
Bill Haley
The
Comets
Gary L. Bonds
Danny and the Juniors
Coasters
Bo Diddiey
Bonds
Bo Diddley
Man
Danny
U.S.A
King Gustaf VI Adolf Slips Deeper Into Sleep Amid Pneumonia
Sweden's 72 year old King Gustaf VI Adolf, struck by his third pneumonia attack in three weeks, remained in a deep sleep Thursday as royal family members gathered at his bedside. Prof Gunnar Bjork, the king's chief physician, reported the condition had deteriorated through the day and he was now in a state of deep sleep.
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Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf
Gunnar Bioerck
Cuba asks U N meet on Chile crisis at Security Council
Cuba urged an urgent Security Council session over alleged Chilean military actions against the Cuban Embassy in Santiago and a Cuban vessel. The debate would cover Allende era meddling charges by U S entities and the recent coup, per Teofilo Acosta delivering the request to council president Lazar Mojsov.
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United Nations, N.Y
Cuba
U.N. Security Council
Chile
Santiago
Salvador Allende
U.S
Teofilo Acosta
U.N
Lazar Mojsov
Council
Murray Names New Appointees To Athletic Council
Murray reports Tech president cites need for new blood in an operation. Cobb named to replace Leach as council chairman while Jackson is selected as faculty representative to the Southwest Conference and the NCAA. Leach previously held both posts under policy guidelines.
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Tech
Cobb
Leach
Jackson
Murray
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Nearly 100 youths hold Gatesville boys school riot
Almost 100 inmates at the Gatesville State School for Boys refused to end a two day rebellion. Officers locked the youths in the correction center’s security building as chaos spread across seven campuses. Officials say no serious injuries occurred and most students returned to class while a few remained disruptive.
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Gatesville
Tex
Turman
Texas
Waco
Tueman
New Mexico Gasoline Stations Plan Protest Shutdown
About 60 operators in south central and southwest New Mexico met in Las Cruces to plan a price control protest shutdown awaiting Cost of Living Council relief. In Tucumcari, most stations joined a separate state protest. Albuquerque group of over 100 stations also awaited federal action before deciding next steps.
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Tucumcari
Interstate 40
New Mexico
Southcentral
Southwest New Mexico
Las Cruces
Southern
Crop Boost Expected To Cut Water Supply
Researchers warn intensified crop production will accelerate groundwater depletion on the High Plains. Jim Valliant of the High Plains Research Foundation cites potential 2.5 million acres under crop with 40 percent irrigated, and notes double cropping of soybeans and wheat will strain supplies.
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Jim Valliant
High Plains Research Foundation
High Plains
Foundation
Valliant
Fire losses near seven hundred fifty thousand in warehouse blaze
Officials estimated the damage at 750 000 after a warehouse fire that raged over two hours and twenty minutes. Salvage operations sifted through charred debris while forklifts pulled soggy food crates from the ruins. Store managers said nearby Shop Rite outlets should not face shortages and described plans to source food from other warehouses.
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Black
Piggly Wiggly Shop Rite Foods
Ave. A
Jim Busby
City Tax Hike Debate Ties To Airport Overrun
During a council luncheon, officials debated a seven cent tax increase to cover airport terminal overruns. Mayor Turner questioned legality. Councilmen Campbell and Hollingsworth opposed the hike, while funds for the terminal were later approved from other sources.
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Jack Baker
Hollingsworth
Lubbock
Bryce Campbell
Campbell
Jiater
Page
Wirtz
Turner
Civic Center
Court Asks Nixon Cox to Review Watergate Tapes
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals urged Nixon and Archibald Cox to privately review the secret White House tapes to see if any are needed for the Watergate grand jury. The court offered a possible compromise and set a next Thursday deadline for a joint recommendation. Cox welcomed the approach and said he would meet with the President or his lawyers to pursue a satisfactory result.
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Washington
U.S. Circuit Court of ‘Appeals
Nixon
Archibald Cox
White House
Coxs
Cox
Court of Appeals
Opland
Watergate Complex
Wells Fargo Lifts Prime Lending Rate to 10 Percent
Wells Fargo Bank announced a Friday effective raise of its prime lending rate to 10 percent, marking a new high after 16 increases this year. James K. Doh ey noted rates in money markets were out of step with the higher level. Federal funds rates had risen to 11 percent and certificate of deposit yields were near 11 percent.
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UPD
Wells Fargo Bank
James K. Dohey
Big West Coast Bank
Dobey
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