Escape Ends in Bloodshed at Walls Unit Prison
Texas Ranger Capt. G W Burks described a deadly climax at the Walls unit where drug smuggler Fred Gomez Carrasco Rudolf Dominguez and two hostage women died after a shield made of blackboards and lawbooks collapsed amid gunfire. Hostages included Mrs Elizabeth Beseda and Mrs Julia Standley.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas Ranger
G.W. Burks
Texas
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Rudolf Dominguez
Justice of the Peace
J.W. Beeler
Carrasco
Dominguez
Elizabeth Beseda
Julia Standley
W.J. Estelle
Relatives Praise Handling Of Texas Prison Siege
Relatives of two slain women praise Texas Department of Corrections for how the siege at the state prison was handled. Ex FBI agent Troy Standley and R. L. Beseda express support for the policy preventing inmate hostages from leaving. Surviving hostages also back officials, noting police rescue was professional and no bitterness toward captors.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas Department of Corrections
Troy Standley
FBI
Julia Standley
Standley
R. L. Beseda
Ronald Robinson
Conroe
Mrs. Fleming
Israeli General Named Military Attache in Washington
Tel Aviv AP Gen. Avraham Adan, tank commander who helped close the armored ring around Egypt's 3rd Army in the October War, is appointed Israel's military attache in Washington.
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Tel. Aviv
Avraham Adan
Egypt
Israel
Washington
New Senators May Sit In On Impeachment
Washington reports that Sen. Robert Dole proposes keeping potential jurors at the impeachment trial for Nixon. Democratic leaders debate inviting November senators to watch. Byrd cautions the idea could be pushed too far. several incumbents face reelection and must balance campaigning with trial duties. Among those facing contests are Bellman, Young, Cook, Packwood, Schweiker, Gravel, Bayh, and others.
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Robert Dole
Senate
Nixon
Kansas
Congress
Robert C. Byrd
Dole
Peter Dominick
R-Cole
Colorado
George McGovern
D-S.c
Dominick
McGovern
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Marlon Cook
Kentucky
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Birch E. Bayh
Indiana
Foster Homes Needed in 12th Circuit for Teens
Juvenile officer Rodney P. Nebel mobilizes posters to recruit foster homes across Audrain Warren and Montgomery counties. Five children wait. at least ten more homes are needed, with emphasis on teenage boys and more black foster homes. Foster children under 16, most in need due to parental neglect or court referrals, receive up to 140 dollars monthly for teens. ads from National Foster Parents Association.
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12Th Judicial Circuit
Rodney P. Nebel
Audrain
Warren
Montgomery
Nebel
Juvenile Court
Mexico
Laddonia
Family Service
Welfare
National Foster Parents Association of
Audrain County
Richard Vance
Thieu pushes for new offensive as fighting rages in Vietnam
In Saigon, Thieu said North Vietnamese forces attacked government rangers on the outskirts of Duc Duc, 20 miles south of Da Nang, amid a 20th day of fighting along the northern and central coast. He alleged the Communist command was preparing a general offensive with shell barrages.
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South Vietnam
The
Saigon Com
Mand
Duc Duc
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
Jim
Joint Labor Council
Farm Bureau
League of Women Voters
Missouri
Proxmire Urges Nixon to Temporarily Step Down
Sen William Proxmire urged President Nixon to relinquish duties to Vice President Ford under the 25th Amendment citing impeachment preoccupations harming economy. Treasury Secretary Simon and White House aide Rush doubted any direct economic impact from impeachment as global inflation and supply shocks cited as broader causes.
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Nixon
William Proxmire
Dwis
Gerald R. Ford
Preamire
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Proxmire
ABC
Treasury
William E. Simon
NBC
Meet the Press
Kenneth Rush
White House
CBS
Rush
Simon
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