Cambodia Bomb Funds In Doubt
Washington AP report on a Senate vote to cut off all U S funds for combat in Indochina and a House denial, creating a conference committee to craft a compromise. The veto on funding aims to halt U S bombing in Cambodia and Laos, with ongoing discussions as Paris talks resume June 6.
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U.S
Indochina
House
Cambodia
Laos
United States
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Congress
Administration
Vietnam
Eagleton
John Tower
R-Tex
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Paris
Tower
South Vietnam
Rain and hail strike Permian Basin area storms
Rain and hail peppered the Permian Basin in isolated areas Thursday afternoon and night with official Midland gauges at .06 inch. Heaviest downpours hit Big Spring with 2.5 inches. Odessa activated disaster units at 6:25 p.m. during a severe thunderstorm watch.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Big Spring
Bob Schnatterly
Odessa
Dart Industries
East Murphy
University and Golder
38Th
North Dixie
Eighth
Santa Rosa
Brentwood
Texas Electric Service Co
Midland
Andrews
South Dixie
Monahans
Spraberry
Wink
Crane
Kermit
Pecos
Seminole
Rankin
Briscoe won’t reconvene legislature on school finance
Gov. Dolph Briscoe declines another session to solve the school finance issue. Speaker Price Daniel Jr. orders House Education Committee chair Dan Kubiak to prepare a refashioned bill by June 18 and aim for action by September 15, 1973. The stalled HB 46 died in the Senate. Daniel notes the problem has been studied since 1953 and argues a review is overdue. Briscoe directs TEA to study funding and report back for a 1975 legislative plan.
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Daniel
House Senate
Carlton Carl
Briscne
Texas Feession Agency
Legislative Property Tax Commission
Briscoe
Texas
Bristoe
Alcatraz Tours Planned By Government For November
The government announces public tours of Alcatraz set to begin in November. Officials say access will include guided experiences and standardized visiting hours. The move aims to open the historic site to education and tourism while preserving security.
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Alcatrez
Nixon Pompidou summit eyes 16-nation Atlantic summit
Nixon and Pompidou wrap two day talks in Reykjavik with a plan for a future Atlantic alliance summit. Kissinger said procedures may yield a 16 nation gathering by October or November, including NATO and Common Market members. Negotiations on monetary trade and defense issues will continue in established forums.
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Iceland
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
Keflavik
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ireland
NATO
Henry A. Kissinger
Atlantic
North Atantic Treaty Organization
Common Market
France
Atlantic Alliance
United States
Salsteral
Kissinger
Michel Jobert
Paris
Pompidou
Watergate Scandal Stories Highlight Conflicts At High Levels
Washington AP reports top current and former officials offer divergent accounts of Watergate links. Senator Ervin claims to have read secret White House papers describing a Gestapo mentality at the Nixon admin. Secret inquiries widen into CIA activities amid sworn testimonies that pit former White House aides against CIA and FBI leaders.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
Congressional
America
CIA
FBI
Robert E. Cushman Jr
Odessa Man Drowns At San Angelo
An Odessa man Prank William Hill 72 was found dead after presumed drowning in the Middle Concho River near San Angelo. Rescue crews recovered the body in 14 feet of water near an empty boat. autopsy ordered. Funeral plans pend with Hubbard Kelly in Odessa. Hill born Feb 7 1901 in Goldthwaite, survived by widow three sons a half brother and sister seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Middle Concho River
Sheriff's Office
William Hill
Drury Lane
James Witaker
Mill
Three Rivers
Hill
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa
Goldthwaite
Lena
Job Picture Unchanged By The Associated Press
Washington AP reports unemployment held at five percent in May, with 44 million seeking work and the labor force at 04 trillion. Small decline in unemployment noted, payrolls rose modestly, while inflation and political timing influence outlook for end of year targets.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Instery
Hijacked airliner refuels over Pacific then to Peru
An airliner hijacked Wednesday by two men with a 220 passengers aboard refueled in flight and set course toward Peru. They demanded the release of 190 leftists from Colombian jails and threatened violence if unmet. The plane later returned to Aruba after propeller issues, with most women and children freed.
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Calomban
Seth America
Air Pirates
Gfeen
Entane
Prateh Lind
Amba
Venewela
SAM Gar
Gossaquilan
Fenador
Athens
Tros Peng
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Lams
Buenos Sires
Argentina
Pero
Peron
Orang Baghty
Mtuba
Colomiian
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Sam Hrracver
Lama
Aruba
Skylab astronauts start first ever space day off
Houston space center reports Skylab crew Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz enjoy their first leisure day in orbit with experiments suspended and planned space shower later. Mission control will not wake them unless emergencies arise as ground teams troubleshoot power shortages and work on a potential space walk to release a stuck solar panel.
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Paul J. Weitz
Conrad
Greece abolishes monarchy to form presidential republic
Premier George Papadopoulos announced Greece would end the monarchy and become a presidential republic with him as first president. A plebiscite is planned within two months, followed by general elections by late 1974, amid ongoing military influence and accusations against King Constantine for opposing the regime.
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George Papadopoulos
Greece
Papadopoulos
Constantene
Papadeooules
Constantine
Rome
Papadepoulos
Coattercoup
George
Eule
Pavlos
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