Army Enlisted Men Cite Top Officers in Service Club Fraud
Four Army enlisted men plead guilty to conspiring to defraud service clubs in Germany Vietnam and Fort Benning. They implicate Maj. Gen. William Cunningham and Maj. Gen. John Hay in a coverup and describe officers who allowed kickbacks and stolen profits as investigators prepare Senate testimony.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
Vietnam
Ft. Benning
William C. Wooldridge
Los Angeles
Wooldridge
John H. Hay
U.S. First Division
U.S
Seymour Larzar
24Th Infantry Division
William Cunningham
Cunningham
United States
William Higdon
Siege broken near Sephbo as Cambodian forces push back
Phnom Penh reports Cambodian army units pierced the defense line and broke the siege of Sephbo, 14 miles south of the capital, after heavy fighting with about 2,000 Communist-led insurgents in bomb resistant bunkers. U.S. and Cambodian air strikes and armored advances followed, with daily tolls of up to 15 dead or wounded.
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Phnom Penh
Sephbo
U.S
Sephiro
Bangkok
Udorn
Thailand
Connally Eyed For Defense Job By Nixon Meeting
President Nixon and former Treasury Secretary and Texas governor John B. Connally held a two hour Florida meeting amid White House staffing overhauls. Connally showed no interest in becoming Secretary of Defense, likely preferring an interim or part time role if he returns. The session, attended in part by new White House chief Haig, touched on governing matters and ongoing operations. The talks follow Connally’s switch to the Republican Party and his prior Navy Secretary tenure under Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
John B. Connally
Connally
Secretary of the Treasury
Florida White House
Key Biscayne
Defense
Texas
Florida
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kennedy
Primary Bill Moving Along
A Texas House committee approved a unitary primary bill amid changes from the Senate version. The panel shifted to one joint primary at the same time and place, while retaining May and June timing. If not passed, a special session on election financing looms.
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Austin
Tex
House
Senate
Nelson Wolff
San Antonio
House Elections Committee
Bob David
Dallas
Ray Barnhart
Pasadena
Kay Bailey
Houston
Davis
Wolff
Ed Harris
Galveston
Harris
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Jack Ogg
D-Houston
Joe Pentony
Pike Powers
D-Beaumont
State Affairs Committee
Bill Moore
D-Bryan
Oscar Mauzy
Moore
Maury
New Mexico Deputies Subdue Two Inmates in Jail Hostage Incident
In Albuquerque Bernalillo County sheriff and 12 officers overpowered two inmates early Tuesday night after they held hostages and demanded freedom. The pair Ruben Roybal and Eugene Garcia were armed with a knife. two jailers were stabbed but no inmates harmed, inmates returned to cells as 40 were in the block. Subcommittee investigator Lavern Duffy cited ongoing investigations into service clubs worldwide with possible indictments against Army personnel.
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Albuquerque, N.M
Bernalillo County
Lester Hay
Hay
Presbyterian Hospital
J. J. Carrejo
John Otterstad
Bert Frazier
Sheriff’s Office
Subcommittee
Lavern J. Duffy
Thailand
Duffy
Property Tax Panel Pay Criticized by Lt. Gov Hobby
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby condemns a 2100 monthly salary paid to Jack Hart while he served on the Legislative Property Tax Committee and as its secretary. Hart says he was paid for extra services and is now paid only expenses. Hobby calls the arrangement an obvious conflict of interest and questions officials setting their own salaries. The panel weighs continuation and awaits the May 16 meeting to resolve Hart and Delwin Jones’ status.
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Austin
Tex
Bill Hobby
Legislative Property Tax Committee
Hobby
House
Jack Hart
Hart
Texas Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Calvert
Luther Jones
D-E] Paso
Jones
Joe Allen
D-Baytown
Spekner Price Daniel Jr
Delwin Jones
D-Lubbock
Blanchard
Property Tax Committee
Aay
Odessa American publication and mail rates notice
The Odessa American lists address 222 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760 and states second class matter under the Act of March 3 1879. It publishes daily and Sunday with contact numbers 3374661 and 5631440 and provides subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and surrounding zones, motor route delivery in Ector County and mail options with monthly and annual prices.
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Odessa American
East 4Th Street
Odessa
Texas
Ector County
Wounded Knee Ends Occupation After Arm Turnover
The 70 day Wounded Knee siege ends as insurgents lay down arms in the historic hamlet. Federal agents encounter a protest over surrender terms when a white man, Al Cooper, blocks a road and resists arrest. Interior Department official Kent Frizzell notes the plan to issue control after the dispute is resolved.
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Kent Frizzell
Interior Department
al Cooper
Frizzell
Cooper
Justice Department
Disarmament Moves After Wounded Knee Occupation
U S marshals planned a safety sweep of Wounded Knee before residents return. Cooper boasted of wounding a federal marshal and menacing negotiators. About 40 Indians gathered by a church. 23 residents, 15 nonresidents, two insurgents face charges. AIM argues the 1838 treaty grants Sioux all land west of the Missouri.
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Frizzell
Wounded Knee
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Cambodia
Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Poland
Commission
Mekong Delta
Higdon
Long Binh
Elliot L. Richardson
Ziegler
David Packard
Pentagon
California
Packard
Theodore
Sam) Bass
Ee. WA
N.M
Ruben Roybal
Eugene P. Garcia
Ewelers
Paul Agnew
N. Crant
South
Valspar
Valentine
Lone Star Industries
Vgaamkls al
N. Grandview
AIM
South Dakota
Missouri River
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