Editorial calls for regional council of governments in Permian Basin
The piece argues a regional planning body is useless without cooperation. It criticizes Midland and Odessa for blocking progress, urges counties to withdraw until the two cities reach unity, and warns a split could jeopardize federal and state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
Midland
Barbara Culver
Council of Governments
Regional Planning Commission
Pat Baskin
Odessa
Midland-Odessa
Monahans
Ward County
Vietnam War siege of Fire Base 6 escalates bombing
U S air support struggles as North Vietnamese troops tighten the siege of Fire Base 6 near the Laos Cambodia border. Massive 7 1/2 ton bombs are dropped to break the attack, with the outcome seen as pivotal to Paris peace talks and American withdrawal plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
U. S
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Paris
Things Boyle’s Column Teases About In Everyday Nonesense
A satire by HAL BOYLE listing annoyances and social annoyances from trivial office fashion to pricey habits. It critiques ostentation, vanity, and generic small irritations that clutter daily life with wry humor. The piece lampoons people chasing attention, expensive tastes, and misplaced priorities in modern society.
Quick Quiz: Laughing philosopher and tree lore
The checklist covers Democritus as the laughing philosopher, ironwood as a term with varying tree meanings, casting pearls before swine from Matthew, oak trees with flowers, and giraffes seeing without turning their heads due to wide eyes.
Texans In Politics: Convention Plans Stir Texas Democrats
Texas Democrats discuss 1972 national convention plans with Houston as a possible site. Delegates under the new formula total 130 for Texas, including 78 based on electors and presidential votes, plus 52 from 1960 64 68 presidential results. The unit rule is repealed, increasing potential variance in Texas delegate votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garth Jones
Associated Press
Texas
Houston
Bill Patman
Canada
Elmer Baum
Patman
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Kennedy
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Ula
New York
California
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Who Will Succeed Tito in Yugoslavia’s Wake
Leon Dennen analyzes Tito’s succession plans amid a fragile Yugoslavia. He notes the proposed committee presidency to replace one-man rule, rising Russian influence, and the mosaic of religions and languages that complicate leadership. The piece weighs risks of internal rivalry and potential Kremlin maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nea
Yugoslavia
Tito
Russia
Stalin
Lavrenti Beria
Beria
Nikita Khrushchev
East Europe
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny
Hungary
Matthias Rakosi
Poland
Vladyslaw Gomulka
Communist Party
Kremlin
Moscow
Oil Rumors Stir Southeast Asia War Debate
A vast oil potential off Southeast Asia sparks debate over U S involvement in Vietnam. Officials and analysts doubt immediate production while noting geopolitical stakes and the chance oil wealth could ease regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
New Guinea
Middle East
Alaska
United States
Mother For
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep
W. R. Anderson
D-Tenn
Congressional Record
U.S
New York
The
Village Voice
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Peking
Sukarno
William P. Rogers
Oil & Gas Journal
United Nations
Gulf of Thailand
South Vietnam
Mekong
Christian Science Monitor
Forbes Magazine
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Army officers query My Lai cause and factors behind events
Washington NEA reports that after Lt. Calley's sentencing and public reaction, Army officers discuss why My Lai occurred. Some recall units with high civilian respect and local collaboration, lower civilian casualties, and stronger discipline as contrasts to the atrocity. They emphasize personal empathy with Vietnamese villagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Calley
My Lai
South Vietnam
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Pegos Enterprise
Bob Moore
Orb Rowten
Fran Lundas
Bonnie Deakley
South Cedar Street
Pocus Texas
Berry's
Fella
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Democritus
Jedgar Hoover
By Leon Dennen
Ray Cromley
Army
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