Sioux leader vows to reestablish Wounded Knee roadblock
Oglala Sioux Tribal President Richard Wilson and Pine Ridge residents plan to rebuild a roadblock near Wounded Knee after eight displaced residents were arrested for assaulting federal officers at the site. Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard Hellstein said the roadblock disrupted access for CRS personnel and federal agents.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Oglala Sioux
Richard Wilson
Pine Ridge Reservation
U.S. Atty
Richard Hellstein
Wayne Colburn
U.S. Marshal Service
Hellstein
Community Relations Service
CRS
Hellstern
Colburn
Wilson
Department of Injustice
Pine Ridge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Highway 18
FBI
U.S. 18
AIM
Rincon LATINO by Antonio V Olmos
A brief feature by Antonio V Olmos profiles Rincon LATINO, highlighting its cultural impact, community audience, and the author’s observations on local Latino life and arts scene.
Laredo Nuevo Laredo Bridge Environmental Review Begins
Federal and state officials start revising the environmental impact statement for the Rio Grande bridge between Laredo Texas and Nuevo Laredo Mexico. EPA officials say the project may reduce traffic backlog and air pollution by improving cross border movement and linking to Interstate 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Rio Grande
Laredo
Tex
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Charles H. Hembree
Federal Assistance Branch
Region VI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Hembree
United States
Boycotters Backed As Key Tool In Farah Strike
Seattle AP report says Amalgamated Clothing Workers leader Stan Clair promotes a national boycott of Farah Manufacturing Co. to pressure the El Paso plant in a dispute over security fringe benefits and working conditions. Clair cites 9,000 on strike since May 9 with regional organizers Rose Ortega and Alvira Lozano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Farah Manufacturing Co., Inc
Farah
Stan Clair
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
el Paso
Tex
Claire
Rose E. Ortega
Alvira Lozano
Clair
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on the Administration
The column notes budget crunches and criticizes the leadership, joking that the problem is not meeting ends but aligning the middle. It suggests renaming the administration building to the "Why? House" in light of ongoing questions and criticisms.
POW colonel blasts POWs as cowards collaborators
Air Force Colonel Theodore W. Guy, former camp commander in North Vietnam, denounces some returned POWs as cowards who collaborated with the enemy. He says fewer than 20 of 566 POWs are alleged collaborators and plans to identify them and pursue charges after evidence is returned. He recalls mistreatment for attempting to organize POW camps and warns of black marks in service records for accused collaborators.
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Washington
Air Force
U.S
North Vietnam
Theodore W. Guy
Tuccson
Ariz
Guy
Pentagon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Laos
Why People Kick Tires Tradition Traced to Early 1900s
Akron based Goodyear explains the habit started with clincher tires held by clamps and kicked to test fastening and inflation. Early tires lasted roughly 50 miles, while modern tires carry about 40 000 miles though some buyers still kick them out of superstition or frustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, Ohio
Goodyear
Employment practices seminar set by TMA
The Odessa and Central Basin Chapters of the Texas Manufacturers Association will sponsor seminars on Fair Employment Practices focusing on the role of women in the workforce. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Midland and El Paso on May 2 with experts Helen Soto and Brent Hoffman presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Central Basin
Texas Manufacturers Association
TMA
Motor Hotel
Midland
el Paso
Holiday Inn
Helen S. Soto
Brent Hoffman
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
San Angelo
Miss Soto
Texas
Hoffman
Paul Linnevold
West Texas
Ross Moore
Phoning
Jim Blain
Drilco
Ed Bell
Miether Machine Works
Linnevold
Moore
W. B. Langely
Phelps-Dodge Refining Company
Couple Sues Over Higher Auto Insurance Rates
A Houston couple, Marcel and Mrs. Meicler, sue 106 Texas insurers in federal court. They allege a rate fixing conspiracy after their premiums rose 15 percent following a traffic ticket they were later cleared of. They seek treble damages and an injunction against further violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Marcel Miedler
Garbage power plant eyed as world waste cure
In Menlo Park California an experimental plant operated by Combustion Power Co under EPA contract tested turning ordinary trash into electricity. Senator Gale McGee praised the pilot that yesterday produced 975 kilowatts from 80 tons of mixed domestic waste, with future plans for larger CPU 400 garbage power factories and salable byproducts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menlo Park
Calif
Sen. Gale
McGee
Monaco
Soviet Union
Wyoming Democrat
Senate
Combustion Power Co
Environmental Protection Agency
Combustion Power
Hospelhorn takes command of Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Dallas AP report notes Army Brig. Gen. Cecil Walton Hospelhorn assumes command of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service in Dallas. He succeeds Air Force Maj. Gen. William B. Campbell who retired May 1. Hospelhorn previously led the European Exchange System since February 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Army
Cecil Walton Hospelhorn
Air Force Exchange Service
Air Force
William B. Campbell
Hospelhorn
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Giros Ritmicos
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