U S to cut Greek military presence with bases kept under Greek control
The United States agrees to close the air base by Athens airport and stop using Eleusis as a home port for six destroyers while remaining bases in Greece will be commanded by Greek authorities. Separate items note spaceflight progress, Vietnam aid questions, drug seizure, a leukemia case, a rattlesnake hobbyist, oil tax debate, a decomposed body found in Abilene, Texas health funding bills, a CIA Cuba incident, and a Minnesota skull operation.
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Athens
Greece
United States
U.S
Eleusis
House set to vote on election and motorcycle bills
The Texas House scheduled final votes today on bills to remove much of the nonpartisan tone of special elections and to regulate motorcycle dealers. Also on the block is a measure requiring party affiliation or independent label next to candidates on ballots. The session included bills expanding the Texas Youth Council and authorizing cities to issue bonds for non-profit hospital construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEE Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Tyler
Peyton McKnight
Texas Motor Vehicle Commission
Half-a-loaf school finance bill gains committee backing
House subcommittee endorses a half-a-loaf school finance bill amid no new taxes pressure from Gov. Dolph Briscoe. The measure, costing about $600 million over two years, delays weighted pupil implementation until 1977 and tests it in 12 districts while offering teachers a $1,400 raise to a minimum of $8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Medical Association
TMA
LEE Jones Associated Press
Austin, Tex
House
Tom Massey
D-San Angelo
Public Education Committee
Massey
Briscoe
Abortion bills may clash with court ruling in Texas House
The Texas House Health and Welfare committee held a lengthy hearing on 11 abortion related bills, with Rep. Sarah Weddington cautioning some may defy the 1973 Supreme Court ruling. Bills urged stricter limits after 12 weeks, parental consent for minors, and life support for late-term fetuses, while witnesses described fetal slides and urged humane disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House
U.S. Supreme Court
Sarah Weddington
Uher
San Antonio
F.D. Foley
MS. Weddington
Texas
Foley
Richard Geiger
D-Dallas
Tim von Dohlen
D-Goliad
Mickey Leland
D-Houston
Chris Miller
D-Fort Worth
Mike Ezell
D-Snyder
Meat imports rise in first quarter
USDA figures show meat imports in January to March reached 338.9 million pounds, an 11 percent rise from a year earlier. Australia led with 220.7 million pounds, up 49 percent. New Zealand supplied 65.8 million pounds, up 44 percent. UK shipments also rose 101 percent to 499,000 pounds while other nations fell. Officials warn voluntary restraint talks continue with a guard against triggering mandatory quotas.
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Washingont
Agriculture Department
Ford Administration
United States
USDA
U.S
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Marines Are Among Last To Die In Vietnam
Darwin L. Judge, Marine lance corporal barely a year out of high school, died beside Cpl. Charles McMahon Jr. at Tan Son Nhut Airport as part of a U S Embassy security detachment. Two other Marines died when their helicopter sank during separate action. Parents, friends, and Marshalltown Iowa and Woburn Massachusetts communities mourn the losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Judge
Darwin L. Judge
Vietnam
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
South China Sea
Glenn Stirling
Charlie McMahon
McMahon
Charles McMahon
Woburn
Mass
Judge
Marshalltown
Iowa
Moonlight Sale Deemed Great Success By Pecos Merchants
Moonlight Sale drew bargain hunters to Pecos downtown Tuesday night with crowded stores and scarce parking. Anthony's salesclerk Aurelia Zuniga assists a customer as Window Box staff Pam Maddux Brenda Worsham and Aida Anaya ham it up for the camera.
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Pecos
Anthony's
Aurelia Zuniga
Pam Maddux
Brenda Worsham
Aida Anaya
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Kazakhstan
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Washington
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D-Pa
Carl Ablert
Scottsdale
Ariz
Phil Jordan
Phoenix
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Arizona
Mexico
Nogales
Lukemia
Orlando
Fla
Rusty Byrd
Jamie
Jerry Byrd
Rattlesnake Hobbyist
Fort Worth
Asst
Atty
Mike Maloney
Washington — House
Ford
Abilene
Otis Wiley
Taylor County Sheriff's Department
Little Rock
Ark
Artie Bernice Fisher
Senate Eyes Health Funds
CIA
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Air Force
L. Fletcher Prouty
Defense Department
Office of Special Operations
Havana
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Bryan Sandidge
Texas Youth Council
Marilyn Johnson
Houston
Carlos Truan
Corpus Christi
State Health Department
State Department of Public Welfare
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