Puerto Rico Independence Push Gains U.N. Backing
At the United Nations, a Special Committee on Colonialism voted 12 to 0 to affirm Puerto Rico’s inalienable right to self determination and independence from the United States. Ten members abstained, and a working group was asked to study extending the Declaration Against Colonialism to Puerto Rico.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N
Puerto Rico
United States
U.S
Special Committee On
U.N
Richardo Alarcon
Puerto Rican independence gains UN committee victory
The UN committee labeled Puerto Rico a colony of the United States, marking a major boost for leftist separatists allied with Cuba and Chile. The movement seeks international support while most Puerto Ricans show limited appetite for independence amid mass consumption growth and local nationalism.
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Paign
United States
Caribbean
Juan Mari-Bras
George Arfeld
Associated Press
SAN Juan
U.N
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Independence Party
Puerto Rican Socialist Party
Cuba
Chile
Island
Spassky Fischer Expected At San Antonio Chess Tourney
Boris Spassky may play and Bobby Fischer may narrate the San Antonio international chess tournament set for Nov 18 to Dec 11. Spassky has accepted but needs Soviet approval. two grandmasters from Russia expected. The event will be telecast live by Spanish Network with 16 players in 15 rounds to decide the winner.
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Tex
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
George Church
Spassky
Fischer
Church
Soviet Union
Russia
New York
Spanish International Network of
Rene Anselmo
Tribution
Larry Evans
Lubomir Kaulek
Anthony Saidy
Kenneth Smith
Robert Byrne
Walter Browne
Australia
Mario Campos Lopez
Mexico
Svetozar Grigor
Yugoslavia
Zlasimil Hort
Czechoslovakia
Julio Caplan
Puerto Rico
Enrique Mecking
Brazil
Bert Larsen
Denmark
Lajos Fortisch
Hungary
Duncan Sattler
Canada
Church’s Fried Chicken, Inc
Reykjavik
Iceland
Vega to offer Wankel rotary engine in Vega era
DETROIT AP General Motors said the Wankel rotary engine may be offered as an option in the Vega line in about two years for the 1974 models. The radical engine design is explained as a major modification of the internal combustion engine.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Pentagon aims to stop draft inductions by July 1973
The Pentagon plans to end conscription by December and strive to avoid draft calls from January through July 1973 when induction authority ends. Secretary Melvin Laird reported to President Nixon that a zero draft may be possible six months early, urging bills to expand enlistment and reenlistment bonuses to sustain the all volunteer force. The effort follows Nixon’s pledge to end the draft and rely on volunteers, with current manpower around 2.3 million and 1.2 million below the Vietnam peak.
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Pentagon
Nixon
Melvin Laird
California
White House
San Clemente
Laird
U.S
National Guard and Reserve
United States and Mexico agree on screwworm eradication plan
Mexico City AP says the United States and Mexico signed a joint plan to eradicate screwworms with a five year timeline and an expected 40 million dollar cost. The program centers on releasing millions of sterilized male flies in affected areas to reduce the parasite population and protect livestock industries.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Richard Nixon
Washington
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Balmorhea Couple Wed at Christ of King Church
Miss Rita Roman daughter of Mr and Mrs Gus Roman of Saragosa and Frank Ysles son of Mr and Mrs Andrea Ysles of El Paso were married Saturday afternoon at The Christ of King Catholic Church in Brogado. Rev David Viramontes officiated. A reception by the bride's parents followed at the Balmorhea Community Club rooms.
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Rita Roman
Gus Roman
Saragosa
Frank Ysles
Andrea Ysles
el Paso
Christ of King Catholic Church
Brogado
David Viramontes
Balmorhea
Balmorhea Bids Farewell to Emma Fitch and Notables
Balmorhea mourns Emma Fitch at graveside services and neighbors gather from Balmorhea McAllen Crane Lubbock and Pecos. Local news notes Loonie and Mines hosting, senior class meets, and Wes Elliott’s Hawaii trip planned as a surprise for his wife’s birthday. Mrs. O Rear and family visit from Durango join relatives in Colorado and California.
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Mildred Holzhauer
Los Angeles
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Colorado
Albert O’rear
Durango
Colo
Albert
O’ Rear
Emma Fitch
Balmorhea
Joe Fitch
Joe Fitch Jr
Joe
Wes Elliott
Hawaii
Wes
Woman Meets Cave-Dwelling Husband After Six Months
Mrs Nathalie Siffre 20 descended 126 feet on a swinging steel ladder into Midnight Cave near Del Rio Texas to visit her scientist husband Michel in 205 days of voluntary confinement. They planned Siffre exit Sept 5 after preconditioning sleep and temperature rhythms to Texas time. A news conference will follow before he heads to Houston for tests. Open house tonight at Saragosa school promotes the four year old headstart program and decor helpers from Neighborhood Youth Corps will serve refreshments.
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Limestone Mountain
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Houston
Saragosa
Sue Toone
Diana Martinez
Ramona Natividad
Stray dogs inherit 14 million from Broward mistress
In Broward County Florida eighty one stray dogs inherit about fourteen million dollars from the late Eleanor Ritchey a spinster linked to Quaker State. The will settled after years of litigation leaving the dogs in a modern Deerfield Beach facility with annual costs for food housing and veterinary care. The estate ultimately passes to Auburn University for study of small animal diseases after all canine heirs die or after twenty years.
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Fla
Eleanor E. Ritchey
Quaker State Refining Corp
Broward County
Miss Ritchey
Quaker State
Philip Bayer
Auburn
Search Foundation
Auburn University
Alabama
First U.S. Shoe Factory Founded in Lynn 1760
Britannica notes the first U.S. shoe factory was started in Lynn Massachusetts in 1760 by John Adams Dagyr, marking an early industrial milestone in American footwear manufacture.
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Lynn
Mass
John Adams Dagyr
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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