Cease-fire Violations Reported as Laos Wars Continue
Reports from Vientiane say North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces seized two southern Laos towns after the cease-fire began. Sources cite heavy attacks on government positions south of the Plain of Jars amid ongoing fighting and widespread violations.
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Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Lao
Laos
Plain of Jars
Muong Phalane
Savannakhet
Vientiane
Pakse
Vang Pao
U.S
America
Saigon
Diplomacy and war notes interweave in US China ties
Reports say Downey’s life term may be shortened for good behavior and Kissinger discusses rare reductions. Rogers and Chi Peng-fei plan talks in Paris over $250 million in private China claims and $78 million in blocked assets, aiming quick settlement. Meanwhile, cease-fire reports out of Laos describe government troops retreating to Mekong River near Pakse amid heavy enemy attacks.
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John Thomas Downey
Central Intelligence Agency
Kissinger
Downey
United States
Taiwan
Washington
William P. Rogers
Chi Peng-fei
Paris
China
Peking
Kissinger reports broadened Sino American ties and exchanges
The talks between Kissinger and Chinese leaders yield full diplomatic privileges for liaison officials and a plan to expand trade science and cultural exchanges. China will send the Forbidden City's archeological exhibit to the United States next year and three scientific groups plus a gymnastics team will visit the U S this year.
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Kissinger
China
United States
Peking
Forbidden City
Philadelphia
Congress
Senior play opens today at Pecos High School auditorium
Stephen Bates reports the senior play debuts at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Pecos High School auditorium with tickets at 1 dollar. Proceeds fund a senior college scholarship. Neil Burks stars as Charlie Gordon in a two act drama about intelligence and emotional adjustment.
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Stephen Bates
Pecos High School
Neil Burks
Charlie Gordon
Lana Choate
David Stephens
Mike Cravens
Charley Meek
Russell Peer
Susie Daniels
Bobby Knox
Berta Henderson
Joe Gregory
Linda York
Susan Sikes
Steve Kirkwood
Diane Dean
Gay Thigpen
Debbie Ford
Larry Oster
Sandra Blount
Irene Turk
Rockefeller scion Winthrop dies at 60 in Palm Springs
Winthrop Rockefeller former Arkansas governor and son of John D Rockefeller died at Desert Hospital Palm Springs at age 60. He had been hospitalized a week with a chest ailment. Immediate cause not disclosed and doctors cited possible link to a prior operation.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
John D. Rockefeller
Desert Hospital
Rockefeller
Deaths W. Furman Ford of Midland
Funeral services for W. Furman Ford 72 a Midland resident and Memorial Christian Church elder will be at 1 p m Friday at Memorial Christian Church in Midland Burial follows at Sweetwater Cemetery Ford died at 120 a m today in Midland Hospital He was a retired roofer and moved to the Midland area in 1968 Survivors include his widow Ethel one son Clark of Pecos seven sisters and two grandchildren
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W. Furman Ford
Midland
Clark Ford
Pecos
Memorial Christian Church
Sweetwater
Ford
Midland Hospital
Memorial Christain Church of
Ethel
Clark
Norene Guiles
Olga Parker
Cisco
Della McCarroll
Nona Stevens
Garland
Grace Hawkins
Morton
E. K. Henderson
Fort Worth
Oak Co. cites lease purchase interest rate concern
Council member McGee says they may save six percent interest if funds are available. Maxey reports T P Railroad officials cleared the wreck area of contaminated materials and secured flammable substances. He notes the vinyl chloride tank did not rupture and valves hold, but warns the saturated area and drainage ditch pose contact risks with carbolic acid.
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McGee
Maxey
Council
T&p Railroad
Capitol Snoop Spurs Federal Inquiry Across Texas
Federal agents questioned multiple Texas lawmakers at the Capitol amid an investigation into public official corruption. Senator Oscar Mauzy and Representative Bob Gammage confirmed interviews with Treasury Department task force members. Agents discussed agency operations and possible connections to former officials, but denied targeting any individual.
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Colwell
Treasury Department
Mauzy
Railroad Commission
U.S. Treasury
Capitol
Man Dies After Shooting While in Police Custody
Claude Yates Jr. 43 of Dimmitt died after a self inflicted gunshot in Chief Gene Martin's Pecos office while awaiting transfer for treatment. He earlier attempted suicide by hanging in a patrol scene and died at Pecos Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his widow Minnie Fay and three children. Services are pending in Dimmitt.
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E. W. Schmidt
Claude Yates Jr
Dimmitt
Schmidt
Ian
Tony Urquidi
Urquidi
Gene Martin
Yates
Big Spring Hos
Martin
Pecos
Lone Wolf
Okla
State Highway Department
The
Baptist Church
Minnie Fay
Gary Don
Loretta Sue
Diana Kay
Claude Yates Sr
Henry Lee
Dallas
Rosa Nash
Linda Campbell
Amarillo gambler Preston dominates high-stakes poker scene
Preston, a professional gambler from Amarillo, plans a floating crap game in Albuquerque with table stakes near 300000 and players allowed to buy more chips. The event features Texan rivals and a chance to outplay him, who previously won the world series of poker in a playoff with Walter Clyde Pearson of Las Vegas.
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Walter Clyde
Pearson
Las Vegas
Slim
Preston
Amarillo
Tex
Salmon River
Idaho
Lawrence Byler
Jackson St
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