Texas probes Schnabel case and other regional items
In Austin the district attorney notes a statement from James Blackwood accusing Charles Schnabel of directing cash from an unearned paycheck. In Rusk and Gregg Counties the Railroad Commission allows gas allowables transfers amid pipeline repairs. Other items include Texas voting rolls on Angola funding, liberal Democrat delegates in Houston, Nigeria’s energy plans, Nueces redistricting concerns, a double homicide in Luling, and oil drill counts in Houston and Lubbock with Hunts wiretapping claims.
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Austin
Tex
Charles Schnabel
Senate
Dist
Atty
Bob Smith
James Blackwood
University of Texas
Blackwood
Schnabel
Railroad Commission
Rusk
Gregg
East Texas
Exxon
Rabin presses Ford for restored arms aid to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin amplifies appeals to President Ford and Secretary Kissinger to restore a half billion dollar cut in U S arms aid for next year. He argues Middle East stability demands a strong Israel and cites democracy as a bulwark against autocracy while Ford reaffirms U S security commitments and alliance ties.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Yitzhak Rabin
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
House
Senate
Rabin
United States
Middle East
Israel
Kissinger
U.S
William E. Colby
CIA
Colby
George Bush
Simcha Dinitz
Ford Loses First Duel in 1976 Spending Fight
President Ford faces a likely override from Congress as the Senate shows party dissent over a $45 billion health and welfare funding bill. House votes to override 310 to 113 after the chamber backed a veto rejection, with Democratic and Republican support totals detailed.
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Washington
House
Ford
Brooks
Burleson
de la Garza
Eckhardt
Gonzales
Hightower
Jordan
Karen
Krueger
Mahon
Milford
Patman
Pickle
Poage
Roberts
Teague
White
Wilson
Wright
Young
Arches
Collins
Steelman
Associated Press
Congress
Senate
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
GOP
Appropriations
Labor Department and
Aid to Angola still possible despite strong vote
Secretary Kissinger remains noncommittal after the House approved the Senate aid cut off for Angola by 323 to 99. Ford urged continued resolve while Kissinger plans further testimony to justify aid, arguing the goal is negotiations not battlefield victory.
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Washington
House
Angola
Brooks
Burleson
de la Garza
Eckhardt
Gonzales
Hightower
Jordan
Karen
Krueger
Mahon
Milford
Patman
Pickle
Poage
Roberts
Teague
Jim Adams
Associated Press
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Ford
United States
Kissinger
Senate
Carl Albert
Albert
John J. Rhodes
Vietnam
ITT questioned over Chile role by Senate and Justice Dept
Justice Department lawyers probe ITT leadership testimony on Chile to resolve conflicts with Senate intelligence findings. Harold Geneen testified ITT did not fund blocking Allende, while CIA documents reportedly show ITT funneled 350000 to Allende’s opponent in 1970. Overseas Private Investment Corporation also reviews ITT Chile actions and Chilean confiscation of ITT property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Allende
Chile
Senate Intelligence Committee
Multinationals
CIA
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
ITT
Justice Department
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Geneen
U S confirms Mexican jail abuse complaints
The State Department substantiated nearly 250 complaints by Americans jailed in Mexico alleging mistreatment or denial of access to officials. About 130 complaints were unsubstantiated and 400 could not be judged. Panel head Leonard Walentynowicz noted credibility in a pattern of abuses despite delays in substantiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Department
Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs
Leonard Walentynowicz
Bureau
House International Political and Military Affairs
Hearst trial judge aims to seat jury today in Bank Robbery case
In San Francisco U S District Judge Oliver Carter seeks to complete jury selection on Hearst trial with 74 potential jurors remaining and 36 to be questioned individually. He notes sequestration for four to five weeks and emphasizes the presumption of innocence. Patricia Hearst appears pale and attentive as the indictment for bank robbery and firearm use is read. her defense maintains coercion by the SLA.
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Bridge City
Tex
Daniel Meche
Arnaudville
Amtrak
Texas City
Texas 62
Meche
Orange Memorial Hospital
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
John Dixon
Silsbee, Tex
Patty Hearst
Tony Ledwell
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Patricia Hearst
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
Miss Hearst
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Anne
Vicki
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Lloyd Bentsen
Alabama
George Wallace
Nigeria
M.T. Akobo
Nueces
Nueces County
Jefferson
Tarrant
Corpus Christi
Loling
Broad
Department of Public Safety
Willis Edward Pond
Arnaldo Ortega
Edinburg
DPS
Pond
Hughes Tool Co
Hunt
Lubbock
H.L. Hunt
Patrick McCann
Hunts
Robert C. Byrd
Henry M. Jackson
Morris K. Udall
Community Services Administration
Doc
K.L. Whitworth
Whitworth
Houston Post
Soviet Union
Cials
Mexico
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
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