Nine caravans move toward Washington for farm aid push
More than 900 people and almost 400 tractors and campers set out from Wytheville toward Washington to press Congress for higher farm loan rates and 90 percent parity. The American Agricultural Movement plans a 16 mile long caravan joining in the capital, with stops in Roanoke and Augusta County.
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Wytheville, Va
Washington
Congress
Amarillo
Texas
Roanoke
Augusta County
American Agricultural Movement
Arkansas
Tennessee
Cremated yesterday burial Friday for Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson A Rockefeller died of a heart attack Friday night and his body was cremated Sunday at Ferncliff. A public service at Riverside Church is set for Friday with leaders expected to attend. The Rockefeller family named POCANTICO Hills as the wake site and noted the complex family history across generations.
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Henrietta Leith
Associated Press
Tarrytown
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ferncliff
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller Brothers
Riverside Church
Rockefeller
Margaretta
John D. Rockefeller Jr
David
Chase Manhattan Bank
Imprisonment and Fine for Aiding Aliens in Pecos Case
A United States citizen in Terlingua was sentenced by U S Magistrate J M Preston to 179 days in jail on each of two counts for aiding two Mexican aliens to evade inspection. He also received a $500 fine with probation and payment due after release. A second defendant, Ladislado Perez Paz, aka Federico Gomez Montez, 24, drew 179 days for illegal entry, with a note of multiple prior apprehensions and voluntary returns to Mexico.
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United States
Terlingua
Mexico
U.S
Julio Abrigo
J. M. Preston
Pecos
Ladislado Perez Paz
Federico Gomez-Montez
White House protest arrests during Chinese official visit
A man and a woman were arrested on disorderly conduct as they shouted during welcoming ceremonies for Chinese Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-ping on the White House South Lawn. About 500 demonstrators gathered outside, with additional pro Taiwan and independence groups nearby, while officials weighed how the arrestees gained press credentials.
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David Espo
Associated Press
Washington
Teng Hsiaoping
White House
Sonia J. Ransom
Seattle
Wash
Keith Kazimoto
New York City
Secret Service
District of Columbia
Walter Carver
Revolutionary Communist Party
Taiwan
Peking
Teng
Blair House
Capitol
Washington Monument
Pair released on drug charge in Texas
Sammie Joe Norman aged 21 and James Charles Clemens aged 27, both of Troup Texas, were released on $10,000 personal recognizance bonds after arrest for felony drug abuse law violations. They appeared before U.S. Magistrate J M Preston in Pecos on DEA complaints after being apprehended in Big Bend National Park in Brewster County while in possession of a controlled substance.
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Troup
Texas
Sammie Joe Norman
Rt. 3
James Charles Clemens
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Drug Enforcement Administration
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
Pecos Forecast Sees Clearing Clouds Overnight
Weather outlook for Pecos and vicinity expects decreasing cloudiness and cold temperatures tonight, followed by clear to partly cloudy conditions on Tuesday. Yesterday's high reached 50 with a chilly 20 degree low this morning.
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Pecos
Former police chief given 12 year sentence in Houston case
Former Houston Police Chief Carroll Lynn received 12 years in prison for obstruction of justice and perjury. State District Judge Carl Bue also gave a 10 year term for extortion, suspended on a $10,000 fine paid at $2,000 yearly. Lynn can remain free on a $50,000 bond while appealing as lawyers warned of daily danger if imprisoned.
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Houston
Carroll Lynn
Carl Bue
Lynn
Bue
FBI transcripts clue radio messages in Jonestown deaths
The Washington Post reports the FBI has radio transcripts from Jonestown linking messages to followers in Georgetown, Guyana, urging killings of 10 relatives with Rep. Leo Ryan. The messages, decoded from a temple codebook, surfaced hours before Ryan and four others were slain and mass deaths followed.
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Washington
FBI
Jonestown
Peoples Temple
Georgetown
Guyana
Leo Ryan
Washington Post
Ryan
D-Calif
Port Kaituma
Jim Jones
Post
Charles A. Krause
Jones
Sharon Amos
Stephen Jones
Charles Berkman
Amos
Rep. Ryan
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AAM
Gerald McCathern
McCathern
Russell Rowland
Poplar Bluff
Rowland
George Wythe High School
Nelson Rockfeller
Laurance
John D. Rockefeller II
Winthrop
Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Hugh Morrow
Rockefeller Center
Morrow
W. 54Th St
George Taylor
Megan Marshak
Miss Marshak
AP Radio
Taylor
Phsician
Jim Paturas
Lenox Hill Hospital
David Stickels
Reeves-Loving County
Buck Henry
Enterprise
Pecos Art Association
Senior Citizens Center
Ruby Ownbey
Billie McCormick
Dottie Cockrell
Dot Barrett
Art Association
China
Carter
USA
Republic of China Students Association
The
Action Committee For the Republic of China
Illinois
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