Congress to Probe Government Information Practices Over Times Case
Washington announced a House subcommittee will investigate executive privilege and classification procedures in response to the Times Pentagon papers. Rep. Ogden Reid said hearings will include witnesses from State Justice and Defense and will be open. Senate leaders hint at a congressional probe into why information was withheld from Congress.
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Washington
House
New York Times
Pentagon
House Foreign Operations and Government Information
Departments of State, Justice and Defense
White House
Ogden Reid
R.N. Y
Times
Defense Department
Justice Department
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
The
Congress
Subcommittee
Reid
Johnson Administration
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Robert S. McNamara
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Weather and political note from Texas and DC
The AP reports scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across eastern and south central Texas with warm highs in the upper 80s to 90s and 100 in Wichita Falls. In Washington, Senators Bentsen and Tower opposed a Chiles amendment to cut Vietnam War funding after June 1 1972 contingent on POW release.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle Plains
Plainview
Dumas and
Spearman
Marshall
Wichita Falls
Cotulla
Dalhart
Dallas
Palacios
Panhandle
Washington
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
D-Tex
John Tower
R-Tex
U.S
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Trailriders Prepare for Four Day Alpine Ride to Pecos
West Texas Trailriders gather at Alpine's Santa Fe Stockpens on June 25 to begin a four day ride to Pecos rodeo. Riders depart daily at 7:00 a.m. with planned stops at Ft. Davis Toyahvale Balmorhea Hoban Spur and Pecos. A 3.00 membership fee applies. no stallions or alcohol. riders supply food while a catering service travels with the group. Minor riders require an adult sponsor.
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West Texas
Alpine
Santa Fe Railroad
Pecos
Ft. Davis
Toyahvalle
Balmorhea State Park
Hoban Spur
Bill Calloway
Melton Raspberry
Kenneth Stroud
Former Justice Goldberg to Return to Washington Practice
Arthur Goldberg announces he will leave a New York law firm to return to Washington law practice in July. He was a labor lawyer in Washington from 1949 to 1961 and served as secretary of labor before Supreme Court appointment in 1962 and UN ambassador in 1965.
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NEW York
Supreme Court
Arthur Goldberg
Washington
Goldberg
Labor
United Nations
U.N. Post
Paul, Weiss, Goldberg, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Midland Officers Cleared In Shooting
Midland County grand jury reports all law officers acted properly in a 90 minute gun battle that killed 26 year old Michael Ray Mathis and left 28 year old Bob Johnson found in the trunk of Mathis car. The panel commends the Texas Rangers and local agencies for handling a dangerous situation.
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Midland
Tex
Midland County Grand Jury
Michael Ray Mathis
Texas Rangers
Big Spring
Bob Johnson
Mathis
Grand Jury
Michael Ray Mathias
Department of Public Safety
Midland Police Department
Midland County Sheriff’s Office
Craddick suit set on July 12 over redistricting
Texas lawmaker Tom Craddick sues to block the redistricting bill arguing Midland County is split merging Craddick's district with part of Taylor County Abilene. Judge Perry Pickett scheduled the July hearing after Gov. Preston Smith signed the measure into law.
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Midland
Tex
Tom Craddick
Texas
Dist
Perry Pickett
Craddick
Preston Smith
Midland County
Taylor County
Abilene
Pecos Hosts First Country Music Jamboree Night
The Community Center packed with Pecos residents and visitors for a Saturday Country Music Jamboree held monthly. Organizers invite local and out of town acts, offering contact numbers for participation and noting a family friendly, non profit event with performances by the Williamson and Woodard families, Deronda Bryant, and others. Gary Williams hosted as MC while Curtiss Carlson managed tapes and staging.
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Pecos
Curtiss Carlson
Lessie Woodard
Sue Roach
Wilford Wagner
Bill Hargrove
Ray Smith
Lewis Woodard
Sybill Woodard
Jimmy Bryant
Archie Hogue
Donna Woodard
Gary Williams
KIM Radio
Curtiss Carson
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Pecos Enterprise
Congressional
Frank Church
Idaho
the Times
Linda
Martinez
Armidas
Armidas Beauty Shop
Brescia
Italy
Maria Callas
Giovenbattista Meneghini
Miss Callas
Meneghini
LOS Angeles
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Palm Springs
Doug Sanders
Johnson
Reeves County
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ford Love
Joyce Miller
Dan Dominguez
Tommy
Marjie
Matthew
Mark
Deronda Bryant
Jimmy
Della Bryant
Bill Bailey
DeWayne Bryant
Hee Haw
DeLaney Jackson
Arle Leb
Wacker's
Baby Ruth
Butter Finger
Coronet
Chase
Aqua Net & Cinderella
Orlon
Orion
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