Watergate defendants face sentences after complex plea and trials
Seven convicted in the Watergate case await sentences with five pleading guilty and two convicted after trial. Key figures include Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt Jr. along with Bernard Barker Eugenio Martinez Frank Sturgis Virgilio Gonzalez all linked to the 1961 Bay of Pigs involvement. Judge Sirica ordered provisional maximums up to 56 years for Hunt and 55 years for the others, with further study by the Bureau of Prisons before final action.
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Bureau of Prisons
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Liddy
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Hunt
CIA
White House
John J. Sirica
McCord
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Building
Watergate
Central Intelligence Agency
Sirica
FBI
Senate
Nixon
Gordon Liddy
Miami
Carr and Osorio face nine count fraud indictment
Former Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr and law partner John Osorio were acquitted on mail and wire fraud charges but still face a nine count indictment in the same court for securities fraud mail fraud conspiracy and filing false reports. A civil suit for over half a million dollars also targets the pair.
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Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
tus #x-law
John Osorio
U.S. District Court
William M. Taylor Jr
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
UIL bands shine in regional contest at Permian High
Pecos High School Symphonic Band directed by Bill Carrico earned Division II in concert and Division I in sight reading at the UIL Regional contest held at Permian High School Odessa. Concert Band led by John McGee placed Division III in both concert and sight reading amid tough judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Bill Carrico
John McGee
Permian High School
Odessa
Sunny skies defy Pecos forecast
Pecos enjoys sunny weather as predicted clouds and scattered thundershowers fail to develop. Clear skies and bright conditions persist through the day despite earlier forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Scouts Sweep Sandhills Exposition With Display Demos
Three Pecos Boy Scout troops led the Sandhills District Exposition in Kermit with top ratings. Troop 67 showed rope and log bridge building, Troop 191 demonstrated wilderness survival and edible plants, and Troop 91 displayed crafts. Order of the Arrow dancers performed while Carl Corbin praised the event as the best in over 15 years. Spence said the expo may move to Pecos next year if housing facilities are found.
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Pecos
Kermit
Lions Club
Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church
Order of the Arrow
Billy Cassimir
John Spence
Billy John Stickles
Carl Corbin
Midland
Buffalo Trails Council
BSA
Sandhills
Spence
Pecos Bsa
Carrico to Judge Nevada Stage Band Festival
Pecos High School Band Director Bill Carrico travels to Reno Nevada to officiate at the University of Nevada Annual Stage Band Festival largest of its kind in the United States with 300 organizations from eleven states. He calls it a distinct honor to judge at such a major event. The festival spans five locations in Reno over two and a half days. Weather notes: yesterday high 84 low 44, tonight and Sunday through Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler.
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Bill Carrico
Pecos
Reno
Nev
University of Nevada
United States
Carrico
Associated Press
Texas
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Recylced Fashions Event and Local Weather News
The AAUW hosts a Saturday coffee at the First Methodist Church featuring Faye Maxwell of El Paso presenting Saving Dollars on Milady's Wardrobe. Mrs Burke Beall of El Paso models the recycled fashions from ordinary cast offs. Severe storms affected Victoria and surrounding counties with heavy rain and a stalled front.
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AAUW
First Methodist Church
Faye Maxwell
el Paso
Milady
Gulf of Mexico
Panhandle
Big Bend
Texas
National Weather Service
Victoria
Dewitt
Lavaca
Alice
Cotulla
Beeville
San Antonio
Dalhart
Mineral Wells
New England
Comparison shopping South of the Border
A Matamoros Mexico and Brownsville Texas shopping tour finds basic foods cheaper south of the Rio Grande. Round steak sardines and vegetables priced to show clear bargains in Matamoros with several items notably lower than Brownsville. Milk and some nonfood items show little difference or higher prices across the border.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Juarez
Rio Grande Valley
Sinking Norwegian freighter off Cape May prompts search
A fierce Atlantic storm hampered the coast guard and Navy search for 30 crewmen after the 541-foot bulk carrier Norse Varian sank about 135 miles off Cape May New Jersey. Distress messages said a hatch opened as 60 mph winds churned 40-foot seas.
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New York
New Jersey
Coast Guard
Cape May
N. J
Navy
Norfolk
Hamburg
Germany
Odd Godager
Oslo
Norway
Russians Experience Old West At Texas Ranch Weekend
About 40 Russians visit Liberty Texas to tour the Plantation Ranch near Houston. Bill Daniel hosts cosmonauts and scientists from the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center for a barbecue rodeo and wild west show with Indian dancing. Visitors arrive March 14 and are greeted by flags of the U S Texas Soviet and Plantation Ranch.
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Liberty
Tex
Texas
Bill Daniel
Houston
U.S
Pony League Meeting Set At Central Fire Station
Cecil Jim Lee announces an organizational meeting for 8 p.m. Monday at the central fire station. All adults interested in league work are invited to attend and help select new officers for the coming year.
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Cecil Jim Lee
Pony League
Central Fire Station
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Taylor
Pat Nickles
Washington
Federal Building
Frank W. Sharp
Joe P. Novotny
Amarillo
NBL
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Terry Cox
S. Alamo St
Jim Breese
Breese
Charlie Smith
Austin, Tex
House Transportation Committee
Nevada
Jack and Bill’s Mobil
Glenn Vandiver
James Oren Worsham
Memorial Hospital
S. Cedar
Worsham
Cedar
Ben Montanez
James
S. Co
Cedar Street
Leo Tyo
Russia
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