Hoover profile recalls FBI beginnings and myths
The article chronicles J Edgar Hoover's rise from high school graduate to head of the FBI, noting early roles in the Justice Department and key traits. It cites his awards, honorary degrees, and scrutinized moments, including the Kissinger kidnapping claim and Earth Day surveillance.
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Library of Congress
Justice Department
John Lord O’brian
Attorney General
Department
Alien Enemy Registration Service
Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Quantico
Clyde A. Tolson
Tolson
Henry Kissinger
Washington
Philip Berrigan
Five U S Carriers Off Indochina In Vietnam War Push
U S forces report five aircraft carriers with 65 to 75 planes each operating off Indochina for the first time as air strikes mount across South and North Vietnam. U S B 52s join raids near Hue and Quang Tri while advisers are evacuated from Quang Tri City and My Chanh River front lines.
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North Vietnam
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My Chanh River
Camp Evans
Demilitarized Zone
My Chanh
U.S
Requisition of German Ships in U S Waters
On March 20 1918 the United States requisitioned all German ships within American waters as part of wartime measures.
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United States
Mustard Gas Burns Danish Fisherman at Sea
A Danish fisherman was burned when a mustard gas container caught in his net was thrown overboard from a fishing cutter in the Baltic. Earlier, three fishermen were burned in the same area where poison gas was reportedly dumped by Russians after World War II.
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Baltic Sea
Nationwide Democratic primaries test balance of power
In Ohio and Indiana, Humphrey and McGovern vie for most delegates as Wallace campaign stops press the race. Alabama voters choose 29 of 37 delegates amid Senate primaries. Fauntroy leads in DC. Nixon faces minor Republican challenges in four primaries.
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Ted W. Brown
Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Ohio
Eugene J. McCarthy
Indiana
Wallace
Kokomo
Columbus
Bedford
Alabama
Senate
John J. Sparkman
Winton M. Blount
District of Columbia
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Nixon
Paul N. MecCloskey Jr
Jackson
Cleveland
Florida
Pecos growers urged to diversify crops and hedge risks
Marketing expert Foster advised Pecos farmers to plant multiple crops and avoid single-year bets. He outlined conditions for vegetables in saltier soils, stressed water and labor needs, and warned prices can swing dramatically. He cited peppers, cantaloupes, cucumbers, squash, eggplant and okra seed plans as potential ventures.
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Pecos
Foster
California
Texas
Mexico
Georgia
Spanish footwear fair earns 37 million dollars
Sales at the International Footwear Fair in Elda Spain totaled 37 million dollars from March to September with footwear accounting for 22 million and the rest from handbags leather factory machinery and other leather industry products.
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Elda
Spain
Pecos Enterprise Mail Subscription Rates Notice
Public notice lists mail subscription rates for Reeves County and all other mail. Rates shown include 6 months for 9 dollars and 1 year for 18 dollars in Reeves County. 6 months for 11 dollars and 12 months for 21 dollars for all other mail. Publishing details note Pecos Texas office and mailing address.
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Reeves County
Ecos
Texas
Clay's TV Joins Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Clay's T V and Appliances Store at 118 S. Eddy St. becomes a Pecos Chamber member per Jim Ed Miller. Owned by Mr. Clay Osborn, the Eunice N M resident, the firm will offer RCA TVs and Whirlpool appliances with service for all brands. A formal opening is planned later this month.
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Clay’s
T, V
S. Eddy St
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Jim Ed Miller
Clay’s T. V
Clay Osborn
Eunice N. M
Pecos
R.C.A
Parks and Wildlife Seeks Federal Funds for Boat Safety
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department requests 108 724 in federal funds for a 1972 boating safety program. It will fund mobile presentations to 818 Texas secondary schools with five instructors traveling in vans to conduct school assemblies. Water safety programs reduced a toll in 1971, officials said.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas
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