Senators vote to halt all funding for Cambodia Laos bombing
In a 24 to 0 vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee advances an amendment to block any funds for U S combat activity in Cambodia or Laos. Republicans Norris Cotton and Hiram Fong break with Nixon, while Kissinger and Le Duc Tho prepare for Paris talks.
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Senate
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Paris
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Senate Republican Conference
Congress
Cotton
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Thomas F. Eagleton
DMO
Pecos High Senior Wins Two ISEF Awards in San Diego
Pecos High School senior Mike Cravens received two special awards and a category prize at the 24th International Science and Engineering Fair in San Diego May 6 to 12. His project Psychological and Physiological Effects of Noise placed fourth in Behavioral and Social Science among 374 exhibits from 45 states and other regions. Cravens earned a merit award from the American Psychological Association and another from the American Speech and Hearing Association, plus a $25 cash prize and ISEF medal.
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Mike Cravens
Pecos
San Diego
Cal.i
Mike
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Canada
Japan
Sweden
Philippines
American Psychological Association
The
American Speech and
ISEF
Carolyn W. McNeil
PHS
Doctors hospital agrees to recruitment plan in Pecos
The Pecos doctors and hospital board backed an aggressive recruitment program. Chairman Joel Daniel will form a citizens committee with Drs. E. W. Schmidt Harold Lindley and Arnold Briere as advisers. They will evaluate interested doctors and address ER staffing and weekend coverage while noting local barriers such as wives' preferences and 40 hour work weeks.
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Pecos
Joel Daniel
Lindley
Dallas
Schmidt
Briere
O’ferrall Pauly
Daniel
Austin
Monahians
Webb Air Force Base
Andrews
Kermit
Nixon aides obstructed justice urged to lead
Senate testimony alleges Nixon aides hid Watergate under CIA cover. McCord used the shield despite CIA l refusal. Goldwater urged Nixon to act, citing loss of confidence and market stress as Nixon seeks a 17 member nonpartisan elections commission. Police report unrelated local incidents and a church group reschedules a meeting.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Stuart Symington
CIA
Senate Armed Services Committee
James W. McCord Jr
Congress
Police recover most of losses in April report
City police recovered 60 percent of property losses in April and cleared 18 of 46 offenses. Vandalism led with 11 incidents. thefts ranged by amount, and other property crimes included destruction, burglary, shoplifting, auto theft, and found property. Offenses against the person totaled 12 with aggravated assault most common. Prowlers topped 20 general offenses. 37 accidents were investigated with two injuries.
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Ranaway
Drivers escape without injury in minor collision
A minor crash at the Walthall and Cedar streets intersection left no injuries. Rosa Linda Tercero and Lee Ralph Davis were involved. no citations were issued. Police logged 75 traffic violations and responded to 226 calls. animal control impounded 39 dogs and 21 cats, with 42 dogs and 21 cats destroyed.
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Rosa Linda Tercero
S. Ash St
Lee Ralph Davis
Second St
Walthall and
Cedar Sts
Slim’s back at the tables in world series of poker
Amarillo Slim Preston, last year’s world champion, competes in a big hold em tournament at Binion’s Horseshoe Las Vegas. About eight players, each with a $10,000 buy in, chase a $70,000 prize as action resumes from an all night session.
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Thomas Austin
Amarillo Slim
Preston
Pecos
Kansas City
Jack
Time to grow a good steak is measured in years
College Station Texas A&M University livestock expert Dr Ed Uvacek explains beef production takes about two and a half years from calf to slaughter. He notes a 1000 pound steer yields only about 444 pounds of edible beef after processing and trimming.
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College Station
Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Avacek
Aracek
Weather Patterns Shift From Clear To Warm Across Texas
A warming trend brings clear to partly cloudy skies through Thursday with warmer temperatures. Temperatures ranged from 43 degrees overnight to 76 during the day under clouds or sun, with readings up to 80 in Houston and 55 in Alpine. Frost possible in Ohio Valley and central Appalachians as fair skies prevail regionally. Strong winds affected the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Lake Superior with gale to near gale conditions on the lake.
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Associated Press
Texas
Brownsville
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Laredo
Mexican
Dalhart
Panhandle
Galveston
Houston
Alpine
West Texas Mountains
Ohio Valley
Central
Appalachians
Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Lake
Memorial Day Jury Week Calls 125 Jurors to 143rd Court
One hundred twenty five jurors are summoned to report for Civil Jury Week at 9 a.m. Tuesday May 29 in the 143rd District Court due to Memorial Day holiday. The list includes Mrs Brawley Beauchamp, John D. Jackson, Y D Dominguez, Juanita Nichols, Margarita Martinez, James C. Lewis and many others.
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143Rd District Court
Brawley Beauchamp
L. G. Strachan
John D. Jackson
Y. D. Dominguez
Juan Lara Flores
Joe Franklin
Jackson
Martina R, Hidalgo
Armanario
P. Ramon
Ramona Lopez
Felipe T, Ibarra
Polly Munoz
Tomasa Medina
Mary Elizabeth Brownlee
A. F. Wells
Ray Edwin Trammell
Cirilo Lopez
Lloyd H. Hill
Juanita Nichols
H, L. Ramsey
Vicenta Jaquez
Carl W. Whan
Margarita Martinez
James C. Lewis
Larry Bufkin
Albert C. Bishop
Joe A. Gray
Cleo Welch
Bobby S
Richard Granado
C. H. Brooks
Lloyd McConnell
Elizabeth Dennison
A. R. Eppenauer, Jr
John J. Dorr
Adolfo Alvarez
Robert Barreno
Jimmy L, Herod
Leo W. Elliott, Jr
Clarence Cox
Clinton T, Cowan
G. W. Douglas, Jr
Ralph M
Pilot dies as F106 explodes in flight near Griffiss
Maj. Gen. James L. Price 51, commander of NO RAD region based in Syracuse, was killed when a delta wing F106 interceptor exploded in a rainstorm after takeoff from Griffiss Air Force Base Rome New York. Investigators examined scattered wreckage and cratered ground. Price commanded the 21st Air Division and NO RAD region since February 1972.
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Holland Patent
N. Y
Air Force
James L. Price
Syracuse
N.Y
North America
Price
Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
21St Air Division
21St North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Hancock Air Force Base
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