Court nominees likely to be confirmed today
Nixon picks to fill two Supreme Court seats face opposition. Rehnquist and Powell advance in Judiciary Committee as Mansfield aims to close session by mid December. Controversy centers on Rehnquist over civil rights stance and anti discrimination provisions.
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Nixon
Senate Judiciary Committee
William H. Rehnquist
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Richmond
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Congress
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Phoenix
John N. Mitchell
John M. Harlan
Powell
American Bar Association
Hugo L. Black
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Afl—Cio
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Quist
Congressional Black Caucus
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Birch Bayh
D—Ind
Haynsworth
Carswell
National Conference of Commissioners On
Arizona
Deaths Bessie Jones dies at 66 in Pecos
Funeral services for Bessie Jones 1511 Johnson scheduled 2 p m Wednesday at West Park Baptist Church with burial at Fairview Cemetery Mrs Jones 66 died Monday in Reeves County Memorial Hospital Born in Wichita Falls she had lived in Pecos since 1958 Survivors include husband Jake and two sisters Maude Gooch and Vanda Gross both of Big Lake
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Bessie Jones
Johnson
West Park Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Jones
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Wichita Falls
Pecos
Jake
Maude Gooch
Vanda Gross
Big Lake
Court Docket Summary of Local Offenses
Gary Rogers of Marfa cited for speeding 30 plus costs. Anthony Villalobez of 336 Wal thawall St cited for minor in possession of beer 30 plus costs. Carrie Von Simpson of Orla cited for failure to dim lights and speeding 45 plus 5 costs. Henry Ramos of El Paso cited for speeding 25 plus costs. James Ackerman of Fort Worth cited for speeding 20 plus costs. Rosemary Runce of El Paso cited for speeding. John E. Oates of City Court cited for drunk in car 50 plus costs. J O Oates cited for disorderly conduct 15 plus costs. Leonard K. Henderson cited for simple assault 15 plus costs.
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Gary Rogers
Marfa
Anthony Villalobez
Walthall St
Carrie von Simpson
Orla
Henry Ramos
di Paso
James Ackerman
Fort Worth
Rosemary Runce
H Paso
John E. Oates
J. O. Oates
Leonard K. Henderson
Henderson defends self in My Lai cover up trial
Col. Oran K. Henderson faces testimony as the lone officer among 13 former suspects to stand trial on charges that he willfully failed to investigate, failed to report war crimes and lied under oath. The case stems from the My Lai massacre of 1968, when his 11th Brigade swept through the village.
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Ft, Meade
Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
Henderson
Mother mourns as son dies in Florida jail fire
In Winter Park Florida prison officials say 21 year old Michael Moore died after a cell door welded shut trapped him in flames. De Wayne Paige 19 survived as eight burning mattresses blocked the cell and rescuers fought the blaze for 69 minutes.
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Florida
Winter Park
Fla
Strawlee Moore
Moore
Bob Hines
Paige
Melvin Colman
Pecos Enterprise Subscription Rates Listed For Reeves County
The Pecos Enterprise publishes its subscription rates by mail in Reeves County and other areas. Incounty options include six months for 9 dollars and twelve months for 18 dollars, with outside mail at 11 dollars for six months and 21 dollars for twelve months.
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Pecos Enterprise, Inc
Cedar J
Pecos
Texas
P.O
Reeves County
Connally Signals Possible Accommodation on Phase 2 Legislation
Treasury Secretary Connally outlined potential accommodations to ease Democratic Republican clashes over retroactive pay and interest controls in Phase 2. He highlighted Senate Banking Committee language allowing disallowance of retroactive raises not aligning with control standards, while House plans remain unsettled and influenced by Senate moves.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Nixon
House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
South Vietnamese Rangers advance into Cambodia destroy base camp
A 1000 man Ranger task force spearheaded by 40 armored vehicles penetrated 15 miles into Cambodia and reports destroying bunkers and abandoned rocket positions at an empty North Vietnamese base. At day end 36 North Vietnamese were killed with no Viet Cong casualties.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Nguyen Xuan Thinh
Krek
Phnom Penh
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