Diary claims Crockett survived Alamo siege a Texas diary
De la Pena's English diary asserts seven survivors from the Alamo, including Crockett, were captured and executed after Santa Anna's forces took San Antonio. Translated by Carmen Perry for Texas A&M University Press, the account challenges popular legend and prompts historians to reassess the battle’s final moments.
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Santa Anna
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Carmen Perry
University of Texas At San Antonio
Texas A&m University Press
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Crock
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Miss Perry
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University of Texas
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Court fight set on Nixon papers
The Justice Department says Congress had reason to doubt Nixon would keep official papers intact if he held them temporarily. A 100-page court brief argues Nixon would not be a trustworthy custodian. A three judge panel will hear Sept. 22 arguments in a case likely to reach the Supreme Court.
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Democrats poised to concede veto in oil price fight
Democratic leaders signal likely veto override effort may fail as Ford plans to veto the six month oil price controls bill. Senators Long Johnston McGee Gravel support Ford while Cranston Jackson undecided. Muskie says override is the duty of Congress to block the president.
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J. Bennett Johnston
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Alaska
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Maine
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Kennedy probe stay pause sparks Senate clash
Senate intelligence leaders say no new evidence justifies reopening the JFK assassination probe after a rising push by Sen Schweiker and others alleging CIA and FBI withholding materials. The joint stance comes amid further Cold War era security debates.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
John F. Kennedy
Frank Church
D-Idaho
John Tower
R-Tex
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
CIA
FBI
Warren Commission
Schweiker
New Braunfels Ordered Desegregation After 1910 Bias
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered New Braunfels Independent School District to desegregate and present a constitutional plan or have the court craft one. It cited a long history of Mexican-American segregation dating to 1910 and noted ongoing isolation of Mexican and African students. The ruling, issued from New Orleans, returns the case to Judge Adrian Spears in San Antonio for implementation.
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U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Braunfels
U.S. District Court
Adrian Spears
San Antonio
Spears
New
Aguinaldo Zamora
Austin
Houston reports more SLE cases
Houston health officials report four new confirmed cases of St Louis encephalitis bringing the area’s total confirmed cases to nine since Aug 27. At least 11 persons are suspected. cases include a 10-year-old boy and an 85-year-old woman. Most patients have mild illness. one serious case improved with treatment. All live in east downtown low income areas.
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Houston
St. Louis
Albert G. Randall
New York Faces Teacher Crisis As Strike Hits City Schools
New York City teachers vow a walkout that could pull 1.1 million students from classrooms, while settlements lift pay 3 to 10.5 percent. Several thousand students return to classes after strikes in other states, and city schools plan to open despite the disruption.
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Nice Tatro
Associated Press
New York City
Boston desegregation drive quiet on second day of classes
Yellow school buses escorted by motorcycle police delivered black students to Boston public schools under overcast skies with no incidents. Attendance rose from opening day at Charlestown and South Boston High, while antibusing protests persisted elsewhere. Fire damaged JFK birthplace, police reported 86 arrests citywide, and over 1,800 officers patrolled campuses.
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U.S
Charlestown
South Boston High School
South Boston
Michael Craving
Hyde Park
Hyde Park High School
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