Ford's oil veto blocks six month price controls
The Senate likely cannot override President Ford's veto of a six month oil price controls bill, ensuring higher fuel, food, and manufactured goods prices. Ford loyalists hold about 36 votes, two more than needed to sustain the veto, with a 45 day extension possible as the administration seeks a gradual control phase out.
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Priest fired over school sermon in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa associate pastor Father Mark McGovern 34 was relieved of parish duties after he refused to assure Archbishop James J Byrne he would refrain from critical sermons about Holy Ghost School administrators He contended the 900 student Holy Ghost School is no longer Catholic and criticized Sister of St Francis staff He moved out of the rectory saying he will not teach there until it is once more a Catholic school Father Bernard Duval 49 director of the Dubuque Archdiocese Family Life Bureau stated his duties require him to respond to church leadership
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Cotton plow-up date extended in four Texas counties
State Agriculture Commissioner John White announced an open-ended extension to the cotton plow-up deadline for Starr Cameron Willacy and Hidalgo Counties due to late August rains and flooding. About 1,200 acres were destroyed in Willacy, with much of the remaining cotton weather damaged as fields stay waterlogged.
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CIA hid more secret chemical agents beyond poisons
The CIA reportedly kept undisclosed chemical agents including disabling drugs and insecticides, confirmed by Sen. Church and deputy White House counsel Hills. The substances were maintained without approval by CIA leadership, raising concerns over covert operations and accountability.
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Roderick M. Hills
Jailed heroin suspect freed due to mistaken indictment
Mirceau Alvin Nassau, 40, of Turkey, was released from jail after an improper indictment omitted a term date. Authorities traced the release to the flawed indictment, and a corrected one later reinstated, while Nassau faced charges for possessing about a pound of heroin.
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Thailand
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Senators refuse pay during impeachment trial recess
Eight of Texas 31 senators said they will not take the $30 daily expense money unless working. Four wrote to reject expenses during the Carrillo impeachment trial recess. names include Betty Andujar Grant Jones Kent Hance and Mike McKinnon. Senate adjourned Sept 3 to Sept 29 to avoid Carrillo tax evasion case, but may still collect the daily allowance.
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Schnabel
Betty Andujar
Fort Worth
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Abiline
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Lubbock
Mike McKinnon
Corpus Christi
Carrillo
Boston schools quiet as desegregation protests continue
In Boston, attendance is up and arrests down as court-ordered desegregation proceeds. For a third night, police confronted white crowds of teenagers in several city sections, maintaining order amid tense demonstrations.
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Judge delays ruling on Cantu protest in Crystal City
U S District Judge John H Wood Jr declines immediate hearing on fired Crystal City School Superintendent Amancio Cantu while administrative remedies run. He cites restraint in interfering with political parties amid a La Raza Unida split and alleged nepotism.
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Wichita Falls air service may be cut
Continental Airlines executives say they are examining curtailing jet service to Wichita Falls due to losses. They discussed a potential management contract with Rio Airways to continue the route after meeting with city officials. The Tulsa to Midland flight already stops at Omaha City, Lawton, Wichita Falls, and Lubbock.
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Gunmen steal 1.35 million francs in Paris bank raid
Two young gunmen armed with machine pistols and a sawed-off shotgun seized seven hostages at a Left Bank bank around 11:30 a.m. They fled in three different cars after hours of negotiations, abandoning hostages and a white limousine as police pursued at speeds up to 90 mph. In Milan, three armed men who tried a bank robbery surrendered and released 11 hostages.
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