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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1975
Page
8
Tourists gaze upward at a newly finished mural by Allyn Cox in a Senate commission space themed oval. The painting depicts the Apollo moon mission climaxing with the July 20 1969 first lunar landing, filling a Brumidi blank from a near century ago.
Senators Javits and Jackson hopeful evacuation of Americans from South Vietnam is already quietly progressing and say President Ford needs congressional authorization before any US troops are used. The pair spoke as Congress debates recommitting troops amid lingering doubts about a new intervention.
The AP notes the Spanish American War veterans count dwindling with only 1,098 alive last month, down from 1,595 a year ago and 1,804 in July 1973, as total turn-of-the-century participants reached 392,000.
Chad’s military leaders seized control and killed President Ngarta Tombalbaye after a dawn assault on the presidential palace. Official sources report numerous deaths and injuries as troops and police used mortars and artillery, with the president killed in the attack and insurgents advancing toward Phnom Penh, forcing civilians and soldiers to flee.
The western sector of Phnom Penh faces fires and chaos as insurgents advance toward central areas. A Kyodo correspondent reports residents flocking to the city center amid worsening fighting and warnings of imminent seizure. A Cambodian air force T28 bomber reportedly dropped two bombs on military command sites. In Iowa City, a separate AP dispatch notes a shift among some homosexuals toward rural life seeking acceptance in farm communities, citing Alan Kern of Mankato State College and his farm partnership.
Four girls top honors in the Calhoun County 4-H Food Show held Saturday among 33 entrants in junior and senior divisions. Barbara Maguire led among seniors with Lori Vickery and Jeanette Gray also cited for high placements.
New York AP report notes a need for married priests among clergy and laity. Colleagues in the Roman Catholic priesthood want them back, with a growing number of married former priests joining the ranks.
Beulah area families prepare for funerals of nine children aged 5 months to 14 years who perished when a fire at a Beulah home, allegedly started with gasoline, swept through a residence after a grandmother left the children with a 14 year old babysitter. Father Sylvester Brown Jr. of Fairfax faces murder and arson charges. two adults and three other children with connections to the case are to assist in services and investigations continue.
Vatican reports the 77 year old pope officiated Mass and the wedding rites under the Bernini canopy. Officials note no prior pope record of performing such nuptials and that hundreds of requests came from around the world.
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