Senate Holds Secret Session on Vietnam Angola Aid
Senate, haunted by Vietnam memories, held a second secret session as Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution to cut off covert military aid to all Soviet factions in Angola. The plan would block covert funds, permit open aid if not blocked in 30 days, and requires both houses and the president to sign into law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
Senate
Angola
Dick Clark
Drown
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
House
Subcommittee On Foreign Assistance
Detroit Drug Ring Bust Seizes $10 Million Heroin Cache
Four Mexicans were arrested in McAllen Texas and about ten million dollars worth of heroin seized as police authorities label it a major dent in the Mexico Detroit heroin pipeline. Names withheld for undercover safety as Detroit police Wayne County sheriff and DEA pursue the case. A deputy had infiltrated the ring posing as a Detroit dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
McAllen
Tex
Mexico
Philip Tannian
Texas
Wayne County
Barbados protests Cuban refueling use of island
Barbados demanded Cuba halt refueling of aircraft carrying Cuban soldiers to Angola after The Miami Herald reported the stop. The Barbados External Affairs Ministry said the move interferes in Angola’s internal affairs and lodged a strong protest, noting Barbados does not consent to such use of its territory. Barbados lies near the Caribbean and maintains diplomatic ties with Cuba with twice weekly air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Barbados
Cuba
West Indies
Angola
Ministry of External Affairs
Miami Herald
Herald
British Commonwealth
Caribbean
Wice
Washington
Morning Markets Edge Higher After House Tax Vote
New York stock markets rose modestly despite a midmorning peak retreat after the House backed President Ford's veto of a plan to extend this year's tax cuts into 1976. The Dow gained about 4 points, trading near 848.63 at noon as gains outpaced losses on the NYSE and AMEX. International Flavors and Fragrances led active issues on the Big Board as the overall market nudged up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Ford
Congress
White House
International Flavors & Fragrances
M's
Runaway Federal Pensions and the Cost to Taxpayers
A GAO official warned Congress that failing to recognize all retirement costs could threaten the long term affordability of federal pensions. The piece examines funding gaps, inflation impacts, and policy questions about Social Security integration, duplicate credits, and the burden on future taxpayers as the retiree population grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Krieger
General Accounting Office
Civil Service Retirement Fund
Congress
Brock Adams
D-Wash
House Budget Committee
Rebel unit seizes part of Buenos Aires airport
Rebels demanding a new order seized air force commander Hector Fantario and two officers, taking control of part of Buenos Aires' airport and an airbase 30 miles away. Loyal units remained with President Isabel Peron. The dissidents claimed to overthrow public authority to restore a new order with a national and Christian sense, citing corruption and terrorism, and signed a proclamation to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hector Luis Fantario
Isabel Peron
Hill and White Defend Texas Against Voting Rights Act
In Austin Texas attorney general John Hill and Secretary of State Mark White attacked Justice Department enforcers of the Voting Rights Act as two US attorneys observed. Hill criticized a purge of Texas voter registration lists and questioned the burden of persuasion while White called the situation an obstacle to Texas officials implementing approved measures. Re-registration efforts were largely halted by a court decision, with mail-out deadline set for December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Atty
John Hill
Mark White
Justice Department
Barry Heinberg
Carl Gable
House Elections Committee
Stanley Pottinger
Weinberg
Gables
Texas
Hill
Congress
White
Washington
Pottinger
Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Seaport Man Sued for Debt
Seaport Bank of Seadrift filed suit in 135th District Court Wednesday against Homer Cady of Seadrift alleging he is past due on a promissory note. The note dated March 13 is said to secure a 1973 pickup truck with $2.24848 still owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaport Bank of Seadrift
135Th District Court
Homer Cady
Seadrift
Girl Scouts Plan Christmas Caroling in Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca and Point Comfort Girl Scouts will gather for their annual Christmas caroling Friday night starting at 7 p.m. on the steps of the First State Bank and Trust Co. in Port Lavaca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lavaca
Point Comfort
First State Bank and Trust Co
Funeral services for infant Bonnie Grahmann
Funeral services were held for Bonnie Michelle Grahmann eight months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lawrence W. Grahmann of Port Lavaca, at Sacred Heart Church Hallettsville. The child died December 11 in Victoria. Survived by parents, four siblings Glenda Gail and Douglas Wayne, paternal grandparents Alfonse and Grahmann of Hallettsville, pallbearers Marvin Holik and Edward Grahmann, uncles from Edna and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Michelle Grahmann
Lawrence W. Grahmann
Port Lavaca
Sacred Heart Church
Hallettsville
Stanley Petry
Victoria
Lawrence W Grahmann
Glenda Gail Grahmann
Douglas Wayne Grahmann
Alfonse F. Grahmann
Halletsville
Marvin J Holik
Edna
Edward C Hrahmann
Austin
Vet Land Program Suspended in Texas
AUSTIN Tex AP The Texas veterans land purchase program will be suspended for several months as officials seek a more favorable bond market. Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong urged veterans negotiating with sellers to have completed applications with fees and papers in the land office by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Bob Armstrong
Armstrong
Land Commissioner's Office
Dec UN
Rotary to view Alaska pipeline film at lunch
The Rotary Club will see a film titled Oil From the Great Lands at its weekly meeting noon Friday. The Shell Fish Restaurant hosts the event and Hilary Lenertz obtained the movie for screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Great Lands
Rotary Club
Shell Fish Restaurant
Hilary Lenertz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dolph
Dolph Briscoe
Democratic Party
Briscoe
Capitol
Houston
Calvin Guest
Bryan
Kingsville
King Ranch
South Texas
Department of Public Safety
Stephen J Noeberg
Chris
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Civil Service
Fantario
Seaport Man
Girl Scouts
Aaa
Haggar
Maggar Espando Mateo
Monsanto
Moower
Warine & Welding Service
Bonnie Grahmann
Vet Land
Rotary
Pipline
First State Bank and
TRI
Estate ST Company
Blasingim's
Bargain Center
Seadrit
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!