Army says Wounded Knee event not a massacre
The Army announced a new study found the 1899 Wounded Knee tragedy unfairly labeled a massacre. It says there was restraint by authorities, and that Indians fired first with concealed weapons. no orders for indiscriminate killing. The report accompanies opposition to a bill proposing $3,000 payments to descendants of 146 victims.
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Wounded Knee
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Senate Judiciary Committee
James G. Abourezk
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Abourezk
Pine Ridge
Big Foot
Army reports excesses by troops in camp clash
The fighting erupted near a camp with hand to hand combat spreading to the outskirts. The report cites 65 soldiers killed or wounded and notes that some women and children may have been shot as troops returned fire. The Army blamed inexperienced troops yet said excesses occurred, while defending its cautionary controls.
U S Pumps Provided in Coal Mine Disaster
New Delhi AP United States supply high capacity pumps to drain a flooded coal mine in northeastern India where 372 miners are listed as in the shaft at the time of an explosion and flooding Officials said it would take days to remove about 110 million gallons of water as rescue efforts continue Indira Gandhi promised all possible aid and urged other countries to send equipment while fears rise that many may be dead
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India
Chandrajit Yadav
Yadav
United States
Air India
Indira Gandhi
Chaswala
Calcutta
Mine Workers’ Union
Convicts Face Discipline After Ellis Unit Breakout Attempt
Fourteen inmates at Texas Ellis Unit faced disciplinary action after an attempted breakout on a Sunday dawn. Guards were held briefly. three suffered cuts and stab wounds. The disturbance lasted about 15 minutes before being quelled with homemade knives involved. No facilities damage reported and investigation continues.
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Ellis
Texas Penitentiary
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Snow and drizzle hit Texas Panhandle and beyond
The National Weather Service reports light snow continuing through today with up to two inches possible in the Panhandle. Patchy ice on bridges and roads warned for motorists. Snow was concentrated from a line Dalhart to Canadian south through Plainview Lubbock and toward Tohoka with other areas seeing light rain and fog across North East and Central Texas. Temperatures varied from the upper 20s to mid 50s as skies cleared in West Texas while a warming trend was expected by Tuesday.
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Texas
National Weather Service
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Canadian
Panhandle
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Lubbock
Tohoka
Lake Amistad
del Rio
Austin
Lampasas
Waco
Red River
Rio Grande Valley
Marfa
el Paso
Amarillo
Wink
West Texas
Pecos River
Hill Country
Plains
Central
East
Congress Defends CIA Probe After Welch Slaying
Senate intelligence chair Senator Frank Church says Welch’s murder should not halt congressional oversight of US intelligence. He rejects tying the probe to the death, noting the panel’s practice of keeping CIA operatives anonymous to protect agents. Former CIA worker Mike Ackerman attributed some blame to Congress.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Richard Welch
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Congress
Welch
Greece
Church
Mike Ackerman
Ackerman
Intelligence Committee
Ford says ski spill will not cost votes on final day
President Ford rejects ideas that a ski spill harms his campaign noting most skiers fall. Press secretary Nessen defends his athleticism amid jokes about clumsiness as Ford finishes a vacation at Vail and plans to sign or veto 27 bills. Ford says tumbles on skis do not cost votes and cites fellow skiers as proof of his skill.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Ron Nessen
Nessen
White House
Port Youth Remains Critical After Crash
A Port Lavaca youth was fatally injured when his car crossed lanes, ran off the road, and struck a tree. Rescue crews freed him after about 20 minutes. He was taken to Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital and later transferred to Corpus Christi for further treatment. The vehicle was completely demolished.
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Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Port Lavaca
City Council Special Meeting in Seadrift
The Seadrift City Council will hold a special meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the Community Development Block Grant Program and eligible projects. It will review program objectives and listen to public comments on suggested eligible projects related to the CDBG application.
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Seadrift
Weather Outlook: Cloudy With Cool Temperatures Through Tuesday
Cloudy and cool conditions persist through Tuesday with a slight chance of rain. Northerly winds 10 to 15 mph diminishing early on Tuesday. Highs in the mid 50s this afternoon and Tuesday. tonight’s low in the mid 40s. rainfall probability 20 percent. North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots for recreation and boating, seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding tonight and Tuesday. Widely scattered showers. sunset 5 40 p.m.. tides high 11 59 p.m. and 4 40 p.m Tuesday. low at 9 07 p.m. and 8 19 a.m.. barometric pressure 30.11.
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