CIA Leaders Fear Prosecution of Agents for Murder
Former CIA general counsel Lawrence Huston testified that he would not have recommended prosecuting a CIA employee for murder if doing so would reveal secret operations. He noted none of the nine cases the CIA chose not to prosecute involved murder. The hearing also covered CIA spending and a Post report about a 1963 plot to kill Fidel Castro discussed on the day Kennedy was slain.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Lawrence R. Huston
CIA
Huston
House
Justice Department
Subcommittee
Bella S. Abzug
D-N.y
Rep
Abzug
Select
House Intelligence Committee
USS
Otis G. Pike
Dn.y
Washington Post
Congressional
John F. Kennedy
Paris
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Dallas
the Post
Castro
Post
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Associated Press
Havana
United States
Theodore Sorensen
George Department
L. Cary
Justicetion
Woman and children injured in highway crash near Point Comfort
A mother Mary Sue Creglow age 32 and her children Robin seven and David thirteen were hurt in a head on collision with a semi truck driven by Glenn P. Spurgeon at Highway 35 By-pass Broadway Street during rush hour. They were taken to Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital and later Creglow to DeTar Hospital Victoria for fractures and other injuries. Spurgeon uninjured. Police investigation ongoing with fire and highway department units aiding at the scene.
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Point Comfort
Hwy. 35
Broadway Street
R.S
Mary Sue) Creglow
Robin
David
Champ
Postal contract expected ratified by letter carriers union
James Rademacher head of the National Association of Letter Carriers predicts swift ratification of a new three year contract. The deal reportedly includes raises totaling 1500 a year in four steps and a no layoff clause. Several cost of living increases lift the average postal salary beyond scheduled raises.
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Washington
James Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Painting to Begin on Victoria Bridge Canal Bridge
Work on the Victoria Bridge Canal Bridge on Hwy 35, about 12 miles southwest of Port Lavaca, starts July 28. HL Freeland & Sons of San Saba will clean and paint the existing steel, with a two week completion target. One traffic lane will close during daylight sandblasting and painting. flagmen will assist motorists.
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Victoria Bridge Canal
Hwy. 35
Port Lavaca
E.J. Blaschke
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
HL. Freeland & Sons, Inc
San Saba
Blaschke
Local officials push for state control of Matagorda Island
Port Lavaca Mayor K A Wallace urges residents to oppose a Fish and Wildlife takeover. State Rep Joe Wyatt backs transferring Matagorda Island to Texas Parks and Wildlife for a state park and wildlife area. Gov Dolph Briscoe reportedly agrees, while rumors swirl over federal state plans as 22 federal agencies are invited to bid on the island.
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Bill Pack
Matagorda Island
K.A. Wallace
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
U.S. Fish and Wildlife” Service
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Wallace
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
Texas
Texas Office of State-Federal Relations
State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Armed Services Committees
U.S. House
Senate
Interior Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
General Services Administration
GSA
Prices Up Again Gasoline and Food Fuel June CPI Jump
The Labor Department reports June CPI up 0.8 percent the largest monthly rise since September with food up 1.5 percent led by meats 5.8 percent and fruits and vegetables 2.4 percent Gasoline up about 3 percent to around 57 cents a gallon regular 60 cents premium. Real spendable earnings fell 0.4 percent in June and were down 0.4 percent for the year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Meat probe opens on military meat purchases
Senate investigators launch a nationwide study of Pentagon meat buying to determine if substandard beef reaches servicemen. Senator Lawton Chiles cites flies hair bits of hide and metal in Norfolk Virginia and Jacksonville Florida shipments as prompting the probe with Defense Department and GAO cooperation.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Senate Federal Spending
Defense Department
Chiles
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Fla
JWL
General Accounting Office
Congress
Calhoun High Students Win At Sam Houston Journalism Workshop
Six Calhoun High School students attended a July 13 to 18 journalism workshop at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. Sami Evans Jann Tatum and Nancy Hahn won first prize for the Do-A-Lot Daily paper, while Tricia Gregurek and Carol Ramirez earned top honors in yearbook design and page layout.
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Calhoun High School
Sam Houston State University
Sami Evans
Jann Tatum
Standing
Huntsville
Nancy Hahn
Tricia Gregurek
Carol Ramirez
Miss Gregurek
Weather Outlook With Warmth and Scattered Showers
Considerable cloudiness and warm conditions persist through Wednesday with a slight chance of afternoon thunder showers. Tonight and Wednesday bring higher shower chances. variable winds 6 to 12 mph. Highs in the low 90s, lows near the low 70s, Wednesday highs in the upper 80s. Marine outlook shows southeast winds 8 to 12 knots, seas 1 to 2 feet, with higher seas in scattered showers. Tides include a low tide at 10:49 p.m. today and a low at 12:06 p.m. tomorrow.
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Nancy McCarley
Tricia Gregorek
Doug Jackson
Wave
Little Chocolate Bayou
Kinchen Construction Co
Taylor Publishing Co
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