North Vietnamese Leaders Reported in Saigon Visit
North Vietnam top leaders including Le Duan Truong Chinh and Pham Van Dong were seen in Saigon for decisions on South Vietnam’s government. Reports circulated May 28 but censored. PRG leaders unseen since May 15 17 celebrations. Military management committee runs Saigon with key posts held by Hanoi officials.
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Vientiane
Laos
North Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
le Duan
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Truong Chinh
National Assembly
Pham van Dong
Xuan Thuy
Party
Vo Nguyen Giap
U.S. Ambassadors Differ On UN Pullout Over Israel
Daniel Moynihan urges a U.S. withdrawal from the U.N. General Assembly if Israel is expelled, while Malcolm Toon warns such blunt threats could backfire. Both spoke separately to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during consideration of their nominations. Moynihan said principles appear confrontational and urged mutual respect.
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Washington
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Israel
Daniel P. Moynihan
U.N
Malcolm Toon
Ambassa
Dor
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moynihan
Boys State Opens At UT Austin In 1975 Session
More than 885 high school junior boys will gather at the University of Texas in Austin for the American Legion Boys State 1975 session. Delegates register at 2 p.m. in Jester Center and participate in an orientation after dinner. Leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties are slated to speak as Boys State houses 18 cities split into two precincts for Federalist and Nationalist parties.
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Austin
University of Texas In
American Legion Boys State
James W. White
Jester Center
Boys State
American Legion
Department of Texas
Federalist
Natonalist
Legion
World Book Encyclopedia notes metric and English measures
The 1975 World Book Encyclopedia lists both customary English and metric measurements in articles. Editorial director Dr William Nault says English measurements are shown with metric equivalents in parentheses for most measurements.
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Chicago
World Book Encyclopedia
William Nault
World Book
Boys State to Run State Government for a Day
F C McConnell of Austin Post No 76 chairs this year s program and Dr fir man Haynie of Austin serves as director On Tuesday the citizens of Boys State will visit the State Capitol sit in chairs of the offices they were elected to and run the state government for a day
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F. C. McConnell
Austin Post No. 76
Firman Haynie
Austin
Boys State
World cattle herd grows slowly amid high slaughter rates
The Agriculture Department analyst report shows the global cattle herd at over 1.34 billion, up 2 percent from a year ago, with U S and other developed countries driving higher slaughter. North America 195.7 million, South America 209.9 million, Europe 134.6 million, Asia 491 million. India likely holds nearly half of Asia’s total cattle and water buffalo.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
South America
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
North America
Soviet Union
Africa
Oceania
Asia
India
Woods charged by police in negligent homicide case
Charles E. Woods, 21, of Crescent Valley, was charged with negligent homicide after a May 22 traffic crash killed Virgil Rice, 46, and his wife Gladys, 42, and injured five others including Woods. Woods allegedly failed to yield at an intersection, colliding with Jack McKelvy’s car on U S Highway 87.
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Victoria Charles E. Woods
Crescent Valley
Olivia
Virgil Rice
Gladys
Woods
Jim Kaelin
Kaelin
Wood
Jack McKelvy
McKelvy
Betty
Vernon Singleton
Jimmy R. Johnson
Rice
Suez opens as rockets hit during Middle East tensions
Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel near the frontier as Egypt reopens the Suez Canal on the Six Day War anniversary. A grenade hit a Jerusalem tourist bus area but caused no serious injuries. Sadat proclaimed the canal reopening a pledge of peace while vowing to liberate Arab lands. An Egyptian destroyer led a four day canal voyage with dignitaries aboard. Israel said its Sinai patrol captured three Egyptian soldiers behind its lines and will return them to Egypt.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Jerusalem
Sinai Desert
International Red Cross
United Nations Observer Force
Natchez IX Wins First Steamboat Race in a Century
In New Orleans the Natchez IX defeated the Delta Queen as archbishop Hannan proclaimed God on the side of the boat with the most passengers. The Natchez carried 636 aboard while the Delta Queen had about 250. fares supported the St. Louis Cathedral restoration fund. The race halted shipping and drew spectators along the Mississippi River.
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New Orleans
Robert Dawson
Milwaukee
Mark Twain
John R. Roe
Philip M. Hannan
Natchez
St. Louis Cathedral
Archdiocese of
Mississippi River
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert E. Lee
St. Louis
Lee
Sentences handed down in court two cases addressed
Two sentences were handed down in District 24 Judge Joe E. Kelly's hearings. Jeanette B. Hilburn received a two year jail term starting March 20 to run concurrent with a Matagorda County sentence for forgery by passing. James Lester Roach drew a five year probated sentence and a $500 fine after a waived indictment on a DWI offense. The Sammie Lee Ford statutory rape case was referred to county court for trial. The murder trial of Alfredo Vela Cuellar and the felony theft case of Arnold Robert Ondres were continued.
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District 24
Joe E. Kelly
Jeanette B. Hilburn
Matagorda
James Lester Roach
Sammie Lee Ford
Alfredo Vela Cuellar
Arnold Robert Ondres
Chirillo and Eckerman Promoted at Union Carbide Seadrift
A.W. Boyd announces J R Chirillo to Area Process Engineer at Union Carbide Seadrift Plant. Chirillo joined Carbide in 1973 after earning Rutgers BS in Chemical Engineering and BA in Economics. He lives in Victoria. Eckerman named Senior Process Engineer after earlier 1973 promotion to Area Process Engineer. he joined in 1971 with a Texas A&M BS in Mechanical Engineering and resides in Victoria with his wife Karen.
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J.R. Chirillo
A.W. Boyd
Union Carbide Seadrift
Chirillo
Carbide
Rutgers University
Victoria
D.C. Eckerman
Union
Carbide Seadrift Plant
Eckerman
Texas A&m University
Karen
Voting Rights Act extension sails through House
The House approved a measure extending the Voting Rights Act through 1985 by 341 to 70 after three days of debate. The bill adds bilingual ballots and voter help for language minorities, bans literacy tests, and expands coverage to parts of six additional states while continuing protections in 39 North Carolina counties and six southern states.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
James ©. Eastland
D-Miss
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Virginia
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Episcopals Recommend Admonition for Priest Wendt
An Episcopal church ecclesiastical court voted 3 to 2 to admonish Rev. William A. Wendt for permitting an irregularly ordained women priest to lead a Communion service in his church. The court urged the lightest penalty short of acquittal, sending the advise to Bishop William F. Creighton who has 30 days to decide.
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Washington
Epicopal Church
William A. Wendt
William F. Creighton
Episcopal Diocese of
Creighton
INS seeks coded ID card to curb illegal entry
Immigration and Naturalization Service asked Congress to approve a new electronically coded identification card for legal aliens. The $47 million fiscal 1976 item would fund cards and reading machines, with a photo fingerprints and coded data readable only by machines. The service says current cards are easily counterfeited by or for illegal aliens and expects operation within a year of approval.
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Washington
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Congress
European feed processors to meet U S officials
A six-member European feed processing team from Britain Ireland France and Belgium will visit Washington June 16 17 to discuss U S soy bean supplies and report poor quality feedstuffs. Sponsored by the American Soybean Association the trip will include Chicago and Illinois farm stops. Senators consider emergency power for the Agriculture Department and set hearings on grain inspection for June 19.
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Washington
U.S
American Soybean Association
Hudson
Iowa
Chicago
Illinois
Britain
France
Ireland
Belgium
Senate Agriculture Committee
Herman E. Talmadge
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