Portugal names cabinet with more civilians and Communists
Lisbon AP reports Portugal's military rulers unveil a new cabinet with 13 civilians and eight military officers while keeping military control. Premier Vasco dos Santos Goncalves remains in place as the lineup shifts toward civilian and Communist representation. In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces push government troops from several riverside positions near Phnom Penh, taking a stretch of the Mekong bank and pressuring outposts 12 to 15 miles northeast.
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Portugal
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Information Ministry
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Mekong River
Thieu pledges counteroffensive as Da Nang evacuees rise
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu vowed a counteroffensive to save South Vietnam while the United States prepared to evacuate hundreds of thousands of refugees from Da Nang. The U S Embassy had begun removing several of the nearly 100 Americans assigned to the U S Consulate in the threatened port.
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South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
da Nang
U.S
King Faisal buried as world mourns leader
Beir ut reports Faisal of Saudi Arabia to be laid to rest at sunset in an unmarked grave after prayers. Assassination fate unclear as Al Ahram claims arrest in Riyadh palace. Vice President Rockefeller journeys to offer US condolences amid a day of mourning.
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Lebanon
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
al Ahram
Riyadh
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States
Khaled
Ford scraps White House Science Office for advisers plan
President Ford will not restore the White House Office of Science and Technology. He favors a small three member science advisory board over a full office, per a Ford aide. In Houston, 27 Gulf Coast cities were told they face possible doubling of residential gas bills within a year due to a Texas rate filing by a Houston Natural Gas subsidiary. If approved, residential bills in 150 Gulf Coast cities would rise by 51 cents per 1000 cubic feet. A Houston hearing resumes April 2 in Austin as officials seek allied cities in the challenge.
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Ford
White House
Office of Science and Technology
Richard M. Nixon
Science
Houston
Twnty
Gulf Coast
Jonathan Day
Day
Fred Hofheinz
Houston City
Texas Railroad Commission
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Austin
Goatshead burrs targeted by Texas researchers in Bushland
Texan scientists Drs. Allen F. Wiese and Norris E. Daniels study a method to reduce or eliminate goat heads, also called tribulus terrestris, known for painful burrs that puncture skin and bicycle tires. They note the weed’s spread in sandy lands and global presence as the puncture vine, with implications for children and pets.
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Bushland
Tex
Fido
Allen F. Wiese
Norris E. Daniels
Lucy Moore
Daniels
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Weevil Control and Rodeo of Plants in Texas
The article discusses attempts to curb pests like puncture vine weevils at Texas A&M and the Panhandle. It covers chemical and biological approaches, including a burr-destroying nemesis, a virus targeting cotton bollworm, and the aim to reduce weevil spread by vehicles. It notes tumbleweeds’ economic impact, moth introductions, and the value of removing goat heads to save bike repairs and feet comfort.
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Texas A&m University
Panhandle
South Plains
Temple
Tex
Albuquerque
N.M
Oklahoma
Daniels
West
California
Pakistan
Turkey
Southwest Research Institute
San Antonio
Judge sets April 18 for Olympia Petroleum president’s sentencing
U S District Court Judge Sarah T Hughes has scheduled April 18 for the sentencing of William Robert Cook, president of Olympia Petroleum Corp. of Dallas, who was found guilty of three counts of criminal contempt for violating a 1970 injunction. He sold unregistered oil and gas lease interests, collecting about $1 million from investors, with alleged securities fraud in the sale.
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USS
Sarah T. Hughes
Olympia Petroleum Corp
William Robert Cook
Securities and Exchange Commission
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