Families stunned by ship seizure
The Mayaguez seizure by Cambodian forces shocks relatives of crew members. Nichols Bock, son of Wilbert N. Bock, voices anger while Burton Coombes’s wife in Hong Kong reports his concern for the war situation. Puntillo family members vow to seek help from a congressman as they urge government action.
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Associated Press
U.S
Mayaguez
Gulf of Thailand
Nichols Bock
Wilbert N. Bock
Bogota
N.J
Bock
Burton Coombes
Dolores
Hong Kong
Richmond
Calif
Kenosha
Wis
Salvatore Emile Puntillo
Puntillo
Robert Puntillo
Tornado Watch Keeps Texas Panhandle On Alert
A new cold front moves into the Texas Panhandle with flood risk in the north central region by evening. Overnight storms and isolated tornadoes affected Northwest Texas with hail and heavy rain, including a touchdown north of Channing six miles north of Amarillo. Watches were issued for West and North Central Texas counties but no additional ground tornadoes were reported.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Amarillo
Hereford
Panhandle
East
Channing
Dalhart
XIT Ranch
South Plains
Post
Claude and
Groom
Skellytown
Big Spring
Gage
Okla
Defendants pay fines in District 24 judge hearings
Five defendants pled guilty before Judge Joe Kelly and received sentences and fines totaling 1233.70 dollars. Glen Ray Harvey was fined 400 dollars and given a four year probated term for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He also faced six months in county jail probated for one year for assault causing bodily injury. Robert E. Wheeler was fined 300 dollars with a one year probated sentence for criminal trespassing. Tommy Dean Bagwell Glen Arvin Sullivan and Tommy Arvin Bagwell faced 60 day jail terms probated for six months with 100 dollar fines and 77.90 dollars restitution each.
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District
Joe Kelly
Glen Ray Harvey
Robert E. Wheeler
Tommy Dean Bagwell
Glen Arvin Sullivan
Tommy Arvin Bagwell
Morning Markets Steady Trade on New York Exchange
The Dow Jones average drifted 0.47 to 847.00 as gains and losses stayed even amid active trading. Brokers noted ongoing buying by institutions hopeful for an economic recovery while U S vessel tensions risked broader effects. Pan American rose to 5 1 2 as Iran’s Shah was said to sign a $300 million aid deal for the airline. The American Exchange index rose 0.06 to 87.49, while the NYSE composite gained 19 to 48.20 and Anglo Ltd. remained unchanged at 2 1/2.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Pan American World Airways
Wall Street Journal
American Stock Exchange
NYSE
Anglo Co., Ltd
Amex
Ex-Texas Bell Worker Details Wiretap Cases
A former Southwestern Bell technician tells of at least a dozen unauthorized wiretaps, often at police request. Joe Gunn, to appear before a state Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Ron Clower, says taps occurred in Houston, involved union leaders, and led to employee dismissals and legal action.
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Gunn
State Senate
Southeastern Bell
Ron Clower
Dgarland
Bell
Texas Employment Commission
Houston
the Communications Workers of America
Houston City
Bankruptcy rate sets record pace
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reports March bankruptcy filings rose to 24,970, the highest single month on record, with fiscal 1975 nine‑month totals at 184,655, up 35 percent from 1974. Officials warn ongoing increases may push the year’s total to about 231,660 as consumer credit tightens.
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Associated Press
Administrative Office of
United States Courts
Federal Judicial District
U.S
Memorial honors Marine from Marshalltown High School
Marine Lance Cpl. Darwin Judge, a 19 year old graduate of Marshalltown High School, will be remembered in a school gym tonight as one of the last two American Marines to die in Vietnam. His parents Henry and Ida Judge await his body as a flag ceremony and private funeral arrangements are planned after burial.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Lance Cpl
Darwin Judge
Marshalltown High School
Vietnam
Henry
Ida Judge
Judge
Saigon
Cpl
Charles McMahon Jr
Woburn
Mass
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
Mrs. Judge
Hostages Freed at Quebec Aircraft Plant Riot
More than 100 riot police freed 10 hostages held by about 50 striking union members at a United Aircraft plant in Longueuil near Montreal. Police used clubs and tear gas. four officers were injured. The siege followed a Quebec Federation of Labor rally opposing proposed anti corruption legislation in construction.
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Montreal
United Aircraft Plant
Longueuil
Quebec Federation of Labor
Louis Laberge
Fernand Daoust
Soyuz Launch Rehearsal for Apollo Soyuz Rendezvous
A simulated launch from Moscow models the July 15 Apollo Soyuz rendezvous mission. Soviet cosmonauts Leonov Kubasov are aboard, while American astronauts Stafford Brand and Slayton monitor from Cape Canaveral as US and Soviet control centers exchange data in a computer run-through.
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Alexey Leonov
Valery Kubasov
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Cape Canaveral
Deaths of Joseph Haynie and Hubert Mikulenka
Joseph D. Haynie 57, former Seadrift city councilman, died Monday in a San Antonio hospital after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home. Hubert Mikulenka 58, ex Alcoa worker, longtime Port Lavaca resident, WWII veteran, died yesterday at Kerrville VA Hospital. Services Thursday at Sacred Heart Hallettsville. funeral home viewing until 1 p.m. then church service at 2 p.m. Rosary Wednesday night. Survived by wife Jessie Cade, mother Agnes Mikulenka, four sons, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, five grandchildren. Pastor Martin Collins to officiate.
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Joseph Haynie
Joseph D. Haynie
Seadrift
San Antonio
Haynie
Richardson Funeral Home
Hubert Mikulenka
Kerrville
Alcoa
Port Lavaca
VFW
Sacred Heart Church
Hallettsville
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ann Kohutek
San Angelo
Wilma Watkins
Houston
Rosary
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duPont
Eastman
Paso
Fairchna
Ford
Goodrich
RCA
Sun Il
Us.s.r
Boston
Virginia
Soyuz
American Mission Control Center
Soviet Union
Moscow
Texas Floor Co
Penta Posts
Blasingim's Bargain Center
Leadatt
Calhoun County
Point Comfort
Lavaca
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