Soviet bombers breach Alaskan defense perimeter says Air Force
An Air Force spokesman described Soviet Tu-16 Badger incursions as periodic tests of U S defenses off Alaska with intercepts by U S fighters. The statement denied reports of MiG overflights during late 1975 and noted the January 16 incident did not involve overflight of Alaskan land. Giscard presses detente in Congress. The report cites CIA files on Americans under Operation CHAOS and notes Helms warned the White House in 1969 this realm was outside the CIA charter.
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Washington
U.S
Alaskan
Air Force
Alaska
U.S. Air Force
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Congress
Giscard d’Estaing
France
White House
Ford
United States
Soviet Union
CIA
Senate
Richard Helms
Senate Intelligence Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Public Safety Chief refuses to resign amid probe
SHREVEPORT Louisiana Public Safety Commissioner George D Artois rejected calls to resign during an ongoing investigation. Mayor Calhoun Allen said D Artois would take only a medical leave of absence for illness or hospitalization while attorney general investigators continue their work. D Artois suffered chest pains but doctors said no heart attack and he remains hospitalized for observation.
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Shreveport
Public Safety
George D' Artois
D'Artois
Calhoun Allen
Allen
Texas Ranger to Help Probe Church Robberies
Parker County deputies and a Texas Ranger travel to Nashville Tennessee to question two wounded suspects Larry Lee Sawdon and Harold Rodovich both 37 and 35 after shotgun wounds near Woodmount Baptist Church. Sadie Jean Sawdon 21 was arrested as the trio’s car sat near the church. A diary found in their car is described as reading like Bonnie and Clyde.
Robbery Suspect Held in Calhoun County
A 29-year-old Encino man Gary Ray Perry was charged with robbing the Sigmar Shamrock service station at 1104 N Virginia of 74 dollars. Police detective Joe Pena filed the charge around 3 p.m. Monday and Perry remained in Calhoun County jail on a 10000 dollar bond. He was arrested in Palacios about 35 minutes after the robbery. Attendant Helen Crow identified the suspect, the car and license number.
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Encino
Port Lavaca
Joe Pena
Gary Ray Perry
Falfurrias
Calhoun County
C. H. Smith
Perry
Sigmar Shamrock
Virginia
Palacios
Helen Crow
Deaths of William Franklin Strown 83 of Port Lavaca
William Franklin Strown 83 of Port Lavaca died Monday at 6 30 p m after an extended illness. Funeral services Wednesday at 4 p m Richardson Funeral Home with Rev George Yarborough officiating. Burial in Seadrift Cemetery. Born Sept 10 1892 in Llano Texas son of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Strown. Retired employee of Powder Horn Ranch and a Baptist church member. Survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
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William Franklin Strown
Port Lavaca
Richardson Funeral
George Yarborough
Seadrift
Seadrift Baptist Church
Mr. Strown
Llano
Texas
Thomas Strown
Powder Horn Ranch
The
Baptist Church
Marine Private Calzada Completes Recruit Training
Marine Pvt. David J. Calzada, son of Mr and Mrs John Calzada of 807 W Leona, completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego California. A 1975 Calhoun High School graduate, he enlisted in August 1975.
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David J. Calzada
John Calzada
W. Leona
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Calhoun High School
Marine Corps
Alcoa Opens First Commercial Smelting Plant in Texas
Alcoa starts up the world’s first commercial facility using a power saving smelting process at its Anderson County works seven miles northeast of Palestine Texas. The enclosed system cuts energy use to six to eight kilowatt hours per pound, with a design capacity of 300000 tons annually and 160 employees in the initial phase. Aluminum chloride is marketed as a by product.
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Palestine
Alcoa
Anderson County
Texas
Texas Power & Light Company
May 18 in History 1804 Napoleon Emperor Proclaimed
On May 18 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of France. Other events include Lincoln’s 1860 Republican nomination, Vicksburg siege beginning in 1863, TVA creation in 1933, Ethiopian surrender in 1941, UN HQ move in 1951, and two year military service proposal in 1965. Birthdays include Perry Como Margot Fonteyn and John Updike.
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Associated Press
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Vicksubrg, Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara
United States
US Congress
James Schlesinger
U.S
Mayaguez
Perry Como
Margot Fonteyn
John Updike
Napoleon
Herbert Samuel
Panel Okays Resolution On Island Access And Doves
The panel backed a resolution to protect mourning doves and sea turtles as interior department officials argued for preservation. Pearce Johnson noted Texas had an endangered species act before the feds, while Don Kennard debated limiting a causeway to the island. Lt. Col. Sid Ward argued for island access, and Wyatt cited a federal court victory granting 18,000 acres to Texas and termination of a condemnation lease for 17,499 acres of marshland.
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Interior Department
Pearce Johnson
Austin
State Parks and Wildlife Department
Don Kennard
Sid Ward
Kennard
Ward
Wyatt
Corpus Christi
State of
Texas
Western Changes Bypass Isolated Burmese Capital
Rangoon, Burma remains insulated from Asia’s modernization surge. The city shows no skyscrapers, neon, or modern nightlife, with 1.7 million residents in traditional dress and limited freedoms under President Ne Win’s socialist Burma. Citizens complain of empty shelves, a swollen black market, and bureaucratic corruption, while intellectuals blame state control of the press, mismanaged economy, and a monopolized elite.
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Rangoon
Burma
Asia
Singapore
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Bangkok
Thailand
Hilton
New York
Europe
Morning Markets Signals Small Dow Gain Amid Cautious Trading
The Noon Dow rose 1.97 to 989.61 as bargains appeared after a weeklong decline. Gainers led losers 3 to 2 on the NYSE while traders awaited rate outlook and Maryland and Michigan primary results. Florida Power & Light active at 224 with a 100,000 share block. NYSE composite up .15 to 53.99 and ASE market value index up .21.
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New York
Maryland
Michigan
Florida Power & Light
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
FTC Eyes Cigarette Sales Rise
Washington AP Americans smoked nearly 9 billion more cigarettes in 1975 than 1974 and the FTC asks if tobacco ads mislead consumers. The agency cites Salem ads and says ads may ignore health risks while examining industry knowledge of advertising effects.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
United States
FTC
Salem
Six Graduates From U of HVC Commencement
Several Calhoun County residents earned degrees at University of Houston Victoria Campus ceremonies on Monday. Kenneth Darvie Wilson received a Master of Education while Cheryl Ann Brown Deborah H Fogle Gloria Amelda Ornelas Gonzalez and Elizabeth Wallace May earned bachelors degrees. Gail Buxkemper Sawyer of Point Comfort also earned a bachelors degree during the ceremony.
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Calhoun County
University of Houston Victoria
Kenneth Darvie Wilson
Cheryl Ann Brown
Deborah H. Fogle
Gloria Amelda Ornelas Gonzalez
Elizabeth Wallace May
Port Lavaca
Gail Buxkemper Sawyer
Point Comfort
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Liepzig
Germany
Carsten, Juergen
Birgit
Holger Seidel
William F. Strown
Marine
Ethiopia
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Lake Success
N.Y
Manhattan
Ne Win
John
Buddy
Winder Southland Life Insurance Company
At&t
Borden
Chrysler
Coca Cola
duPont
Eastman
el Paso
Exxon
Fairchild
Ford Gen Foods
Tire
Goodrich
Waint Paper
Joan Jon Litton
Aarathon Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto Wa
Penn Cent
Penney
Phill
RCA Safeway
Sears
Texaco Texas
Woolworth
Xerox
U of Hvc
Lavaca
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