Grant pays travel miles for Texas convention trip
A Texas Democrat delegate from Marshall in the Texas Constitutional Convention rode 28 miles by four horses to January sessions. Delegates in a jovial session urged Grant to receive 10 cents a mile, the same as other delegates. he declined to vote for the pay authorization. The vote tally was 160 to 2 in his favor of the travel pay. Grant called it an emotional issue among delegates.
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Thai pullout by U S due in mid May
Thailand reports the United States will begin withdrawing about 8,000 troops in mid May and send a storm of warplanes including 52 bombers. The reduction halves the force in Thailand to about 27,000, the smallest since 196. Local Thai leaders and some U S congress members have urged deeper cuts amid regional tensions with China.
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Jury picked for Boyle's slay trial
In Mena Pennsylvania a jury of 1 man and 3 women will hear the Boyle slay case over about three weeks. The 72 year old defendant, a former union leader linked to the Yablonski murders, faces testimony starting Monday after five days of juror screening by Judge Francis J. Xtmni. The panel includes Joseph Yablonski’s son observing as Boyle, toppled from union presidency by a reform group, faces trial for the 1969 murders of Joseph Yablonski, his wife, and daughter. Prosecutor Richard Sprague said more convictions or confessions may follow as witnesses are lined up. The courtroom scene shows the national labor struggle intersecting with a long-running case that drew intense public attention.
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China Reds fly to U S using 707 with own crew
AP reports a Boeing 707 operated by China Reds will fly to the United States with a Chinese crew and Libre tennis teams. The plane will land in Tokyo, refuel, then head to New York via Anchorage, possibly carrying a Chinese delegation to a UN session next month.
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81 Year-Old Missionary Returns Home From China
Anna Hsiao, 81, leaves China for Missouri home after 26 years teaching officials in Peking and serving as a missionary. Entry to the U S was possible after Nixon visit. she reunites with family in Fortescue. She recalls losing her Nationalist Army husband and leaving behind children. She travels via China Hong Kong border then to Kansas City. Meanwhile Brazil endures devastating floods affecting about one fifth of the country with up to 900 drowned daily and 100,000 displaced.
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