Stennis Shot in Front of Home in Washington
Sen. John C. Stennis was shot twice during an attempted holdup near his Washington home and listed in very serious condition after 62 hours of surgery. Police sought two teen suspects while the FBI joined the investigation as officials and family rushed to the hospital.
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John C. Stennis
Senate
U.S
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maj
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Maj. Garland
George Keane
National Guard
Capitol
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FBI
William P. Rogers
Elliot L. Richardson
Mississippi
William Waller
John Hampton Stennis
Samuel Syme
Winston- Salem
N.C
Stennis Shot During Robbery Bid Outside Washington Home
U S Senator John Stennis of Mississippi was shot twice in a late Tuesday robbery attempt outside his Washington D C home. He was transported to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and listed in very serious condition.
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U.S
John Stennis
Dmiss
Washington, D.C
Stennis
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Koch proposes repeal bill on private property posting
Santa Fe representative James Koch says his pending repeal bill cleans up unused private property posting statutes. He notes the revision never opened lands to hunters and is not currently in force. The measure, KOACH’s two line repeal, schedules a hearing Thursday before the House Natural Resources Committee of which he is chair.
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Santa FE
James Koch
Dsanta Fe
Koch
New Mexico
Koach
House Natural Resources Committee
GHS Principal Explains Reading Material to Evaluating Team
Goddard High School Principal Van Witt outlines reading materials to a three day evaluation team from North Central Asia. The delegation includes Dr. Robert White and Dr. Bonner Crawford from the University of New Mexico and Barbara Houston of Hobbs High School.
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Goddard High School
van Witt
Domenici Calls Roswell Desalination Plant a False Economy
U.S. Senator Pete Domenici argues against cutting the Roswell brackish water desalinization project, calling its elimination a false economy and urging congressional action. He frames budget decisions as congressionally driven and seeks collaboration with New Mexico leaders to preserve the project and plan Brantley Dam funding.
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U.S
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Roswell
United States
Congress
Congress of the
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Domenici
Interior Department
OMB
Interior
Toto
Extradition Granted for Leon Williams Known as Diamond Tooth
Extradition papers are granted for Leon Williams nicknamed Diamond Tooth who escaped years ago from former Chaves County Sheriff Bill Smith. Williams is being held in Springfield Missouri where authorities say he is in custody. Chaves County Sheriff Tommy Thompson and officers will depart Roswell Thursday to return him.
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Leon ‘‘Diamond Tooth
Williams
Chaves County
Bill Smith
Springfield
L. O
Tommy’’ Thompson
Roswell
Nixon sends Kissinger to Hanoi for direct talks
President Nixon announced Henry Kissinger will travel to Hanoi February 10 to 13 to open direct communications with North Vietnam on a postwar reconstruction plan he calls a potential investment in peace. Nixon also plans a spring meeting with South Vietnamese President Thieu at the Western White House.
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Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
White House
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
Kissinger
Congress
Southeast Asia
Nixon budget cuts threaten Roswell area services and Meals On Wheels
President Nixon proposes deep reductions to the Office of Economic Opportunity that would shutter the Chaves County CAP with 31 staff and a 132000 dollar annual budget. Meals On Wheels would end February 9 unless funding is found, while Head Start family planning and other programs would be eliminated, triggering a regional economic impact. Lupe Mendez appeals for restore funds, noting a $10000 matching grant goal and current $3000 raised, seeking aid from Levi Strauss Foundation in San Francisco.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Richard M. Nixon
Roswell
Chaves County
Mendez
Rock House
CAP
Levi-Strauss Foundation
San Francisco
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