Nixon vetoes Cambodia bombing funding bill in 1974 clash
The California White House said President Nixon vetoed a 3.4 billion supplementary bill cutting funds for Cambodia bombing after talks with GOP leaders. The Senate had passed the measure 81 to 11, and House Republicans hoped to block an override. A separate House vote barred new Cambodia bombing funds, sending the measure to the Senate.
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San Clemente
Calif
California White House
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Senate
House
Congress
Laos
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
John G. Tower
Texas
Tower
Indochina
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Air Force Academy discloses long running POW compound
The Air Force Academy in Colorado reveals a two acre mock POW compound in use since 1968 surrounded by barbed wire. Cadets trained there under classified conditions and with limited disclosure. Rep. Aspin says a new facility could cost 244000 to 500000 dollars and feature interrogation cells and isolation sheds for summer training between cadet years.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
Jim Jones
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
Jones
Hanoi Hilton
Colorado Mountains
Larry White
White
Rocky Mountain News
Louis Mutschler
Lincoln
Mass
Academy
Mustchler
No Alternative to Hush Up Watergate Bugging
The remark notes that officials considered suppressing information about Watergate bugging though the idea was disliked, reflecting internal political pressure to minimize publicity. The quote implies a lack of acceptable options beyond secrecy.
Roswell to Accept FAA Grant for Runway Improvements
Roswell City Council will hold a special session at 5 p.m. in city hall to accept an FAA grant for north-south runway work at Roswell Industrial Air Center. Project cost is $654,000 with $417,090 from FAA and $50,000 from Four Corners Regional Commission. city matching $236,910. An Army Pershing missile was destroyed in flight at White Sands Missile Range after a launch malfunction.
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Associated Press and Record News
Roswell
City Hall Chambers
Federal Aviation Administration
Roswell Industrial Air Center
FAA
Four Corners
White Sands Missile Range
N.M
Dean says he did not tell Nixon the Watergate story directly
John W. Dean III testified before Senate investigators that he did not directly tell President Nixon the Watergate story on September 15 but believes Nixon knew. He described the meeting with Haldeman and Ehrlichman and said the discussion covered the case, civil suits, and prospects for a House inquiry.
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John W. Dean III
Senate
White House
Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Dean
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Gurney
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Erhlichman
Bob
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
House
CIA
United States
Senate Committee
Treasure tale linked to White Sands range sparks renewed lore
Reports say 35 to 40 Boston clients of attorney F Lee Bailey found a cache of gold bars worth 26.5 million dollars in a cave on the White Sands missile range in southern New Mexico. The story ties to Doc Noss lore from Hembrillo Canyon andVictoria Peak with past digs and halted explorations by Army and Treasury officials.
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Las Cruces
N.M
New Mexico
White Sands Missile Range
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
E.M
Doc
Noss
Ness
Hembrillo Canyon
Victoria Peak
White Sands Range
Wayne J. Smith
San Andres Mountains
Missile Range
San Andres
Army
Treasury Department
Noss Cave
Denver, Colo
State official eyes exotic game hunts in New Mexico
William S. Huey of Santa Fe an assistant director of the New Mexico Game and Fish Department said a hunting season in 1974 may be opened for two exotic species Persian Ibex and African gemsbok. He noted releases and population estimates and described planned studies and future releases including Siberian Ibex into the Ladron Mountain.
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William S. Huey
Santa Fe
New Mexico Game and Fish Department
New Mexico
Huey
Department
State Game Commission
Florida
Deming
New Mexico State University
White Sands Missile Range
Africa
Iran
Colorado State University
Game Conservation International
Eugene Decker
CSU
Fred Harrington
Game and Fish Department
Canadian River
Albuquerque City Zoo
Europe
Ladron
Socorro
Albuquerque
Roswell
Chaves County
Roswell Leaders Discuss Roswell Street Upgrades in Artesia
Informal talks on highway improvements in Roswell were held Tuesday in Artesia with Roswell officials and state highway leaders. The North Main Street project, about 1.8 million dollars, is slated for September bid setting and a four to six month construction period.
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Roswell
Artesia
Kenneth Towle
Hobbs
L. G ‘Stretch’ Boles
Santa Fe
North Main Street
RCDC
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Gerald Warren
Gerald Ford
Roswell and Vicinity
Charles W. Colson
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
Colson
Jack Anderson
NBC
Chet Huntley
Robert Strauss
Columbus
Ind
J. Erwin Miller
Anderson
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
G. Gordon Liddy
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
WSMR
Arian
Williams
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