Boy Found Dead After Six-Hour Civil Defense Search
Civil Defense diver Frank Stiles recovered a boy’s body about 2 p.m. Monday in 15 feet of water, one-fourth mile north of the Somerset Road bridge and 150 yards from where he was last seen. The body was wedged beneath debris in a natural dam. Sheriff’s Lt. Alfred Carreon said the boy wore gray slacks, a pullover sweater, and one boot when found.
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Civil Defense
Frank Stiles
Somerset Road
Stiles
Alfred Carreon
Leslie Ward Free After 77Hour Kidnapping Ordeal
Dallas police rescued Leslie Janice Ward, a 7 year old girl, found gagged and bound in a south side house after 77 hours as her father Fletcher Ward, a Dallas businessman, expressed relief. Raymond Beckley, 45, was arrested nearby on extortion charges and jailed under a 250000 dollar bond.
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Dallas
Leslie Janice Ward
Fletcher Ward
North Dallas
Raymond C. Beckley
Leslie
Electrician Blows Self Up in Eureka Hotel
An unemployed electrician, Clarence Arthur Deya of Tulelake California, blew himself up with a dynamite bomb in a Eureka hotel room. Police found a note in his room after he arrived over the weekend.
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Eureka
Calif
UPT
Clarence Arthur Deya
Tulelake
Bomb threats scare Texas school. penalties and tax quirks debated
Letters discuss bomb threats at a Texas school with a felony penalty of 2 to 20 years and juvenile prosecutability at 17. Other notes cover tombstone tax non deductibility and child labor/school attendance rules up to age 16, with references to the Texas Bureau of Labor Statistics and a local address.
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Ilegal
State of
Texas
Texas Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prisoners to Leave Hanoi as Three Planes Head Home
Three C141 hospital planes will bring 108 Americans from Hanoi to Clark Field with arrivals expected at 2:30 am, 3:30 am, and 4:30 am on Wednesday. Viet Cong officials say 25 military personnel and seven U.S. civilians are among those repatriated, while 288 Americans and 14 civilians remain prisoners. U.S. and Viet Cong exchanges hinge on cease fire terms and a March 28 deadline. General Woodward notes no more troopers will leave until the third phase of returns is completed.
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U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Gilbert Woodward
Joint Military Commission
Woodward
Viet Cong
IMC
Tran Vang Tra
PRG
Federal aid rushes to Texas counties after disaster
U S aid teams review affected areas while President declares disaster. Tower contacts Nixon and SBA chief Thomas Kleepe to speed assistance. SBA offers loans at one percent with 35000 forgivable. HUD will provide emergency housing and the Corps of Engineers will handle cleanup. Agencies include OEO and Agriculture.
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Tower
Nixon
Thomas Kleepe
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Texas
SBA
Department of Housing, and Urban Development
Corps of Engineers
Office of Economic Opportunity
Department of Agriculture
Armstrong postpones speech on Spanish speaking affairs
Anne Armstrong, named to head Spanish speaking affairs, postponed her Raymondville Chamber of Commerce annual dinner speech planned for March 30 due to pending surgery for her husband Toby Armstrong. The date was rescheduled to April 11 to accommodate her speaking engagement.
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Raymondville
Anne Armstrong
Raymondville Chamber of Commerce
Mother Dies From Burns in Auto Fire
A mother, Jania Muzquiz, 32, died from extensive burns after an auto fire near Dysart. Her children Linda 1 and Edward 2 remained in critical condition at Brooke General Hospital, along with two other Muzquiz children Juan 4 and Janet 7 in satisfactory condition. Mary 9 was released. Passersby pulled family members from the car after the vehicle burst into flames driven by Mrs Muzquiz.
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Brooke General Hospital
Jania Muzquiz
Army Burn Center
Linda
Edward Muzquiz
Muzquiz
Juan
Janet
Mary
Murquiz
Grand Jury to Hear Dope Case in Houston Student
John Patrick Parsons of Houston a University of Texas senior charged with illegally importing 382 grams of cocaine from Mexico has been bound over to a federal grand jury after a hearing before U S Magistrate Frank Baskin Parsons 21 was arrested at International Airport last week by U S Customs agents who said they found the cocaine hidden at the soles and heels of Parsons shoes.
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John Patrick Parsons
Houston
University of Texas
U.S
Mexico
Frank Baskin
Parsons
International
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Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Postal System
North Star
Wonderland
Military Drive Plaza
Downtown
McCullough
Dunham Trukkers
North Star Wonderland
Mccullough Military Drive
Key TO
Grant
Grant Teaff
Baylor University
First Baptist
Jimmy R. Allen
Walker-Ford Singers
Grand Jury
Chevrolet
Justin Boots
South Texas
Mission
Kallisons
Kodak
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