Mistaken Air Strike Kills 18 Paratroopers Near Saigon
U S jet fighters bombed a South Vietnamese paratrooper unit near Fire Base Pace on the Cambodian border after a Forward Air Controller mistook them for enemy forces. Eighteen paratroopers were killed and seven wounded. another dozen or more were less seriously hurt. The incident followed a siege on Pace and amid reports of renewed Communist activity around Saigon.
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Astrodomain Faces County Lease Fight at Houston
The Astrodomain Corp which leases the Astrodome from Harris County seeks a $38 billion loan tied to a four year lease and faces certification objections from county commissioners. Separate reports note vandalism and lawsuits related to UNICEF funding and maintenance disputes over the dome as officials critique rusting supports and potential certification conflicts. A Senate vote in Saigon and a harassment charge against a Houston police officer are also mentioned in the sparse coverage.
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Houston Astros
Harris County
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Ray Hof
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Wiretap increases noted in nine months
Washington reports a rise in electronic surveillance by the FBI and other U S agencies. For the first nine months this year 200 telephone wiretaps or hidden microphone installations were authorized under the organizer crime acts compared with 180 for all of 1970 and 30 for 1969.
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Alty
John Mitchell
J. Edgar Hoover
Congressional Appropriations
Hoover
FBI
Orr wins Texas Democratic chairmanship amid stock scandal
Roy Orr, named state Democratic Party chairman by a nominating committee, says the Texas stock scandal hasn’t harmed the party. The SDEC will vote yes or no on Orr in Dallas, with Orr defending the party while distancing wrongdoing from the party as a whole.
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Roy Orr
Democratic Party
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Democratic Executive Committee
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James Gill
Waxahachie
SDEC
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Orr and Smith deny wrongdoing in state party chair race
Candidates defend themselves after an election bid involving a loan from Sharps State Bank. Orr claims equal rapport with Smith and Lt. Gov. Barnes, while Barnes says he did not back any candidate for SDEC chairman. Smith says he favored Travis Johnson or John White and that Roy Orr was not his choice.
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John Connally
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