FBI chief questions subversive focus and drug role
Federal Bureau of Investigation head defends agency scope and methods amid Watergate scrutiny. He notes only 6 percent of effort on subversives, 30 percent on other matters, and limited wiretap use. FBI cooperates with other agencies on drugs, citing a Florida seizure valued at 78 million dollars. A UPI item reports a federal grand jury indicting two postal workers for tampering with sorting machinery.
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Gray
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Washington
Gray Tashed
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FBI Investite Activites
Park
Quantico
Florida
MAN VS. Machine
San, Francisco
UPI
Post Office
Wick Fowler Honored as Chilympiad Dedication
The 1972 Chilympiad in San Marcos dedicates the event to chili champion Wick Fowler who died in Austin. The Wick Fowler Award debuts for this year’s winner along with the traditional chili pot trophy. A memorial service honoring Fowler, a Chilympiad founder, will precede the Saturday judging at 3 p.m.
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Ligno
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Wick Fowler
Austin
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Connally to Miss Luncheon Ends Daley Protege Case
The article notes John Connally scheduled to attend a luncheon with Daley allies. A federal grand jury indicted protege Willie St. John known as Uncle Willie, ending a 47 year CPSB career. The piece mentions Bartlesville plans and Soviet education enrollment context.
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Willie St. John
Canfact Section
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Chicago
UPI
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Aia
Coleman
POWs Release Ties Tactics to War Efforts
Dellinger and Mrs. Weiss recount how North Vietnamese restrictions on POWs were tied to the war effort. They describe a furlough request denied for Charles and note activists’ efforts to keep POWs out of American hands. The group traveled from Hanoi to Vientiane, Peking, Moscow, Copenhagen, and finally New York.
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Dellinger
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Vientiane
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Peking
Moscow
Copenhagen
New York
Ursuline Preservation Plans Continue Despite Funding Denial
Ursuline and San Antonio Housing Authority officials discussed restoring the old French design of the Ursuline academy and adding a green belt along the San Antonio River. The plan includes a courtyard division between buildings as part of a larger preservation effort, with a 1 percent funding request halted as both groups pursue completion of the project.
Legislature hears Smith plan on competitive Texas insurance
The two houses adjourned for the week after four hearings on Smith proposal for competitive insurance rates. Frank Young of Southern Methodist University warned that competition may not cut overall rates and said some areas could see increases even as others fall.
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Senate
Texas
Frank Young
Surance
Southern Methodist University
Young
Derby sponsorship drives Light's Action Line appeal
A fragmented notice discusses derby sponsorships and scholarships totalling around 30000 dollars for top finishers in a 34th derby. It mentions international participants from Canada and Army bases in Europe, plus a chatty aside about child support and legal actions regarding a runaway. The piece cites Intercity Rail Passenger Service and Southern Pacific details, then shifts to juvenile diversion guidance from the San Antonio police juvenile bureau.
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Akran
Canada
Europe
Chevratel
Retel
San Antonio
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Eugene ‘Taifl
Juvenile Bureau
Airman Barry Throckmorton Death Near Lackland Field
Skeletal remains found off Military Highway near Lackland Air Force Base tentatively identified as Airman Barry Throckmorton 22 from Willard Hall USAF Medical Center. He had been AWOL since Aug 3 and later reclassified to deserter. evidence includes a military ID, a box of ammunition, and a pistol. death under investigation by Bexar County medical examiner.
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Sheriff's
Airman
Barry Throckimorton
Willard Hall
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Wolk-T
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Parris
Buckhorn
Bexar County
Witford Hall
Throckmorton
Timpson
Tex
Tower Denied New Federal Credit for Tower of the Americas
The city again failed to obtain a 3 million dollar federal credit for the Tower of the Americas after a rider linked to the omnibus housing bill was defeated in Congress. HUD previously refused to view the tower as a work of art, blocking the aid.
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Federeral
Congress
Department of Housing and
Hispanic Conference Opens Saturday At City Hotel
The National Hispanic Conference opens Saturday at the hotel with Jake Rodriguez as temporary chairman. Local citizens sponsor the meeting starting at 9 a.m. Panels will discuss Spanish-speaking people in government jobs. National and state representatives from LULAC and American GI Forum will attend. The session is open to the public.
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Jake Rodriguez
Castroville Wins $200,000 for Regional Park Project
Washington reports the Economic Development Agency approved 14 construction projects totaling about 1.8 million dollars in federal funds to create jobs in Texas. Castroville will get a 200,000 dollar RDA grant to hire 36 workers for a regional park, with the city adding 64,000 dollars to reach 250,000.
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Washington
U.S
Local Court Hears Assault Case Details
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Friday proceeding involving youths and adults on an assault incident totaling about $20 000 in damages. Magistrate Ton Vickers presided at Hoble 188 Taylor and Linshire addresses with arrests made Thursday following earlier holdups.
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Saeg
East Side
Feu
Bright
Ton Vickers Jan“ Hoble
Taylor
Linshire
Pavith
Myee
Houston
Demolition of Fogg Continues Amid Weather Delays
Work on the Fogg project resumes after interruptions from bad weather and legal obstacles. Crews proceed with the Satipper sections of EA, restoring progress expected to accelerate next week under contractor supervision.
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