King Faisal’s Death Shocks Saudi Nation and Allies
King Faisal was shot during a royal audience and died in Riyadh Central Hospital. Crown Prince Khalid was named successor as Abdul Aziz’s son Fahd became crown prince. Riyadh radio pledged loyalty to the new monarch as U.S. officials and Kissinger weighed the impact on Saudi ties and regional diplomacy.
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Cleveland
Khalid
Royal White Guard
Prince Fahd
Council
Riyadh
Faisal
Faisal bin Saad bin Abdel Aziz
Mohammed
Riyadh Central Hospital
Faisal Ibn Abd al- Aziz al Saud
Saudi Arabia
Alaska
Texas
Islam
Mecca
Medina
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Palestinie Liberation Organization
Israel
Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Lunch Price Floor Sparks Bipartisan House Fight
Debate over a House Education and Labor Committee bill to cap school lunch at 25 cents drew opposition across the spectrum. Critics argued the subsidy would aid the affluent and cost over $1 billion, while supporters like Carl Perkins said the plan would keep meals affordable for all students amid rising prices.
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Washington
UPI
House
House Education and Labor Committee
Albert Quie
R-Minn
Patsy Mink
D-Hawaii
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Perkins
Quie
Texas House Passes Prayer Bill For Classrooms
The Texas House approved a bill allowing teachers to conduct daily silent prayer or meditation in classrooms by a 112 to 24 vote. Critics argued it mirrors a Supreme Court ban on mandatory prayers, while an amendment prohibits punishing students who opt out.
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Roland Lindsey Austin
Tex
UPI
House
Texas
Tony Palumbo
Houston
Jim Mattox
Dallas
U.S. Supreme Court
Polumbo
Supreme Court
Mattox
Spy Tensions Highlight FBI CIA Rift and Russian Intrusions
Ex FBI officer Sam Papich says Russians invade Americans privacy more than U S intelligence and cites a 1960s break between the FBI and CIA over a Czech defector. He describes a comedy of errors that led to Hoover severing liaison ties while noting ongoing domestic surveillance issues.
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Clay F. Richards
Washington
UPI
Sam Papich
FBI
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
16Th Street
Papich
CIA
J. Edgar Hoover
Nelson Rockefeller
New Mexico
William Cregar
Clarence Kelley
Hoover
Colorado
Denver
Peavey asks AG probe into Idaho House committee
Idaho Senator John Peavey renewed a request to Attorney General Wayne Kidwell to investigate the House Ways and Means Committee. He questions whether open meetings laws were violated and if the committee met properly, citing a March 21 session held in a restricted section.
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Boise
API
Rupert
House
Ways and Means Committee
John Peavey
Wayne Kidwell
Kidwell
Peavey
Rutherford Named Bureau Manager
John H. Rutherford is named manager of the Pittsburgh bureau of United Press International by Glen R. Carpenter Jr. Rutherford, 30, previously regional executive for Illinois and the St. Louis area since 1972, succeeds Edward M. McHale who resigned to become city editor in Vicksburg Mississippi.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
John H. Rutherford
United Press International
Glen R. Carpenter, Jr
Pennsylvania-West Virginia
Rutherford
Illinois
St. Louis
Chicago
Edward M. McHale
Vicksburg, Miss
Evening Post
Vicksburg Sunday Post
McHale
Atlanta
Richmond
Greensboro
Charlotte
N.C
Peoria
Washington & Lee University
Lexington
George Washington University
Washington
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Sally Skinkle
Lake Forest
Ill
Laura
Paper Sold In Homedale Idaho After 34 Years
Everett Colley sold the Owyhee Chronicle to Mr and Mrs Joe Amian of Cascade. The Amans also bought the Canyon Herald serving Wilder and plan to expand and upgrade printing facilities of both papers.
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Homedale
Idaho
UPI
Everett Colley
Owyhee
Chase Lands Democrats Boost Idaho Programs
Idaho Senate Minority Leader Cy Chase praised Democrats for advancing governor backed programs in highway funding public education kindergarten land use planning and Heyburn State Park sewer and water projects. He noted debates over no fault insurance with Senate passage but House rejection and potential future compromise.
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