Plea-Sorted Mystery in Distress Signals Near Albuquerque
Reports place a seven year old named Larry and his father in distress after a pickup rollover in New Mexico. Searchers, National Guardsmen, and volunteers scouted 40 to 60 miles east of Albuquerque at Red Canyon as radio signals proved weak and rumors spread from California to Ontario. Officials caution against hoax claims while pursuing credible leads.
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Chilili
N.M
Larry
A.B. Whitehouse
New Mexico
California
Ontario
Canada
Whitehouse
Citizens Band
National
Albuquerque
Red Canyon
The
Bay
Canyon
Henley Charged As 21 Bodies Exhumed In Grave Case
Police said David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley face serious case charges after Henley showed two more graves, raising the total to 21 in a suspect gay procurement ring case. Henley disclosed graves near Broaddus and near High Island as officers planned further search.
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Houston
David Brooks
Elmer Wayne Henley
Henley
Breck Porter Henley
San Augustine
Justice of the Peace
Today In History August 10 highlights through the years
On August 10 events include 1792 monarchy overthrown in Paris, 1809 Ecuador begins independence struggle, 1821 Missouri statehood, 1845 Naval Academy founded, 1914 France declares war, 1921 Roosevelt polio, 1945 Japan offer to surrender with throne, 195? German nuclear test ban treaty, Nixon in Paris talks, Johnson review, 198? House vote on Indochina aid.
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Paris
Ecuador
Spain
Missouri
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
France
Austria-Hungary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello Island
Canada
West Germany
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
U.S. House of Representatives
Indochina
Weather Outlook Texas New Mexico Forecast Summary
Snyder area reports highs reaching 93 Thursday and 90 to 103 across Texas. Northwest and Southwest Texas expect clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered storms mainly in afternoons. North and Northeast Texas see little temperature change with possible Saturday showers southeast. Coast winds become gusty with a few showers. New Mexico shows scattered thundershowers east of the Rio Grande with cooler nights.
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Snyder
Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Rejects Plan for Super Statutes in Constitution
Texas Constitution Revision Commission, voting 2 to 4, rejected proposals to include "super statutes" that could not be amended or repealed without a two thirds legislative vote and voter referendum. Members urged simpler governing terms and retention of key taxes and funds as the panel debated constitutional provisions.
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Leroy Jeffers
Houston
Don Rives
Marshall
University Fund
University of Texas
Texas A&m
Texas
Aif
Texas Railroad Commission
Two Bodies Identified in Houston Teen Murders
The Harris County medical examiner identified two of 17 teen male victims found buried in a Houston boat shed. Marty Ray Jones 18 was shot in the head. Charles Cary Cobble 17 was strangled. Autopsies completed on others. many remains unassociated.
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Houston
Joseph A. Jachimczyk
Harris County
Marty Ray Jones
Charles Cary Cobble
Jachimczyk
Sirica Faces Subpoena Issues Over Nixon Tapes
Federal Judge John J. Sirica faces two court actions over unresolved constitutional questions in Watergate matters. The Senate Watergate Committee seeks expedited responses and possible order to compel Nixon to turn over tapes and documents. White House argues courts and presidency are co equal branches, denying compelled compliance.
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Washington
John J. Sirica
Nixon
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
U.S. District Court
Sirica
Archibald Cox
Cox
Senate
Freeze Extended for Gasoline and Oil Prices
The Cost of Living Council extended the gasoline and petroleum price freeze to Aug. 19 to finish final oil regulations. Phase 4 rules set ceiling prices on gasoline and home heating oil, require price and octane labeling at pumps, and impose a 7 cent minimum markup. Automatic heating oil price adjustments allowed monthly on a dollar-for-dollar basis to reflect higher imported costs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
United States
Skylab 2 Crew Take First In-Space Day Off
Skylab 2 astronauts took their first day off in space after two weeks in orbit. They slept two hours later and began chores around their space lab, including cleanup after 13 busy days. Mission Control asked them to troubleshoot a couple of minor problems.
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Space Center
Houston
Orbiting
Mission Control
Nixon Signs 1973 Farm Bill Amid Inflation Debate
President Nixon signed the four year farm bill promising it will reduce payments to taxpayers during strong demand and high prices. The act broadens price supports, boosts milk supports, revamps food stamps, and preserves food for peace while limiting aid to North Vietnam without new authorization. Rep Poage credit the measure for ensuring farmer income and credit for full production.
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Nixon
Congress
Agriculture Secretary
North Vietnam
U.S
America
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
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