Capital To Elect Delegate Fauntroy Favored In District Race
The District of Columbia will elect a nonvoting delegate to Congress with full prerogatives except voting. Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy leads a six candidate field after a 44 percent primary win, with John Nevius as GOP nominee likely unable to beat him in a heavily Democratic city. Analysts note a delegate can wield influence as a lobbyist inside committees and via in-house access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Walter E. Fauntroy
Jorge L. Cordova
Puerto Rico
Cordova
New Progressive Party
Fauntroy
John Nevius
Nevius
US Planes Hit SAM Sites South Viets Retreating
U S fighter bombers raided North Vietnam for a second day as South Vietnamese forces pull back from Laos under heavy attack. Saigon says 10 000 troops pulled back and Hanoi casualties exceed 12 000 killed.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Tran van An
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Highway 9
Route 9
On This Date March 22 1971 Highlights
March 22 historical notes include Stamp Act passage in 1765 and 1622 Indian massacre deaths in Virginia. Also 1794 law banning U S vessels from trading slaves, 1820 Decatur mortally wounded, 1917 U S recognizes Russian provisional government, 1933 beer and wine law, 1941 Grand Coulee Dam power start, 1961 Kennedy Latin America loans proposal, 1966 Ramsey Rome visit, 1970 postal workers strikes.
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America
U. S
Congress
Stephen Decatur
James Barron
Washington
United States
Russia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grand Coulee
Columbia River
John F. Kennedy
Latin America
Africa
Middle East
Asia
Canterbury
Arthur Michael Ramsey
Rome
Paul VI
Weather summary for Snyder and Texas regions
Temperature readings range from a low of 25 to a high of 82 across Snyder and Texas regions. Cloudiness increases in the north with cooler air, while the south remains partly to mostly fair and turning cooler. Coastal winds shift from 10 to 20 knots to 12 to 22 knots tonight into Tuesday.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Welfare cuts ordered by board cut family aid in Texas
The Texas Public Welfare Board ordered a one third reduction in aid to families with dependent children effective May 1. The average grant drops from about $118 to $80 monthly, affecting more than 351,425 Texans.
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Hackney
Welfare Department
Will Bond
Hillsboro
Supreme Court to Hear Hartke Roudebush Election Dispute
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the challenge over Hartke's 4.28 vote victory over Roudebush in Indiana. Roudebush sought a recount blocked by a federal court, while Hartke argued Indiana recount law infringed on Senate contest powers. The case centers on state versus federal roles in election law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Vance Hartke
Richard L. Roudebush
Roudebush
Senate
Hartke
Indiana
Theodore L. Sendak
Federal
Indianapolis
Hartke-Roudebush
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
U.S. Senate
District Court
Senate Passes Ethics Bill Across Texas Legislature
Texas senators approved an ethics bill 28 to 3. Sponsor Sen. Ralph Hall urged annual financial statements and a confidential federal tax return with the Texas Supreme Court. The measure would bar paid lobbying before state agencies with penalties up to ten years and ten thousand dollars. Lt. Gov. Barnes urged House action.
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Austin
Texas
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Jim Bates
Edinburg
W.T. Moore
Bryan
Senate
Moore
Hall
Texas Supreme Court
Ben Barnes
Soviet arms boost Egypt air defenses and forces
U S intelligence reports say the Soviet Union has added about 90 MIG21 interceptors to Egypt since late last year plus more SU7 and MIG bombers. Egypt now fields 220 MIG21s 206 MIG17s 120 SU7s, up from December counts. The build includes MI8 transports and heavy artillery shipments via the Dardanelles. The United States is supplying Israel with jets tanks and gear under a 500 million appropriation.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Egypt
U.S
Pentagon
Dardanelles
United States
Israel
Program Extension Is Asked In OEO Testimony
Washington AP Frank Carlucci urged a two year extension for the antipoverty OEO to ensure continued federal help for the poor. He warned congressional action on revenue sharing and OEO reorganization will shape the agency's future, with a public airing of plans planned. Austin AP An 8 lb 10 oz boy named Gus Hurley Mutscher was born to Speaker Gus Mutscher and his wife at Seton Hospital, the first Texas history of a birth to a sitting speaker.
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Washington
Frank Carlucci
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nixon
House Education and Labor Committee
Carlucci
OEO
House
Railpax unveils routes for 21 city pairs nationwide
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation outlines Railpax routes and schedules beginning May 1. Plans use 1500 of 3000 cars via 22 railroads to cut annual losses of over 235 million. highlights include Chicago to Cincinnati and New York to Miami via multiple hubs with one daily train per direction.
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Washington
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Railpax
David W. Kendall
Chicago
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Ind
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
Willmar
Detroit
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Centralia
Carbondale
Ill
Memphis
Tenn
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Kansas City
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Oklahoma City
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Temple
Tex
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Miami
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Fla
Louisville
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Bainbridge
Waycross
Jacksonville
Orlando
Auburndale
Los Angeles
Galesburg
Iowa
Ottawa
Newton
Kan
Hutchinson
la Junta
Colo
Albuquerque
Flagstaff
New York
Lynchburg
Charlotte
N.C
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Richmond
Raleigh
Columbia
Savannah
Charleston
Wildwood
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Sunset route chosen for new Texas passenger service
Congressional sources say the Corp selects routes that bypass Dallas for now. The east west Sunset route will start May 1 from New Orleans and serve Beaumont Houston San Antonio El Paso Tucson Phoenix and Los Angeles with unchanged three weekly trips. Railpax cites large population and fast running time for the choice.
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Washington
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Texas
Dallas
New Orleans
Beaumont
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
Tucson
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Railpax
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Associated Press
South Viets
George Esper
Stewart Sims
Scott Morgan
Barry Welsh
Larry Wall
Snyder High School
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Lee Jones
Gus Mutschers
ARIES
Leo
Star Gazer
R. PO
Aheour
Ventures
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