Hoover pushes firm action on drunken driving
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urges swift punishment for drunken drivers, calling for license revocation, heavy fines, and substantial jail terms to curb the loss of more than 25 000 lives yearly. The piece also notes a UIL amendment vote on fall football contact rules affecting multiple classes and 4A distinctions.
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Hoover
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
University Interscholastic League
Wacil McNair
Today in History March 31 1971 notable events
On this date in history events include Haydn born in Austria in 1732, the Eiffel Tower opening in 1889, US possession of the Virgin Islands in 1917, Managua earthquake and Rockne death in 1931, Newfoundland joining Canada in 1949, UN aid in Congo ten years ago, Verwoerd’s electoral victory five years ago, and Explorer I’s spaceflight ending a year ago.
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Joseph Haydn
Austria
Paris
United States
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Managua
Nicaragua
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Kansas
Newfoundland
Canada
United Nations
Congo
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Explorer I
Earth
Weather summary across Texas regions
The forecast covers Snyder Northwest Central Northeast Southwest South Central and Southeast Texas with highs from 58 to 95 degrees and lows from 38 to 64. Expect partly cloudy conditions west and north with cooler trends Thursday and possible afternoon thunderstorms in the northeast. Coastal winds near 15 to 25 knots.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Brownsville
Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Calley Receives Life Sentence at My Lai Trial
Lt. William Calley Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment by the same jury that convicted him of murdering My Lai villagers. The verdict allows extensive appeals and potential resentencing options including a new jury or lesser charges. Calley urged the jurors to consider the broader impact on soldiers and Southeast Asia.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Reid Kennedy
Lt. Calley
Unions Fight Nixon Wage Stabilization Order
AFL-CIO craft union leaders pledge legal action against President Nixon’s wage stabilization plan while signaling they will comply with the law. C. J. Haggerty says the unions may seek review boards and dispute voluntary proposals as the administration frames a self regulating wage cap system.
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Washington
Nixon
C.J. Haggerty
Building and Construction Trades Department
Afl-Cio
Haggerty
Volved
Labor and Management
Labor Department
Copters Land Raiders in Lam Son 719 Raid Side Story
U S helicopters landed elite South Vietnamese commandos in southern Laos for a raid on a North Vietnamese base in Base Area 611 as Operation Lam Son 719 continued. North Vietnamese forces hit Duc Duc city, burning much of the district capital while retreating. thousands of civilians affected and one American wounded slightly.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Duc Duce
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
Don Ha
Lam Son
Vietnam
Pullout Resolution Approved by House Democrats
The House Democratic caucus approved a nonbinding compromise resolution urging U S troop withdrawal from Indochina by January 3 1973 and prisoner release during the 92nd Congress. It supersedes an earlier 1971 deadline and aligns with Senate Democrats on a general timetable.
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Washington
House Democrats
U. S
Indochina
House
Senate Democrats
Cowboy Hall of Fame Art Show Closest Final Day at Coliseum
The Cowboy Hall of Fame art exhibit drew thousands to the Scurry County Coliseum with visitors from out of town and several delegations. Special shows included a 1928 Slaughter Ranch film and color slides on the Ranch Headquarters Museum at Texas Tech. The Diamond M Foundation sponsored a public showing, with Palette Club and Ranch Headquarters Association hosting on different days.
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Scurry County
Slaughter Ranch
Texas Tech
Cowboy Hall of Fame
Western Heritage Center
Oklahoma City
Diamond M Foundation
Cowboy Hall of Fame Board
Diamond M Art Museum
Palette Club
Ranch Headquarters Association
Weather Hampers Search for Texaco Oklahoma Crew
Worsened conditions hindered a naval search for 31 mariners missing after the tanker Texaco Oklahoma sank off the North Carolina coast. Twelve foot seas and 20 knot winds covered about 12 000 square miles as ships and aircraft combed the area and two possible bodies were sighted but not recovered due to darkness and heavy seas.
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Portsmouth
Texaco Oklahoma
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Cape Hatteras
Navy
EPA Starts Air Pollution Move
EPA begins nationwide effort to set standards for air pollution from industrial plants incinerators and for mercury beryllium and asbestos. Within 210 days standards will cover large power plants incinerators and sulfuric nitric acid and cement plants. Public hearings to follow within 30 days after proposed rules are published.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Texas lawmakers face tax plans and school vaccination push
Lawmakers in Austin plan debates on two Senate-passed bills including a road rules measure to align with the federal code and a compulsory vaccination bill requiring eight vaccines for public school entrants. A tax bill aims for a soon Senate review, while an executive session will address gubernatorial appointments. A Houston delegation led by Rep. Delwin Jones travels to Washington to confer with U.S. lawmakers.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Rep
Delwin Jones
Lubbock
Sen
J. P. Ward
Meridian
Washington
Hoffa Up For Parole Decision Expected By Board
The U S Parole Board scheduled to decide on parole for James R. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters Union, with two Hoffa attorneys present. The Justice Department would not attend or oppose the parole. If granted, conditions may bar Hoffa from union control while legal challenges proceed.
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Jean
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Parole Board
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
George J. Reed
Justice Department
Department
Teamsters Union
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