Solons at Odds Over Agreement on Water Pollution Funds
Senate and House leaders remain split over 1968 water pollution control funding. Speaker Barnes and Lt. Gov. Smith clash on whether a $3 million House appropriation or the Senate’s $454,742 will be included in the next spending bill. Barnes claims progress, while Calvert’s revenue estimates and teacher pay raises loom. Conference committee members plan to place Calvert’s certification and remaining funds on desks before Friday vote.
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Ben Barnes
Senate House
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Preston Smith
Smith
Appropriations Conference Committee
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Paris
Robert S. Calvert
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Blast Kills Two Soldiers In Korea
Two U S soldiers were killed by explosions that destroyed their Quonset barracks near the Korean DMZ. The United Nations command blamed North Korean infiltrators and urged an Armistice Commission meeting to protest the violation. Sixteen American soldiers and two South Koreans attached to the 2nd Infantry Division were wounded. Names were withheld.
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United Nations Command
Armistice Commission
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Seventy Jailed In Race Disturbances
Seventy people were arrested in four cities after disturbance at Malcolm X memorial services, a rock show incident, Arab Jewish clash during Israel Freedom Day observance, and protests at a housing area. In Chicago 30 were arrested. San Diego 38. San Francisco clashes near Golden Gate Park. one four year old girl injured.
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Malcolm X
Chicago
Carl Ford
San Diego
Calif
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Gore Says China Threat Nothing New
Senator Albert Gore says Communist China warned the United States long ago it would go to war if American troops invaded North Vietnam or Hanoi capitulated. He cited remarks cited by Simon Malley and noted similar Chinese statements through diplomatic channels. One woman was arrested for disturbing a public meeting in Vallejo, California amid sporadic incidents.
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Albert Gore
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United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
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Hugh Clark
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Simon Malley
Chou En-lai
Chou En- Lai
Diplo
Vallejo
Calif
Garrison Says Oswald Not Kennedy’s Killer CIA Knows Who Did It
New Orleans charging that Lee Harvey Oswald did not kill President Kennedy and that the CIA knows the actual culprits. Garrison accuses CIA of blocking the inquiry and cites Cuban involvement linked to Bay of Pigs fallout. He claims the agency would name all involved within an hour if allowed.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Bay of Pigs
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Nazi Germany
US Skydiver Dies In Exhibition Jump In Spain
In Zaragoza, Spain, a 6500 foot fall during a skydiving exhibition killed one member of the US Air Force Blue Masters team and left another with multiple broken ribs after a midair entanglement during a baton pass. Richard Vassar the injured jumper from Wiesbaden Germany survived initial danger.
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Blue Masters
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Wiesbaden
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More Arab Forces To Israel's Borders
Beirut reports increased Arab troop deployments along Israel's borders amid regional mobilizations. U Thant prepared to travel to Cairo to ease tensions as Egypt reinforces the Sinai and Sharm el Sheikh while Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria bolster positions.
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Sharm el Sheikh
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Planes Raid Hanoi Despite Cease Fire
U S planes ignored Buddha's birthday cease fire to raid Hanoi. One MIG was reportedly shot down. CTK said Hanoi lost electricity and water after a power plant attack. US and allied forces reported heavy fighting near Pleiku and Con Thien with multiple casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
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Hanoi
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CTK
Buddha
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Weather snapshot for Texas regions this weekend
Snyder area shows highs near 84 Saturday and 74 Sunday with cool nights in the 40s to 50s and a trace of precipitation. North Central and Northeast Texas stay fair through Tuesday with warmer afternoons and highs in the 70s to 90s.
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Big Spring Murder Trial Opens For Airman Santiago
A 200 person audience gathered in Big Spring Texas for Narcisco Joseph Santiago murder trial. District Attorney Wayne Burns seeks the death penalty for the airman accused of shooting Sgt Malcolm Gore and attempting to kill Mrs Jean Morton after hiding in the back seat of Gore’s car at Webb Air Force Base. Morton testified in a prior assault case where Santiago was convicted Feb 124 of assault with intent to murder and given a 10 year sentence. There is no motive yet determined.
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Narcisco
Joseph Santiago
Malcolm Gore
Wayne Burns
Santiago
Morton
Sinkholes Claim Two More Florida Homes In Bartow
In Bartow Florida a 300 foot sinkhole opened swallowing two vacant houses pushing families of H B King Howard Ledford and neighbor J A Whitten to flee. Witnesses described rumbling and falling power lines as the street collapsed. Whitten had already lost a home April 20 and moved again Wednesday.
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Bartow
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Buddy Harris
Florida
J. A. Whitten
Whitten
Oil imports gaps threaten U S petroleum industry and security
Langdon, chair of the Railroad Commission, warned federal officials that gaps in the 1959 mandatory oil imports program could devastate the domestic petroleum industry and endanger national security. He cited Texas production cuts, rising crude stocks, and $ foreign-sourced supplies as evidence of policy flaws.
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