SDN Column on foreign credit cards and Father’s Day honors
The column notes credit cards becoming a global industry from New Zealand to Africa to Scandinavia and urges more American-issued cards to boost U.S. sales. It cites Sen. Lloyd Bentsen criticizing the end of wage-price controls and inflation in early 1970s. It highlights Father's Day events and lists several “father” honorees across fields, including Howard Cosell and Vietnam POWs, along with a humorous barber and son anecdote.
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Cosell
Redd Foxx
Bob Griese
Monte Irvin
Jack Albertson
Julius LaRosa
Charles H. Percy
Wacil McNair
This Day In History May 23 Highlights Through Time
On May 23 notable events include 1915 Italy war declaration by Germany, 1455 Battle of Saint Albans, 1701 Kidd hanged for piracy and murder, 1788 South Carolina statehood, 1937 Social Security Act upheld, 1960 Eichmann captured, 1971 earthquake toll in Bingol, 1981 Nixon and Brezhnev Moscow talks.
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Germany
Italy
Saint Albans
England
William Kidd
London
South Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Paris
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Weather outlook for Texas by region and coast
Snyder reports high temp 84 Tuesday and low 56 with 0.29 inch precipitation at 7 am. Northwest and Southwest Texas see partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and storms mainly east of Pecos. highs 80s to mid 90s Thursday. North Central and Northeast Texas expect showers east tonight and partly cloudy west. lows 62 to 72, highs 80 to 89. South Central and Southeast Texas remain partly cloudy with warm nights and days. coast is 80s with interior 86 to 100. Winds from Brownsville to Port Arthur along coast and near shore range 10 to 22 knots tonight through Thursday.
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Texas
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Brownsville
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Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Caulfield Says Nixon Offered Clemency Over Loyalty
John J. Caulfield testified he believed the clemency offer to Watergate defendant James McCord came from President Nixon and was illegal. Anthony Ulasewicz said messages to McCord seemed White House sourced, while denying illegal spying during three years as Ehrlichman’s investigator.
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Washington
John J. Caulfield
James McCord
Nixon
White House
New York City
Anthony T. Ulasewicz
Caulfield
McCord
Ulasewicz
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate
United States
John W. Dean III
Central Intelligence Agency
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Kissinger Aide Arrives in Saigon for Thieu Talks
William H. Sullivan, Kissinger’s top aide, arrived in Saigon to confer with President Thieu on cease fire developments and possible joint clarifications. He plans a short stay before flying to Washington. Reports cite a lull in South Vietnamese fighting since the January ceasefire.
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Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Paris
Nguyen van Thieu
William H. Sullivan
Washington
Sullivan
Thieu
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Tho
Nguyen Co Thach
South Vietnam
Texas Supreme Court upholds contribution law penalties
Texas Supreme Court rules the civil damages provision for illegal corporate political contributions is constitutional as to notice in the caption. The decision stems from William T. Scott's suit against Handy Andy Inc for contributions to Good Government League candidates, with damages equal to double the donated amount.
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Supreme Court
San Antonio Court of Civil Appeals
Count Begins On Salvage Mission
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The countdown started today for a man s first space salvage operation to repair the crippled Skylab and complete a 28 day flight Launch crews began 5 30 a m EDT with Saturn 1B and Apollo ferry ship Liftoff is scheduled for 9 a m Friday Skylab director Schneider said everything on schedule and training has given confidence Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz trained in simulators and a water tank at Marshall Huntsville AL They practiced sun shade deployment as heats up Skylab Overheating after loss of heat shield Conrad said training is going super good The crew flew to Cape Kennedy for final launch preparations and will undergo physical exams and a briefing on the repair mission
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William C. Schneider
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Conrad
Kerwin
Nixon Defends Conduct Amid Watergate Crisis
President Nixon declares he will not resign and explains he intervened to bar the FBI from probing secret national security activities. He releases two statements and a 4000 word defense arguing misleading impressions and safeguarding national security, insisting he acted to separate security matters from Watergate.
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Washington
Nixon
FBI
Watergate
Hailstorm Strikes Scurry County Area near Snyder
A violent hailstorm drenched parts of Scurry County from Fluvanna through Union west of Snyder. Hail as large as eggs and sometimes baseballs broke windows and damaged cars, with Snyder reporting .29 inches and total county moisture reaching .59 inches. Tornado sightings occurred near Winters and Coleman as West Texas faced gusty winds and torrential rain behind a cool front.
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Scurry County
Fluvanna
Union
Snyder
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