Goldwater libel suit verdict noted in GOP Q A column
The SDN Column reviews a Facts Magazine libel suit against Sen. Barry Goldwater, stating he won in court but lost in costs. He received about 95 000 dollars, with total costs and fees around 125 000. The piece also touches Nixon and Johnson popularity in May 1966.
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Facts Magazine
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Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Senate rejects 18 month draft extension plan
The Senate blocked an 18 month extension for the draft in a split vote setting up a next week fight over a one year limit. Senator Dominick argued 18 months would allow time for a volunteer force while Stennis warned it would become a political issue in the 1972 campaign.
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Associated Press
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Senate
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R-Colp
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
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John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services
Stennis
Abrams Calls U S Troops Need Herculean Effort
Gen Creighton Abrams warned that a Herculean effort is required to keep U S troops alert during Vietnam disengagement. He cited laxity and stressed intense attention, amid reporting on a rocket attack and staff tensions at Firebase Charlie 2 near the DMZ.
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Michael S. Davison
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Europe
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Today In History May 26 1971 Associated Press
On this date 1868 the attempt to impeach President Andrew Johnson failed by one vote in the Senate. Other notes include Napoleon crowned king of Italy in 1805 and the Montana Territory organized in 1864.
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New York
Paris
Guyana
New York Stock Exchange
Weather outlook for Texas region with warm temperatures
The forecast reports highs ranging from 88 to 100 degrees across Texas with mostly warm conditions. Areas from Brownville to Port Arthur expect southeasterly winds 8 to 18 knots and scattered showers or thundershowers through Thursday.
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Port O'Connor
Port Arthur
House Debates Pay Raise and Redistricting Fallout
In Austin the House debates a constitutional amendment to raise legislator pay from 400 to 800 a month. A welfare ceiling removal faces a potential final vote, while voters previously rejected a similar pay plan May 18. A redistricting bill could force about 20 members to face incumbents in 1972 elections.
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Austin
House
House Committee On
Local Schools End Spring Term With Exams and Dismissals
Schools finish spring term as exams run in junior and senior high. Elementary pupils dismiss at 3 p m Thursday and Friday. Report cards go out 3 p m Saturday after a teachers work day. Seniors rehearsed at Scurry County Coliseum this morning for Thursday night commencement there.
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Scurry County Coliseum
S Viet POW Pact Reaches Halt in War Exchange
Saigon and Hanoi agree to a 24 hour coast cease fire for POW transfers, allowing 570 North Vietnamese prisoners to move from South Vietnamese to North Vietnamese ships. The deal paves the largest prisoner release of the Vietnam War with calls for goodwill gestures from Hanoi.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Paris
Australian airline pays extortionists after bomb threat
An Australian airline paid 560000 to a gang claiming a barometric bomb on a Boeing 707 with 116 aboard. The plane landed safely after a fuel‑limited flight as police checked for a bomb and found none. The incident links to a TV movie and a prior Anchorage extortion case. Also, Texas Rep. Tommy Shannon named speaker pro tem in Texas House.
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Australia
Quantas
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Alaska
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Wash
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Botany Bay
Qantas
House Approves Action Corps Plan Amid Budget Talk
The House voted 224 to 131 to merge Peace Corps VISTA and other volunteer agencies into a new Action Corps. The administration pledged funding increases and retained congressional oversight, while critics warned the move could erode program identities and effectiveness.
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Nixon
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Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
Teers
America
Office of Economic Opportunity
Chet Holifield
Government Operations Committee
Congress
Ogden Reid
R-N.y
White House
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