Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 131, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1974 Page: 1 of 18
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Brownwood Bulletin (%
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Volume 74 131
Brownwood, Texas
Friday, March 22. 1274
Appeals court moves
Prisoners free four after
winning promise of amnesty
Cambodians
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shelling were reported around
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Col. Russell Fudge, director
member said today
TCC weighs highway fund
Market basket cos t
jumps $ 1 a week
Lobestein fund.
on an annual basis Adminis- one month was $52.
Central Highlands.
Nixon at all-time low in polls
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Benefit playday
here Saturday
My choice,
your opportunity
Eighteen Ragas Today Two Sections
A federal agent said "so-
meone who knew what they
were doing” broke half-inch-
thick glass in a street-level
window of the officers’ mess
NEW YORK (AP) - Presi-
dent Nixon’s popularity has
reached all-time lows in two re-
cent polls.
Only 25 per cent of those sur-
veyed in a Gallup poll approved
of the way he's doing his job.
and only 36 per cent in a Louis
Harris survey approved of the
President’s performance
in fierce combat with rebel I
forces blocking their approach I
to the town
Field reports said the rebels d
were slab ercreasing pressure •'
on a besieged military training 3
center half a mile from Oudong ,
fled by federal officials as
Ernest Moore. John Boston
and Stephen Chin
A Harris poll in February
gave Nixon a 29 per cent posi-
tive rating and a February Gal-
lup survey found 27 per cent in
approval
The Harris poll showed 71 per
cent gave Nixon a negative rat-
ing. while only 47 per cent said
that he should resign Forty-four
aides contributed to the plunge
in Nixon's popularity.
Those approving Nixon in a
Gallup poll at the beginning of
1974 were 28 per cent By con-
trast. another Gallup poll in
January of 1973 on the weekend
of the signing of the Vietnam
cease-fire indicated 69 per cent
thought Nixon was doing a good
job.
According to Gallup, the re-
cent survey showed Nixon's
greatest support was in the
South, where he has made many
personal appearances in the
South, 31 per cent approve of the
President Only 20 per cent
expressed approval in the East.
26 per cent in the Midwest and
23 per cent in the West
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accumulated from the surgery, broad belt territory both 1
Entry fee for each event is »1 north and south of Oudong, and
and high-point trophies are to be they are believed to have at-
swarded in all eight classes. All tacked the town to consolidate
proceeds will go for the their control of 40 miles of High-
BROWNWOOD AREA -
Clear to partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday. A little
cooler Saturday Law tonight
near 40, high Saturday in
lower 80s
Maximum temperature
here Thursday M, overnight
low 30. Sunset today 7:49,
sunrise Saturday 7:31.
failure. Warden Louis J.
Atnger told newsmen
shortly after the prisoners
gave up at 9 a.m. Instead,
they corralled seven guards,
three of whom managed to
escape.
Gustave Weiss, lawyer for
one of the inmates, said that
U.S. Atty Paul J. Curran
had informed him that the
men would not be prosecuted
for the escape attempt "as
long as the men surrendered
and the guards were not
injured." Curran said the
bank robbery charges would
stand
The three men were identi-
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per cent were opposed to his
resignation, with 9 per cent
undecided
The Gallup poll showed 64 per
cent disapproved of Nixon's
performance
Harris said the percentage
favoring Nixon's resignation
has not varied greatly in more
than three months
"It is apparent that the public
would prefer to wait for the
results of the impeachment pro-
ceedings now under way before
the House Judiciary Committee
rather than have the President
voluntarily resign from office."
he said.
The pollster said that water-
gate-related indictments
against former White House
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NEW YORK (AP) -
Three accused bank robbers
trying to break out of the
Federal House of Detention
surrendered today and
released four captive guards
after winning a promise of
amnesty during a night of
negotiations
Using guns sneaked
through an outside window
Thursday night, the inmates
bad planned a violent
escape, according to the
warden of the holding facil-
ity for federal prisoners in
lower Manhattan
But they abandoned a
breakout after foreseeing
way 5 leading through it to the
northern rice provinces.
Western military observers say
the town's chief value to the
government is psychological.
Ten Cents Daily Twenty Cents Sunday
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press drive
By MATT FRANJOLA the enclave’s perimeter.
Associated Press Writer Government troops trying to
PHNOM PENH. Cambodia push out were three miles from
The breakout attempt at
about 9:30 p.m. Thursday
brought hordes of city
policemen and FBI agents
with bullet-proof vests and
shotguns. Helicopters
hovered over the 61-year-old,
four-story detention center
at the Hudson River wa-
terfront
BETTER COMMUNICATIONS - The new Brownwood-Brown Watson o the Brown County Sheriff’s Dept; Pat Bailey, a
County radio communication system is now to operation. Here dispatcher for the Brownwood Police Dept., and Brownwood
Thursday with mst rueboos for law enforcement officers on how Police Chief Vic Fowler. Also attending the class were officers
to transmit and receive n the new radio system wan Les from Runnels, Coleman, Comanche and San Saha Counties.
Wilkerson, right, of the West Central Texas Council of Govern- , Bulletin Photo,
meats, learning the know-how of operation are left, Kathryn
I The Republican, Rep John of the academy, wll bring the
Buchanan of Alabama, charged tribute "To A Great Soldier"
a "political witchhunt” and ac- and placing the wreath at the
cused subcommittee statue will be Harold Dawson,
Democrats of distortion and president of the Texas chapter
unfairness in the report ap- Taps will conclude the
proved Thursday on the ceremony and following im-
President's homes In San mediately will be a conducted
Clemente and Key Biscayne. tour of the academy
free weekend. witness lied in earlier case
Daniel also distributed e . .
resolutions Thursday to recess DALLAS 1 AP)—Emmett Col- knew those statements to be ever signed a document in-
the convention from April 5 to vin, a lawyer for former State false troduced by the government as
May 6—two days after the Insurance Commissioner John Osorio took the stand Thurs- evidence that authorizes break-
primary elections—and to Osorio, says * onetime former day, to dispute Thomas testi- ing 200,000 shares of RIC stock
extend the convention for up to defendant who appeared as a mony that Osorio had discussed into smaller denominations and
60 days past the mandatory government witness lied at the a letter with him either April 8 removing the restrictive leg-
May 31 adjournment stock fraud trial here connected or April 9, 1970 that released ends
Delegates voted 10454 Thurs with the Sharpstown bank scan- certain shares of stock in RIC The government had con-
day to force political sub divi- dals.. . . International Industries as col- tended in its presentation that
sions to exempt from propertv Colvin, opened the defense lateral for loans the defendants removed the
taxes at least 33.000 of the value phase of the fraud trial of The first time I heard of that legends so they could use the
of the homesteads of persons 65 Osorio, former Texas Atty. Gen letter was in this courtroom," stock to get loans without notl-
or older Waggoner Carr and Dallas Osorio said He went on to tying the Securities and Ex-
businessman David Hoover by produce two cancelled checks to change Commission
They rejected, 85-76. a pro- claiming Thursday that the show he was in Louisville and Prosecutors rested their case
posal to require statewide voter government’s case is based on New York City during the time after Judge William M. Tavlor
approval of any income tax, perjury and falsifications of the alleged discussions upheld a series of defense ob-
Port .Arthur Sen Roy Har Colvin said the defense would Colvin also introduced a bank jections to allowing most of the
rington s old folks proposal was prove that Joe Max Thomas, s counter receipt to show Thomas testimony by Joseph Novotny
the first amendment added to former defendant turned gov- was in Louisville himself April formerly a central figure in the
the fin hence artie’e against the ernment witness. committed 9 financial empire of Frank
wishes of the leaders of the perjury and the "government Osorio went on to deny he Sharp
AUSTIN, Tex. (AP—Dele- committee that arotethe ar, y.jn^jteaii evemprinn of n am Awu.. ..
gates to Texas Constitutional tide, ormoret l dtrid 01 aA. Wya ti.proposal to abolish
Convention faced a vote today “If anybody can convince old rington said only about half of etax a
By DON KENDALL tration officials, however, insist onwhether to lockinto the.new people 01,1 voting against this the subdivisions have done so. Thesdelegates. adorted.a pro-
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The of 1974 food price increases, state roads. politician and ought to be gov- mentsthe opton of whether to old or disabled persons who also
because it was the royal capital annual cost of a market basket According to Bureau of Labor The highway fund, generated ernor someday,” said Harring- collect personal property taxes are poor.
In the 17th century of U.S. farm-produced grocer- Statistics consumer figures, the by the 5-cents-a-gallon stte ton. on motor vehicles The tax is A new section permitting
. ... . . . ies Jumped 31 per cent or a rate . cnst . market hasket gasoline tax, is in the present Through a constitutional supposed to be collected now people to appeal property so-
ln Vietnam, the South Viet- of 31 a week per household from Constitution Three-fourths of amendment adopted in 1972, po- but only half enforce it said prasais and tax assessments
namese command reported 53 January to February, ac- fora theoretical household of 3.2 the money from the tax goes to Utica! subdivisions now have an Rep Joe Wyatt D-BloOmind. directly to the court also was
Viet Cong and North Vietnam- cording to government figures persons was 31.732 in February, highways and one-fourth to option of whether to grant a ton * adopted
ese and eight government sol- announced Thursday based upon a 3.1 per cent rise public schools
diets killed and 21 government Moving much quicker than
men wounded in three clashes It had gained 1.8 per cent or The January rate was 81.680 expected on the finance article I f. f
in the Mekong Delta and the ««from December to January annually, meaning the gain in delegates have finished more LCWyer tOP \JSOriO ChOTOGS
debate, and Speaker Price Dan- ~
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panel closer to report
By DONALD M ROTHBERG committee the House on the grounds its indictment "t.c ... ..
Associated Press Writer The appeals court delayed de- contents probably would be Lawyers for Haldeman and I omm ttee sA1d edua
WASHINGTON (AP) — A livery of the report until 5 pm. made public and result in pub- Strachan said they were unde- television time should be given
federal appeals court has Monday to give attorneys time licity that could make it impos- cided on whether to ask the for a response to Nixon's com-
moved the House Judiciary to taxe the cut to the Supreme sibleefor them to obtain a fair Supreme Court to overrule the ments about the committee
Committee a step closer to ac- Court. ... ... . trial.. ... . appeals court -Rep. Wilbur D. Mills. D
cess to a secret grand Jury re- President Nixon did not op- Haldeman and Strachan were Judge George E MacKinnon Ark Sia Nixon should Vlun-
port on President Nixon's role pose, sending the report to the among seven former adminis- dissented tn part from the deci- tarlly file amended tax returns
in Watergate House, a fact cited by both SI- tration or campaign aides In- sion, saying he believed the and n addsionai income
r . . rica and the appeals court dieted March 1 for allegedly grand jury exceeded its author- and PAyan* . Mills ncome
in an opinion Thursday the But attorneys for H R Hal- trying to block the Watergate ity in turning over the sealed taxronpsstyeorsmtsomee
court rejected requests that it deman, former White House investigation. The grand Jury report and satchel of evidence , irman lointcongre
reverse U S District Judge staff chief, and Gordon C.Stra- gave Sirica its sealed report and andrecommending that the slqnalcomnmitteethatislooking
John J. Sirica’s order sending chan, a former Haldeman aide, a satchel filled with evidence at House committee be given ac-
- the grand jury report to the opposed sending the report to the same time it returned the cess to the entire grand jury -A House subcommittee ap-
proceedings, but only after the proved a draft report con-
trial is completed eluding that the government
During the oral argument, has spent 817 million on Presi
Philip Lacovara, counsel for the dent Nixon's homes, including
speclal prosecutor, said the some funds not requested by the
material given Sirica by the Secret Service Committee
grand Jury focuses on the Pres- Republicans and the White
ident’s role, and that "in- House denounced the report
cidental references" to Halde-
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Events for the benefit that was manned by about 860
playday to help pay the medical recruits and about 400 regulars,
bills of Ernest Lobestein will
begin at 5:30 p.m Saturday Refugees from Oudong said
with the activities starting at 6 its population of 15,000 was
p m being led off to Am Laing, 45
The event is being sponsored miles northwest of Phnom Penh
by the Brownwood Riders Club and reportedly the Khmer
and will be held in the Earl Q. Rouge's national headquarters.
Wilson arena off the Brady They many government
Highway soldiers and student command-
Lobestein is a patient at an os had been murdered in the
Abilene hospital. He is suffering jungle.
from injuries incurred in . The remnants of the govern-
tractor car accident here on ment garrison that was driven
March 11 from the town were reported
.According toa spokesman for still holding out at a Buddhist
teuriderscubulobesteinuun- pagoda compound half a mile
“NweMhe.it surgery last year from the town.
and the family sold most of their
2- possessions to pay the bills The Khmer Rouge hold a
man and Strachan "do not go
beyond the allegations in the In- n . i ,
dictment." Rainbow to
In other Watergate-related
^“bm Assoctation meet here
President Chesterfield Smith Events begin at 6:30 p.m.
Mid Nixon's refusal to hand Saturday for the third annual
over an Watergate evidence to Texas state reunlon and
the Judiciary Committee memorial ceremony for the
amounts to obstruction of Jus- Texas Chapter of the Rainbow
tice.... Division veterans
-Nixon’s popularity dropped The reunton wil be
to al-time lows in two polls, headquartered at the Holiday
with 25 per celt approving of Inn here The dinner begins at
thewayhe’s doing his Job, ac 7:30p.m. following the informal
cording to the Gallup Poll, and get together
28 per cent according to a Louis Speaker for the dinner wil be
Harris survey. Tom Yantis of Brownwood
-Two members of the The Sunday memorial ser-
vices are to be held at the
GOP challennes Douglas MacArthur Academy
-515” of Freedom Opening remarks
report on homes willbebyHoraceRoseof Dallas
T with the invocation by Sam
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Seymour of Columbus
House subcommittee's report Brownwood's Mayor Truman
that 317 million in taxpayer Harlow is to bring the welcome
money has been spent on Presi- from the city The Rainbowers’
dent Nixon's homa "is abso- response will be by Yantis while
lately untrue,” the subcom- introduction of officers will be
mittee’s senior Republican by Rose
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(AP) — Government armor and the provincial capital which the wEShmd
infantry have carved out a Khmer Rouge captured Mon- „Mfu
beachhead on the bank of the day -- 113
Tonle Sap River east of fallen Military sources said 16 gov- 46.W*V
Oudong, field reports said to- ernment troops had been killed A 41%/U
day. and 103 wounded in the beach- 20,.W1 1i
Gunboats and landing craft hepd,and an armored person- * Ml"k ‘V
ferried more troops »d sup- nelcarierand a gunboat had Will/I # , “
plies from Phnom Penh, 25 been destroyed HR M" A
miles to the south, into the Another egovernment.ttask H # N t
slowly expanding foothold, foreof 1,500.men landed by didins, #. A V
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Fisher, Norman. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 131, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1974, newspaper, March 22, 1974; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1575521/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.