Aoudad Attack Proves Myth About Sheep Wrong
Photographer Johnnie Powell from Quitaque filmed a wild Aoudad encounter in caprock country near Holmes Creek. The ram charged within 15 feet as Powell fled behind a cedar, disproving the belief that the species never attacks humans.
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Caprock
Clarendon
Johnnie Powell
Johnnie
Quitaque
Oo Bal
C. R. Stark, Jr
W. E. Hawkins Place
Holmes Creek
Stark
Poe
Wind, beans, and a sermon from the nation’s kitchen
The piece notes Amarillo wind as a lighthearted backdrop to a recent bomb scare evacuation of 90 TWA passengers. It references public endurance, a brochure push about sunny days, and includes a Congressional bean soup recipe from Mrs. Toll Ware. A witty line about Ben Franklin and meters closes the item.
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Amarillo
TWA
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Toll Ware
Puckett Place
U. S
Price decries Calley verdict amid Vietnam War debate
U S Rep Bob Price of Pampa spoke in Amarillo criticizing the My Lai verdict while opposing murder of civilians. He rejected direct support for Calley protest petitions and urged conveying constituents views to the President. Price also criticized proposed Texas congressional redistricting plans impacting Amarillo.
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Vietnam
William Calley Jr
My Lai
U.S
Bob Price
Pampa
Amarillo
Price
Lt. Calley
Federal Building
Amarillo College
Panhandle
Calley Vedict
Elliott
Stroud
Calley
Dumas
Nixon Orders Calley Release Pending Review Of Conviction
President Nixon freed Lt. William L. Calley Jr. from confinement at Fort Benning pending review of his My Lai murder conviction. The order followed a flood of clemency appeals as Nixon acted at his discretion, with Calley to resume quarters at Fort Benning while reviews proceed.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
White House
Calley
St Daminege Oa
Ru Daimilin
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Cally
Leavenworth
Kan
Ft. Benning
South Vietnam
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moorer
Albert O. Connor
3Rd Army
Panhandle residents press clemency for Calley gather support
Panhandle residents react to the My Lai verdict with appeals for executive clemency for Lt. Calley. Local groups including American Legion Post 54 set up a defense fund and collect signatures for petitions and telegrams to President Nixon. University and city officials report petitions and rallies urging clemency and a broader critique of the war’s conduct.
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Calley
My Lai
American Legion Hanson
Amarillo
Raymond McCabe
S. Ong
McCabe
American Legion Calley
P.O
J. Ernest Stroud
Nixon
Willis N. O’kelley
Western Union
Austin
Panhandle
Burglaries Hit Three Amarillo Churches Over One Night
Police investigated three church burglaries in Amarillo with total losses exceeding $1,000. St Peters Episcopal Church reported altar accessories and silver pieces stolen plus $20 in damage after entries via a northwest door. St Paul Methodist Church saw the theft of a three foot by two foot iron cross from an art display after a west sanctuary window breach. Faith Lutheran Church had minor damage and small items taken with no valuables reported. Police suspected a single perpetrator.
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Ben Franklin
New York
Amarillo
St. Peters Episcopal Church
4Th
Frank A. Smith
St. Paul Methodist Church
I-40
Jarrell Tyson
Audrey Riker
Faith Lutheran Church
E. 19Th
Eldon F. Horn
Stickers on personal vehicles ruled passive campaigning
Judge Mary Lou Robinson ruled that Amarillo city employees may place political bumper stickers on their own vehicles if the vehicle is not used in their employment. John Moffat, a street sweeper and local union leader, challenged a March 26 directive banning campaign stickers under city ordinance derived from the Hatch Act.
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108Th Dist
Mary Lou Robinson
Aobinson
John Moffat
Moffat
Homer C
Chuck” Speed
Amarillo
Speed
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 340
Doubtful Girl Kin To Couple
Police pursue a probable link between a blue eyed brown haired two year old found abandoned in a Tucson park and a teen mother Billy Kay Cook. Birth records from Houston will confirm if the child Jeannie J Cook is hers. The case involves welfare searches and a granddaughter in Illinois.
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Tucson
Houston
Amarillo Area
Illinois
Highway 66
Amarillo
Billy Kay Cook
Weekend Warmth Ahead With Mild Skies
The forecast calls for fair weather through Saturday with warmer temperatures. Today will reach the middle 60s with a low in the upper 30s and lighter southerly winds. Saturday should see highs in the 70s and continued pleasant conditions.
Cougar Minky Escapes at Tri-State Fairgrounds Tour
A cougar named Minky from Shrine Circus George Keller Act escaped her trainer’s camper and wandered the Tri-State Fairgrounds Thursday afternoon around 5 p.m. She pushed open a window screen, toured the grounds, and was corned near the west end before trainer Captain Horn reprimanded her and escorted her back to her quarters. It marked the first escape by this trainer’s animal in 14 years.
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Minky
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Shrine Circus
George Keller
Captain Horn
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William Calley
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Randy Elliott
S. Travis
Ellwood Park
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