A Trip Into Town and a Fight
The story follows Nazareth and Dimmitt youths planning an Easter Mass drive when a roadside incident escalates. A speeding car with Tony Guia and companions is chased by Castro County officers. the pursuit ends near Dimmitt after a tense sequence at the Tam-Anne gin and highway.
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Dimmitt
Nazareth
Holy Family Catholic Church
Johnny Raper
Bobcat
Texas 86
North Carolina
Mickey Westfall
McLain
Nazareth High
Tam-Anne
Ten youths die in Dimmitt two-vehicle crash
Investigators mapped a high speed chase ending near Dimmitt after a northbound eastbound car driven by Antonio Guia 17 was pursued by multiple sheriff and police units. Ten youths died from the head on collision with a second car as rescue crews removed victims. Weather and ongoing inquiry noted.
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Iff
Jack Cartwright
Dimmitt
Cartwright
Granville Martin
Hart
Plains Memorial Hospital
Antonio “Tony” Guia
Brigidio Solez Sanchez
Olton
Nicholas Arrizola Jr
Robert Lewis Caddell
Michael David George
Robert Ireland McLain
Nazareth
Jeffrey Eugene Glenn
McLain
Olivarez
George
Guia
Castro County
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cowart
Martin
Broadway Street
Caddell
Dimmitt Volunteer Fire Department
Dennis Funeral Home
Texas
Alamo
Dayton
San Antonio
Four U.S. Craft Downed As Reds Gouge South
North Vietnamese armor and troops crossed the DMZ into South Vietnam crushing bases and forcing government troops to retreat. Four American aircraft were shot down while supporting the defending South Vietnamese. Military sources said heavy raids were planned against the north in retaliation for the Tet-like offensive.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
Nguyen van Thieu
National Assembly
da Nang
Hue
Thieu
House
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Quang Tri City
Berrigan Convicted on Letter Smuggling Charge
A Harrisburg jury convicted Rev. Philip F. Berrigan of illegally sending a letter from Lewisburg prison to Sister Elizabeth McAlister and remained deadlocked on conspiracy and other charges involving the Harrisburg Seven. The judge ordered continued deliberations. the case also noted potential penalties and related trials.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Philip F. Berrigan
Harrisburg Seven
Berrigan
Lewisburg, Pa
Elizabeth McAlister
R. Dixon Herman
Sister Elizabeth
Kissinger
Herman
Elizabeth
Eqbal Ahmahd
Joseph Wenderoth
Neil McLaughlin
Anthony Scoblick
Mary
Boyd F. Douglas Jr
Douglas
FBI
Pipeline Blast Injures Pampa Family Near Amarillo
Seven year old Jackie Remy critically burned with second and third degree injuries over eighty percent of his body after a pipeline explosion near Pampa Texas 70. Father Dale Remy employed by Triangle Well Service suffered severe burns while mother was lightly burned. Firefighters doused flames as Ben Ogden rushed the family to Pampa hospital. The Phillips Pipeline Co line sparked gas odor and smoke seen miles away.
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Pampa
Jackie Remy
Dale Remy
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
Texas 70
Remy
Triangle Well Service
Highland General Hospital
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ben Ogden
Ogden
Department of Public Safety
Phillips Pipeline Co
McGovern cites ITT tax nonpayments in SEC records
Senator George McGovern said ITT did not pay federal income taxes for 1968 69 and 70 per SEC filings. He questioned tax handling and a $400 000 convention contribution later acknowledged as disputed. The remarks followed a national TV interview and a campaign push in Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George S. McGovern
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
ITT
McGovern
SEC
South Dakota
CBS TV
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wisconsin
the Times
Scheyer
Jackson
Ere
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
San Diego
Sheraton Corp
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Mike George
Dimmitt High School
Jeff Glenn
Raper
Glenn
Elizabeth Hood
Kenneth Cleveland
Rex Cowart
Dimmitt Boys
Tony Guia
Zoila Luna Olivarez
Tam- Anne
Sher
Johnny Juve Olivarez
Rocky Mountains
National Weather Service
North
Denison
Bowie
Castro County News
Becky Berryhill
South China Sea
Mai Loc
Camp Carroll
Vietnam
Dong Ha
Quang Tri Combat Base
la Vang
Creighton W. Abrams
Gen. Abrams
Bridge
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Henry A. Kissinger
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
New York
John V. Lindsay
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Boeing Co
The
New York Times
Rodney W. Scheyer
Seattle
Boeing
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