Senate cuts 660 million from military bill amid Vietnam aid fear
The Senate voted to trim 660 million from the 22 billion military procurement authorization, despite warnings that Vietnam equipment losses will require more funds. Heavy rainfall slowed a high explosive freight train blaze near the scene as dozens were isolated. A team of amateur explorers reached the North Pole by surface travel for the first time since 1909. An ex convict named James Earl Rev tops Top of the Day. An ICC examiner ordered five banks to expose hidden railroad owners amid a potential financial milestone. Don January and Dan Sikes led the 36 hole Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas.
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Vietnam
North Pole
Peary
James Earl
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Storms, water talk, and historic find dominate Panhandle pages
Weather alerts drive tornado watch across North Central Texas as thunderstorms reach towering heights. The Water Development Board discusses potential irrigation growth over 50 years if water needs are met. A prehistoric animal skeleton is unearthed at Canyon courthouse site. Amarillo offers discounted pet vaccines May 4 to 7 at fire stations. Editors hear a water import project may falter without support. Beef industry in Amarillo region tops 3 billion in four weeks.
Flooding Traps People at Madill Train Fire Scene
Heavy rain halted progress at the high freight train blaze near Madill Oklahoma flooding the Randolph Bottoms derailment area. Dozens isolated on a single road as water covers the site, delaying access for National Guardsmen sheriffs officers and volunteers for at least five hours.
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Madill
Okla
Randolph Bottoms
Jets Hammer Foe in Viet Nam Panhandle Raid
U S fighter bombers mounted the year s largest North Vietnam raid focusing on the southern panhandle 14 bridges 13 trucks and 16 ships were damaged or destroyed over 145 missions. B 52s added raids on the A Shau Valley after heavy hits in the panhandle as U S officials reported threats to Hue and ongoing truck traffic despite bombing restrictions.
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Saigon
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Air Force
Shau
Hue
Johnson
Deadly Tornado Hits Arkansas City and Aftermath
FBI identifies Galt as James Earl Ray through latent fingerprints, tracing identity in MLK assassination case. Eric Starve Galt described as a 40 year old drifter and ex convict, wanted for killing Dr. King, according to AP report.
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Washington
Eric Starve Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
James Earl Ray
Galt
Car matching James Earl Ray description sighted near Amarillo
A Highway Patrol beaconed a lookout Friday night for a vehicle described as the one driven by James Earl Ray who earlier was identified as Eric Starva Galt. An FBI informant reported a witness saw a car fitting the description traveling west through Amarillo.
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James Earl Ray
Eric Starva Galt
FBI
Amarillo
Ray
FBI seeks Ray over Memphis King slaying murder
The FBI lists more than 53 thousand wanted notices and says suspect James Ray used names including James McBride and James O Connor. Described as 5 10 tall, 163 to 174 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair, he has two facial scars and was last linked to a Tennessee murder case after an April 4 1968 King shooting.
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FBI
James McBride
James Walton
W. O. Herron
James O'Connor
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Ray
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Amateur Explorers At Pole Death Toll Feared High
A tornado cut a 400 foot path through Greenwood Arkansas killing at least 12 people and injuring many as storms hit the town Friday. Authorities fear the toll may rise as rescue work continues and missing persons are sought.
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Greenwood
Ark
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Damon Wilson
Wilson
Oklahoma
Warn U S of Crisis on Dollar and Pole Expedition
TheFederal Reserve chief warned the U S economy is in a crisis rivaling 1931 as deficits and imbalances threaten a worldwide devaluation. Separately a Canadian American team completed a surface pole crossing reaching the North Pole after 44 days and 474 miles, amid calls for tax increases and spending cuts.
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Selz Organization
Chicago
Ar Martin
Greenwich
Polar
Selz
Ralph
St. Paul, Minn
Radio de Martin
Francis J. Lyons
ICC Order Seeks Hidden Rail Owners From Five Banks
An ICC examiner subpoenas five financial firms to disclose beneficial owners of 1000 share stakes and voting records in Union Pacific Southern Pacific Atchison Santa Fe Chicago North Western and Denver Rio Grande Western Railroads. The aim is to pierce ownership secrecy in the Rock Island Line control fight.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago & North Western Railway
Rock Island
Nathan Klitenic
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago & North Western
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Decision Not to Send Air Support Over Pueblo Incident
The 5th Air Force chief decided not to aid the Pueblo, citing North Korea's air superiority. McNamara and Wheeler testified that weather and enemy strength justified inaction as the ship was boarded and classified materials faced destruction or capture. They noted U.S. aircraft in the region were distant and outnumbered, with radar advantages favoring North Korea.
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U.S
5Th Air Force
North Korea
Robert S McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S. Electronics
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Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
McNamara
Wheeler
Sth Air Force
Symington
George S. Brown
South Korea
Japan
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Tenn
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