Notable Texas News Briefs and Police Reports
A string of 1960s notices reports embezzlement and homicide probes. Police in Austin link two murders to acquaintances of the victims. A Gulf Coast National Bank robbery near Houston yielded 13,500 with a getaway car crash. Ford and Johnson sparred over a confidentiality issue while Dean Rusk questioned Schlesinger’s breach in Kennedy era writings.
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Gulf Coast National Bank
Houston
Dent
Dean Rusk
Arthur Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Kennedy
Newspapers In The Classroom Showcases Daily Learning Tool
Teachers across Caprock Plainview Amarillo and Quail use daily newspapers to teach English history reading and politics. Editors and superintendents note student engagement from sports ads to comic strips with pupils citing real world connections and even careers in politics and writing.
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Elizabeth Hinds
Amarillo
Plainview
Brazil Sees Bountiful Harvests Amid Heavy Rainfall
Rio de Janeiro reports one of its most bountiful harvests as generous rainfall ends drought. Farmers credit ample rains for strong yields across crops and regions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
B52 Jets Strike Near Hanoi in Viet Nam War Action
U S bombers from Guam hit Viet Cong targets near the 17th parallel guarding the Ho Chi Minh trail. A F105 fighter was shot down during a raid on a railway bridge 75 miles south of Hanoi. North Vietnam claimed four U S jets downed.
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Saigon
UPS
Guam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Viet Nam
Do Xa
17Th Parallel
North Viet Nam
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
North
Peking New China
Tokyo
Vinh City
Ham Long
Thanh Hoa
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Rusk Sees Open U N Role in Viet Nam Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said UN officers might privately explore a Viet Nam settlement despite North Vietnam rejecting a formal UN role. He noted a possible formal UN action and pledged U S support for the world organization’s efforts, while insisting Ha Noi holds the peace.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United Nations
U.N
Rusk
Nguyen Co Thach
United States
Viet Nam
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Sonics Fall in 10 Inning Heartbreaker to Tulsa
Dreuth Broken. Sonics lose 6-3 to Tulsa in 10 innings after scoring 58 to 58? Actually reads: Sonics score after 58 score less innings but lose to Tulsa 6-3 in 10 innings. No clear entities beyond Tulsa.
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Sonics
Tulsa
Amarillo School Board Clash Over Integration with NAACP
In Amarillo a heated school board meeting drew about 50 spectators as NAACP representatives and members of Action for Civic Unity pressed for progress on school integration. Dr. Jones warned court action if satisfactory integration measures were not pursued. A tentative plan to have board and NAACP discussions was set, with the civic unity group seeking a city human rights commission.
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Amarillo
Clative
Wariu
M. T. Johnson Jr
Board
NAACP
Action For Civic Unity
Human Rights Commission
Marvin Hirsh
Medicare Enactment Highlighted as Pivotal to Social Security
The Daily News begins a 14 part guide on Medicare and Social Security. The article positions Medicare enactment as a landmark alongside the creation of Social Security and invites readers to turn to page 6 for the first installment.
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Daily News Today
Kansas man dies after roadblock shootout in New Mexico
Robert Leon Harmon 24, of Chanute, died after a chase from Hooker Oklahoma to near Clayton New Mexico. He was shot in the back of the head and suffered multiple injuries after colliding with a roadblock and being wounded by police. Harmon, accused of robbing the Eagle Bar at Hooker, forced a breakfast, stole a car, and exchanged clothing in Boise City before the pursuit.
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Clayton
N.M
Kansas
Union County Hospital
Robert Leon Harmon
Chanute
Harmon
Hooker
Oklo
New Mexico Game and Fish Department
Ernie Pyle
Winchester Funeral Home
Pyle
Hookier
Eagle
Betty Burr
Boise City
New Mexico
Nervous bandit robs Clovis bank for over $5000
A freckled red haired young man robbed the Clovis Citizens Bank branch at mid day taking more than five thousand dollars at gun point. He used a pearl handled 22 cal revolver and fled after forcing teller Kay Kamradt and manager Bill Christian into the vault.
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Bill Christian
Texico
Clovis Citizens Bank
Kay Kamradt
N.M
Texas-New Mexico State Line
Clovis
Christian
British leaders clash as Labour holds censure majority
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Conservative Edward Heath clashed in a stormy Commons debate. Labour defeated the censure motion 303 to 290 with Libs abstaining, keeping a slim three seat majority.
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Reuters
London
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
Commons
Labor
Britain
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Wilson
Heath
Trey
Esther James collects first installment in Powell slander suit
Mrs. Esther James, 68, of New York, received 19 115.54 in cashier’s checks as the first installment of a 46 500 judgment against Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr The turnover order was issued by Justice Morris E Spector The case began five years and five days ago after James accused Powell of slander over a television remark She aims to use funds to support a Jamaica hotel project and property near Montego Bay
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New York News
NEW York
Adam Clayton Powell
N.Y
Esther James
Raymond Rubin
James
Manhattan Supreme Court
Morris E. Spector
Powell
Ecland
Harlem
Ford defends stance amid Viet Nam briefing row
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford says any rift with President Johnson stems from a possible misunderstanding. He refuses to be baited into a verbal clash and warns such a dispute would please Communists. Ford notes Mansfield memo did not mention draft callup and says he has no comment linking Mansfield to the decision.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Ford
Washington
Michigan
White House
Viet Nam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Vietnam
Sen. Mansfield
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