Fort Worth vigil: teen murder case confounds investigators
A 16 year old Edna Sullivan body remains missing after three teens were slain. An 1%year-old high school dropout failed in two attempts to lead investigators to the victim's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Fort Worth police face a spate of crime reports as the FBI notes leniency trends and a drive for tougher probation practices. The piece also covers local projections on water, grain, and teenage employment figures in Amarlo and surrounding areas.
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West Texas Chamber to honor 275 volunteers Thursday
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce will honor 275 men from 103 state boards and commissions for voluntary service. The event will be held in Pampa with a presentation planned Thursday.
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Brown Withdraws Unanimous Vote Chooses Miller for Congress
Dee Miller, 47th District Attorney of Amarillo, was chosen Monday night by 30 county chairmen in the 18th Congressional District as the Democratic candidate for Congress. Miller, 32, will face Republican Bob Price in the November 8 election after winning 17 votes on the fourth roll call and a unanimous motion by Hartley County chairman J. R. Brown. State Sen. Andy Rogers received one vote. Miller emphasized teamwork to defeat Price and said a Democratic Congressman will be elected in November. The selection followed Walter Rogers’ July withdrawal, leaving the district chairmen to decide.
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Wage Guide May Ease Wage Policy Shift Under Review
Washington cabinet members said the administration will revise wage price guideposts to be more flexible by tying boosts to productivity gains. The plan follows President Johnson’s White House meetings as officials downplay steel price hikes and shift focus from steady wage raises to productivity related increases.
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Air Force ready to yield base land to Amarillo city
The Air Force signal indicates it will declare excess the runway and Strategic Air Command areas at Amarillo AFB to the city. A March letter from Donald F Bradford, head of the Defense Department economic adjustment office, notes exceptions for ATTC property and munitions storage while enabling the city to proceed with long range planning and projects.
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Wheat Acreage Allotment Raised 68.2 Million Acres
Secretary Orville Freeman announced a 13 percent boost to the 1967 national wheat acreage allotment, bringing it to 68.2 million acres and increasing 1967 totals well above 1966. He cited strong domestic demand, exports, and food aid as reasons. Farmers may plant more land to wheat while maintaining program eligibility, with production expectations tied to price support levels and future supply.
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GOP Assails Demo Process In Rogers Replacement
Mrs G N McDaniel vice chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee denounced the Democrats for how they choose a replacement for Rep Walter Rogers of Pampa. She charged the governor and president with meddling and called for fair notice to Democratic chairmen, warning against dictatorial powers in the selection process.
Labor Secretary Wirtz Keeps Negotiations Open With Airlines
Washington UPI Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz joined late night talks between striking machinists and five major airlines after declaring no progress and vowing to stay in session all night if needed. He reported eight hours of talks with no clear break in the impasse that has idled airlines for 32 days.
Ambush grows deadly in South Vietnam clashes
Communist forces ambushed two U S Army companies in separate sectors Monday. Americans repelled the assault, killing at least 70 attackers by body count. US spokesmen put communist deaths as high as 17 in the clashes. An F4C Phantom crew perished in a rescue jet crash. Two Chinook helos collided on takeoff, injuring one. SAM fire rose, with North Vietnam claiming more US planes were shot down. The ground war continued with ongoing reports from Saigon.
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American Dash to Keep Citizenship After Voting Abroad
Georgia Lepper, a 24 year old homemaker from Closter New Jersey, says she lost her US citizenship after voting in Britain's March election and now faces statelessness while her English husband Bruce plans to pursue the case to the White House. An embassy official told her voting abroad can strip citizenship, though British officials say marriage alone does not grant British status.
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Breakoff in Wage Talks Leaves Machinists and Airlines at Impasse
Negotiations ended with no settlement to the wage dispute between machinists and airlines. A leader described conditions as ceiling zero and visibility zero. Presidents of 12 large machinists unions were present at the Washington talks summoned by Wirtz as labor secretary offered no explanation for the meeting. Negotiators for both sides are to attend further sessions, with Howse noted in the strike context.
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Slain Girl Identification Ends Search in Fort Worth
Fort Worth AP reports a body found south of the city is identified as Edna Louise Sullivan, 16, the teenage rape and murder victim. The case ties to Roy Green and ex-convict Kenneth McDuff, suspects in the slayings of three teens found in a car trunk after a Saturday night incident.
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