Nostalgia for iconic American eateries across generations
A reminiscence recalls La Placita in Albuquerque run by Elmer Elliott and his son Dale, and Harvey House memories with Weber in Gallup, plus Henrici's Chicago on Randolph Street closing after 94 years. Patrons queued for a final meal as dining culture shifts with travel changes and new civic centers.
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la Placita
Albuquerque
Old Town
Elmer Elliott
DeSoto
Dalhart
Elmer
Dale
Fiennici’s
Chicago
Randolph Street
Henrici’s
This and That from the Nation and Beyond
The column notes IRS rewards to 778 informers totaling 552000, and recalls Vic tor Wickersham's 76 vote margin over Clyde Wheeler. It mentions a Ventura mall idea, a bass anecdote, and highway license plate patterns on Route 66. A Pampa reader quotes Fred Hobart about a whale and minnows.
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Victor Wickersham
Oklahoma
Clyde Wheeler
Large marijuana seizure tied to Texas farm near Childress
Aug 24 196? near Childress Texas a large marijuana haul valued at $200000 was seized on a farm road in Cottle County. Mike Hernandez 42 was arrested and jailed on two charges growing and possessing marijuana. Bond set at $5000 each. Hernandez allegedly supplied a group of 18 men arrested last fall in Lubbock. Page 2 continues.
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Mike Hernandez
Cottle County
Childress
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Paducah
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Parker
Elmer Clark
50Th District Court
Hernandez
Cattle County
Dez
Lubbock
Flaming Truck Ravages Rest Home in Electra Tragedy
A tractor trailer loaded with heating gas crashed into Hillcrest Haven Rest Home in Electra Texas injuring one resident and killing three elderly patients. Driver Dan Craighead escaped with burns as fire swept the one story facility. Nurses Frances Givens and others helped evacuate and save residents minutes before disaster struck.
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Electra
Tex
Dan Craighead
Hillcrest Haven
Aid to Cuba Rumor Confirmed Amid Soviet Shipments
U S officials confirmed a new wave of Soviet arms deliveries to Cuba aimed at strengthening Castro's coastal and air defenses. About 20 cargo ships and 3,000 to 5,000 technicians were involved, signaling renewed Kremlin support amid Cuba's economic woes, though not expected to enable a major offensive.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
Castro
Havana
Space Age Exhibit At Tri State Fairgrounds Opens
Exhibits on spacecraft rockets satellites and space age paraphernalia fill the Commercial Exhibits Building at the Tri State Fairgrounds Space Age exhibit runs 2 9 p m today and Mon Tue and 1 30 6 p m Sun admission free The NASA display features spacecraft including No 1 launched from Wallops Island on Jan 21 1960 a Bell Tel Telstar model a U S Bureau of Mines helium project and a General Electric laser tracking antenna and more including a spacesuit replica similar to Scott Carpenters flight suit
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Tri-State Fairgrounds
NASA
Wallops Island Station
Virginia
Eric Buersmeyer
Amarillo Air Force Base
Tri State Fairgrounds
Three Day Work Week Skepticism in Crossroads Letter
Dear Editor, I note the anti-work sentiment praising a three day work week and four days of leisure. The writer argues that modern leisure is high octane and exhausting, claiming three days of work are not enough to recover from a four day leisure binge, as stated by Dr. E. Scott Wellington.
Escapee Capture Near Bruns Hospital Santa Fe
One of three New Mexico prison escapees, Roy E. Le Doux, 26, was captured at 4:10 p.m. in a new housing development south of the Bruns Hospital area. Authorities maintained a vigil as Marvin Vaughn, another escapee, was reportedly seen nearby amid a heavy patrol around the hospital complex now housing St Michael’s College and state and federal agency facilities.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Bruns Hospital
South Santa Fe
Marvin Vaughn
Vaughn
Roy E. le Doux
St. Michael's College, New Mexico National Guard
Escapees Sought After Break From Vaughn Prison
Daily News Index reports a large search area around the Bruns sector for two convicts after a Wednesday night escape. Le Doux led authorities to a weed-filled hiding spot near Dale Bellamah housing, then surrendered unarmed in the presence of Isidore Vigil and Deputy Roybal. Vaughn remains at large with clothing swapped, while Le Doux described a third convict, John Edward Bostrom, separating earlier.
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le Doux
Bruns
Vaughn
Harold Cox
John Edward Bostrom
Isidore Vigil
le Poux
Dale Bellamah
Perez
Red) Roybal
Roybal
Now Comes Dial-a-Story in Washington Labor Dept
Dial-a-Story debuts in the capital, offering recorded news briefings to editors by phone. The Labor Department calls the experiment risky, noting misgivings about automation. Potential echoes across agencies, including a mock White House and Agriculture Department demo, raise questions about imitation and control.
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Washington
Labor Department
White House
Harvard
Agriculture Department
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Amarillo Harvey House
Santa Fe Station
Harvey
Weber
Gallup
Harvey Houses
Internal Revenue Service
Oe Ee
Ord
Porter Oakes
Ventura
Calif
L. A. Pitt
Western
California
Illinois
Fred Hobart
Pampa
Wes Izzard
Amarillo
Amarillo & i
Air
Richard Pipes
J. J. Richards
Bob Richards
DPS
Hernan
Richards
Jerry McHugh
Hillcrest Haven Rest Home
Wichita Falls
Robert Haiskill
Associated Press
Bell Telephone System
Telstar
Europe
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Cliffside
General Telephone & Electronics
Scott Carpenter
Crossroads
Dr. E. Scott Wellington
Ates
Posse
Santa Fe Police
Sheriff’s Department
Ther Bureau
Daily News Index
St. Michael's College
Cer
Astro Guide
Oklahome
Santa Fe Spotlight
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