Former Golden Gloves boxer charged in Amarillo police slaying
A 23 year old former Golden Gloves boxer claims the gun went off during a struggle with an Amarillo policeman, differing from witnesses. Police reported a violent New Year day with murder and hubcap thefts across the city. Maj. Gen. Dwight O. Monteith named 1963 Amarillo Man of the Year for ties between the base and city.
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Golden Gloves
Amarillo
Dwight O. Monteith
Amarillo Air Force Base
Electrocution fatality near Plainview in hunting accident
One hunter died and three companions were burned when a pipe they shook to scare a rabbit touched a power line near Plainview. The incident occurred as four men attempted to move the pipe, with the victim losing life at the scene.
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Plainview
Plainview Rabbit Hunt Ends in Tragic Electrocution
Four Plainview men hunting rabbits 14 miles south of town were struck by an overhead line when a section of aluminum irrigation pipe was shaken to try to flush a rabbit. James Harold Pike, 20, died at Plainview Hospital after the accident around 11 15 a.m. Three companions, Danny Lee Goodman 15 Donald Elledge 19 and Doyle Willis, suffered burns on hands and feet and were treated and released.
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Plainview
James Harold Pike
Plainview Hospital
Danny Lee Goodman
Donald Elledge
Happy Union
James McLaughlin
Compromise Ends New York Transit Strike
New York City avoided a mass transit walkout after TWU accepted a 35 cent hourly wage increase plus 11 cent immediate rise, ending demands for a 32 hour week. The contract with the Transit Authority keeps a 40 hour week and bans fare increases for two years.
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Transport Workers Union
TWU
Robert F. Wagner
New York Transit Authority
Weather outlook for Amarillo and Northwest Texas
Weather forecast shows continued generally fair conditions for Amarillo and vicinity through Friday with a warming trend today and a cooler day Friday. Highs mid 60s in Amarillo and 66 to 78 elsewhere in the region. Northern New Mexico expects fair conditions tonight with moderate winds in the eastern plains and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Suspect claims slaying an accident in police killing
Paul Martinez Arredondo, 23, arraigned on murder with malice in the slaying of Amarillo Officer Jerry Wayne Cawthon. Bond denied. he seeks a preliminary hearing at 1:30 p.m. Thursday before District Judge E. E. Jordan.
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Paul Martinez Arredondo
Garfield
Golden Gloves
Paul Arredondo
Amarillo
Jerry Wayne Cawthon
Arredondo
Smith and Wesson
Cawthon
Amarillo Officer Fund Grows With Donor Aid
Donations to the Amarillo Police Department fund for Officer Jerry Cawthon continued on Wednesday. Lem Pounds of Canyon started the drive with 10 dollars and contributors include the Globe-News Publishing Company with a 300 dollar gift.
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Jerry Cawthon
Amarillo
Lem Pounds
Canyon
Globe-News Publishing Company
Winter storm cripples South as heavy snows sweep 23 states
A United Press International report details a wide snow and ice storm driving through the Appalachians and Atlantic Seaboard. Up to 18 inches of snow fall in the South with 3 foot drifts in Meridian Mississippi while Alabama and Mississippi report numerous accidents and six related deaths. Ice and wind knock out thousands of telephone lines in the Carolinas, Virginia and New England. Coastal gales threaten, and Philadelphia postpones the Mummers parade. Snow extends into Kentucky Ohio and Michigan with 5 inch totals in Louisville and Cincinnati.
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United Press International
Appalachians
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi
Maine
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Louisville
Cincinnati
New England
Weather Bureau
Virginia
There s No Doubt Now Whose Team Is No One
After Texas Longhorns 28 6 victory over Navy in the Cotton Bowl Texas tops the final AP rankings with Navy second. Royal lauds Duke Carlisle and notes Oklahoma defeat earlier.
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Dallas
Darrell Royal
Texas Longhorns
Navy
Naval Academy
C. C. Kirkpatrick
Texas
Associated Press
Middies
SMU
Royal
Oklahoma
Sooners
Duke Carlisle
Wayne Hardin
University of Texas
Conflict of interest and public duty debated
Dear Editor notes that officials face internal battles over conflict of interest and the pull between personal wealth and public service, acknowledging the challenge of staying true to country when money offers temptation. The author cites common struggles of everyday people in weighing richer or simpler lives.
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D. E. Scott Wellingtor
Fifth anniversary of Castro regime in Havana celebrated
Thousands of Cubans lined Havana for a parade marking Castro’s fifth year in power backed by Soviet equipment. Delegations from Europe Asia and Latin America attended a rostrum at the Plaza de la Revolucion while air defenses and mass demonstrations underscored the government display. Fireworks and extra rations colored the New Year as Cuba banned shooting guns to reduce accidents.
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Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Soviet Union
Europe
Asia
Latin America
Plaza de la Revolucion
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