Four held in Mexican bank robbery near Chihuahua
Four men arrested for robbing the Nuevo Casas Grandes Bank of Juarez of 4000 were moved to Chihuahua State Prison to await arraignment on multiple charges. A fifth robber was killed by Mexican soldiers near the Sonora border during a two hour gun battle.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
Nuevo Casas
Chihuahua
Sonora
Marcelo Diaz
Juarez
Diaz
Hermosillo
Nuevo Casas Grandes Bank of
Ice Threat Floods Ease In Northwest
Flood waters receded in the Pacific northwest and northeast as rains and melting snow eased. Ice blown into the Niagara River from Lake Erie forced the closure of Ontario Hydro 135000 kilowatt plant near Horseshoe Falls. Ice rose up to 75 feet in the gorge. About 30 riverfront homes were evacuated Saturday in Niagara County before the flood subsided. Oregon roads reopened as five foot high floods on U.S. 101 near Tillamook subsided.
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United Press International
Pacific Northwest
Niagara River
Lake Erie
Ontario Hydroelectric Power Commission
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara County Sheriff's Department
Upper River
Portland
Ore
U.S. 101
Tillamook
Oregon Coast
Heart Progress Aims to Halt Attacks With Machinery
Denver General Hospital surgeons David H. Watkins and Phillip G. Callaghan revealed an automated blood rush system to save hearts minutes after attacks. Tested on 300 dogs with positive results. one 67 year old man survived six hours on the device before dying of emphysema, autopsy showing no acute heart damage. The breakthrough could be major but doctors urge cautious optimism.
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Denver
API
John Kolish
Denver General Hospital
David H. Watkins
Phillip G. Callaghan
The
Post
Violence erupts at segregated Atlanta restaurant after protest
In Atlanta on January 26 AP reports violence at Leb's Restaurant following the arrest of about 70 demonstrators. SNCC members said four African Americans were beaten by six white assailants while others were attacked. injuries included a woman hit with a bottle and a twisted leg. A large crowd gathered outside as the Atlanta Restaurant Association demanded police protection and unbiased enforcement of laws.
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Atlanta
Janu
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Simon
Leb’s
Atlanta Restaurant Association
Atlanta Constitution
City of
Power and ethics swirl in Johnson stereo tale
Dear editor letter recounts a rumor of an insurance salesman giving President Johnson a free stereo with a large policy and jokes about a neighbor considering a presidential run. It mentions selling-class people and conflicts over free items via trading stamps. D E Scott Wellington.
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Johnson
D. E. Scott Wellington
Zoo Director Bitten by African Puff Adder in Salt Lake City
Jerry DeBary 37 year old director of Hegel Zoological Gardens was bitten by an African puff adder Saturday night and remained conscious but in critical condition Sunday. Antivenin was flown from San Diego by Navy jet fighter. Doctors note this venom has paralysis and blood disorders and mention Marlin Perkins as the only other known survivor of such a bite in 1928 at the St. Louis Zoo.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Jerry DeBary
DeBary
San Diego
Hegel Zoological Gardens
United States
Marlin Perkins
St. Louis Zoo
Weather snapshot from Amarillo 1964 sunshine streak
Amarillo records 26 days of sun in 1964. Competitive readings at 3 p.m. Sunday show Amarillo with 6 miles visibility and clear skies while Houston remains cloudy, Dallas partly cloudy, and Oklahoma City partly cloudy with varying visibility.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Saturn 1 to Launch in Cape Kennedy Test Flight Tomorrow
The Saturn 1 rocket at Cape Kennedy is prepared for its first full scale test flight tomorrow at 10 a m EST. The 16 story booster carries a heavy payload including ballast and a radio beacon for tracking as it aims to reach first stage thrust of 1 5 million pounds and ignite the second stage. A Ranger 6 moon mission follows this week with over 3 000 photos planned.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Sacramento
Calif
Bandit Captured After City Chase Involving Jiffy Store Heist
Police recovered 495 dollars taken at gunpoint from the Jiffy Food Store at E 27th and Manhattan after a high speed pursuit. A tan 1964 model car, linked to the robber, was boxed by three patrol units on Expressway toward Dumas. The suspect resisted arrest but was subdued and identified by two victims as the same man who had robbed Don Ralston and Greg Hendrick in recent days. A suitcase of potentially stolen items was found in the car.
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Hollis Thompson
Amarillo
27Th
Manhattan
FE. 16Th
Lincoln
2Nd and
Dumas
Gordon Heck
Jiffy Food
Hendrick
Don Ralston
Toot’n Totum
S. Grand
Ralston
Hertz
Wichita
Kane
Wiley Alexander
Missionary Killed as Congo Guerrillas Riot
An American missionary Irene Farrell 33 of Jerome Idaho was killed by an arrow and Ruth Hagie 58 of Wellington Ohio was wounded in a guerilla attack near Mangtungu Congo under Pierre Mulele. The government reported evidence of Red Chinese support for Mulele’s band as unrest spreads across Africa with Libyan riots and mutinies in Kenya.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Africa
Irene Farrell
Kenya
East Africa
Tripoli
Benghazi
Peter Buller
Miss Farrell
Gerome
Idaho
Pierre Mulele
Mulele
Buller
Ruth Hagie
Wellington
Ohio
Miss Hagie
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby regions today
U S Weather Bureau reports increasing cloudiness through today with cooler afte rnoons. Highs: mid 50s in Amarillo area. Northwest Texas sees partly cloudy morning and higher temps 50 to 70. Northern New Mexico expects cloud buildup and possible light showers or snow flurries in southeast mountains.
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U.S
Amarillo
Foir A
Texas
New Mexico
Panhandle Heritage Foundation plans drama project cost
Four Quanah men were arrested in a sweep across four counties for cattle thefts and burglaries. A shooting at a Trashill bar near Quanah left one man dead and another critically injured after an argument over a one dollar beer.
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Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Panhandle Area
Quanah
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Manuel Mendoza
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Hayden
Adolfo Pacheco
Costilla
N.M
Rafael Celeya Johnson
Altar
Samuel Vasquez Mercado
Stott Photo
ED Calton
Crossercares
Puff Adder
Perkins
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St. Louis
Ranger
Buchanan Street
Buchanan
Amarillo Blvd
Greg Hendrick
Mangtungu
Farrell
Kdiofa
Kwilu
Peking
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