Amarillo Reports Big Drop in 1965 Crime and Traffic Fatalities
A year end Amarillo Police Department report shows a major reduction in crime and traffic deaths for 1965 in the city. An automobile driven by William Irvin Bennett, a brands inspector for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, slid on ice into a Fort Worth and Denver Freight train but Bennett was uninjured.
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Amarillo
William Irvin Bennett
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Ranchers Association
Fort Worth
Denver
Frank Beards bristling 66 leads Lucky Open in San Francisco
Frank Beard carded a bristling 66 to take the first round lead in the Lucky Open Golf Tournament held in San Francisco. Several unknowns emerged as early prime prospects in the event. Page 13 coverage. Best of World honors awarded at the annual Littlefield Chamber of Commerce banquet Thursday night. Page 34.
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Frank Beard
San Francisco
Littlefield Chamber of Commerce
Faithful to The Puritan Ethic in Bob Gerholz Biography
Bob Gerholz, Flint real estate mogul and Chamber of Commerce president, embodies the Puritan ethic. A Wisconsin native, he rose from humble work during school to WWI service, built a large portfolio in Flint, and credits his success to working quietly and earning his living. The piece notes admiration for his public stance on the ethic amidst debate.
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Bob Gerholz
Chamber of Commerce of the
U.S
Goo
Paul
Thessalonians
Operation Masher Drives Through Central Highlands
US led attack with the 1st Cavalry and Korean units advancing along National Highway 1 in the Central Highlands. Allied forces claim heavy Viet Cong losses while Marine patrols report seven guerrillas killed and three captured in Chu Lai area amid large-scale clashes and air strikes.
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UPA
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Washington
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Viet Nam
Chu Lai
Bong Son
U.S
AIE Skyraider
Timing Figures Key To New Air Strikes In Vietnam
President Johnson weighs when and how far to resume bombing North Vietnam as a lull nears 35 days. He aims to pressure negotiations while avoiding misread congressional will and rejects a far broader holding operation or immediate public framing.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
U.S
J. William Fulbright
Mike Mansfield
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America
James Gavin
United States
South Viet Nam
Grandma Sees Again as Shadows Fade in Eyesight Turnaround
71-year-old Borger great grandmother Mrs. R. A. Barker regained near perfect left-eye vision after three operations over the past year, aided by glasses. The surgeries included eyelid alteration, a corneal transplant, and cataract removal at St. Anthony's Hospital, with eye bank support from Hi-Plains Eye Bank Amarillo.
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Tommy Hevenine
R. A. Barker
Borger
Barker
Steger
Coleman Taylor
Amarillo
Taylor
Ramon Castroviejo
Spain
Hi-Plains Eye Bank
Omar Hermsmeyer
Lions Clubs
Betty Bullock
Texas sorority deaths case set for plea today
James C. Cross Jr., 23, a former University of Texas sophomore, faces a guilty or innocent plea today on charges he strangled two sorority sisters, Shirley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby, last July in Austin. Pre trial motions and a Valentine Day trial date are scheduled before Dist. Judge Mac Thurman Jr. Cross has been held without bond.
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Cross
Johnson forecasts economy expansion with cautions
President Johnson delivered an optimistic economic message to Congress, arguing recessions are avoidable and expansion can proceed without inflation. He urged quicker tax payments as an anti inflation tool and warned higher taxes may be needed if inflation risks rise. He urged bipartisan restraint and urged labor and management to follow wage price guidelines amid Viet Nam sacrifices.
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Imcage Tribune
Washington
Johnson
Congress
John-24
Lane & Wistat Esha
Son Sait
America
Republican Party
Viet Nam
Council of Economic Advisors
Major Back Home Again at Curature Feature
Maj. Don D. Williams returns to Amarillo land now part of Amarillo Air Force Base after 18 years away as an Air Force officer. He recalls farming roots on his family plot, the cattle pasture that became a golf course, base housing, and a wheat farmer father who lost the farm in 1929. Williams played for Amarillo High School’s Golden Sandstorm, winning state championships in 1935 and 1936 as an all-state guard.
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Amarillo
Air Force
Amarillo Air Force Base
Don D. Williams
Maj. Williams
Bandera
Air Ford
R. S. Killough
Amarillo High School
Golden Sandstorm
Surveyor A Fall Date Delayed in High Country
A surveyor’s fall date in the High Country was postponed as the transit instrument is reported fixed today. Page 40 notes the adjustment and next steps for the project’s schedule.
Labour Victory in Hull By-Election and Censure Defeat
Britain's Labour government extended its parliamentary margin after Kevin McNamara won the Hull by election by 5 351 votes in a six way race. Labor also survived a Conservative effort to censure the administration over economic policy by 287 to 284.
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London
UPI
Britain
Hull
House of Commons
Labor
Harold Wilson
Kevin McNamara
Tony Jessel
Laurie Millward
Treasury
Anthony Barber
Bell Plans Sale of TWX Teletype Service
Bell Telephone system weighing sale of its TWX telegraph service to Western Union, which runs the rival Texas Service network.
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BELL
New York
Bell Telephone System
Western Union
Texas
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