Why Today Is Really Special
The piece argues the celebration marks the Continental Congress adoption of a Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia 193 years ago. It notes declarations exist but this one asserted people’s right to choose their government and framed government as servant, not master.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
George Turner
Congress
United States
Cornwallis
Washington
Britain
Congressman Bob Price Seeks Piano for Amarillo Center
In a Washington DC letter, Rep Bob Price asks Amarillo residents to donate a piano for the State Center for Human Development. He praises the staff for humanitarian efforts and provides the center contact number 355-9791 for donors.
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State Center For Human Development
Amarillo
GCOO
This and That Retrospective Snapshots and Quips
A mixed page of breezy items notes Sir James Jeans on the universe as a thought, a Tokyo Lions convention visit by Dick Bynum, a library joke about a lady called a bookie, and street quotes on air pollution. It includes an American Seating dummy Charlie whose height and weight grow with time.
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Dick Bynum
Continental Trailways
Tokyo
Oe SF
American Seating Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Charlie
Bells Ring Out Across City For 193rd Independence Day
Santa Fe Railway will ring all switch and road engines at 9 30 a m for five minutes to mark Independence Day. F N Stuppi Amarillo general manager Western Lines says the bells join American Legion bells at 615 W 7th and other local bells from churches and fire trucks in a unified tribute to the nation.
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Santa Fe Railway
United States of America
F. N. Stuppi
Amarillo
Western Lines
Santa Fe
American Legion
American Legion Hall
W. 7Th
Lull in Viet Nam War Shows Patchy Enemy Movements
In Saigon US officers report mixed enemy activity along the border with some retreats and advances. Secretary Rogers quotes Defense Secretary Laird on a recent low combat level and says it is too early to judge overall infiltration. June intelligence shows 10 000 NVA troops infiltrated via the Ho Chi Minh trail with about 63 000 since January. Officials stress that end of year or long term trends cannot yet be confirmed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Secretary of State
Wiliam P
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Washington
Rogers
U.S
Paris
Weatherford Honors Local Astronaut Tom Stafford
Col. Tom Stafford returned to Weatherford Oklahoma with Cmdr Eugene Cernan to greet friends and family. A welcome ceremony included flags for scout groups and plans for a banquet with Governor Bartlett. The crowd lined Main Street as Stafford toured the airport and visited his mother.
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Weatherford, OkKla
Tom Stafford
Stafford
Cmdr
Eugene Cernan
Hero
Weatherford
Mary A. Stafford
Earl Shoemaker
Thomas, Okla
Southwestern State College
Milam Stadium
United States
Oklahoma
Weatherford Boy Scout Troop
Weatherford Cub Scout Organization
Dewey Bartlett
Bob Wooten
Last Frontier Boy Scout Council
Australian water skier flies over New York Harbor
An Australian water skier with a large kite strapped to his back jumped from a motorboat and skimmed across New York Harbor toward Liberty Island before landing there. Superintendent Lester F. McClanahan ordered him off the island citing a federal law against flying onto Liberty Island. the skier claimed he can steer anything wherever he wants.
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New York
New York Harbor
Statue of Liberty
Liberty Island
Monument
Lester F. McClanahan
Lower Manhattan
McClanahan
Nixon Abolishes Septem ber School Desegregation Deadline
The Nixon administration abolished the September deadline for desegregation in about 700 southern and border school districts while aiming for compliance by fall. The policy shifts emphasis from funding denial to court contempt for noncompliance and offers grants for construction and remedial needs, drawing mixed reactions from liberals and politicians.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
Finch and Mitchell
Pop Idol Brian Jones Found Dead In Pool
Hartfield England AP reports former Rolling Stone Brian Jones a pop idol died after a midnight swim at his Ashdown Forest Sussex farmhouse He was found at the bottom of a pool after unsuccessful life saving efforts Jones once worked as a garbage collector rising to fame across millions of fans
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Hartfield
England
Brian Jones
Jones
Sussex
Ashdown Forest
London
Bartender Jailed In City Murder
Noel Wilson Barnett a 27 year old bartender at the Amarillo Country Club remained in Potter County jail on a 25000 bond after being charged with murder with malice following the early morning shooting death of Judy Kay Carter 22 of the same Madison street address. He was arrested minutes after he telephoned police to report the shooting. Dee Miller former Potter
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Noel Wilson Barnett
S. Madison, Apt. 2
Potter County
Barnett
Amarillo Country Club
Judy Kay Carter
Madison
Dee Miller
Amarillo Hail Storm Causes 20 Million Dollar Damage
The June 17 hailstorm in the Amarillo region caused about 20 million dollars in damage to fixed property autos and crops. Amarillo suffered the worst losses with 25 000 homes and businesses damaged and over 6000 automobiles affected. Crop losses in a 12 county area ranged from 1.5 to 2 million with uninsured crops yet unestimated.
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Amarillo
Will Perry
American Insurance Association
New York
Insurance Information Institute
Dallas
Associated Press
Texas
Dumas
Ben A. Jordan
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Canada
Insurance Company
Dan Flemming
Association of Insurance Agents
Capitol Boycott On Ta Pp
Washington AP Congressmen face empty stomachs as cab drivers boycott peak hours over fixed 65 cent fares. Taxicab protests follow 42 percent raises for lawmakers and a $42 500 annual pay. Cafeteria workers threaten a walkout after a two hour Senate Building strike. fourte en Congressmen defend staff.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt Pyles
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol
Wreck Claims Two More Lives in Monahans Collision
In Monahans Texas two more people died Thursday raising the death toll to five from a two car crash late Wednesday. Police said Melvin Christopher 25 and his brother Gene 22 of Pecos died Thursday afternoon at a Pecos hospital.
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Monahans
Tex
West Texas
Melvin Christopher
Gene
Pecos
Weather Notes from Amarilh 1949 Forecast
The record notes Amarilh has had 143 of 184 days in 1949 with a forecast for fair to hot conditions through tonight. Expect a high near 390 with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent tonight.
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