From A to Izzard The Sun Shall Rise in the West
Amarillo reader Wes Izzard recalls aviation pioneers and future travel with sunward westward jet flight concepts. The column notes Panhandle lore, Lane’s Lake near Clarendon, DAR magazine references, and local visitors like Jack Reilly while musing on enterprise education and shifting time concepts.
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Amarillo
Jack Reilly
Sydney
Australia
Association
National Dar
Alibates
Henry Hertner
Esther McCrory
DAR
Panhandle
Seabee veteran plans mountain fishing trip amid Viet Nam wounds
Mike Keenan 22 of 800 Pittsburg prepares for a one month Seabees leave to fish after suffering shrapnel wounds 28 days ago in Viet Nam. He was among 14 Americans trapped in a concrete hut near Dong Xoai fighting off Viet Cong swarms.
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Mike Keenan
Pittsburg
Seabees
Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
Sanitary inspections and local bond measures in Texas towns
A Homite Deva team to assess eating establishments for sanitary conditions over the next two weeks and offer corrective guidance. Voter actions include a bridge replacement bond in Hansford County on August 7 and seven amendments to the Pampa city charter on August 24. A Crosby County sheriff hospitalized after a shooting, 20 000 expected at the Top Of Texas Fair July 14 18, and other local items appear across pages.
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Pampa Recreation Park
Rifleman dies after Pittsburgh police siege
A love crazed rifleman shot to death in Pittsburgh after killing a police lieutenant wounding two other officers and holding off more than 200 officers. The gunman’s attack followed a violent rampage before police finally ended the siege.
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Pittsburgh
Seabee Alamo Stand Aboard Dong Xoai
Nine Seabees and other soldiers held a bunker at Dong Xoai 65 miles northwest of Saigon during a Viet Cong attack. From a house edge they repelled assaults with rifles and grenades, aiding a timely helicopter evacuation that left one Seabee wounded but alive.
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Keenan
Dong Xoai
Saigon
B52 Bombers Hit Jungles Near Saigon Again
U S Air Force B52 bombers based at Guam struck the dense jungle northeast of Saigon for the third time, unleashing heavy explosives in another SAC attack against Communist infil trate forces.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Guam
Marines Land in Viet Nam as Reinforcements Arrive
About 8 000 additional U S Marines began landing in South Vietnam to bolster Leathernecks already in the country. They came ashore near Da Nang from U S Navy ships in the South China Sea amid heavy air and ground actions around the D Zone north east of Saigon. B 52 bombers hit enemy encampments and communications while a 2 500 man allied task force pushed through a Viet Cong stronghold, encountering little resistance beyond barking dogs.
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DA Nang
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
da Nang Air Base
South China Sea
Saigon
Inners
U S Recognition of Algerian Regime Reported
Washington reports the United States extended recognition and a friendly stance to the new Algerian regime under Col Houri Boumedienne after Ben Bella’s ouster. The move followed diplomatic tensions and an inquiry into alleged corruption among leaders, while U S officials discussed avenues of mutual cooperation with Algeria as civil rights unrest continued in the United States.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Houri Boumedienne
Johnson
U. S
Ahmed Ben Bella
Reese
Dr. Mar
Tin Luther King Jr
Body found in Amarillo barracks prompts murder probe
A badly decomposed body of an Air Force sergeant was found in a wall locker at Amarillo Air Force Base Tuesday morning after complaints of a foul odor. Autopsy indicates strangulation. Sgt Richard Roski, an Air Force member for 19 years, was tentatively identified but fingerprint comparisons and kin notifications are pending. The body was last seen Saturday morning and was wearing only pajama bottoms.
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Air Force
Amarillo Air Force Base
Richard Roski
Roski
Avvo
Sgt
Seven Questioned On Phony $20 Bills In Fort Worth
Secret Service agents questioned seven men arrested in Fort Worth area for passing phony $20 bills. Police say they had no role in printing the bogus currency, which was found in taverns, service stations, cafes and other south side establishments. One suspect was seized after attempting to pass a bill at a liquor store.
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Fort Worth
Secret Service
Integration Leader Charged With Theft in Selma
Rev. F. D. Reese, prominent Selma integration figure and president of the Dallas County Voters League, indicted on three counts of embezzlement. Public Safety Director says funds exceeding eight thousand dollars, potentially up to sixty thousand, were deposited in a Montgomery bank and used for personal purchases and house payments. Grand jury investigation followed tense voter registration campaigns. Reese was a key Negro spokesman and negotiator with officials on voting rights.
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Selma, Ala
UPI
Selma
Dallas County
F. D
Reese
Public Safety
Wilson Baker
Montgomery
Baker
Dallas County Voters League
Joe Smitherman
Dog Aids Capture Of Man In Child Abduction
Police and a K9 unit trapped a man, James P. Chavez, 25, in an alley behind an Amarillo apartment with an 8 year old girl. Chavez, on probation for burglary, was arrested at the scene after his dog Warrior tracked the girl to the rear of the building. The girl was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital with injuries.
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Amarillo
James P. Chavez
Potter County
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pierce
Austin Vaughan
Warrior
Jack Granger
Anlley
Buchanan
Chavez
Vaughan
Granger
Santa Fe
N.M
Ama
Hanoi Haiphong missile sites observed in North Viet Nam
The State Department confirmed two Hanoi area missile sites and potential second site with Soviet surface to air missiles. The Defense Department said no evidence of surface to surface sites. Plans consider knocking out sites as reconnaissance notes progress.
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Washington
State Department
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Defense Department
North
U. S
Ray gun laser to test beam communication in Gemini flight
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell plan a 14 day Gemini 7 orbit with a laser transmitter to send voices via light. They outline rendezvous concepts, deny EVA plans, and note about 20 medical experiments for the mission.
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Frank Borman
James A. Lovell
Gram
Edward H. White
Lovell
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