Local hero to receive post office heroism award
In Our Town Paul Renfroe, 23, of 2200 E 22nd, will be presented this morning the Post Office Department's highest award for heroism for helping to put out the flames on a man on his route. Maj. Gen. Lloyd P. Hopwood, who will complete one year as commander of Amarillo Air Force Base Aug. 1, will report about Sept. 1 for duty as chief of staff of the Allied Air Force in Southern Europe. Through traffic on Wolflin Avenue between Western and Bell will be routed off for.
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Paul Renfroe
Post Office Department
Lloyd P. Hopwood
Amarillo Air Force Base
Allied Air Force
Europe
Wolflin Avenue
Western
Bell
Amarillo
Anthony Toscano
Martin Road
Toscano
St. Anthony's Hospital
Renfroe
Swisher County Jubilee events listed in Tulsa schedule
On The Plains Swisher County Diamond Jubilee events in Tulsa include a lawn party an old fashion style show and a performance of A Saga of Courage a musical dramatization of Swisher County history The Swisher items appear on Page 17 Civil Aeronautics updates noted Potter County lowers 1966 tax rate to 80 cents per $100 valuation compared with prior rate on Page 17.
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Swisher County
Tulsa
Potter County
Construction Work Delays I-40 Traffic for Weeks
Page 5 notes ongoing construction on Interstate 40 causing extended traffic delays over the coming weeks. No specific dates or detours provided.
Plane crash near Pampa blamed on loss of control
Top of the Day reports Washington officials assigning blamed for a private plane crash near Pampa on January 21 that killed three. Other items cite West Texas State University pharmacy program talks, a Panhandle Post meeting in Amarillo, Harriman’s Moscow visit, a Canadian Pacific crash investigation, Bogalusa race tensions, Air Force radar crew disappearance, Chicago bomb scare patrols, GOP tactics critique, All Stars win, and assorted features.
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Washington
Pampa
State Commission On Higher Education
West Texas State University of Canyon
Public opinion backs keeping Taft Hartley 14b
Polls show a strong public majority against repealing Section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act with about 64 percent favoring retention. Gallup and Opinion Research Corp. mirror this, and most union families oppose compulsory unionism, shaping how Congress may vote.
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Ooo
Texas
Lou Harris
Democratic Party
Gallup
Opinion Research Corp
Double Play by Lamar Siblings and Holland Bicycles
A humorous item recounts Lamar Leopards David and Lamar Catbird Doug both hitting home runs during games at Mesa Verde School while their mother Mrs. Ronald Lacy rootes in a split pew. The piece also notes Evert Karel noting bicycles as status in Holland and jokes about language shifts after arriving in Texas.
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Ronald Lacy
Hughes
David
Lamar
Doug
Mesa Verde School
Lacy
Diamonds
Evert Karel
Colbert's
Holland
Texas
Gunman Slain In Dallas Bank
An unidentified gunman was shot and killed inside a Dallas bank after a chaotic incident that left law enforcement investigating motives and potential accomplices. Police have not released the suspect’s name or a possible connection to previous crimes.
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Dallas
Missing men may still be alive after crash says spokesman
First Class Action spokesmen said they believed the missing men might still be alive if they survived the crash in relatively good condition. The Air Force said Monday night the three survivors were not critically injured. They were aboard a West German aircraft.
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Coast Guard
Atlantic
Air Force
Nantucket
Mass
UPI
North Atlantic
Bruce E. Witcher
Redding
Calif
John N. Puopolo
Roslindale
David A. Surles
Raleigh
N.C
Air Force and
Bank robber wounds two guards in Dallas vault
Cecil Francis Abbey, 38, of Eugene, Oregon, opened fire in the lobby of Texas Bank & Trust Co. in Dallas, fatally shooting himself outside the vault after wounding guards W. A. Johnson and George Cox. The two casualties remained in critical condition after surgery. The 4:26 p.m. incident occurred as few customers were present.
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Dallas
Texas Bank & Trust Co
Will Fritz
Cecil Francis Abbey
Eugene
Ore
W. A. Johnson
George Cox
Texas
Johnson
Bill Pugh
Mail carrier to receive top Post Office hero award
Amarillo mail carrier Paul Renfroe 23 saved a man from burning clothes on his route on July 3. He rolled him in dirt and removed flames then calmly resumed delivering mail. Postmaster C T Davis Jr will present the Superior Accomplishment Award at 8 30 a m at the North Amarillo Post Office.
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Paul Renfroe
Anthony Toscano
Martin Road
Renfroe
Toscano
C.T. Davis Jr
Mohole bidding runs high for world depth drill ship
The National Science Foundation backed Project Mohole plans a self propelled ocean vessel larger than a football field to drill through the mantle. Bids from four firms ranged from 34.5 million to 45.1 million dollars with 90 days to review.
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National Science Foundation
Honolulu
National Steel & Shipbuilding Co
San Diego
Calif
Brown & Root Inc
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Newport News
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Groton
Conn
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Pascagula
Miss
Houston
Washington
FCC Cracks Down On Loud TV Ads
Washington officials say radio and television broadcasters must mute objectionably loud commercials. A policy statement condemns rapid strident delivery and urges silence contrasts after programs. The FCC released technical guidelines and warns fines or license loss for noncompliance.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commissions
FCC
Radio and Televisio
Bombings scare Chicago as mad bomber strikes again
A third and fourth blast in six days shook Chicago’s Loop and West Side, damaging two cars on North Michigan Avenue and six ice cream trucks in a West Side garage. No injuries were reported as authorities posted guards and investigated possible motives from a maniac to business competition.
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Chicago
UPI
Michigan Avenue
Magnificent Mile
West Side
Mr. Softee
Illinois
Charles Siragusa
Illinois Crime Commission
Loop
Internal Revenue Service
Amarillo shooting wounds two in Tyler Street home
A 44-year-old Amarillo man Robert Harmon and a woman, identified as Mrs Bullard, were critically wounded by gunfire at 3309 Tyler Street around 8 30 p m Monday. Harmon held a 32 caliber revolver and fired at John Warlick who fled. Deputies assisted in the investigation at the home where a front bedroom door was found kicked in.
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Amarillo
Tyler
Robert Harmon
E. 9Th
Northwest Texas Hospital
Dele Bullard
Amarillo Hospital
Harmon
Bullard
Fied le
John Warlick
Dallas
Warlick
Randall County Sheriff's Office
Katzenbach backs Coleman in court seat clash
President Johnson's nominee James P. Coleman, a former Mississippi governor, faced strong attacks from civil rights groups and lawmakers at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing. Attorney General Katzenbach made an unusual personal defense, praising Coleman as a capable jurist. A breed of tension filled the room as calls arose to balance the bench with a Black appointee.
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Wrigley
HOUSE
Johnson
Minnesota
Ann Landers
Astro-Guide
Santa Fe
Sylvia Porter
Washington
Mississippi
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Congress
James P. Coleman
South
Nicholas Katzenbach
Subcommittee
Coleman
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