Amarillo and Panhandle residents question new insurance rates
Residents in Amarillo and the Panhandle question the impact of auto insurance rate hikes set by the State Board of Insurance to take effect August 1. The article notes local government actions and a broader discussion on news values and coverage of unusual events.
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Amarillo
Panhandje
State Board of Insurance
Polk
Killgore Children's Psychiatry Hospital
Amarillo Medical
Nebraska
Local notes mix power outages gossip and odd items
A string of town rumors covers Nebraska public power, a fisherman’s lake mishap, interracial textbook controversy from the NAACP convention, a denim shirt fad with “Slate Prison,” a union magazine word, a used car sign, and a reader’s summer fashion tip.
Officials warn Hanoi on handling POWs amid UPI report
Washington officials warned that any Communist attempt to try American prisoners as war criminals would inflame global public opinion. Secretary of State Rusk said foreign governments were pressing North Vietnam to release airmen, while U.S. agencies denied claims of civilian bombing of homes and crops.
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Washington
UPI
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Secniar of
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Asx
Red Crosse
Hame
Cnvilions
Cop Shot In Chicago Rioting
Chicago riots erupt along a four mile West Side corridor as gunfire erupts. Officers and residents clash amid rooftop firing and vandalism. At Hercules Powder plant in Carthage a massive explosion destroys homes and injures workers.
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Chicago
Chiava
West Side
Elowe
Cot Conte Fort Sanat
Plant blast triggers perimeter checkpoints and evacuations
National Guardsmen sheriffs officers and highway patrol troopers set up 14 check points around the plant to keep everyone out as the Jasper County Sheriff's fire and the county coroner report no confirmed deaths. The plant manager says an emergency whistle sounded 20 minutes before the first blast and every employee escaped to safety after a tractor trailer unit loading at a magazine caught fire spouting debris.
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Lane National Guardsmen
Jasper County Sheriff's Fire
RE. Good
Money Flows Freely to President's Club
The Democratic Party's Presidents Club reports over 1 million dollars raised in the first five months of the year. Since January 1 more than 800 donors joined, with some contributing up to 5 000 and couples giving 10 000. Houston dinner events drew many Texans. Notable contributors include Senator Fulbright and other prominent figures, as the group seeks to fund party activities and White House social events.
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Washington
Democratic Party
President's Club
Congress
National Committee
Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Houston
Jack Campbell
New Mexico
Jerome BP
Cavanagh
Detroit
Sen Clin
Anderson
Jack Brooks
Texas
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Fulbright
Heat Wave Grips St Louis as Temps Top 105
St Louis area endures a sixth straight day above 100 degrees with temperatures hitting 105. The Weather Bureau notes a record 115 in 1954 and 80 deaths in the region, while power cooling and air conditioned stores draw crowds. Nearby Tulsa reports blast damage near a Hercules plant in Carthage, Missouri, with 183 workers affected.
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ST. Louis
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
St.Louis
Police Exchange Fire With Gang Through City Street
A group of policemen fired pistols from both hands in pursuit of a marauding gang down a street. Other officers directed their efforts as the confrontation spilled into the area, with full riot details continued on page 2.
Mass Nurse Slayings Shock Chicago Police Hunt Escapes
Police launch a citywide manhunt for a mass murderer after six student nurses and two Philippine exchange nurses are killed at South Chicago Community Hospital. Fifty detectives are on the case as Corazon Amaroa, an escaped nurse, may hold vital clues. The crime scene drew global attention with reports from London Manila Tokyo and Moscow.
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Corazon Amarao
Chicago
South Chicago Community Hospital
Philippines
London
Manila
Tokyo
Moscow
Andrew L Toman
Oroner
Trom the
Phillipines
Francis Flanagan
Michael Spiotto
Senate Refuses Change in CIA Oversight System
After a 32 hour debate behind locked doors the Senate voted 61 to 28 to not alter the supervision system for the Central Intelligence Agency. The Foreign Relations Committee three seats on the select panel overseeing the spy agency were denied.
Otters Frightened Survivor Clings to Ledge
A terrified Otters woman climbed to a second floor ledge and shouted that all her friends were dead. Police gathered clues including an unnamed killer around 25 years old, 6 feet, 170 pounds, with details unknown. Dozens of fingerprints await analysis as investigators sort evidence.
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Ile
Police Crime Laboratory
Wir¢ds Shot Down Age War Heats Up Near Hanoi
U S Air Force pilots down two Communist MiGs near Hanoi in a three minute dogfight. The double kill raises total Allied MiG losses to 17 in six months of 1966 and highlights intensified air combat over North Vietnam. Civilian casualty figures and Open Arms surrender statistics accompany the report.
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Apt
U.S
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Air Force
South Viet
North Viet Nam
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