In Our Town Life in Amarillo and Texas News Snippets
A 22 year old ex air man Stanley Eugene Wilson is being returned to Amarillo from Rusk Mental Hospital for another sanity hearing after a at the time of the strangulation attack on a church secretary. The paper covers various Texas metro problems studies, city services improvements, a new museum, a regional feedlot tour, and a housing bill. It also notes a Viet Nam war update with bombing claims, the Social Security expansion vote, and local political races in Plainview.
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Our Town
Stanley Eugene Wilson
Amarillo
Rusk Mental Hospital
Johnson
Dean Rusk
White House
Viet Nam
Disarmament Plans Tied to Air Force Contract
In 1964 the Air Force awarded North American Aviation a $78,700 contract for 4500 man hours of research on post arms control scenarios. The 54 page study envisions events to 1976 including disarmament milestones and UN moves, sparking alarm over a bevy of dreamlike projections from the thinker group.
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U.S. Air Force
North American Aviation, Inc
Viet Nam
North American
Think Factory
Space and Information Systems
Congress
O-O
China
Europe
U.S
Ussr
House Puts Stamp On Medicare Bills
Washington updates show the House passing a final action to send Medicare hospital insurance legislation to President Johnson for signature. The compromise bill, by 307 to 16, expands benefits for the aged and needy and raises Social Security taxes for workers and employers. The Senate later moves toward approval, with expectations of swift enactment.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
John Security
Wilson Faces New Sanity Hearing in 1964 Case
Stanley Eugene Wilson, a 22 year old former airman, is being returned from Rusk Mental Hospital to Amarillo for a new sanity hearing. He was deemed insane at the time of the April 1964 church secretary assault and again at his August 1964 court hearing, with hospital officials now reporting he is sane.
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Stanley Eugene Wilson
Potter County
Amarillo
Rusk Mental Hospital
Housing Bill Eases Amarillo Base Workers Burden
The House passed a 7.5 billion housing bill sending it to President Johnson. It includes two provisions to aid Amarillo Air Force Base workers and servicemen affected by the base closing. One allows the Defense Department to buy nearby homes unsold at fair value for eligible civilians or servicemen. The purchase price is based on prevailing area prices. FHA will manage disposal. A second provision grants moratoriums on mortgage payments for phased-out FHA or VA homes until recipients are financially settled.
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House
Johnson
Amarillo Air Force Base
Defense Department
Fha
Pentagon
Humphrey Says Vietnam Decision Affects Thousands of Families
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said Johnson's Vietnam decisions could touch thousands of American families and may require years of effort. He toned down his governors speech during a Washington to Minneapolis flight and left out a line about great resources being spent. He stressed burdens at home must be met and that there is no choice between guns and schools, while warning of potential Communist advances if America falters. He gave no specifics on the impending decisions.
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Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis
Minn
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Viet Nam
Washington
White House
Humphrey
Southeast Asia
America
Western Hemisphere
Moyers
Johnson to hold televised press conference on Vietnam war
President Johnson will address Vietnam policy at a 10 30 a m press conference from the White House with advisers and leaders from both parties invited. Speculation grows over troop increases draft quotas and mobilization as McNamara returns from a fact finding mission and Congress prepares to act on related appropriations and armed services measures.
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Johnson
Washington
Amarillo
White House
National Security Council
Congress
Bomb Explodes Near U S Mission in Bogota
A bomb struck the U S Military Mission in the War Ministry Building in Bogota killing one woman and injuring five Colombians including a colonel and two lieutenants plus two women secretaries. The blast damaged a bathroom wall and caused about 25000 in damage.
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Bogota
Colombia
U.S
War Ministry
Were 2 Coeds at City Park Were They Seen?
Texas Rangers and Dallas police investigated a report from Patrolman William Atkins who said he questioned two young women in Thompson Park near 5:15 a.m. Thursday. He described seeing a white car and one girl near the rear of the vehicle while another sat in the right front seat. He noted the incident occurred before daylight and remains inconclusive.
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Dallas
Texas Rangers
Austin
William Atkins
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Stark
Atkins
Thompson Park
F105s Lost Planes Hit Viet Nam Missile Sites
Air Force jets bombed two surface to air missile sites in North Viet Nam. Pilots reported one site destroyed and the other damaged. Three F105 fighters were shot down from an attacking force of 46 planes.
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Washington
North
Viet Nam
Department of Defense
U.S
Pentagon links Hanoi raids to Soviet missile sites
U S spokesmen say tense antiaircraft fire accompanied the raid near Hanoi as two pilots parachuted from stricken planes. Radio Hanoi claimed six U S planes shot down and three pilots captured while Pentagon officials say the new sites use semimobile Soviet made missiles and could be installed in 24 hours.
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Defense Department
Radio
Hanoi
U.S
Pentagon
Air Force
Asst
Secretary of Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Cuba
Sylvester
Johnson Administration
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