Amarillo Town Band Hope Faces Groundwork
Amarillo leaders push for a permanent town band after a summer concert formed by Amarillo College • Khiva Shrine members and local performers joined Ken Jones to form The Amarillo Community Band • extra concerts planned with Don Baird as soloist and Ellwood Park bandstand appearance. Director Jones seeks volunteer start funds uniforms and gro wn community support.
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Memorial Park
Amarillo College
Khiva Shrine
Amarillo
Ken Jones
Don Baird
Ellwood Park
Jones
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
History along Caliche Road in Perryton described
Perryton residents recall the Caliche Road corridor featuring C E Jones trading post the Buried City and Sam Handly who came in 1915. Lake Fryer in Wolf Creek Park is a conservation project where skiing fishing and swimming occur. Handly notes ancient wagon train destruction by Indians and a 1936 monument for the Buried City.
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Perryton
U.S. 83
Texas 23
C. E. Jones
Sam J. Handly
Lake Fryer
Wolf Creek Park
Wolf Creek
Handly
Thousands Face Layoffs in Dock Strike
Thousands of sugar and lumber workers face layoffs as a West Coast dock strike paralyses ports for weeks. C H Sugar shuts Crockett refinery, 1100 jobs. Oregon forest workers 4500 out today, 10000 next week. Strike stalls talks. governors plan a meeting with ILWU and PMA amid rising welfare and economic impact.
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San Francisco
C&h Sugar Co
Crockett
Hawaii
Tom McCall
Oregon
Reagan
Transportation
John Volpe
James Hodgson
West Coast
Pacific Maritime Association
McCall
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Seattle
Oakland
Nixon Rails Walkout Faces Wider Steel and Rail Strikes
Washington reports rising rail walkouts threaten one third of freight capacity as six lines prepare to strike. White House officials urge a voluntary settlement at a 9 am talk with UTU and rail leaders, while Congress may be asked to intervene to halt the disruption.
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United Transportation Union
UTU
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Griffin
Santa Fe
Astronauts Jockey For Landing Today
SPACE CENTER Houston UPI astronauts in orbit near the moon describe the rugged central peak of Tsiolkovsky as they approach lunar landing in the cratered Crisium region. Commander David R. Scott notes the Falcon is perched and the view of the moon’s surface is spectacular as they prepare for the week end descent.
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David R. Scott
Mission Control
Scott
Tsiolkovsky
Falcon
Scott and
Irwin
Crisium
Tornado Hits Trailer Park In Deer Park
A tornado struck a trailer park in Deer Park Texas around 4 15 p m injuring six people and destroying two trailers. The Department of Public Safety reported the incident and the injured were taken to two area hospitals for treatment.
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Deer Park
Tex
Department of Public Safety
Durant Street
Houston
City revitalization plan expands to whole Amarillo
A downtown rehabilitation study group becomes the Revitalizing Amarillo Committee, enlarging its mission to include the entire city. Burton P. Smith of Pioneer Natural Gas Co. chairs, with eight subcommittees examining government roles, cooperation among business and service groups, prior studies, residential and industrial areas, federal and private financing, taxes, and employment impact. The panel aims for an earlier report than the November 1 city request.
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Amarillo
Burton P. Smith
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
City Commission
Smith
Testing Law Bis Bummer in New Jersey
A nine person test led by a New Jersey ACLU executive aimed to document alleged harassment of longhaired drivers by state police on select roads. The group reported one minor theft incident in Seaside Heights. otherwise, arrests or busts proved elusive.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
American Civil Liberties Union
Seaside Heights
Stephen Nagler
ACLU
Dow Slides as Market Closes at Six-Month Low
New York stock market fell for the third straight session and ends at its lowest point in six months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 10.59 to 81.42 as economists attribute the slide to weak June leading indicators, a record federal budget deficit, rail and potential steel strikes impacting sentiment.
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New York
Dow
Wall Street
Experts Mull Cattle Deaths In Boise City
State animal health and agriculture experts investigate 15 cattle deaths on William Sanders ranch near Boise City Oklahoma. Initial diagnosis points to a weed poisoning described as photosynthesis with toxicity arising from a dry to wet period. Autopsy underway as ranchers seek causes and treatment guidance.
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Boise City
Okla
William Sanders
Sanders
Bill Gowdy
Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture
Gowdy
Don Roach
Guyman
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Washington State
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