Eagle Nest Lake memories and local notes from Paul Timmons
Paul Timmons recalls a pre season trip to Eagle Nest Lake with Maj. Gen. Dwight Monteith and Francher Upshaw Jr. The writer fondly describes fishing and weather, jokes about locals, and reflections on regional rail traffic and water supply prospects. He notes fires affecting Roswell businesses and muses on river diversions and local lore.
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Eagle Nest Lake
Dwight Monteith
Amarillo Air Force Base
Francher Upshaw Jr
Monty
Drowning Report Wins News Prize
A Globe News prize story notes a 3 year old boy's drowning in a family pool reported by Mrs. Paul Pride of 4915 Chisholm winning first prize. Second prize honors go to Mrs. Ray A. Walters of 2012 Duncan for reporting a wreck near Lelia Lake on May 27. Third prize to Mrs. Jim Stull for reminding opening day of Youth Employment Service registration. A reporter and photographer had been sent.
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Globe News
Paul Pride
Chisholm
Ray A. Walters
Duncan
Lelia Lake
Jim Stull
Route 3
Citizenship Seminar Set Here
Dr. George S. Benson of Oklahoma Christian College will headline a three day citizenship seminar for about 500 Amarillo high school students. The event, sponsored by the American Citizenship Center at OCC, runs at the Episcopal Conference Center on Cottonwood Avenue. Other speakers include John Noble of Harding, Dr C. L. Kay of Lubbock Christian College, Dr. Nicholas Nyaradi of Bradley University, Dr. Joe Schubert of the Center, and Dr. Rex Ryker of Abilene Christian College.
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George S. Benson
Oklahoma Christian College
Amarillo
American Citizenship Center
OCC
Episcopal Conference Center
Cottonwood Avenue
Benson
Harding College
Searcy
Ark
China
Harding
John Noble
C. L. Kay
Lubbock Christian College
Nicholas Nyaradi
Bradley University
Peoria
Joe Schubert
Qualifying Play Set Today for ACC Event
Qualifying play will begin today at the Amarillo Country Club for the Women’s Club Tournament. Mrs. Troy Badgett defends her title as match play starts Wednesday and ends Thursday with Friday hosting finals for both the nine-hole and 18-hole flights.
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ACC
Amarillo Country Club
Troy Badgett
Dak Pek Green Berets Brace for Potential North Vietnamese Attack
Special Forces Captain Sizemore from Christiansburg Virginia says the Dak Pek camp sits in a vulnerable valley near Dak To with Alpha Road from Laos and Route 14 nearby. Maj. Link says evacuation is unlikely as air strikes increase to 20 daily and Montagnard villagers face recruitment pressure from Viet Cong, while North Vietnamese movements worry leaders.
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Dak Pek
Vietnam
Special Forces
Michael L. Sizemore
Christiansburg
Dak
Green Beret
Kham
Samuel FE. Link
Columbus
Ohio
Kham Duc
Alpha Road
South Vietnam
Laos
Highlands
Green Berets
Norman W. Spaulding
Sacramento
Calif
Maj
Link
Eemy
Dak To
Kontum
Pleiku
Ban Me Thuot
Right of Entry Granted for Mobile Training Lab at Amarillo AFB
The Air Force issued a right of entry to Amarillo Air Force Base permitting the James Connally Technical Institute of Waco to set up a mobile aeronautical training lab. Mayor J Ernest Stroud said classes should begin very soon with Dr Roy Dugger expected to arrive within days. The program aims to train workers for Bell Helicopter refitting operations at the base and was delayed previously due to entry issues.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force
James Connally Technical Institute
Waco
J. Ernest Stroud
Roy Dugger
Conniilly Institute
Amarillo
Dugger
Texas A&m University
James Connally Institute
Bell Helicopter
Corps of Engineers
Albuquerque
Vegetable Farmer Files Bankruptcy in Amarillo Court
Tom Moran of Dumas one of Panhandle’s largest vegetable growers filed for Chapter XI bankruptcy in U S District Court Amarillo citing debts of 722537 and assets of 869015 He seeks time to repay under a plan and a July 9 meeting was set Federal Referee Frank Murry granted time to amend the plan and presided over the first creditors meeting Moran listed 11600 acres split between dryland and irrigated land with proposed trustee funding of 14000 from First National Bank Dumas and 11000 from the Hartley ASC office to pay taxes and creditors Moran owes 125139 in US taxes 3140 state taxes 62553 other taxes with 350702 secured and 241555 unsecured claims The record recalls Moran once valued at about 478486 and a 1956 custody dispute involving his first wife.
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Tom Moran
Dumas
U. S. District
Moran
Frank Murry
Lubbock
U. S
Amarillo
Murray
Daniel
Jana
Motorcycle Rider Injured in Crash Near 34th Avenue
A 24-year-old Amarillo man Davis Dalton Carlton injured when his motorcycle overturned on Osage south of 34th Avenue. He suffered a broken leg and was in surgery at Northwest Texas Hospital. his condition was listed as satisfactory. Carlton said he lost control.
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Amarillo
Osage
34Th Avenue
Davis Dalton Carlton
Tyler
Northwest Texas Hospital
Carlton
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