Senate House compromise efforts on selective service extension
The World age youths push Senate House compromise this week for extending the Selective Service system. The Senate preparedness subcommittee accuses Defense and Army of vacillation in seeking a modern rifle for U S fighting men. Reies Tijerrina eludes officials in New Mexico amid arraignment of 12 leaders in Santa Fe. Part of the $2.5 million fortune of Joseph Moriarity goes to court in Jersey City with federal state and county governments seeking a share.
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Slay er of Chicago nurses faces death sentence in Peoria
Richard F. Speck, who killed eight Chicago student nurses, is due to learn today whether a judge will confirm a jury recommendation for the electric chair. The note appears on Page 2 with other national debt coverage and golf results reference.
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Peoria
Easten New Mexico University expands data processing program
Eastern New Mexico University at Portales moves its data processing program to larger quarters and plans to share its computers with area schools and businesses. Beverly Clark, 19, of Wheeler and a West Texas State University student in Canyon, is named Miss Lake Meredith. The Lake Meredith Festival ends in Borger after its fourth year.
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Amarillo School Board to consider reassignment of two principals
The Amarillo School Board meets at 7 30 p m today in the Administration Building to discuss reassigning two elementary school principals. Also noted are a stringed instrument apprentice search by Jimmy Meek, a funeral for William C Heuer 2, a large coin show at the Crystal Ballroom, and Cassius Clay's stance on military service voiced in Cleveland with Jim Brown attending.
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Amarillo Coin Club
Herring Hotel
Cassius Clay
Cleveland
Jim Brown
Shooting wounding of David Flores Lopez Jr in Tucumcari
David Flores Lopez Jr aged 21 from Tucumcari New Mexico was seriously wounded in a shooting melee early Sunday during police investigation of an auto accident involving pez.
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N.M
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Five Mariner Girl Scouts Found After Rain At Lake Meredith
Wind and heavy rains stranded five Mariner Girl Scouts and their advisor during a 10 mile canoe trip from the Canadian River bridge to Lake Meredith. They were found by National Park Service rangers about 10:20 p.m. at the Alibates dock. Tornadoes and high winds toppled structures in the Plainview area as more than 6 inches of rain fell in two hours.
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Airbates Dock
Donna Camden
Susan Tanner
Cindy Jones
National Park Rangers
Bill Saha
Alibates Dock
Alibates
John Pierce
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Sanford Dam
Halfway
U.S. 287
Canadian River
Crashes kill 160 Britons in cheap flight weekend
Stockport England reports two DC4 and Argonaut crashes within 12 hours killing 160 Britons. The craft were low cost vacational trips with sub $100 packages. Maurice Orbach and other MPs call for immediate safety checks and fleet age review.
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Earthquake Shakes North Mississippi Across State
A small quake rattled a wide area of north Mississippi Sunday morning for about thirty minutes as thousands in churches felt it. No major damage or injuries reported. Felt from Yazoo City to southwest Tennessee. strongest in the Mississippi Delta. Seismology director Dr. John Sturgul said the event registered 3.5 to 4 on the Richter scale.
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Lucy Ball Wins Emmys Again for Comedy Role
Hollywood AP The Academy names Lucille Ball best actress in a comedy series for The Lucy Show beating her own 14 year record. Don Adams wins lead actor in a comedy. Sid Caesar special named outstanding variety.
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Lucille Ball
Don Adams
Youth 21 Wounded By Police In Tucumcari Shooting
David Flores Lopez Jr. 21 of Tucumcari was seriously wounded in the stomach in a brief shooting melee with police about 5 45 a m Sunday. He was reported in serious condition at Trigg Memorial Hospital. Police Chief Bronson Moore said the incident began when Lopez grabbed patrolman Willis Owings gun as he investigated an auto crash at Rock Island and High Streets. Lopez drove a small station wagon into a utility pole, totaling the front end. Lopez allegedly jerked the gun a .357 magnum.
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Bill) Owings
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Egypt Envoy to Washington to Explain Arab View
Cairo reports Vice President Zakaria Mohieddin and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi will travel to Washington to explain the Arab position to President Johnson amid Middle East tensions. U S officials offered no comment. Jordanian and Israeli actions and threats of new conflicts are cited as the region remains volatile.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Mahmoud Fawzi
Hubert H. Humphreys
Jerusalem
Four Amarillo Girl Scouts Survive Canadian River Deluge
A peaceful canoe trip on the Canadian River turned into a 10 hour ordeal after heavy rain washed out bridges near Alibates. Four girls Paula Gusler Donna Camden Susan Tanner and Cindy Jones were rescued with help from sheriff's deputies highway patrol civil defense and U S park rangers.
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J. R. Moore
Borger
Teresa
Rebecca
Jacqueline
Paula Gusler
Canadian River
Amarillo
Alibates Road
Paul Gusler
W. 10Th
Donna Camden
Thomas M. Camden
la Paloma
Susan Tanner
J. William Tanner
Alabama
Cindy Jones
Cecil C. Jones
van Buren
Ali‘bates Boat Dock
Potter County Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
Civil Defense Workers
U. S. Park Rangers
Amarillo luthier keeps 25 violins in repair work for schools
In a west Amarillo one car garage Jimmy Meek 56 repairs all stringed instruments for two school districts three colleges and the Amarillo Symphony. He began making instruments as a boy with his father and stayed in Amarillo during wartime to continue crafting. He now restores 25+ violins and refinishes guitars while handling orders from Amarillo Lubbock and regional music stores within a 300 mile radius. He has none to sell due to a backlog of orders and even works on a bass violin for a student in Germany.
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Amarillo
Meek
Morehhan
Hartley
Germany
Lubbock
Amarillo College
West Texas State University
Eastern New Mexico University
Amarillo Symphony
Probe Try On Life of Jail Head
Lie detector tests will be given this week to Bridewell trustees and guards to determine who turned on gas jets at the jail superintendent home. The chief is probing charges that guard and inmate brutality caused three prisoner deaths. The attempted murder of C William Ruddell, 41, is under investigation.
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Bridewell
Bomb Threat Clears Hospital and Evacuates 186 Patients
Officials moved 186 patients from St Luke's Hospital after a man claimed a time bomb was hidden in the building. Eight ICU patients stayed inside with one doctor and one nurse attending. Firemen stood by as crews evacuated to the disaster unit at Duval Medical Center.
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Fila
St. Luke's Hospital
Duval Medical Center
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