Senator Tower escapes hotel fire in Dallas
U S Senator John Tower narrowly escaped a hotel blaze on the 26th floor in Dallas. An aide said he was foul with smoke yet uninjured after using a towel and a chair to ventilate and escape. Tower had been in Dallas after addressing the Texas Bankers Association and planned to depart for Grand Haven, Michigan.
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Dallas
UPI
U. S
Lice
John Tower
R - Tex
Norman Newton
Tower
Texas
Newton
Battalion
W. T. Babb
Babb
Texas Bankers Association
Grand Haven
Mich
Thieves Strike NM Family Car Theft Case Report
Thieves stole 475 in articles from a parked family car at the Holiday Inn West in Amarillo. William Randolph Brantley of Las Cruces reported four suitcases of clothing toys and sporting goods missing. A separate yard theft at G N Marine included a battery gas tank fire extinguisher steering wheel and a wheel and tire. A tire and wheel were also taken from Suzette Ben Nelsons car on Lincoln Street.
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New Mexico
Holiday Inn West
W. Amarillo Blvd
Amarillo
William Randolph Brantley
Las Cruces
N. M
G & N Marine
McMasters
Suzette Ben Nelson
Lincoln
Amarillo Police Academy Seeks New Entrants
Amarillo police announce applications for the next academy session starting in August. Director Paul Kling says the program is open to men aged 21 to 35 with openings for officers over 35 to join the Uniform Patrol Division. kling can be reached 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Trustees Charged With Dog Stealing in Amarillo
Three Amarillo men, serving sentences for gasoline theft, were arrested on charges of stealing dogs from the Animal Control Shelter. Witnesses said they passed dogs across a fence to recipients while working as trustees from the city jail. One suspect claimed he was merely present. Unclaimed dogs are exterminated.
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Amarillo
City
Animal Control Shelter
Fred Buckles
Animal Shelter
Noise Meter In Classroom Sparks Quiet Spark
In Southborough England teacher Bertram Banks invented a classroom noise meter that triggers a loud bell when noise hits a disturbing level. The device was designed to curb disruptions and maintain order during lessons.
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Southborough, England
UPI
Bertram Banks
Set WT Record In Enrollment At West Texas State University
West Texas State University enrolled 2,625 students in the first term of the summer session, with over 2,750 expected by Saturday noon. Enrollment beat last year’s first term total of 2,616, as WTSU began two enrollment days. Classes start this morning. Amarillo College enrollment continues through Friday with about 825 enrolled and 100 more expected.
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Canyon Bureau Canyon
West Texas State University
James P. Cornette
WTSU
Amarillo College
Fred Balderston
Woman Injured As Auto Skids Into Tree
Mrs. Sue L. Bennett, 49, of 3804 South Polk, was injured about 8:20 p.m. Tuesday when her car skidded on a slippery street and hit a tree at 18th and Tyler. She received facial cuts and was listed in satisfactory condition at Northwest Texas Hospital after the front damage.
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Sue L. Bennett
South Polk
18Th
Tyler
Northwest Texas Hospital
Singout Planned By School Youth
An Up With People Singout 1967 is planned by Palo Duro High School students led by Miss Teddye Brown. The event aims to promote U S policies through music, not protest, with planning at Miss Brown's home and open to all local high school choir, orchestra or band members and recent graduates.
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Palo Duro High School
Teddye Brown
Poplar
United States
Brown
Helium Research Center Employee Wins 300 Award
Helium Employe, from the Helium Research Center, received a 300 cash award for best Bureau of Mines publication of 1965. A pro cedure for Analysis of Impurities in Grade A Helium in Parts-per-Billion range is noted for its precision.
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Helium Employe
al Purer
Jordan
Helium Research Center
Bureau of Mines
Head Start Swim Classes Begin at North Central YMCA
The first session for 90 Head Start children includes a demonstration at the North Central YMCA in Amarillo with teachers from Texas Tech observing. The eight week program offers 30 minute weekly swimming instruction for 5 to 6 year olds, supervised by three volunteer instructors under Lorenza Walker.
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North Central Ymca
Texas Technological College
Amarillo
Panhandle Educational Service Organization
S. Cleveland
South Plains
Ed Mills
YMCA
Lorenza Walker
North Central Branch Ymca
Recording Artist Porter Heaps to Teach Organ
Porter Heaps a Columbia recording artist and former St Matthew Episcopal Church organist in Evanston Ill will give an informal recital and discuss organ techniques Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Amarillo Little Theatre The Tarpley Music Co sponsors the program describing it as family entertainment and a chance for home organists to learn new playing methods Heaps has appeared as a guest soloist with the Chicago and Detroit Symphony Orchestras and has made numerous radio and television appearances.
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Porter Heaps
Columbia
Amarillo Little Theatre
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Evanston
Ill
Heaps
Chicago
Detroit
Tarpley Music Co
Adams
Young Demos Hold Organizational Meet
Potter County Young Democrats held an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday June 15 at the Democratic Headquarters 602 Polk. A previous meeting June 1 drew 39 attendees and plans to coordinate with the Young Democrats of Texas were approved Tom Plant 1727 Highland was named temporary chairman for the group.
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Potter County
Polk
Young Democrats of
Texas
Tom Plant
1727
Highland
Amarillo Seeks Appeal Over Hotel Tax Ruling
City Attorney C. J. Taylor won commission approval to appeal a federal judge Emmett Choate ruling cutting Herring Hotel taxes from 112 829 arrears to 36 170. The appeal targets tax reductions for the hotel and supporting districts amid bankruptcy proceedings and equal levy prerequisites.
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C. J. Taylor
City Commission
Board of Trustees
Amarillo Independent School District
U. S
Emmett Choate
Miami
Fla
Amarillo College District
Amarillo Hospital
Taylor
Choate
Amarillo Man Swindled Out Of 700 By Card Fraud
A 70-year-old Amarillo resident was swindled of more than 700 using his credit cards. The scam involved a man at service stations selling gasoline and leaving a card to prompt a return, with similar acts reported in Dallas Fort Worth Oklahoma City and other cities. The card was believed taken from the victim’s mailbox last November or December.
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Amarillo
Clovis
N.M
Lubbock
Sears Roebuck and Co
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Bivin
Shamrock Station
Travis
Bill Beardon
Beardon
Sears
Amarillo Commission rejects automation bids for water system
The Amarillo City Commission voted 3 to 2 against automating water system controls despite a $36 000 study urging the change and bids totaling about $288 430 from Badger Meter and Duke Electric. Proponents argued long term labor savings while opponents noted the $600 000 project cost and questioned immediate benefits.
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Jack Simmonds
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
L. O'Brien Thompson
Henry Beverley
J. Ernest Stroud
Bill Mays
Glen Gibson
Badger Meter Company
34Th and
Osage
Duke Electric Co
Commission
John Stiff
Stiff
Gibson
Stroud
Channing Council Studies Bond Vote On Water Project
The Channing City Council discussed a potential bond election to fund a water and sewer project at an estimated cost of 150000 dollars. Plans include upgrading the water system, building a sewer system and a treatment plant.
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Channing
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ED Calton
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Beverley
Mays
Benton
Lon Moser
T That
Moser
H. T. Benton
Yellow Checker Cab Co
Jack Carpenter
Safeway Cab Co
Planning Department
Graybar Electric Co
Southwestern Public Service Co. i
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Bull Road
John K. Boyce Jr
Bob Crudgington
Jack Huddleston
Board of Housing
A. B. Smith
Bob Watson
Animal Control Authority Board
Channing Council Studies
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Catalina
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Paler
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