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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1972

Page

5

National Spelling Bee Opens With 79 Regional Champions

Ninety regional champions gather in Washington at the Mayflower Hotel to begin eliminations. The first speller is 14 year old Patty Byrne of the Cleveland Press, followed by Texas entrants and others from major papers. Arson fires at the hotel prompt doubled security as contestants prepare for a full day of oral spelling and a morning warm up.

Washington, D. C Mayflower Hotel Mike Patty Byrne Cleveland Press Cleveland Ohio Texas Miriam Woods Corpus Christi Caller- Times Cynthia Shugart el Paso Herald-Post Dallas Morning News Kerry Jones Robin Kral Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Creg Dial San Antonio News Sheila K. Lewis Houston Chronicle Jana Davis Memphis Globe News Publishing Company West Texas State University Jana Amarillo Morris Davis Wayne Davis Golden Spread Irrigation Co Mayflower Headquarters Jefferson Memorial National Gallery of Art Arlington FBI Museum of Natural History Ford Washington National Spelling Bee James Wagner Scripps-Howard New York City Richard New York Ci Aenesee Sters Honolulu Hawaii San Juan White House Puerto Rico Agana Guam Richard Nixon

Airlines boycott over hijacker sanctuary policy ordered

ALPA urged pilots at 36 US airlines to refuse service to nations offering sanctuaries to hijackers. John J. O'Donnell called on AFL-CIO leaders and IFALPA to join in a global boycott, aiming to deny landing rights and halt extortion schemes tied to skyjacking. Cuba is not served by US airlines, but Algeria and other states are targeted.

Washington Air Line Pilots Association ALPA John J. O'Donnell Afl-Cio Union International Federation of Air Line Pilot Associations Ifalpa Cuba U.S Israel Algeria United States O'Donnell Nixon

Grand Jury to Review Slaying in Amarillo Encounter

Hutchinson County Sheriff Hugh Anderson said a newly impaneled grand jury will review the shooting death of Amarillo man Michael LeRaye Truelove during a struggle with Deputy Calvin Carpenter at Southland Village Apartments. Truelove, 28, died from two .38 cal shots and funeral services are planned in Tulsa with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. He was an Amarillo resident about a year and survived by his parents and siblings. The Driftless Area text appears as unrelated archival note.

Borger Hutchinson County Hugh Anderson Amarillo Michael LeRaye Truelove Amherst North Plains Hospital Ninde Funeral Home Tulsa Oklo Calvin Carpenter Southland Village Anderson Grand Jury la Junta Colo Memorial Park

Congress OKs Las Cruces Federal Office Building Plan

The U S House passed a bill to authorize construction of a multimillion dollar federal office building in Las Cruces New Mexico. The action signals federal investment in the city’s federal presence and infrastructure.

Washington U.S. House of Representatives Las Cruces N.M

Measure to Senate for review on construction costs

Representative Harold Runnels of New Mexico states total construction costs are estimated at about 3.14 million dollars. He notes the measure now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Senate Harold Runnels D-N.m

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