Deputy hunts man for $1600 copper wire theft at cement plant
Deputies seek a man believed to have stolen more than 1600 dollars worth of insulated copper wire and cable from a cement company west of Bushland. Other items note youth pet show at Ellwood Park and a Dumas fire that caused about 7000 dollars in damages leaving a family homeless. American Recon flights over Laos suspended but may resume. Senator Yarborough votes for cloture on civil rights bill in Texas.
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Bushland
Muskie seeks review of federal grants help
Edmund Muskie of Maine urges annual evaluation of federal grants to state and local governments. He notes 59 aid programs are active and the 1965 budget adds over 102 billion in grants versus 2.7 billion a decade ago. Congress is asked to terminate or consolidate unused programs and pass Senate Bill 2114 for periodic review.
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Edmund Muskie
Rumford
The
Taxpayers Association of New Mexico
Congress
Sen
Muskie
Pre stressed concrete beams for I 40 over Tyler Harrison
The overpass beams that will carry Interstate 40 traffic across Tyler and Harrison Streets are of pre stressed concrete. An illustration explains the concept: concrete poured around steel cables stretched to high tension so the beam remains in compression.
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Tyler and
Harrison Streets
This and That a Fragment of Campaign Commentary
This excerpt comments on Goldwater's late perceived strength with the grassroots conservative movement and liberal leaders' failure to grasp its scope. It includes the pay stub joke from Rotary bulletins and a quip about hot police cab chalk and air conditioning, ending with Wes Izzard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Kouba
Panhandle farmer foresees good wheat yields this season
Leo Bezner, a Bushland farmer for 31 years, watches his 217 acre irrigated wheat field 242 miles north east of the Bushland Grain Co-Op. He estimates 25-30 bushels per acre, noting the field isn’t his best, after a dryland field yielded 6-7 bushels. Combines move into the Panhandle as warm, dry weather ripens the crop.
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Leo Bezner
Bushland Grain Co-Op
Bezner
Panhandle
Rights Cloture Invoked on Civil Rights Debate
Washington AP The Senate voted 71 to 29 to invoke cloture ending the 75 day civil rights filibuster with all 100 senators present One hour of talk remained for each senator and the decision gained support from 44 Democrats and 27 Republicans against were 23 Democrats and 6 Republicans including Barry Goldwater Senator Clair Engle, sick after brain operations, attended by ambulance and wheelchair to cast the pivotal aye vote The chamber fell quiet as the roll was tolled and the body moved to consider about 500 amendments on the civil rights measure
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Washington
Senate
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
U S Suspends Recon Flights Over Laos Amid Laos Unrest
Official sources said U S reconnaissance flights over Communist positions in Laos have been suspended for now after starting May 21 at the request of Premier Souvanna Phouma. No flights occurred Wednesday as the reassessment led by Ambassador Leonard Unger continues.
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Gested
Laos
Washington
Harry Leeb
el Morocco
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Theoyal
Pathet Lao
U.S
Fandangle opens at Palo Duro Canyon Amphitheatre tonight
The western historical musical opens at 8 30 p m in Palo Duro Canyon Amphitheatre and runs through Saturday with about 200 cast members including the Kwahadi Indians of Amarillo and Boy Scout Troop 80 Patrons should arrive by 8 p m Tickets are sold at Cooper Melin 614 Polk St and the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation Office in Canyon
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Palo Duro Canyon
Park
Amarillo
Cooper & Melin
Polk St
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Canyon
Three Scientists Hurt in Amarlillo Blast at Helium Plant
An explosion at the Helium Activities plant in Amarillo near a compressor injured three scientists, with Armond Sonnek, 34, hospitalized in fair condition for severe facial burns. Robert Edward Noon, 28, and Charles Seitz, 32, sustained minor burns and were treated and released. Other workers escaped uninjured.
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Amarillo
Armond Sonnek
Aspen
Northwest Texas Hospital
Robert Edward Noon
Hall
Charles Seitz
Jordan
Terrible Service At Lake Triggers Child's Quitting Act
A young girl fishing with her parents bursts into a demand to quit: I just can't seem to get waited on. The family scene contrasts a child's frustration with service expectations during a quiet lakeside outing.
Johnson says House passes 3.5 billion foreign aid bill
The House voted 230 to 175 to approve President Johnsons 3.5 billion bare bones foreign aid authorization, keeping military aid intact. A late Republican bid to cut 222 million from the economic portion failed 211 to 193. Johnson called the action wise and prudent, noting broad bipartisan support.
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Wallington
House
Johnson
E. Ross Adair
R-Ind
Adair
John F. Kennedy
Illusive Thing Hunted In Michigan Town
Residents of Sanger Lakes area pursue the so called Thing a nine foot tall 500 pound monster with a black leathery face and glowing eyes Undersheriff Ernie Kraus plans to search the fields Gordon Brown recalls seeing the creature Tuesday night Deputies measured a 3 5 inch heel print and over six inches across the ball of the foot Mrs John Utrup says she was chased into her house by the monster The community jokes about the bug house but fears persist as reports linger
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Gordon Brown
Dowagiac
Harold Utrup
Brown
Utrup
Howard Sheline
Daniel Behrman
John Utrup
Uery Mob Attacks Marchers in St Augustine Park
Violence erupted during an antisegregation march in St Augustine Florida as a crowd of over 100 white men attacked demonstrators. Police used tear gas and dogs while arresting or restraining assailants. tear gas dispersed the mob. Martin Luther King Jr urged federal marshals to restore order as police pledged protection.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Twister at Clovis Winds Warned Panhandle Rain Hits Region
Storms spread from New Mexico as thundershowers moved east across the Texas Panhandle. Rain totals ranged from .31 inches in Amarillo downtown to 2 inches in Stinnett with hail up to golf ball size in Pringle. Temperatures varied from 86 in Dalhart to 100 in Amarillo as a cool front lingered. Authorities issued tornado alerts for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Air Terminal
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Oklahoma
Kansas
Pringle
New Mexico
Tco
Panhandle
Stinnett
Berger
Friona
Perryton
Dimmitt
Pampa
Clovis
N.M
Pomona Fire Contained After Engine Room Blaze
Coast Guard reports a fire in the Pomona’s engine room 104 miles southwest of Honolulu forced 30 crewmen to abandon ship. Rio Manao rescued five and found no injuries. Pomona, sailing to Taiwan with 9,500 tons of scrap metal, was under tow as tugs arrived. The ship had docked 23 days in Honolulu after its captain was killed.
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Honolulu
Pomona
Coast Guard
Taiwan
Formosa
Rio Manao
Surveyor Levels With Air Force Problems
A short item notes surveyor levels and mentions Air Force related problems on page 27 with terse reference to accuracy and locale.
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Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Ann Landers
Astro-Guide
Santa Fe
Sylvia Porter
Ato Izzard
Charley Crowe
Goldwater
GOP
Rotary
Wes Izzard
U. S
Plaine Des Jarres
Mekong River
Leonard Unger
Souvanna
Fandangle
Egypt
Sister Lakes
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Ernie Kraus
Kraus
Uery
Twister
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