Amarillo court appointee to be installed this month
HAL WOODWARD, soon to become the U S district judge for the Northern Division of Texas Amarillo Lubbock Division, will be officially installed at ceremonies late this month in Abilene. Amarillo Airport Board will seek parking capacity and rate increases. about 100 spaces added and daily rates rise about a quarter.
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Hal Woodward
U.S
Texas
Amarillo-Lubbock
Abilene
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Terminal
Police Searches Backed by Court
Photos by Bill Clough show three Amarillo stands at the 15th Street corners. In top photo Charles Gallatin uses a megaphone as brothers Lawrence and Mike Tarwater wait for customers. Center photo features Tommy Herrick, Mike Griffin, and Curtis Taylor toasting customers. Lower photo has Kevin Barry and Perry Walker at their stand.
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BiLl Clough
Amarillo
Charles Gallatin
Lawrence
Mike Tarwater
Tommy Herrick
Mike Griffin
Curtis Taylor
Kevin Barry
Perry Walker
Three Kool Aid and iced tea stands spring up on 15th Ave
Business booster story details three new private stands on 15th Avenue between Travis and Parker. Mike Tarwater, 11, started the original corner at 15th and Travis selling a 5 cent strawberry drink with helpers. Barker Charles Gallatin, 10, shouts to passing drivers with a megaphone.
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15Th Ave
Travis
Parker
15Th
Mike Tarwater
Bill Tarwater
Mike
Charles Gallatin
Charles
Supreme Court rules police can stop and search suspicious pedestrians
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that officers may stop and frisk suspicious-looking pedestrians for weapons. Chief Justice Warren said the searches must be carefully limited and only when the officer fears for safety.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Warren
Congress
Westmoreland Says War Costs Rising Intolerably
General Westmoreland, in Saigon farewell remarks, warns enemy costs of war are rising to intolerable levels and describes some battlefield performance as approaching pathetic. He confirms a possible token U.S. force withdrawal by late 1969, based on favorable trends that could change. He stresses caution as he departs after four years in command.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Westmoreland
Shells Hit Saigon Amid Siege Near Independence Palace
Rockets and mortars battered Saigon as Independence Palace walls remained unscathed and a rocket nearly missed the U.S. Embassy. At least six people were reported killed as the city endured over a month of bombardment during a daytime attack that broke the curfew.
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Independence Palace
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Dallas Police impound yard employee shot to death
An employee of the Dallas Police Department impounding lot was shot and killed in the office near downtown Dallas. William Sickles, 34, died as officers pursued a gunman who fled after the shooting. Police detained two men for questioning as the investigation continued.
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Dallas
Dallas Police Department
William Sickles
W. F. Woodworth
C. B. Johnson
British Act Clears Return Way for Hay
The United States secured a provisional British arrest warrant for James Earl Ray in the Martin Luther King Jr. murder case. Ray appeared in a British court, was assigned a lawyer, and faced possible extradition hearings. If approved, his return to the United States could occur as early as June 28, with legal challenges potentially delaying into August.
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London
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
United States
Kay
U.S. Justice Department
Frank Milton
Asst. U.S Atty
Fred M
Funnel Clouds Spotted as Lone Severe Storms Hit Northwest Texas
Thunderstorms formed over the High Plains of Northwest Texas Monday as a Pacific cold front weakened. Funnel clouds were seen in the Plains area with no damage reports. hail struck Paducah and near Dickens. Tornado watch included Lubbock Snyder Plainview Levelland Vernon with Sweetwater Wichita Falls on the fringe. a Seagraves patrolman observed a brief ground twister south of Seagraves.
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High Plains
Texas
West
Plains
Weather Bureau
Paducah
Dickens
Lubbock
Snyder
Plainview
Levelland
Vernon
Sweetwater
Wichita Falls
Seagraves
Ray Cooper
Surveyor Swivels Transit in Washington Scene
A surveyor swivels his transit and finds lens capped to much of interest in the national capital. Page 8 feature hints at civic or political angles awaiting readers.
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Washington
National Capital
Boy Enlightened In Grenade Scare
In Houston Willie Carl Johnson, 10, found a live hand grenade while helping clean a future community center site. His sister Joyce alerted police after warning James E. Jackson who carried the object to the Williams house. The item turned out to be a cigarette lighter.
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Houston
UPI
Willie Carl Johnson
Joyce
Civil Defense
Texas Southern University
James E. Jackson
Williams
Jackson
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Douglas
Walter Reed Army Hospital
van Cook
W. N. Norton
Magnolia
Jerry Don Norton
Terry Lee
Roy Lynn
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Air Vietnam
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Rex
National Assembly
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Britain
Home Secretary
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Sue Ray
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