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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
21
Fourteen year old Sharie Estes woke her family, alerted her father, and helped save six lives when a bedroom attic fire destroyed a Texas home on a farm-to-market road. Fireplugs were scarce, 40 firefighters fought the blaze, and authorities tied the start to attic wiring.
In Washington Republicans reassess George McGovern as a serious threat after a string of primary wins. Officials including John N. Mitchell fear McGovern could win the nomination with Kennedy as VP potential. Polls show Kennedy may reappear in surveys, while donors react to McGovern's proposals and the campaign gears toward grassroots organization.
Sen. William Proxmire cites civilian control risk as he urges Gen. John Lavelle be court martialed for ordering about 20 unauthorized bombing raids in North Vietnam from November 1971 to March 1972. Lavelle admitted the actions and misrepresented them as protective reactions to higher authorities.
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