Tragedy at Sebring 12 Hour Race Kills Four Fans
German racer loses control and crashes into spectators near the end of the Sebring 12 hour race killing four fans. The day’s events also claimed Canadian star Bob McLean in a separate fiery crash. Willi s Edenfield and his two sons were among those killed. Patricia Heacock died of her injuries. Mario Andretti and Don Wester survived in the involved Ferr ar i and Porsche.
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Ben Funk
Sebring
Fla
Bob McLean
Willis Edenfield
Lakeland
Willis
Buddhist youths stage antik Ky protest in Saigon
In Saigon Buddhist youths led a street demonstration as U S Marines secured a beachhead in the south to guard a river shipping lane. About 1 200 Marines of the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment arrived by assault boats and helicopters amid rain. The protest followed a rally of 16 000 at the Buddhist Institute, signaling rising pressures against Ky's regime. Three planes were shot down or crashed, with three crewmen killed and one missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dracidant Non Dinh Diem
Ar Eence
Eween
5Th Marine Regiment
Hawaii
Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute of
Major Crimes Rise in Texas as DPS Reports
Texas saw a 9 percent rise in major crimes in 1965 with 284 249 offenses, about 23 000 more than the prior year. Col Homer Garrison, DPS director, says a major crime occurred roughly every 154 minutes and theft averages at one every 3 minutes, with aggravated assault up 17.1 percent.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison
DPS
Garrison
Miss Harrington Wins Miss Amarillo 1966 Title at Tascosa High
Teresa Harrington 18, West Texas State freshman, won Miss Amarillo 1966 at Tascosa High School. Karen Bonner 19 and Jo Lynne Thomas 28 were first and second runners-up. Harrington said the experience aids a dramatics career, while Bonner plans medicine. The five runner-ups shared the sentiment that there are no losers.
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Tascosa High School
Teresa Harrington
West Texas State
Amarillo
Miss Texas
Karen Bonner
West Texas State University
Dallas
Jo Lynne Thomas
Miss Harrington
Roy Harrington
N. Carolina
Miss Bonner
Austin Bonner Jr
Sharon Mauldin
Amarillo College
E. B. Mauldin
Tyler
Mary Lou Butler
Hero Driver Fined
A Newark man Russell Johnson flipped a tractor trailer loaded with bananas to avoid a crash on Frankstown Road Johnstown PA. He was treated at Lee Hospital then fined 50 dollars plus costs for exceeding weight limits after the rescue. Traffic halted up to six hours as crews cleared the wreckage and bananas were eaten by bystanders.
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Johnstown
UPI
Newark
N.J
Pennsylvania
Russell Johnson
Frankstown Road
Johnson
Lee Hospital
Alaska Senate Arrest Sparks Fractious Session
In Juneau the Alaska Senate faced a wild night as two members were ordered arrested to compel attendance during a debate on open primary elections. Senator Robert Ziegler was sent for by plane from Ketchikan after leaving the chamber, while Brad Phillips resisted arrest and wrestled with a sergeant at arms as debate continued behind locked doors.
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Juneau
Alaska
Senate
Robert Ziegler
Mocrat
Ketchikan
R. J. McNealy
Fairbanks
Ziegler
Brad Phillips
Anchorage
Phillips
Chamber
McNealy
Bob McCormick
Gemini 8 astronauts recall near catastrophic space escape
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott told reporters they fled a potential disaster after Gemini 8 and an Agena satellite risked breaking apart in orbit. A thruster lock caused violent spinning, forcing an emergency return from deep space after a historic linkup.
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Earth
Gemini
Armstrong
Indian Ocean
Scott
Indira Gandhi to meet Johnson in Washington
Indira Gandhi flies to Washington for talks with President Johnson after meetings in Paris with Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. They pledge French aid and sign a cultural scientific pact as a French mission will boost India trade and discuss a Madras nuclear plant.
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Reuters Paris
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Johnson
Kashmir
Moisture prospects dimmed for Golden Spread region
A weak cold front from the northeast stalled before reaching the Panhandle, leaving the Golden Spread dry with only a 10 percent chance of rain. Some light showers may occur in the southern portion, while highs remain in the mid 60s and overnight lows in the 30s to 40s across Amarillo Childress Dalhart Guymon Clovis Roswell.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Childress
Roswell
N. M
Thousands march across the nation in second international protest day
Tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to U S involvement in Vietnam march from New England to California. Police kept order while clashes and harassment occurred in several cities. Incidents include eggs and beer tossed in New York and Boston, fights in Detroit, and a Nazi party remark by marchers’ hecklers.
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United Press International
America
New England
California
New York
Boston
Oklahoma City
Detroit
Kennedy Square
Break Through
Hartford
Conn
Largest antiwar protest fills Fifth Avenue as 75000 marchers rise
Morning turnout shows major demonstration across cities with thousands in Chicago Detroit and San Francisco. Police report 5000 to 6000 in a rally after the New York march while violence erupts with rotten eggs and clashes between observers and protesters.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
San Francisco
Chicago
Detroit
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