Amarillo Items Cover Grants Training and Awards
Public briefing on a mayor's commission report on retardation issues outlines local and state action. Amarillo high school students win scholarship awards at the Texas Panhandle Mental Health Association meeting. Police trainees sought for an eight week course starting July 1 at the police academy. City wide home improvement contest deadline is June 1 with $300 in cash prizes. Amarillo Air Force Base bowling team wins the USAF ATC championship at Lowry AFB. Area lawyers will hear Justice Joe Greenhill discuss presenting a case to the Texas Supreme Court.
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Amarillo
Police Academy
Globe News Publishing Co
Amarillo Institute
Joe Greenhill
Texas Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Texas
Rain deluge tops Plains with 6.35 inches in Spearman
The day’s biggest rainfall on the High Plains reached 6.35 inches in Spearman flooding parts of the city. Fort Worth residents William Clyde Henderson and Calvin Marion Henderson were arraigned in Stinnett for possession of mercury without a valid bill of sale.
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High Plains
Spearman
Fort Worth
William Clyde Henderson
Calvin Marion Henderson
Stinnett
From Ato Izzard UVU undertakes new route
The newspaper notes a bold move by UVU leadership to chart a new direction. Details outline strategic aims, potential partners, and expected milestones for the coming season, highlighting key figures driving the plan and the anticipated impact on operations.
Worn Record in The Caribbean
In April 1959 Fidel Castro argued with editors about not being Communist while voices from the Dominican Republic recall rebels defending exiled Juan Bosch as constitutionalists. Time reports leaders deny Communist infiltration and US backing shifts to a Barreras led coalition, amid Red Cuba fears.
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Fidel Castro
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Col
Francisco Caamane Deno
Water in Canadian River Captured for Lake Meredith
Report notes heavy flows in the Canadian River with main channels active yet not bank to bank. Water is being captured in Lake Meredith reservoir for future use marking a historic gain in storage and regional water management.
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Lake Meredith
Deluge Floods Northern Panhandle Plains
Texas senators faced a potential retirement risk under court ordered remapping. They adjourned planning to return Tuesday after sidestepping the redistricting showdown. Senator A. M. Aikin of Paris led a chorus of impassioned remarks as talks turned toward possible court action.
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Austin
Texas
Sen. A. M. Aikin
Paris
Senate
Lake Meredith Levels Jump After May Rains
Bureau of Reclamation officials report Lake Meredith rose sharply as rainfall drenched the watershed. Surface readings show 2 827.34 feet Wednesday morning to 2 827.67 feet by Thursday noon, a 33 foot gain in 28 hours. Dam base depth exceeded 15 feet. Canadian River above the lake remained flowing.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Meredith
Junta Planes Strafe Rebels Over Santo Domingo
Five Dominican Junta P51 fighters twice strafed rebel targets in downtown Santo Domingo as U S antiaircraft batteries opened fire. State Department said the cease fire signed May 5 was violated and that the attack aimed to knock Radio Santo Domingo off the air. U S officials, including Richard Phillips, took cover under desks as planes approached.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
State Department
Richard Phillips
U. S
Phillips
W. Tapley Bennett Jr
Radio
Ailenea
San Isidro
United States
Down
Canadian Blonde Pleads Guilty in Bomb Plot
Michelle Duclos, a 26 year old French Canadian, pleaded guilty in US federal court to smuggling dynamite into the United States as part of a plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty. The case tied to a broader scheme targeting other national shrines including the Washington Monument and the Liberty Bell. Sentencing is postponed to next month. she faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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New York
United States
Statue of Liberty
Washington Monument
Michelle Duclos
Dist
William B Herlands
Montreal
United Nations
Miss Duclos
Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Impeached for Bribe Conviction
The Oklahoma Senate acting as impeachment court convicted Justice Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson on two counts of accepting bribes totaling 10 000 dollars. He was removed from office after 32 15 votes on each article and 532 needed. Johnson 74 and Cherokee appeared stunned as the verdicts were read and he issued a brief statement of disappointment.
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Supreme Court
Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Senate
State Supreme Court
Johnson
Senate
Fatal 660 Crash Kills Sailor near Amarillo
A late night crash on US 66 fourteen miles east of Amarillo killed Darrell D. Bilbrey, 34, of San Diego, and injured four others including Jeffry Richards and Jerry West. Jones swerved to avoid cattle. head on collision involved a 1965 car and pickup.
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Amarillo
U.S
St Anthony's Hospital
Jeffry D. Richards
Massillon
Ohio
Jerry Ray West
Los Angeles
Calif
Amarillo Hospital
Charles J. Sferrezza
Bronx
N.Y
Charles Jones
Zanesville
Carson County
A. K. May
US 66
Jones
Bilbrey
Sferrezza
Richards
Paradrop Fatal Death Sparks Navy Frogman Tragedy
Norfolk Ledger-Star writer Jack Kestner recounts a routine paradrop aboard a C130 Hercules when a freak collision caused Seals from Little Creek to lose one man to the waters of Willoughby Bay. Melvin Melochick, 24, died after a 6000 foot fall. another Seaman was injured.
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Jack Kestner
Norfolk Ledger-Star
Norfolk
Little Creek Amphibious Base
Seal Team 2
J.C. J. G. Wallace Jr
Willoughby Bay
C. Melvin Francis Melochick
Stephen Andrew Melochick
St. Clair
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Jerry Lee Todd
Flooding Hits Spearman Area With Record Rainfall
Heavy rains moved across the Panhandle with 6.35 inches measured in Spearman and widespread minor flooding in nearby towns. Water covered streets and several highways, a bridge was threatened by Horse Creek, and one bridge near Spearman was washed out as Garden Creek and Palo Duro Creek rose.
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Tom Porter
Panhandle
Spearman
Stinnett
Rinshaee
Wade Thomas
Texas 282
Grover
Morse
Texas 15
Texas 136
Hansford
Robert Adamson
Horse Creek
National Salvage Co
James Roy Patterson
Palo Duro Creek
Free Credit Month Ends After $1500 Spent on Fun
Ann Ayleen Foley of Water town South Carolina spent about $1500 in a month on a bank sponsored free credit card test. She rode Disneyland rides and rented a convertible Cinderella coach driving through Sacramento Fresno Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Monterey before returning the car. She plans to resume a cash budget while noting the experience shows credit card flexibility.
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San Francisco
Ann Ayleen Foley
Disneyland
Ann Ayleen
Sacramento
Fresno
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Monterey
Calif
Watertown
S.C
Guerrillas Strike Across Three Fronts in Viet Nam
Viet Cong attacked in the Mekong Delta and near Song Be provincial capital while a daylight raid targeted a textile plant near Saigon. A U S Marine was wounded by a sniper arrow as reinforcements battled Communist forces amid heavy fighting and air strikes.
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Saigon
UPS
Viet Nam
Mekong
U. S
U.S
da Nang
Song Be
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