No More Trains To Foss Oklahoma On Frisco Routes
A Sunday Oklahoma Column laments shrinking passenger service as Frisco seeks to quit all Oklahoma City to St Louis trains. Santa Fe remains active in long routes while small towns like Foss Foraker and Chilocco lose connections. The piece also notes parking debates, genealogy interest in Amarillo, and a university enrollment trend.
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America
Jim Reid
The
Sunday Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Foraker
Chilocco
Foss
Gozebo
Oklahoma
Frisco
St. Louis
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Amarillo
San Francisco
Letter furore subsides in Kennedy Johnson letter sale
New York AP report profiles Lucianne Cummings, the Washington public relations figure who revealed she owned and offered the letter written by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy to Mrs. Johnson. Charles Hamilton planned the auction at his Manhattan autograph shop but White House intervention and FBI inquiries cooled the sale.
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New York
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles Hamilton
Lucianne
Lucy) Cummings
Hamilton
Secret Service
FBI
White House
Cummings
Cummings and Associates
Johnson
National
Sto
Amarillo cells unite to tackle community eyesores movement
A fellowship of ministers and civic leaders launched a drive to enlist active participation from business and professional men to address local eyesore issues. Other items note the National convention of Men's Garden Clubs in Amarillo with events, free swim classes registration, a Burger Chef robbery, and a citywide home improvement contest.
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Fellowship of Ministers
National Convention of Men's Garden Clubs of America
Amarillo
Globe News Publishing Co
YMCA
Western
Globe News
Camden Cops Double Bet Ends In Bail Charge
Two Camden city policemen placed an $82 daily double bet at Garden State Race Track and arrested the bettor, Helen McCaslin, for bookmaking after their picks Blended White and Battling Erma won $75.60. McCaslin faced $1,000 bail on the charge.
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Camden
Camden City
Garden State Race Track
William Guidotti
Frank Senatore
Helen McCaslin
Battling Erma
Suspect Quizzed in Maclin Shooting in Fort Worth
Irving ex convict, 32, questioned by Rangers and investigators in the Wichita Falls attorney and nursing home operator Robert Maclin slaying. He denied knowledge, offered a polygraph, and was shown a 1965 orchid Chevrolet as a possible match while authorities pursued threats against District Attorney Doug Crouch.
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Hanoi
Viet Nam
Fort Worth
Irving
Wichita Falls
Robert Maclin
Ann Landers
Roger W. Babson
Santa Fe
Sylvia Porter
Tex
Texas
G. W. Burks
Burks
District Attorney's
Dallas
Bill Decker
Tarrant County
Haltom City
Raiders Hit Deep In North Viet Nam
More than 100 U S warplanes bombed targets deep inside North Viet Nam in daylong raids. In Da Nang a communist mortar killed one Marine and wounded two. Paratroopers fought 15 guerrillas in Bien Hoa area.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
Viet Nam
da Nang
Navy
Coral Sea
Hanoi
Phu Qui
Phuoc Loi
Red Cross Negotiates 24Hour Truce in Dominican Crisis
In Santo Domingo rebels and junta sign separate 24 hour cease-fire accords due to Red Cross and United Nations mediation. The deal allows removal of dead and wounded and restocking of hospitals. Officials cite hopes for a lasting halt though leaders doubt it.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Red Cross
United Nations
Dominican Red Cross
Luis F. Fernandez Martinez
Embajador
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Imbert
Francisco Caarino Deno
Fernandez Martinez
Rains Soak Southeast Texas Causing Flood Fears and Tank Fire
Thunderstorms drenched southeast Texas for a tenth straight day with inch an hour downpours. Rivers rose toward flood levels not seen since 1957 as cattle moved to higher ground. A Gulf Oil refinery tank farm near Port Arthur saw a 78000 barrel storage tank explode and burn out with no injuries reported.
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Texas
Gulf Oil Company
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Gulf Coast
Panhandle
Brazog
U S Panic Questioned in Dominican Crisis Feud
Santo Domingo tensions between U S mission and local newsmen echo the Viet Nam war within a war. The dispute centers on Ambassador Bennett and counts of exaggerated bloodletting and Castro type episodes. The piece notes possible U S panic and errors in official incident lists.
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Santo Domingo
United States
Viet Nam
Diem
Latin America
Saigon
Southeast Asia
W.tapley Bennett
Teachers Pay Remap Debate Today
In Austin the House moves two top 59th Legislature issues to final action. The $101 million teacher pay bill, cleared the Senate, heads for House approval while the Redistricting Committee sends a map impacting 16 rural and small city reps to give big cities more voting weight. The plan faces amendments from Harris and Bexar lawmakers, with Mutscher opposing changes. The pay bill negotiates raises and costs funded by state and local sources.
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Austin
Tex
House
Ben Barnes
Iause
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Harris
Bexar
John Connally
Texas State Teachers Association
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Changing Times
Chamber of Commerce of
Singapore
Wes Izzard
Cum
Joe Selgado
9Th Judicial District Court
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N.M
Wheeler
A. C. (Shorty) Hallmark
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Fritz Thompson
Borger
Rest of
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Armour Meat Packing Family
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Mt. Everest
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Pleasant Valley
St. Francis St
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Maclin
Crouch
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Thunderchief
Moscow
Tass
Pierre Jequier
International Red Cross Committee
Domingo
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