Beautification of Guymon Main Street Transforms Downtown
Downtown Guymon Oklahoma undergoes a 50 year project turning Main Street into a unified shopping area. Texas county businessmen sponsor the beautification with bond-financed work including new sidewalks facades and covered walkways. Local merchants say the effort boosts trade attracting farmers and ranchers from surrounding towns.
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Guymon
Okla
Texas County
Charles Wilson
CR. Anthony’s
Harrison
Booker
Perryton
Bob Reeder
D & J Men’s Wear
Reeder
Irwin Cates
Independent Hardware Co
Apollo 10 crew nears Earth after near moon flyby
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan head toward a Pacific Ocean landing after a near lunar pass They report eagerness for home and shared a weightless shaving experiment as ground control notes a possible midcourse correction.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon
Earth
Air Force
Thomas P Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago
American Samoa
South Pacific
Stafford
Outer Space
Charles Duke
Charlie
Cernan
Joint Exercise Held For City's Graduates
An Amarillo ceremony united 1 769 graduating seniors from four high schools for a first joint baccalaureate at the Civic Center Coliseum. The event drew thousands of family members as students from Amarillo, Tascosa, Caprock, and Palo Duro wore caps and gowns. Dr. Winfred Moore delivered the sermon on cooperation and reciprocity. Graduation schedules run Monday through Thursday at the Civic Center, with Alamo Catholic holding its graduation Thursday evening.
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Amarillo
Civic Center Coliseum
Tascosa
Palo Duro
Caprock
Winfred Moore
First Baptist Church
Moore
Civic Center
Amarillo High School
Alamo Catholic
Air Force nails cause of C130 disappearance
U S Air Force chiefs cite crash into the sea and breakup as the most likely fate of the stolen C130 transport. Homesick sergeant Paul Meyer 23 of Poquoson Virginia remains in hope despite the grim assessment by Air Force spokesmen.
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London
Air Force
Paul Meyer
Poquoson
Chicago Files Burned. 18 Arrested in Allied Protest
Eighteen people were arrested on the southwest side of Chicago after a bonfire of draft board records. Among those detained were three Milwaukee journalists and three clerics including a Jesuit seminarian and a Milwaukee priest. Police charged burglary and arson. FBI notified.
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Chicago
API
Draft Board
Milwaukee
Wis
Selective Service Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nicholas J. Riddell
St. Boniface
James Gropps
Joseph E. Mulligan
Auroura
Ill
John P. Pietra
Oakville
Ont
Margaret Bauman
United Press International
John Kois
Gary Ballsieper
Kaleidoscope
Burglar Steals 37 Trophies From Amarillo Gun Club
A thief removed 37 trophies planned for the Panhandle Trapshooting Championship at Amarillo Gun Club, plus two portable TVs and shooting supplies, valued around $200 for a sterling silver pitcher. Dean Caldwell, manager of the club at 2200 E 46th, said winners were largely understanding about the missing trophies.
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Amarillo
Dean Caldwell
E. 46
My Home Town Fay Huffines Wins Turkey Letter Contest
Ama rillo Daily News regional staff names Fay Huffines of Turkey as first place winner in last week’s My Home Town letter contest. Second and third place letters will appear on upcoming pages as weekly cash prizes continue.
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Amarillo Daily News
Fay Huffines
Turkey
Turkey Texas My Home Town Devotion and Community Spirit
A description of Turkey Texas celebrating small town life. It praises big hearted people, neighborly cooperation among churches, school and civic unity, and welcoming hospitality. The piece invites visitors to share in evening chats, laughter of children, and the town’s seasonal beauty.
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Turkey
Texas
Underpass Mishaps Involve 100 Sheep On Fillmore Street
A large herd of about 100 sheep perished after a northbound sheep truck struck the Fillmore Street overpass and became lodged in the underpass Sunday night. Amarillo police officers assisted as improvised shepherds to manage the remaining flock. The driver, Robert A Purvis of Beulah Colorado, reported about 100 of 450 sheep bound for Pueblo Colorado were killed. The truck owner is Ballantyne.
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Fillmore Street
Amarillo
Robert Adam Purvis
Beulah
Colo
Body Sought In Lake Meredith Drowning Incident
Park rangers continued a Sunday search on the lake's south side for Eugene Winston 33 of Amarillo missing after a small boat sank Saturday night near Fritch Fortress Landing. Crew members Buddie Griffin 27 and Manford Bullock 32 swam to shore. Winston wore no life preserver. Recovery efforts were unsuccessful by late Sunday night.
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Fritch — Park Rangers
Lake Meredith
Amarillo
Eugene Winston
N. Tyler
Fritch Fortress Landing
Buddie Paul Griffin
Manford Bullock
N. Bolton
Winston
Los Angeles Vote Faces Historic Black Mayor Contest
Los Angeles voters head to the polls to decide between incumbent Sam Yorty seeking a third term and City Councilman Thomas Bradley in a record turnout contest. Polls show Bradley ahead, while Yorty accuses his rival of stoking division over a potential black mayor.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sam Yorty
Thomas Bradley
Bradley
Yorty
Cleveland
Gary
Ind
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