Nine day Lake Meredith festival opens with fishing rodeo
A nine day festival at Lake Meredith opens with a fishing rodeo this morning and continues with events in Berger during the celebration. Memorial Day in Amarillo will be observed Monday with services at Poppy Field in Llano. Cemetery Chaplain Richard PD, Mayor of Amarillo Air Force Base, will deliver the memorial address.
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Pott Stays Hot in Oklahoma City Open Round Two
Johnny Pott fired a three under par 69 in round two of the Oklahoma City Open maintaining a torrid pace at the $57,000 event. Terry Dillis of Mule Shoes sits fourth, two shots back.
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Industrial espionage spreads as weapons of business war
A Globe and Mail report warns that devices from taps to tiny cameras form a growing arsenal for industrial espionage. Continental Telephone Supply Co. of New York is cited as a major supplier with EU, Brazil, and England offices, projecting 4.4 million dollars in sales this year.
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Combined drivein and motel in Monte Vista
A Monte Vista feature combines a drivein theater with a motel so guests can watch films from their rooms as sound is piped in. Guests may close drapes and sleep if they wish. The idea comes from George Kelloff, a Trinidad native. The piece also notes local radio KSLV run by ex Amarillo man Howard Roberson visiting his son Alan Amend and other assorted town tidbits and national notes.
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Officers of Wheatheart Feeders Inc reveal new feedlot plans
Page 2 reports Wheatheart Feeders Inc at Perryton presenting specs and capacities for a 510000 feedlot south of town to begin operation by August 15. The notice followed by Page 11 notes Moore County commissioners approving a new method for tax assessment of gas and oil properties amid objections from major taxpayers.
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Ky Seeks Buddhist Peace Talk Amid Saigon Tensions
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky extended a peace feeler to Buddhists and met under U.S. auspices with Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi. Monks rejected the overture. Rioting by 2000 to 3000 anti-government demonstrators in Saigon led to tear gas and warnings. Hue fell to rebellion with 1000 loyal troops and 45 foreigners fleeing. In the Mekong Delta, Vietnamese troops claimed 94 Viet Cong killed and 50 captured in a series of battles.
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Fidel Protests Storms Yank Action
Cuba accuses United States Marines at Guantanamo of border violations and provocations since January. Reporters view the base as Maj. Demetrio Montseny says Cuban soldier Luis Ramirez Lopez was fatally shot on patrol outside the base while border sentries reenacted clashes for cameras.
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Storms Bring Heavy Rain and Hail Across Panhandle
Thunderstorms walloped the southern Panhandle with heavy rain across Canyon where seven tenths of an inch fell in twenty minutes at 5 p.m. Pea sized hail east of town and a fire blamed on lightning damaged a farm home attic four miles east. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Bailey, Lamb, Hale and Floyd counties as more reports from Plainview and surrounding areas described heavy winds and localized flooding.
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Air Force Starfighter Crash Kills West German Pilot
A West German Air Force F104G Starfighter crashed at Hobsten Air Field near the Dutch border on a training flight killing the pilot. It is the 56th crash of the Ameri can designed plane in five years, heightening criticism of the defense ministry and its ties to the United. The crash occurred after the aircraft overshot the runway and went through a fence.
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Borger Lake Meredith Festival Opens With Games
Borger launches a nine day Lake Meredith Festival with a 6 a.m. fishing rodeo and a 1 30 p.m. civic carnival at the Aluminum Dome Coliseum. A Phillips County Club amateur golf tourney and a 9 p.m. festival dance are planned. The event closes June 5 with the Borger Boat and Ski Club Water Carnival.
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Rabid Skunks Brought to Amarillo Prompt Health Alert
A litter of five rabid baby skunks found as pets in Amarillo and Spearman triggered an animal control and law enforcement response. One skunk died, and rabies tests confirmed positives in two. officials fear the remaining three are rabid.
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Southwestern Investment Co
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Rusk Says No Cutback in U S Forces in Germany
Secretary of State Dean Rusk stated the United States will keep a large military presence in Germany as long as needed. He said NATO should be more than defense and seek solutions to East West tensions including German reunification, ahead of an upcoming NATO ministerial in Brussels.
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Firemen Walkout Averted in St Louis
In St Louis 1,057 of 1,138 firemen narrowly avoided mass resignations after a meeting with city officials. Mayor Cervantes and union leader McMahon announced that a wage increase would be recommended to the Civil Service Commission within 30 working days.
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Esparros Marriage Fair Draws 20 000 Letters From World
In Esparros France hundreds of girls travel to a Basque village to seek husbands among about 1 000 local bachelors. The event includes meals dancing and music with plans for wedding bells to ring in coming months.
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