Amarillo Area Foundation approves land conveyance near Medical Center
The Amarillo Area Foundation board approves conveying about 90 acres west of the city to future occupants of the Medical Center site. Also noted are a 7-week-old Amarillo girl's death from encephalitis confirmed by the Bi City County Health Department, and Judge Chilton facing two citations for improper license status and speeding.
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Medical Center
Amarillo Area Foundation Board of Directors
Amarillo
Horses Sent to LBJ Ranch From Amarillo By Jay Taylor
Two 12 hand high miniature Quarter Horses weighing about 800 pounds are sent to the LBJ Ranch at Johnson City by Amarillo cattleman Jay Taylor. Ralph E. Knapp, district engineer for the Santa Fe Railway, retires after more than 47 years of service. Renovation on the Potter County courthouse begins this week with a December 1 completion target and a $22,612 contract awarded to R T Moorman Paint Contractors Co.
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LBJ
Johnson City
Amarillo
Jay Taylor
Ralph E. Knapp
Virginia
Santa Fe Railway
Potter County
R. T. Moorman Paint Contractors Co
Commissioners Court
Death of Lamb County infant linked to encephalitis
An infant death in Plainview Hospital is attributed to infectious encephalitis. The event follows a Hale County commission meeting that disclosed no public interest in a Mosquito Control District.
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Lamb County
Plainview Hospital
Hale County Commissioners
Uncle Sambo And the Tiger
A wartime editorial likens U S policy in Vietnam to chasing tigers, arguing past actions in Greece Korea Hungary and Cuba show a need to confront threats directly rather than cling to risky tail grabbing. The piece warns that only decisive front-on action can stop aggression and protect allies.
Exiles Raid Cuba Negro Chief Taken
Police raided the Black Nationalists headquarters in Philadelphia disturbing a riot zone. Shaykh Muhammad was seized with weapons and Molotov components, then taken to the 23rd district station and later city hall for questioning. Cecil Moore of the NAACP pledged to represent him, claiming hundreds of supporters.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Muhammad
Frank Rizzo
Rizzo
Cecil Moore
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Moore
Abbyssina Hayes
Russians in Charge of Wrecked Facility
Cuban exile leader Manuel Artime says anti Castro commandos attacked a radar station in Cabo Cruz Oriente Province Cuba destroying the installation. He claims three Russians commanded the site and the raiders suffered no reported casualties while fleeing by sea to an unknown location.
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Panama City
Manuel Artime
Cuba
Artime
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
Cabo Cruz
Oriente
Ince
Panama
Viet Nam upheaval slows U S war progress
Saigon reports that political upheaval and mob violence in South Viet Nam have likely set back the U S backed war against the Viet Cong by about two months. Stability concerns and caretaker government jitters risk further delays as military manpower and spending rise while Viet Cong activity stays subdued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Khanh
Diem
Duong van Minh
Buffs Hold Photo Day Before Openers
West Texas State Buffs hold a Photo Day at Canyon as Roy Armentrout, a 185-pound junior from Azle Calif, joins from a junior college. Coach Joe Kerbel expects him to be a standout kicker. The team begins two a day drills ahead of Sept 19 season opener with Ohio University.
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Roy Armentrout
West Texas State Buffs
Buffalo Bowl
Canyon
Armentrout
Azle
Calif
Joe Kerbel
Buffs
West Texas State
Ohio University
Coin clubs host tri county show with auction kickoff
The Coin Clubs of Childress Memphis and Quanah sponsor a two day event on September 19 and 20. An auction is planned for opening day. The item list includes rare coins and numismatic displays from across the region.
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Childress
Memphis
Quanah
Blue Monday City Judge Cited On Traffic Counts
Amarillo Corporation Court Judge Charles Eugene Chilton was cited for speeding 20 mph in a 15 mph zone and for operating with an improper Texas license. The incidents trace to a collision last Thursday. the judge has held his office since June 2, 1964, with an Oklahoma license.
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Eugene Chilton
Charles Eugene Chilton
Corporation Court
Charles da
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
Chilton
Amarillo Tot Victim Encephalitis Surge Strikes Houston
Houston health officials report 26 more suspected encephalitis cases, lifting eight week totals to 439. The surge prompts intensified watch for outbreaks and public health warnings in the city.
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Houston, Tex
City Health Department
Texas Rises to Fifth in U S Population
The Census Bureau estimates Texas on July 1 at about 10 397 000, moving ahead of Ohio to become the nation s fifth most populous state California remains No 1 with 18 084 000 while New York has 17 915 000 The nation s population grew by 2 7 million to 191 334 000 Suspected sleeping sickness deaths stand at 19 with three confirmed. health officials await a Public Health report on the outbreak and fogging continues in Houston to curb mosquitoes.
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Washington
S. Census Bureau
Texas
Census Bureau
Ohio
California
New York
Pennsylvania
C. A. Pigford
U.S. Public Health Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Pigford
Teachers Polled Find Pupils More Unruly In Class
Washington AP teachers responding to a National Education Association survey report that 45 percent find discipline more difficult now than when they started teaching while 31 percent say about the same. The trend shifts with years of experience, with 62 percent of 20-plus year teachers saying it is harder, and younger groups showing smaller shares. The NEA Journal notes possible changes in American children or nostalgia affecting views.
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National Education Association
NEA
NEA Journal
Johnson signs permanent food stamp program into law
President Johnson signed a law extending the food stamp program less than two hours before a midnight deadline. The measure, signed after a Texas trip, creates a permanent program building on an experimental rollout in 40 socioeconomically distressed communities over about three years.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
Texas
Hope
International Plasterers and Masons Union
Philadelphia
Agriculture Department
CIA Fund Conduit Draws Patman Fire
Rep. Wright Patman charged the CIA used the J. M. Kaplan Fund of New York as a secret conduit for payments from 1959 to recently. An IRS official confirmed CIA support to Kaplan but said no formal arrangement existed. IRS and Patman officials testified at a House subcommittee hearing amid secrecy.
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CIA Fund
Patman
Gence Agency
J. M. Kaplan Fund
New York City
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
CIA
Kaplan
House
Internal Revenue
Washington
Mitchell Rogovin
Commissioner of
New York
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James van Fleet
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R. Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
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Jerusalem
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