Tri State Fair horses attract flood of entries
A Brownsville conference on drug traffic warns marijuana use rises with 30 ton seizures expected this year and 49.3 percent of new users under 21 in 1968. The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs consolidates controls, with 800 agents nationwide and major criminal groups moving most heroin and marijuana. Meanwhile Tri State Fair horse show attracts 65 entries in one day, averaging 22 classes per horse, including Quarter Horses Appaloosas and Paints, with cutting and youth activity day slated for September 20.
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Brownsville
Patrick P O’carroll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Washington
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Bureau of Narcotics
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Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Justice Department
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Glen L. Casey
Horse Department
Goodbye Mom Gangway Teacher Quote Sparks Old Time TV Reflections
Old-timers recall Fred Allen as a cynic and his quip that television lets idle people watch others. An executive is a highlight of workplace friction, while a comment on child manners hints at social guidance. The snippet preserves era voice and notable names.
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Fred Allen
City panel backs lower trash levy to ease sales tax burden
Amarillo City Commission approved reducing the residential sanitation charge from 1.75 to 0.75 dollars per month contingent on the September 22 sales tax referendum. Commissioner R G Mills argued the move would relieve homeowners and small commercial property owners hurt by air base closure and inflation, noting the loss of revenue would align with the proposed 11 percent city sales tax.
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Amarillo City
R. G. Mills
Mills
Publicity drives delay in Kopechne inquest ruling
Massachusetts Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul C Reardon postponed the inquest into Miss Mary Jo Kopechne s death to review grave constitutional questions raised by Sen Edward M Kennedy s lawyers The judges order required Judge Boyle to forward a full report and list of newsmen seat allocations and warned parties against further public statements to avoid prejudice in a case where Kennedy s rights and the fairness of the proceedings are in dispute
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Paul C. Reardon
Edward M. Kennedy
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Kennedy
Edward B. Hanity
Reardon
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Robert H. Quinn Hurle
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Ohio
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Samuel Shepard
Boyle
Free Press and Fair Trial
Sail
Dirksen Undergoes Lung Surgery at Walter Reed
Senate Republican Everett Dirksen had the upper lobe of his right lung removed in a Tuesday operation by Army surgeons at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The growth, described as a lung nodule or tumor, raised questions about malignancy, with officials saying postoperative condition is satisfactory and further test results were not yet known.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Illinois
Glee D. Gomien
Tax tensions erupt in Texas Senate committee
Ire rose in a Texas Senate scene as Senator A R Schwartz of Galveston clashed with Senator William T Moore of Bryan during a State Affairs Committee meeting. The panel approved a tax package 15 to 4 after defeat of amendments. Schwartz denounced Moore on the Senate floor and threatened a 24 hour filibuster to stall until a polished version of the tax bill could be read. The Senate recessed until 10:3.
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Moore
Senate
Train Wreck North Of Stinnett Causes No Injuries
A Rock Island freight train with thirteen cars derailed Tuesday morning about four miles north of Stinnett. The derailment happened in a deep cut a few hundred yards from a prior incident this year, with cars wedged into embankments. No injuries were reported.
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Rock Island
Stinnett
Oil Tank Car Collision Near Amarillo Injures No One
Three tank cars narrowed a cut in a wreck near the M and M Cattle Co Ranch as oil leaked from one tank. Conductor F W Meador of Amarillo was shaken but unharmed in the 5 30 a m accident. The train bound for Liberal Kansas left Amarillo about 5 39 a m and heavy equipment worked to untangle wreckage across a muddy field by mid morning.
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Tulane
Amarillo
Liberal
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M & M Cattle Co
Libyan coup praised by militant Arab states
Arab nations including Iraq Egypt Syria and Sudan hailed the Libyan military takeover and welcomed the new Libyan Arab Republic as an ally against imperialism and Israel. Syria praised the coup as a step toward unity and socialism while Idris I was abroad for medical treatment.
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Egypt
Syria
Sudan
Idris I
Nouredin Atassi
Cairo
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Idris
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Dr James A Pike Missing After Desert Car Trouble
AP reports Dr James A Pike once California Episcopal Bishop is missing after a car breakdown near the Dead Sea desert area by the Israel Jordan border. His 31 year old wife Diana was rescued by Bedouins and taken to Bethlehem. Pike disappeared while they walked along the shore Monday night.
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Pike
Diana
Bethlehem
Salt Sea
Countdown to Tri-State Fair Roy Rogers show opens
Countdown to the Tri State Fair advances with the first Roy Rogers Dale Evans show. Nine performances are planned with all seats reserved and tickets available by mail. The western spectacle promises the biggest event yet for fairgoers.
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