Llano Estacado and Elaboration of a Great Plains Nation
The piece discusses Panhandle Texas history and Marcy’s Llano Estacado report, contrasting it with modern perceptions of the region as barren. It highlights regional wealth from crops, cattle, and oil, noting major Texas districts, agribusiness, and Lake Meredith, with references to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch and industrial centers.
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Marcy
Panhandle
California
Cal Farley
Huntsville
Marey
Wes Izzard
Fugitive Haller abducts woman near Orrington Maine
In a dramatic kidnapping near Belgrade Lakes, Roger F R Haller a 31yearold Bangor veteran fled with Lynne Po McGinn 29 to give himself up but feared harm. Police set roadblocks and a statewide manhunt began as authorities seek a kidnapping warrant and a life sentence option. McGinn a mother of two was found safe about two hours after the alarm.
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Orrington
Maine
Lynne Po McGinn
Atty
Howard M. Foley
McGinn
Sknowhegan
Roger FR. Haller
Bangor
Belgrade Lakes
Foley
Haller
Trent
Warold Scribner
Erain
Plaller
Faley
Bastille
Edward A. Pierce
New York
Merril Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Allen A Pierce
Bangor Area
FBI
Towns Threatened by Blaze In Northern California
Wildfires raged across 110000 acres in Northern California on Friday threatening three towns and destroying at least 100 buildings. Fires burned through Solano Napa Yolo Sonoma Lake Colusa Amador Calaveras and El Dorado counties with gusts up to 20 miles per hour as forestry officials report extreme fire danger and no rain for months. Two firefighters were burned, one seriously, and a volunteer fireman died when a fire truck overturned near Latrobe in El Dorado County.
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San Francisco
California
Thurstrot
Williams
Mentu Valley
Division of Forestry
Melnick
San Francisco Examiner
Vallejyo
Napa
Tis
Solano
Yolo
Sonoma
Lake
Colusa
Amador
Calaveras
Florado
Mendocino
Humboldt
Vacaville
Latrobe
el Dorado County
India Defies China Threat Amid War Scare
Prime Minister Shastri pledges to defend India's borders against China as tensions surge. He cites strong retaliation and sends armor and planes into actions near Lahore and Sialkot. The Sikkim premier and Maharaja Namgyal denounce border violations and vow resistance, while UN diplomacy and Cold War powers monitor the developing crisis.
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NEW Deshe
UPI
Sikkim
Tal Prabadur Shastri
India
Trea
China
Lahore
Sialkot
Red China
Demo Head To Be Named in Texas Political Shakeup
Gov. John B. Connally’s Amarillo appearance sparks a near empty State Democratic Exec Committee as weather delays attendees. Analysts predict new alignments with Carr and Smith positioning for 1972 races if Connally seeks reelection or not. Carr planned to address reporters after a luncheon at Holiday Inn West while Connally spoke.
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John B. Connally
Amarillo
Holiday Inn West
Democratic Executive Committee
Childress Airport
Connally
Atty Gen
Waggoner Carr
Lubock
John Tower
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Carr
Smith
Friley
Gen
Hazlewood Fete Plans Move In Weather Shuffle
Weather concerns prompt Hazlewood fete planners to relocate the Len Grady Hazlewood Appreciation Dinner from the college lawn north of the Panhandle Plains Museum to West Texas University Fieldhouse off U.S. 87. The reception line with Gey and Mrs John B Connally will form at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Union ballroom, dinner at 7:30, program at 8:15 with Gey Connally speaking. The event honors Len Hazlewood with special music by the university music department and Dr James P Cornette as master of ceremonies.
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Len Grady Hazlewood
College Lawn
Panhandle Plains Museum
West Texas University
U.S. 87
Gey
John B. Connally
Leno
Hazlewood
Student Union
Connally
Texas Senate
House
University
James P Cornette
WHSI
Draft Call Hits High as U S Draft Soars
Washington AP reports the draft surged to its highest level since the Korean War with the Marine Corps again requesting draftees for November. The Defense Department asked 36 450 men for Army Navy and Marines, the largest monthly call since May 1953, aligning with the president’s plan to boost active armed forces.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Marines
Johnson
Mercury Plunge Sweeps High Plains Amid Record Lows
Cold front draped the High Plains on Friday driving Amarillo to its lowest Sept reading since 1897 and 1951 with a 40 and a record low maximum of 61. Fog reduced visibility as drizzle totaled up to 1.25 inches in some areas while Panhandle saw .90 inches and temperatures hovered around 38.
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High Plains
Amarillo
Mercury
Gulf
Early snow grips the West in record September storm
Rawlins Wyoming bore the brunt as more than 19 inches of wind whipped snow stranded nearly 5,000 travelers and paralyzed US 30. Across southern Wyoming and eastern Utah the storm dropped up to two feet in higher passes, closed highways, halted trains, and forced hundreds to seek shelter in hotels, rail stations, and homes. The Arctic outbreak brought freezing temperatures, cutting commerce and gardens in Utah, Oregon, and Montana.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
West
Continental Divide
Pases
Montana
Dakotas
Nebraska Rawlins
Laramie
Dot Rock Springs
Union Pacific
Rock Springs
Lander
The
Soldier Summit
U. S. 30
Salt Lake City
Roosevelt Area
Oregon
Elko
New
Reno
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