Truck Mishap Fatal to Pair Near Paducah
A carnival worker Kenneth Van Sikes 22 and his wife Abbey 18 were killed when their truck left U.S. 83 north of Paducah and plunged 30 feet. Firefighters sprayed foam to control a gas spill as the cab was crushed beneath a carnival ride. The couple, new to the job with A and M Amusements since January, had just finished a fair in Abilene and were en route to the Tri State Fair in Amarillo.
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Papucah
Amarillo
Paducah
Kenneth van Sikes
Gilmer
Abbey
Abilene
A&l Amusements
Nor the
Demilitarized Zone
Tri State Fair Opens As Sunshine Hopes Rise
Sunshine is the nickname of a long time worker with the Bill Hames Shows at the Tri State Fair which opens today. Rex Baxter the fair manager says the weather will decide the fair's success as about 3000 people turned out Sunday.
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Sunshine
Bill Hames
Tri-State Fair
Robert Stubblefield
Tri-State
Rex Baxter
Carnival Preparations At The Fair Greet Weekend Crowd
Spectators watched as 60 000 more visitors are expected to pass through fair gates. Workers quickly transformed piles of boards and wire into colorful booths while Stubblefield oversaw the large colored entrance gate to the midway, noting the scale of the preparations.
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Stubblefield
Residents sign for emergencies as pantry shortages close stores
Amarillo residents faced empty shelves at the pantry on Sunday with only convenience stores open. Shoppers were required to sign a paper stating purchases were emergencies, a policy met with mixed reactions as store managers reported few outright refusals and rising tensions.
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Amarillo
Tragic Death Shocks State and Moon Surveyor Launch
In Illinois, Valerie Percy, 21, daughter of Charles Percy, was stabbed and beaten to death in a Kenilworth mansion as relatives slept. Separately at Cape Kennedy, Surveyor 1’s success casts doubt on Surveyor 2’s moon landing attempt, with launch planned for Tuesday amid findings of safe terrain and new site objectives.
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Charles Percy
Ilinois
Valerie
Chicago
UPI
Valerie Percy
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Perew
Wilmette
Percy House
Thesday
Sinus Medii
Earth
Amarillo
Submarine Hai Salvage Underway After North Sea Sighting
Hal wreck found in North Sea near Dogger Bank at 131 feet. Diver from Iveston identified hull. no signs of life. Kittiwake divers confirmed it is Hai with one survivor and seven bodies recovered. Magnus III to raise wreck and tow to Helgoland for salvage.
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Ish
Iveston
Dogger Bank
U.S
Kittiwake
Admiralty
Loodop
Magnus III
Helgoland
Scotland
Marines Fight Through Encirclement in Viet Nam Action
Two U S Marine companies fought an encircled position for 36 hours in Viet Nam. They killed about 50 enemy during the battle and inflicted heavy casualties on a North Vietnamese battalion.
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Saigon
UPS
Ariumph
Maine
Daniel Kd. McMahon
Ocean Side
da Nang
Hue Tain
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Brenda Lee Arrives for Tri State Fair Show in Amarillo
Brenda Lee arrives in Amarillo with her air sick daughter for a week of performances at the Tri State Fair arena. The 21 year old singer tours Asia recently and backs by The Casuals Vic Dana ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Richard Hayman. Lee says the Casuals are like brothers and she enjoyed the Asia concerts despite fatigue.
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Brenda Lee
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The
Casuals
Vic Dana
Jimmy Nelson
Richard Hayman
Miss Lee
Big Brothers
Asia
King to Visit Trouble Area in Grenada Rally Protests
Gov. Paul Johnson urged calm as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plans a late arrival in Grenada for a rally protesting last week’s attacks. Federal agents arrested 13 men including a justice of the peace and the son of a constable as city officials face federal court orders to protect Negro schoolchildren reopening for the second week.
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Renada
Miss
Paul Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
Grenada
Congress
Peace Force Leaving Dominican Republic
Evacuation of the last units of the inter American peace force began Sunday and should finish by Wednesday. About 550 U.S. paratroopers are leaving aboard the DeSoto County with a final platoon staying to wrap up details. Leaders Gen Arturo Alves da Silva Braga and Brig Gen Robert Linvill depart Tuesday. The Latin American brigade has already left amid rumors of political tension and possible coups.
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Dominican Republic
inter-American Peace Force
U.S
DeSoto County
Wil
Viet Nam
Joaquin Balaguer
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Charles Reedy
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Ed and
Donald
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By Jim Martin
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Haooi
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King
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Honduras
Nicaragua
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