Ski boom reaches Sunapee to Amarillo in early winter talk
The ski boom spreads from New Hampshire to California with new resorts and higher lift tickets. Old timers in the Rockies warn of a hard winter, citing natural signs like fur growth and animal behavior, while rain clouds persist in Amarillo. News notes include local theater props and a wind record reminder for Amarillo, with editor J C Phillips recalling Borger’s first issue in 1926.
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Rockies
New Mexico
Colorado
J. C. Phillips
Borger News-Herald
Borger
John R. Miller
W. T. Malone
I. Flaig
Farmer Held For Shooting In Sherman County
Sherman County farmer George Roberts, 54, was jailed on $2,500 bond after arraignment on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. He allegedly fired four shots from a .270 rifle at Jimmy Todd, 33, who came to read Roberts' electric meter amid a dispute over bills. Sheriff Vaughn said Roberts had been drinking and had threatened not to pay. Todd alerted authorities via two way radio prompting sheriff units to respond.
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Stratford
Sherman County
George Roberts
Texhoma
Okla
W. S. Frizzel
Roberts
Jimmy Todd
Dalhart
Todd
Roberts Farm
Clais Vaughn
Vaughn
Farmer
Four Women Killed in Delhi Hills Bank Robbery
Three young men robbed the Cabinet Supreme Savings and Loan in Delhi Hills taking 275 dollars and fatally shot four women after forcing them into a vault. Col. Paul Fricker called it the most vicious crime seen. Victims included three customers and a female employee. The suspects fled in a 1954 green car.
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Cincinnati
UPT
Truck Crash Kills 2 Men Near Turpin Oklahoma
HOOKER Okla Two Hooker men Charles E Kreiger 52 and Leslie Young 35 were killed in a head on collision on a country dirt road five miles west of Turpin They were hauling ensilage from the same field Investigating officers said dust blinded drivers at impact Both died at the scene and were taken to Roberts Funeral Home Hooker Audrey Young wife of Leslie was en route home from Oklahoma City and had not learned of the death by nightfall Funeral services set to be the first in Hooker since July 14
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Spe
Hooker,Okla
Turpin
Charles E. Kreiger
Leslie Young
Hooker
Young
Audrey
Oklahoma City
Roberts
Texas County Sheriff’s Deputies
Lubbock psychiatrist's wife charged with murder
Mrs. Louis R. Barnes Jr., 36, was charged with murder with malice in the stabbing death of her husband, prominent Lubbock psychiatrist. Police found blood and a 12 inch butcher knife at the scene. She was taken for psychiatric observation after arrest.
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Lubbock
Tex
Elizabeth
Barnes
West Texas
Amarilla 1969 Weather Summary
The report notes 24 days into the year 1969 in Amarilla with forecast cloudiness this morning and partly cloudy skies this afternoon and tonight. Expect slightly warmer temperatures with a mid range high and southerly winds 12 to 20 mph shifting to the afternoon.
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Amarilla
Aternoon
Highway Fees Threaten Road Fund Says Texas Official
Four Texas Highway Commission members warned 135 at a Chamber luncheon that detractors seek to divert highway funds to other programs. Garrett Morris of Fort Worth urged detractors to raise their own money. He named the U S Department of Transportation and mass transit advocates as top fund risers.
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Garrett Morris
Fort Worth
U. S. Department of Transportation
Morris
Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn West
Panhandle
Highway Department
District 4
Amarillo
Transit
Plant Blast Kills Four at Chicago Donnelley Plant
Four people died and 46 were injured when a blast rocked the R R Donnelley & Sons printing plant in Chicago. About 100 workers were in the four story brick building when the explosion occurred after the day shift reported for work.
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Chicago
R. R. Donnelley & Sons
Block Square
Amarillo Youth Conference Plans Full Day Of Events
The Amarillo Youth Conference hosts a day long program featuring narcotics and adults topics plus a teen adult dialogue and political rallies. A midnight return from a bus trip costs 50 cents and 2.50 dollars for the day.
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Amarillo
Civic Center
AYC
Amarillo Youth Council
Mem
Pampa Voters Approve 1 Percent Sales Tax
Voters in Pampa approved a 1 percent city sales tax by a 32 vote margin with 1 825 in favor and 1 264 opposed. City Commissioners meet at 8 30 a m to canvass results and activate the tax beginning January 1.
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PAMPA
Spe
Amarillo
Panhandle
Smothers Brothers sue CBS for damages over censorship
Tom and Dick Smothers filed in U S District Court in Beverly Hills alleging CBS breached contract and infringed constitutional rights by censoring their show. They seek 31.1 million dollars plus an antitrust claim accusing CBS of monopolizing prime time with its network affiliations.
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Califap
Smothers Brothers
Columbia Broadcasting System
Tom
Dick Smothers
CBS
Comedy Hour
U.S
Sta
Li Jet Hijacked Over Central Florida Bound for Cuba
A National Airlines jet with 79 aboard was hijacked midflight 10 miles west of Daytona Beach and diverted toward Havana Cuba. The flight originated Newark and stopped at Philadelphia Norfolk Charleston Savannah and Jacksonville before the hijack was reported.
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National Airlines
Newark
Florida
Cuba
Daytona Beach
Fla
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Charleston
S.C
Savannah
Jacksonville
James Frazier
Federal Aviation Administration
Frazier
Havana
Mexico Prison Escapee Found Beaten to Death
Fort Worth reports Dykes Askew Simmons Jr. aged 38 a once jailed U S fugitive who claimed innocence was found beaten to death on a Wednesday. Simmons had escaped a Monterrey Mexico prison in April by disguising as a woman and walking out with about 400 other inmates.
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Fort Worth
Gunman Shoots Self After Extortion Try
In Houston a masked gunman held bank president Wes Whitmore and his wife at their West Side home during a three hour extortion attempt demanding $50,000. The intruder shot himself in the temple as FBI agents in electrician disguises moved in and four others were held unharmed.
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West Side
FBI
Cians
John
Whitemore
Texas National Bank of Com
Whitmore
Wes Whaley
Jack Schulte
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