Bridge Enthusiasts Gather for Amarillo Tournament
The 11th annual Regional Bridge Tournament draws more than 500 players to Amarillo for a second day of competition. Officials report a whirlybird flying curriculum opens in Amarillo next week. The Dallas State Fair will feature the Dalhart Golden Wolf Band on Band Day. A Pueblo Colorado horse named Apaloosa wins performance class championships at the Tri-State Fair. Screwworm outbreak found 20 miles northeast of Silverton marks first in 53 days.
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Bob Hanka
Pueblo
Colo
Dalhart Golden Wolf
Dallas
Panhandle
Silverton
Daddy Long Legs
Charles Sander
Amarillo High, Palo Duro win big in Friday football
Amarillo High defeated Plainview 10-0 and Palo Duro beat Pampa 26-0 in Friday night football. Berger shut out Caprock 28-0 as local teams posted decisive wins.
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He Came Back to His Home Town
The article profiles Charles Bates Thornton born in Knox County Texas 41 years ago with early schooling in Amarillo. It highlights a young man driven by ambition and willing to take risks to reach the top in his field.
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Bates Thornton and the Litton rise from Lubbock to global electronics
The story follows Bates Thornton from early schooling in Lubbock to joining the Army Air Corps and becoming a young full colonel. He helped form the Ford Whiz Kids with Robert McNamara, then led a Litton financing surge that built a global electronics empire. now in Lubbock he opens a Litton plant linked to Texas Tech research, as the field grows from a cotton patch to a $2.5 million facility with 50,000 employees worldwide.
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Air Corps
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Bates Thornton
Howard Hughes
California
Charles Bates Thornton
Lubbock
Litton Electronics
Texas Tech
Prayer Rules and Political Bumper Sticker Satire
A Graham Leader piece notes conflict over school prayer and the Bill of Rights, and a Randall County bumper sticker mocks socialist politics. Retired engineer Othmar Ammann’s career highlights include the Verrazano Bridge and major global projects.
Broad strikes and politics across the nation
Rest of the World reports the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors over non economic issues, with potential economic repercussions. Barry Goldwater earns praise in New York during a campaign stop. Senate approves Johnson stimulus for Appalachian development. Johnson jets to Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas amid campaign and policy moves. Three French children kidnapped are freed as police search for abductors.
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United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Barry Goldwater
Gov. Rockefeller
New York
Arizona
Albany
Firefront shifts ease Santa Barbara blaze threat
A dramatic wind change and heavy air tanker assault pushed back a four mile front of the Santa Barbara Montecito fire toward inland forests. relief reached Summerland Carpinteria while officials warned the fire remained serious and far from controlled with about 2,000 firefighters on the line near Ojai and Matilija communities.
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Rail workers win guarantees in automation dispute
Washington UPI A settlement ends a possible nationwide rail strike involving 150 000 workers across six shopcraft unions and major railroads The agreement cancels all strike action with a plan for 60 percent pay protection for trained workers displaced by automation up to five years The payoff duration depends on service length and the railroads and workers union leaders praised the agreement
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UPI
Francis A. O'Neill
Association of American Railroads
J. E. Wolfe
Free Tri-State Fair Opens With Free Admission
Final day of the Tri-State Fair offers free admission for children under 12 and uniformed servicemen with families. Rex Baxter aims for a record crowd as events include the first all youth horse show at 10 a.m. and two Ice Capades shows at 2 p.m. Tickets are sold at the Herring Hotel and the fairgrounds box office.
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Fairgrounds
Rex Baxter
Herring Hotel
Theft Probe Snags 15 Youths in Amarillo
Amarillo detectives rounded up fifteen young men including six juveniles across multiple days. They confessed to thefts and armed robberies stretching back to early spring, with officers estimating the group’s actions could link to as many as 75 crimes. The investigation unfolded as youths implicated others, expanding the case like opening Pandora’s box.
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Amarillo
Pandora’s Box
Johnson pledges peace tour after Chamizal talks
President Johnson meets Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos at the Chamizal border area to mark the return of 437 acres to Mexico. Johnson calls Chamizal a symbol that peaceful processes can solve hard problems while planning a four state trip. An estimated 100000 people observed the event in El Paso as the tour began.
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Cuba Suspends Nassau Air Route
Cuba suspends immediately its flight service to Nassau according to the Bahamian government. The proposed weekly service prompted strong protests in Nassau and heightened concerns about a western hemisphere foothold.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Aba
More Vehicles and Traffic Grow Nationwide, 1965 Register
The Commerce Department reports a 4.2 percent rise in combined passenger car and truck registration from 1963 levels. Expected 1964 total is 86,193,000 vehicles, up from 82,699,638. California leads with 9,531,000 vehicles, followed by New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Alaska has 100,000.
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Suspect Surrenders in Amarillo Hit-and-Run Case
Lonnie Gene Bybee, 20, turned himself in at Amarillo Police Station about 1 30 p.m. Friday and admitted striking 5 year old Cynthia Ann Bass in the 1000 block of Grand. The child was reported in poor condition at St Anthony's Hospital with a broken thigh wrist and head injury. Bybee was arraigned on failure to stop and render aid after he left his car in the 3600 block of Rio Grande and fled.
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Lonnie Gene Bybee
Wichita
Cynthia Ann Bass
Grand
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bybee
Rio Grande
Banks Refused Charters In Texas Crackdown
The State Banking Board rejected new bank charter pleas in Houston and Wake Village, Texas, calling them shotgun applications. A Texarkana Ark. bank operates a mobile unit across the line, collecting deposits and offering services, which may violate Texas law. Colonial State Bank in Wake Village faced skepticism due to ownership links to W T Murphy Jr and family.
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UPI
State Banking Board
J. M. Falkner
Houston
Wake Village
Tex
Falkner
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Texarkana, Ark
Texas
Commercial National Bank of
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Ark
Colonial State Bank
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Sally Sue Rogers
John D Raffaelli
Wake Village Bank
UAW Strikes GM Over Human Dignity Nationwide Walkout
The United Auto Workers halted work at General Motors plants nationwide in a strike seen as a stand on human dignity rather than money. About 260000 workers idled while negotiators failed to secure a fresh contract. union leaders say gains in pension medical and time off are at stake, with talks ongoing after rejection of terms matching Ford and Chrysler.
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United Auto Workers
General Motors
Walter P. Reuther
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Reuther
Coup rumors swirl as Khanh tightens grip in Saigon
In Saigon Premier Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh rushes paratroopers and releases two foes to bolster military pressure amid rumors of a coup or assassination plot. Air Force Chief Ky reports Gen Do Cao Tri died by overdose in Dalat after alleged abuses under the Diem regime as tensions rise over a return to civilian rule.
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