Legends in Sports and Golf Dominate Weekend Beat
Joe Kerbel noted for West Texas State University and Amarillo High football legacy appears in a sports recap alongside Mike Weir and Tiger Woods. The pair share the lead entering the final round of the PGA Championship after Woods defeated Weir in the Western Open six weeks earlier. A feature on unique home decor trends closes the page.
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Joe Kerbel
West Texas State University
Amarillo High
Mike Weir
Tiger Woods
Woods
Weir
Bush wins Iowa straw poll in convincing fashion
George W. Bush captured a strong win in the Iowa straw poll to reinforce his front runner status. Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Dole finished second and third as Dan Quayle and Lamar Alexander endured weak showings. The event drew nine White House contenders spending millions in a festival like atmosphere.
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Ames
Iowa
George W. Bush
Texas
Steve Forbes
Elizabeth Dole
Dan Quayle
Lamar Alexander
Alexander
Tennessee
Quayle
White House
Potter County Jail Siege Grips Amarillo in 1974
In August 1974 Potter County inmates seized control of the seventh and eighth floors atop the downtown courthouse jail triggering a 36 hour standoff. Prisoners overpowered staff, handcuffed a dispatcher, and left one inmate dead with another gravely wounded. Key inmates included Darvin Red Meharg and Barbara Thiel, amid broader prison chaos across Texas.
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Gerald Ford
Nixon
Evel Knievel
Snake River Canyon
Idaho
Texas
Huntsville
Amarillo
Potter County
Darvin
Red" Meharg
Meharg
Barbara Thiel
Wichita Falls
Don Sidwell
Stan Snitker
Snitker
James al Petty
Amarillo Boulevard
Kenneth Arnold Oliver
James Quinn
Brenda Loveday
47Th District Attorney's Office
Amarillo to study Energas proposed 12.5 percent rate rise
Amarillo City Commission plans to hire an outside consultant to study Energas proposed 12.5 percent increase and may delay any raise until December. Mayor Seliger notes the need for a full evaluation and cites a 1992 overruled rail commission decision. Energas cites $4.5 million in added costs and says average customers could see about $6.40 more per month.
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Amarillo
Texas Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Energas
Seliger
Alan Taylor
Roy C. Urrutia
Increa
Kelvin Betzen
Catholics and police clash in Londonderry protest riot
Catholic militants clashed with police across Northern Ireland over Protestant Apprentice Boys parades. In Londonderry, hundreds of Catholics and Protestants faced off as riots injured officers and protesters, with trucks torched and gasoline bombs used. Police and soldiers ringed shopping areas as violence spread from Belfast to Lurgan and Londonderry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Norther Ireland
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Catholic West Side
Apprentice Boys Fraternal
Lurgan
Sinn Fein
Ireland
James
Omagh
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Amarillon
Bush
Gary Bauer
Pat Buchanan
George W
Loveday
Chuck Wieger
Channel 4
NBC
John Ebing Wee Nen
Ron Clark
Clark
Seliger City
Max Albright
Globe News
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