Look Magazine to serialize The Death of a President
William Manchester's controversial work The Death of a President will be serialized in Look Magazine starting Monday in four parts totaling about 60 000 words. The Kennedy family objections were withdrawn after revisions though no explicit endorsement was given. Gardner Cowles editor chairman said changes added 1660 words but did not alter historical accuracy.
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Dallas
William Manchester
Manchester
Texas
Look Magazine
John F. Kennedy
Look
Gardner Cowles
Vice Presi
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Byron Skelton
Rep
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
Suicide blast devastates Orbit Inn in downtown Las Vegas
A three story Orbit Inn room 214 blast killed six and injured eight, with police speculating a gun fired into dynamite. A wallet with R J Paris IDs and an explosives permit was found in the wreckage, and investigators note the act may have been planned as a death by action.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Orbit Inn
R J. Paris
Hollywood
Calif
Florida
Roy Carlisle
Paris
Christine
Miami
Fla
Carlisle
California
Arizona
Franklin
L.T. Paul Gulas
Gas Depth Records Fall in 1966 Oil Boom
The Texas Panhandle saw a landmark gas well completed by Phillips Petroleum in 1966 with a potential of 1.74 billion cubic feet per day. Deep horizons drew attention as shallower zones filled, marking a year of bold exploration. Two Gray County wildcats surpassed 10 million cubic feet per day on tests in the Arbuckle or Ellenburger, signaling strong deep pay prospects.
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Wit
Texas Panhandle
Phillips Petroleum
Petroleum News
Gray County
Arbuckle
Ellenburger
Texas Legislature Opens With $100 Million Tax Search
The 60th Texas Legislature begins a $100 million hunt for new revenue as Gov. Connally foresees a 140 day regular session and possible 30 day extra. House and Senate freshmen, including Barbara Jordan and Henry Graver, are sworn in. Patman to be named president pro tem.
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Austin
Texas
John Connally
William N
Bill) Patman
Ganado
Senate
Preston Smith
Barbara Jordan
Amarillo Panhandle Warmth Extends Across The Plains
The forecast calls for clear skies and light winds with warming temperatures across the Panhandle today. Forecasters expect a cooler change early next week after a string of mild days in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Attorney Johnson Dies at 78
Ray C. Johnson former Shamrock Oil and Gas attorney and official died at 9 45 p m Saturday in St Anthony s Hospital He was 78 and had been hospitalized a little over a month Heart attack was the cause Funeral plans will be announced by N S Griggs & Son A native of Mt Airy Tennessee he moved to Amarillo in 1911 to practice law later serving as Potter County Attorney 1912 county judge 1918 secretary director and then vice president and general counsel of Shamrock He remained a Shamrock legal consultant for 10 years and was to retire in March He was honored on a 1961 plaque for 50 years in active law practice He headed local legal groups and lived at 2614 Hughes with his wife.
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Ray C. Johnson
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Johnson
N. S. Griggs & Son
Mt. Airy
Tenn
Amarillo
Potter County
Shamrock
Johnson to deliver State of the Union to Congress
President Johnson will address a joint session of Congress at 8 30 p m Tuesday opening the 1967 session. The speech will be televised and broadcast live to the nation. The White House said Johnson has largely completed major decisions on the 1967 economic program legislative agenda and the federal budget.
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Johnson
Congress
Senate
House
Ment
Bill Would Bar Coercion In Bond Purchases
Senate subcommittee investigations reveal servicemen and federal employees report coercion to buy savings bonds and give to charities. Letters claim denial of promotion and threats of reassignment to Vietnam if bonds are not purchased. Senator Ervin introduces a bill to shield personnel from coercion and urges defense leadership to oppose such practices.
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Senate Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Vietnam
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Subcommittee
Thomas D. Morris
Defense
Ervin
Morris
Defense Department
Pentagon
Marines Wade Swamps To Press Delta Thrust
U S Marines slog through waist deep swamps in the Mekong Delta opening a major American push with Vietnamese troops. The operation aims to crush Viet Cong forces estimated at about 100 000 as civilians bear the burden of fighting amid rice harvests and tax collection.
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Ines
Mekong River
Delta
Viet Cong
Chimps Art Draws Raves at Chicago Field Museum
Three chimpanzees Betsy Congo and Zippy display eight paintings at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago gifts from Emily Crane Chadbourne. Patrons praise the works calling them as good as many human shows and noting the animals’ creative behavior. Congo who studied by an English scientist and appeared on television created 384 pictures between 1956 and 1959 when aged two to four. Betsy from Baltimore was a noted television entertainer.
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Betsy
Congo
Zippy
Field Museum of Natural History
Emily Crane Chadbourne
Baltimore
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Saigon
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